Forty Six. promises never to keep

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XLVI. promises never to keep

      When Bridger woke up, he was by himself

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When Bridger woke up, he was by himself. He felt around his bed for JJ, but all he felt was his bedsheets, and he felt an immediate hit of fear. He sat up quickly, blinded by the bright sun that peered through his curtains. Bridger touched his bare chest, feeling his quick beating heart. "Chill the fuck out." He said to himself and threw the covers off his body.

Putting on a shirt and a pair of shoes, Bridger opened his bedroom door and instead of being met by total silence, he heard the Pogues's voices downstairs. They were still here. He walked down the staircase and saw them sitting at the kitchen table. John B was the first to notice him. "Morning, Sleeping Beauty." He said with a cheeky smile.

Pope sent him a two finger wave. "Hey, Bridge."

"Good morning, B."

"Mornin' baby."

Bridger smiled at them. "Morning guys. How'd you sleep?" He asked and kissed JJ on the top of the head.

John B groaned. "Oh my god, I don't think I've ever sleeping on something so soft in my life."

"It was like sleeping on a cloud." Pope concurred.

"Well good. I'm glad." He grinned and patted JJ on the shoulders. He glanced out the back door and saw how bright and sunny it was. "You guys wanna go sit outside?"

"Yeah, dude, he's got a whole ass couch out there." JJ told the boys, his blue eyes going wide.

"No fucking way." John B replied with and they quickly got out of their chairs and JJ slid open the back door, the three of them running out to the backyard. "He has a pool, too? Holy shit!"

Bridger looked at Kiara and she just rolled her eyes. "They're like aliens discovering a new planet." She said and got out of her chair.

He chuckled and watched her go out the back door. Bridger went into the kitchen and cut up a whole bunch of fruits to put on a platter, along with an assortment of cheeses and juices. He listened to their loud laughter from the backyard and he looked up, seeing John B lounge out on the couch and Pope and JJ fighting over one of the chairs. He cracked a smile.

Bridger walked out to the backyard with the platter.

"When did you become mister hospitality?" JJ asked him and smiled when he saw the food.

"When did you learn the word hospitality?" They others laughed and his jaw dropped. "I'm kidding. I'm kidding." Bridger chuckled and put the food on the table. He grabbed two glasses of orange juice and sat beside him on the chair, handing him one. "I just thought we could have a relaxing morning for once without all the bullshit."

"That would be nice if we were on a tv show." Pope said and grabbed a strawberry and piece of cheese from the platter.

"I second that." John B agreed and threw his legs off the couch to grab some as well.

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