Chapter 2
It was no longer October, but December.
For Jimmy, time felt slower than he could bear.
"Cindy, I miss you."
"I miss you too, Jimmy. But I'll visit for Christmas."
"Really? You're not going to cancel on me, are you?"
"No. Don't worry, I made sure I could get there by Christmas Eve at the earliest. Don't worry, we'll spend Christmas together."
Jimmy pressed his phone closer to his ear.
"I'll get you something sexy for you to wear..." he whispered.
Then came a whisper back. A whisper that pleased Jimmy beyond anything tangible.
"Don't worry, I already got something sexy to wear."
"What would that be?"
"Nothing."
Three days before Christmas. Jimmywas hanging lights on his patio.
"So. I'll see you in a couple days?"
His phone balanced precariously on his shoulder.
"Yeah. And don't get all worked up about...You know...'Cause we'll do that after the presents."
Jimmy smiled, causing the phone to clatter to the ground.
"Sorry about that, phone fell."
"Okay...Anywho, what are you doing right now?"
"Hanging up lights."
"What color?"
"Red and green. What else?"
"Can you get some blue ones?"
"Uhh...Sure. Why?"
"Because blue's my favorite color."
"I-I didn't---"
"What?"
"Nothing."
Jimmy mumbled and swore quietly.
"I gotta go, Cindy, I need to go finish some errands."
"Okay. Love you."
"Love you too, Cindy."
Jimmy hung up and put the phone on his coffee table.
"Shit, now I gotta go and buy some blue lights. How could I have not known her favorite color was blue?"
Jimmy's roommate, Daniel, walked into the living room.
"Because you never listen to a thing she says about herself."
Jimmy glared at him.
"I listen."
"Not much."
"What is that supposed to mean?"
"Nothing. Nothing except that you hardly listen to your fiancee."
"I listen. And if I didn't listen, she wouldn't be my fiancee."
"Not true."
"What?"
"She could just like you 'cause she's superficial and that could be the reason why she's your fiancee."
"Shut up, Daniel."
"Why?"
"Because this is my apartment, and I could kick you out whenever the fuck I feel like it."
Daniel shrugged. "Fine."
"Okay."
Daniel looked at Jimmy with a donut in his hand.
"But remember, if you toy with her feelings too much, she'll leave you forever. No matter how hard you try to get her back."
"What are you, gay?"
"Maybe."
Jimmy stared at Daniel as he walked into his room.
"I'm joking, Jimmy."
Jimmy sighed. "I gotta go to the store and pick up some blue Christmas lights anyway."
"Okay, go then."
"Okay."
"Okay."
Jimmy'sbreath steamed up as he walked to the store that was 2 blocks away from his apartment.
"What if he's right?"
"Who?"
Jimmy jumped and looked to his side.
It was only Mr.Elliot, his neighbor.
"Oh, my roommate. We were talking about my fiancee."
"You have a fiancee?"
Jimmy nodded. "Yeah. She's really pretty and she's got a great sense of humor, and she has the perfect personality...I could go on practically forever."
Mr.Elliot nodded slowly. "Seems like you have the perfect girl."
"Yeah. I think we're going to be together forever."
"That's what I thought before I divorced Nancy."
"Nancy?"
"My ex-wife."
"Oh."
"Yeah. Most people don't even know I had a wife. Which is odd, seeing as I have wedding pictures still in my apartment."
"That is odd."
Mr.Elliot nodded. "Well, where are you off to?"
"Oh, the store. I have to pick up some more Christmas lights."
"I see."
"Hey, Mr.Elliot?"
"Yes?"
"What's your first name?"
"Daniel."
Jimmy stared at Mr.Elliot in surprise.
"That's my roommate's name."
"Daniel is a common name."
Jimmy shrugged. "I guess...But um..."
He looked around. Mr.Elliot was already gone. Jimmy shrugged again and went into the store.
A/N: Lots of talking in this chapter, huh? Oh well. Just review!
