Monday, April 28, 2008

The Girl Next Door Chapter 56

Luckily, Kate got to sleep in a little bit the next morning, until she heard Mary and Andrew running through the hall, screaming at each other. She opened her eyes, saw that it was nine-thirty, and decided she needed to get up. She went into the bathroom and put in her contacts, and went downstairs.
“Hey, Kristen.” Kate greeted her cousin as she walked up to a cabinet to get a mug.
“Hey Katie,” Kristen said back. “You woke up from them too?”
“Yeah,” Kate sighed. “But at least you’re not related to them.”
Kristen laughed. Kate put her mug filled with milk into the microwave and started it up.
“So when is Sidney going back home?” Kristen asked.
“Late Sunday night,” Kate replied.
“That sucks.”
“Tell me about it. But he hasn’t spent any time with his family in forever. I got to spend all season with him. I’ll see him a few more times this summer.”
“It has to be tough though.”
“Well, yeah. I knew it would be when I started dating him. I can deal with it.”
At that point, Sue and Megan walked into the kitchen, so they joined in on their conversation. Kate pulled her mug out of the microwave, and made her hot chocolate.
“Well, Kate,” Sue began.
“Yes?” Kate asked.
“I like Sidney. I didn’t get a chance to tell you that last night, but I like him. It looks like he really cares about you, and that you care about him.”
“I do. He’s a great guy.”
“But why didn’t you tell us you were dating him?”
“It’s a long story. We’re really trying to keep it quiet, since it was his first year here and everything, and he already has enough media people asking him questions.”
“You can’t keep it quiet forever, you know,” Kristen said. Sue nodded her head in agreement.
“We know. Next season we’re going to make it known. Hopefully then a few girls will stop bothering him.” Kate laughed and her relatives joined in.
“I’ve noticed people just don’t leave him alone,” Megan said.
Kate nodded, and started to work on her drink. She smiled to herself, because Megan was one of the ones that didn’t leave Sidney alone.
*****
That afternoon, Neal came home, and Kate could not have been more thankful for him to come home. The two of them talked for awhile by themselves, just catching up.
“How’d it go with Sidney meeting everyone last night?” Neal asked.
“How’d it go the first time everyone met Allison?” Kate asked back.
“That bad, huh?” Neal laughed.
“Well, it wasn’t too bad, but everyone just kept asking question after question. He handled it well though.”
“You two hanging out tonight?”
“Yeah, Mom and Dad said I could go, as long as I stayed around here all day, which I have. I deserve a break,” Kate laughed.
“Mary and Andrew that bad?”
“When are they ever good?”
Neal laughed and the two of them got up and went downstairs.
In the evening, Kate went over to the Lemieuxs, and she hung out with Sidney. It was a nice escape for Kate. The two of them ate dinner with the family and then they watched a movie.
“Ready to graduate tomorrow?” Sidney asked Kate.
“You have no idea,” she replied, snuggling in closer to him under the blanket.
As they lay there, watching the movie, they fell asleep. Eventually, Nathalie came down and woke them up.
“Hey, you two, it’s almost midnight,” she said as she touched Kate’s shoulder.
“Huh?” Sidney asked, rubbing his eyes.
“Oh, wow, I better get home,” Kate said, looking at her watch. “Thanks, Nathalie.”
“You’re welcome, good night.” Nathalie made her way back upstairs.
Sidney took the blanket off of them and threw it on a chair. “I’ll walk you,” he said as he held out his hand. Kate took a hold of it and the two of them got up and walked back to Kate’s.
“Well, graduation’s at four tomorrow, so I’ll see you afterwards, okay?” Kate said as they reached her house. They were having a little party, just Kate’s family and the Lemieuxs (and Sidney, obviously) after graduation.
“Sounds good. Have fun tomorrow, okay?” He gave her hand a quick squeeze.
“I will.” She went up on her tiptoes a little bit, and gave Sidney a quick kiss. “Love you,” she said after the kiss.
“Love you too,” he replied as she opened the front door. She turned around and smiled, went inside, and quietly shut the door.

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