Lover《Bob Floyd》

North Side Knowlage

I just got fully comfortable in bed when my alarm went off. "Fuck." "Rise and shine party girl." I heard Mav laugh I rolled over and huffed before getting in the shower. I hope Bob slept. We need at least one person who had sleep. When I got out I started to brush my teeth and think back on all life choices. I knew that I had dark circles under my eyes but shook it off. Who was gonna care. I got in my car and followed Pete, he told me that we were going to start low level flying after breaching the harddeck with Bradley yesterday and asking to change the limit. We hit every stop light on the way. On the last one we hit I gently but firmly hit my head on my wheel a few times. I saw him look back at me through his mirror, he was just a laughing at me.

I flipped him off with a pleasant smile on my face. He turned down to the Hard Deck to give Penny what he owed her the other night. I wanted to go to the library, just to see what they had. I always had an odd love for reading. When I pulled into the parking lot I noticed an awfully familiar white Toyota Camry. When I walked in there was a soft chime and I waved to Carla, the older woman who owend the small store. We knew each other pretty well since I spent a good amount of my time here, just from driving my most of the time. I failed to see my WSO in the the isle right behind. "Hello dear, its been a minute since I last saw you." I smiled and nodded, thats when Bob walked over and I saw the book he was getting. It was "How to Talk to a Beautiful Woman" by Kent Lamarc. "It's been far to long since I was in here last. I got into Top Gun though." At the sound of my voice Bob jumped a little but I pretended that I didnt see the book he got. "Oh hunnie thats wonderfull! I know you have been dying to get in. Is this all for you son?" She asked real quick. He nodded and softly said yes ma'am.

"This is my backseater." I sadi slightly tapping his shoulders. "How do you like the weather?" She asked. It was code for do they know, it was something that we made incase I was with someone and I didnt want them to know. I nodded and smiled "He know's, but he is the only one for far that knows." He smiled down to me and put his hand on my shoulder. "I trust him with my life, so I thought it would be fair to let him know who I was. And he accepted with open arms. Didn't think I got in just because of my dad, but I didnt think he would anyway." I said truthfully risking a quick smile up in his direction. "Aw, well im glad that you got a WSO to trust, I saw the same thing with your parents, kinda. Accept he fell in love with his wingwoman." She said softly smiling. "Now, now. You know what Sarah would say to that. 'I let my wingman fall in love with me.' It was always a contest between those three." I said shaking my head laughing. "I hate to call our conversation short dear but I got something in that you would like, I put it on the back table for you." "Thank you Carla, you're too good to me." She smiled and waved her hand.

I walked to the back but heard the soft shuffle of my shy WSO behind me. I fully smiled up at him this time but I was still exhausted."Hey, how'd you slee- oh?" I smiled and shook my head. " I was about to fall asleep, but my alarm went off." He laughed softly and gave my shoulder a soft pat. I smiled thankfully. Even though I had no sleep and the way here was awfull, he already made my morning so much better. I have to slow down though, its only been two days."How did you sleep?"  I asked him. "I fell over the back of my couch as soon as I got home. Almost didnt even shut the front door." I gave a small laugh, and pat his forearm. "At least sleep is sleep." He nodded and laughed. I looked though the stack of books knowing I would find the book she was talking about instantly. The back table was for books that hadn't been put on the shelf yet. "So, what brings you to North side Knowlage?" I asked, it was the name of the store. "Just looking for something to kill time with, thought a book would be perfect." He nodded as he was talking. Something small he does he wants to make somehting known undoubtably, without making it seem harsh. I thought it was cute.

"I love reading, always have. My parents thought I was going to be a writer or something, but I knew I was going to be a pilot. I guess you could say that it's pretty much in my blood at this point." I said only half joking. He chuckled and nodded along. "How do you know her so well?" He asked. "I used to come here all the time after school or if I was driving by. Always looking for anything she had new. I have read almost every single book in this library. All but those, but thats just because they just came in. When I first became a pilot I confided in her that I hated people knowing my last name since people thought I only got where I was because my dad had connections." I then saw the book she meant. "The Shape of Water." I smiled and set the book aside. I picked up the small stack and started to put them away for Carla. "You know, for a lot less talkative around me, do I make you uneasy?" He asked suddenly, I almost dropped the stack when I quicly looked up at him.

"No. No, not at all. I thought I was more talkative with you, but no. I guess I talk less because, I feel I dont need to. I mean, when I am with you, I just feel, I dont know, completely relaxed with you. Like, I dont feel the need to talk alot, and you dont talk a lot, I thought it was a thing where we dont really need to talk to understand each other. I am so sorry, if I made you feel like that." I said quickly pulling my full attention to him. He smiled and looked relieved. "I'm glad, that you feel that way around me, I dont talk a lot because most of the time people ignore me. I mean the other night, when we were all at the Hard Deck I was there a full 30 minutes before you came, and I guess I have always been a little shy. Not super talkative."  I smiled sadly. "I hate Hangman. And anyone who makes you think that you're boring, or dont need to be heard. I think you are one of the sweetest people I have ever met, if ever there is a time when you want to hang out with some one, or just dont really want to be alone. Call me, ok. Because I think you are of the best. I dont think I could find another person I would rather spend my time with." I told him as I put the last book away. I heard a soft sniffle and looked back up to him, seeing as he was holding his glasses on one hand and wiping his face with his shirt collar.

"Do you really mean that?" he asked genuinly crying. I gently placed both my hands on his upper arms, and it made him look at me, tears welling up in his eyes. "I mean that with every fiber of my being. There is no one I trust more than you. Not because your my WSO. But because you are an amazing and valid person, that makes me feel safe and heard." I pulled him into a hug. "I would drop everything I am doing, the moment you call or text saying you needed or wanted me." Sowly but surely I felt him wrap his arms back around me, and when they were there fully, he tightened his grip. Slowly the tears stopped and a smile came back to his face. "I think I am the luckiest person, not only to be flying with you, put to have you in my corner. I want you to know, that I want to be that person for you, like you are for me." I smiled but didnt fully pull my arms back, again resting them on his arms. "Robert, Floyd. You already are."