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And off we go!
Webb's POV:
It was hard enough having to deal with the fact that I was no longer on field duty, but now having to take care of a fifteen year old boy, courtesy of the agency, it was just to much. It was my scheduled day to take Brady somewhere, and as I drove to the group home, I still had no idea where that destination was going to be. I thought I might take him to the museum, or maybe even a god place to eat, but thought better of it. I mean he is just a kid, how would he appreciate things like that?
So I guess I had to let him decide.
He was waiting outside of the group home for me, hands stuffed in his baggy jeans, with his CD player blaring. He was wearing a dead head tee shirt which was faded and ripped in quite a few places. I sighed and unlocked the doors. Great. Just great.
He pulled off his head phones, and turned off his CD player before finally turning to me.
"So what fun and exciting things are we going to do today," he said, his voice dripping with sarcasm.
My hands tightened on the wheel as I tried to keep my temper at bay. He is only a kid, I kept repeating to myself. Only a rotten little brat...
"Hello, earth to Webb..."
"What," I said casting a quick glance at him.
"I asked you what we're dong today. Let me guess, some boring art museum, or maybe an opera?"
I sighed again, and decided not to tell him I was going to let him pick the destination, but instead pick one for him. I smiled as I thought of the perfect place to take him
"You'll see," is all that I told him, turning my eyes back to the road.
As much as I wanted to torture the kid for being such a damn smart ass, I decided not to and decided on a place where I thought he would really like. Making a quick call, which baffled Brady I managed to secure tickets to tonight's Maryland Terps against North Carolina. I don't know why, but I felt kind of good at the thought of making this kid happy. Man, I've been spending too much time away from the office.
We ate dinner at a small quaint restaurant, and while Brady had no idea where we were going, I kept telling him that he would find out when we got there, which only served to irritate him further. Watching his face, I laughed and realized that this night might not be so bad after all.
Jen's POV:
I never figured myself a kid's kind of person. In fact, in my twenty some odd years, I've never had much experience with kids, other then the fact that I used to be one. But when I met Abby something just seemed to click, and we really have hit it off.
I took her skating which she really seemed to like, and at fourteen she seemed really mature for her age. She likes sports, and loves to read and she was really outgoing, even though I could sense that underneath there was a volcano waiting to erupt. She puts on a good show for everyone, trying to please people and do what she is told, but I could tell that she has a few walls built up. And maybe with time, we could break them.
"It's getting kinda late," she says looking at the clock.
I look down and am surprised to see how late it is.
"I guess I should be getting you back. How about sometime next week we go and catch a movie, and then maybe go to a restaurant or something," I say offhandedly, trying to make it sound like no big deal.
"We don't have to," she says softly, and I inwardly groan. Why did this girl have to be so damn polite?
"Abby, it's no problem; I'm having a great time hanging out with you, although I would like a rematch on the ice sometime. I'm just to out of practice."
She laughed at that, like I was hoping she would and smiled. I dropped her off and promised to call her sometime this week to finalize our plans. As I drove back to my apartment, I sighed knowing that for once I made the right decision.
Tiner's POV:
I was lucky that the gunny left me with his list of contacts before he left, otherwise I would have never gotten the tickets to Dashboard Confessional. (A/N: I saw these guys live, and it was awesome!) Although this was one group I've never heard of, the music proved to be fairly well, and I could tell that Seth had a great time. We both got tee shirts and then stopped for a bite to eat afterwards.
We chatted mostly about music, and Seth's dreams to one day become a professional drummer. And even though I tried to bring it up, Seth changed the subject every time I tried to mention his mother, until I got the message and just let the subject slide. Ms. Masters encouraged me to try and get Seth to talk about how he felt about his mother, but from his lack of interest in that topic I knew it was just going to be something we would have to work on.
TBC
Sorry this chap isn't as long as I had wanted it to be, but it's getting late and I still want to post at my deadline. So here ya go. Oh and please oh please review!
Till next week!
