HAPPY BIRTHDAY MANSAVAGE777!
Ch. 2 Birthday!
(CLARE)
I was almost half way home from the hospital when my phone rang, I pulled it from my purse to see it was Alli calling. I'm not in the mood to talk but I figure Sav told her about Adam and she is my best friend who's about to leave for the summer so I answer.
"Hey Alli."
"Where did you sleep last night? Why'd you tell everyone you were at my house? Did you sleep at Jake's last night? Tell me you didn't sleep with Jake!" Alli demands and I can hear Sav in the background.
"Alli calm down Jake broke up with me last night because our parents are getting married so I didn't sleep at his house." I inform her.
I hear her relaying what I just said to Sav before she speaks into the phone again. "Then where were you last night and why'd you tell everyone you were at my house?" She inquires.
"I was somewhere safe Alli don't worry about it. Shouldn't you be on your way to the airport?" I ask.
"We just pulled up to DeGrassi I have to go get my laptop but you never answered my question." She points out.
Alli's never met Jay and I'm fairly certain Sav hasn't either so I could just say I slept at Jay's, there's two problems with telling her. Number one my best girl friend will continue asking questions until she finds out everything and then well she'd freak out I'm certain of that. Number two Jay is a guy's name and if she, and probably Sav found out I slept at a guy's house for the night they would kill me or him or both. Also Alli would tell Adam and Eli would find out and let's not even get into the age difference. No I decide it's better if no one knows anything.
"I was somewhere safe Alli, go have fun at science camp and I'll see you in eight weeks, you'll get back just in time for my mom's wedding. You can do my hair and makeup." I entice her.
"Fine but I better hear everything when I get back. I'll e-mail you from camp." She says.
We say goodbye and hang up just as the Dot comes into view, which is good because I could use some more coffee. I go in and Fitz gives me a big smile as I sit back at the counter.
"Must be my lucky day for the lovely Clare Edwards to grace me with her presence twice in one morning." Fitz comments.
I smile and blush a little. "Hey Fitz I need more coffee, medium this time, to go so I can drink it while I walk home." I request.
He pours the coffee and I put money on the counter just to be sure he won't pay again. He puts it in a large cup so I can put lots of cream and sugar in just the way I like and rings it up.
"Take a hot shower or bath and a nap if you can it'll help." Fitz advises.
"Thanks Fitz." I smile.
I fix my coffee the way I like it and wave to Fitz as I leave. I finish the coffee by the time I reach my house and my mom isn't home yet, so after tossing my cup in the kitchen trash I decide to take Fitz's advice and take a long hot shower. The shower feels good and I don't really want to get out but the water starts getting cold, when I get out I feel fairly tired actually and decide to lie down and see if I can take a nap. I guess I did fall asleep because I'm woken up sometime later by loud noises in the room next door, the room used to be my parents home office but ever since Dad moved out it's really been more storage than anything else. I get up with a yawn and go out to the hallway to see what's going on. I see Mom and Glen, moving out boxes and generally cleaning up.
"What are you guys doing?" I ask groggily.
"Oh sweetie it was so quiet I didn't realize you were home." Mom says, turning to look at me in the doorway. "We're cleaning out this room to move Jake's stuff in." Mom informs me.
"Oh." Is all I can say as the idea that the boy I thought I loved is soon to be my stepbrother and will be on the other side of the wall from me is repugnant to me just now.
"Would you like to help?" Mom asks.
"No I took a nap after waking up early to see Adam at the hospital and now I'm hungry for lunch." I excuse myself, having no desire to help move in my ex-boyfriend/future stepbrother.
"How is Adam sweetie?" Mom inquires.
"He'll be fine." I reply as I turn and start walking downstairs.
I'm not really all that hungry but my body does feel like it needs food, so after looking in the fridge and the pantry for several minutes and a little internal debate I decide on toast and orange juice. Just as I sit down to eat Mom comes down and sits at the table with me, with that look that tells me we're about to have a heart to heart.
"Clare I know finding out that Glen and I are getting married was a shock and I'm sorry my relationship had to lead to the end of yours but I'm in love with Glen and I feel a way that I haven't felt in a very long time. I really think we're going to be a good family, there will be a period of adjustment of course but Glen really cares about us both. So please Clare for my sake try and adjust to having a stepfather and having Jake as your stepbrother. It's probably good that he went to the cabin for the summer it will give you some time to getting used to having Glen here. We're going to be moving his stuff in tomorrow. We're getting married here at the house; it will be small just very close friends and family. Jake is going to be Glen's best man and I was hoping you would be my maid of honor?" Mom asks.
