Friday came quickly for everyone in the Eppes family. Don was sitting in the last class of the day, counting the seconds til' the bell would ring. There was only five minuets of class left and he couldn't wait to see Angie again. As of the day Charlie met her she would wait with him til' Don came over to take him home. Angie and he would often talk about school or Sam but at least he was talking to her now. Don had liked Angie since she started going to his school two years ago, but never made a move on her. Now he was talking to her and she knew him and she was coming over to his house… today. The thought made him cringe, it wasn't that he didn't want he to come over it was more that she was coming over to see Charlie. He was thinking about all this so hard that when the bell rang it made him almost jump out of his seat. Don was one of the first people out of the classroom, he quickly shoved all the books he would need for the weekend in his book bag, then he was about to run off to meet up with Charlie and more importantly Angie when...
"Hey there Donnie." Angie called from the opposite side of the hall. She had taken to calling him that after Charlie had called him Donnie a few times.
"Hey I was just going to meet you and Charlie."
"Yeah well I was running a little late so I thought we could walk together."
"Oh, okay."
"Hey do you know what time I'm supposed to come over today?"
"Um I think four."
"Okay thanks. I'm kinda nervous about coming over, you know."
"NO, why are you nervous."
"Well I guess I have this fear that I'll be the only one who doesn't get everything."
"Oh please you're like a super-genus, there's no way you won't get it."
"I don't get it now."
"That's cause we have a really bad math teacher here, but once Charlie explains it you understand. Hell I bet I'd understand it. And if you ever need a brake you can come and talk to me."
"Okay, I'll do that, thanks." The two near Charlie. "Hey you." She calls to the boy.
"Hi Angie, hey Donnie."
"Are you ready to go?" Don asks his brother.
"Almost, give me a minute."
"Hey Don, Charlie I'll see you later." Angie says as she walks away.
The Epps home was buzzing around four. Mrs. Epps was making snacks for everyone; Charlie was trying to figure out an easy way to explain pre Calc to the 'normal people', as Don had instructed him to do, And as for Don he and Greg were outside playing basketball. Well at least Greg was Don was watching for Angie.
"Where are they, it's after four?"
"Yea one minute after."
"It's three."
"Well you'd know you've been checking your watch every two seconds, c'mon Don people can be a few minutes late. I mean you are all the time."
"Ha, ha, I guess your right, okay let's play." Don grabs the ball from Greg's hands and dribbles it over to the basket. He jumps up to shoot and makes it as a car pulls in the driveway.
"Nice shot Donnie." Angie says as she gets out of the car.
"Angie…" Don turns around fast "hey, you're here."
"Yep, so you can play both baseball and basketball really well."
"Well he never would of made it but I wasn't ready." Greg says trying to defend himself.
"Sure Greg, sure. Hey how did you know I play baseball?"
"I'm a fan of high school baseball leagues, you're really good, without you the team would be nothing."
"Thanks." Don says blushing.
"Not true, without me the team would be nothing." Sam says as he pokes his head out of the car.
"I'll be back to pick you up in three hours, and than we can go do that thing."
"K Sammy, bye."
"Hey is she dating Sam Carter?" Greg asks Don as Sam pulls out of the driveway.
"No Sam's her brother, Angie Carter Sam Carter."
"Oh okay…so are you gonna talk to her."
"Um…"
"Go" Greg pushes him closer to Angie
"Hi, so when are the others getting here?" Don asks trying to make conversation.
"Later, something's wrong with Dave's car but they'll be here in about ten minutes. Til' then I thought we could hang out, you know get to know the older Eppes brother."
"Yeah that's cool, hey Greg do you think you could go tell Charlie the others are gonna be a little late?"
"Sure be right back."
"So do you think you could take me in a one on one, Donnie?" she says taking the ball from Don.
"Oh yeah I think I could." Angie dribbles right past Don and tosses the ball for the net, she make it without even hitting the rim.
"Wow! How did you, where did you learn you impressive skills?"
