A/N: Hi, friends! You guys still remember me, right? I can't believe it's been since May that I've worked on this… I didn't mean to leave this for that long, but things happen. With the passing of my Grandfather, to having to deal with my job, as well as other things (including procrastination), it's made it hard to write. Though, I'll do the best I can with this chapter! After all, I didn't prepare myself to write for Marv and Kate's PoV… I could've sworn it was Kevin and Marv's PoV's next. So, I guess we'll see where this takes us! ;)
Chapter 27: The News
Marv's PoV:
Surprised at the presence of Harry in the window, I place my foot on the gas and exit the driveway as fast as I can. As soon as I'm on the highway, I feel my heart beating faster than normal. I'm still scared what Harry's going to say or do, once he finds out I'm going to the coffee shop to see Kate again.
Harry's supposed to be my friend, but lately, he's been scaring me. He seems to be acting more than a usual concerned friend; I swear he's wanting to control me. As many times as I think I'm going to break it off with Kate, I'm always winding up back into some sort of relationship with her. I swear, we're going around in circles in this love triangle…
At the Coffee Shop…
Pulling into the Coffee Time parking lot, I see Kate anxiously waiting for me by her car. I'm not sure if she's excited or scared to tell me whatever news she wants to tell me. Pregnancy brings out nervousness and excitement in people.
I pull into the parking space beside her. She's still anxiously bouncing on her toes, eager to tell me whatever she wants to tell me, as soon as I step out of the vehicle. I'm right, when, as soon as I open the van door, she's right up to me.
"Marv!" she says my name, worriedly and excitedly. "I'm so glad you're here!"
"Umm… I'm glad, too," I reply, unsurely. "What did you need me for?"
"Don't worry, I'm not pregnant," She waves her hands in front of her, trying to dismiss the idea that she was pregnant. Though, I still have my doubts…
"Are you sure?"
"Very sure," she replies. "Peter and I haven't done anything, and you and I really haven't done anything, so… I'm very sure I'm not pregnant."
"OK. So, what's the big emergency? I rushed over here, you know,"
"I need to meet Harry,"
"What?" I contort my face.
"You talk so much about the guy, I feel like I need to meet him, myself,"
"You talk about your kids so much, but I don't think it's right for me to meet them, don't you think?"
"True, but that's different,"
"How? Your kids are more likely to blab to Peter about us than Harry will,"
"Oh, are you so sure about that?" My gut drops.
Kate and I both look to see my Italian friend, strolling up to me in the parking lot. He's getting ready to smoke a cigar. It's not very often he has one, but he seems to be having them more, lately. I guess cigars help reduce his stress? I don't know, I don't smoke them.
"H-Harry…" I stutter, nervously. "H-How did you get here?"
"I spared a little money for a cab,"
"But, how did you get here so soon? I mean, you were literally two minutes behind me,"
"Let's just say I know a guy, OK?"
"Umm… Do I wanna know who this guy is?"
"No, you probably don't. He might kill ya," My eyes widen, as my stomach drops. "Nah, just kidding," Harry takes another puff of his cigar. "Anyway, since I thought you were coming here, I thought I'd take this chance to introduce myself to the lady. We only briefly met that night a couple months ago," Harry walks over to where Kate and I are. "Hey, it's nice to meet you." Harry and Kate shake hands.
"Nice to meet you, too. I've heard a lot about you,"
"Oh no, Marv," Harry looks at me, as if I committed a sin, with talking to Kate about him. "I hope you didn't tell her everything about me. After all, some stuff is private, ya know?"
"Harry…" I just tilt my head at him, knowing he's joking.
"Don't worry, it was nothing but good words," Kate smiles that pretty smile of hers. "Though, Marv and I are kinda concerned about how you feel about us."
"Well, Mrs. McCallister, I have to say it to ya, I'm not a huge fan of this relationship, knowing you're married. I just don't think you should be sneaking around Mr. McCallister's back like this…"
"I know, but my marriage is so dull; I just need to spice it up with some excitement a little bit,"
"Why don't you have another kid? Those are always exciting," Harry says, casually puffing on his cigar.
"Harry…" I glare at him.
