Doctor Riley told me about Braxton's condition. He needed to stay in the hospital for at least a week and he needed his parent's contact information. After I filled out all of the paperwork, i sat in my original spot and whipped out my phone. I dialed Mr. And Mrs. Berry but they didn't answer. They were probably still at work. They worked late. I closed out all of my apps and went to messages. I reread the text from Braxton and tears started dripping from my eye lids. I quickly wiped them away and checked my surroundings. I didn't want Cody to see me cry. Allot of time has passed since we kissed. The paperwork took a ton of time to fill out. I glanced at the clock. I still had another hour until i had to meet Cody in the lobby. I decided to go down to the vending machine and fill my empty stomach. I haven't eaten a crumb of food today. I didn't eat breakfast because dad was not home, i didn't eat lunch because i was saving Braxton, and i haven't eaten dinner because of all of the havoc. I walked down the empty corridor to the elevator. I entered it and pressed my finger to the floor up button.
"Wait!" A raspy voice barely choked out.
I quickly punched the door open button and stuck my arm in the way of the door so she could enter.
"Hello darling, thank you so much for holding the door. I greatly appreciate it." She forced.
"Oh its no problem. It is my pleasure to be in an elevator with a beauty like you." I said this to be nice but it was genuinely true. She was one of the most beautiful, Innocent looking women i have ever met.
"Well aren't you kind!" She said exerting joy.
The elevator began to move up a floor and it didn't take long.
"Are you going to the third floor as well?" I questioned.
"Well yes. I need to get some dinner. Do you know what they are serving tonight?"
She was dressed in a hospital uniform and it looked as if she had been living here for a while.
"Im not sure but i sure am hungry!" I said as my stomach groaned.
"Would you like to join me for dinner?" She asked.
"Actually, i would love that!" I said feeling actually excited.
It was fun to just be around this woman.
After we went through the line and got our mashed potatoes, green beans, and pot roast, we sat at a table near the corner of the room. It was a nice little diner. We chatted for a while and then a striking question entered my mind.
"Pardon me, but i have forgotten to ask your name." I said suggesting that she tell me.
"Im sky, and you are?"
This was Cody's mother. How could i not have realized. She was beautiful just as he had described.
"Im Julie. Do you happen to have a son named cody?"
"You've met him?"
"I have. Earlier actually. He is quite friendly and not a bit shy." I said suggesting that he found me not the other way around.
"He is a hansom young lad. I am very proud of him. I am glad he met a nice, gorgeous, young lady like you." She said. "He doesn't usually meet people his age." She said with a slight frown.
"Im glad i met him too!" I said trying to hide my growing smile. "Actually, i am supposed to meet him in the lobby at 5:00 tonight."
She looked down and checked her watch.
"Well you better hurry honey, i think you are late." She said with a grin.
I frantically checked my clock phone. It was 5:03.
"Oh no! It was so nice having dinner with you! I hope we can do it again!"
She nodded in agreement and waved me out of the door.
I ran to the elevator and went down to the waiting room floor. Cody was sitting there on the couch waiting on me. It looked as if he had freshened up a little. When he saw me, he nervously scooted over and patted the seat next to him. Surprisingly neither of us said a word. He just looked at me, smiled, and then we started kissing. This time, cody wasn't afraid to touch me. His hands immediately traveled to my bum and started squeezing. Usually i would feel uncomfortable about this, but cody made all of my troubles disappear. Then something started to buzz. It was coming from underneath Cody's hand. It was my phone.
"Im so sorry!" I said rushing to pull out my phone and answer it.
"Hello?" I answered.
"Hi Julie, this is Mrs. Berry."
"Oh Mrs. Berry," i said excusing myself from the room.
I felt bad for leaving Cody but i needed to inform Braxton's parents.
After a while of calming her down and then explaining all of it again three times, Mrs. Berry hung up and told me she was rushing to the hospital with Mr. Berry. I knew they both had to work so they wouldn't be able to stay over night here with him. I volunteered.
When i returned to cody he looked a little anxious.
"Umm... Do you maybe want to go to my room.. Instead of being here.. In the lobby?"
"Yeah!" I said.
I didn't want anyone interrupting us again.
As we walked hand in hand down to his room we small chatted a little. He told me about his likes and dislikes and i told him mine. When we got to his room, he opened the door and held it there for me to go in first. It was decorated in boy stuff. It looked like all of his belongings.
"Do you come here often?" I said confused.
"I live here........always." He said making it clear.
"Oh...." I said trailing off.
He got my mental question and answered,
"My mom is my only parent. She has to have kemo too often and we never know when, so the hospital suggests that we just stay here. It would cost too much to come back and forth way too often anyway."
He seemed a little sad but ok with the fact.
"Im sorry......." I said and then silence engulfed us so i continued talking.
"I met your mom." I said.
His expression went from confusion to excitement to worry.
"You didn't tell her about us.... You know... Making out, did you?" He asked fiddling with his thumbs.
"No but i did tell her i was meeting you in the lobby at five."
"Lets just....... Get back to....." Instead of filling the awkward silence he kissed me passionately.
I was ok with that though. Perfectly ok. I couldn't help myself from removing his shirt and letting my hands feel over his toned body. And i guess it was only fair that he took off my shirt as well. He began squeezing me and i hate to admit it cause i don't like to be that girl, but i loved it! I loved him! I loved the way cody treated me.
