A month had passed. Elysa was still considering artificial insemination. Corey was continuing to thrive. Sometime next year he was going to direct two films, one of which he was starring in. He also had a computer animation movie with "Warner Bros." coming up. On top of that he was beginning to write a sequel to "License To Drive" with Feldman called "License To Fly" Today was Corey's thirty-eighth birthday. Elysa was coming over and making him a pizza. Judy made a cake. It was around six o' clock. Corey and Judy were at home. There was a knock at the door. Corey answered it. Elysa was standing there. She had a bag full of stuff to make the pizza.
"Hi." "Happy birthday Corey." She said.
"Thanks." She went in. "Let me take that for you." He took the bag.
"Hi Judy." She said.
"Hi." Judy said.
"How do you feel today?"
"You know the chemo takes it out of me but I'm doing ok."
"Good."
They were all in the kitchen. Elysa and Corey were putting the toppings on the pizza.
"Corey I was up in my attic the other day and look what I found." Elysa said. She took a picture out of her purse and handed it to Corey. It was a picture of her and Corey when they were fifteen. They were standing in front of a hotel.
"Whoa, who are those kids?" Corey said smiling.
"I don't know but I'm pretty sure the girl in the picture, had a crush on the boy in the picture at the time." She said smiling.
"Really?"
"Yeah."
"Why didn't you tell me?"
She rolled her eyes. "Come on Corey, you knew." "Just like I knew." "We were both in denial."
"Can I see?" Judy said.
"Look mom." Corey said.
"I don't care how old you two get." "To me you'll always be these kids."
"Leecie, wasn't this the night of our first kiss?"
"Now that you mention it, I think you're right." Elysa said.
"I remember because Corey took this picture and he left." "When he came back." He smiled.
"We were making out." She said smiling.
"Oh I see, and when was this?" Judy said.
"You know that scene in "License To Drive" where we're dancing on top the car and have to kiss?" Corey asked.
"Yeah."
"We were rehearsing our lines that night and we usually skipped the kissing part but that night we didn't because we were shooting it the next night." "Of course we both acted like we didn't want to kiss because as Elysa said, we were both in denial." "It started off as a rehearsal kiss but that only lasted about ten seconds, before we weren't faking anymore." "Then Corey walked in and saw us."
"That had to be awkward."
"It was."
After they had pizza and cake Judy went to bed. Elysa and Corey were sitting on the couch talking.
"Did you enjoy your birthday?" Elysa asked.
"Yeah." "Thank you for coming."
"It's the least I can do after what you did for me on my birthday."
"I can't believe that picture you found is twenty-three years old."
"I know." "The things I would say to my younger self if I could."
"Me to."
"Corey I'm really proud of you." "I think next year you're finally gonna get your big comeback and it's well deserved."
"It means a lot to hear you say that you're proud of me Elysa." "I'm not there yet but I'm hopeful 2010 will be my comeback year." "I want to make one more thing right in my life."
"What's that?"
He looked at her. "I'm afraid to say it."
"Why?"
"If I say it you might get up and leave."
"Say it."
"I want you back Elysa."
"I'm not gonna lie." "I'm very tempted to say yes."
"It's no, isn't it?"
"No." "It's, I wanna think about it." "It might take me a few weeks though." "I really need to think it through." "Is that ok?"
"It's fine." "Take all the time you need." "I'm not going anywhere."