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Ronnie POV
"Galadriel!" Ronnie screamed as she ran toward her friend. Galadriel was sitting on a bench near the pier. She jumped as Ronnie came toward her and pulled her into a hug.
"Ronnie! I've been waiting forever, what took you so long?" Ronnie sighed and pointed toward Will and Jonah walking up to them. "Those two were taking hours to leave the house."
Jonah stopped and rolled his eyes. "I wasn't the one who was rolling around in flowers, thank you very much." Galadriel smiled and hugged him. "Nice to see you again, Jonah."
"What about me?" Will said hugging Galadriel. After all the hellos, Will took Jonah to get something to eat, while Ronnie and Galadriel sat at a table.
"So how does it feel to be back?" Galadriel asked, rolling a toothpick between her fingers.
"Great. I forgot how much I liked it here until I got back."
"How'd it go with Will's parents?" Ronnie tucked her hair behind her ear. "Not great." She said softly.
"What happened?"
"Well, his mom didn't exactly give me the warmest welcome, to put it lightly." Galadriel could see the tension in Ronnie's face and quickly changed the subject. "Well, I'm sure it'll get better. So what else is new? How's the apartment?"
Ronnie's expression softened. "Awesome."
"So I'm guessing he doesn't leave the seat up?" Galadriel asked. Ronnie giggled "No thankfully." They sat there in comfortable silence for a few minutes, watching the waves over the railing. "So...have you talked to Marcus?"
Galadriel tensed up and threw the toothpick over the railing. "No, I've seen him around a few times, but he just avoids me. It's not like I want him back, but it still feels weird not being with him." She looked down at the table. Ronnie felt bad for her friend. Even after all the crap Marcus had put her through, he was still her boyfriend and it was still a breakup. Breakups aren't easy, she knew that from experience. Ronnie put her hand over Galadriel's. "It's okay, you don't need him anyway. He doesn't deserve you. You'll find someone that appreciates how great you are." Galadriel smirked and said "Sorry, we don't all have Wills in our lives."
"Why does everyone say that? He's not all that great anyway."
"Really?"
"No, he is." They both laughed.
Will put his arm around Ronnie while he kept one hand on the steering wheel. "Feels good to be back in the ole' truck."
Ronnie scoffed. "Yeah, I really missed the bumpy rides and motor oil stench."
"Hey, don't diss the truck." Ronnie rolled down the window and leaned her head against the door. "Why couldn't we just take the rental car? It's burning up in here."
"You know the AC will be fixed tomorrow. And come on, I've missed her."
Ronnie brought her head up. "Her?"
"Yeah, this truck is like my wife. I would never give her up. You on the other hand….. I don't know."
"Ha-ha very funny. I wonder if you can kiss your truck too." She rolled her eyes and leaned back against the door. Will chuckled. "Come on, you're not mad are you?" He started to frown as he didn't get a response, but grinned when he heard her soft, muffled snore.
It was about 10:30. Jonah was sound asleep in the guest house. Ronnie sat outside on the swing, sipping tea from a small mug. She watched as Will came outside with a tray of cookies and sat down next to her. The lights had come on and the garden was illuminated. It was silent except for the sounds of crickets and the gentle pitter patter of the fountains. "Did you talk to your mom?" Ronnie asked softly. When they came home today, Will hadn't said a word about their argument in the morning. "Not really. She just asked if I wanted something to eat and that's all. I guess she doesn't care anymore."
"Of course she cares. She just doesn't want to upset you."
"Maybe." Will took a bite of a cookie. "Did you have fun with Galadriel?"
"Yeah, I did."
"Did you guys talk about me? Of course you did"
"Why are you assuming we talked about you?"
"Because you always talk about me. Your life revolves around me, remember?" Ronnie punched him in the stomach.
"Hey, I'm eating." He complained through chuckles.
"Don't worry, if you choke, I'll get one of the crickets to do the Heimlich maneuver." He grinned. Ronnie took another sip from her cup before looking up at Will. "I want to go to my dad's house."
