Another lovely chapter for you my lovelies!
Hiccup stared into the city landscape, snow slowly falling down to the streets below. Slowly he raised his hand to the window and felt the immense cold press back as he smiled. It had been nearly a week since Jack had become his work neighbor and somehow he had brought a whole new lively attitude to the workplace. Hiccup turned around and walked back to his cubicle and got his briefcase ready to leave as he put the fresh reports into his case and sealed it up.
"Hey Hic, you leaving too?" came a familiar voice as Hiccup turned around and saw Jack getting some papers together as well.
"Yea, my shift ended about a half hour ago. I've just been getting some last minute things done before I left. Looks like I'll be waiting for another bus to come by," Hiccup said, smiling at Jack as he watched him put the crystal ball into his satchel.
"You don't leave that thing here at work?" Hiccup asked quizzically.
"Nah, it's not that I don't trust people or anything. I just carry it around as a good luck charm. I had it on me the day I got the this job so I consider it very lucky," Jack said as he closed his satchel and turned around to face Hiccup.
"Did you say you were taking the bus home tonight?" Jack asked, one of his eyebrows raising in question.
"Yea, I usually take the number eight bus home but that left about twenty-five minutes ago, so I'll have to wait another half hour for the number nine," Hiccup said, beginning to walk alongside Jack to the elevator.
"It's too cold outside for that, let me take you home tonight; if you don't mind that is?" Jack said as they reached the elevator and he reached over and pressed the button.
"Well I don't wanna be a burden to you or anything!" Hiccup said nervously, feeling as his hands clammed up.
"Oh you won't be a burden, it would be my pleasure to take you home tonight!" Jack said happily, shooting Hiccup one of his famous to die for smiles.
"Well okay then, thanks! I live over by Central Park, I hope that's not to much of a drive," Hiccup said, walking into the elevator alongside Jack as he pressed the lobby floor.
"Oh not at all, I actually don't live too far from Central Park." Jack said as he looked at Hiccup, the whites of his teeth almost making Hiccup melt.
"So have you lived in New York City for long?" Hiccup said, watching as the numbers on the the elevator screen kept getting smaller and smaller.
"I just moved here about five months ago from a small town called Burgess. What about you?" Jack asked back, turning to look at Hiccup once more.
"I moved here about two years ago from a small island town over in Europe. It use to be owned by vikings and the small feel wasn't cutting it for me. So I packed my things and bought the ticket over, and here I am now talking with you." Hiccup said sheepishly, happy to hear the ding of the elevator as they hit the lobby floor.
"And what a lovely talk it is!" Jack said as they both walked out into the snowy sidewalk, watching as a small blush once again crept onto Hiccup's face.
"My car is over there, the dark blue Fiat with the white trim." Jack said, pulling out his car keys and unlocking the car as they crossed the street towards it.
"Wow, that looks like it cost a pretty penny!" Hiccup said as he walked over to the passenger side door, admiring the beautiful color of the Italian car.
"Oh believe me, it did. But it was all worth it! Heated seats, sunroof for the summer times, and state of the art GPS. If it wasn't for that, I'd be lost ninety percent of the time in this city!" Jack said laughing.
Hiccup got in the car and watched as Jack started the car and buckled his seat belt, watching as the snow fell past the car windows.
"So whats your address?" Jack asked, turning on the GPS and getting it started.
"Oh sorry, it's Thirty-Four Twenty Central Park Lane." Hiccup said, watching as Jack went to punching in the street and that's when Hiccup heard a elegant female voice come over the speakers.
"Sorry, that's Rebecca. She can be a tad annoying sometimes," Jack said, clearly embarrassed at how loud his GPS had been.
"You named your GPS?" Hiccup said, giggling as he raised a inquisitive eyebrow at Jack.
"Oh shut up! Not like it's the first time someone has done it!" Jack said defensively as he drove down the street.
"Sorry, just kinda funny and a little cute too." Hiccup said as he turned his head to watch the passing cars and city lights.
"Oh so you think I'm cute now?" Jack said teasingly as he watched Hiccup's body tense up quickly.
"What! No, that's, no, uh!" Hiccup began to stutter as his words began to trip over each other in a irritating way.
"Chill freckles, I was just pulling your leg!" Jack said, trying to concentrate on driving while laughing hard.
"Oh hardy har har, soo funny!" Hiccup said, crossing his arms as he stared back out the window and pouted.
"Oh come on, you gotta admit that was pretty funny!" Jack said, reaching over and pushing Hiccup slightly.
"Mhmm, I guess it was a little funny" Hiccup said giggling, not realizing how red his cheeks were becoming.
"Well, it looks like we've reached our destination. Is this your place?" Jack said as they pulled up in front of a nice apartment tower.
"Yea this is it, my apartment is up there on the far left of the thirtieth floor." Hiccup said, pointing out the window to a apartment window decorated with snowflakes and Christmas tree stickers.
"Hey Hiccup, can I ask you something?" Jack said, growing nervous really quick as he put the car in neutral and began to fidget with his hands.
"Yea, sure Jack." Hiccup said, watching as Jack reached into his pants and pulled out a piece of paper.
"Well my friend is throwing this business party at the Freedom Tower this coming Friday and I have a free invite for a date and I was wondering if you would like to accompany me?" Jack said, a little too quickly as Hiccup stared at him with a growing smile.
"Sure, I'd love to go!" Hiccup said, a bit to excitedly as he started to clear his throat and fidget with his own hands.
"Really! That's great! The party is formal attire and it's at eight, so I'll pick you up around seven thirty so we can get around traffic and everything. Does that sound okay?" Jack asked, a new found smile gracing his facial features.
"Yea that sounds just fine." Hiccup said happily, watching as Jack unfolded the piece of paper he had gotten out.
"Well this is the invite, it has all the details of the party and what kind of dress code is expected and all that good stuff!" Jack said, handing Hiccup the white envelop which had a elegant wax stamp on the back.
"Thanks Jack! I'll see you tomorrow bright and early at work!" Hiccup said as he smiled and got out of the car into the snow.
"See ya Hic!" Jack said as he reached over and pulled the door closed and drove off.
Hiccup stood there in the falling snow smiling like it was going out of style, clutching the invite in his hands. With excitement coursing through his body, Hiccup turned and walked into his apartment building.
There we go for a chapter two! Please review, it means the world to me!