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Author's Note: Here we are with another chapter. Sorry it took so long but it's been crazy between Halawen and Me, and a big thank you to Halawen for the help in all. Hope you all like the chapter, and if you want to see anything happen in the upcoming story let me know and review.
Clare's POV
"What are you doing here?" I ask again surprised to see Maya in front of me around a place like this.
"I could ask you the same?" Maya said putting her hands on her hips.
"Just doing some investigating." I said. "Why are you here?" I ask and then look her up and down and see she's wearing an apron and I look across the street and see that there's a dive bar/restaurant there. "You lied that's not a restaurant."
"And you're working at a strip club, at least mine a safe environment." Maya said trying to argue back.
"I'm doing research that's all, and my security is around the whole time." I said. "Yours isn't safe drunk people basically live there." I said back.
"Let's just calmly talk about this ok?" Maya said as we calm ourselves down and sit on the curb.
"So why'd you lie about your job?" I ask being the first to start asking the questions.
"I never really lied I am a waitress I just never specifically said where I was working cause I knew you all freak especially Owen, Luke and Zig." Maya said looking down at the ground.
"Yeah which should have been your first hint that you should have kept looking for another job." I comments.
"Hey I'm not the one working in a strip club!" Maya shoot back.
"I have security there ok." I replied. "Look no one can find out about this I'm undercover." I said pleading.
"Well I don't want anyone to find out about me either they'll make me quit!" May responds.
"So we don't say anything then, anyway I'll be done in a week or two and as long as you swear to be careful and use your head I won't tell the guys where you're really working." I promise.
"I swear," Maya nods.
"Okay then so we keep the secrets and the others remain in the dark," I say and we hook pinkies to seal the promise. "Okay well I should go I'm meeting Luke for dinner," I tell Maya then I hug her and leave for my date with Luke.
Maya's POV
It's been a week since Clare and I had our talk of what were hiding from the others. The others remained clueless and we remained at our jobs, although I guess it wasn't technically her job seeing as she was undercover. It was fairly quiet in the bar right now as it was late afternoon and we hadn't gotten the after work rush yet. I was wiping down the bar when two very big burly men came in. Come to think of it they had been coming in around the same time almost every day for the past week or so. They didn't really fit in with the rest of the bar crowd as they wore black suits. I went over to take their order and noticed they both had ear buds in, like the kind the government agents wear. Like the kind bodyguards wear! Suddenly I'm sure I know exactly who these two guys are and if I'm right then Clare is working undercover at that seedy strip club with no security because she's been sending them over here! I was irritated and worried at the thought of Clare being by herself so on my break I went over there to confront her.
"I'm going on my break now." I tell my boss and get on nod ok.
I took my apron off and stashed it under the counter and made my way outside and went to the club and was allowed access in. I looked around and saw a variety of creepy dudes hooting and hollering at the stage and I see on that very stage is Clare dancing. I waited in the corner until she was done and off the stage before I snuck over and ducked under the curtain and spotted Clare walked down the hall. I grabbed her wrist and pulled her behind the curtain.
"Maya what are doing here?" She whispers.
"What am I doing here?! You're dancing on stage in barely anything and you're sending your security to my bar!" I scold her but keep my voice down.
"The club has its own security and if my body guards are in here watching me it makes it really hard to snoop around. I keep my phone on me and promise to call them if things start to go bad." She tells me.
"Bad like you ending up in a dumpster?!" I exclaim.
"Maya you're starting to sound like one of the guys, look another week or two and I'm done here. Now go back to work and let me do my job so I can get out of this place." She insists and then walks out.
I throw up my hands just knowing this is bad but return to work.
Owen's POV
I parked in front of the apartment building excited to see everyone again but especially Maya. I should be disappointed that the season was over but I just couldn't be, honestly I was just glad to be back home with my friends, to be able to play with Jace, keep an eye on Clare and spend time with Maya. I got back this afternoon and they were throwing me a welcome home dinner which is why I was here two hours after flying in as exhausted as I was. I knocked on the door and it opened a second later, Becky and Clare standing on the other side. Becky shut the door and as soon as she had it locked I scooped both girls up, one in each arm, into a tight bear hug.
"Owen we're glad you're back but we can't breathe," Clare says and I put them down.
They smile at me and both kiss my cheeks as Zig comes out of the kitchen and I hear Jace running down the stairs.
