Strength

Saturday

9:40 am
I woke up to the sun coming through my curtains. I sat up and saw Xavier was still asleep. I grabbed my pillow and threw it at him.
"What the hell." He groaned.
"Get up."
"Why?"
I paused for a minute.
"I don't know. I don't have reason."
"Then I'm going back to sleep."
"Fine."
——
I got up and got ready for the day. Walking back out of the bathroom Xavier was finally awake.
"Well how about you go home and get changed. When you come back we can talk about last night and then spend the day at home doing something."
"Alright." He groaned and got up putting his shoes on and heading to his car.
——
I sat in one of the chairs and looked out the window. I watched as cars drove last and neighbors were doing yard work and/or house work.
——
I checked my watch and it was now 11:00. No sign of Xavier. Knowing him he was probably make sure his hair was perfect.
"I'm here. Your life just got better." Xavier called.
"It's 11:00. Did you get lost or was your hair that bad?"
"Haha. Sorry if I love my hair."
"Yeah yeah hair boy."
He stuck his tongue out.
"What do you wanna do?"
"Actually I have an idea."
"What?"
"You can meet Max."
"You have been talking to him for almost two months and I finally get to meet him?"
"Yeah."
"Let's go hair boy"
"Hey."
We went into the office and sat in front of the brick wall and face timed Max on Xavier's computer.
"Skylar go over there and I'll make this a surprise kinda for both of you"
"What's up dude?" I heard Max say.
"I have a surprise for you."
"What?"
"You know my friend I was telling you about? Skylar."
"Yeah."
"Well, Max meet Skylar."
"Hi Max." I said waving to the screen.
"Oh my god. Hi Skylar. It's nice to meet you finally. Xavier has told me so much about you."
"Good things, I hope." I said looking at Xavier.
"Most of the time."
"I'll take it."
We all told stories and had a good time for about, two and a half hours and Max has to go.
"Bye Max. It was nice meeting and talking to you."
"Same here. Bye guys."
"Bye."
"What you wanna do now?" Xavier asked.
Interrupted by my phone.
"Hole that thought."
"Skylar." I said.
"Hi Skylar. How ya doin'?"
Voice of an evil bitch.
"What the hell ya want?"
"Someone didn't have a very Good Friday night. I told you he wasn't going to fall for the peasant. He's mine. Good luck next time. Bye."
I pushed the end call button and I took in a deep breath. A smile came across my face and shook my head.
"Who was that?"
"Evil bitch."
"And you're still smiling."
"No fear." I said while he gave me a hug.
——
4:30
"Xavier." I called from the kitchen.
"What?"
"When you going home?"
"I don't know" he said coming into the kitchen.
I nodded my head slowly.
"How about never?"
"I don't think your parents would be ok with that."
"Eh. I like being here. Plus you're here by yourself."
"I think I can manage until next Sunday."
"That's a week. Too long. I'll be here."
"Fine."
"Wanna go out for a little bit? Walk around town or something?"
"Sure."
——
We've been walking around making jokes and asking weird ass questions, coming up with theories when we realized we were four blocks from my house.
"Doesn't Coach and Mr. H leave somewhere around here?" I asked.
"Coach lives just on the other side of this block. If I'm not mistaken Mr. H lives right the road from him."
We continued walking and then turned the corner to see the baseball diamond.
"Wanna go walk around the diamond?"
"Why not."
We walked over to the baseball diamond and I stood on home base. I looked out at the field.
"You playing baseball this summer?"
"Yeah."
"Pitcher?"
"Nah."
"Where?"
"First or third base."
We left the diamond back home.
——
We were in my room and I got an idea.
"Wanna watch a movie?" I asked as he plopped down into the love sac.
"Yeah. What are we watching?"
"Either Billy Madison or Son-in-law?"
"Son-in-law."
Highly recommended movie. Comedy all the way.
——
11:00

I looked over to the other side of the room and Xavier was asleep.
I turned the tv off along with the light and just sat in my bed.
I looked through my phone about
another half hour and fell asleep.