'See You Later's

Tedd didn’t even flinch when he walked in. That made me incredibly nervous and self conscious. You see, I was pinned under his sister with only a bra on and her entire top was bare. Was it normal for him to walk into a scene like that? Was she a slut? And what the hell was I doing? How long had I even known Astrid? A few days...Then again, Renolds would be proud.

“I should probably get you back to Renolds,” I heard him say. I hoped he was averting his eyes… but I couldn’t see him past Astrid.

“That was…awkward,” I said when he closed the door. I rolled out from under Astrid and began regaining myself.

“We’ve had our fair share of awkward moments.”

“So he always walks in on you and another girl?” I half joked. The other half was fairly concerned.

“Can’t say that’s happened before. But when you’ve walked in on your brother in the middle of it with some other guy, he owes you an awkward moment.”

I sighed but found a worrisome lump stuck in my throat. There was another looming question. “So…”

“So…”

We stood at opposite ends of the bed, clothed, and fairly composed. The only sign of our afternoon was our disheveled hair.

“Is this it?” I asked.

Astrid snorted. “What, are you going away? Or sending me away?

“Yeah,” I smirked, “to Iceland. The box is postmarked and ready to go.”

“Aren’t I at least worth a flight?” she laughed a bouncing laugh, making me smile. “But honestly, you’ve been here, what? A week? And I’ve ran into you a multitude of times. We’ll see each other again.”

“But…”

“Look, you seem to be one of the few people who has a mind and a voice in this world. You intrigue me. And I know I intrigue you. I see the way you watch me. So, no, it’s not it. We’ll see each other again. Maybe we’ll do this again. We’re going to be friends at the least. And I’ll send you a post card from Iceland. Okay?”

“Okay…” I was hesitant. If we left our afternoon here, nothing could be made out of it. Which I wanted… or didn’t… God… I didn’t know.

I looked up from my pensive state to find her standing beside me, “Don’t worry kid,” she placed a hand on my cheek.

My heart flipped, my stomach turned. Goddamn it, Astrid. “I should go…”

“You should,” she said while her eyes screamed “stay here”. I turned away and left before I didn’t have the strength to do so.

“I’ll see you,” I said.

“You sure as hell will,” arms wrapped around my middle and a kiss was placed on my cheek. I was pushed out the door and on my way back to Renolds before I could comprehend what happened.