New chapter and more to come. This is my first fanfic so reviews are much appreciated. Enjoy.
Friday
December 14 1984
Boston, MA 11:32PM
Kyle threw his jacket on the floor when he arrived at the hotel and just plopped onto the bed. His beeper, which he left behind intentionally, was blinking on the nightstand displaying four missed pages. He clicked through and found that one was from his mother and the others, surprise surprise, from the office. Kyle has been working for Red Crowne for the past few years. In general, the experience could be described as stable at best and mundane at worst. He couldn't bring himself to leave the job. It wasn't Lack of ambition or love for the job but familiarity that kept him there. The fact of the matter is that Kyle is a man of simplicity. God knows he's not rich but he lives well and has plenty put away. Despite the obvious financial stability are the reasons that he would never speak out loud. Ed was essentially Kyle's uncle. After his father died, Ed stepped in and saved the day the only way he knew how. He was family and Ed regarded Kyle as a nephew. Both would never say so out loud.
After a long mental debate over who to dial first, Kyle settled on his mother. He picked up the phone and sat up in bed. After a couple of rings, a tired voice came on the line.
"Hello?"
"Hi mom,you tried paging me?"
"Kyle, hi darling. Yes I did, I just wanted to see how you were coming along with the drive."
"It's going well, thanks. I'm actually in Boston now. I was too tired to just keep going plus there was an old friend I wanted to see. I should be in New Jersey tomorrow." He silently cringed at this. He loved his mother but damn, did he hate New Jersey.
"I told you to take a plane." Jeanie said mildly impatiently "Really, Kyle you're just like your father was. Always driving everywhere, stubborn as a mule." she sighed and then her tone calmed "Well darling, I'm glad to hear you're well. Drive safely, okay?"
"I will mom, don't worry."
"I'll see you tomorrow, I love you."
"I love you too."
Kyle clicked off and sighed. Like ripping off a band-aid, he quickly dialed Ed's, keeping in mind the time difference.
"Hello sweetie." Rachel replied softly after two rings. A smile formed on Kyle's face and his mild headache seemed to subside. Still, he played it cool.
"Hey Rachel. Ed's keeping you this late?"
"Actually, he left about 20 minutes ago. I was trying to page you."
"Yeah, sorry about that. I left my pager at the hotel. Is everything okay?"
"Oh, everything is fine. It's just that I know that you use your pager only for work so I wanted to make sure you recognized the number. I wanted to tell you that I'll be flying out to New York tomorrow."
"New York?" Kyle's heart was racing.
"Yes, tomorrow morning. Really early actually. Ed decided to start vacation early since nothing was really going on. I'm flying in to surprise my parents with an earlier visit."
"That's good. Sounds really nice. Um, if you want, we could meet up. I'll be in Jersey tomorrow but I'm free later on. Maybe around 7:00pm?"
Rachel was ecstatic. It's was no secret that she loved Kyle. She put her dating life on hold half because she wasn't really interested in dating and half because she was only interested in being with Kyle. Granted, they've never been on a date a single time that didn't involve work of some kind, she was fine with it. She's never lost patience. She knew how Kyle was and that he was worth the wait.
"That sounds good to me. We could probably get dinner. I'll be seeing my parents on Sunday and I'm going to visit some of the sights tomorrow. How about we meet up at Rockefeller Center right in front of the ice rink. You know, where the flags are, and the giant tree?"
"I like that. 7:00pm in front of the tree."
"Deal. See you tomorrow sweetie! I'd better pack."
"Its pretty cold out here. Pack something warm."
"I know, I know. I only lived there for 16 years" Rachel laughed, amused.
"Goodnight , Rach."
"Goodnight."
Kyle, letting his guard down, smiled and turned out the light and went to bed. He dreamed of Rachel.
Back at the office, Rachel smiled and looked at the clock. 8:58pm. She fibbed. Ed actually left at 5:00pm and she told him she needed to finish some paperwork even though he urged her to go home. Ed had given up and gave her a key, leaving her to lock up. Satisfied, with the call, Rachel grabbed her purse and left the office. After all, she knew how Kyle was and she's waited longer than just a couple of hours before. I her mind, he was worth it.
