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Chapter 27 True friendship
Chris is walking towards the staff quarters, he looks around and sees so many people walking around, he looks at the lake and smiles, then he sees the sigh 'no guests allowed', he looks around to see if anyone can see him, he quickly walks on and looks at the stairs that lead up a hill to a building, he looks at it but went left, he hears people talking and quickly hide himself behind a tree.
When he peeks around the tree he sees Billy and Mr. Castle walking, he sighs and came from behind the tree, Billy sees him and chuckles, "you sure tried to be secretive," Billy says, Chris starts to grin, "I'm sorry, you told me I'm not suppose to be here," Chris says, Mr. Castle chuckles, "it's good to see you again, Chris," he says, "you too, senior," Chris says and they shake hands, "you're on your way to the girls?" Mr. Castle asks with a smile, "yeah, it's been a while I've seen them," Chris says, they walk on, "yeah, I've been missing them as well, they're just an enjoyment to have around, that when as soon as they're not there, you start missing them," Mr. Castle says, Chris nods with a smile, "yeah, I've been missing them a lot," Chris says, "they'll be very happy to see you both again." Billy says.
Chris and Mr. Castle look at the staff cabins as they follow Billy, "which one is yours, Billy?" Mr. Castle asks, "number 7," Billy answers with a smile, "and my son?" He asks, Billy points and the two look at the cabin up the hill, "looks nice," Mr. Castle says, "it's been renovated and has totally changed," Billy explains, making Mr. Castle to look at him again, "it used to be the worse cabin of them all, it nearly fell apart and Max never thought about to give Johnny another one, until last year, especially when he heard the news of Baby being pregnant," Billy says, Mr. Castle sighs deeply, "I thought he was overexaggerating it a bit in his story."
Billy sighs a bit as they walk to the cabin, "he wasn't, he really got treated bad until last year," Billy says but he smiles, "Max is being really nice to Johnny now," Billy says, "why now?" Mr. Castle asks, "Max is a very good friend of Jake, that's why," Billy only answers as they stand at the door, Billy knocks, he didn't saw Mr. Castle sighing deeply, "rich seeks the rich," Billy says as Jenny opens the door, "Chris! Senior!" She says with a big smile, she let them in and hugs them, "what about me?" Billy asks with a grin, "Billy!" Jenny says and giggles, he chuckles about it and gives her a kiss, "don't you need to work?" Jenny asks, "I'm having a break."
"Senior!" Baby says as she sees him, he smiles and went to her, he gives her a kiss on her forehead, Baby is feeding junior, "I'm sorry, I can't give a hug right now," she says, Mr. Castle smiles, "that's okay, how is the little prince doing?" He asks as he sits down next to her, "great," Baby says and looks at Chris, "Chris! It's good to see you again, I've been missing you," Baby says as Chris came closer, he gives her a kiss on her cheek and stands straight again, "you'll be able to hold junior in a bit," Baby says, "no rush, Baby, it's good to see you again, I've been missing you two," Chris says with a smile, "we've been missing you too, Jen can you take something to drink for them?" Baby asks, "let me," Billy says and opens the fridge, Mr. Castle looks around with a smile, "you're settled here."
"Yeah, the cabin is really nice now, last year it wasn't, Johnny built the baby room himself," Baby says and nods her head, they look at the baby room and smile, "Johnny will be here soon, he told me he had one more lesson and would help Pen out with her lesson and then comes back to make dinner," Baby says, Mr. Castle smiles proudly, "it's good to hear that he's taking care of his family," he says, Baby nods, "how are you liking it here so far?" He asks, "I love the mountain," Baby says, Jenny nods, "it's beautiful here."
Some time later, Johnny came back, he's hungry and he needs to work this evening at the gazebo and in the main hall, entertaining the guests, he opens the door and steps inside, "hey, son," Mr. Castle says and Johnny jumps a bit, he was in his own thoughts, "dad! I'm happy you're here," Johnny says and went to give him a hug, "I've missed you, son," he says as Johnny let him go, Johnny smiles, "I've missed you too," he looks at Chris and smiles a little wider, "Chris! It's good to see you again, how are you?" Johnny says and they shake hands, "I'm good, happy to have a holiday now," Chris says, "I can imagine, it was a hell of a schoolyear," Johnny says, he went to Baby and gives her a kiss, he looks at his son with a happy smile, "here, he's been waiting for daddy," Baby whispers, Johnny takes his son on his arms and smiles, "here, dad, hold your grandson, I'm gonna start dinner, you're staying?" Johnny says, "I can," Mr. Castle says as he looks at junior on his arms, "you too, Chris?" Johnny asks, "I would love to, but I think my parents want me to join them," Chris says, "alright, I'm gonna start now, I need to work this evening."
