
Colby drove up to the gate and bushed the button on the intercom, “WELL, IT’S ABOUT TIME.” Nick’s voice came over the speaker.
Colby looked at Alex, “He is just so patient.”
Alex smiled, “Isn’t he?”
“I HEARD THAT!” Nick yelled back over the speaker
“Would you just open the gate.” Colby yelled
“BE PATIENT.” Nick yelled back
Alex laughed as Colby threw up his hands. The gate slowly opened and Colby drove up the driveway. Nick was standing out front waiting for them. “Sorry we’re late. We had to stop and get a snack. Colby was wasting away.”
Colby rubbed his stomach, “Don’t worry, I’m okay now.”
Nick didn’t find in humorous and Alex hit him in the arm, “Lighten up. You can take the car Colby, I won’t really need it. I got me a personal chaffer.” She said grinning at Nick. He still wasn’t amused, “Nickolas, I’m gonna hurt you in a minute if you don’t stop being a pissant.”
Now, children, no fighting.” Colby said getting back into the driver’s seat, “Thanks for the loan Lex.”
“Just be sure you fill it up when you’re done. Hey, who are you staying with?”
“You don’t want to know.”
“Oh? Who?”
“Brad.”
Alex groaned, “Well, have fun.”
Colby grinned and drove off leaving Alex glaring at Nick, “What?”
“Chill out.”
“WELL IT’S A LITTLE…..”
Alex kissed him, “Ah, shut up.”
**
Alex and Nick were outside when B.J. yelled at them from the backdoor, “Nick, you have a phone call.”
Alex followed Nick inside and pulled herself up on the counter.
“Hello?”
“Hey Nick, its Colby, you guys better get over here.”
“What’s wrong?”
“I don’t really want to get over it on the phone, just get over here.”
Nick hung up the phone and looked at Alex, “That was Colby.”
Alex looked at Nick, “What now?”
“I’m not sure, let’s go.”
**
Alex walked in the apartment, “Colby?”
“I’m in here.” He called from one of the back rooms.
Alex checked his room and then found him in hers, “What’s wrong?”
“That.” Said Colby pointing at the wall above her bed.
Alex and Nick looked up to see the words, “I’M CLOSER THAN YOU THINK” painted in yellow across the wall.
Alex just looked at both of them, “What do we do now?”