Thursday morning Melody
made Richie’s favorite breakfast, for a change, no pancakes. In the back of a
cupboard she found a waffle iron. The box was all dusty and sticky but she
picked it out anyway. Unpacking the machine it was still sticky from its
previous use.
Melody was glad when she found a book with recipes in it too; leafing through it she found the page that described Belgian waffles. Usually Melody made frozen waffles and heats them in the toaster but it wasn’t the first time she was making waffles from scratch either.
20 minutes later she had whole stack of waffles on a plate. She put them on the table just as Richie walked in, Jon was already witting at the table, fork and knife ready to start eating.
“You made waffles?” Richie said cheerfully. “Yeah, I’ve read waffles are your favourite.” Melody said as she sat down in her own seat. “They are, thanks so much Melody.” He smiled and was honestly happy to have waffles. “No problem, all for you.” Melody smiled as Richie took two off the stack.
After breakfast it was time for Melody to go to work, at least she only had to work until 5 today.
When she returned to the kitchen after she had gotten dressed she gave Richie a big hug, not letting him go for a few minutes. “You’ll be ok.” She said, not making it a question, as she let him go. She was sure he’d be ok. “I will be.” Richie said confident. “I’ll see you in a month.” Melody nodded, in a month she’d be on the road with Jon and the whole band.
“I love you Richie, not just as a fan but as a friend too.” Melody told him. She hadn’t had much time with him but he was definitely a friend. “I love you too.” Melody hugged him again, then she left the kitchen with Jon right behind her.
“Are you ok sweety?” He asked by the elevator door. Melody nodded. “Of course I am.” Trying to convince herself, she felt bad for Richie and Jon. “He’s your best friend, are you alright?”
“Honestly?” He asked and sighed. “No, I don’t know if I can do this without him or him doing that alone. I want to be there for him but I can’t.” Jon confessed, he couldn’t directly support Richie as he would want to.
“Be there for him now and when he gets back home.” Melody said. She quickly glanced over at Jon’s wrist, grabbing it to read the time. “I have to go now.” She sighed. “I love you very much.” She said and reached up to kiss him.
Richie didn’t have to be at the airport until 1 but after Melody left Jon told him he wanted to go shopping before Richie had to go. He needed Richie’s opinion on some things.
Melody started work at 8 and stores wouldn’t be open until 9 or 10, so they still had a little while before they had to leave.
“Are you really sure you want to do this?” Richie asked as they walked into the store. “Absolutely.” Jon said. The store was empty so Jon walked right over to the register. He picked something out of his pocket and gave it to the clerk. “I need one of these.” He said.
The clerk nodded, took it from Jon and went to the backroom to find it.
“Don’t you think she’ll like it?” Jon asked.
“She loves you, so I’m sure she’ll like it.”
Jon smiled with Richie’s answer.
The clerk returned and gave both items back to Jon. Jon got his credit card out and paid for it. He looked at the result for a second, happy with it he put it in his pocket.
“I got one more store to go to.” Jon said as they left the store and walked down the street. He knew a perfect little place to get Melody exactly what she liked.
“How about this one?” He asked Richie, while pointing.
“I think that’ll be too small.” Richie answered him.
“Really?” Jon asked, it looked perfect to him, but maybe Richie was right anyway and he turned around to look at the rest of the store. He really should look at some other things first too.
Richie did the same and looked around too, even though he wasn’t shopping for anyone, it was still nice to look at and imagine.
They politely waved off the "Can I help you?" that was bound in every store until probably everyone of the staff had asked them.
Jon looked around for something a little bigger, looking at the tags. He was sure it wasn’t too small but he could look around and maybe find something even nicer.
“What about this one then?” Jon asked, calling Richie over to come and look. He liked it even better than the other one he had seen.
“That does look more like her size, I think she’d like it.” Richie agreed.
“That’s perfect.” Jon said, he checked the tag. He was sure Melody would love to wear it and show it off. He couldn’t wait to show her later.
They had lunch at one of their favourite New York City restaurants. After their shopping trip they still had about 2 hours left before Richie had to be at the airport.
His flight to Los Angeles would take off at 1.45pm. Only a week from now Jon would be at the airport with Melody, he hoped it wouldn’t feel as bad as this.
This felt like losing his best friend and he hated it.
They didn’t talk much while eating, they both didn’t like the idea of separation but they didn’t have a choice. At least it was only for a month.
At the airport Richie and Jon come to the end, this was it. Richie checked in and bought some things he could take on the plane.
Then they couldn’t put it off anymore, they had to say goodbye. At the gate they both sigh, knowing what one them was about to say.
“I’ll phone you whenever they let me.” Richie was the first to speak and break their silence.
Jon nodded. “You can still phone next week before you go.”
Richie smiled. “Of course I will.” Then he hugged Jon.
Jon wrapped his arms around his best friend and padded his back.
“See you in a month.” Jon said as they let each other go.
“Kick some ass.” Richie knew the shows would still be amazing, even without him.
“We always do.” Jon smiled.
Before Richie turned around they hugged again. They just couldn’t say the words and Jon watched him go, until he blended into the sea of people.
Jon sighed and turned around. “We always do,” He muttered to himself, “you and me.”