Billy looks at the time, "I need to go back now," he says, "don't you need to eat?" Jenny asks, he looks at her and smiles, "I'll get something at the restaurant, don't you worry," he says and gives her a sweet kiss, "okay, I'll see you later," Jenny whispers, he grabs her head and kissed her again, "you all should go to the main hall this evening, it's the opening show," Billy says, Mr. Castle nods with a smile, Billy walks to the door, "wait, Billy, I'll walk with you," Chris says, Billy nods, "I'll see you later?" Chris asks as he looks at the girls, "yeah, we'll come to the main hall, see ya there," Baby says, "see ya." Chris says and follows Billy outside.
Mr. Castle sits down at the table and watches Baby and Jenny, they're entertaining junior a little, "it's good to see you being so happy," Mr. Castle says as he looks at his son now, Johnny is smiling while looking in the casserole, he looks at his father, "I'm very happy, dad, life hasn't been so good to me before," Johnny says, Mr. Castle sighs again, "I'm just happy to have you back and to see you doing so well," Mr. Castle says, "I'm happy too, dad, to have you back."
Billy and Chris are walking to the main building, "how long do you work here?" Chris asks as he looks around now, "3 years now, Johnny got me the job here," Billy says with a smile, Chris looks at him and smiles, "your cousin is amazing," Chris says, "yeah, he is," Billy says, "if someone deserves all the good luck and happiness, it's him," Billy adds, "I agree, it's great to have you and him as a friend," Chris says, Billy stops for a moment, "what's your background?" Billy asks, "what do you mean?" Chris asks as he puts his hands in his pockets, "I mean, are you rich, poor? That sort of stuff," Billy says, Chris inhales a little and smiles, "I'm not rich, but neither poor, we were very poor when I was little, I was lucky that my parents could afford me going to school, and this with a lot of effort," Chris says, Billy nods and smiles, "we moved close to Upper East Side in New York about 8 years ago, my father got a great opportunity, but we're not rich, though we don't have to worry anymore if we'll be able to buy food or not," Chris says, "it shows, you know what I mean?"
"No, not really," Chris says a little confused, Billy lays his hand on Chris' shoulder, "I mean, the way you are, you're nice, you're humble, you want to help, you care, you're not acting spoiled, that's what I meant, it shows and it's great to have you as a friend," Billy says, "thanks, Billy, that means so much to me, it's great to have you as a friend as well," Chris says, they pat each other's shoulder and Billy chuckles a little, "I bet your parents are looking for you," Billy says, Chris nods, "I need to get back to work, I'll see ya later," Billy says, "see ya." Chris says and watches Billy walking away, he sighs a little and went to his cabin.
Peter and Colin are walking to the main building, their cabin is close to the lake, "it's really nice here," Colin says with a smile, Peter looks at him and smiles, "yeah, it truly is," Peter nods, "I'm hungry now," He adds, Colin chuckles about it and then he spots Chris, "Chris!" Colin shouts, Chris looks around to see who called his name and then sees them, they walk to him and Chris smiles a bit, "hey, guys, I didn't know you would come here for a holiday," Chris says, "yeah, it first was only planned to come for the wedding, but when I told dad about it, he called Max and arranged us a cabin for the summer," Peter explains, "really?" Chris asks with a smile, "yeah, dad is a friend of Max," Peter answers with a smile, "that's nice of him."
"You're here with your parents?" Colin asks, "yeah, I think they're waiting for me so we can go to dinner in a bit," Chris says, "would you mind if we join you?" Colin asks, Chris looks from him to Peter and back, he thinks about their apologies and how they've been helping and supporting, then he starts to smile, "sure, why not?" Chris asks, they smile as him, Chris walks to his cabin and the two follow him, "it's really nice here," Colin says, Chris smiles, "yeah, it really is, but it's even nicer when you're here with friends," Chris says as he looks at them, "you mean?" Peter asks, "that I want to be friends again," Chris answers and they start to smile widely and jump on Chris, "hey, hey! Take it easy, guys!" Chris says while he's laughing about their reaction, "sorry, got a little excited there," Colin says with a grin, "let's go."
"Where are the girls? I reckon they're here already." Peter says as they walk on, "yeah, they're in Johnny's cabin, he's making dinner, senior is with them as well," Chris says, "how's the baby?" Colin asks, "he's great, he looks adorable, you'll like him very much," Chris says, "I hope the girls want to be friends with us as well," Peter says, Chris looks at him and stops walking again, "I'm sure they want to, they could see you both were genuine about your apologies, and you've been helping as well, I'm sure they appreciate that a lot," Chris says with a smile, "Johnny has invited us to the wedding," Colin says, "and that actually means that he likes you, and is thankful for your help as well," Chris says, "really?" Peter asks, "yeah, Johnny is not easy to make friends," Chris says, "he seems a very nice guy," Colin says, "he is, and so is Billy, they're great friends."
