~*Chapter Twelve*~
"I’m gonna see my baby … dadadadada … she drives me crazy … dadadadada … this is a pretty crap song … dadadadada … so it won’t go for long!" AJ sung in his head as he drove to the hospital to pick Salym up. He’d planned a huge surprise for her, and he couldn’t wait to see her. He parked his car in the carpark, and walking to the elevator, burst into song again. He stopped short as he saw Nick walk out of the stair door, his arms around Kayti.
"Hey, guys! How’s it going?" AJ asked, still smiling.
"Yeah, good we ‘spose. Right, cutie?" Nick replied, looking down at Kayti.
"Yup. She’s waiting for you, AJ. Don’t leave her hanging!" Kayti scolded AJ playfully.
"Right, kay. I’m off. Remember tonight, kay, guys!"
"Like we could forget!" Nick laughed as he and Kayti walked away, arm in arm.
In AJ’s Car Driving Back From The Hospital
"Guess what," AJ said mysteriously as he pulled into their driveway.
"What??" Salym said. "Ooh, secrets drive me crazy!" She waited for him to speak. After a while she gave up. "Fine, keep your boring little secret… oh please tell me! I’ll be your best friend!"
"Well I have a surprise for you. But I ain’t gonna tell ya what it is, cos then it wouldn’t be a surprise. The only reason I told you about it was because I didn’t want you to have a heart attack and have to go back to the hospital. OK! So act surprised… for me?" AJ asked, looking deep into her green blue eyes.
"Kay, anything for you!" she said, leaning over to rest her head on his shoulder. He leaned down and gave her a kiss, before getting out of the car and helping her out of her side.
At Salym’s Apartment
"You ready?" AJ asked quietly, looking about him quickly.
"I ‘spose, seeing as I don’t know what I’m in for," Salym told him, a smile creeping across her face.
She unlocked the door, steeling herself for a bunch of people jumping out from behind curtains. Nothing happened.
"Well?" she turned to AJ, impatiently. "Where’s my surprise??"
"Look on your bed…" he said mysteriously.
"Yay!" Salym squealed, and ran to her bed. She stopped short when she saw two strange people there. She turned quickly and walked back out to AJ.
"May I ask who those people are?" she said quietly, looking back to the bedroom where they sat waiting.
"Take a wild, unrestrained guess," he said.
"They’re not… are they? Are they really my parents?" she asked softly, not quite believing it.
"Yeah, they are. Are you surprised?" he asked.
"Well yeah, but… oh I dunno… why now? How did… why did… thank you." She finally managed to get out.
Salym walked softly into her room again, and for the first time laid eyes on her parents.
"Salym?" her mother asked.
"Yeah… Mom? Dad?" Salym answered, her voice quivering.
"It’s so good to see you, Salym," her dad said, walking over to give her a bunch of daisies and a hug.
All three stood there in a giant bear hug for a few seconds, before Salym looked up and saw AJ standing in the doorway.
She broke away and walked to him. "You don’t know how much this means to me," she said gently, kissing him softly on his stubbled cheek.
"I’d do anything for you…" he said, laying his arms across her shoulders and walking her back to her parents.
THE END… it may be for Salym and AJ, but what about the others? Just wait and see!!
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