up, I’ll be sure to remind
you of that a lot.”
When I was done catching him up on the last few
days of my life, I left and grabbed some lunch at the cafeteria.
Then I drove home to get Tonto, who insisted on bringing his
Frisbee, so I could meet Blake at the park like we’d arranged.
He was already there when I arrived, so I took
my regular seat beside him, shivering a little due to the cooler
weather. Since it was now October, the weather was getting colder
and winter was just around the corner, waiting to sneak up on us
when we least expected it. “Hey,” I murmured as I settled beside
him.
“Hey,” he replied, and that was the extent of
our conversation for a while. I was lost in thought as I recalled
the conversation I’d had with Amanda. It was the first time I’d
shared my time with Jake with anyone and I was surprised that I
hadn’t really minded it. When Blake spoke again, it startled me a
little. “What are you doing?”
I turned to him and was slightly surprised to
realize that I had unconsciously shifted closer until I was
practically pressed against his side. “Apparently I’m trying to
steal your warmth.”
“What if I don’t want you to steal it?”
“Then you shouldn’t be so warm,” I replied.
“Maybe you should’ve worn something warmer,” he
retorted.
I sighed and shook my head. “Don’t be an
ass.”
“How am I being an ass?”
“By making such a big deal out of the fact that
my body was naturally seeking warmth from you. It’s not a big deal
and you’re making an issue out of it for no reason.”
He frowned and was silent for a moment. Then
with a sigh he lifted his arm and settled it over my shoulders,
enveloping me in warmth. “Better?” he asked.
I grinned. “Much.” I leaned my head back on his
arm and closed my eyes, enjoying the weak sunlight. I remained like
that until Tonto dropped his chin on my lap. I opened my eyes and
saw him looking at me imploringly, Frisbee clamped hopefully in his
mouth. I laughed and patted his head. “Tonto wants to play.” I got
to my feet and looked down at Blake. “Come on, you can play
too.”
“Play what?”
“Frisbee.”
One eyebrow rose up. “You want me to throw the
Frisbee for him?”
My head tilted to the side. “That’s generally
how you play.”
“But I can’t see where I’m throwing it,” he
said.
“So? Tonto can and he’ll catch it almost no
matter where you throw it. And I’ll make sure you don’t take out
any innocent bystanders.”
A smile tugged at his lips as he stood up. “I’m
sure the innocent bystanders appreciate it.”
We walked over to the field and I handed the
Frisbee to Blake. “Just try and throw it straight ahead. There’s no
one over there.”
He ran the disc through his hands a couple of
times and then let it fly. Tonto bounded after it and leapt in the
air to catch it nimbly. He trotted back proudly and shoved the disc
back into Blake’s hands. I laughed and shook my head slightly.
“Well, apparently you can throw it better than I can, since he
brought it back to you and not me.”
Blake shot a grin in my direction and I was
momentarily distracted by how approachable that made him look. “I’m
just awesome, that’s all,” he said smugly.
I rolled my eyes. “Well, there’s a side of you I
haven’t seen before,” I muttered.
“What side?”
“Your cocky side. Didn’t know you had it in
you.”
Blake’s reply was another small grin and then he
threw the Frisbee again. We ended up standing there playing with
Tonto for almost an hour. Abby laid contently by Blake’s feet,
watching Tonto’s antics with mild interest. “Does Abby not like to
play?” I asked Blake.
He shrugged. “Not really. She takes her job
pretty seriously, even when we’re at home. I think she also
believes that she’s too dignified to do something as silly as chase
after any kind of object.”
I chuckled as I looked at Tonto, who was
currently staring at Blake intently in an
you of that a lot.”
When I was done catching him up on the last few
days of my life, I left and grabbed some lunch at the cafeteria.
Then I drove home to get Tonto, who insisted on bringing his
Frisbee, so I could meet Blake at the park like we’d arranged.
He was already there when I arrived, so I took
my regular seat beside him, shivering a little due to the cooler
weather. Since it was now October, the weather was getting colder
and winter was just around the corner, waiting to sneak up on us
when we least expected it. “Hey,” I murmured as I settled beside
him.
“Hey,” he replied, and that was the extent of
our conversation for a while. I was lost in thought as I recalled
the conversation I’d had with Amanda. It was the first time I’d
shared my time with Jake with anyone and I was surprised that I
hadn’t really minded it. When Blake spoke again, it startled me a
little. “What are you doing?”
I turned to him and was slightly surprised to
realize that I had unconsciously shifted closer until I was
practically pressed against his side. “Apparently I’m trying to
steal your warmth.”
“What if I don’t want you to steal it?”
“Then you shouldn’t be so warm,” I replied.
“Maybe you should’ve worn something warmer,” he
retorted.
I sighed and shook my head. “Don’t be an
ass.”
“How am I being an ass?”
“By making such a big deal out of the fact that
my body was naturally seeking warmth from you. It’s not a big deal
and you’re making an issue out of it for no reason.”
He frowned and was silent for a moment. Then
with a sigh he lifted his arm and settled it over my shoulders,
enveloping me in warmth. “Better?” he asked.
I grinned. “Much.” I leaned my head back on his
arm and closed my eyes, enjoying the weak sunlight. I remained like
that until Tonto dropped his chin on my lap. I opened my eyes and
saw him looking at me imploringly, Frisbee clamped hopefully in his
mouth. I laughed and patted his head. “Tonto wants to play.” I got
to my feet and looked down at Blake. “Come on, you can play
too.”
“Play what?”
“Frisbee.”
One eyebrow rose up. “You want me to throw the
Frisbee for him?”
My head tilted to the side. “That’s generally
how you play.”
“But I can’t see where I’m throwing it,” he
said.
“So? Tonto can and he’ll catch it almost no
matter where you throw it. And I’ll make sure you don’t take out
any innocent bystanders.”
A smile tugged at his lips as he stood up. “I’m
sure the innocent bystanders appreciate it.”
We walked over to the field and I handed the
Frisbee to Blake. “Just try and throw it straight ahead. There’s no
one over there.”
He ran the disc through his hands a couple of
times and then let it fly. Tonto bounded after it and leapt in the
air to catch it nimbly. He trotted back proudly and shoved the disc
back into Blake’s hands. I laughed and shook my head slightly.
“Well, apparently you can throw it better than I can, since he
brought it back to you and not me.”
Blake shot a grin in my direction and I was
momentarily distracted by how approachable that made him look. “I’m
just awesome, that’s all,” he said smugly.
I rolled my eyes. “Well, there’s a side of you I
haven’t seen before,” I muttered.
“What side?”
“Your cocky side. Didn’t know you had it in
you.”
Blake’s reply was another small grin and then he
threw the Frisbee again. We ended up standing there playing with
Tonto for almost an hour. Abby laid contently by Blake’s feet,
watching Tonto’s antics with mild interest. “Does Abby not like to
play?” I asked Blake.
He shrugged. “Not really. She takes her job
pretty seriously, even when we’re at home. I think she also
believes that she’s too dignified to do something as silly as chase
after any kind of object.”
I chuckled as I looked at Tonto, who was
currently staring at Blake intently in an
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