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63.

Posted: June. 17, 2016

I'm finally out of school for the summer and I'm so happy.

64. Austin

"Babe, wake up" I shake Rowan's shoulder, it's already noon and she has a doctors appointment in less than an hour.

"Stop yelling" She whispers, clutching her head in pain "It's too loud"

"I'm not yelling, you're just hungover" I chuckle "Now get out of bed" I pull the covers off of her and she groans in annoyance. 

"No" 

"Then you leave me no choice..." I trail off, sliding my arms under her body and picking her up and setting her on her feet, holding her in place. 

"Austin no" She pouts.

"We have to get you to the doctor. Stop being immature and get ready" I slightly raise my voice and she glares at me stomping over to the closet. She gets changed and walks back out, grabbing her phone and sliding on a pair of flip flops. She walks out of the room, and I follow after her and get into the drivers seat of my car, driving her to the doctor. 

When we get there she walks up to get a paper and fills it out, the nurse coming to get her. Rowan stands up, and looks back at me slightly and I stand up to following after her. She sits down on the bed, the nurse taking her vitals and telling us the doctor will be in shortly.

Rowan sits in silence, playing with her fingers while waiting for the doctor. I think about saying something, but the only thing I want to say is 'Why haven't you invited me to Argentina?' but I don't want to have that be the topic in the doctors office.

"Rowan, it's nice to see you again" The doctor walks in "Let's not make you stay here any longer than you want to, so we'll get you an x-ray and go from there" He smiles, taking Rowan to the x-ray room.

"So, let's take a look at this" He says as they walk back into the room "Have you been wearing your brace?" He asks.

"No" Rowan shakes her head, and the doctor hums.

"That's interesting. They seem to have healed but not properly.  Most of them did, but this bottom one is angled downwards which it isn't supposed to be and this middle on is the same way. Now, I'm not saying it's going to be an issue, but I've never seen this happen and if it becomes a problem then I want you to come back, but for now I'd say you're okay" He smiles, and Rowan nods.

"Okay, thank you" She gets off of the bed. 

"Have a nice day" The doctor says as we walk out of the room.

"You too" I nod, walking out to my car. Rowan and I get inside and I turn on the car.

"Hungry?" 

"Kind of" She shrugs. 

"Okay..." I nod, driving to a restaurant so we can get something to eat. I pull up to a bar and grill, parking and climbing out. Rowan walks beside me, my arms wrapping around her shoulders, and she looks up at me "What?" I ask, and she just shrugs, shaking her head.

"Nothing" 

"Okay" I chuckle, walking inside, the hostess giving us a table. We sit down and order food and drinks, my want to ask about Argentina becoming too much, so I just ask "So, you're going to Argentina?" I rest my chin on my hand.

"Uh yeah, in a couple weeks"She nods, chewing on her bottom lip. 

"Oh, and when were you planning on telling me?" 

"I don't know" She shrugs "I had planned to, but something else always came up" 

"Oh, really? And what about the bakery? You always complained that you can never close this place but you are now"

"Well, if you must know, since we opened I get three weeks off to go to Argentina. The week we went to Disney I was supposed to be Argentina and when you didn't speak to me for five months I was supposed to go but I was so upset that I didn't" She crosses her arms over her chest.

"And not once did you see if I wanted to go?" 

"I figured you didn't want to" She shrugs "Just a bunch of people speaking Spanish when it's cold outside"

"Doesn't really matter, whether I think you won't want to or not, I still ask you" 

"Well, I'm sorry. Do you want to go?" 

"I don't want you to ask me out of pity" I roll my eyes, and she laughs. 

"God, you're the worst" 

"What?" 

"Nothing" She giggles "You're just you"

"Rowan this is serious" I fight off a smile. 

"I know, I know" She nods "It's very serious" She comes to sit beside me, kissing my cheek "If you want to go, you can, I just didn't know if you'd want to. A whole week with my mom" She grimaces dramatically and I laugh "I love you" She nudges her nose along my jaw. 

"I love you" I kiss her cheek. 

She grins and moves back to her seat, the food coming out. We both start eating, Rowan awkwardly looking over and then back to her food quickly.

"What's wrong?" 

"Someone keeps staring at you and it's we-"

"Oh my, Austin" A voice giggles "Is that you?" I look up, seeing a familiar face, but I draw a blank on the name. 

"Who are you?" Rowan crosses her arms, cocking an eyebrow.

"I'm an old... friend" She winks at me, and I pinch the bridge of my nose "I'm sure you know what I'm talking about" She nudges Rowan's shoulder.

"Don't touch me" Rowan cringes.

"Definitely not something I said to Austin" She giggles obnoxiously "The exact opposite actually"

"I'm sorry, but I don't remem-"

"How can you not remember? I think about it every night" She emphasizes, leaning closer and I can see Rowan's jaw clench.

"Okay, shortcake. I've had enough" Rowan clears her throat "I don't know who you are, nor do I care. But I want you to step away from my boyfriend before I do something very illegal"

"Oh please, I'm sure he makes you believe you're his girlfriend, but soon, he'll forget all about you" She tuts, twirling Rowan's hair between her fingers.

"Don't touch me" Rowan smacks her hand away.

"You'll be just like me very soon..." She trails off "Forgotten" She turns on her heels and walks away.

"Wow, you definitely know how to pick 'em" She clicks her tongue.

"You have to have a few mistakes before you find the right solution" I reach across the table to lace our fingers together. 

"Aren't you a dream?" She giggles.

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Hi
I hope you enjoyed this chapter
Do you think Austin will want to go to Argentina?
I have a scenario for both answers
I love you all

Sincerely,

Bad_Boy_Hemmo