"Hey little man." I say as a hyper 3 year old jumps in my arms as Maya appears from upstairs to.
"Hi you were gone a weally long time," Jace says.
"I know buddy but I'm home now and I'll be home for a very long time." I tell him and look at Maya. "Hey Maya," I smile.
"Hi Owen welcome home" she says kissing my cheek.
"Good you're just in time, dinner's ready." Zig says coming out of the kitchen.
I shake hands with Zig and Luke and we all sit down. Talk during dinner is mostly about my games and Jace telling me everything he's done since I left.
"Time for bed Sweetie," Maya says to Jace when dinner is over.
"Owen put me to bed," Jace requests tugging at my sleeve.
"Sure Buddy come on," I reply picking him up. "Say goodnight to Mommy," I tell him holding him above Maya.
"Night Mommy," Jace says kissing Maya.
"Night Baby sleep well," Maya says.
"Say goodnight to your aunt's and uncle's," I tell him.
"Doodnight auntie Becky, untle Zig, Auntie Clare and untle Lute." Jace says.
Everyone tells him goodnight and I take him upstairs. After getting him in pajamas helping him use the bathroom and brush his teeth I take him into the bedroom and tuck him in. He has me read his favorite book four times and then he finally falls asleep. When I go downstairs again I smell coffee, Maya is on the sofa but gets up when she sees me.
"Thanks for putting him to bed you didn't have to do that," she says.
"I was happy too it was fun," I tell her.
We walk back to the kitchen, Zig is pouring out coffee and Becky serving slices of pie. We all sit down and begin eating, since Jace is out of the room I decide to see how Clare's security detail is working.
"So Clare how's the security working out?" I ask her.
"Oh they're doing great," she says eating her pie.
"No they aren't she sends them away so they don't get in the way and she's working undercover as a stripper!" Maya blurts out.
Luke drops his fork and stares at her as he gets red in the face. "YOU'RE WORKING AS WHAT?!" He yells.
"You better not be working as a stripper especially if you're sending your security away! If they're letting you send them away then I need to find you better security!" I growl.
"You guys it's not that bad, I'll be done soon," she responds.
"You said that two weeks ago!" Maya speaks up.
"Yeah well Maya really works at a dive bar," Clare shoots back.
We all go from gaping at Clare to gaping at Maya.
"Okay one at a time, I'll deal with you in a minute." I tell Maya and then look at Clare. "Why in the hell are you working at a strip club? Why in the hell are you working as a stripper and why the hell would you send your security away?!" I demand.
"That's what I'd like to know! How long have you been working undercover at a strip club?!" Luke exclaims.
"For about a month, I was going to be a waitress but the boss thought I'd be better suited as a dancer." She says indicating he thought this because of her bra size.
"Yeah I'll just bet he did," Luke grumbles and she gives him a look.
"My editor gave me the assignment , the boss pays people under the books, is virtually running a prostitution ring out of the club and several girls that have worked at his club have gone missing or been found dead." She tells us.
"THEN WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING THERE?" Luke, Zig and I all yell.
"My job," she asserts.
"Just what have you been doing there for a month?" Luke demands.
"Snooping around when not dancing, and don't worry all I did was dance. It took time I had to gain peoples trust." She tells us.
"You cannot send your security away on any assignment especially one like this! You've been there for a month you have enough for your article you are not going back there." I inform her.
"Owen I…" she starts but I cut her off.
"No you're done or do I have to have another talk with your editor?" I question.
"No that's okay I think I can write the article with what I have," she gives in.
"Good but I'm still having a talk with your security company tomorrow." I tell her then look at Maya. "Now as for you, A DIVE BAR!"
"Okay it's in a seedy part of town but it's really not so bad. The other employees are really nice and so are most of the bar fly's. Honestly guys it's not that bad, it's really no worse than working in the other bar." She tells us.
"You shouldn't be working anywhere in a seedy part of town! Drunk people don't know what they're doing! At the other bar you have Zig with you and your friends come in a lot. You have to quit!" I state flatly and Zig and Luke agree with me.
"Owen I can't quit I need the money and I'm not going to find another job where the money is so good and the boss so flexible. If you're that worried about it then come to the bar tomorrow and see for yourself." She tells me.
"Okay we will," I say at the same time as Zig and Luke.
