Weeks pasted without me texting her. I had not even seen her since her birthday. Seth was right I was pathetic and forcing my way. I wanted her to come to me if she wanted to or not. I wanted her to set the terms and conditions. It was nine at night and I was still at the shop working on some paperwork, trying to distract me from thinking of Nessie. That was then that she was right in front of me in my office. She walked in caring a plate of food. That is just like her to barge into a room without knocking. She looked so cute in her jeans and converse. Her bright pink lipstick showed off her smile. Her long dark hair that just passed her elbows. My day dream was cut with her finally speaking.
"Seth said you were working late. I thought I would bring you a plate of dinner,"she said. She handed me a large plastic container containing some sort of casserole.
"Wow! Thank you! What a surprise. Take a seat," I said pointing to the chair in front of my desk. She examined the room carefully, slowly looking around.
"No problem. Just thought I would stop by. Haven't heard from you in a while,"she said.
"Yea, um… sorry about that. I will take you driving whenever you like. All you have to do is call or text me, I am here,"I said. I had no clue what to say, ' yea I have been advoiding you because you are my imprint'.
"Uh, that's not why I came. I was just worried… We usually have lunch or… do something at least once a week and you haven't called so… I got worried," she said. She was worried about me? She missed hanging out?
"Well, I'll make it up to you. You tell me when and I'll go pick you up," I said.
She just smiled wide and nodded. I glanced at the clock, nine thirty, man was it late. I lost track of time while working.
" I hate to cut this short, but, it's late, you should go home. How did you get here anyway," I asked.
"I rode my bike,"she said.
"Ness, that was probably not a good idea. You could have been hurt,"I said. Shit, there I go again being more of a parental figure than a friend, but friends can care. Don't they?
"I came on my own. Charlie doesn't know I rode over here,".
Charlie was going to have my head.
" Come on, let's take you home. I'll put your bike in the back of truck,".
