When Somebody Loves You
As you all know... the characters aren't mine...
Chapter 2: Running
Phil and Keely had managed to stay awake until the rest of the Diffy's were asleep. Then, they put their plan into motion. After packing any and all items they'd need including, clothes, cell phones, and several gadgets they managed to climb out onto the roof. They managed to get down using a nearby tree and get a skyak up and running. Keely, holding onto Phil's waist was half-asleep, but alert enough not to fall off as they flew over the country landing in a small town in Maryland.
"Now what?" she asked him as they looked around the quiet street.
"I think there's a hotel up ther a little ways," Phil said, pointing out a flashing yellow 'Super 8 Motel' sign.
They hiked the quarter mile up the road to where the main building was, and entered the office. "Hello, um... we'd like to get a room, please?" Phil asked, finding a desk clerk, surprisingly alert for the hour, in the otherwise quiet and empty room.
"Seventy bucks a night," the man said, not questioning their age or anything like that. Phil handed the man the required money and in return he gave them a key to one of the rooms.
"Thank You!" Phil and Keely said at the same time and left the office.
Keely sat down on the one full-sized bed in the room, Phil sitting next to her.
"What's wrong? Not liking this 'taking life by the moment' thing so much now?" he asked her, lying down next to her.
She smiled and sighed, holding his hand. "No, I love being here with you. It's just, how are we gonna do this? We can't live in a hotel room for the rest of our lives."
"Yeah, that's true. But, we can enjoy it for now, take everything one day at a time. And, if I'm not mistaken, it's late, and you should get some sleep," he told her, pulling her down to lay next to him.
"How can I sleep? I want to spend every minute I can with you. If I have to lose you, I'm not leaving your side for a moment," Keely told him, kissing him on the cheek, but he pulled away.
"What was that for?" he asked.
"For being the best friend I've ever had, and fighting this hard to stay here, just for me," she smiled, and she leaned in, truly kissing him for the first time.
They pulled apart, Keely leaning against his chest, the gentle lull of his even breathing causing her to drift off to sleep. As she dreamt of the future she and Phil could have had together, while comfortably locked into the protective arms of the man she secretly loved.
The next morning she woke up to the smell of bacon. It took her a minute to realize where she was before rememebering it was a hotel room on the other side of the country. Keely threw back the covers and pulled herself out of the bed. She found Phil sitting at the small table on the other side of the room with some styrofoam containers of food. He put some scrambled eggs, toast and bacon on a plate for her as she sat down next to him.
"So, what do you want to do today?" he asked her. "I asked around when I went to get the food. There's a park, movies, mall, and amusent park around here. any of those sound good?" he suggested.
"Um... lets go to the park," Keely decided as she dug through her backpack and went into the bathroom to change.
Several minutes later they were at a nearby park. It had a pond on one end and a playground area on the other. They decided to be childish and raced eachother over a made-up obstace course that went all throughout the wooden playground. (Me and my friend and her brother and sister did this...it was quite amusing...until I got kicked in the face and cut my knee like three times) Phil was several feet ahead when one of Keely's feet slipped through the ropes. She was laying on the ropes like you would a hamock, except both of her feet were between the ropes dangloing the few feet down to the ground.
"Hey, Keel,. Are you okay? That looks rather... uncomfortable," he said, stopping and running back over to her, concerned.
"I'm fine. I just want out of this crazy thing!" she said, manuvering her body so that the rope under her knees kept her up while the rest of her hung down, head touching the ground.
"Okay. i get the hint. Hold on," Phil said, carefully pulling her feet down and setting them in front of her. "Better?"
"Much. Thank You!" she said, wrapping her arms around him.
After a while they headed back to the hotel and found that they weren't alone...
And I'm gonna end it right here just to bug you all. I'll be starting that sequel in a few days... Some final ideas are brewing still. And, what happened to Keely at the playground happened to me at the park a few weeks ago. My friend was rolling on the ground laughing at me... I was a monkey... reviews please!