I sped into town, knowing I was late to meet Sydney. I parked Richie's truck next to Syd's car and hurried inside. I spotted her sitting at a table by the window, and headed over to sit. I attempted to cross my legs and winced. Crossing my ankles instead. "You're walking like you rode a horse for too long." She pointed out. "Well..." I grinned sheepishly. She snorted and swatted me on the arm. We ordered and caught up while we waited for the food. "Wanna take the truck to go shopping?" I asked her. "Truck? What truck?" Sydney asked curiously. "Oh, I'm in Richie's truck." I pointed out the window to the beast of a truck. "Oh hell yeah!" Sydney cheered. We hurried through lunch then hopped in the truck. We rolled down the windows, cranked up some bass-heavy tunes, and gunned it. We flew out of the lot, gravel flying and tailpipes roaring. We giggled hysterically as we pulled up to a red-light. "Hey lil mammas, lookin good ladies!" A rather short man attempted to hit on us. "Yeah that's a nice truck!" His buddy shouted. Just as they asked for our phone numbers, the light turned green and we took off. The rest of our day was filled with shopping, spending way too much money, and a mani/pedi to finish us off. Sydney and I parted ways and I headed back to Richie's to start supper.

Our night ended with us snuggled up watching a Steelers game on the couch. I didn't want to, but I had to bring it up. "So.. I'm going to have to go home eventually.." I mumbled. "Nope." Richie replied quickly. I laughed. "Richie I'm serious, I have work tomorrow, and I'm out of clean clothes. As much as I love staying here, I really do need to get home." I sighed sadly. "I know honey, these past few days have been pretty great." He answered, patting my hip. I stood to gather my things. "Besides, I need to prove a point." I chuckled. "And what's that?" Richie grinned. "That I can actually sleep without you in the bed." I stuck my tongue out at him. Since Richie and I had started sharing a bed, I had been sleeping like a rock. I was determined to prove to myself that I could sleep without him. He cracked up laughing as we started the drive to my house. We spent the 30 minute trip talking about the upcoming weekend and finalizing our plans. I agreed to go to the club again, if Richie promised not to pull me up on stage. When we pulled in my driveway, he came around and opened my door, helping me down. Richie grabbed my bag and walked me to my door. When I unlocked it, he set my bag inside then tugged me into his arms. I sighed pitifully. "I like when you hold me. Everything else fades away, and it's just us. In our own little bubble." I mumbled into his chest. Richie smiled and picked me up, cradling me tighter to his chest. We shared a kiss, then he set me down, and headed back to his truck. He waved as he pulled onto the road. I was already lonesome.