6; Hours
"How long has it been?" I asked impatiently as I watched the clock tick by slower then ever. Today of all the days the time seemed to screw me over with each –tick-tock- that it made. Today was October's birthday. And of course stupid me waited till the last minute to get her a gift.
"It's only 10 after midnight Reno. You'll still have time to get her a gift." Rude said as he sat in his chair watching me pace back and forth having my freak out moment.
"You don't understand yo. She'll go off the wire if I don't have a present in my hand! And then I'd have to deal with Daddy-Valentine as well…" I bit my lip. "What's open right now?"
"A strip bar and a liquor store."
I stared at Rude with an annoyed look. It was no time for joking. I was really scared that in just a few hours I'd be at October's birthday and have nothing to give her. I promised her I would never screw up, but of course I did. It couldn't be helped, it must be in my genes or something but whenever I tried to do something for the girl I loved everything seemed to do down the drain the last minute. Finally I threw my hands up in excitement.
"I got it! I'll just take her on a ride on the helicopter then out for a romantic night on the town." I smirked at myself having come up with such a brilliant plan. I felt bad for thinking of it last minute, but hey it all works out. She'll be happy; I'll be happy and no angry Vincent trying to blow my brains out.
"You know the boss won't let you take the helicopter out for a joy-ride…Right?"
"He won't have to know. Right?" I said eyeing my partner who shifted in his chair. "Oh come on Rude! Just this one time can you not follow the rules and lie for your pal Reno?"
I put on the best puppy-pout I could and walked over to Rude putting my arm around him. He tried to scoot away but I had him cornered.
"If you don't even get this close to me again, I guess I can bend the rules…JUST this once."
"I owe you one man. Maybe I can even get you hooked up with a certain girl that you have been eyeing on Cloud's team. Eh?" I nudged him with my elbow and he swatted me away.
"Oh stop it. Shouldn't you go and make sure the Copter is prepared for later?"
I nodded and took off out the door and to the roof of the building. I was really hoping that today would go perfect and nothing bad would happen. October always seemed to have fun when we were together but today I wanted her to be my little princess. With the extra pay I still had I'd but her anything she wanted today. Nothing could stop me.
When I got to the roof I nearly tripped over my own feet. Someone was already there waiting for me. They turned around and smiled sweetly.
"October? What are you doing here?" I asked very much surprised.
She jumped from the ledge she was sitting on and raced towards me. She jumped into my arms and I held her tightly. She looked so happy to see me, of all the people in the world. The jerk that didn't even have something planned on her birthday.
"I couldn't wait anymore to see you. I wanted to get the day started early."
"Yeah, 9 hours early." I said placing her down.
She looked up at me and tilted her head. "Aww, what's wrong Reno?"
She was so cute and innocent I didn't even want to tell her that I came up with last minute plans on the best day of year for her. But I sighed and went ahead to tell her anyways. When I told her I was surprised that she didn't hit me on the side of the head with her gun. She just smiled and turned too look at the moon.
"Your funny Reno…It's not about all the gifts and all that other stuff normal people get for their birthdays. I shouldn't even care at all seeing as I don't age anymore." She shrugged. Her hair flowed in the wind as she spun on the heels of her boots and looked at me.
"All I really care is that I can live to spend one more day on this earth with you. My hero."
"Are you sure? Most of the times girls bitch and moan about their boyfriends not giving them gifts."
She blushed when I said boyfriend, guess she wasn't used to still. I laughed and she smiled.
"Well…I'm not like most girls."
I picked her up and took her to the helicopter and strapped her in. "Your right you're not like most girls. Your not like ANY girl I've meet. But I'm still going to treat you like a princess today. Because I love you and so Vince won't shoot my brains out for not getting you a gift."
She let out her small laugh, as I climbed in. I started the helicopter and then when it wad ready I took off. Hopefully Rude would let me just slip by and take care of all the work himself. After all it's October's birthday. She scooted colder to me and rested her head against my shoulder and gave me a small kiss on the cheek. Then we soared high above the city, where nothing could stop us.