Leah
A few weeks went by and I managed to avoid Chase even living right across the hall from him. I learned his class schedule pretty quickly and Remy clued me in on all the band performances through Mark since they were still seeing each other. So I worked my laundry and coming and going around the times I knew he was sure to be gone. I did catch glimpses of him from time to time and had seen Ashley on more than one occasion. I couldn’t see myself being just friends with him and I didn’t want to encourage him.
Classes were going by quickly in the first semester and holiday break was coming up for Thanksgiving. Ally was heading to Skylars parents house for the holidays to meet his family for the first time. Ally was a little nervous about the introductions but she always did well with meeting new people and anyone could tell how madly in love they were with each other.
“You sure you don’t want to head home to my parents house Leah?” Ally asks as she finishes up her packing for the long weekend. Mrs. James had called to invite me to Thanksgiving dinner with the family even though Ally wouldn’t be there but I was looking forward to a peaceful weekend. Well as peaceful as you got with a three year old running around. No school and Ginos would be closed for the next three days since most of their customers were college students and the campus was already pretty deserted.
“Nope I’m good Al. I have our frozen turkey dinner all set. I just have to pop it in the microwave and I’m good.”
Ally huffs out and zips up her suitcase before plopping it on the ground and pulling up on the handle. “Are you trying to make me feel guilty, who wants to eat THAT for dinner EVER?”
I laugh at the horrified expression on her face and pat her arm. “We’ll be fine trust me. I might even clean up the apartment a little. Your room too if you’re lucky.” I look around her room, littered by strewn clothes and old food wrappers and pop cans. Mine is twice as bad as hers and I’m sure that will take me long enough. “Maybe not.”
“’Kay well call me if you change your mind. You know my brothers wouldn’t mind seeing you and my mom would spoil Caleb like usual.”
Ally had been trying to set me up with one of her brothers since the first day I met her. They weren’t bad looking but they were older and had always treated me just like another sister.
“I’ll call your mom if I need to. Now quit worrying about me and have fun with Sky. His family is going to love you just as much as he does.”
Ally gives me a hug and rolls away her leopard print suitcase away, “Kay. I did leave you something special in the fridge though. Me and Sky made extra for you the other night. Bye sweetie.” She waves to me as she heads out the door to meet Sky.
My phone rings just as Ally leaves and I answer after glancing at the name on the screen. “Hey Remy.”
“Hey Leah. Look I know this kind of last minute but I was wondering if you could cover my shift for me. Mark and I wanted to head out a little early to my grandparents house.”
“Oh yeah, you AND Mark?” I emphasize.
“Yes,” she giggles, “I know it’s kind of soon but we seem to really click so…do you mind?”
Seems like every one finds time for a relationship but me. The daycare the Caleb normally goes to had closed for the holidays already but Clarissa had told me she would be around and to give her a call if I needed a sitter for Caleb at all. “No not at all Rem. I need to be there at 6:00, right?”
“Thanks sweetie,” she squeals back to me.”Yup I’m the only one scheduled, it should be pretty slow and then the place is closed down for the weekend.”
“Not a problem. I’m definitely looking forward to the break. I’ll see you when you get back.”
“Thanks again Leah. We’ll get together when I get back. Bye.”
I hang up the phone and immediately call Clarissa who says it will be no problem to watch the little adorable Caleb and she’ll be right over.
I arrived at work with a minute to spare and coasted through my shift. As Remy had predicted it was pretty slow but with me being the only waitress working I was able to keep steady until the end of my shift at 11. I wave at Gino the owner as I head towards the parking lot. “See you Gino have a good holiday.”