I woke up with Jacie asleep on my chest. She was quietly snoring, and her arms were wrapped me. How was I supposed to get up? I slipped out from under her very carefully, not wanting to wake her up. I pulled on my clothes and went over to my place so I could shower and get some fresh clothes. I opened the door and slipped in, unsure if Gabe was up or not. I found him waiting on the couch. Fuck.
"You're home awfully late. You're a mess, and you're wearing the clothes you wore yesterday. Am I thinking right? And you know what I'm thinking," he said, smirking.
I sighed and trudged into the bathroom. I slipped off my clothes and turned on the hot water. Damn Gabe was such a smartass. I washed off and wrapped a towel around myself, walking into my room. I put on a plain, dark green t-shirt and some jeans. I brushed my teeth and walked back out. Gabe gave me a devilish look as I passed him. I 'accidentally' punched him. I walked out into the hallway and waited outside of her apartment.
Should I knock? Was she up? I knocked lightly and cracked the door open. She was awake and sitting in front of her mirror, brushing her hair. She looked up when I came in. She smiled and set down her brush and stood up, putting her arms around my neck. She gave me a light kiss on the lips and sat down by her laptop.
"Mornin'," she said, opening her laptop.
I sat next to her and peeked over her shoulder. She quickly shifted to where I couldn't see. I grabbed her and pushed her over on her side, but she closed out of what she was doing.
"Ha! You'll find out soon enough," she teased.
I pouted and crossed my arms. She grinned and got up, walking into the kitchen. She came back out with two mugs. She handed me one and sipped from her own. I tasted it and smiled.
"Your coffee's good. Good as Starbucks," I said.
She smiled and reached over to her laptop. I raised an eyebrow as she popped out a disc and handed it to me. I took it and looked at it.
"I made it for you. Listen to it sometime. Or throw it away, or give it to a hobo. Whatever floats your plane," she said, shrugging.
I nodded and set it down. I glanced over at her guitar. It had a couple pictures of me and Jacie on it, and a picture of her family. Jacie held up a camera.
"Wanna put some more on there?" she asked.
I nodded and grabbed Anigo. We took a couple of goofy pictures with him and I set him down. Before she could ask I ran and grabbed Gryphon. She smiled and we took several more pictures. In the last one she acted like she was going to kiss Gryphon. I laughed.
"Should I be jealous?" I teased.
She nodded and cuddled Gryphon. I snatched him back and put him on the floor.
"Hey, why don't we walk Gryphon?" she suggested.
I nodded and grabbed his leash from my apartment, slipping on some sneakers. When I got back Jacie was wearing her favorite knee-high sneakers and a navy blue hoodie. She was putting Anigo in her hoodie pocket when I walked in.
"What are you doing?" I asked.
"Taking Anigo with us. See, my pocket has an upward facing hole so he can sit in it," she said, slipping him into the pocket.
I rolled my eyes and hooked Gryphon to his leash. We walked out and strolled down the street, heading towards our second favorite coffee place. She ran inside to grab some coffee while I waited outside with Gryphon. A teenage girl walked up, and I recognized her. It was that red-head we met after the whole Tobulic thing was started. Her eyes widened when she saw me.
"Tobuscus!" she squealed.
She squeezed the breath out of me and stepped back.
"Hey, you again. I don't think I caught your name," I said.
"My name is Isabell. Isabell Pitreece," she said, holding out her hand.
I shook her hand and smiled. She sighed happily and brushed her curly hair back from her face.
"So, you like coffee too?" I asked.
She nodded and bent down to pet Gryphon.
"He's so cute! Hey, you wanna hang out sometime?" she asked.
"Sure, I guess. What do you say about Wednesday, here at 1:00?" I suggested.
She nodded as Jacie came out. Jacie shook her hand.
"Jacie, this is Isabell. You remember her, right? Anyways, I was going to hang out with her on Wednesday. Wanna come?" I offered.
Jacie nodded and laughed. Anigo was twitching his whiskers at Isabell. She giggled and started to pet Anigo.
"He's adorable! What's his name?" Isabell asked.
"Anigo Montoya," Jacie replied, smiling.
She smiled and looked at her watch.
"Well, I've gotta go. See you Wednesday, guys," Isabell said, walking off. I took my coffee from Jacie and we started walking home. I grabbed Jacie's hand as we walked. We stopped by the park and sat and talked for a while. That's when I remembered last night.
"Hey Jacie, last night was the first time you said you loved me," I said, throwing away my cup.
"Well no duh, of course I love you. You'd think it would be obvious," she said, rolling her eyes.
I ran my hand through my hair and smiled. A stray dog raced by, and Gryphon barked, straining on his leash. The jerk was so sudden I accidentally let go of the leash. Gryphon raced off after the other dog.
"Gryphon," I called, but he was already gone.
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A/N: Hey, if you were wondering what the name of the chapter means, I'll tell you. It stands for I Couldn't Think Of A Name For This Chapter So I Went With This. That's all, bye. :p