"Well now that is all wrapped up with getting Clare and Maya to agree to everything me and Zig have something to tell you." Becky says getting all our attention and smiling wide. "WE'RE ENGAGED!" She yells happily.
"Oh my god congrats." Both Maya and Clare says happily jumping up and hugging Zig and Becky and looking at Becky's ring as Luke and I shake Zig's hand congratulating him.
"Have you set a date yet?" Clare asks as we move over to the living room and Zig and Becky, Maya and I sit on the couch while Luke and she are in the loveseat.
"August 2nd." Both of them said in sync looking at each other smiling.
"That's in less than 2 months you think everything will get planned by then?" Maya asked what I'm sure the rest of us were thinking.
"We will with some help," Becky said hopefully.
"Absolutely!" Both Clare and Maya said excitedly and they began talking to each other mostly about what Becky wanted.
"Luke you've become my best friend and I'm marrying your sister so I was hoping you'd be best man and Owen the groomsman," Zig says.
"Dude of course," I nod.
"I'd love to be best man," Luke smiles.
"Well good then we know Luke and Maya will be paired to walk down the aisle together and same with Owen ad Clare." Becky said get our attention. "And Jace will be the ring bearer, he'll be so cute in his little tux." She continues saying.
We talked about the wedding over wine late into the evening but finally people had to go home so we said goodnight.
Luke's POV
The three of us drove to this new bar Maya was working together, we were headed for the seedy side of town and we didn't like it one bit. We pulled up to the bar and got out of the car.
"Guess that was the strip club Clare was working at," I comment nodding across the street, "I want to check it out after we see this bar."
Owen and Zig nod in agreement and we walk into the bar.
"This looks like shit, how can Maya work in this." Zig said after we walk in and look around and see the scene in front of us, drunks everywhere and rowdy others already and it even wasn't noon yet.
"We have to convince her to find another job, I don't want her working here," Owen says.
Both Zig and I nod in agreement that Maya should no way be working here. We make our way around and found a booth to sit in.
"Hey guys there Maya." I said spotting her at the counter dealing with some dudes arguing over something.
We all get up from the table and head to the bar in case something happens.
The two guys seemed to be arguing over one of them spilling his drink on the other.
"You owe me a drink," he slurred.
"Fuck off you spilled it on me," the other shoots back.
"Guys it doesn't matter who spilt what you guys need to cool it or go somewhere else." Maya tells them getting in the middle sort of.
"I paid for my drink and now it's on his lap because he bumped into me."
"I'll buy you another drink if you drink it in the parking lot," I offer and he nods.
I pay for the drink we take him to the parking lot and Maya calls a cab to get the guy home. We wait until the cab is here and help the dude get in and watch it drive off.
"Now I agree with Owen more on Maya needing to either find another job , or quit this cause I don't want her here alone if stuff like that is happening here all the time." I said as we made our back inside.
"We'll try and talk to her on her break." Zig said as we sat back in the booth again.
We waited around slowly sipping beers and keeping an eye on Maya until her break and then we took her outside.
"You can't work here it's not safe," I tell her.
"We'll help you out or help you find another job but you can't work here there has to be a better job," Owen tells her.
"Maybe the school can help you find something," Zig suggests.
"Guys I told you I need this job, and school won't be able to find me a job with these flexible hours." Maya said a little annoyed.
"Then we'll find you something better with flexible hours," I tell her.
"Where Luke? I need the money between school bills, Jace and the stuff he needs plus him wanting to start hockey in September." Maya started rambling.
"I don't know but between all of us we can find you something. It isn't safe for you to work here and if we can't then you will accept help from the rest of us." I reply.
"Okay I'll quit but I have to give 2 weeks' notice, you guys have two weeks to find me a job," Maya says.
"We'll help you look ok." Owen says wrapping an arm around her to get her to look at him before continuing. "But if not your still quitting and will let us help you with everything alright." He says soothingly.
By the look on Maya face I could tell she wanted to disagree but smiled at Owen and nodded ok.
"I need to get back in so I can give them my two week notice." Maya said looking at us all.
"I'll walk you in." Owen replied as Maya hugs both Zig and I bye and Owen takes her hand and takes her back into the bar.
"I can't believe Clare was working at that place for weeks and didn't tell any of us," I comment while we wait for Owen.
"And was sending her security to the bar," Zig reminds me.
