You gave me wings

Chapter nine

At school on Monday, I honestly didn't know what I expected to happen, but literally, nothing has changed. 

I walked in and there was Indy, hanging out with her friends. She looked up when I walked in and smiled, but that was it. I figured that was okay. We'd find time to hang out later, possibly during lunch. 

It didn't happen. She left with her crew, same as always. She was always with that goddamn crew... I could see now how they'd made it difficult for her to... well, do anything, really. Fucking control freaks. 

"I'm sorry, sis," Micah said after we've watched Indy leave. I shrugged. It was normal. So why couldn't I shake this feeling?

"Here," Micah offered me her soda. The one she only got once a week. It was a grand gesture, her offering me that, but I couldn't possibly take it. "Micah, I'm fine. It's not the end of the world. We literally just started dating yesterday, I'm sure things will change eventually." 

She looked worried. "You're sure?" I glanced at the clock; twenty minutes before she came back if she came early. "I'm sure." 

The rest of the day went the same as it had started, and by the end of it, I was feeling vastly burned out, despite numerous attempts to pep-talk myself into a better mood. 

It was when I got into my car and discovered a note left on the passenger seat, that everything changed. 

I read it out loud to myself:

"Dear Call, I know you must be really disappointed by now, having gone all day with nothing changed. I'm so sorry for it. I could make excuses, but I'll be honest: I just didn't try hard enough to get away, to come to see you. I thought of you often. I missed you. I swear-"

"I am not ashamed to be with you," Indy's voice sounded beside me, chorusing with mine. "You make me so happy, and someday we're going to be together in that building, one way or another. Please forgive me. Yours, Indy."

I belatedly realized Indy was literally sitting right beside me. I know, that sounds strange; how could I possibly have not realized she was sitting less than a foot away? That's my brain.

I stared at Indy for a long minute, struggling to believe she was here. 

And then she smiled; it was like the fucking sun shining just for me. All my misery melted away. "Hey, Call." 

She placed a hand on the back of my head and leaned in to kiss me. I dropped the note as I kissed her back. I hadn't realized just how much I'd actually missed her until right at that moment.

She pulled away first, "So, do you forgive me?" 

I sighed. "Of course, I forgive you. After all, it's only the first day." "Mm," her hand played with my hair, "there's no rehearsal tonight. Do you want to go out?" "What about homework?" "Tell you what; let's get two birds with one stone. There's this marvelous diner in town. Let's have dinner at, say, seven-thirty. I'll pick you up, and we can finish our homework there, together, afterward. I know the owner; he's my uncle-in-law. He'd not mind a bit." 

I found myself feeling amused about meeting another family member of hers. 'And how many either family members of yours am I going to meet before the week is over?" "Ooooh, you knowwww, all of them."

I let out a playful groan to which she laughed and locked her wonderful lips with mine. I loved her kisses. 

"So," I murmured against her lips, "you missed me?" "So damn much," her kiss after that carried so much passion that my head felt like it was going to explode; it was sweet heaven.