Cayden stepped out of the bedroom
and glanced over at the couch. "Mason?" He questioned
when he didn't see his friend. "Are you here?"
"I'm here," Mason
said as he stepped out of the kitchen with a bowl of cereal.
He walked over to the laptop on the table in front of the couch
and sat down.
"Have you been here all
morning?" Cayden questioned as he glanced around.
"Yeah, why?" Mason
questioned as he glanced at the computer screen.
"Did you see . . ."
"Did I see the mysterious
man leaving your bedroom very early in the morning?" Mason
questioned as he glanced over at Cayden and winked. "Don't
worry, I didn't see anything," he smiled.
"Nothing happened,"
Cayden responded.
"Sure, is that what they're
calling it these days? Nothing?" Mason joked.
"No, I'm serious, nothing
happened. We just went to sleep."
"Couldn't get it up?"
Mason questioned.
"Mason!" Cayden laughed.
"I don't have that problem," he quickly added. "He's
just a friend and he needed a place to stay last night,"
Cayden explained.
"It's cool," Mason
nodded. "It's your place."
"What are you looking
at?" Cayden questioned.
"Apartment listing,"
Mason responded.
"You're looking for an
apartment?" Cayden questioned.
"It's time," Mason
said with a nod. "I'm imposing on you."
"You're not imposing,"
Cayden admitted.
"I am," Mason said.
"You helped me get that job at your school and I'm grateful
for that, but I need to find a place of my own," Mason admitted,
"because this couch sucks," Mason said with a smile.
"Fine, hate my couch,"
Cayden said. "I'll miss you."
"I'm not gone yet,"
Mason said. "Plus, you'll see me all the time. Just because
I'm getting a place of my own doesn't mean I won't be over here
all the time," Mason said.
"That makes so much sense,"
Cayden said as he rolled his eyes. "So what's the point?"
"Independence, my friend,"
Mason said. "Plus, when I meet a hot girl I can take her
back to my place instead of always going to hers. Do you know
how disorienting it is to wake up in a different place every
night?"
"I can imagine,"
Cayden chuckled as he rolled his eyes. |