A long overdue update…sorry I've been sort of busy with this senior project thing for school. I'll be done with it all on Tuesday.
Chapter Five: Day at the Mall
Michaela woke up slowly. For a minute she lay in bed rubbing her eyes and looked around at the walls. She saw various posters of women, cars, and bikes on the blue painted wall. She heard noise coming from the kitchen and smelt the smell of pancakes. She got up, put on a pair of Victoria's Secret PINK shorts and went into the kitchen. In the kitchen Wyatt and Reagan were making pancakes while getting batter on their clothes. Wyatt and Reagan didn't notice Michaela so she decided to make them notice. She cleared her throat.
Reagan turned around after she heard a noise. "Morning Michaela. How was Chris' bed last night?"
"Okay if you're basing it on how the bed itself was then good. If it's how Chris was, I wouldn't know." Replied Michaela. She looked around and saw no sign of Chris. Of course she couldn't see if he was on the couch from where she was. "Where is he anyway?"
"He's still sleeping. Reagan said we should wake you guys up right when we're about to eat but since you're up we only have to wake up Chris. You mind doing that? I'll finish this while Reagan sets the table." Said Wyatt flipping another pancake.
"Sure." Michaela headed over to Chris. When she got there she saw him with his shirt off again and his hair was messed up. Almost like a girl had run her hand in it and tousled it up a bit. She smiled to herself. She looked over at Reagan and saw her looking at her and immediately bent down to wake him up. She shook him a couple of times until he woke up. "Hey. We're gonna be eating." She got up and started to head towards the table.
"What are we having?" asked Chris as he got up.
"Pancakes." She called over her shoulder.
As Chris was walking behind her, he couldn't help but to look her over. He sat down across from her and next to Reagan. Wyatt walked over to the table and brought the plate of pancakes with him. He set them on the table and sat down next to Michaela and Chris. "So what are you guys doing today?"
"Don't know. Just hang out here or something." Said Chris as he took a bite out of his pancakes.
"We're going to the mall." Said Reagan. "We probably won't be home until later on tonight. We may not be here for dinner. Depends on how we feel."
"Guess as soon as I get home I'll be going to bed early again." Said Michaela.
Chris looked over at Michaela. "What time is your flight tomorrow?"
"Umm I think 8. I guess I should check that before I go to bed. Just in case." Laughed Michaela.
Soon they were all done eating breakfast. Michaela and Reagan got dressed and were on their way out. "We promise to call you with what we're doing for dinner." Said Reagan.
Michaela walked out of the apartment and started to head for the elevators.
Wyatt stopped cleaning the kitchen and walked into the living room area. "How about we go out for dinner together since its Michaela's last night here?"
"We could do that. Is Chris going to come or does he have plans. I mean it is a night where he goes to clubs looking for some. Which is wrong by the way."
"I'll talk to him. I mean he does like her."
"He told you that he did?"
"Last night he said that he did but he wouldn't do anything about it because she has a boyfriend."
"Oh. Well…"
"Ray are you coming?" interrupted Michaela.
"Yeah. Ok well I guess I'm going to go. I'll call you later okay? We should be done by four so maybe we could meet somewhere around 5? Or do you want to go sometime later?"
"5 is fine. I'm not working today. See you later." Wyatt kissed Reagan and then she left.
Chris walked out of his bedroom. "I'll be back later."
"Wait a second. What are you doing for dinner tonight?"
"Why? Doing something with Reagan tonight and you want Michaela and me out of here?"
"No. That was only a couple of times and who cares? I was just asking if you wanted to go out to eat with us since its Michaela's last night here."
"She's lived here her whole life. Why are you guys going out to eat?" asked Chris.
"We thought it would be nice. So are you coming?"
"Yeah. I'll go. What time?"
"We're thinking about being there at 5."
"Is it okay if I meet you there?" asked Chris as more of a statement than a question.
"Sure." Said Wyatt as Chris started to walk out the door.
Wyatt went into his bedroom to get ready for work.
Michaela and Reagan walked out to Reagan's 2003 Mitsubishi Eclipse. "I see you still have this car."
"Yeah. Get in." said Reagan as she opened the driver's side door and got in. She started the car and Nickelback started to play on the radio. Michaela changed the radio to a CD a put in Steve Miller Band. The Joker started to play.
"I see you still you got the bad taste in music." Said Reagan jokingly.
"Oh shut up. Classic rock is the best music ever. Not today's music. Well some of it anyway." Said Michaela seriously.
Reagan backed out of her parking spot and started to exit the apartment parking lot. They drove the way to the mall in silence and just listened to the music like the usually did when Michaela lived in California. At the mall, Reagan found a parking spot rather quickly and pulled in it. They both got out and started walking towards the entrance.
"I have to use the bathroom before we do any shopping. You wanna come with me or just hang out here until I'm done?" asked Reagan.
"I'll stay out here. I'm gonna call Danny."
"Okay. Be right back." Reagan walked into the women's bathroom and Michaela took out her cell phone.
Michaela dialed Danny's number and waited for an answer. For a few minutes it rang and then his voicemail picked up. "Hey it's Danny. Leave me a message and I'll call you back when I can."
Michaela left a quick message and hung up. She looked around and saw a couple of people who were friends with both Michaela and Reagan. She walked up to them. "Marie, Shane. Hey. What's up?" she asked as she hugged each of them.
"Not much. You? Who are you here with?" asked Shane.
"I'm good. Reagan's here but she's in the bathroom."
"So how long are you staying?" asked Marie.
"I'm going back tomorrow. I was only staying for a few days."
"How is Danny?"
"He's good. I tried calling him but he didn't answer just now. I'll just talk to him tomorrow when I get home. He's actually in Florida right now doing something for his job. How's your boyfriend Marie?"
Marie smiled. "He's good. Very hot."
Michaela and Shane laughed. "Ok."
"Yeah whenever asks how he is, she always puts a hot in there." Laughed Shane.
Reagan walked out of the bathroom and over to Shane, Michaela, and Marie. They all said their hellos and decided that they would shop the mall together. They all bought something but Michaela held off on a lot because she had to fly back and she didn't want to have to lug more bags onto the plane. Marie and Shane had to go leaving Michaela and Reagan to themselves. They decided to stop at the malls coffee shop.
"So we still have about an hour until we have to leave. We have to be there by 5 right?" asked Michaela.
"Yeah. Which reminds me I have to call Wyatt." Michaela stared in one of the stores while Reagan was on the phone. Soon she got off. "He said for us to drive home and he would drive us there. Chris is going to meet us there. We should start to head back." Michaela and Reagan got up and headed to her car. Once they were on the road, Reagan started to talk. "So? You and Chris?"
"We're not anything. I have a boyfriend remember?" said Michaela looking out the front windshield.
Reagan looked over at her. "Do you like him? I saw you smiling when Wyatt asked you to wake him up for breakfast."
"Maybe. But I have a boyfriend. I'm not the cheating type."
"You could always start. Maybe you'll like Chris a lot and move back here." Said Reagan hopefully. "But then again I don't want you to get hurt and if Danny found out then you might. I don't mean physically or anything like that but you know what I mean."
"Yeah. Let's just drive." The rest of the way home, Michaela thought about Chris and her possible feelings for him. They arrived at the apartments at 3:20.