Resident Evil- Coming Back From Hell To Paradise- I-Hop

Chris made sure to be at I-Hop on time; Jill always tended to be either early or right on time as well. He dressed himself in a pair of black jeans and a white muscle shirt along with a pair of black Vans. He waited for her at the entrance to the restaurant, already booking the table for them both and making sure to get a seat by the window in a booth; Jill for some odd reason liked sitting by the window in any restaurant she goes to. Soon, he saw her drive and park her car and she walked over to him. He noticed that she dyed her hair back to the brown it always was and she put it in the same hairstyle as she did when she went to Russia with him. She wore the same outfit she wore in Russia minus the fur coat and instead a black denim jacket took its place and the clothes were all white except for the jeans, which was stonewashed black. To him, she looked fantastic.

"Hey, sorry I'm late, traffic was terrible," she said.

Chris looked down at his watch and chuckled.

"You're five minutes early Jill, don't sweat it!" he chuckled.

She giggled softly before they went in and sat at their table. The booth was meant for couples to sit in and at first, Jill wondered if Chris picked this particular table but then she saw the equally surprised look on his face. They sat down, Jill shifting closer to Chris get more table space. She nearly close enough for her to rest her head on his shoulder. Chris concealed his emotions and pasted his eyes on the menu instead of her. The waitress soon came by.

"What'll you have?" she asked.

Before Christ could answered, what he feared would happen did so.

"Aww… a young couple, how cute!" said the waitress.

Jill blushed and Chris did as well but brighter than Jill.

"No! No! It's not like that, we're best friends!" he said to try to get the waitress to stop with her annoying and unnecessary reaction.

The waitress stopped and looked as if she believed him and pulled out her notepad.

"I'll have the French Toast Sandwich and a Texas Style Omelet with a large cup of orange juice," he said as he pointed to each item on the menu.

The waitress got it down and turned to Jill, who at this point was still blushing.

"And for you miss?" she asked.

Jill snapped out of her trance.

"Oh, I'll just have the Blueberry pancakes with scrambled eggs and cheese with a large cup of Mocha coffee," she said quickly.

The waitress wrote it down and left them alone. Chris turned to Jill. Jill smiled at him and so began their catching up. Chris spoke about everything that went on in Africa along with what happened in America when she was believed to be dead. Jill told Chris everything that she could remember from Africa along with what Wesker made her do when she was his slave. After hearing all of the terrible things from her, Chris decided to change the subject to something more enjoyable.

"So is there anything you want to do now that you're back?" he asked.

Jill looked at him and blushed.

"As surprising as this sounds, there is only one thing I want to do," she replied.
"And what's that?" asked Chris.

Before Jill could answer, the waitress returned with all the food. Chris eagerly dug into his food, seemingly forgetting the question he just asked her, which she sighed in relief for. There was only one thing she wanted to do now…be with Chris Redfield! She ate her food even faster than Chris could eat his and finished everything but the coffee before he even finished his omelet. He looked at the plates and then looked back at her.

"Holy crap…you must've been hungry," he said with a surprised look on his face.

She giggled and wiped her mouth with the napkin.

"Yeah, also cause I haven't eaten American food in ages," she said playfully sticking out her tongue.

Chris chuckled and looked at her again, once again admiring her features. He soon began to look elsewhere besides her face and she took notice and blushed brightly.

"Uhh…Chris, what are you staring at?" she asked as she humorously waved her hands in the air.

Chris snapped out of his trance and quickly came up with a lie.

"Oh…I'm so sorry, I zoned out for a sec there," he said innocently.

She seemed to buy it and calmed down a great deal. Soon the waitress returned and gave them their bill. Chris paid for everything, despite Jill's protests and they walked out.

"So what's the situation with your house?" asked Chris.

Jill's eyes wandered to the ground and turned to slits.

"It got torn down to make room for a gas station, weird huh?" she said.
"So then where did you sleep?" asked Chris.

Jill didn't take her eyes off of the ground.

"On a bench in the park," she said sadly.

Chris gasped and then hugged her, making her jump up and blush.

"Why didn't you call me? I would've let you stay with me and Claire!" he cried out.
"I didn't want to…I wanted to give you time alone with your sister," she replied.

Chris's grip tightened on her.

"Well you're staying with us now," he said finally.

Jill smiled and her own arms encircled him.

"Thanks partner," she said.

Chris could feel tears soaking the left shoulder of the shirt. He didn't blame her crying at a time like this; she always put him first over anything else in her train of thought when it came to making decisions. Chris got into his car and Jill followed him in her own. He pulled into his house and walked inside with Jill close behind him. As soon as the door opened, Claire ran down the stairs to greet her brother but when she saw Jill, an even bigger smile came on her face. She hugged Jill very tightly and Jill complied. Chris chuckled at them both.

"Oh my god Jill! It's been such a long time! How have you been?" she asked in enthusiasm.
"Well you better sit down, cause it's a long story!" warned Jill.

Chris turned to Claire.

"Jill's house got knocked down and she has no place to stay, is it alright if she stays with us?" he asked in a serious tone.
"Of course she can! We have a guest room with no use after all!" said Claire.

Jill smiled and began crying once again and tears soaked Claire's shirt as well. Chris walked over to them both and embraced them both.

"Thank you guys…thank you guys so much…I don't know what I'd do without friends like you…" she cried.
"It's no problem Jill," said both of the Redfields.
"We can go shopping for clothes and stuff tomorrow if you want Jill," suggested Claire.
"That would be great, thanks Claire," said Jill.

Chris released them and walked into the guest room to make sure everything was accounted for. Jill followed him soon after. He showed her the bathroom before leaving her to get used to her room, as she would be living with them for a long time. He walked upstairs to take a nap and also to think carefully on his next move. He didn't do anything while he ate with her so he had to come up with something. He was now sure that he loved her but how he would show that was no easy task, especially for someone of his pride. He fell asleep after thinking about it for a half hour.