Chapter Three- Travis
Travis read the group email Daphne had sent yesterday again.
Hey Gang,
Bay and I are coming home tomorrow for a little visit. Hope we can all get together while we're here.
Miss you guys!
-D
Travis wondered why Bay hadn't mentioned coming home when he had talked to her a few days ago.
Maybe she didn't want him to know she was going to be back in town?
They hadn't actually talked about the whole kiss/I'm in love with you thing. But they did talk all the time. They jokingly called each other long distance best friends.
But if he were the one coming home he would have let Bay know, right? Of course, why wouldn't he tell her? He'd want to see her. So since Bay didn't tell him she was coming home did that mean she didn't want to see him?
No, Daphne had sent an email to let everyone know they were coming home so it wasn't like it was a secret.
Travis let out a frustrated sigh. This was so silly; he was driving himself crazy with second-guessing and wondering. Bay and Daphne were coming home and he would get to see them again. That was good news and it really didn't matter who delivered it.
Besides Bay and he were past the weirdness, they were past the awkwardness, and they were friends, best friends.
Bay was dating someone now and he was dating Gina.
Gina!
Travis checked the time. He was late.
He ran out of his room and across the campus.
When he got to Friedman hall Gina was waiting outside looking upset. "I thought you were coming." She signed without looking at him.
"Sorry I lost track of time." Travis walked in front of her so she could see what he was signing.
Gina rolled her eyes.
"I'm sorry Gina!" Travis tried again
"I told you this was important to me." She snapped back
"How did it go?" Travis asked
"I messed up a sign." She admitted
"Which one?"
"V-i-t-a-m-i-n-s." She finger spelled
"Vitamins?" Travis asked showing her the correct sign for it.
Gina nodded.
"What did you sign instead?"
Gina shook her head
"Come on what?"
"I signed healthy pills." Gina admitted
Travis eyes grew wide as he suppressed a laugh.
"It's not funny." Gina said with a pout
"No, that's one way to put it." Travis said
Gina bit her lower lip the way she did when she wanted to still be mad at him but really wasn't anymore.
"Would ice cream help?" Travis asked
"So much!" Gina said brightening
They walked towards the ice cream shop that was a few blocks off campus.
"I am really sorry I missed your first big interpreter gig."
"I'm more upset at myself. What if I'm not cut out to do this for a living?"
"Hey it was your first time publicly interpreting and you forgot a sign. That's the worst thing that could of happened."
"I'm not sure you get how this whole pep talk thing works." Gina said
"What I'm saying is you have gotten the worst possibility out of the way and you handle it just fine."
"True."
"And you improvised like a champ."
"I wouldn't go that far."
"Well I'm proud of you."
Gina smirked at him "I take it back, you're pretty good at pep talks."