"Awesome then Jake and I can dance awkwardly at the wedding." I sigh in my head.
"Of course Mom I'd be happy to." I say forcing a smile across my face.
"Wonderful, would you like to help me start planning, even a small wedding is a lot of work." Mom says.
"Gee that sounds great Mom really and I really am happy for you and Glen but I just don't think I'm going to have the time. I mean Adam gets out of the hospital tomorrow and his Mom asked me to come over and help get things ready. Then he won't be able to use that arm for the next few weeks so I promised to come over every day to help out. Plus Jenna is lonely with Alli gone for the summer and things still tense with K.C. so I promised her we'd hang out a lot. Connor and Wesley are building a robot for this fighting competition and asked me to help. So you know I'm just swamped, in fact I am late already to meet Jenna at the mall, be home tonight." I tell her getting up from the table and putting my dishes in the sink.
I run upstairs, grab my purse and my phone, slip my flats on at the door and rush out. Okay so none of what I told my mom was necessarily true but I'm not even comfortable with this wedding yet and she wants me to help her plan! It wasn't necessarily a complete lie either I mean I'm sure I will be over every day to visit Adam and he will need help because I know he won't be able to use his arm for a while. Jenna really will be without Alli all summer and Sav is leaving for university so she's bound to get lonely. I actually have no clue what Connor and Wesley's plans are this summer but I can use the excuse to get me out of the house.
I consider going to the Dot again since for some reason talking to Fitz about this whole mess actually sounds appealing but I figure I've bothered him enough for one day so I head for the park. I find an empty bench under a tree and sit down, sort of mindlessly people watching as my brain begins to sort through things. I really am happy for Mom and Glen and I really do want them to be happy but did their happiness have to come at the cost of mine and Jake's? It doesn't seem fair! Okay I know that sounds horridly selfish but I thought I loved Jake and he loved me. The more I think about it the more I'm sure I never loved Jake and he never loved me.
Glen is a great guy and he makes my mom really happy and I'm sure eventually I'll be okay with this whole wedding and new family thing. Right now it just seems like so much so soon. I guess my parents have had long time problems in their marriage but from my point of view it's all new. It feels like Dad just moved out and he kind of did, it was only six months ago. He moved in with that woman and I hardly see him anymore and now Mom's in a new relationship and I hardly see her anymore and her new relationship brought about the end of my old one. I sit on the bench for a long time, I'm so lost in my head I don't realize how long I've been sitting there until I hear my phone ring and see the time. Jay is calling and I consider not answering considering I still don't remember what happened last night but I really would like to know.
"Hi Jay." I greet trying to keep any anxiousness out of my voice.
"Hey where are you?" He asks and I can hear that he's driving.
"The park, I had to get out of the house for a bit." I tell him.
"Cool be there in five." He says and hangs up before I can say anything else.
A few minutes later I see his car pull up to the curb and I go over, standing near the driver's side window.
"Get in we'll go to dinner." He insists motioning for me to get in the car.
"I don't think I should." I reply as this sounds like a date.
He puts on a sad puppy dog face, changing his normally tough exterior to appear vulnerable. "Come on, it's my birthday come celebrate with me." He pleads.
"It's really your birthday?" I question.
He shifts around and pulls his wallet out taking out his license to show me and sure enough it is actually his birthday.
"Okay but wouldn't you rather spend your birthday out with your friends instead of having dinner with a kid?" I query.
Now he grimaces at me. "You are not a kid Clare and I don't have that many friends besides I could go drinking with them any day. It's my birthday and I want to spend it with you. You aren't going to deny me my birthday wish are you?" He pleads.
I laugh a little and get in the car; once I'm buckled we start driving and end up at this sort of dive Italian restaurant. The few windows on the building are covered by thick dark curtains so you really can't see in. The interior is painted to look like a sort of old Tuscan villa and there are fake grapes and old style wine bottles everywhere. It's also dimly lit and all I see are couples sitting together in small horseshoe booths. The host picks up to menus and seats us in a back booth. The booth could seat four people, I sit at one side and Jay scoots into the center, actually a little past the center more to my side. We're brought bread with oil and vinegar for dipping and then our waiter tells us the specials and takes our drink order. Our waiter brings our drinks a short while later and takes our order, as I've hardly eaten all day I find that I'm actually quite hungry.
