CHAPTER 67 HAS BEEN FIXED!!! IT IS CHANGED AND EXPLAIN A LOT MORE !
Authors Note- So yesterday was a VERY ditzy day for me, and somehow, I managed to upload chapter 67 as Chpater 68, not many people noticed it, or they did they just didn't say anything. I noticed when I was heading off to school that I did that and my computer was being stupid so I didnt get the chance to fix it til now. Anyways here is another chapter, I know a lot of you were thinking chapter 69 was the end, although that woulda beena funny number to end on (so what immature... I jnew that already!) we went a bit over 100. So here is chapter 70. Oh and the reviews are divided up between chapters since I got like 30 Reviews :D:D:D:D:D:D YAYAYAYAYAY THANK YOU!
~*~
Annette and I reach the restaurant and head towards our reserved table. We both had the day off, and she gave me a tour of the city. I help her off with her coat, and I hand hers, along with mine, to the waiter. I pull out her chair and allow her to sit down. I head across the table to my own seat and we look at the menu's, wondering what to order. I've had the absolute best day with her. She's so outgoing and open, if she wants something, or is thinking something, she'll say it. She's the completely opposite of everyone I've ever known. And she's a people magnet. At the hospital over the last week, she's managed to do thing that no one else could. She's so friendly and talented. I smile just looking at her. And she's got the most beautiful, rich green eyes, along with this sexy little smile that everyone falls in love with. Especially me. I love it when she smiles, and she does it alot, too. The waiter comes and we give him our orders. We've having the same thing. We're so alike, I just never realized how two people could so similiar. I guess I told her alot about me today, too. About my family, my friends, my life. And she seemed to genuinely care and understand me. She's absolutely perfect. Our wine comes, and she picks up her glass.
"To you, for making it through your first two weeks."
I smile at her, she's so cute.
"For us, for making it through gossip."
She starts to laugh a little and rolls her eyes playfully. We take a sip of our wines and dinner arrives shortly. We keep conversation light, about patients, and she keeps on informing me about who I should stick away from. From what I've heard, half the women in the hospital have their eyes on me. I feel special. But the one I really want is no where in sight. Miles away.
"What are you think about?"
I shake my head, implying nothing.
"Jo-hn..."
She whines like a little kid. Another thing I love about her.
"Chicago."
She takes a sip of her wine and looks back up at me.
"Anything inparticular?"
I shrugg my shoulders.
"Not really."
She takes my hand from cross the table and holds them lightly.
"I know it's hard, John. It's a transition. And it'll get better believe me, it just takes time. But you know I"m always here for you, no matter what."
I nod my head reassuringly at her, and I get a get a light smile.
"Thank-you."
I start to bite on my bottom lip. God do I miss Bryce right now. I just, I don't knwo why I thought of him. It's the first time in a long time that I've felt like this. I look back at Annette and she has her head head down but she's looking at me. She's slightly pouting, I know she's worried about me. She always worries about me. Our food comes, but I've suddenly lost my appetite. I pick at it, and she notices. I guess I've sort of ruined our evening a bit. I wait for her to finish and she looks up at me.
"Come on, let's go home."
I nod my head, liking that idea very much. I can't believe I'm homesick. For the first time in my life, I want to go no where but Chicago. It's a strange feeling. I pay the bill and grab our coats. We head out the door and we wrap our arms around each other, this time I think I"m leaning on her more than she is on me. She squeezes my hand reassuringly and we stroll slowly towards her condo.
"Have you talked to anyone?"
I'm knocked out of my thinking atmosphere. For the better, of course. I can only formulate some of the weirdest situations in my head.
"No. No one besides Kerry. And that was formal."
She nods her head. Some more silence. Strangely enough, the silence between us is actually good. We both understand each other, its as if she can read my mind. I've opened up to her little by little, she knows a bit about Abby, and alot about Bryce. She knows about my family, and has even met my father. He liked her. Who wouldnt' like her?
"You should call. Say that your settling in okay. Their probably worried about you, too."
I could call, but I never know who might answer the phone. And I guess I don't want to risk anything. These wounds are still too fresh. I shrug my shoulders and she gives me a quick kiss.
"You'll be fine."