"Makes me want to just go to her job and strangle her boss for sending her there." I said pissed.
We waited in silence glaring over at the strip club for a few minutes until Owen finally made his way out of the dive bar.
"Took you long enough I though all you were going to do was walk her in?" Zig said as Owen stopped in front of us.
"I did and made sure she told her boss of the two week notice which he took just fine after I glared a little at him, and told her every time she worked I'll be here to keep an eye out on her. I don't want any drunk creeps to hit on her or hurt her." Owen said both calmly and pissed.
"Why don't you just send Clare's guards to keep an eye on Maya since Clare keeps sending hers away," Zig snickered.
"Yeah I need to talk to her about that," Owen comments.
"Why don't you just get a second job as a bodyguard to watch them both," I comment only half joking.
"Trust me, I'm tempted especially for Maya." Owen muttered and nodded toward the strip club indicating we should head over there now.
We walked in and started blinking the place was so dark. As soon as we could see all we could see was one nearly naked girl on stage and a few waitresses walking around in lingerie! Tight lingerie that squeezed out their boobs, they also had heels and fishnets! There is also a whole lot of gross horny guys or should I say dirty old men in this place.
"Tell me Clare was not doing that?!" Zig remarks pointing to the stage.
"Tell me she was not wearing that!" I exclaim nodding to a waitress just as she gets roughly smacked on the ass by the guy that she's serving.
"Okay I've seen enough let's go I need to yell at Clare," Owen says and we leave the club.
Owen's POV
"Becky said Clare was coming to the condo for lunch." Zig tells us so we know just where to go.
We park and run up, Zig unlocks the door and we can hear Clare and Becky in the kitchen talking about the wedding.
"CLARE!" I yell and the girls jump.
"Jesus you guys scared us, keep it down Jace is napping." Becky scold closing the kitchen door.
"What?" Clare asks.
"How could you work there?" Luke asks.
"Why the hell would you send your security away in a crappy place like that?" I inquire.
"What are you talking about?" Clare asked confused looking between the three of us as the girls sit back down.
"We made a little pit stop on the way home to where you were working!" I said still pissed.
"You had no right to do that, I told you I was done with the undercover, and the story will be out in tomorrow's paper!" Clare said standing up angry.
"But you were there for how many weeks without telling anyone? That place is terrible Clare! I made sure you had security for a fucking reason!" I said throwing my hands up on the air.
"And we saw what those girls were wearing. Why the hell would you go in there wearing next to nothing?" Baker said speaking up for the first time to his girlfriend, and I can see he was between jealous and angry.
"It was apart of the job so I had to go along with the dress code even if it's repulsive." Clare said quietly.
"Just how many drunk old men slapped your butt Clare?" Luke said calming a little.
"Just a few but I never really let them touch." Clare said.
"And that makes it better." I said pissed as Zig started talking.
"Clare you know how dangerous and disgusting that place is." Zig said shaking his head.
"That was the whole point if going undercover, to get the news on how bad they are treated there." Clare's says sitting back down finally.
"Yeah well if you ever do something like that again and sends your security away then I'll kill you myself. Got it!" I said finally cooling down.
"Understood, even though I don't see what the big deal was." Clare said quietly but we all still heard and glared at her as she grinned sheepishly. "Wait how come you're all yelling at me didn't you see the dive bar where Maya is still working?" Clare says looking curious along with Becky who's been quit through the whole thing.
"Why do you think we ended up seeing where you were working?" Zig says walking over to the fridge and coming back up with soda cans for the three of us and hands them out.
"We went to scoop out where Maya works to and had to deal with two drunks who she was trying to separate." I said leaning against the wall as Luke and Zig sit next to their girls.
"How much longer you think shell still work there?" Becky says speaking up just as the kitchen door opens and in comes Jace rubbing his eyes from waking up.
"Auntie Bwcky I hungry." Jace said looking up finally and seeing us all.
"Ok Buddy you want a sandwich?" Becky asked standing up and going to get everything as Jace nodded yes.
"We made her quit but now we got to find her another job," Luke says putting an arm around Clare.
"Well we can all help her start looking." Clare says as Becky finishes Jace sandwich and then takes him and his food onto the living room.
"We got two weeks to find one." I tell both girls seriously.