"Chris!" His mother shouts, he looks up at her, she's standing on the balcony from their cabin, "yeah?" Chris asks, "dinner is in a bit, don't you want to change clothes?" She asks, "yeah," Chris says and walks up the stairs, Peter and Colin follow him, "mom, this is Peter and Colin, friends from college," Chris says with a smile, "nice to meet you," she says as she shakes hands with them, "nice to meet you too, Mrs." Peter says with a smile, "you're charming, I didn't know your friends would come here too," she says and looks at Chris again, "yeah, they're invited to the wedding as well," Chris says, "they're friends with the girls too?" She asks, "yeah, I'm gonna change a shirt, be right back." He says and went into his cabin.
Clarissa and Bianca are in their shared cabin, "this cabin has a really nice view," Clarissa says, Bianca smiles, "it's the one I always get, I love it, the kids love it too, it's close to the playground," Bianca says, "mommy?" Ashley asks, "yes, sweetie?" Bianca asks, "are we going? I'm hungry," she says, "yes, just a moment, I need to pee," Bianca says and went to the bathroom, "you'll love it here, auntie," Ashley says, Brent is waiting outside, "I think so too," she says, "there will be dancing this evening and magic tricks," Ashley says, Clarissa smiles at her, "let's go." Bianca says as she came back from the bathroom, they walk outside.
"You reckon Johnny wants to sit with us?" Clarissa asks, "you mean, senior?" Bianca asks with a teasing smile, "yes! Oh god, yes! I'm so sorry, guess I'm not used to it that he has a son named after him," Clarissa says as Bianca giggles about her reaction, "what about, having a son at all?" Bianca asks, "yeah, we don't seem to know much about him, do we?" Clarissa asks, "yeah, but that's because he never talks about private stuff at work," Bianca says with a smile, "I think to get to know him you need to hang out with him outside work," Bianca says, Clarissa inhales deeply as she looks around, people are walking to the main building for dinner, Ashley and Brent are running around a little, "you know," Bianca says after a few moments, Clarissa looks at her, "what?" Clarissa asks, "this holiday may be a good opportunity for you to get to know him, maybe you get to know if he likes you too or not," Bianca says, "I don't think he likes me that way," Clarissa says with a sigh, "don't say that so fast, I've seen him winking and blushing at you, you might be surprised," Bianca says with a wink, "I don't know."
They enter the restaurant and the host guides them to their table, "this will be your table for the holiday," he says, Bianca nods, "thanks," she answers, he nods and walks away, the kids are sitting down already, Ashley giggles a little, Bianca and Clarissa sit down, a waiter came to their table, Bianca looks at him, "I had no clue you would be working here, Mark," Bianca says with a smile, he looks at her and blushes a little, "I got recruited by Max, I can use the money, I didn't know you would be here on holiday, Mrs. Flint," Mark says with a smile as he pours some water in the glasses, "please call me Bianca, I'm not your teacher here," Bianca says, "okay, but that will be a little weird," he says, Clarissa chuckles, "you'll get use to it," Clarissa says, "I'm your waiter this season," Mark says, "that's nice, would you like to get us some wine and the kids a cola?" Bianca asks, Mark nods and walks away.
"More students," Bianca says, "yeah, I'm starting to think you're gonna be right," Clarissa says and they chuckle a little, "it will be awkward when everyone goes back to school," Clarissa adds, Bianca chuckles again and sips some water, Mark came back with the wine and the cola, "you could choose what you want to eat?" He asks, "gives us 10 minutes to decide," Bianca says as he's pouring some wine in two glasses, "thanks, Mark," Clarissa says as she takes the glass, "I'll come back in 10 minutes," Mark says and walks away, "he's doing a nice job so far," Clarissa says, Bianca chuckles while she takes the menu, Clarissa is looking around, she sees Chris and his family and friends walking inside, she sees Jake, Marge and Lisa walking inside as well, "who are they? They look familiar." She says and points.
Bianca looks at where Clarissa is pointing, "that's Frances' family," Bianca says with a smile, "oh, that figures, I wonder where Johnny is," she says as she keeps looking at the family while sipping her wine, "you're doing it again," Bianca says and chuckles, Clarissa rolls her eyes, "Frances' family has the special guests table," Bianca says after a moment, "really?" Clarissa asks, they look at them again, "yeah, only special guests from Max are getting the best table with the best service and all," Bianca says, "you think this is because of Frances?" Clarissa asks, "could be, but maybe her father is a friend," Bianca says, "maybe."
A little later during dinner, Clarissa is still looking around, looking for Mr. Castle, "I wonder where he is," Clarissa says as she sips from her wine, Bianca is cracking the lobster she has ordered, Bianca looks at her, "maybe he's with his son," Bianca says, "I guess so, but he needs to eat too," Clarissa says, Bianca rolls her eyes and chuckles, "you're gonna bug me the whole holiday like this?" Bianca asks, Clarissa shakes her head, "you need to enjoy your time here, you'll get to see him soon and get to know him as well," Bianca says, "I hope so," Clarissa says with a little sigh, "I'm sure, and," Bianca says, "I don't think he's skipping dinner, he might be having dinner with his son and Frances," Bianca says, "is that even allowed?" Clarissa asks, "he's family, so yeah, it's allowed."