We walk another block or so, and I've eased myself out of my mourning mood little by little. I don't want to bring this evening to a terrible close. We reach her condo, and she opens the door, I follow at her heels. We get up to her place, and I lock the door behind me. She's a perfectionist, so of course, everything has to get hanged up in the closet. Her condo is so neat, it's always in perfect order. She unpins her hair and lets it cascade down her shoulders. It's so thick, I love it when it's down. She rarely leaves it that way. I can imagine it gets in the way alot. I walk up to her and put my arms around her waist. We dance slowly to the music playing in the background. This is heaven. All my troubles, everything, seems so far away. I haven't even had that many troubles. The only problem I have had is concentrating on the meetings, not Annette. Everything else is fine. I don't get harassed by Kerry, no loud abnoxious patients, or at least I haven't gotten any. Even the weather behaves. She turns her head a bit, and I'm in perfect reach of her lips. I give her a kiss, the lingering taste of chocolate and wine on her lips. Not a bad mix at all. She laughs a little, and I break the kiss. I'm laughing too. I haven't laughed or smiled so much, only with her. It's great. I lace my fingers with hers, and pull them down so I'm standing as close to her, behind her, as possible. She's still leaning against me, but she's looking out at the moon through the open windows. It hasn't been a bad night, just an emotional rollarcoaster. But I really think that it's all going to straighten out soon. She said it would take time, and time is all I've got on my side right now, besides her. The music ends, and she lets go. She's heading towards her bedroom and I follow after her.
I climb into bed, and she joins me a few minutes later. She smells like lotion and mint toothpaste. Very inticing and addictive. She lays down against me, and turns off the lamp on her side. I leave mine on since I've grown used to this ritual. We talk alot. Alot more than I have with anyone else. And I like it. I can finally be open about everything, and she doesn't judge me or ridicule me. My right hand holds hers, and she slowly kisses it before resting it against her body.
"You miss Bryce, don't you?"
I want to laugh. It's so ironical, she can read my mind at times.
"Yeah, a bit."
She sighs, I know she's tired. She volunteered to pull off a shift for Grace so she could be home for her daughter's birthday. And she didn't get much sleep today since she had promised to take me around the city. She's stubborn. I had wanted her to stay home, but she didn't. Now that exhaustions is kicking in. She curls up to be a bit more, and pulls the covers closer around us.
"Call him tomorrow."
I wish I could. But I know he probably hates me, or just doesn't want to hear from me again. I've hurt him. I've hurt them both.
"I doubt he wants to speak to me."
She squeezes my hand, the little comfort I find from that.
"I doubt that he's not worried about you."
I reach over and turn off my lamp. I give her another quick kiss before making myself comfortable.
"It's still too early. I will. Just not yet."
She nods her head.
"When the time's right... But the longer you take, the more he's going to think that you don't care about him."
I suck on my lip. She's right. But I can't bring mysefl to do it. It would probably draw me forth to go back to Chicago again. And now everything finally seems to be going in the right direction. I cannot afford it right now. I cannot screw up again. I pull Annette closer to me and fall sleep, glad that I have at least her in my life.
***PREVIEW***
"Is it about Dylan?" I frown. He shakes his head no. As far as I know they are still together, as together as ten year olds can be. "Um- Carter?" Luka guesses, Alex's face freezes up, then walks back over to his desk. "It was Carter on the phone wasn't it?" I am shocked, Carter hasn't written or called in a month. I walk towards the lounge, to find Bryce lying on the couch.
**REVIEW RESPONSES**
Ashley- not the end loooooooooots more to go:D you'll see.
carbylobsterandavrilfan- not your favourite :( at least u like them :) I think they have a few things to work out before things will change.
Sam- nope not just you, they were the same. I don't think you will be disappointed by the ending... at least I hope not!
IDontWriteIJustRead- but if there is kissing stuff its all part of the story :D don't worry nothing will be too extreme.
knocked who up? Nah cuz the drinking wouldnt have been good for it... no sense woulda been made there.
J- haha, glad you enjoyed all the updates, nah we will continue to update, we have found that we want to move on with other projects, and while we loved writing this story, we want to start posting new things, maybe things that are even related to this story ;) so we have decided to update more, the nine updates we to just throw people for a loop haha. I think we succeeded.
Carby4ever- Now that would be a crazy twist haha
carbytothecore-I agree
cool cat- Thanks, nope more to come!
NAT- what? We love angst haha I just think people don't like angst so it clouds their views, but I could be wrong. Personally I love writing and reading angst it keeps me intriguded and loving the story.
CARBYforever- thank yah, we try... The story will pick up in a bit we promise
hyperpiper91- Carter's being such a prick, bwahaha. Dude don't worry about Ernie hehe... maybe even bert??? lol
CamilaC- Annette is always an option... hmmmm....
