Palas

40. "Honey, I am home!"

Four days pass in which life is perfectly normal. If you count saving peoples life's, tackling a snitcher and finding a little girl that was missing. Besides that everything was normal. Rosie talked to me, Harry is himself again and I still love James with my whole heart.

My cuts are finally healed (even the one on my phone screen) because of Harry's good care and of course his breakfast. This day is my turn but since we had a night shift and I just woke up, he will have to settle on a quick diner. He liked my spaghetti before so let's see how he will react to my quick macaroni and cheese.

As I pour the Heinz ketchup and cheese over the cooked macaroni I knock on Harry's wall to let him know it is almost ready. It doesn't take him long to open up my door - he has ditched knocking after our signal.

"Honey, I am home!" He jokingly yells and closes the door behind him. He is wearing his scarf thing wrapped up in his messy curls and a football shirt. I can't hide my grin as I watch him move pass me towards the balcony where he knows we'll eat.

"Diner is served sweetie," I say equally as sarcastic and hand him a plate full with the easiest dish I could come up with. It doesn't lack in flavor though and we both dig in soon after I sit down.

"I'm glad to see you picking up your cooking abilities again," he says after he is almost done with his plate. "This is good."

I thank him and quickly finish the meal because Ava will be here in a second. She insisted on getting ready together and is bringing me clothes. She isn't a great fan of my band shirts and says I can't show up like that at a dance event. I don't give a shit, but like hanging out with her. I am in need for a female friend and whilst Rosie and I are okay, we both know we will never be friends. Only friendly. And Kate, the only other girl here I really connected with, seems missing.

As I wash the plates, happy with my still clean room, I feel Harry stand behind me. He always does that and I always feel his presences. "Where is Kate?" I wonder out loud as I grab a towel to dry the plates.

"She is on a road trip," he says, surprising me.

"Really? How?" I frown as I turn around to look to him. My hands stop moving the towel as he bites his lips in an attempt to not laugh.

"With a car. That is what you usually do on a road trip," he explains and I roll my eyes.

"I mean, how is that possible? Doesn't she need to work?"

"You get to leave for a week, she choose this week."

"With whom? Why not with you?" I wonder because after what he told me about their relationship, I would expect them to do this sort of things together.

"With Chris, Josh and that other girl who also has a boyfriend..." he says pulling a face as if he is trying very hard to come up with her name.

"Olivia," I finish for him.

"Yeah, she is the one. Anyway the lifeguards get a week off like I said but we can't all go together so they went in June, a few locals got a week in July, and we will have a week off in August. And I couldn't take off now because of you."

"I never knew they were close," I admit wondering what else I am missing in this group of lifeguards.

"Kate is close with Elena and Olivia. Elena couldn't come so she asked Chris who she is also close with. Chris happens to be close with Josh so there you go."

"Everyone is close with each other," I conclude and roll my eyes.

"Pretty much. Our Palas family," he says and I fake gagging.