Chapter Fifteen:
I walked out into the livingroom after gathering my composure and sat down next to Jessi on the couch. She looked over at me and we exchanged a gently smile.
"Can we go out to dinner tonight? Just the two of us?" I asked in a small voice. Jessi gave her head a nod.
"Sure we can. Where do you want to go?" She asked turning off the tv.
"No where super special. Let's go to Friendly's. How does that sound?" I asked.
"Sounds perfect. When did you want to go hun?" She asked.
"Is 5 ok? I'm a little tired today so I want to get to bed early." I said, my stomach doing flip flops.
"That's fine sweetie. You need your rest." Jessi said with an underdstanding smile. I smiled back at her and stood up to go get ready for dinner....
~An Hour Later~
"I'm ready, how about you?" I asked from my place in the kitchen. I held a glass of water in one hand and a few pills in the other. I downed th pills and water fast as I heard Jessi coming in the room. I turned around to see he standing there with a sad expression on her face.
"Which ones were those?" She asked.
"Which one were what?" I asked trying to play dumb, but it wasn't going to work.
"The pills. Which ones did you take?" Jessi asked, her tone slightly turning into a demanding one.
"Morphine. It as only too. I just have a little pain in my back. Nothing big." I lied, hiding the real truth and pain.
"Maybe we shouldn't go out tonight." Jessi said as she came over to me and took my hand.
"No, no. I'm fine. I just need to eat something and relax. The pain will go away. It's really nothing big to worry about. Besides, the boys are coming down soon and I want you all to myself for one night." I laughed out. Jessi let out a small sigh and little smile.
"Oh ok. I sear you and Matt make it seem like you have to fight to get my attention." Jessi laughed out. I smiled to myself as we grabbed our bags a left the house. We soon arrived at Friendly's. I felt like a little child...all excited for Friendly's. Jessi laughed at me as I skipped up to the door. We walked in and were quickly seated in a booth made for two, away from the crowds.
"Hi, I'm Wendy and I'll be your waitress this evening. What can I start you two ladis out with?" Th waitress asked.
"I think wew're all set to order now, if that's ok." Jessi said in a polight manner.
"Ok, that's just fine. What would you like?" Wendy asked looking at me.
"We'll have two cokes, and two orders of the chicken strips baskets, one with extra honey mustard sauce and the other with bbq sauce." I said with a smile. 'The usual Friendly's meal' I thought to myself. Wendy quickly wrote it all down and thanked us after taking the menus and left. I looked over at Jessi and we both burst out into laughter, like the good ol' days.
"I think you scared her." Jessi joked out.
"I think I did to. I kinda feel bad...' I paused looking at Jessi. 'Nah!" We both blurted out. Wendy soon returned with our drinks and left again. She didn't like us..we could tell.
"This reminds me of my 17th birthday....that waitress that hated us! Oh my God were we aweful to her!" I laughed out. Jessi laughed right along with me as we took a trip down memory lane.
"Oh God were we ever! I still can't believe that we left her floss and band aids for a tip!" Jessi laughed harder. I couldnt' get the words out I was laughing so hard.
Wendy came back with our meals and we thanked her as she quickly left, making us laugh. We began to eat in silence, and it was a little un-nerving for me.
"This is nice. I always love coming to Friendly's." I said as I took another bite of my chicken.
"Yea...it's always so..so...Friendly." Jessi joked. I laughed at it losening the mood a little.
"We should get those super huge sundae's and just do it up! Do you remember that girls night out with Andie, we at in town and then went to the next town over to get ice cream from Friendly's? We could have staied and got it from the one in town, but no! We go out of town for it." I laughed.
"Yea, I remembe that night. You had those huge shoes on to feel taller and you slipped in the snow getting in and out of the car! You were so silly that night! My goodness...hey wait! You said the same thing that night about the big ice creams." Jessi said giving me a look.
"So?" I asked trying my best not to lose it and burst into another fit of laughter.
"So?! I don't think I could deal with a repeat of that night, with you and your silliness!" Jessi playfully exclaimed. That was the straw that broke the camel's back, I burst into a fierce fit of laughter. It go to the point where I was in tears. I wasn't even sure if they were tears from laughing or of saddness, knowing I wouldn't be here for another one of those nights. Jessi couldn't tell, she just thought I was laughing, and I was grateful for that.
We finished our meals laughing and just joking around like the times we were remembering. We paid for our food and left the waitress a decent tip even though we knew she didn't like us. I guess we wre making up for the other waitress we wronged in the past. As we stood to leave, a sharp pain ripped through my back and I held in my cringe so Jessi wouldn't notice.
