Sean called me in this morning for a little bit of conditioning before he goes off for winter break tomorrow. It was kind of weird to have him call me, but he said it'd be more like two friends at the gym, so it's cool, I guess. Sean and I have become pretty good friends since I came back, and it's nice because I don't have a lot of guy friends to talk to, anyway. I get there from the public bus, which was gross, but Maya had taken the car to Katie's for the day. I make a mental note about maybe getting another car soon.
We spend the majority of the day at the gym, and I see that outside it's snowing like crazy. I sigh.
Sean looks at me curiously. "Everything alright?" he inquires.
I shake my head. "I promised Maya I'd go to the clinic today to schedule some stuff, but it's a blizzard out there and Maya has the car."
Sean laughs. "How'd you even get here, then?"
"Took the bus." I sigh.
Sean raises an eyebrow at me. "I could get you to where you need to be. What clinic?"
"Greenlake. It's not too far from here." I say.
Sean's face lights up.
"What?" I ask, trying not to laugh at his wild expression.
"My fiancée works there!" he smiles, "You ever meet Ellie Nash?" he asks.
"She was my psychotherapist's assistant. She's one from the small handful of employees there that don't irritate me." I say.
Sean laughs. "Get your shit together and I'll take you." Sean punches my shoulder and I gather my bag.
I get in Sean's car and text Maya as we head to Greenlake.
I'll be home at around five. Be there for dinner? -Cam
She replies a few minutes after.
Yeah. See your smelly hockey butt at home. -M
I laugh.
"How long have you and Ellie been engaged?" I ask.
"About two years. It's hard to fit a wedding in our schedule with all my work at the base lately. But yeah, about two years now." Sean says, smiling.
"How did you two meet?"
"High school. We both went to Degrassi, that school by Queen Street."
"Degrassi, eh?" I comment.
"You know the place?"
"Went there from grade ten! That's how I met Maya." I say.
Sean looks at me.
"What?" I ask.
"You've been talking about that girl nonstop today." he says.
"Maya? She's my girlfriend, what can I say? She means the world to me and I almost lost her." I say.
"When are you going to put a ring on that girl? Haven't you been together for like, ever?"
I laugh awkwardly. "I'd be lying if I said I hadn't thought about it." I say. I definitely have dreamt about marrying Maya Matlin, but I don't know if it's exactly a good idea right now with everything that's happening.
"So what are you waiting for? If you like it, put a ring on it!" Sean says excitedly, laughing at his own joke.
"Of all people, I wouldn't have thought you would be the one to quote Beyoncé." I laugh.
"Seriously, though," Sean says, "If she's the one, why haven't you made the move?"
I shrug my shoulders.
"What, you're 'taking it slow' or whatever?" Sean says. That was the plan; for Maya and me to "take it slow", but we kind of broke the rules about a year and a half ago when we "celebrated" my successful hockey season and Maya's admission into the Ontario Philharmonic. It was a complicated affair, but we knew we loved each other to death, and I knew in my mind that I wanted to marry her some day. Then I attempted suicide and everything changed, and I thought I would go back to a lonely apartment without my Maya, and things started up slowly again.
I shake my head. "I honestly have no idea. Now would definitely not be the time, though. I just got back from Greenlake, she just got back from some crazy runaway stunt, her sister is pregnant, plus, Christmas is coming up and I still haven't convinced Maya to spend it with my family back in Kapuskasing. Life kinda sucks sometimes without my own family." I say.
"I know the feeling, man. I left Ellie for quite a while when I was deployed," Sean shakes his head. "It stung. For both of us. I was away from all the people I loved... it hurt. But it gets better, bro. Don't let it get you down." Sean turns into Greenlake.
Once inside, I go to the reception desk and ask for Jensen. Sean tells me he's going to go say hi to Ellie, and I follow him, knowing Jensen is usually busy with other people and I'm usually left here waiting for a while. So Sean and I find Ellie's office. We discover that Ellie was not in her office so Sean goes back to see if she's in the break room or whatever. I part to go to the restroom, and find my way there. I pass Jensen's office on the way. Through a slight crack in the blinds, I see something horrifying. All I can do is cover my mouth in shock and call for Sean, not knowing what to do.
Ooh, a cliff-hanger! I know this is a shorter chapter, but I have my reasons. ;) So do you guys like Sean making a comeback in this story? If you didn't notice already, it's Sean Cameron, but I'm sure you've picked that up. I've always liked Sean, and I like it when older characters interact with new ones. I feel like Sean and Cam would click for some reason, so that's definitely not the last of Sean in here. Tell me if you like Sean here in your reviews, if you don't mind.
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Love, Amelia! xxx