Craig and I

Chapter Three

         We were finally done unpacking all of the boxes from the truck into the house. Amanda was exhausted and I was sweating. My light blue shirt had sweat stains all over my shirt and I was soaking wet.

"Dad I'm SOOOO hot, I can barely breath" Amanda complained as she fanned herself with her hand as she was panting.

"You want to go get iced coffee or ice cream?" I asked as I was leaning backwards while sitting on a cardboard box.

"I could go for both right now" she answered as she was drooling.

"Well hurry then the nearest café is only a ten minute walk away from here"

"Okay let's go then"

Me and Amanda exit the house. Amanda, as the little excited teen she is starts to walk fast and not so long after starts running.

"I bet I can beat you to the coffee shop!" she screams as her face is facing me as she's running backwards.

"It's called a café not a coffee shop! Plus you don't even know the way!" I scream back as she's still facing me.

Amanda stops and waits for me. As I get close to her she smiles and runs away.

"SEE YOU THERE!" Amanda screams as she runs away.

I start to accelerate and run as fast as I can. I see Amanda running as her short brown hair flies backwards as the wind blows it away. At each turn I scream to Amanda which way to turn so she doesn't run into the streets with hobos or gets lost in some street she's never seen before. Amanda finally stops and as I catch up to her I grab her shoulder so she doesn't run away again.

"I told you I'd beat you here, oh and Is this the café?" she asks while I'm leaning forward and panting.

"Um yeah, this is it"

Amanda smiles at me and runs inside and immediately walks in line. I take out my wallet and stand in line.

"Oh dad no need to pay, I have saved up a ton of money and I want to start using it. I want to pay for both of us as a thank you for everything" she says in a heart warming tone.

"Well thank you so much sweetie, but now I owe you one"

"Of course" she says as we both start laughing.

I sit down at a round wooden table with two wooden chairs. The café was cool and was the perfect temperature. Everyone in the city was sweating due to the unusual heat in the city. I glance at Amanda, she's holding her blue wallet in her right hand and twelve dollars in the other. By the look on her eyes it seems like she didn't want to spend twelve dollars on coffee.

"Maybe I should offer to pay" I think to myself, but as soon as I was about to get up and offer to pay I see a familiar face. Amanda turns around and starts to call out "DAD" before I could even recognize the familiar face.

"DAD, I think that's Craig Cahn" she whispers to me from five feet away.

"Don't be crazy, that man Is the most good looking guy i've ever seen. He's muscular, well trained and he looks INCREDIBLE!" I whisper loudly back as I continue staring at him while he's speaking to the two girls in front of him which looks like his daughters.

"ARE THOSE KIDS HIS DAUGHTERS!?" she whispers loudly with a wide opened mouth as she's staring at him.

"Are you crazy? He could barely take care of himself in college how can he take care of twins and a baby?"

"People change you know, It's been seventeen years dad"

"Yeah I know"

"ONE ICED SALTED CARAMEL COFFEE AND ONE MACCHIATO ICED COFFEE!!" the barista screams.

"DAMMIT!" I scream

"What?! Amanda asks.

"I always order a Macchiato Iced Coffee"

"Sooooo?" Amanda asks as she lifts one eyebrow.

"Well Craig ALWAYS would comment whenEVER I ORDER ONE HIIIIIIIIII CRAAAAA IIIIII GGGG!" Mid Sentence Craig walkes to me and Amanda with the two girls and the baby whos sitting in the baby straps which is strapped around his body.

"Omg Is it really you? Darcy?" Craig asked in a high pitched voice which seemed unusual because he had such a low pitched voice.

"Yeah it is..omg its been so long how are you?" I asked as I hide all my emotions inside.

"I'm doing great acutely, I have two wonderful daughters and another wonderful daughter which can't even say banana without spitting everywhere. I work out almost everyday and I work as a personal trainer"

"You? Craig Cahn? Personal Trainer?" I ask with one of my eyebrows lifted as Amanda is slowly drinking her iced coffee hoping we kiss.

"Yeah why so shocked" Craig said while laughing and scratching the back of his neck.

"No its just that that's not how I remember you from college"

"Yeah I know, but Darcy I'm so sorry I need to drop my kids off at practice I'm so sorry but let's meet up again. Here's my phone number: Don't hesitate to call. Okay bye now SEE YA!" Craig says as his two daughters nudge at his sweatpants.

"SEE YA" I scream.

"Wow he's amazing...I feel like he's your type... and he's gay" Amanda says while looking down.

"Yeah I know... I feel like I have to try"

"REALLY?!" Amanda says happily.

"Really"

"YYYYYYEEEEEEESSSSSS" Amanda screams.

Everyone starts staring at her.

"Sorry"