- Chapter 17 -

"Long Distance"

"Hey pookie" Casey laid on her bed with her phone.

"Hi sweetheart" Hunter smiled

"I miss you, I need a kiss really bad" Casey frowned

"Well come here and ill give you one"

"Oh yeah right hunter, that would work if you wert on the other side of the country" Casey laughed

"I know babe I know I miss you too, but how was the field trip?"

"Oh it was fun, the elderly really love when we bring the kids over"

"Ow did Owen do"

"Hehe well he only got two timeouts" Casey smile

"Ah, that should be a record for that hellion"

"The child is a monster, and I would know"

"Well what are his parents like?"

Casey loved their conversations and how much hunter always seemed interested in her simple life as a teacher.

"Same really, frantic, loud, bad influences if you ask me, they just sit him in front of the tv all day"

"Oh he's probably seen me then, hehe"

"Yeah the last thing that kid needs is to be running around in hunter trunks, destroying the classroom via sledgie"

"Hehehhehe Case your killing me"

"Hehe" so are you getting ready for the big night

"Yeah number 22"

" I cant wait to see you"

"Ooooo your going to like it, trust me" Hunter smirked

"Ahhh the suspense" Casey forced a laugh. She peered onto her dresser, there sat a picture of hunter and herself, his big arms wrapped around her standing outside stadium.

:Silence:

"Casey?" "You there"

"Yeah im here" Her voice sounded dismal "why did you get quiet, you ok hun?"

"Yeah its just...i...i really miss you"

"I know case I kn"

"No hunter you don't, this is just...uh"

"What, its what?"

"Its turning out to be harder then it thought" Casey put her head down

"Look case mania is coming and we have those two days together so relax, were going to be fine, ok?"

"Ok..."

"I miss you to baby you know that" "Its late though, why don't you get some sleep" Hunter yawned himself

"Goodnight hunter, have fun tomorrow"

"You too, ill see you soon, night babe"

:click:

Casey laid her head on her pillow and went to change into her pj's, she grabbed hunters actual t shirt that went almost to her knees to sleep in. 'King of kings' Casey smiled at hunters new gimmick. She laid on her bed and called Jenna for a quick question

:ring:

"Sup chicka?"

"Hey, just making sure your brining th cups for tomorrow"

"Yup, I put them in the car already"

"Alright"

"Whats wrong case?"

"Its hunter"

"Aw whats going on is he being bad?"

"No no, its just getting really hard to be so far away from him constantly, I don't know if I can do it much longer..."

"Well case, if its hurting you so much and you'd stop hurting if you let him go, then maybe that's the wiser choice, whichever makes you happy hun, get some rest"

"Thanks Jenna, see you in the a.m"

"Night"

":click:

Casey put her head on her pillow and grabbed the teddy bear hunter had personally stuffed in the build a bear store 2 months ago when she last saw him..., hunter named him 'fiz'...a tear rolled off of her cheek and she cried herself to sleep accepting what she had no choice to do...

:Meanwhile across the country:

Hunter laid in bed feeling dismal, he looked over at the stuffed duck Casey had given him back when she flew out for new years revolution, her scent still clear as day. He felt frustrated as to what to do, but he knew he had to do something soon, Casey was hurting and he heard it in his voice, and felt it in his heart.