Chapter 2: Friends and surprises
See disclaimer in the first chapter...
Sarah and Matt arrived at Dairy Shack about fifteen minutes later. The two headed inside holding hands. After placing an order for two vanilla cones, they paid for them and headed toward a booth. Sarah sat on one side with Matt on the other- Sarah with her back toward the door.
"Yum," Sarah said. "Right now, I am in heaven. Well, close to it, that is."
Matt smiled and said, "Why are you just close to it?"
Sarah smirked and took a huge lick before replying. "I have my favorite food in the world right now and I'm sitting across from one of the most handsome men around," Sarah replied.
Grinning off the compliment, Matt asked, "Now why isn't this heaven?"
Sarah looked around at the other people in the restaurant before whispering, "I would rather be in a bed with you than in this booth."
Matt smiled and reached out to wipe some of the ice cream that had escaped down her chin. He took the finger and licked off the ice cream off his finger. He whispered, "My thoughts exactly."
Sarah grinned and said, "We need to find someplace that we can have some quality alone time."
Matt sighed and said, "As of right now that only looks to be our second wedding night."
Sarah grins and says, "Maybe not. I told my dad that after graduation I was hoping to take a trip out to Columbia so I could find an apartment. I don't see why I can't convince my dad that you need to go since you and I will be married by the time I head there."
Matt leans over and gives Sarah a quick but passionate kiss on the lips. As he pulls back, he whispers "You really are a genius, I want you to know."
Sarah smiles and says, "Nah. I just plan ahead. It just hit me yesterday about the idea to change plans."
As the two lean forward to kiss, a young woman walks into the dairy shack. She has short blonde hair and is on a mission. She has talked to her friend's dad and she's supposed to be here. She looks around the shop and spots her curly haired friend. She decides to head over there to talk to her. As she walks toward her friend, she notices that her friend is making out with a handsome young man. Her curiosity arises as she walks toward her friend.
"Sarah," the woman says. "Who is this handsome man?"
Sarah jumps in her seat after hearing her name. She quickly pulls back and spots her friend, Susan. She jumps up and runs to give her friend a quick hug.
"Susan, I would like you to meet my fiancé Matt. Matt, this is one of my closest friends, Susan," Sarah said as she sat down beside Matt giving Susan the opportunity to sit down across from her.
"When did you get engaged?" Susan asked. "And why haven't I heard anything about this?"
Sarah grinned and said, "Two months ago tonight. I haven't said anything about this because I know you have been busy. I've been busy as well. I've been trying to plan my wedding, graduate from college in two weeks, and work. I'm also planning on moving to New York so I can start Columbia in the fall."
Susan smirked and said, "Something tells me that may not be the only thing keeping you busy."
Matt, who had been silently watching the interaction, grinned at his wife's friend. "How long have you two known each other?" he asked.
Sarah looked at Susan and then replied, "I've known her since we both started high school. We were both new students that year, so it gave us a common bond."
Susan nods and says, "I've been going to the University of Oregon and just came here for an assignment for class. I'm heading back up there tonight."
Sarah groans and says, "I can't make your graduation. It's the same day as mine and Matt's wedding!"
Susan laughs and says, "Love must have really made you absent minded. How did you two meet?"
Sarah grins and says, "At work. One of the nurses told me a cute worker was looking for a wife. We started talking and hit it off. The next night, we went out and he asked me to marry him. It happened pretty fast!"
Susan smiles and says, "Hey, Sarah. Can I talk to you alone a minute?"
Matt starts to get up and says, "Girl talk. I get it. I'm going to grab me a burger." Sarah stands as well to let him out. As he passes her, he gives her a short and sweet kiss.
Susan watches him walk of and says, "You two are already married, aren't you?"
Sarah gasps and says, "How do you know?"
Susan smirks and says, "It's written all over your face as you look at him. Plus, the desire in between you guys right now is pretty strong, I would have to say."
Sarah groans and says, "But we can't do too much about it. Since both our parents think we're only engaged, we haven't had much quality "alone" time.
Susan smiles and says, "I could provide you with a motel room for about two hours."
Sarah looks at her with a shocked expression and says "How?"
"I'm staying at my mom's house this weekend. She invited me to stay with her for a few days out of this trip. I decided to take her up on it. I have the room until midnight. I still have the motel key and everything. It's 8:45 right now. I'll meet you outside the room at 11:30. Does that work with you?"
Sarah leaps up and gives her friend a huge hug. "How can I thank you?"
Susan laughs and says, "What are friends for? Consider it a belated or early wedding present, whichever way you want to think about it. Actually, consider it an engagement present. I'll send my actual present in the mail."
Sarah grins and says, "I've got to go tell Matt. Thanks so much for all your help!"
Susan smiled as she watched her friend go and tell her fiancée the news. She watched as Matt went from disbelieving to shock to total amazement. He then planted a passionate kiss on her lips. The two then grabbed hands, waved goodbye to Susan, and headed out of Dairy Shack.
Author's Note: Susan shows up in "The Heart of the Matter". I always wondered why she wasn't in the wedding.