I walked out into the livingroom after gathering my composure and sat down next to Jessi on the couch. She looked over at me and we exchanged a gently smile.
"Can we go out to dinner tonight? Just the two of us?" I asked in a small voice. Jessi gave her head a nod.
"Sure we can. Where do you want to go?" She asked turning off the tv.
"No where super special. Let's go to Friendly's. How does that sound?" I asked.
"Sounds perfect. When did you want to go hun?" She asked.
"Is 5 ok? I'm a little tired today so I want to get to bed early." I said, my stomach doing flip flops.
"That's fine sweetie. You need your rest." Jessi said with an underdstanding smile. I smiled back at her and stood up to go get ready for dinner....
~An Hour Later~
"I'm ready, how about you?" I asked from my place in the kitchen. I held a glass of water in one hand and a few pills in the other. I downed th pills and water fast as I heard Jessi coming in the room. I turned around to see he standing there with a sad expression on her face.
"Which ones were those?" She asked.
"Which one were what?" I asked trying to play dumb, but it wasn't going to work.
"The pills. Which ones did you take?" Jessi asked, her tone slightly turning into a demanding one.
"Morphine. It as only too. I just have a little pain in my back. Nothing big." I lied, hiding the real truth and pain.
"Maybe we shouldn't go out tonight." Jessi said as she came over to me and took my hand.
"No, no. I'm fine. I just need to eat something and relax. The pain will go away. It's really nothing big to worry about. Besides, the boys are coming down soon and I want you all to myself for one night." I laughed out. Jessi let out a small sigh and little smile.
"Oh ok. I sear you and Matt make it seem like you have to fight to get my attention." Jessi laughed out. I smiled to myself as we grabbed our bags a left the house. We soon arrived at Friendly's. I felt like a little child...all excited for Friendly's. Jessi laughed at me as I skipped up to the door. We walked in and were quickly seated in a booth made for two, away from the crowds.
"Hi, I'm Wendy and I'll be your waitress this evening. What can I start you two ladis out with?" Th waitress asked.
"I think wew're all set to order now, if that's ok." Jessi said in a polight manner.
"Ok, that's just fine. What would you like?" Wendy asked looking at me.
"We'll have two cokes, and two orders of the chicken strips baskets, one with extra honey mustard sauce and the other with bbq sauce." I said with a smile. 'The usual Friendly's meal' I thought to myself. Wendy quickly wrote it all down and thanked us after taking the menus and left. I looked over at Jessi and we both burst out into laughter, like the good ol' days.
"I think you scared her." Jessi joked out.
"I think I did to. I kinda feel bad...' I paused looking at Jessi. 'Nah!" We both blurted out. Wendy soon returned with our drinks and left again. She didn't like us..we could tell.
"This reminds me of my 17th birthday....that waitress that hated us! Oh my God were we aweful to her!" I laughed out. Jessi laughed right along with me as we took a trip down memory lane.
"Oh God were we ever! I still can't believe that we left her floss and band aids for a tip!" Jessi laughed harder. I couldnt' get the words out I was laughing so hard.
Wendy came back with our meals and we thanked her as she quickly left, making us laugh. We began to eat in silence, and it was a little un-nerving for me.
"This is nice. I always love coming to Friendly's." I said as I took another bite of my chicken.
"Yea...it's always so..so...Friendly." Jessi joked. I laughed at it losening the mood a little.
"We should get those super huge sundae's and just do it up! Do you remember that girls night out with Andie, we at in town and then went to the next town over to get ice cream from Friendly's? We could have staied and got it from the one in town, but no! We go out of town for it." I laughed.
"Yea, I remembe that night. You had those huge shoes on to feel taller and you slipped in the snow getting in and out of the car! You were so silly that night! My goodness...hey wait! You said the same thing that night about the big ice creams." Jessi said giving me a look.
"So?" I asked trying my best not to lose it and burst into another fit of laughter.
"So?! I don't think I could deal with a repeat of that night, with you and your silliness!" Jessi playfully exclaimed. That was the straw that broke the camel's back, I burst into a fierce fit of laughter. It go to the point where I was in tears. I wasn't even sure if they were tears from laughing or of saddness, knowing I wouldn't be here for another one of those nights. Jessi couldn't tell, she just thought I was laughing, and I was grateful for that.
We finished our meals laughing and just joking around like the times we were remembering. We paid for our food and left the waitress a decent tip even though we knew she didn't like us. I guess we wre making up for the other waitress we wronged in the past. As we stood to leave, a sharp pain ripped through my back and I held in my cringe so Jessi wouldn't notice.