Chapter 2: Uh-Oh
Kyle woke up at 6 am and saw that they were practically conjoined at the waist. The windows were frosted and he knew it wasn't much warmer than 40 degrees outside. He could even see his own breath in the cold air. Amanda's weight pushing against his stomach made him smile. As wrapped his arms around her, he closed his eyes and fell back asleep.
When Amanda woke up 2 hours later, she was full of energy and ready to go.
She had the stuffed bear she got from the airport in her hands and was making it walk up and down Kyle's arm. "Kyle…Baby? Wake up." Amanda whispered affectionately. "The day's a wastin.' Kyle? Wake up, wake up, wake up!" She squealed as she bounced the car up and down.
"Okay! Okay! I'm up, I'm up!" He laughed hysterically as he rubbed his eyes.
"Good morning." She giggled.
"Morning to you, too." He yawned.
"Uhh! It's so cold!" Amanda said as she shivered.
"I know!" Kyle laughed. He hugged her.
"Let's go to IHOP and when we're done, we can go to Central Park again. I could go for some French toast right now." Amanda laughed.
"Okay, lets hop in the front seats and we'll be on our way!" Kyle laughed. Amanda rolled her eyes and giggled.
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"Oh my gosh. If I take another bite, I swear that this place will become a barfatorium!" Amanda laughed.
"Man, those pancakes were so good." Kyle said as he set down his fork.
"Here is your check, sir." A woman in a black apron said sweetly.
"Thank you." Kyle said as he picked it up from the table. She walked away. "I buy." Kyle said as he took his wallet out from his back pocket.
"Oh, thank you, Kyle." Amanda smiled at him.
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"Amanda, look!" Kyle said as he pointed to an attraction with lots of flashing lights at Central Park.
"Oh, Kyle! We got to go on it! But are you gonna have another seizure?"
"No babe, I'll be fine."
"Okay, well let's get in line before it gets longer!"
"I'm gonna ride this one!" Amanda said as she sat upon a plastic horse. It was very brightly colored with a big blue saddle. Kyle sat on another horse with white fur and a red saddle.
And before they knew it, they were going in circles. Kyle saw Amanda's face light up just like a little girl on Christmas morning. It made a smile appear on his face.
Every so often Amanda would glance back at Kyle and smile at him. He loved seeing her so happy.
"How could this be so perfect? How could she be so perfect?" Kyle thought.
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"We have to be in our dorms at 7 for head-check. So we have 2 hours." Amanda said as she looked at her watch.
"Okay. What do you want to do now?"
"Let take a nice walk around Turtle Pond."
"Whatever you would like, baby." Kyle said as he gently kissed her.
"Okay, it's this way." Amanda said as she softly hooked her fingers with his, signaling for him to follow.
They walked and walked and walked until they could walk no more and slowly watched the sun set in the distance. It was getting dark and they were lying on the perfect green grass, staring and the stars.
"That one is the Big Dipper." Amanda pointed up in the sky.
"Oh, it is!" Kyle said put his arm behind his head. "By the position of the moon, I can tell it's almost seven."
"Seven o'clock!" Amanda shot up. "Kyle! We have to be in our dorms at seven! Hurry!" Amanda blurted out. She started to run down the path and Kyle chased after her.
When they reached the car they quickly jumped in the car and buckled their seatbelts.
"Put the keys in the ignition!" Amanda started to panic.
"Amanda! We're going to be there in time, just relax." Kyle said, his voice full of concern.
"Relax! How should I relax, Kyle? Tell me how!" She turned away and stared out the window not wanting to carry on with the conversation.
He put the keys in and started the car. He focused on the road, only glancing back at Amanda every few minutes to see if she moved at all. She never did. He pulled into the parking lot of the conservatory, grabbed the keys from the ignition. He shifted in his seat to look at Amanda but she got out of the car and shut the door to get her luggage. He got out of the car and opened the trunk door. He grabbed her suitcase and handed it to her with a smile. She only said 'thank you' without making eye contact. He grabbed the rest of their bags and walked up the path to the steps that led to the big double doors. He set a bag down to open the door and let Amanda in before him.
"Okay I'm on the right wing and you're on the left?" Kyle asked.
"Yeah. I'll call your room later." Amanda said as she started to slowly walk away.
"Sounds good," Kyle called out to her. "I…. I love you Amanda."
"You too, Kyle."