"So how's your friend?" Jay asks when the waiter leaves.
"He'll be okay, he won't be able to use the arm for a while and he'll have to have physical therapy after that but there was no nerve damage or anything." I inform him.
"That's good, could have been a lot worse. What about you?" He asks getting a little closer to me and grazing the back of his fingers against my cheek as he pushes a curl behind my ear. "You had a lot to deal with last night, feel any better today?" He inquires.
"I don't know, a little I guess. I'm relieved Adam's going to be okay but I'm still pretty upset about Jake. My mom and Glen are moving all of his and Jake's stuff into the house already. I had to get out of the house earlier because they were turning what used to be my parents office into Jake's room and it's right next to mine. I'm happy for my mom I really am but this whole thing is just…a lot. Honestly I don't want to go home and see Jake's room there and ready for him but empty because he ran away from me to the cabin all summer." I complain to Jay.
"So don't go home, you can sleep at my place again." He offers.
"I'm not sure that's such a good idea." I respond as I take a sip of my Italian soda.
"Why not, you wouldn't have to sleep at you're place." He points out.
"What exactly happened last night?" I question. "The last clear memory I have is us kissing and then the next thing I knew I was waking up in your bed, wearing your shirt." I tell him.
He kind of laughs and shakes his head. "Nothing happened did you think I raped you or something?"
Now I laugh as I twirl the purity ring on my finger. "Well no but how did I end up in your bed in your shirt?" I inquire.
"After you kissed me you said you should get to bed. You didn't have anything to sleep in so I leant you a shirt. You were starting to feel a little sick so I gave you my bed but I worried since you've never been drunk before. I slept in there with you just to be sure you were okay; all we did is sleep though. You passed out almost the second your head hit the pillow. You're still wearing your purity ring aren't you?" He asks reaching over and taking my hand with the ring on it.
"Yeah sorry, I just couldn't remember anything after the kiss and it was a little discombobulating waking up in a strange bed in a guy's shirt." I apologize.
"Yeah alcohol will do that. You did have kind of a lot pretty quickly for your first time; it's a miracle you didn't vomit. So how 'bout it, wanna stay at my place again?" He asks.
I roll my lip between my teeth and look at my hands, one of which he's still holding, while I ponder his invitation. I really have no desire to go home right now; it doesn't exactly feel like my home anymore, it kind of feels like it's being invaded. The only other place I could really stay the night is with Jenna at Alli's but I don't really feel like talking about Jake or the wedding to Jenna or hearing about K.C. and Tyson and besides the Bhandari's are getting ready to take Sav to university in a couple of days.
"You sure you don't mind?" I question a little timidly.
"Not at all." He assures me, releasing my hand but putting his arm on the back of the booth and sort of draping his hand onto my shoulder.
The rest of dinner is filled with eating and small talk. I give him the whole story of my parent's divorce, what little news I do have of Darcy and the changes at DeGrassi with the uniforms and everything. I just leave out the part where Eli, Fitz and I contributed to that change. He tells me about his job as a mechanic and that the only people he still talks to are Spinner and Emma, who are now married and living in Ottawa, and Sean Cameron who I never met but did hear Darcy mention once or twice. When the bill comes, I reach over to take it after all it is his birthday but he grabs it from my hands.
"It's your birthday you shouldn't pay." I argue trying to take the bill back from him but he holds it above my head.
"I'm paying, I'm the one with the job and anyway what I wanted was to spend my birthday with you and I got that." He smiles kissing my cheek.
I stop trying to fight for the bill as I find myself blushing. After he signs the check and we get to go boxes since there was so much food, we get back in his car and start driving to his place. I realize I better tell my mom something as to where I'll be tonight so I call the house and leave a message that I'm sleeping over with Jenna.
"You know it's your birthday and you never got dessert at the dinner." I remark as we're nearly at his apartment building.
"You're right." He says, stopping at a corner market.
We go in and he picks out a small chocolate birthday cake. After some argument he does let me pay for the cake and I hold it on my lap as we drive to his place. He unlocks his door and I set my purse on the sofa but as he has no table I set the cake on the kitchen counter and start looking for a knife to cut it with.
He comes behind me, putting one hand on the counter on one side of me and opening the drawer on the other side of me. He's extremely close and has me sort of trapped between him and the counter in this position and my breathing hitches. "Knives are here." He says breathing the words against my neck, sending a wave of gooseflesh up my neck and a tremble down my body.
