so,” he answered, handing it to me. “You’ve trusted me with your big secret. I guess I can trust you.” He winked as I took the piece of paper from him.
Opening it up, I stared at the five items on the list:
To watch as many movies as I can .
Get David Tennant’s pictured autograph.
Fly in a helicopter.
Go to Disneyland, Paris.
Kiss Julie.
I stared at the list for a while before responding. “You have one, two, and four ticked. When did you go to Disneyland, Paris?”
Jeremy rolled his eyes a little. “I was lucky that one of the foster homes I went to had some government funding for a trip. It was a treat for eleven of us. I had a good time. At least I can say I did it.”
“Why do you want to go in a helicopter?”
His eyes suddenly lit up. “How many people do you know who have flown in a plane?”
I shook my head, trying to think. “I think everyone I know has flown in a plane at some point.”
“Okay, well, how many people do you know who have flown in a helicopter ?”
Looking away for a moment, I tried to think. “I can’t recall that I know anyone who has flown in one.”
Jeremy nodded with a smug look. “Exactly.”
I regarded Jeremy for a moment. “Do you know that you’re the most interesting person I have ever met?”
Jeremy’s smug smile continued. “I take that as a compliment.”
I smiled back at him. “It was certainly meant to be one.” Thinking it was time to change the subject, I sighed. “So, tell me about Julie. When did you meet?”
Jeremy smiled and gazed off into the distance. “It was about five months ago. I spotted her outside McDonalds with a few of her friends. She looked beautiful. Ever since that day, we bump into one another now and then. We always say hi, but that’s about as far as it goes. Every time I turn to say more, my tongue gets all twisted in my mouth. It’s really annoying.”
“So you’re both aware of one another then?”
“Yes, but I think I am more aware of her then she is of me.”
Grabbing another one of his Twiglets, I shook my head. “You can never say that for sure. She could be just as tongue-tied as you.”
Jeremy shrugged again. “I suppose I will never know.”
I reared back again. “Don’t say that. You never know what life will bring you, Jeremy.”
He chuckled a little. “I know, I know. Maybe I need someone like you around. You’re apparent love of life is rather infectious. You even welcome strange men into your home. You probably occasionally even feed him.” He laughed loudly at his own joke, but then he saw I wasn’t laughing. “Holy shit. You are feeding him, aren’t you?”
Waving my hands in front of me, I told him to shush. “Stop it, Jeremy. I only feed him cookies sometimes.”
He was laughing harder now. “Cookies? That’s classic. He sounds like your pet.”
Now it was my turn to shrug. “He likes cookies.”
Jeremy slapped the bed. “Stop, stop. I think I may pass out from laughing so hard.”
“You can’t tell anyone,” I whispered to him.
Jeremy stopped laughing and placed a hand on his heart. “I swear I will not tell anyone.”
I winked back. “I know you won’t.”
*****
I actually stayed until I was exhausted. I was having so much fun, time just seemed to run away with me. I left Jeremy, letting him know that he had me as a friend for life and I was coming to visit him often, whether he like it or not. Jeremy just smiled at me and said he would like that. I was glad he gave into me in the end. I was half-expecting a fight from him, but the promise of Twiglets every time I visited won him over in the end.
I raced back to my flat as quickly as possible so I could prepare dinner. Ian wasn’t due for another hour, but I didn’t like to feel rushed. I liked everything planned out and ready in advance. I know Ian would approve of my last minute dashing. He always worked better under pressure and I hated him for it.
It was a little after
Opening it up, I stared at the five items on the list:
To watch as many movies as I can .
Get David Tennant’s pictured autograph.
Fly in a helicopter.
Go to Disneyland, Paris.
Kiss Julie.
I stared at the list for a while before responding. “You have one, two, and four ticked. When did you go to Disneyland, Paris?”
Jeremy rolled his eyes a little. “I was lucky that one of the foster homes I went to had some government funding for a trip. It was a treat for eleven of us. I had a good time. At least I can say I did it.”
“Why do you want to go in a helicopter?”
His eyes suddenly lit up. “How many people do you know who have flown in a plane?”
I shook my head, trying to think. “I think everyone I know has flown in a plane at some point.”
“Okay, well, how many people do you know who have flown in a helicopter ?”
Looking away for a moment, I tried to think. “I can’t recall that I know anyone who has flown in one.”
Jeremy nodded with a smug look. “Exactly.”
I regarded Jeremy for a moment. “Do you know that you’re the most interesting person I have ever met?”
Jeremy’s smug smile continued. “I take that as a compliment.”
I smiled back at him. “It was certainly meant to be one.” Thinking it was time to change the subject, I sighed. “So, tell me about Julie. When did you meet?”
Jeremy smiled and gazed off into the distance. “It was about five months ago. I spotted her outside McDonalds with a few of her friends. She looked beautiful. Ever since that day, we bump into one another now and then. We always say hi, but that’s about as far as it goes. Every time I turn to say more, my tongue gets all twisted in my mouth. It’s really annoying.”
“So you’re both aware of one another then?”
“Yes, but I think I am more aware of her then she is of me.”
Grabbing another one of his Twiglets, I shook my head. “You can never say that for sure. She could be just as tongue-tied as you.”
Jeremy shrugged again. “I suppose I will never know.”
I reared back again. “Don’t say that. You never know what life will bring you, Jeremy.”
He chuckled a little. “I know, I know. Maybe I need someone like you around. You’re apparent love of life is rather infectious. You even welcome strange men into your home. You probably occasionally even feed him.” He laughed loudly at his own joke, but then he saw I wasn’t laughing. “Holy shit. You are feeding him, aren’t you?”
Waving my hands in front of me, I told him to shush. “Stop it, Jeremy. I only feed him cookies sometimes.”
He was laughing harder now. “Cookies? That’s classic. He sounds like your pet.”
Now it was my turn to shrug. “He likes cookies.”
Jeremy slapped the bed. “Stop, stop. I think I may pass out from laughing so hard.”
“You can’t tell anyone,” I whispered to him.
Jeremy stopped laughing and placed a hand on his heart. “I swear I will not tell anyone.”
I winked back. “I know you won’t.”
*****
I actually stayed until I was exhausted. I was having so much fun, time just seemed to run away with me. I left Jeremy, letting him know that he had me as a friend for life and I was coming to visit him often, whether he like it or not. Jeremy just smiled at me and said he would like that. I was glad he gave into me in the end. I was half-expecting a fight from him, but the promise of Twiglets every time I visited won him over in the end.
I raced back to my flat as quickly as possible so I could prepare dinner. Ian wasn’t due for another hour, but I didn’t like to feel rushed. I liked everything planned out and ready in advance. I know Ian would approve of my last minute dashing. He always worked better under pressure and I hated him for it.
It was a little after
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