"Oh, no. I have four, which is enough for me. In fact, I was only planning on having three, but I ended up having twins, so…" Kate is still smiling, but I know the "kid" comment wasn't the best thing for Harry to say to her.
"Ohh, OK. I see. I was just trying to help, Mrs. McCallister. I just know kids can be real exciting, is all," Harry raises his cigar to her.
"Harry, could I speak to you for a moment please?"
"Yeah, sure," I look back at Kate, when Harry says, "We'll be right back in a minute, darling." We step away, hopefully far enough from Kate, so she hopefully won't hear.
"Harry, have you been drinking?"
"No. Why?" he answers, innocently.
"You're embarrassing, not only me, but the poor woman!"
"Poor? Heh. Yeah, I hardly think so…" Harry puffs on his cigar again, before blowing it in my face. I cough, waving away the smoke. He knows I hate his dirty habit, so he's taking advantage, while he's near my face.
After I cough, I hiss, "You know what I mean, Harry!"
"I'm just trying to be honest with the girl. If she wants more excitement in her life, she needs to spice up her marriage with her current husband, not with some wannabe hobo she just met!"
"Wait, what?"
"All I'm saying is, that she should back away now, before things get too serious. You guys have already been going in circles. It's time to either continue or drop it. Of course, you know I want you to drop it,"
"But, Harry, you know you're not my boss, right?"
"No, but you know I'm right, right?"
"Yes, but every time my conscience tells me to step away, my heart tells me to run back to her!"
"Wow, Marv. That was real poetry right there," I just roll my eyes at him.
"Do you want to spend time with Kate or not? She's a really nice girl, and you'd love her,"
"I won't love her as much as you do," Harry takes one more puff of his cigar, before chucking it on the pavement and strolling back over to Kate. I stare at the lit cigar on the ground.
"Harry, you can't just throw that on the ground!"
"Oh, whatever. It's cool enough out, it'll extinguish itself, unless someone drives over it," Once Harry's back over to Kate, he shakes her hand again and says, in a syrupy sweet voice, "It's been so nice meeting you, Mrs. McCallister. But, I do believe you and my dear friend here need to part ways, before Mr. McCallister finds out, and you both get in trouble."
"No, Harry. I don't think I can do that," Now that I'm back over to Harry and Kate, I can see the facial expression change on Harry's face change from eerily sweet, to shocked, then to disappointed. He lets go of her hand, with a stunned look on his face. Kate looks almost surprised that such a facial expression is on his face. "As I was just saying to Marv here, I wanted to come over to your place and meet you."
"Are you really sure coming over to two guys' house is a good idea?"
"Well, no, but I'm willing to take my chances," Kate strengthens her posture.
"Stubborn broad…" Harry mutters under his breath, looking down at his feet.
"What?" I'm not sure if Kate heard him or not.
"Nothing," He looks back up at her and smiles. "I'd be happy to have you come over to our house."
I nervously look between Harry and Kate, wondering what kind of disaster is going to happen. Scared at what Harry could possibly be thinking, I suddenly no longer want Kate to come over to our place, anymore…
To be Continued…
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A/N: And, that's it, folks! I'm done for the Summer! My cut-off date is usually for July 1st (the day before my Birthday, yay), but since I haven't updated in awhile, I thought I'd make an exception this year! I didn't want to leave you guys hanging for too long! Though, it's kind of irking me that this is ending on an uneven number (for the time being)... I'll be back for November or December. It's hard to say! Just know that this story isn't abandoned, and I'll be back to it in the Fall. In fact, if and when I get the time, I could write the next few chapters. That way, they're ready to be posted, and so I won't forget my place (again)! Well, I think that's about it… I'm sorry I don't have much to say, anymore. I hope you guys won't forget about me! And, I'll see in a few months! ;)
PS: GIJoeFan985 and I had a disagreement, so he temporarily removed his story. Don't worry, I'm still beta reading it. For those of you reading it, you can look forward to the rest of that story in the future! ;)
PPS: This chapter is a week old now, I believe! I would've posted it the night I wrote it, but it became too late. Then, I became too busy to proofread it… Well, here it is! :D
- Majora's Mask Freak184