The Strange Life Of Felix Grant

Chapter 11: More Plans

I drive to town while we poke each other and laugh at jokes told on the radio. As we get to the center of town she asks me where I want to eat.

"Is it bad that I still want pizza?" I ask laughing.

"I'm not eating pizza again, unless you make it, which would ruin the whole "my treat" thing. Choose something else."

"How about a burger and a shake? Sonic is good for that."

"Are you allergic to fine dining restaurants?"

"No I just don't like them."

"Sonic's it is then."

We get there and eat while messing around, not much of importance is said, but we enjoy the time together. We finish the meal and get back in my car. The ride back she keeps tickling me and I retaliate laughing as I do. All too soon we are in her driveway, and I look at her closely.

"I've still got about an hour until work, so you could come in for a bit. I know the guys are expecting you, but I'm not quite ready to give you up." She says as she unbuckles.

"Felix is that you out there?" Sierra's mom asks loudly from the front door.

"I don't have much choice now, do I?" I ask squeezing her hand. "Yes Ma'am it is." I say loudly opening the door and unbuckling. Mr. Watson steps out past his wife and whistles.

"That's a fine ride, there Felix."

"Thanks, me and my dad built it from the ground up." I say closing the door.

"Sierra, did you know you were conceived in the back of one of those?" Mr. Watson asks getting a small slap from his wife. Sierra's face goes scarlet and she almost yells.

"Dad!!!"

Mr. Watson seems completely unfazed, and looks to me.

"I didn't know Sebastian was a car guy. It's good to see you again, about time she stopped dating airheads."

"I was of the same opinion." I say holding out my hand to shake his. He grasps my hand and shakes firmly.

"Felix dear it's good to see you again, you are playing soccer this year aren't you?" Mrs. Watson asks giving me a short hug.

"Yes, I will be, but I don't know how we'll do with the new coach." I say as we all go in. I look back and see Sierra is still fuming and glaring at her dad. I give her a smile, and she begins walking towards us.

"Will you be staying for dinner?" Mr. Watson asks.

"No we had an early dinner, seeing as she has to work tonight." I say as we enter the house.

"Fang!!" Jared and Jessie say together. Jared and Jessie are Sierra's twin siblings. They are younger by six years, Jared looks like his father, while Jessie looks just like Sierra just younger.

"I never will understand why they call you that." Mrs. Watson says disapprovingly.

"It's an acronym for my full name." I say smiling at Jared and Jessie.

"Yeah his name is Felix Alexander Norton-Grant." Jessie says giggling.

"And how would you know that?" Sierra asks laughing.

"Because you say it all the time when you're alone in your room." Jessie says looking at her evilly. Sierra goes white, and the rest of us laugh. "And I found some old notebooks with-" She stars again but gets Sierra's hand clamps over her mouth.

"That's enough out of you motor mouth, Fang let's go up to my room." She says looking at me pleadingly.

"Sierra you know the rules." Mrs. Watson says.