Chapter 2—The day after

I Want You To Need Me--Celine Dion

I want to be the face you see when you close your eyes
I want to be the touch you need every single night
I want to be your fantasy
And be your reality
And everything between

I want you to need me
Like the air you breathe
I want you to feel me
In everything
I want you to see me
In your every dream
The way that I taste you, feel you, breathe you, need you
I want you to need me
Like I need you

I want to be the eyes that look deep into your soul
I want to be the world to you
I just want it all
I want to be your deepest kiss
The answer to your every wish
And all you ever need

I want you to need me
Like the air you breathe
I want you to feel me
In everything
I want you to see me
In your every dream
The way that I taste you, feel you, breathe you, need you
I want you to need me
(Need me)
'Cause I need you

More than you could know
And I need you
To never never let me go
And I need, to be deep inside your heart
I just want to be everywhere you are

I want to be the face you see when you close your eyes
(Baby, huh)
I want to be the touch you need every single night
I want to be your fantasy
And be your reality
And everything between

I want you to need me
Like the air you breathe
I want you to feel me
In everything
I want you to see me
In your every dream
'Cause baby I taste you, feel you, breathe you, need you

I want you to need me
(Yea)
Like the air you breathe
I want you to feel me
In your everything
I want you to see me
In your every dream
'Cause baby I taste you, feel you, breathe you, need you

I want you to need me
(Need me)
Like I need you
(Need me)
Like I need you
(Need me)
Like I need you
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I woke up the next morning, or at least I thought it was morning it was light out, with a smashing headache and a sore hand. I went to go and get some food. Cereal looked good this morning and thanks to Talbot giving me a never ending supply of City of Champions I never am out of it. As I poured myself a bowl my cat jumped up on the counter and was purring and looking at me, she knew that I was sad.

“Hey precious Daddy doesn’t want to play right now,” as I said this the dog started tugging at my leg. “Lilly I really don’t feel like playing right now.” I plopped down in the chair and started to eat my cereal the cat and dog joined. “I guess I should feed you two huh?” I got them food and water then they left me alone. Finally, a moment to think, that’s when all the thoughts of last night came rushing back and I just started to cry again. Well there went my appetite, as I was pouring the cereal and milk down the garbage disposal my phone rang.

“Hello?”

“Hey man it’s Max, what’s wrong?”

“You were right about Veronique. She only wanted money.” I could feel the tears building up again.

“Hey do you want me to come over have a few glasses of wine? Hang by the pool?” What time was it I wondered because looking at a clock when I first got up would’ve made too much sense. Noon, already, wow I must’ve been well passed out last night.

“Sure sounds like a good plan. Can you pick up some drywall on your way over?”

“Really? Maybe you want something stronger than wine?” That could be good.

“Can you grab some Vodka? And maybe some food too, or how about you pick me up and we’ll go get some food I could really use the company.” Maybe my appetite would come back by the time he got here.

“What about the mass amount of cereal I gave you?”

“Not really feeling it. I really want something fatty.”

“Ok, as long you don’t become Fatty Mcfatty like Brodeur”

“Hey what did he ever do to you man?”

“He was an asshole to you. But none the less I’m heading over. Olive Garden sound good?”

“Sounds like a plan.”

I went upstairs to take a shower; apparently I had yet to notice the blood that was on my hand. Thankfully it wasn’t broken, Bylsma would not be happy with that. As I was in the shower the hot water helped me to relax. I stood there thinking of all the ways to forget her, trying to think of everything she had done wrong. How could I not have noticed before, I’m such a fool, I slammed both fists against the shower wall. That was a stupid move, now my hand that I punched the wall with was throbbing even more than before, and now the other one hurt. As I was letting the water run down I heard Lilly start barking her head off, was Max already here? I looked at my watch I had been in the shower for a half hour. I finished washing the conditioner out of my hair, grabbed a towel and stepped out of the shower.

“Hey I let myself in with the key you keep under the gnome!” Why did I let him know about that?

“Ok just got out of the shower I’ll be ready in ten feel free to watch some TV.”

I went to go get dressed, I grabbed a tee shirt, I didn’t want anything hitting my hand. I also grabbed a pair of shorts, flip-flops would suffice for today. Not that I would ever have to worry about bad fashion around Max. I love him but he is probably now wearing rainbow brite plaid or horizontal stripes in the same colors.

I came down stairs and to my surprise Max had a fairly conservative outfit on grey and white plaid with jeans. “Hey man you ready to go grab some food?” He was glued to the TV like nothing else I didn’t know what was going on. “Hey come on let’s get some food!”