Wildfire

Chapter 11

"And you're good Mr. Smith. Just take these twice a day and take it easy for the next seven days. You can see any doctor to remove the stitches in a week and a half." The nurse instructed and handed him a pill bottle. John had taken off the bandage on his arm since it was healing.

"Thank you." Jaren said politely. We left the hospital for good.

"How does it feel to be a free man, Smii7y?" Matt asked excitedly.

Jaren winced from the sun, "Bright." Chris and Nelson laughed. We climbed into Chris's truck and John took the seat in the back with me.

"So, Matt and I were thinking," John started as Chris started to drive.

"You can think?" Nelson asked jokingly. A few giggles went around the car.

John rolled his eyes, "We were thinking that Matt and I would fly to Canada to look for a house for us while Lea and Smii7y packed up."

"I don't wanna pack." I groaned.

"Yeah. Me either." Jaren agreed.

"Would you rather buy a house?" John asked.

I pouted, "Fine. Puffer? Grizzy? Are you guys gonna move with us?"

"I have family here but maybe one day." Chris answered.

"Yeah. Love you guys but I need my space and lots of it. Y'all get on my nerves sometimes." Nelson giggled.

"Grizzy said he loves me? I love you too Giz." Matt said in a silly accent.

We got back to the house. Chris and Nelson didn't stay long since they wanted to go home and shower. We talked more about dream houses. "We need our own recording rooms. So lots of bedrooms." John pointed out.

"Big kitchen too so I can make food." I nodded.

Matt pumped his fist, "We are gonna get great food all the time!"

I sighed with a smile, "You guys better not expect me to make all the food."

"Isn't that your job? You are the only lady in the house." John said with a smug look.

I smacked him on his arm, "I'm never cooking for you again." His face filled with horror.

"Wait no! I didn't mean it." He yelped.

"Too late. " I giggled. I went to my room to take a shower. I came out an hour later with a towel on my head. The sun was beginning to set. Matt and Jaren were talking on the couch.

"Lea? Would you prefer a more populated city to live in or more wilderness?" Matt asked. I stood in the kitchen and went to the fridge for a drink.

"Like in Canada? When we move?" I asked.

They nodded. "Smii7y says we should live in a more outdoorsy place but I say we are gamers. We don't go outside." Matt explained.

"You're not wrong but we've lived in cities our whole lives. Wouldn't it be more fun to try something new?" Jaren responded.

"Why not do both? Suburbs are always a thing. You can probably find a property that is close to town and has lots of outdoor space." I offered.

"Glad we're bringing her along. I think we'd all be running around like children, not knowing what to do." Matt said through laughs. Jaren nodded.

I smiled, "You guys would definitely be freaking out." I took the towel off of my head and threw it in my room to deal with later. My hair normally dried fast in the Texan heat so I went to my room to brush it out before it dried. When I came back out, Matt was gone so it was just Jaren sitting on the couch, on his phone.