Authors Note- So yesterday was a VERY ditzy day for me, and somehow, I managed to upload chapter 67 as Chpater 68, not many people noticed it, or they did they just didn't say anything. I noticed when I was heading off to school that I did that and my computer was being stupid so I didnt get the chance to fix it til now. Anyways here is another chapter, I know a lot of you were thinking chapter 69 was the end, although that woulda beena funny number to end on (so what immature... I jnew that already!) we went a bit over 100. So here is chapter 70. Oh and the reviews are divided up between chapters since I got like 30 Reviews :D:D:D:D:D:D YAYAYAYAYAY THANK YOU!
~*~
Annette and I reach the restaurant and head towards our reserved table. We both had the day off, and she gave me a tour of the city. I help her off with her coat, and I hand hers, along with mine, to the waiter. I pull out her chair and allow her to sit down. I head across the table to my own seat and we look at the menu's, wondering what to order. I've had the absolute best day with her. She's so outgoing and open, if she wants something, or is thinking something, she'll say it. She's the completely opposite of everyone I've ever known. And she's a people magnet. At the hospital over the last week, she's managed to do thing that no one else could. She's so friendly and talented. I smile just looking at her. And she's got the most beautiful, rich green eyes, along with this sexy little smile that everyone falls in love with. Especially me. I love it when she smiles, and she does it alot, too. The waiter comes and we give him our orders. We've having the same thing. We're so alike, I just never realized how two people could so similiar. I guess I told her alot about me today, too. About my family, my friends, my life. And she seemed to genuinely care and understand me. She's absolutely perfect. Our wine comes, and she picks up her glass.
"To you, for making it through your first two weeks."
I smile at her, she's so cute.
"For us, for making it through gossip."
She starts to laugh a little and rolls her eyes playfully. We take a sip of our wines and dinner arrives shortly. We keep conversation light, about patients, and she keeps on informing me about who I should stick away from. From what I've heard, half the women in the hospital have their eyes on me. I feel special. But the one I really want is no where in sight. Miles away.
"What are you think about?"
I shake my head, implying nothing.
"Jo-hn..."
She whines like a little kid. Another thing I love about her.
"Chicago."
She takes a sip of her wine and looks back up at me.
"Anything inparticular?"
I shrugg my shoulders.
"Not really."
She takes my hand from cross the table and holds them lightly.
"I know it's hard, John. It's a transition. And it'll get better believe me, it just takes time. But you know I"m always here for you, no matter what."
I nod my head reassuringly at her, and I get a get a light smile.
"Thank-you."
I start to bite on my bottom lip. God do I miss Bryce right now. I just, I don't knwo why I thought of him. It's the first time in a long time that I've felt like this. I look back at Annette and she has her head head down but she's looking at me. She's slightly pouting, I know she's worried about me. She always worries about me. Our food comes, but I've suddenly lost my appetite. I pick at it, and she notices. I guess I've sort of ruined our evening a bit. I wait for her to finish and she looks up at me.
"Come on, let's go home."
I nod my head, liking that idea very much. I can't believe I'm homesick. For the first time in my life, I want to go no where but Chicago. It's a strange feeling. I pay the bill and grab our coats. We head out the door and we wrap our arms around each other, this time I think I"m leaning on her more than she is on me. She squeezes my hand reassuringly and we stroll slowly towards her condo.
"Have you talked to anyone?"
I'm knocked out of my thinking atmosphere. For the better, of course. I can only formulate some of the weirdest situations in my head.
"No. No one besides Kerry. And that was formal."
She nods her head. Some more silence. Strangely enough, the silence between us is actually good. We both understand each other, its as if she can read my mind. I've opened up to her little by little, she knows a bit about Abby, and alot about Bryce. She knows about my family, and has even met my father. He liked her. Who wouldnt' like her?
"You should call. Say that your settling in okay. Their probably worried about you, too."
I could call, but I never know who might answer the phone. And I guess I don't want to risk anything. These wounds are still too fresh. I shrug my shoulders and she gives me a quick kiss.
"You'll be fine."