"And what if we don't, I don't want Maya to overdo it anymore, she falls asleep when playing with Jace and still tries to pick up more shift at the club, she getting easily tired now to." Becky says looking sad. "I'm worried."
"Actually I might have a solution, I've been bugging my editor for months to hire me an assistant and he finally got the position approved. She'd work directly for me so she wouldn't have to worry about her schedule or anything," Clare speaks up.
"Good then its settled, Maya will quit worrying and wearing herself out and she can tell us if Clare is undercover or not." I said agreeing admediatly as Zig and Luke approve also.
"You'll still need to talk to Maya about it Owen, you can't just decided for her." Clare scolds.
"Sure I can it's for her wellbeing and I don't want one of my friends to worry about every second of eve day about money and make themselves sick." I said shrugging my shoulders like it was nothing.
Clare shakes her head but when Maya got home a couple hours later I told her she was working for Clare now and she didn't argue.
Luke's POV
"Westle with me," Jace demands as soon as he's done with breakfast.
"You're still in pajamas buddy go get dressed first," I tell him.
"Otay," Jace says and runs upstairs when we here the front door open, we expect it to be Becky back from the store but I'm delighted to see my girlfriend instead.
"Hey babe." I said getting up from the table and kissing her hello.
"Hey I stopped by on my way to work to show you guys something, where's Becky, Zig and Maya?" Clare said excitly as Jace comes back downstairs dressed and and goes straight for Owen.
"What am I chopped liver?" Owen asks carrying Jace in to wrestle.
"Sorry Owen wasn't expecting you here," she apologizes.
"I'm showing Owen houses around here today, cause he wants to get one close to the rest of us. So we met up here." I said as we watch Jace and Owen wrestle.
"Ok cool, it be great to have you closer to us." Clare says just as Zig and Maya both appear from their rooms dressed.
"Hey Clare I'll be ready soon then we can go, I just got to wait for Becky to get back since Zig got stuff to do to today." Maya says heartily.
"We can stick around and watch Jace for a bit," I offer since he was already playing with Owen.
"Okay thanks," Maya smiles.
"You bring us a paper Clare?" Zig asks motioning to the paper in her hand.
"Oh I almost forgot, my article made the front page, see this is why I was working at that terrible club," Clare says proudly holding up the newspaper.
"Awesome, I guess it was worth it but you still shouldn't have sent away your security," Owen scolds her.
"It was worth it, the owner is getting arrested for a bunch of charges including extortion, tax fraud and suspected murder. Okay we should go Maya," Clare says kissing my cheek, setting down the paper and vanishing thought the door before we can stop her.
"Uh I better go with Clare, be good for Owen and Luke," Maya says to Jace kissing him and he says he will.
"Did she say murder?" Owen asks and I nod, "Remind me to kill her later," he says and I nod again.
Zig leaves and Owen wrestles with Jace until Becky gets back.
We decided to head out to look at the houses now. We bid Jace and Becky goodbye and told we be back later and went out to my car and made our way to search for a house for Owen.
I took Owen out to the nicer neighborhood since he could afford the houses and we started with a three bedroom brick house. I showed him around the inside and he liked the space it had but didn't like much of the yard space and it had no fence. I showed him two more and he liked the last one the best. We had a couple more to see but it was coming on lunch time and we were getting hungry.
"You want to grab some food at that place we meet up when you first got into town?" I ask looking over at Owen in the passenger seat.
"Yeah dude sounds good I'm starved didn't eat breakfast this morning." He said nodding in agreement.
"Don't let Maya or Clare hear that about not eating all day they get on you like a needle in a haystack and won't leave you alone till you eat enough," I said shaking my head.
"Yeah but we gotta get on Clare for working in a place with a suspected murderer first," Owen reminds me as I start driving to Clare's office.
I park in the garage and we take the elevator up, wave to the secretary as we go in. Luckily for us Clare and Maya are both in Clare's office and they have their backs to us. I look at Owen and put a finger to my lips so he knows to sneak. We both tiptoe in as Clare is explaining to Maya how to do something and then at the same time I tickle Clare's ribs while Owen tickles Maya's. Both girls shriek and jump before turning around to hit us.
"Jesus you two don't sneak up on us like that!" Maya exclaims.
"Sorry." Owen said as we laugh at the girls. "To good to pass up the chance."
"How the interview go?" I ask finally calming down from laughing.
