At about noon, I heard a small voice behind me. A voice so familiar, a voice that I wanted to forget. The voice of Walter Burke.
"I heard that you were going to be here."
"What? You got people tailing me now? Look, I know you stepped in when dad dissapeared and I'm greatful for that but we don't need you now. So, just leave me alone. Alright?"
"You think that you're getting rid of me that easily? Kelly, I've always been here for you and your family and I always will."
"I can never forgive you for what you did to us."
"How is James, anyhow?"
"Fine, I believe. This is the first day that I've talked to him since I left."
"Maybe I'll go pay him a visit."
"Don't. Leave him out of this, Burke. This is mine and yours problem, not his. Clayton does not need to get involved in this."
"But yet he can get involved with you?"
"That is our choice, our decision. Not yours, so don't even bother getting involved because you're going to get yourself in too deep."
"Fine."
Burke left and James walked up to my cubicle.
"What the hell was that all about?"
"A little of the past and a little of now getting too mixed up."
"Look, if this is about me,"
"It's not. It's about a favor that Burke did for my family and I'm still having to pay for it."
"Can I help?"
"You and I can leave! I'm starving!"
We walked down to the cafeteria, got a small lunch, and sat down to eat it.
"So, how have you been doing since the farm, Jimmy?"
"Okay. I got a real nice place, about a week ago. Maybe you could come over and see it tonight."
"Maybe I will."
"What time do you want me to pick you up?"
"Anytime after 6:00."
"Okay. Wear that cute little black dress you have."
"Will do. Do you know where I live?"
"No."
"479 N. Pimbly."
"You live in that white house?"
"Yeah."
"Okay."
We finished the day then went back to our own houses. When I got home, it was about 5:00pm. I showered, put my dress on, did my hair, and finished my makeup. I heard a knock on the door, so I answered it. I saw James standing there in a Blue button up t-shirt and a pair of khaki pants. "You look really beautiful Ms. Robinson."
"You look really handsome yourself, Mr. Clayton."
He handed me a boquet of roses.
"These are for you."
"Thank you. I'm going to put these in water. Come on in, James."
He stepped inside. I went into the kitchen, took out a vase, put water in, and put the flowers in the vase. I sat the vase on the mantle in the living room.
"Ready to go, Mr. Clayton?"
"As soon as you are, Ms. Robinson."
We drove to James' place, he opened every door for me along the way.
"I heard that you were going to be here."
"What? You got people tailing me now? Look, I know you stepped in when dad dissapeared and I'm greatful for that but we don't need you now. So, just leave me alone. Alright?"
"You think that you're getting rid of me that easily? Kelly, I've always been here for you and your family and I always will."
"I can never forgive you for what you did to us."
"How is James, anyhow?"
"Fine, I believe. This is the first day that I've talked to him since I left."
"Maybe I'll go pay him a visit."
"Don't. Leave him out of this, Burke. This is mine and yours problem, not his. Clayton does not need to get involved in this."
"But yet he can get involved with you?"
"That is our choice, our decision. Not yours, so don't even bother getting involved because you're going to get yourself in too deep."
"Fine."
Burke left and James walked up to my cubicle.
"What the hell was that all about?"
"A little of the past and a little of now getting too mixed up."
"Look, if this is about me,"
"It's not. It's about a favor that Burke did for my family and I'm still having to pay for it."
"Can I help?"
"You and I can leave! I'm starving!"
We walked down to the cafeteria, got a small lunch, and sat down to eat it.
"So, how have you been doing since the farm, Jimmy?"
"Okay. I got a real nice place, about a week ago. Maybe you could come over and see it tonight."
"Maybe I will."
"What time do you want me to pick you up?"
"Anytime after 6:00."
"Okay. Wear that cute little black dress you have."
"Will do. Do you know where I live?"
"No."
"479 N. Pimbly."
"You live in that white house?"
"Yeah."
"Okay."
We finished the day then went back to our own houses. When I got home, it was about 5:00pm. I showered, put my dress on, did my hair, and finished my makeup. I heard a knock on the door, so I answered it. I saw James standing there in a Blue button up t-shirt and a pair of khaki pants. "You look really beautiful Ms. Robinson."
"You look really handsome yourself, Mr. Clayton."
He handed me a boquet of roses.
"These are for you."
"Thank you. I'm going to put these in water. Come on in, James."
He stepped inside. I went into the kitchen, took out a vase, put water in, and put the flowers in the vase. I sat the vase on the mantle in the living room.
"Ready to go, Mr. Clayton?"
"As soon as you are, Ms. Robinson."
We drove to James' place, he opened every door for me along the way.