Disclaimer: I only own Adam and Alison. Valeria isn't even mine
Author's note: Yeah, well this is the next installment of The Wish. I'm sorry it took so long and that this chapter was short but school is tough and I have to do an hour of piano practice each day leaving me less time to do what I want. Thanks for all the reviews I got two chapters ago.
He's Ben again.
Naturally. Sue was part of your motivation for your space trip back in college.
FLASHBACK
"Now what are you doin'" Reed turned around to see his room mate Ben reading over his shoulder.
"Just another pet project," Reed murmured distractedly.
"Cosmic storms," Ben read off the sheet. He examined it a little more closely.
"Your crazy," he concluded.
"I'm not. These space storms could change life dramatically."
"I got class. Explain it to Suzie,"
"Huh?" Reed turned around to see Sue standing in the doorway.
"Hi Ben," she said to Ben on his way out, he nodded a greeting at her.
"Hi Reed," she added to her boyfriend with a big smile. Reed smiled at her and sighed.
"Sue?"
"Yeah,"
"Am I crazy?"
"What!" Sue looked up from the poster she was examining. "No! Why?"
" Everyone seems to think my projects are impossible," Reed sighed.
"I don't." Sue said simply. She walked over to Reed and sat on his lap, she played with his hair.
"Really?" Reed asked hopefully.
"Really." Sue confirmed. "Nothings impossible if the right person's doing it,"
"What if I'm not the right person?"
"Reed, trust me. You can do all this stuff, if you understand it, you can do it."
END OF FLASHBACK
"Come 'ere Lily," Ben said, he put his arms out. The little girl's face lit up and she ran down the stairs and into her father's arms.
"Where's Valeria?" Ben asked as he pulled away from his daughter. Lily shrugged innocently. Ben frowned.
"I'm here uncle Ben," Ben looked up to the top of the staircase. A blonde teenager stood there.
"Hi Valeria. Was everything Ok?" Ben asked. Valeria began to descend the staircase.
"Yep, Lily was an angel." The teenager replied.
"Read me a bedtime story before you go!" Lily begged. Valeria nodded.
"Off you go girls. I'll drop you home afterwards Val," Ben said as the two girls ran up the staircase and to Lily's room. Ben smiled to himself and headed into the lounge of his home.
A glamorous woman sat on the sofa. In her hand she held a bottle of Gin. Reed stared at the woman.
Alison? Tha…tha…that's Ben's ex girlfriend from college! Where's Debbie?
You keep forgetting again. Ben asked you for advice on how to ask her out and you told him to do what you did. How you asked out Susan.
FLASHBACK
"Reed?" Ben's voice echoed through the almost dark room.
"Yeah" Reed replied from his desk, he struggled to see his writing under the dim light from his old desk lamp.
"Can I ask ya something?"
"Sure," Ben sat up in his bed and sighed loudly. Reed gave up on his work and turned around to face his best friend.
"What's up?" Reed asked. Ben flicked the light switch; Reed blinked and shielded his eyes from the sudden light. Ben also seemed unprepared for the sudden change in light and shielded his eyes.
"I…I've been thinking," Ben murmured.
"What about?" Reed asked as he searched for his stash of hard-boiled sweets, they normally kept him fuelled up. He uncovered a yellow packet from under his various papers and took a sweet out the packet. He offered one to Ben who shook his head.
"I've been thinking about Debbie."
"Who?" Reed searched his mind for a girl with the name Debbie.
"That girl, you know. The cheerleader at the game." Reed suddenly realised whom Ben was talking about.
"What about Alison?" Reed asked.
"That's the problem Reed. Alison and me are doing just fine but I can't stop thinking about Debbie. What can I do Reed? Should I take the risk and ask Debbie out?" Reed took a moment to think, it was a tricky situation.
"Ask Debbie." Reed stated quietly after a minute. Ben looked up at Reed.
"How?" Ben asked not able to hide the smile creeping across his face. Reed smiled at looked at the photograph on his desk.
"Tell her you need a tutor."
"Ain't that what you said to Suzie," Reed chuckled and nodded.
END OF FLASHBACK
Alison took a swig of the bottle she was holding, Ben tutted and sat down beside her.
"Come on Al, stop that. You've had enough all ready." Alison glared at Ben.
"No I haven't," she stated firmly. Ben sighed and gave up, he didn't want to end up in another argument. Alison looked over at Ben who was staring into space.
"What are you doing?" she asked suspiciously.
"Thinking," Ben replied, sparing his wife a glance.
"You're thinking about that Debbie girl aren't you. The one you dumped me for and then she turned you down."
"No, of course I'm not,"
"Yes you are. You've got that far off look in your eyes."
"Actually I was thinking about Reed. He's starting to worry me."
"Your always worrying about Reed. Reed this, Reed that,"
"He's my best friend."
"I don't care, Ben when are you going to start thinking about Lily and me. We're important too you know."
"I know!" Ben yelled. Ben put his head in his hands. "I know," he repeated. Alison took another sip (gulp more like) from her bottle. The sound of someone clearing their throat sounded from behind the couple. Ben sat up straight and whipped his head round. Valeria stood in the doorway looking uncomfortable.
"Lily fell asleep," she explained.
"I'll give you a ride home," Ben mumbled and stood up. He followed Valeria out the house, grabbing a coat and his car keys on his way.
Come on
Where are we going?
To see someone else
Why?
You need to see other people too you know.
Why are we following these two?
They're going where we are. You can see how town has changed too.
Okay.
Author's note: Who knows who Valeria is? If you do you MUST tell me in a review. She's somebody's offspring by the way.
Sdfreek xXx