the door bell rang and it gave Jill a start and unnerved Grey. He walked over to the door and opened it there was an elderly Chinese man there. The man was rather wrinkly and stout he had odd grey blue eyes and was smiling at Grey. Grey was not totally sure what to make of this man. But somewhere in the back of his mind he thought that maybe this man was here to cure the odd feeling he has had since the ride back from Magic Mountain.
"Thirty five seventy." The little Chinese man said and thrust the bag at Grey.
"Oh, sorry I wasn't sure why you were here." Grey said handing the man a fifty dollar bill.
"Keep the change." The man seemed very happy with this. He then winked, turned and left.
Whatever uneasy weirdness Grey may have felt before was now gone and a welcome sense of calm fell over him. He took the four plastic bags of food to the coffee table near Mike and Charlotte. Jill was right behind him. Grey began to take everything out of the bags and set them on the table. He had a look that made him look like he was thinking a great many things. Only nothing could be farther from the truth his mind was a blank. He then looked down at the table and decided to get some plates and things from the kitchen.
"I need to get something from the kitchen. Jill can you help me, it looks like the other two are busy." Grey said.
"Sure, I would love to." Jill said as they walked towards the kitchen.
Jill was fumbling through the cupboards looking for plates when Grey came from behind her. He grabbed her and turned her around kiss her. This took Jill by surprise.
"What was that for?" Jill was still in his arms and could sense urgency in him.
"I don't know really I just wanted to. I'm genuinely just happy to be around you, I'm happy that you want to spend time with me. That's all I suppose. That's the only reason that I love you is that you are willing to be with me." Grey was squeezing her gently in his arms. Jill was silent but thought that what he said could not have been more perfect and confirming to her original idea.
"We should get back out there before we have to spray those two out there with the hose." Jill said only not really meaning it. Grey laughed and got the rest of the things. They went back out into the living room. Jill's prediction was right Mike and Charlotte were all over each other on the couch.
"Hey get a room." Grey said jokingly he walked over to the table and handed out the plates and utensils. They all began eating and talking about there day so far. The girls were reenacting the bathroom incident when Grey picked up his fortune cookie. Grey remembered the times when he and Mike would get to the fortune cookie. They would joke about it all the time and add "in bed" to the end of their respective cookies. It was always funny to them in a childish way. Grey opened his cookie and read it. The fortune read "You will receive something unexpected" Grey impulsively added "in bed" to the end and Grey chuckled to himself.
"Hey it's time to watch the movie." Charlotte said and got up and put the movie on. Grey turned down the lights then sat down in the love seat next to Jill to watch the movie. Grey had seen the movie but wasn't sure how Mike would hold up. Grey remembered how hard Mike had cried when they saw The Little Mermaid and Ariel had to go back to the ocean. Grey hoped for the best and put his arm around Jill he had never been happier in his life. Before when Mike had wanted to see the movie Grey had told him it was a nature movie to discourage him from seeing it.
Chapter Twenty-Three
It was nearing the end of the movie and Grey was remembering how Steal Magnolias ended. He began to get a little misty at the thought of it. He didn't really want to cry at the end of this movie like he knew he would, he always did. There was just something about the way Julia Roberts looked in the movie the just robbed him of his good sense.
The movie was reaching the end and Grey was tearing up a bit when all of
"Thirty five seventy." The little Chinese man said and thrust the bag at Grey.
"Oh, sorry I wasn't sure why you were here." Grey said handing the man a fifty dollar bill.
"Keep the change." The man seemed very happy with this. He then winked, turned and left.
Whatever uneasy weirdness Grey may have felt before was now gone and a welcome sense of calm fell over him. He took the four plastic bags of food to the coffee table near Mike and Charlotte. Jill was right behind him. Grey began to take everything out of the bags and set them on the table. He had a look that made him look like he was thinking a great many things. Only nothing could be farther from the truth his mind was a blank. He then looked down at the table and decided to get some plates and things from the kitchen.
"I need to get something from the kitchen. Jill can you help me, it looks like the other two are busy." Grey said.
"Sure, I would love to." Jill said as they walked towards the kitchen.
Jill was fumbling through the cupboards looking for plates when Grey came from behind her. He grabbed her and turned her around kiss her. This took Jill by surprise.
"What was that for?" Jill was still in his arms and could sense urgency in him.
"I don't know really I just wanted to. I'm genuinely just happy to be around you, I'm happy that you want to spend time with me. That's all I suppose. That's the only reason that I love you is that you are willing to be with me." Grey was squeezing her gently in his arms. Jill was silent but thought that what he said could not have been more perfect and confirming to her original idea.
"We should get back out there before we have to spray those two out there with the hose." Jill said only not really meaning it. Grey laughed and got the rest of the things. They went back out into the living room. Jill's prediction was right Mike and Charlotte were all over each other on the couch.
"Hey get a room." Grey said jokingly he walked over to the table and handed out the plates and utensils. They all began eating and talking about there day so far. The girls were reenacting the bathroom incident when Grey picked up his fortune cookie. Grey remembered the times when he and Mike would get to the fortune cookie. They would joke about it all the time and add "in bed" to the end of their respective cookies. It was always funny to them in a childish way. Grey opened his cookie and read it. The fortune read "You will receive something unexpected" Grey impulsively added "in bed" to the end and Grey chuckled to himself.
"Hey it's time to watch the movie." Charlotte said and got up and put the movie on. Grey turned down the lights then sat down in the love seat next to Jill to watch the movie. Grey had seen the movie but wasn't sure how Mike would hold up. Grey remembered how hard Mike had cried when they saw The Little Mermaid and Ariel had to go back to the ocean. Grey hoped for the best and put his arm around Jill he had never been happier in his life. Before when Mike had wanted to see the movie Grey had told him it was a nature movie to discourage him from seeing it.
Chapter Twenty-Three
It was nearing the end of the movie and Grey was remembering how Steal Magnolias ended. He began to get a little misty at the thought of it. He didn't really want to cry at the end of this movie like he knew he would, he always did. There was just something about the way Julia Roberts looked in the movie the just robbed him of his good sense.
The movie was reaching the end and Grey was tearing up a bit when all of
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