Chapter 2 - Normal Life

'Do you know where my white shirt is?'

'Which white shirt? You have about twenty.'

'Funny. I can't find one clean one.'

'Here,' I said, tossing Carter a white shirt from the ironed pile next to me. 'Now will you please get out of here. Susan, Deb and Elizabeth will be here in a minute.'

'Elizabeth? But you've never been close to her.'

'Yeah well, I am now. Look,' I said, not turning away from the TV. 'Will you please get out of here.'

'Charming,' Carter replied, rushing up the stairs as the doorbell went. I got up from the comfy but uncomfy sofa and went to answer the door. Deb.

'Hi ya. How are you?' I took her coat and led her into the living room.

'I'm fine, you?'

'Not too bad,' Carter made a crashing sound upstairs. 'I better go check that he's ok.'

'Sure,' The doorbell went again.

'Deb, can you get that. It'll just be one of the girls.' I ran up the stairs as Deb walked out to the door. 'John, are you OK?' I walked over to our bedroom. OUR bedroom. I can say that now, we're together. As I walked in, I saw John checking himself in the mirror, fiddling with his shirt, pulling it this way and that, trying to make himself look 'respectful.' Just seeing him made my heart flutter. He heard me and turned around, smiling when he saw me. I ran to him and kissed him. First on his cheek. Then his lips. He kissed me back and we fell on the bed.

'Wait, Debs downstairs.'

'So?' I continued to kiss him, running my fingers through his hair.

'Look,' he said, laughing, pulling my hands up to his mouth, kissing them gently. 'I've got to go. And you've got guests.' The doorbell had rung again. I heard Deb answer it.

'Oh all right. Just this once though John Carter. You're not getting away from me again!' I kissed his cheek, gave him a hug and walked down the stairs.

'Hi ya. I was wondering if Carter had swallowed you!'

'Oh you're just so hilariously funny Deb.' I picked up a pillow and threw it at her. I had started a pillow fight.

'What the Hell is going on here?' Carter. I threw a pillow at him and he dodged it, blew me a kiss and left before anyone else threw something at him.

'He loves you you know.'

'Oh Shut up Susan.' I pushed her, trying to hide my obvious blushing. 'Any way, how is it going with Luka?'

'What's this is about then?' Deb is so formal.

'Yes. Tell us.' This was the first time I had heard Elizabeth speak so far.

'Well,' Susan was blushing more than me now. 'He asked me out.'

'Woohoo!' We all fell about laughing.

***

It was late. The girls had left after a very late night and Carter had come back. We went up to bed and fell straight asleep. When I woke up next to him, it started my day perfectly. I had a feeling that today would go well.

What is gonna go well? Please R+R. More soon