Chapter 4

The next two weeks were heaven for Charlie. He spent the days teaching and the nights helping Amita pack and move into the house. Charlie never realized how much stuff he had until he had to get rid of some to make room for Amita. At the end of two weeks, all that was left for them (well rather Amita) to do was to sign the lease over to Anna.

"That's it. The apartment's all yours" Amita said placing the pen on the table and then handed the papers to her friend

"I'll miss you sweetie" Anna said trying not to cry

"Oh Anna" Amita reached over and let Anna cry. They had lived together since sophomore year of college. Has it really been five years? Oh god now I'm going to cry

"I'm sorry" Anna spoke softly after both of them had had a good cry

"Don't apologize, I cried too. I'll miss you but hey, it could be worse. I could have been going back to India"

"Ok that's definitely a point well made" Anna said standing up and pulling Amita into the bathroom behind her. They had both just finished crying for ten minutes and they needed to clean up seeing as they had a double date to celebrate the new level of intimacy the couples had achieved

"Oh god! I look horrible" Amita exclaimed looking at her red puffy eyes

"You look better then I do" Anna commented looking at her now red face (eyes included)

"How much time before the boys get here?" Amita asked starting to wash her face. Anna opened her mouth to answer but didn't because the doorbell rang

"Uh five seconds" Anna commented before rushing to answer the door. It was Charlie. "Amita, Charlie's here"

"I'll be out in a minute!" Amita called back. Anna smiled and ran back to the bathroom. Charlie just raised his eyebrow and took a seat on the couch. A moment later the doorbell rang again

"Anna, Amita, do you want me to get that?" Charlie called out

A muffled voice that Charlie thought belonged to Amita answered yes. It was Greg.

"What's up man?" Greg asked shaking Charlie's hand

"Nothing much. Just trying to figure out what the girls are doing in the bathroom"

"They're in there together?"

"Yeah" Charlie said shrugging then plopping down on the couch

"Hmm" Greg eyed the bathroom then took a seat next to Charlie. They sat there in a companionable silence for the next fifteen minutes while the girls got ready.

"Sorry we took so long" Anna said slipping on her shoes then giving a hug to the now standing Greg

"It's fine. Charlie was waiting longer then I was" Greg answered placing an arm around Anna's shoulder

"Amita, sweetheart" Charlie called slightly worried about her

"Be there in one second" Amita said hopping on one foot struggling to get a shoe on the other "Thanks for waiting" Amita said giving him a quick kiss. Charlie noticed her eyes looked a little red but decided not to comment

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"But Johnny what do I do?" Cindy (Dr. Harris) exclaimed confused on what to do about what she had overheard

"Well what do you want to do?" Johnny, Cindy's brother, sighed. He had been on the phone for forty-five minutes with his sister and they had gotten nowhere

"Well I should report them" Cindy answered

"I'm sensing a but here" Johnny answered

"Well maybe I could capitalize on this" Cindy finished her thought with a small grin on her face

"I don't like that tone. That tone never produces anything that ends up being for the good of the common man. Just you. I'm afraid to ask what you have in mind"

"Well, I'm smart-"

"That's a resounding duh" Johnny commented. He was smart but as smart as his sister? Never.

"Johnny" Cindy said with a warning tone in her voice "Like I was saying, I'm smart but not as smart as Charlie. It seems to come naturally to him"

"Cindy, the point" Johnny gently reminded her

"Sorry. Well I want to win an award for once. I want to be recognized as a brilliant mathematician"

"Tell me you don't have in mind what I think you have in mind?"

"If it's blackmailing Charlie into winning me an award, you're right"

Sorry that took so long to post and it isn't my best work but I had to get ready to start school.

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