Chapter 99
Melody was glad when she found a book with recipes in it too; leafing through it she found the page that described Belgian waffles. Usually Melody made frozen waffles and heats them in the toaster but it wasn’t the first time she was making waffles from scratch either.
20 minutes later she had whole stack of waffles on a plate. She put them on the table just as Richie walked in, Jon was already witting at the table, fork and knife ready to start eating.
“You made waffles?” Richie said cheerfully. “Yeah, I’ve read waffles are your favourite.” Melody said as she sat down in her own seat. “They are, thanks so much Melody.” He smiled and was honestly happy to have waffles. “No problem, all for you.” Melody smiled as Richie took two off the stack.
After breakfast it was time for Melody to go to work, at least she only had to work until 5 today.
When she returned to the kitchen after she had gotten dressed she gave Richie a big hug, not letting him go for a few minutes. “You’ll be ok.” She said, not making it a question, as she let him go. She was sure he’d be ok. “I will be.” Richie said confident. “I’ll see you in a month.” Melody nodded, in a month she’d be on the road with Jon and the whole band.
“I love you Richie, not just as a fan but as a friend too.” Melody told him. She hadn’t had much time with him but he was definitely a friend. “I love you too.” Melody hugged him again, then she left the kitchen with Jon right behind her.
“Are you ok sweety?” He asked by the elevator door. Melody nodded. “Of course I am.” Trying to convince herself, she felt bad for Richie and Jon. “He’s your best friend, are you alright?”
“Honestly?” He asked and sighed. “No, I don’t know if I can do this without him or him doing that alone. I want to be there for him but I can’t.” Jon confessed, he couldn’t directly support Richie as he would want to.
“Be there for him now and when he gets back home.” Melody said. She quickly glanced over at Jon’s wrist, grabbing it to read the time. “I have to go now.” She sighed. “I love you very much.” She said and reached up to kiss him.
Richie didn’t have to be at the airport until 1 but after Melody left Jon told him he wanted to go shopping before Richie had to go. He needed Richie’s opinion on some things.
Melody started work at 8 and stores wouldn’t be open until 9 or 10, so they still had a little while before they had to leave.
“Are you really sure you want to do this?” Richie asked as they walked into the store. “Absolutely.” Jon said. The store was empty so Jon walked right over to the register. He picked something out of his pocket and gave it to the clerk. “I need one of these.” He said.
The clerk nodded, took it from Jon and went to the backroom to find it.
“Don’t you think she’ll like it?” Jon asked.
“She loves you, so I’m sure she’ll like it.”
Jon smiled with Richie’s answer.
The clerk returned and gave both items back to Jon. Jon got his credit card out and paid for it. He looked at the result for a second, happy with it he put it in his pocket.
“I got one more store to go to.” Jon said as they left the store and walked down the street. He knew a perfect little place to get Melody exactly what she liked.
“How about this one?” He asked Richie, while pointing.
“I think that’ll be too small.” Richie answered him.
“Really?” Jon asked, it looked perfect to him, but maybe Richie was right anyway and he turned around to look at the rest of the store. He really should look at some other things first too.
Richie did the same and looked around too, even though he wasn’t shopping for anyone, it was still nice to look at and imagine.
They politely waved off the "Can I help you?" that was bound in every store until probably everyone of the staff had asked them.
Jon looked around for something a little bigger, looking at the tags. He was sure it wasn’t too small but he could look around and maybe find something even nicer.
“What about this one then?” Jon asked, calling Richie over to come and look. He liked it even better than the other one he had seen.
“That does look more like her size, I think she’d like it.” Richie agreed.
“That’s perfect.” Jon said, he checked the tag. He was sure Melody would love to wear it and show it off. He couldn’t wait to show her later.
They had lunch at one of their favourite New York City restaurants. After their shopping trip they still had about 2 hours left before Richie had to be at the airport.
His flight to Los Angeles would take off at 1.45pm. Only a week from now Jon would be at the airport with Melody, he hoped it wouldn’t feel as bad as this.
This felt like losing his best friend and he hated it.
They didn’t talk much while eating, they both didn’t like the idea of separation but they didn’t have a choice. At least it was only for a month.
At the airport Richie and Jon come to the end, this was it. Richie checked in and bought some things he could take on the plane.
Then they couldn’t put it off anymore, they had to say goodbye. At the gate they both sigh, knowing what one them was about to say.
“I’ll phone you whenever they let me.” Richie was the first to speak and break their silence.
Jon nodded. “You can still phone next week before you go.”
Richie smiled. “Of course I will.” Then he hugged Jon.
Jon wrapped his arms around his best friend and padded his back.
“See you in a month.” Jon said as they let each other go.
“Kick some ass.” Richie knew the shows would still be amazing, even without him.
“We always do.” Jon smiled.
Before Richie turned around they hugged again. They just couldn’t say the words and Jon watched him go, until he blended into the sea of people.
Jon sighed and turned around. “We always do,” He muttered to himself, “you and me.”
Chapter 99
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I could feel the pain Jon and Richie were feeling as they said their goodbyes to each other. The friendship they have just amazes me. Now when do we get to find out what Jon went shopping for?
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