"Thanks." I reply a little nervously.
He backs up and moves his arms so I can move. I hear him getting out two plates as I pull out a knife, open the box and cut the cake.
"You want something to drink I got some daiquiri mix left." He offers.
"I think I've had enough alcohol for a while." I reply.
He looks in the fridge for a minute, pulls out a carton of milk and sniffs it before looking at the expiration date. "How 'bout some milk, it's still good." He says.
"Milk would be fine." I tell him.
I grab the plates he got down and put a piece of cake on each one. He pours a glass of milk for me and grabs himself a beer. Beer and chocolate cake sounds awful to me, then again beer alone sounds awful to me. The only apparent place to eat is the sofa at the coffee table and that's where he heads with our drinks so I follow him, he sits down next to me and puts on the TV and we start eating. The movie he found on TV is a romantic comedy from the eighties, which is fine what isn't so fine is that the male lead reminds me of Jake and a pang of hurt shoots through my chest and I must show it.
"You still pining over that idiot that left you?" He asks.
"Sorry. It's just that guy remind me of Jake." I tell him after swallowing my last bite of cake.
"You know the best and fastest way to get over an ex-boyfriend don't you?" He asks.
"No." I shake my head.
He catches my chin turns me to face him and grabs my lips with his. The kiss manages to be forceful and commanding but soft and tender at the same time.
"Get another boyfriend." He tells me after he pulls away smiling.
"Okay but we can't…" I start to argue and he kisses me again, leaning me a little more toward the back corner of the sofa this time.
"Why not?" He asks when he pulls away but he doesn't move away this time his face stays only a few inches from mine.
"Because you turned 23 today and I'm…" once again he cuts me off with a kiss.
This time I find myself responding, my hands going to his shoulders and kissing him back with a little more passion. My relationship with Jake was my most physical to date, it never went past making out but we made out a lot. Mostly because that's kind of the only level we connected on, we didn't share any interests or anything intellectual. Eli and I did connect on an intellectual level but we also kissed a lot. K.C. and I well, I was young and had very strict beliefs back then, not so much anymore but K.C. wanted more and that's why he left me for Jenna. I've also kissed Wesley and Liam so I have fair basis of comparison and the way Jay is kissing me is far different than any other kiss I've had. I don't know if better is the right word but certainly more passionate, there's a sort of wanting need behind his kiss I've never felt and much as I hate to admit it I'm melting into it, into him.
"Age is irrelevant. You've always been more mature than your age and now you look it; anyone that didn't know you were sixteen would never guess it. I on the other hand am clearly less mature than my years." He argues.
"And a half, I'm sixteen and a half." I clarify.
"My bad can't forget those six months, there's a lot of experience in those six months." He laughs and kisses me again.
I don't know what it is about him or his kisses but I cease to think when his lips are on mine. He's practically on top of me at this point; he seems to read my mind as he begins to move away but takes me by the hips and moves me with him so that I end up on his lap. I don't fight or pull away or push him off, it's like I can't it's like he's taken away my will power as long as he's touching me. My hands move from his shoulders to the back of his neck and our lips don't part until we are both in need of air. He looks at me; I blush, smile, bite my lip and look away, his hands have moved from my waist to my lower back.
"So what do you say? Be my girlfriend and leave that Jake jerk in the dust. When he comes back at the end of the summer you'll show him that you didn't miss him at all. And you'd have your own place to go to when things got to be too much at home. You can come here anytime you like and sleep over as much as you want, I'll give you my spare key." He entices.
(JAY)
She rolls her lip between her teeth as she seems to be thinking about my offer. She's awfully deep in thought and doesn't seem to notice, or care that my hands have started roaming up her back.
"One problem, it's illegal." She counters.
"Only if people find out how old you are so we just won't tell anyone. It makes the relationship that much hotter if it's secret." I tell her pushing a curl behind her ear and then tracing my finger down her face and her neck to her chest. "You'll have your own secret sanctuary with a secret boyfriend that finds you incredibly sexy and beautiful." I bait her.
She releases her lip a little and slowly slides her arms along my shoulders to get closer to me. I know I've caught her when she touches her lips to mine. I tighten my grip on her, moving her a little closer to me on my lap. She pulls away after just a few seconds and bites her lip again briefly.