We walk another block or so, and I've eased myself out of my mourning mood little by little. I don't want to bring this evening to a terrible close. We reach her condo, and she opens the door, I follow at her heels. We get up to her place, and I lock the door behind me. She's a perfectionist, so of course, everything has to get hanged up in the closet. Her condo is so neat, it's always in perfect order. She unpins her hair and lets it cascade down her shoulders. It's so thick, I love it when it's down. She rarely leaves it that way. I can imagine it gets in the way alot. I walk up to her and put my arms around her waist. We dance slowly to the music playing in the background. This is heaven. All my troubles, everything, seems so far away. I haven't even had that many troubles. The only problem I have had is concentrating on the meetings, not Annette. Everything else is fine. I don't get harassed by Kerry, no loud abnoxious patients, or at least I haven't gotten any. Even the weather behaves. She turns her head a bit, and I'm in perfect reach of her lips. I give her a kiss, the lingering taste of chocolate and wine on her lips. Not a bad mix at all. She laughs a little, and I break the kiss. I'm laughing too. I haven't laughed or smiled so much, only with her. It's great. I lace my fingers with hers, and pull them down so I'm standing as close to her, behind her, as possible. She's still leaning against me, but she's looking out at the moon through the open windows. It hasn't been a bad night, just an emotional rollarcoaster. But I really think that it's all going to straighten out soon. She said it would take time, and time is all I've got on my side right now, besides her. The music ends, and she lets go. She's heading towards her bedroom and I follow after her.
I climb into bed, and she joins me a few minutes later. She smells like lotion and mint toothpaste. Very inticing and addictive. She lays down against me, and turns off the lamp on her side. I leave mine on since I've grown used to this ritual. We talk alot. Alot more than I have with anyone else. And I like it. I can finally be open about everything, and she doesn't judge me or ridicule me. My right hand holds hers, and she slowly kisses it before resting it against her body.
"You miss Bryce, don't you?"
I want to laugh. It's so ironical, she can read my mind at times.
"Yeah, a bit."
She sighs, I know she's tired. She volunteered to pull off a shift for Grace so she could be home for her daughter's birthday. And she didn't get much sleep today since she had promised to take me around the city. She's stubborn. I had wanted her to stay home, but she didn't. Now that exhaustions is kicking in. She curls up to be a bit more, and pulls the covers closer around us.
"Call him tomorrow."
I wish I could. But I know he probably hates me, or just doesn't want to hear from me again. I've hurt him. I've hurt them both.
"I doubt he wants to speak to me."
She squeezes my hand, the little comfort I find from that.
"I doubt that he's not worried about you."
I reach over and turn off my lamp. I give her another quick kiss before making myself comfortable.
"It's still too early. I will. Just not yet."
She nods her head.
"When the time's right... But the longer you take, the more he's going to think that you don't care about him."
I suck on my lip. She's right. But I can't bring mysefl to do it. It would probably draw me forth to go back to Chicago again. And now everything finally seems to be going in the right direction. I cannot afford it right now. I cannot screw up again. I pull Annette closer to me and fall sleep, glad that I have at least her in my life.
***PREVIEW***
"Is it about Dylan?" I frown. He shakes his head no. As far as I know they are still together, as together as ten year olds can be. "Um- Carter?" Luka guesses, Alex's face freezes up, then walks back over to his desk. "It was Carter on the phone wasn't it?" I am shocked, Carter hasn't written or called in a month. I walk towards the lounge, to find Bryce lying on the couch.
**REVIEW RESPONSES**
Ashley- not the end loooooooooots more to go:D you'll see.
carbylobsterandavrilfan- not your favourite :( at least u like them :) I think they have a few things to work out before things will change.
Sam- nope not just you, they were the same. I don't think you will be disappointed by the ending... at least I hope not!
IDontWriteIJustRead- but if there is kissing stuff its all part of the story :D don't worry nothing will be too extreme.
knocked who up? Nah cuz the drinking wouldnt have been good for it... no sense woulda been made there.
J- haha, glad you enjoyed all the updates, nah we will continue to update, we have found that we want to move on with other projects, and while we loved writing this story, we want to start posting new things, maybe things that are even related to this story ;) so we have decided to update more, the nine updates we to just throw people for a loop haha. I think we succeeded.
Carby4ever- Now that would be a crazy twist haha
carbytothecore-I agree
cool cat- Thanks, nope more to come!
NAT- what? We love angst haha I just think people don't like angst so it clouds their views, but I could be wrong. Personally I love writing and reading angst it keeps me intriguded and loving the story.
CARBYforever- thank yah, we try... The story will pick up in a bit we promise
hyperpiper91- Carter's being such a prick, bwahaha. Dude don't worry about Ernie hehe... maybe even bert??? lol
CamilaC- Annette is always an option... hmmmm....