Chapter 2: What a Lovely Day
-At the Rocket's-
Reggie walked out of her room and walked down to the kitchen. She walked in and looked over at the table and saw Otto eat his food. Ray was also setting at the table eating as well. She walked over and sat at the table. She began to fill her plate. There was already food fixed on the table. She began to eat her food. Otto looked over toward her. She looked at him and gave him an odd look.
"What?" She asked him.
"I can't believe you kissed him." Otto said putting his fork down.
"Well I did."
"So Reggie what you going to do today?" Ray asked her.
"Oh Lars and I are going to spend the day together."
"WHAT!?" Otto yelled.
"Yes we are, and I don't want to see your face today Otto." Reggie told him while taking a bite of her eggs.
"I am going to be there."
"No you're not Otto. Leave your sister alone."
"But Raymundo?" Otto cried.
"No Otto let your sister have her date with Lars."
Reggie finished her food and walked out into the living room. Ray called for her and she stopped and turned to look at him.
"What is it?" She asked him.
"Do I have to talk to you about you know." Ray asked.
"No dad I know all there is to know about sex. I know what goes where and how babies are made." Ray's face got red. Otto walked into the living room.
"Beside I'm on the pill. I have been on them for years." She said which made both Ray's and Otto's faces turned red.
-At Lars's-
Lars was in his room getting ready to meet up with Reggie when Twister walked in. Lars looked at his brother and could see that something was off about him.
"What's wrong with you?" He asked
"Nothing." Twister said and sat down on his brother's bed. Lars could see that Twister was not feeling too good.
"Where you going?" Twister asked him.
"I'm going to spend the day with Reggie." Twister's eyes widen.
"Really, wow you two have hit it off." Twister said standing up.
"Yea we have haven't we." Lars said with a smile. Twister smiled at his brother. He was glad that his brother was with someone that he cared for. Twister did not like Lars's last girlfriend she was a bitch.
"Well I'll see ya later." Lars said and walked out of his room. Twister followed him. Lars noticed this and turned around.
"What I'm going to Otto's and they do live in the same house." Twister laughed. Lars smiled and turned and walked to the door.
Lars walked up to Reggie's door and knocked. The door was opened by Reggie. Lars smiled at her and looked at her. She was wearing light blue jeans and brown boots that came up over the jeans. She had on a white t-shirt and a red leather jacket. Lars smiled. Reggie looked at Lars and smiled at him. He was wearing black boots, black jeans and a black leather jacket and a dark apple red shirt.
"I'll be back around eight okay Raymundo." Reggie said walking out the door. She stopped and said hi to Twister and walked by him. She waved at Sam who was walking over to her house. Lars followed her to the truck and opened the door for her. Reggie smiled and got in. Lars walked over and got into the truck and they drove away.
"Come on guys we are following them." Otto said as Sam got closer.
"Why are we following them?" Sam asked. Otto gave Sam a look like are you for real.
"I don't know Otto, I was going to go home and go to bed." Twister said looking at his friend.
"No you are coming with us." Otto said and pulled Twister to get him to walk with them. The boys got on their bikes and followed Lars's truck.
Lars and Reggie pulled into a parking place. They were at the boardwalk. They got out and got on the boardwalk and started to walk it. They walked and talked about everything and anything. They would go into some shops that were on the boardwalk. Lars was walking and talking when he looked over to where Reggie…wait where was Reggie? Lars backed up and saw Reggie in a jewelry store. He walked in and up to Reggie.
"There I was talking away and you were nowhere to be found." He laughed.
"Sorry I thought that you were right behind me." She giggled while looking at him. She looked back down. Lars leaned in to see what she was looking at.
"What are you looking at?" He asked him.
"I'm just looking at this ring."
"Reggie that is an engagement ring." Lars said looking at it.
"I know but it's so beautiful." The sales woman walked over to them.
"Are you looking for an engagement ring? If so you found a great one. That is a 14k white gold, Victorian diamond ring and it's on sale for only eighty." The woman said to them. Lars looked up and so did Reggie.
"Wow I know that is not much but it kinda is." Reggie said looking back down. Reggie leaned back up and walked out of the store. She was past the next store when she noticed that Lars was nowhere to be found. She walked back and saw Lars stand there talking to the sales woman. Reggie walked back in and over to Lars.
"Lars what are you doing?" She asked him.
"Sorry I was looking at this camo wedding band." Reggie leaned over and saw the one that Lars was looking at it was a realtree AP camo wedding band with black polished edges.