"One more thing," she says looking at me a little nervously and bringing her hand with her chastity ring on it in front of my eyes; Darcy had one of those damn things too. "I may not hold to same belief of waiting until marriage but I'm not ready for sex yet." She informs me.
Darcy told me she was going to wait for marriage and I almost got her to sleep with Spinner. I figure it won't be long before I convince her she is ready for sex. Rather than try and respond with some corny line that she might be able to tell is cheesy and fake I just kiss her again. Given the heat and almost desperation that she's kissing me with I really don't think it'll be to long before I get her to have sex. For now though I can feel myself getting turned on making out with her on my lap and if I don't want her to change her mind I better stop this. I gently pull her off my lap and set her on the sofa next to me.
"I should clean up." I use as my excuse grabbing our plates and walking to the kitchen.
"Umm could I borrow a shirt to sleep in again?" She requests as I rinse the dishes and put them in the dishwasher.
"Yeah sure, just grab one from my closet. There should be a new toothbrush in the washroom somewhere." I tell her.
She disappears into my bedroom and I grab her glass from the table. I rinse the glass and as I'm putting it in the dishwasher she comes out of the bedroom in one of my shirts. She looks so fucking hot in my shirt and I watch her until she disappears behind the washroom door. When she comes out again I'm sitting on the sofa watching TV again at some point during our kissing the movie ended and now the news is on so I flip channels until I find something watchable. She stands in the doorway, biting her lip and wringing the shirt in her hands nervously. I pat the sofa next to me and she sits down, I put my arm around her and pull down the throw blanket to cover her legs.
She starts to get sleepy and lays her head on my chest. Pretty soon she's asleep so I turn off the TV and pick her up carrying her into the bedroom. My bed is still unmade so I just lay her down; she stirs a little but doesn't wake up. God she looks sexy lying there asleep in my shirt, I want to touch her so badly but I'm not going to rape her. I go into the washroom and masturbate to visions of Clare dancing in my head. Then brush my teeth and go back to the bedroom closing the bedroom door I strip down and change into clean boxers and get in the bed covering us both with the comforter and soon I'm asleep.
(CLARE)
I'm woken up at some ungodly hour by a garbage truck in back of the apartment building. I sit up, blinking my eyes as I should not be awake yet, I yawn and stretch a little looking around. Jay isn't in the bed but I hear the shower on so I get up and get dressed while I have some privacy. I hear the water turn off just as I finish dressing and then I hear the door open. I'm putting his shirt in the hamper in his closet when his arm comes around my waist, he pulls me to him and I can feel that he's still wet and in nothing but a towel and my breathing hitches.
"Morning Beautiful," he says before kissing my cheek.
"Morning." I breathe out, releasing the breath that I'd caught in my throat.
He lets go of me and I move away from his closet, he goes into it and starts getting out clothes. Knowing he's about to change I go out to the living room.
"The spare key to my apartment is on a hook in the hall closet, take that so you can come over whenever." He calls out to me.
I go to the closet and open the door on the inside of the door is a hook with a key so that must be it. I take the key down and close the closet door just in time to see Jay changing in his bedroom; I probably should have shut the door when I came out. I feel my cheeks get red and turn around quickly. Going to my purse and pulling out my key ring I put his key on it. Now that I've slept on it, this relationship seems like a bad idea I mean he's almost seven years older than me! It's illegal and I can't tell anyone they would all flip!
"Thanks, I'm gonna walk down to the Dot for breakfast before I go see Adam." I call back.
He comes out of the bedroom in jeans and socks but no shirt and I hate to admit this but the sight of him with no shirt on is more appealing than the sight of Jake shirtless. He makes it to me in a few short strides and grabs my waist pulling me to him and crushing our lips together. All my thoughts and good sense go right out the window, my hand comes to his shoulder and I kiss him back and this relationship seems like the best idea ever.
"Hang on a minute Babe I'll drop you off on my way to work." He tells me.
"It's not that far, I can walk. I don't want you to be late for work." I contend.
He takes one hand from my waist and cups my chin, holding with what feels like just a bit too much force. "I won't be late and I don't want you walking if I'm around to drive you." He says and then kisses me again, god what is it about the way that he kisses me that makes me melt? He pulls away and lets go of my chin but keeps his other hand on my waist. "Stay right here I'll be out in a minute." He commands.
