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Chapter 5
Joey was going crazy, he hadn't been able to get hold of Mary all weekend. She hadn't answered her phone. He supposed Dominique had taken it off her.
But Tami hadn't heard from her at all either.
She hadn't been waiting for him to pick her up and now at ten to 9 she wasn't at her locker.
Just as he was turning away a very breathless Mary Santiago came running up to her locker and straight into him.
Wrapping his arms around her, he didn't want to let go.
"Um Joey it's getting hard to breathe," whispers Mary
As Joey releases his hold on Mary she turns to her locker to grab some books for the morning classes. As she was doing this he asked the question plaguing his mind.
"Where have you been?" asks Joey
"I've gotta get to class," says Mary
"What is she hiding," thinks Joey following after his girlfriend as she heads to her first class.
"Mary," he says just as she is about to go though the door.
"Manhattan," calls Mary disappearing though the door
"Manhattan," thinks Joey walking off to his own class
Lunch time finally rolls around and Joey is seated at a table for two with Mary's favourite lunch in front of him.
"Hey," says Mary as she slides into the chair.
"Ooh thanks," she says as she sees the food on the table
"Not yet," says Joey
"I was in Manhattan," says Mary
"You've already told me that," says Joey
"Oh the rest of it I'm going to Manhattan School of Performing Arts," says Mary nonchalantly "Now can I have my cheeseburger?" she asks
"Why didn't you tell me you were going up there?" asks Joey
"Cuz I didn't want to get your hopes up or mine," says Mary before biting into her cheeseburger
"You look tired," says Joey
"Flew though the night got back this morning got a taxi from airport to school after dumping my suitcase at home," says Mary
"You should go home," says Joey
"It's ok I'll sleep tonight. I need a good sleep I barely got any sleep all weekend," says Mary looking though her eyelashes at Joey
"I know what you mean. We're pretty dependent on each other aren't we," says Joey
"Hmm but I like it that way," says Mary
"Hey I've got an apartment in NYC and I'm based there," says Joey
"Hmm," says Mary munching on a fry.
"It's 5 minutes from the Manhattan School of Performing Arts," adds Joey
"So you're saying," says Mary
"I actually have to ask you?" asks Mary
Mary nods a smile on her face
"Mary Santiago in 6 weeks will you move in with me?" asks Joey
"Hmm I'll have to think about that," says Mary
"Ok," says Joey tucking into his lunch
"I have to tell Tami," says Mary suddenly throwing down her fries.
"About?" asks Joey
"NYC and moving in with you," says Mary "Oh there she is one sec," she adds bolting out of her chair and over to where Tami is lunching with Dustin.
Seconds later a squeal is emitted from the table and Mary is back to see the amused grin on Joey's face.
"What?" asks Mary
"Nothing," smiles Joey
Knowing it is not nothing it is something Mary keeps on at Joey until he says.
"Not here I'll tell you later,"
Upon finishing their lunch but having 15 minutes to their next class, the couple take a stroll around the campus soaking the sun and atmosphere up of their last 5 weeks there.
Mary is looking ahead from her spot next to Joey when Joey tugs her hand to a stop.
She turns to him and he lets her go sitting down on the floor by the fountain, signalling that she should join him.
As she lowers herself to the floor she finds herself propelled into Joey's lap a squeal emitting from her lips.
"Is it later yet?" asks Mary a few minutes later from her position curled up on Joey's lap.
"I suppose it is," says Joey
"So," prompts Mary
"It was amusing the way you told me as if it was no big deal to you," says Joey
"Did you want me to say the words?" asks Mary
Joey nods.
"Yes Joey Parker I will move in with you," whispers Mary
Joey leans down to capture Mary's lips with his, the two very much in their own bubble.
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Gabriella Somerfield