"That is a nice one."
"And it only forty." Said the sales woman.
"That's not bad." Lars said.
"I'll take it." Reggie looked at Lars with an odd look.
"Lars why would you want to buy a wedding band?" Reggie asked him.
"I don't know maybe one day I can wear it." Lars said smiling at her. Reggie smiled and shook her head. Once Lars had got the ring they walked out of the store and started to walk down the boardwalk. Otto, Sam and Twister moved from where they were setting and followed them. Otto moved into a store and bumped into someone. Otto looked up and saw Pi, Sputz, and Animal.
"What are you three doing here?" Otto asked.
"We are following Lars and Reggie."
"So are we." Otto said. They all looked at Lars and Reggie. They all began to follow them. Lars glanced behind them and saw all of them moving around. He smiled to himself and Reggie saw this.
"What are you smiled at?" She asked him.
"We are being followed by own brothers and own friends."
"Really?" Reggie said about to look behind them but Lars stopped her.
"No if they want to follow us, I say we let them." Reggie smiled.
They two were walking down the boardwalk Lars looked over toward Reggie. He reached over and grabbed her hand. Reggie looked at him and smiled even bigger. They stopped and looked out at the water. They were still holding hands. Behind them Otto, Twister, Sam, and Lars's friends were standing beside a store. Twister stood up and looked at them.
"I cannot believe that we are doing this." He said.
"Get down Twis or they will see you." Otto said to his friend.
"They know that we are here." Twister said and walked over to Lars and Reggie. Lars saw someone approach they from the corner of his eye. He turned his head and saw Twister walking over to them. Reggie looked at Lars and saw that he was looking at someone. She turned her head and saw Twister.
"Twister what are you doing here?" She asked him.
"Otto and the others wanted to follow you two and see what you two were going to do." Twister said. Lars looked at his brother and could see that he was not feeling too well. Lars reached up and touched Twister's forehead.
"Twis you are burning up." He said and put his hand back down. Reggie felt Twister's forehead as well and could feel that Twister was burning up.
"Oh Twis we should get you home." Reggie said looking at Lars.
"Yea come on let's get you home." Lars said and the three walked off to Lars's truck. Once in the truck Lars laid Twister in the back and got in. Reggie also got in and looked at Twister who did not look to good.
"We really got to get him home." Reggie said. Lars nodded his head and started the truck.
Once they were back at Rodriguez's home. They helped Twister into the house and to his room. Lars told Reggie that he would help Twister get ready for bed and she could go and make some tea for him. Once Twister was in bed and drank some tea and took some medicine he laid down to sleep. Lars walked into the kitchen and looked at Reggie who was drinking some tea.
"How is he?" She asked him.
"He'll be okay I just got to watch his fever. I don't want him to go to hospital like last time." Lars sat down at the table.
"Wait when did Twis go to the hospital?" She asked.
"You and your brother and your dad were gone on a little family trip and Sam was in Kansas. You know last summer." Lars explained.
"Oh I didn't know that, I mean he never said anything."
"Well a lot happened that summer. Twister was hospitalized and so was I."
"Wait you were?"
"Yea me and the guys were skating at Madtown and I fell and hit my head. I got hurt pretty bad. The bad thing was my girlfriend at the time Clara didn't even come and see me." Lars looked down at the table.
"Oh I'm sorry, and I wonder why Twister never said anything about him or you being in the hospital or the fact that you had a girlfriend." Lars looked at Reggie and smiled.
"I don't know why but any way that is why I have seizures." Reggie looked at him with wide eyes.
"You have seizures."
"Yea but I can feel them coming on and I go to my room or go somewhere by myself."
"Oh…well I better get home." Reggie said standing up. Lars also stood up and walked her to the door.
"I'll see you later?" Lars asked. Reggie moved in and kissed Lars on the lips. After that she walked out the door. Lars smiled and walked to Twister's room. He opened the door and walked in.
"Hey how you doing?" He asked his little brother.
"I'm okay." Twister said from his bed. Lars walked over and felt Twister's forehead. It was still warm but not like it was. The medicine was working.
-At Reggie's House-
Reggie walked in and up to her room. She had a really good time today and she was happy that she got to spend it with Lars. She sat down on her back and thought about what Lars had told her. Both him and Twis were in the hospital and neither one of them told the them. Reggie laid back on her bed and thought about the girl that Lars had mentioned and how she did not go and see him when he was in the hospital.
"I would never do that. I would go and see him." She said to herself.