Reno and Weisz

chapter 21: weisz is worried

chapter 21: weisz is worried

~weisz~

       Reno pulls his car into the parking lot of the bowling alley. He turns off the car, and I'm about to get out but I suddenly feel a bit lightheaded. I sigh and lean back in the seat, rubbing my forehead as I take a few shaky breaths.

       "Are you sure you're okay?" Reno asks. "You looked very weak when I picked you up. We could have just taken a rain check. I'm sure they would understand."

       I shake my head. "No, it's fine. I'll be fine. I haven't seen them all for a while and I really want you to meet them."

       Reno places his hand on my arm. "I would have met them eventually. If you're not feeling well..."

       "I'm fine," I say. "I promise. It's probably because I didn't get much sleep last night. It didn't help that a show I've been waiting for a long time was released at midnight so I was binging it." I feel a tiny bit better, so I leave the car. 

       Reno gets out as well, locking the car behind us. "If it ever gets too much for you..."

       I intertwine my hand with Reno's, giving him a smile. "I'll be fine, but thank you for caring so much."

       The two of us get into the bowling alley, immediately going to rent our shoes since my friends are already here at one of the lanes. Once we get our shoes on, I lead Reno over to where my friends are. They're in the middle of a game, but they stop the moment they see me and Reno.

       Amelia is the first to get up and hug me. "Yay, you two made it!"

       "I literally texted you half an hour ago to tell you we were on our way," I say.

       "Sorry, I'm just happy to see you again." Amelia pulls away from me, furrowing her eyebrows as she looks at me. "Are you okay? You look very pale."

       "I do?" I ask. 

       "Yes, very," Amelia says. "So are you okay?"

       "Yeah. I was just up all night watching a TV show. I'm fine."

       "You heard him, he's fine," my friend Adam says. "Stop trying to get him to leave. We missed him."

       Amelia glares at Adam. "I'm not trying to get him to leave. I'm just concerned for his health like all of you should be."

       "Anyway," I say before the conversation can venture into something I don't want to be brought up with Reno around. "Everyone, this is Reno. Reno, this is Adam, Jane, and Marcel."

       Jane gets up from her spot and walks over. "It's very nice to finally meet the person that has been making Weisz happy ever since, ugh, Marie. Can I hug you? I'm a hugger."

       "Uh, sure," Reno says, so Jane wraps her arms around Reno.

       "Sorry, I'm just really happy that Weisz is happy," Jane says. "He deserves it after everything he has gone through."

       "We should bowl now," I say. "I didn't drive all the way here just to chit chat."

       "I mean, technically, I'm the one who drove all the way here," Reno says.

       "Well, yeah, obviously. I like your car."

       "Because of all the stuff we've done in it?"

       My cheeks begin to blush a deep shade of red as Reno just smiles smugly at me. I should have known Reno would have said something like that. I'm just waiting for him to bring up my leather jacket fantasy, which I do not have.