Chapter 2

Ok I got in — we knew this was going to happen but wow I got it! As I sat in my kitchen looking at my girls we were all rendered speechless — for me that's nothing new but for them other 2 well I knew it couldn't last long. "Oh my goodness we have to celebrate!" "Fridays!" these both coming simultaneously from Dani and Maxi... you could always gage the events in our lives by food; no so much what we ate but where we chose to eat it. The everyday good/happy events usually warranted IHOP because you can never ever tell when something popped up that you needed to celebrate and they were open 24/7. When we were younger it was the best place to be — who doesn't love breakfast all day every day? We'd get go there for Aced test, and sports events: every time Maxi had a tournament and/or got promoted to a new belt or Dani had a swim meet. As we got older the really special occasions were marked by TGI Fridays — it had something for everyone no matter what we were in the mood for and it was a "grown-up" place that you didn't have to get dressed up for. We 1st went there after Dani's 1st guitar solo at a band concert Sophomore year and we've been going every time we had something special to bench mark. Now the personal moments are indulged at home — sitting in someone's room in front of the TV or just listening to the radio — talking. Usually with at least 3 pints of Ben & Jerry's a case of Coke (goes with everything) kettle corn and each other. This marked a few occasions — when puberty hit for each of us, after Dog died (he was our hamster — but we wanted a you guessed it), when Maxi's abuelo died -- it felt like we all lost our grandfather—in essence we did. I looked up at them and smiled — I had to work this Friday but I'm sure I could find some who would be willing switch with me.

I had gotten to work pretty early today -- I had an Anatomy and Physiology to study for do I figured I'd get some in before my shift. So there I was sitting in the café which was very much crowded Man I didn't realize how noisy and jam packed the hospital can get late afternoon. Good thing I had my handy dandy ipod to drown everything out. Suddenly I saw a shadow cast over my book, I looked up to find myself staring at one of the hottest guys I've ever seen. "Hey you mind if I sit here it seems every where else is taken?" "Yeah sure no problem" I say as I check my watch real quick — yikes! "It's all yours I gotta leave anyway." "Why was it something I said?" he says playfully "No it's time to head to the pharmacy my shift is about to start." "Oh ok well I guess I'll see you around" "Yeah later" I say as I gather my stuff.

As soon as the stepped outside the building I pulled out my phone heading round the corner of the hospital just out of the ER wing just out of sight. Sitting with my back against the wall I dialed Maxi's number

"You got Friday off?" she asks I can barely containing a grin

"Oh I got better news than that; but yes I got Friday night off — I traded with Doug but that means I was to work later than normal on Thursday can you come get me?"

"No problem, come on did you even have to ask?"

"Well it is the polite thing to do but like I said that wasn't the news."

"Then spit it out then!" Laughing out loud I reach out to absentmindedly pluck out random weeds.