As promised an update :) This story took me a while to get things together creative wise...I had plenty of ideas, but getting ideas to paper isn't always easy was was the case with this story, but I'm happy to get the ball rolling again and hopefully I'll be updating again soon :) Enjoy and please review!
Gabby got up early the next morning with a big grin on her face. She didn't know what the day held, but she was looking forward to spending it with Punk. After putting on an academy award winning performance with her boss, she hit the shower where she sang loudly and off key; something she had a tendency to do on a good day. After wrapping her hair in a towel and putting on her robe, she faced her closet wondering what to wear. Seeing she had no idea what Punk had planned, she wasn't sure what was appropriate, but before she got the chance to ask him her phone rang. Glancing at the ID she sighed seeing it was Adam. With the excitement of everything going on she'd forgot he was in Chicago thus also forgetting she'd agreed to spend time with him.
"Hey Adam, what's up?"
"I was calling to see what you were up to. I know you work today, but I was hoping we could get in some brother/sister time." Gabby bit her lip as she plopped down on the edge of her bed. As much as she was looking forward to spending the day with her boyfriend, she knew it would have to wait.
"Ahh actually I took a personal day, so I'm available all day. What did you have in mind?"
"Oh awesome! Well why don't we grab breakfast and we'll go from there. I'm leaving the hotel now, so give me 10-15 minutes." Adam hung up before Gabby could say anything else. She sighed grabbing a pair of jeans and a cubs T-shirt from her closet. Gabby ran a brush through her hair deciding to forgo styling it or applying make-up, instead tossing it in a ponytail and topping it off with a baseball cap. Grabbing her zip up hoodie, she headed downstairs where she found Punk in the kitchen. Despite feeling disappointed, she couldn't help but smile when she saw him.
"Hey you're up early and ready to go. How did you know we were going to the Cubs game?" The smile on Gabby's face turned to a frown. She'd always loved baseball, it was one of the few things that she and Adam would watch together, and part of her reasoning for moving to Chicago was to be close to Wrigley Field. She loved the Cubs mostly because they were the underdog. Punk noticed the change in her expression and raised his eyebrow. "Did I say something wrong?"
"No, but about today, it's not going to go as planned."
"Why not?" Just then there was a knock at the door and Gabby went to answer it. A few minutes later Adam walked into the kitchen and Punk tried his best not to be disappointed.
"Hey Punk, a day off for once, what's your plans?"
"Not sure yet...I know I'm heading to the Cubbies game later, actually I was going to ask Gabby to go." Adam looked at Punk with a suspicious look.
"Wait you were going to ask Gabby to go to the Cubs game, like a date?" Gabby pinched the bridge of her nose as Punk rolled his eyes.
"Are you really going there again? No Adam! I know she's a Cubs fan and Colt scored some extra tickets. I just wanted to be nice and take her to her first Cubs game since moving to town, but seeing she'll be with you then never mind. We'll just have to go some other time."
"Oh, well that's really nice of you. What time do they play?"
"Three."
"Well Gabby if you want to go then don't let me stop you. I actually planned on meeting up with someone, so that works out perfectly."
"Really?" Gabby smiled brightly before reminding herself to keep her giddiness in check. "I mean that would be great. Wait, who are you meeting up with?"
"Uhh...just an old friend. Anyway we should get going. Punk I'll have her back by 1:30; make sure she doesn't get too out of control. This one tends to get rowdy especially if she feels it's a bad call!" Gabby smacked Adam's arm before pushing him toward the door. Before following him she blew a kiss to Punk who winked in return.
Gabby and Adam chose an outdoor coffee shop where they sat comfortably taking in the crisp September air. Gabby picked at her bagel while Adam ate a raspberry scone.
"So, when are you coming home to visit?" Gabby scoffed slightly at the question.
"You're ready for me to come home already? I've been here just over a month; I didn't really have any immediate plans of heading to South Carolina until the holidays."
"Really? Mom misses you a lot, so do the mutts." Gabby smiled when he mentioned the mutts, Lakota, Sadie and Rocky.
"I miss the dogs too, but I don't miss having to lint roll my wardrobe to get the dog hair off! How's mom dealing with me being gone?"
"She's dealing, cycling through hobbies every other week. Just when she finds something she likes she changes it. You know how mom is though, just as indecisive as you are!"
"I am not indecisive! All have you know I've made plenty of decisions on my own thank you."
"Like what?" Gabby thought about the last month and realized the biggest decision she had made was taking a chance on Punk, but she couldn't discuss that one with Adam, not yet at least.
"Like what to wear today, I had no problem with that." Adam rolled his eyes smirking in his little sister's direction.
"Wow you still have a lot of growing up to do! Anyway, how are things with you and Punk? You guys seem to be getting along pretty well." Gabby hesitated before answering.
"Ahh yeah things have been great. He's on the road so much that we're still getting to know little things about each other, but it's been pretty good."
"Is that so? I figured you two would fight like we do."
"Nope, everything has been just peachy." Gabby shifted uncomfortably in her chair searching her mind for something to talk about before the guilt of lying to her brother got to her any further. Before she could mention anything, Adam brought up another topic she didn't care to discuss.
"So this new guy, Dylan's his name right? Anyway when do I get to meet him? I'm not saying you can't date him without my approval, but I'd like to make sure he meets certain criteria." Gabby shifted in her chair again before adjusting her hat.
"Is it really necessary that you meet him? I mean we've only been on a handful of dates, it's nothing serious."
"It might not be anything serious now, but a month from now could be a different story."
"Well I don't really see things going on too much longer. We don't have a lot in common and I need to focus on work, I don't have time to date." Adam raised his eyebrow knowing something was up.
"Wait, are you feeling okay Gabby? You've been boy crazy since the age of fourteen and you're suddenly telling me that's no longer the case? Sorry, but I'm not buying it." Gabby racked her brain for something to say, something to make Adam believe that what she said was true even though it wasn't.
"I'm working on becoming an adult and my biggest focus right now is my career. I have long term goals that I'd like to meet within the next three years and that's not going to happen if I'm focused on a relationship. Don't get me wrong I'm still looking for that white knight to sweep me off my feet, but it's not my number one focus."
"Wow, you're proving me wrong by the minute. I honestly gave you three months in the city figuring the minute you had your heart broken you'd come back home, obviously with your new state of mind, that's not going to be the case."
"No that's not the case, but don't worry I still plan on visiting home. In fact I expect you to have a massive hike planned for Thanksgiving because I'll be coming home for an extended weekend."
"You've got it, just let me know if you change your mind and anyone else is coming with you."