~Chapter 12~
Aaron and Nina were still at the table talking. "You must really miss your father."
"I do when he got in the accident I thought neither my mother nor I would ever be ok. Even though my grandmother kept telling us we would be ok."
"The Physiatrist?"
"Yeah, his whole family wanted us to move back to Salem but we both knew there was to much of him there."
"Of course. Do yall speak to them anymore?"
"Belle calls every once in a while. Sami, Carrie and my grandparents do not. I think they'd rather forget him."
She frowned. "Well maybe it's better that way. At least you and your mother have each other."
He smiled. "Yeah, I do not know what I would ever do with out her." He looked around. "You know this is the first time I ever been the last person in the Book Café."
Nina looked around. "Oh My Goodness! My father is going to kill me! Aaron we need to go. It's almost eleven."
He left money for the bill and headed out to his car. "Get in. You'll be there in no time."
Sheridan walked into the cottage. "Aaron?" She did not get an answer. She searched the cottage, but still no answer. Where was he? She thought. It was almost eleven. He would not ever stay out this late. He knew she worried about him. She saw a picture of Eric and Aaron and started to cry and pray to God that Aaron makes it home safe. She just could not lose him like she lost Eric so many years ago.
Jamie was walking across the street when his cell rang. He did not notice the girl that was walking towards him. He picked up his cell. "Hello?" It was too staticy for him to hear anything. The next thing he knew he knocked the girl down. He reached for her hand. "Let me help you up."
She brushed off his hand and got up herself. "Do not touch me! Jerk!"
He looked at her shocked. "Look I'm sorry I didn't see you. Are you ok?"
"Like you care. You did this to me on propose. What you want my purse or something? Well you will not get it! I've got mace and I know self defense."
"No, I do not want your purse and there's defiantly no need for mace or self defense. Look it was all a big accident. How about we start this all over. Hi I am Jamie Crane. And you are?"
She made a face. "Crane! Of course you are a Crane what else would you be!" She said as she started to walk off.
He grabbed her arm. "Ok wait a second. I can see you do not like the Cranes but you do not even know me."
"And I do not want to either."
"Wait just a minute, I do not know what member of my family did you wrong but I'm not like them at least I try not to be. Can you at least give me a chance?"
He looks so pitiful she thought. "Ok, I'm Brittany and I'm given you a chance under one circumstance."
He smiled. "What's that?"
"That you show me a good time."
"Deal and you can not back out."
"Why?"
"Because I'm not the only one who heard you." He picked up his cell and handed into her.
She picked it up. "Hello?" Her eyes got wide and she said. "It's your father."
"Here give it to me." He picked up the telephone. "Yeah, I'm fine. I am going take her to the bar. Tell mom to stop worrying. Bye."
~End of chapter 12~