Finally Free

Forty-Five

***MAJOR TIME SKIP. Skipping the rest of that week, my spring break week in Disney, and two weeks after spring break. It is now the end of April and I am just getting to the University of Tennessee for the weekend to see Garrett and for cheer team tryouts***

"Hey Kasey," Micah says pushing the door open for me. Garrett is still in class so Micah had to let me into the building

"Hey" I smile "Hows it going?" I ask making small talk

"Stressed about finals. Stressed about Gia. You know the usual." Micah shrugs

"Do you need my help studying?" I ask

"No. I'll just steal whatever you give G." Micah laughs "Whens your surgery?" he asks. Micah knows about me having to get the device out of my leg because he overheard me and Garrett talking about it on FaceTime one day but I don't think he knows about me having to get most of my knee redone from the various rips and tears in the tendons and my ACL. It's just a mess in my knee right now.

"The 8th," I tell him as we walk into their dorm room

"That's when our Micro exam is. What is G going to do?" Micah asks

"He doesn't know its the 8th yet. It just got scheduled today. But I guess that he is going to take his exam, pack up and move out of here, drive home and probably come see me either at my apartment or at my house depending on where I decide to go."

"I don't want to be here when you tell him" Micah laughs "Make yourself comfortable I'm going to go get food."

"See ya," I say sitting down on the futon to wait for Garrett.

"Hi, baby girl" Garrett smiles shoving open the door thankfully only about 10 minutes after Micah leaves. I stand up and Garrett immediately wraps his arms around me picking me off the ground while kissing me. Our kiss turns into a make out with my legs wrapped around his waist rather quickly... "How was the drive? And why aren't you wearing your knee brace?" he asks setting me back down on the ground after a few minutes

"The drive was good I talked to the hospital and got that all figured out and scheduled. Thankfully they can both work at the same time so I don't have to have multiple surgeries this summer. And I am not wearing my brace because it is awkward sitting in the car for that long with it on plus I don't want to wear it this weekend. I'll be okay babe. I promise if it starts to hurt I will put it on." I try to convince him but he just keeps shooting daggers at me. Since my knee is so bad they gave me a brace to wear until my surgery but I don't like to wear it.

"You are wearing it tonight, tomorrow night, and all day Sunday. But when is your surgery?" He asks sitting down on the futon pulling me down into his lap.

"It is Friday the 8th at 6 am," I mumble quickly hoping he doesn't hear me

"What?" He asks "I have an exam. Can you help me email my professor to get my exam changed?"

"No. You will take your exam when you are supposed to. Here is the plan. Harry will take me to the hospital in the morning and I'll have surgery. You will wake up, shower, study, take your exam, move out of your dorm, drive home, and then come see me either at my house or the apartment depending on where I decide to go after the fact." I tell him

"Or I can email my professor, see if I can take my exam a day or two early, move out early, wake up the day of your surgery, take you to the hospital, and be there for you all day."

"No. Babe, please. Just meet me after the fact. Your exam is more important."

"You are acting like I would be able to focus on my exam." Garrett scoffs