Authors Note: I wrote a wicked angst-y chapter the other night, if I do put it in it will be 11 or 12, but would you guys wanna read a really ansgt-y song fic chapter, or do you want me to leave it on the cutting room floor? Lemme know.
I also may or may not be able to update as much as I thought I could. Something about meetings and tongue rings..
8. A Conversation With Rove
Luke's face fell.
"Her.. boyfriend?"
"Sorry Luke. I know you still like her. And she still likes you, but there's that whole moving on thing.. I mean, you two broke up..."
"Yeah, I.. I get it." Moments later, Dan walked past the table and out the door, Grace following, but stopping at the table for a moment. She picked up her coat.
"I've got to.. later guys.." she muttered, leaving.
"Should I follow her?" Joan asked.
"No, I know where she's going. Seen that look before. It's a place, near the edge of town. We use to go there when we were younger," Adam explained. "I'm gonna go talk to her, yo." Joan and Luke nodded. Adam grabbed his own coat and left Starbucks.
"So Joan, are you and Adam.. together?" Luke asked once Adam left. Joan shook her head.
"I already told you, no. We're just friends." Luke raised an eyebrow.
"You want to be more than friends though, don't you?"
"I've wanted to be with Adam since the first time I talked," Joan told him.
"Well, it hasn't changed has it?"
"Everything changes dog boy."
*
Adam was out of breath by the time he reached his destination. Of course most people would be out of breath after walking three miles. He climbed over a metal chain fence surrounding an old playground, empty aside from himself and a figure sitting on a swing underneath a tree. He walked over to the swing and put his hands on the chains, pulling it back a bit, then letting it go.
"Rove."
"Yo," Adam responded as he continued pushing Grace on the swing.
"How did you find me?"
"What do you think Grace?"
"Right. Dumb question." Silence. "Why do we always end up here whenever something gets screwed up?" Adam shrugged.
"Habit? So, you and that dude..?"
"I dumped him. I thought I'd be easy to just come back here and have everything just be.. normal. I'm not a fan of change, you know?"
"Unchallenged."
"You know Rove, it's like we switched minds or something. It's obvious how you and Girardi feel about each other, how do you guys deal with that?"
"Cha, you were right about switching minds. I don't know how we deal with it, we just do. Besides, your Grace, you can hid how you feel about people better than anyone yo."
"Sometimes being emotionally damaged pays off," Grace told him, half joking. "Did you walk here?"
"Yeah."
"If we want to get back at a decent time, we should leave now." Adam stopped the swing and Grace got off.
I also may or may not be able to update as much as I thought I could. Something about meetings and tongue rings..
8. A Conversation With Rove
Luke's face fell.
"Her.. boyfriend?"
"Sorry Luke. I know you still like her. And she still likes you, but there's that whole moving on thing.. I mean, you two broke up..."
"Yeah, I.. I get it." Moments later, Dan walked past the table and out the door, Grace following, but stopping at the table for a moment. She picked up her coat.
"I've got to.. later guys.." she muttered, leaving.
"Should I follow her?" Joan asked.
"No, I know where she's going. Seen that look before. It's a place, near the edge of town. We use to go there when we were younger," Adam explained. "I'm gonna go talk to her, yo." Joan and Luke nodded. Adam grabbed his own coat and left Starbucks.
"So Joan, are you and Adam.. together?" Luke asked once Adam left. Joan shook her head.
"I already told you, no. We're just friends." Luke raised an eyebrow.
"You want to be more than friends though, don't you?"
"I've wanted to be with Adam since the first time I talked," Joan told him.
"Well, it hasn't changed has it?"
"Everything changes dog boy."
*
Adam was out of breath by the time he reached his destination. Of course most people would be out of breath after walking three miles. He climbed over a metal chain fence surrounding an old playground, empty aside from himself and a figure sitting on a swing underneath a tree. He walked over to the swing and put his hands on the chains, pulling it back a bit, then letting it go.
"Rove."
"Yo," Adam responded as he continued pushing Grace on the swing.
"How did you find me?"
"What do you think Grace?"
"Right. Dumb question." Silence. "Why do we always end up here whenever something gets screwed up?" Adam shrugged.
"Habit? So, you and that dude..?"
"I dumped him. I thought I'd be easy to just come back here and have everything just be.. normal. I'm not a fan of change, you know?"
"Unchallenged."
"You know Rove, it's like we switched minds or something. It's obvious how you and Girardi feel about each other, how do you guys deal with that?"
"Cha, you were right about switching minds. I don't know how we deal with it, we just do. Besides, your Grace, you can hid how you feel about people better than anyone yo."
"Sometimes being emotionally damaged pays off," Grace told him, half joking. "Did you walk here?"
"Yeah."
"If we want to get back at a decent time, we should leave now." Adam stopped the swing and Grace got off.