One Year Left by J.C. Robinson

Author:J.C. Robinson [Robinson, J.C.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: J.C. Robinson
Published: 2017-04-29T05:00:00+00:00

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CHAPTER 10

Will

I was a weird mix of giddy and nervous as I led her out of the house that night, guiding her down our porch steps and had her stop on the sidewalk.

“Can I open them yet?” she playfully whined.

I took a moment to take a deep breath and admire the once-again setting sun on her features. “Ah, one moment.”

“Is this another blender?” she asked, grinning.

“Oh yes, the special edition that sits in the street.” I returned her grin. “Okay, you can open your eyes now,” I said, voice slightly wavering.

Her eyes fluttered open, and I could hear my heart pounding in my chest. The brief moment it took for her to register what she was looking at was the longest of my life.

“Oh, wow,” was all she said. She looked at the ice cream truck, which didn’t serve ice cream tonight. Only love. Oh, that was good. I should use that... So I did, repeating it out loud this time.

She burst into laughter and told me that was the dumbest but most wonderful thing she had ever heard.

“Just get in the van,” I said, secretly loving her ribbing.

She walked in through the front and stopped once she could see the back.

“Is this cheesy enough?” I gestured to the flowers hung from the ceiling and the table set in the middle.

“With anyone else, this would be incredibly awkward.” She glanced over her shoulder as she walked to the table.

Mental fist pump. That sentence said a lot. I followed her into the back.

“You have two options. Option number one: van stays here, and we eat what I prepared, serving window closed—we probably wouldn’t want to be looking at the houses across the street, after all. Option two: we sit and get driven to a secret location and eat with the serving window open, watching a beautiful sunset. But we’d have to hurry, I think. I mean, I only got a B in weather and climate, so I don’t know how long we have until it sets.” As an aside I added, “And the Bs in that class were sixty to eighty percent.” I turned my smile in an exaggerated frown.

“You’re something else, Will. You know that?”

“I get that every now and then. So here or there?” I asked.

“I don’t mind either way.”

I knocked on the side of the truck, and Daichi appeared a few short seconds later, followed by Chris.

“Chris!” Kristen exclaimed.

“Only for you would I wear this mockery of an outfit,” she said, gesturing to her waitress clothes and glaring at me.

“Hey, it’s to set the mood.” I put my hands up innocently. “Anyway, our guest said she doesn’t care, so we will be fine here. And by here, Daichi, you know where to go.” Daichi winked at me.

“Yes, sir!” He pulled the chauffeur’s hat he bought earlier in the day down over his eyes, and turned the keys in the ignition. The truck rumbled to a start.

“Is there anything I can get you to drink, ma’am?” Chris asked Kristen in her retail voice.

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