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the next
century,” AJ laughed. “That still sounds so weird to say. I don’t know if I’ll
ever get the hang of this.”
“You will, AJ, one day at a time. Come on in!
I’ve been waiting for you! How was the drive? You hungry? I have some food in the fridge from dinner.”
“Not hungry, man,” AJ responded, grabbing his
beat up old duffle from the trunk. “You should see the spread where I’m
staying. Found a nice bed and breakfast in a little town, and the woman, Helen,
is an amazing cook. She loves to cook, too. It’s just Helen, her husband Matthew
and me but man, she cooks for an army.”
“Nice to hear you are finding some
relaxation,” Max said, patting his friend on the back. “It’s about time you
stepped back a bit and took care of you.”
“Hard to take care of yourself when there’s a
world full of people who might need you,” AJ replied. He looked at Max knowing
full well his old friend completely understood. “The guilt slowly seeps in when
you’re just sitting around as time ticks by.”
“We can talk about other things you know,
AJ,” Max said with a little hesitation. “You know I’m here for anything. But if
you want to, we can just talk sports.”
Max knew how hard the first years are for a
Healer figuring things out, learning to control everything. For a Healer with
no guidance in his first year, he couldn’t imagine how hard life had been for
AJ. The kid held it together pretty well.
“We’ll just talk about whatever comes up, how
about that? So what have you been up to man?”
“Nothing much, just living, working. Traveling into town here and there.”
“You should come visit me sometime. You’d
love where I’m staying. There’s cute girls , too.”
“Cute girls, huh?” Max countered with a raised eyebrow.
“I like to look. Doesn’t mean I’ll touch. I’d
be blind if I didn’t. This girl is pretty hard to miss.”
“This girl? Sounds
like there’s one in particular you’re talking about.”
“Slip of the tongue. Maybe. Her name’s Addie, and she amuses and annoys the hell
out of me at the same time. Figure that one out.”
“Sounds like you’re falling.”
“You’re the second one to say that to me,” AJ
responded, laughing a bit. “I’m not falling. Just haven’t met anyone like her
before.”
Pausing a moment, he loosened his grip on the
back of the kitchen chair, across from where Max was getting each a beer from
the fridge.
“Can I ask you something, Max?”
“Sure, what’s up?”
“Without ridicule or
laughter?”
“Depends I guess. I’ll let you know after you
ask. If I don’t ridicule or laugh, the answer is yes.”
He smirked.
“Have you ever had feelings for someone that
you didn’t understand? I don’t get what I’m feeling from her. I can’t stop
thinking about her, but I have already made a decision to not get involved with
women. I want to do what I was put on earth to do.”
“You have fallen,” Max smirked, popping the
top off the beer.
“Seriously Max! How do I get the thoughts and
feelings out of my head? I don’t know if what I’m feeling is anything at all. I
am trying to distance myself from it.”
“Let’s sit and relax,” Max said, leading AJ
out to the living room – home to the two most comfortable looking
chocolate-brown recliners AJ had ever seen. Max reached out his arm to indicate
AJ should pick one, which he did, and Max settled into the other.
“AJ, your destiny has a long time to play
out. We all are put on this earth for a reason. You and I, we have a special
gift, and we have to use it wisely. Our lives aren’t dictated by our jobs
anymore than anyone else’s are on earth. They are dictated by our hearts and
our feelings.”
“I don’t understand what my feelings are Max.
It’s been just a couple days and this girl, I can’t stop
century,” AJ laughed. “That still sounds so weird to say. I don’t know if I’ll
ever get the hang of this.”
“You will, AJ, one day at a time. Come on in!
I’ve been waiting for you! How was the drive? You hungry? I have some food in the fridge from dinner.”
“Not hungry, man,” AJ responded, grabbing his
beat up old duffle from the trunk. “You should see the spread where I’m
staying. Found a nice bed and breakfast in a little town, and the woman, Helen,
is an amazing cook. She loves to cook, too. It’s just Helen, her husband Matthew
and me but man, she cooks for an army.”
“Nice to hear you are finding some
relaxation,” Max said, patting his friend on the back. “It’s about time you
stepped back a bit and took care of you.”
“Hard to take care of yourself when there’s a
world full of people who might need you,” AJ replied. He looked at Max knowing
full well his old friend completely understood. “The guilt slowly seeps in when
you’re just sitting around as time ticks by.”
“We can talk about other things you know,
AJ,” Max said with a little hesitation. “You know I’m here for anything. But if
you want to, we can just talk sports.”
Max knew how hard the first years are for a
Healer figuring things out, learning to control everything. For a Healer with
no guidance in his first year, he couldn’t imagine how hard life had been for
AJ. The kid held it together pretty well.
“We’ll just talk about whatever comes up, how
about that? So what have you been up to man?”
“Nothing much, just living, working. Traveling into town here and there.”
“You should come visit me sometime. You’d
love where I’m staying. There’s cute girls , too.”
“Cute girls, huh?” Max countered with a raised eyebrow.
“I like to look. Doesn’t mean I’ll touch. I’d
be blind if I didn’t. This girl is pretty hard to miss.”
“This girl? Sounds
like there’s one in particular you’re talking about.”
“Slip of the tongue. Maybe. Her name’s Addie, and she amuses and annoys the hell
out of me at the same time. Figure that one out.”
“Sounds like you’re falling.”
“You’re the second one to say that to me,” AJ
responded, laughing a bit. “I’m not falling. Just haven’t met anyone like her
before.”
Pausing a moment, he loosened his grip on the
back of the kitchen chair, across from where Max was getting each a beer from
the fridge.
“Can I ask you something, Max?”
“Sure, what’s up?”
“Without ridicule or
laughter?”
“Depends I guess. I’ll let you know after you
ask. If I don’t ridicule or laugh, the answer is yes.”
He smirked.
“Have you ever had feelings for someone that
you didn’t understand? I don’t get what I’m feeling from her. I can’t stop
thinking about her, but I have already made a decision to not get involved with
women. I want to do what I was put on earth to do.”
“You have fallen,” Max smirked, popping the
top off the beer.
“Seriously Max! How do I get the thoughts and
feelings out of my head? I don’t know if what I’m feeling is anything at all. I
am trying to distance myself from it.”
“Let’s sit and relax,” Max said, leading AJ
out to the living room – home to the two most comfortable looking
chocolate-brown recliners AJ had ever seen. Max reached out his arm to indicate
AJ should pick one, which he did, and Max settled into the other.
“AJ, your destiny has a long time to play
out. We all are put on this earth for a reason. You and I, we have a special
gift, and we have to use it wisely. Our lives aren’t dictated by our jobs
anymore than anyone else’s are on earth. They are dictated by our hearts and
our feelings.”
“I don’t understand what my feelings are Max.
It’s been just a couple days and this girl, I can’t stop
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