"Sammy, he was my brother at one point, you know."
"Really, would of never guessed." The two play til' the others get there, then Angie and her friends go inside to learn some pre calc and Greg and Don go back to his room.
"So Charlie, where do we start?" Dave asks him.
Later at about six-thirty Kat's in Don's room with Greg, Dave's about to leave and Angie's on the porch waiting for Sam.
"Hey…" Don says as he sits down. "Sam said he'd be here at seven, that's a whole half-an-hour away."
"I know." Angie says almost shivering.
"Here…" Don gives her his coat. "Are you sure you don't wanna come inside, you can have so dinner."
"I don't know, I don't wanna put you out or anything."
"You won't, my mom made a ton, plus I don't think Greg will be eating any time soon." Angie smiles at Don's comment
"I guess, are you sure it's no trouble?"
"Yes c'mon."
"Okay."
"This way." Don says as he stands up and leads her in the kitchen. "Hey mom Angie's gonna join us for dinner, is that okay."
"No that's great, come, sit. Charlie dinner." She calls to her son. "So, Don tells us you're in Charlie's English class."
"Um yeah I am."
"So how does he do in that class, he always seems to have trouble with literature? Too much imagination for him I guess." Alan asks the young lady.
"Oh no, he's good, he can get all the facts about the book just fine, the problem is the essay portion of the tests and the papers."
"Yeah Mr. Smith's essays kill everyone." Don adds.
"Really I find them pretty easy."
"Really, that's cool." Don says to her.
"I guess, Hey have you ever read Great Expectations, I think you'd really like it."
"I haven't read it but if you think I'll like it than I'll read it."
"Good, you will like It, I promise."
"I'm gonna hold you to that."
"Kay, hey Charlie."
"Hi Angie, your staying for dinner?"
"Yeah, your brother invited me. Is that okay with you?"
"Yeah, stay as long as you like. Stay the night, stay the week."
"Oh well I can only stay til seven, but thanks for the offer. You're coming over tomorrow thought, right?"
"I don't think so; my mom said she can't drive me."
"I'll drive you." Don tells Charlie.
"You will, Donnie." Alan says in surprise.
"Oh that's so nice of you Donnie." Angie says as she hugs Don. "You are one of the good brothers aren't you?" Don just smiles while his face turns red.
"So what are we having for dinner?" Alan asks his wife.
"Pot-roast." She replies beaming
"I love pot-roast." Angie declares. "I haven't had any since my mom died."
"Your mom died?" Charlie says in surprise
"Yeah, right before we moved, I think that might be why we did." Angie tells the group.
"I'm sorry." Mr. Epps says sympathetically.
"Thanks, but I'm okay now, I wasn't then but I'm fine now." Angie admits.
"Hey everyone, here's a thought, let's not make our guest feel uncomfortable. I vote for a new subject." Don tells his family. Angie giggles a little.
"You guys are like a real family; I bet you have family dinners every night, don't you."
"Yes, you don't?" Mrs. Epps asks the girl.
"No, in fact is a miracle if two of us eat at the same time. Well except…" She trails off.
"Except what?" Charlie asks.
"When we do, I guess. So this dinner looks great." Angie says changing the subject.
"Thank you Angie, that's very nice of you." Mrs. Epps tells her.
"Your welcome." She says back.
"Let's eat." Mr. Epps suggests.
"Good idea." Don tells his father. There's a knock at the door.
"It's probably Sammy, I'll get it." Angie says getting up.
"I'll go with you." Don tells her as he walks Angie to the door.
"Hi Sammy."
"Are you ready?"
"Yes let's go."
"Let's get this over with."
"Okay, one sec. Bye Don, thanks so much for everything and tell your brother bye for me." She walks out the door then comes running back. "Here, sorry." She hands him his coat back, hugs him and runs back to Sam's car just before it speeds off.
Okay one question does anyone know what Charlie and Don's mom's name is... they said it once but i can't remember now.
