Hey everyone, I just wanted to apologize for how short this chapter is. I had a very hard time with this one.
Meanwhile On A Remote Mountain Trail
"Josh, wait a minute, slow down, I don't have nano-tech assistance, remember?" "Sorry bro, I just can't get enough of this fresh mountain air." Josh pedaled on, while Berto struggled to keep him in sight. "That makes two of us, hermano." Berto shouted, panting to catch his breath. As they approached the peak of the trail, Josh stopped to check on his not-so-in-shape friend. I guess I'm lucky, I could've suggested hiking, at least I have a bike to help me along. Berto smiled as he realized that it truly could be worse.
"Hey Berto, what do you think of the new girl, cute huh?" "I don't know how we got on to that subject, but yeah, she's cute, nice too." A smile came over Josh's face, one that his friend knew all too well. "Oh no, you're not gonna try and set me up. I don't really like her, at least not like that. I mean, she's cute, nice, and smart…I guess I should, but I'm more intrigued than interested." Josh understood, that was kind of how he had always felt about his team supervisor, Rachel Leeds. He was always intrigued by her mystery and intellect, but never truly interested in her. "Alright, I won't play matchmaker, but fair warning, when Laura comes back, she probably will." Berto smiled and shook his head in agreement. He knew that she had always wanted him to be with someone.
"So, what about you? Do you like her or something?" Berto asked, noting that Josh seemed to have taken some sort of interest in her. "Nah, I like the fact that she can tell Laura stuff for me. I really like that!" Berto shook his head.
Berto turned his head, and looked ahead of him. He saw an amazingly beautiful sight. From where the boys were, all of Del Oro and the nearby shore could be seen, as well as a few neighboring areas. "Wow, I can't believe how awesome Del Oro looks, can you?" Berto looked over at Josh, but got no answer, Josh was lost in thought. (I know, it's hard to believe that Josh would be busy thinking, but work with me people!!) "Whatcha thinking hermano?" Josh snapped out of his little trance, and looked at Berto. "Oh, just thinking about Laura. I really screwed things up between the two of us, ya know? I wish it had just never happened. But what can I do, I already ruined everything."
Josh hesitated for a moment before a smile crossed his face. "Hey, maybe Crystal could talk to Laura for me, you know, find out if she is still interested and willing to work things out. I mean, she has been gone for a year, I'm sure a bit of the hostility is gone, maybe she's willing to give it another shot, you think?" That very same thought had crossed Berto's mind, but he didn't like the idea of putting their newest agent in the midst of Josh's love life crisis. "I don't' know, she might not want to get involved. You can ask her I guess, but since she met Laura first, she might not be willing to tell you anything that Laura says. You know, that whole female bonding thing."
Josh knew that he could be right, and nodded in agreement. "Well, I have to try something, don't I? I can't just let her slip away, especially now that she's coming back to Del Oro. I mean, if I don't do something and she starts dating, I'll have to sit here and watch her with other guys. I know myself too well, I can't handle that." Berto knew that Josh was telling the absolute truth about that; he cared too much for her to sit by and watch her move on, at least without a fight.
"Well, let's get going, now for the fun part of the trail, downhill!" Berto liked the idea of not having to work too hard to for a few. "Oh, why not! Let's roll, hermano!" Off the boys went down the trail.
They went out for dinner after completing the trail, and didn't make it back to N'Tek until after ten that night. Berto checked on his computer setup before going to bed. He could be so paranoid about his technological equipment being safe, but who could blame him. Everyone knows how much time it took Berto to create some of the things that were housed at N'Tek.
Josh went home at almost 11:00 that night, still thinking about Laura. He wondered how to approach Crystal about helping him, and if that was even a good idea. He fell asleep that night remembering some of his bigger relationship mistakes, and how to repair them, or at least how not to make them all over again.
Meanwhile On A Remote Mountain Trail
"Josh, wait a minute, slow down, I don't have nano-tech assistance, remember?" "Sorry bro, I just can't get enough of this fresh mountain air." Josh pedaled on, while Berto struggled to keep him in sight. "That makes two of us, hermano." Berto shouted, panting to catch his breath. As they approached the peak of the trail, Josh stopped to check on his not-so-in-shape friend. I guess I'm lucky, I could've suggested hiking, at least I have a bike to help me along. Berto smiled as he realized that it truly could be worse.
"Hey Berto, what do you think of the new girl, cute huh?" "I don't know how we got on to that subject, but yeah, she's cute, nice too." A smile came over Josh's face, one that his friend knew all too well. "Oh no, you're not gonna try and set me up. I don't really like her, at least not like that. I mean, she's cute, nice, and smart…I guess I should, but I'm more intrigued than interested." Josh understood, that was kind of how he had always felt about his team supervisor, Rachel Leeds. He was always intrigued by her mystery and intellect, but never truly interested in her. "Alright, I won't play matchmaker, but fair warning, when Laura comes back, she probably will." Berto smiled and shook his head in agreement. He knew that she had always wanted him to be with someone.
"So, what about you? Do you like her or something?" Berto asked, noting that Josh seemed to have taken some sort of interest in her. "Nah, I like the fact that she can tell Laura stuff for me. I really like that!" Berto shook his head.
Berto turned his head, and looked ahead of him. He saw an amazingly beautiful sight. From where the boys were, all of Del Oro and the nearby shore could be seen, as well as a few neighboring areas. "Wow, I can't believe how awesome Del Oro looks, can you?" Berto looked over at Josh, but got no answer, Josh was lost in thought. (I know, it's hard to believe that Josh would be busy thinking, but work with me people!!) "Whatcha thinking hermano?" Josh snapped out of his little trance, and looked at Berto. "Oh, just thinking about Laura. I really screwed things up between the two of us, ya know? I wish it had just never happened. But what can I do, I already ruined everything."
Josh hesitated for a moment before a smile crossed his face. "Hey, maybe Crystal could talk to Laura for me, you know, find out if she is still interested and willing to work things out. I mean, she has been gone for a year, I'm sure a bit of the hostility is gone, maybe she's willing to give it another shot, you think?" That very same thought had crossed Berto's mind, but he didn't like the idea of putting their newest agent in the midst of Josh's love life crisis. "I don't' know, she might not want to get involved. You can ask her I guess, but since she met Laura first, she might not be willing to tell you anything that Laura says. You know, that whole female bonding thing."
Josh knew that he could be right, and nodded in agreement. "Well, I have to try something, don't I? I can't just let her slip away, especially now that she's coming back to Del Oro. I mean, if I don't do something and she starts dating, I'll have to sit here and watch her with other guys. I know myself too well, I can't handle that." Berto knew that Josh was telling the absolute truth about that; he cared too much for her to sit by and watch her move on, at least without a fight.
"Well, let's get going, now for the fun part of the trail, downhill!" Berto liked the idea of not having to work too hard to for a few. "Oh, why not! Let's roll, hermano!" Off the boys went down the trail.
They went out for dinner after completing the trail, and didn't make it back to N'Tek until after ten that night. Berto checked on his computer setup before going to bed. He could be so paranoid about his technological equipment being safe, but who could blame him. Everyone knows how much time it took Berto to create some of the things that were housed at N'Tek.
Josh went home at almost 11:00 that night, still thinking about Laura. He wondered how to approach Crystal about helping him, and if that was even a good idea. He fell asleep that night remembering some of his bigger relationship mistakes, and how to repair them, or at least how not to make them all over again.