Chapter 11
Matt pulled up at Jeff's house and honked the horn. No way was he walking up the house again and running the risk of seeing anything like what he had seen a few days ago. Seconds later Jeff walked out of the house lugging a duffle bag with him. As Jeff climbed into the seat of the car, Matt looked at him and noticed the dark circles under his eyes. His little brother looked like shit.
"Hey bro...how are you feeling?" Matt asked carefully.
"How do you think I feel?" Jeff grumbled as he ran his fingers through his disheveled hair.
"I know. I'm sorry."
"What are you sorry for? I'm the one who screwed up."
"I know."
"Is Amy back?" Jeff asked.
"No...I talked to her though."
"Are you going to tell me where she is?"
"Umm...I can't. Maybe later." Matt said as he started the car and turned on the radio, hoping that the music would keep Jeff from asking him too many questions.
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"Well...she seems much better...fevers gone, and she seems to be in good general health."
"So should we take her home?" Amy asked.
"I don't see why not. Let me go fill out some antibiotics for her to take so she doesn't have a relapse."
"Thanks doc." Shane said.
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After Shane and Amy had followed the doctor outside of the room, Connor and Corinne were left alone in the room.
"So...do you remember me at all?" Connor asked as she settled into the bed comfortably.
"Yeah...unfortunately I do...oh well...you know...I remember you holding my hair back when I was throwing up..." She said.
"Yeah..."
"Thanks...Connor right? I heard Shane call you that one day."
"Yep...that's me."
"And you probably don't like me because you should have Shane's job." She said bluntly.
"No...I've read your resume, you've got a hella lot more experience than me and you know the business more than me. I'm glad to be working under someone who has that much passion about what they do." He replied honestly.
"Thanks." Corinne replied as their eyes met. The silence was broken with Amy and Shane barging into the small room.
"Well hun, you're getting out of here." Shane said.
"Yep...and I'll be staying with you until next week when the doctor says you should be fine alone." Amy announced.
"Aww...you guys are so sweet. I feel like such a moron." Corinne said.
"Oh stop it. Now boys why don't you guys leave so I can help Corinne get dressed." Amy said. Corinne smiled at Shane and Connor as they walked out the door.
"So..." Amy began as she pulled out some sweats for Corinne to wear. "Connor's cute huh?"
"He's...well hell the guys gorgeous. He looks like a blonde Brandon Boyd. But Aims, judging from that glint on your eyes...I'm not ready and OH MY GOD!" She said when she noticed the diamond on Amy's left hand.
"What? Are you okay?" Amy said.
'Did you guys...get engaged? Awwwwww..." Corinne said.
"Yes we did."
'And you left him to come here for me...Aims I'm so sorry....and so happy oh my god you have to tell me how he did it." Corinne chattered on.
"You really are feeling better." Amy laughed as Corinne grabbed hold of her left hand and inspected the two karat diamond ring.
"It's beautiful." She said.
"Come on and get dressed I'll tell you all about it when we get to your apartment...relax would you." Amy said when Corinne jumped out of the bed and hugged her.
"We have to plan your wedding...and you can buy your wedding dress here and this is going to be so much fun!" Corinne said.
"Relax Corinne...we don't want a big wedding...something outdoors and it's probably not for a year or so."
"So what...it's never too early to plan for a wedding. And you guys can get a band...maybe Pearl Jam can play BetterMan."
"Shut up Corinne!" Amy said.
Matt pulled up at Jeff's house and honked the horn. No way was he walking up the house again and running the risk of seeing anything like what he had seen a few days ago. Seconds later Jeff walked out of the house lugging a duffle bag with him. As Jeff climbed into the seat of the car, Matt looked at him and noticed the dark circles under his eyes. His little brother looked like shit.
"Hey bro...how are you feeling?" Matt asked carefully.
"How do you think I feel?" Jeff grumbled as he ran his fingers through his disheveled hair.
"I know. I'm sorry."
"What are you sorry for? I'm the one who screwed up."
"I know."
"Is Amy back?" Jeff asked.
"No...I talked to her though."
"Are you going to tell me where she is?"
"Umm...I can't. Maybe later." Matt said as he started the car and turned on the radio, hoping that the music would keep Jeff from asking him too many questions.
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"Well...she seems much better...fevers gone, and she seems to be in good general health."
"So should we take her home?" Amy asked.
"I don't see why not. Let me go fill out some antibiotics for her to take so she doesn't have a relapse."
"Thanks doc." Shane said.
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After Shane and Amy had followed the doctor outside of the room, Connor and Corinne were left alone in the room.
"So...do you remember me at all?" Connor asked as she settled into the bed comfortably.
"Yeah...unfortunately I do...oh well...you know...I remember you holding my hair back when I was throwing up..." She said.
"Yeah..."
"Thanks...Connor right? I heard Shane call you that one day."
"Yep...that's me."
"And you probably don't like me because you should have Shane's job." She said bluntly.
"No...I've read your resume, you've got a hella lot more experience than me and you know the business more than me. I'm glad to be working under someone who has that much passion about what they do." He replied honestly.
"Thanks." Corinne replied as their eyes met. The silence was broken with Amy and Shane barging into the small room.
"Well hun, you're getting out of here." Shane said.
"Yep...and I'll be staying with you until next week when the doctor says you should be fine alone." Amy announced.
"Aww...you guys are so sweet. I feel like such a moron." Corinne said.
"Oh stop it. Now boys why don't you guys leave so I can help Corinne get dressed." Amy said. Corinne smiled at Shane and Connor as they walked out the door.
"So..." Amy began as she pulled out some sweats for Corinne to wear. "Connor's cute huh?"
"He's...well hell the guys gorgeous. He looks like a blonde Brandon Boyd. But Aims, judging from that glint on your eyes...I'm not ready and OH MY GOD!" She said when she noticed the diamond on Amy's left hand.
"What? Are you okay?" Amy said.
'Did you guys...get engaged? Awwwwww..." Corinne said.
"Yes we did."
'And you left him to come here for me...Aims I'm so sorry....and so happy oh my god you have to tell me how he did it." Corinne chattered on.
"You really are feeling better." Amy laughed as Corinne grabbed hold of her left hand and inspected the two karat diamond ring.
"It's beautiful." She said.
"Come on and get dressed I'll tell you all about it when we get to your apartment...relax would you." Amy said when Corinne jumped out of the bed and hugged her.
"We have to plan your wedding...and you can buy your wedding dress here and this is going to be so much fun!" Corinne said.
"Relax Corinne...we don't want a big wedding...something outdoors and it's probably not for a year or so."
"So what...it's never too early to plan for a wedding. And you guys can get a band...maybe Pearl Jam can play BetterMan."
"Shut up Corinne!" Amy said.