He turns, goes back into the bedroom and I lean against the back of the sofa. He comes out a couple minutes later completely dressed, puts his arm around my shoulders and we walk out. He locks the door and we go down to the garage and get in his car.
"You should probably park up the street a bit; I probably know some of the people in there." I advise as we approach the Dot.
"Good thinking." He smiles pulling around to the back alley to let me out.
"Thanks for the ride Jay." I smile, putting my hand on the door handle to get out.
"Anytime Babe, sorry I gotta work today but I'm off tomorrow." He informs me putting his hand behind my head and bringing me in for another kiss. "I'll call you when I'm off work." He says.
I nod, get out of the car and wave as he drives off before I go in. It's not even eight yet so the café is pretty empty since it's a summer Monday morning. I sit down at a table in the far corner and sort of slump down onto it. I'm still conflicted about dating Jay, I shouldn't be this conflicted I mean he had a point age doesn't mean that much. Eli and Jake are both older than me, by about a year and not seven but still.
"Who was that?" Fitz inquires as he sits down in the seat across from me.
"Who?" I shoot back.
"The guy that dropped you off in the orange beater, the one that looked at least five years older than you. Who is he?" Fitz questions again.
"He's…an old friend, he knew my sister. He saw me walking and offered me a ride that's all." I tell Fitz, it's not a lie…exactly; although the fact that I have to lie about Jay being my boyfriend sends a wave of doubt through me about this whole relationship.
Fitz studies me a minute and then relaxes. "You don't look hungover this morning so what can I get for you?" He asks.
"Vanilla latte and a muffin please, thanks Fitz." I tell him.
He smiles and gets up from the table, going to the counter. I know exactly how much this is going to cost so I put the money on the table. Fitz comes back a minute later setting my order on the table and taking the money. He returns a minute later and sits down again.
"So how's Adam? I forgot to ask yesterday when you came back but you seemed tired and sort of…nervous or something." He says.
"He'll be fine, he'll have to do physical therapy for a while but by school his arm should be back to normal. I passed along you're get well wishes he appreciated them. I was gonna go see him when I left here but I think he might be getting released today. I'll text his phone if he doesn't reply then I can assume he's still in the hospital and I need to go there." I remark pulling my phone from my purse and sending a text to Adam.
Clare: Hey you home yet?
Several minutes go by and just as I'm thinking he must still be in the hospital my phone announces that I have a text. I pull it out and look at the text, it is from Adam's phone but it's not from Adam.
Adam: It's Drew, he gets released at ten. You can come down to the hospital and help us bring him home if you want. Mom says it's cool and I'm sure Adam would like it.
Well that answers my question, I text back that of course I'll help and I'll be at the hospital in a little bit.
"He gets released today but I need to head to the hospital when I'm done. Then I'll help Drew and his mom get him home." I inform Fitz.
"I'll give you a ride again; I've got a break at nine." He says.
I just smile as I'm sure trying to argue would be pointless. Fitz smiles back and gets up from the table to get back to work. I finish my breakfast and Fitz clears the table when I'm done. He tells the other waiter that just arrived that he's going on break and escorts me out to his car, we get in and he starts driving to the hospital.
"You okay? You look deep in thought." Fitz says after a minute.
I let out a breath I didn't know I was holding and smile at him. "Sorry I was deep in thought. Not very good company am I?" I apologize.
"You want to talk about it?" He offers.
"Have you ever…" I catch myself about to ask a boy who used to have a crush on me and possibly still might if he's ever dated anyone much older than him. He looks at me expectantly and I know I better say something. "How did you feel when your mom got re-married?" I recover.
"I didn't like it but I don't remember my real dad. My stepdads okay but my stepbrothers a jerk. You don't have to worry about that though right? I mean Jake seems like an okay guy, not mean or nothin' even if he is your ex." Fitz comments.
"No Jake is very nice; it's one of the things that first attracted me to him." Fitz pulls up to the hospital so our conversation ends. "Thanks for the ride again Fitz." I say reaching over and hugging him and on impulse I kiss his cheek.
This act seems to surprise him because he jumps a bit but then relaxes with a great big smile. "No problem really, I'm happy to do it. Am I going to keep up my lucky streak and see you for breakfast tomorrow too?" He asks as I start getting out of the car.
"You just might." I smile.
I walk to the doors of the hospital, turn and wave to Fitz and he drives off and I go in to see Adam.
Update soon from right here.
The birthday dinner was inspired by the fact that Mansavage777's birthday is today!