"Come on, Josh!" Sally complained, "Just invite her over to watch a game and let us see her"
"Do you remember the last time I did that, Sally?"
Sally rolled her eyes and looked over to Aidan who let out a little sigh of his own. She cleared her throat and nodded over to Josh but Aidan pretended to not hear her so she continued.
"You're human, remember?" Sally pressured.
"True, but you and Aidan are not" Josh pointed out.
"What am I going to do to her?" Aidan questioned, suddenly getting offended.
"Oh, I don't know. Maybe you will try to steal a bite out of her" Josh responded.
Josh shook his head and continued to eat his food as now Aidan looked over to Sally. She only smirked and ignored the vampire while sipping her cup of coffee.
Josh wiped his mouth and walked over to the sink to clean off his plate. He did like having someone from New York around but considering how hectic his life has been, he wondered if bringing Heather and Maria into his home was worth the risk.
"I keep telling you, Josh. I'm not going to sneak a bite out of her. If you want, I can just stay in my room the whole time" Aidan suggested, "You will too, right Sally?"
Sally looked over to Aidan and glared at the vampire just as Josh let out a little chuckle. He turned around and walked back over to the table and sat down with his friends.
"You don't understand, do you? I don't want a normal woman and her daughter to come into our lives and we are the people to destroy them"
"You never said she had a daughter, Josh!" Sally gasped, "Now we really need to meet them!"
"Great… that's exactly what I need" Josh mocked.
"What is he talking about?" Sally turned to Aidan.
"I think he's referring to you as a child. Which you kind of are, Sally. You might as well take her along for shopping, make overs, and paint her up like a doll in one afternoon" Aidan explained.
"I was a great babysitter, Aidan!"
Aidan looked over to Josh who seemed to mirror the same look on his friends face. At the same time, both of the guys laughed at the woman.
Sally glared at her two friends as they were quick to judge the way she used to babysit. No one complained about her… not really. She knew that the kids liked her, only because she gave them candy, soda, and let them stay up past their bed time. Now she kind of figured out why she never had permanent people that she usually would babysit.
"Do you like her?"
Josh's laugh immediately died in his throat as he realized that Aidan was the one who asked the question. Sally nibbled on her bacon and looked over to him as she waited for his response.
"Do you like Heather?"
"She was Stu's wife"
"Stu is dead" Sally pointed out.
"Still, he's my friend-"Josh was cut off by Sally again.
"Who possessed you and used your body to lay your ex-fiancée" she responded, "I think you like her, Josh. You just don't even realize it yet"
Josh scoffed, "I'm fully aware of my feelings. We are just friends!"
"Sure you are"
"I don't think so" Aidan flipped a page, "You're still talking about her"
"Because you guys are" Josh defended himself.
"Come on, Josh! Invite her over!" Sally pleaded.
Just before Aidan could put his input on what he thought about the situation, there was a knock on the door. He only thought it was his imagination but noticed that his roommates were all looking around too. No one was expecting anyone to come over, especially this early. He glanced up at the clock and noticed that it was just a little after 9.
Josh felt like his heart was beating inside his throat as he felt like it could've been anyone to come through that door. Vampire, Ghost, or werewolf… actually Ghosts don't really knock. As if they all had the same body, the three roommates jumped up and started for the door. Josh almost felt himself wishing that it was someone other than a supernatural being.
Sally was the first to reach the door and peered out of the front window. She slightly gasped as she noticed a woman standing there with dirty blonde hair and brown eyes, shivering in the cold. Sally smiled and looked over to Josh for a response. Josh, of course, shook his head no, but Sally being Sally just opened the door wide and smiled from ear to ear.
Heather blinked in surprise, "I'm so sorry, ma'am. I probably have the wrong house. I'm truly sorry for disturbing your morning"
Sally reached out to her, "Hold up! I'm Josh's roommate"
"Get out there! What are you waiting for?" Aidan whispered to Josh before roughly pushing him into view.
"Hi, Heather, good morning" Josh scrambled, "Sally? Heather? There, now you've met one another"
"And I'm Aidan" Aidan introduced himself as he went into the view also.
Heather smiled and acknowledged the two roommates looking down at her with huge grins on their faces. It almost felt like she was in some sort of therapy room and she was the maniac. She seemed to recall that Josh had mentioned a Sally and Aidan when she had called his phone at one point. She wondered why they disappeared without telling him and why did they come back all of a sudden.
Josh fidgeted with the end of his shirt as he stared nervously down at Heather looked at everyone. He felt like they were all looking at her like as if she was something to eat. In Aidan's case, she definitely was something to eat. He took in a big breath and then smiled at her, feeling his heartbeat vibrating throughout his body.
Sally smiled and could only imagine about what Heather's daughter would look like considering how the mother looked hot. She decided to forget about Nora for a little bit as she continued to stare at Heather.
Aidan could only hear bubbling and a heart pump inside of Heather, giving her off an extra glow. He stared at her with intent on figuring out if she's ever had the virus that has been going around.
Heather reached up and held herself tighter, almost like an indicator of how cold Boston was becoming. Josh quickly read the sign and reached out to her to guide her into the house. Sally let out a giggle as she closed the door and skipped over to the living room. Aidan walked over to the window perch and sat down, listening to the humming and bubbling her body was making.
"Do you guys always come to the door in a group?" Heather asked.
Sally let out a laugh and then quickly stopped as she realized she wasn't a ghost anymore. Being a ghost, no one could see that everyone in the house was hording at the door. Now seeing how weird it looked, she just glanced over to Josh who immediately came rushing back. He placed a plate with a cinnamon bun down in front of her with coffee on the side.
"Here" Josh replied, "Sorry about my roommates. They just came back. You remember I mentioned them. They kind of rose back from the dead"
"Not really speaking in that sense!"
Heather smiled and though of Sally's input as a joke but Josh glared at her. Heather didn't notice as she ducked down their looks as she took her first bite into the warm roll.
"This is so delicious!"
Josh smiled at the compliment, loving whenever someone commented about his food. He looked up and noticed that his friends were giving him a sly smile, making his face drop.
"Josh loves to cook" Sally spoke up.
Heather looked over to Josh, surprised that he even knew what a spatula was for. He gave off a smile and rubbed his neck.
"You made this?"
"Of course! We- Well" Josh let out a laugh and then cleared his throat. He felt his palms going numb as he couldn't find words to say anything. Now that he had an audience, he couldn't really concentrate, "I'm practically the official cook in the house"
"Really? I never would've guessed- I didn't mean it like that!"
Sally looked over to Aidan and gave a slight nod at the couple with a smirk on her lips. Aidan returned her smile and couldn't help but love to see Josh fidget all over again.
"Heather, would you like to move over to the kitchen? I have more food over there" Josh suggested.
"I would love to! Are you guys coming?"
Aidan and Sally both looked up at surprise to know that she was talking to them. Sally hopped up at the opportunity and placed an arm around her shoulder.
Josh gawked at how Sally just swooped right in and started chatting with Heather, almost like she's known her all her life. Sally looked over her shoulder and stuck her tongue out at the ex-werewolf before she quickly turned back around. Josh looked over to Aidan, at a loss for words. Aidan could only chuckle and slap his best friend on the shoulder as he followed the girls into the kitchen.