"I got the job, I start now." Maya said happily and squeals when Owen hugs her and spins her.
"Congrats." I said hugging her after Owen finally let her go. "We should celebrate were going out to lunch anyway and came to see if you want to go." I said as we smiled at the girls.
"Sounds good I'm starving," Maya says and Clare nods.
"Please tell me you didn't eat breakfast to?" I said suddenly not realizing I may have just dug Owen a grave as I got looks from the girls and glares from Owen as we start making our way downstairs to my car.
"What?" They both say looking at us confused.
"Oops." I said sheepishly looking at Owen in hope he wouldn't sock me one.
"Owen you're a pro athlete you must know how important breakfast is," Clare scolds.
"I know it is thank you, I just wasn't hungry this morning that's all!" Owen said defending himself as we made it to the parking structure and Maya and Owen got in the back and Clare hopped in front next to me.
We got to the restaurant 15 minutes later and was able to get a table rather quick since it was the middle of the day and most were probably working. Both Clare and Maya decided to just get salads which we don't consider to be lunch. Owen and I both get steaks with everything. Throughout lunch Owen and I talked about the houses we looked at for Owen and which he liked so far and that he throw a party after he found one for just friends and all. The girls talked about work and stuff. After we finished Owen and I split the bill and the girls tried to argue it but they sorely lost that quick.
Clare's POV
"Can't wait to see Owen's new house," Maya remarks as the five us drive to Owen's house warming party.
"Yeah me to, and Drew and Bianca came to town at perfect moment." I said looking back at the other three passengers.
"Yeah they really couldn't have planned that better," Maya says as Luke stops the car and we look up to see a beautiful looking home. The outside itself was beautiful, light blue with white paneling around with a big front window.
We got out of the car and made our way up to the door and knocked.
"Hey guys." Owen greeted us hugging Maya and me an doing the guy thing with Luke and Zig and showed us in.
I looked around and saw some guys from Owen hockey team I guess and looking around the inside of the house was just as beautiful as the outside. I could see the floors were marble and he had an open kitchen/living room, and straight through the sliding glass door in the kitchen I could see an in ground pool and a fence up so had have privacy.
"Your home is beautiful Owen." I said turning to Owen who I see putting his arm around Maya and telling her something in her ear. "How many rooms it got?"
"Three and two baths." He explains just as there a knock on the door and he opens it and in comes a pregnant Bianca and Drew.
"Hi, you guys look great, Bianca you're glowing!" I exclaim hugging them both.
"Hey guys." Bianca says hugging everyone and the same with Drew.
More people showed up and everyone started mingling with each other between Owen's teammates and his outside friends. But I could see Maya and Owen never really leaving each other sides and smiling at each other as Owen would be seen whispering something into her ear and making her laugh.
"So we found out we're having a boy and naming it Alexander after Drew's grandfather," Bianca tells us.
"Oh my gosh that's amazing." I squealed hugging Bianca as Luke slaps Drew on the back as congrats.
"Thanks, so now that you guys know what's been going on around here, especially with you guys?" Drew said then nodding his head to where Owen and Maya were still together talking but along with another teammate of Owen's. "And them?"
"Owen's been around a lot since he came back. He ran into Maya and Zig at work and he's at their condo all the time. Jace loves him. He even got Maya to quit this terrible job she had, she works for me now. Luke got his license to sell homes and sold Owen this house. Becky and Zig are engaged and I had an article on the front page." I tell them.
"That's amazing Clare," Bianca smiles.
"Yeah but she was working undercover at a strip club to get that article," Luke grimaces.
"WHAT!" Both Drew and Bianca said loudly causing everyone to look at us, but with a glare from Bianca they all turned around except for Zig, Becky, Owen and Maya who made their way over to us.
"Everything ok?" Owen asked curious looking at us all.
"Oh just Luke opening his mouth about what I did undercover to get my story on the front page." I said elbowing my boyfriend in the gut.
Oh yeah we killed her for that already. I even got her security and she sent them away." Owen tells them.
We have to then tell Drew and Bianca the whole story and they aren't too happy with me by the end and Drew tells me he's going to call Adam. Owen's party goes on long into the night but by midnight Maya is anxious to get home and relieve the baby sitter. We all bid Owen goodnight and made our way to the condo and dropped Zig, Becky and Maya of and went to Luke's apartment where I slept there for the night in Luke's arms.