A Small Affection For You
Chapter 28
I was doing my hair when I heard that my phone went off. I walked out from the bathroom and hurried over to my phone. It was an unknown number. Slowly i picked up the phone and answered.
"This is Crystal" I said and swallowed. I could hear breathing on the other side.
"Crystal… Crystal Reed?" someone asked.
"Yes?" I answered and got chills down my spine. Something scared me.
"My name is Matt, I’m the fire department captain, and…" he began.
"Have something happened to Dave?" I asked and he went quite.
"Would you like to come down to the station please?" he asked.
I put on a pair of jeans and a white tee, I put my half waved hair in a bun and I took a taxi to the fire station. When I walked inside there was a lot of people there and they all looked sad. Some had cried and some had watery eyes. They looked at me with sympathy and sadness. What was going on? Had something happened to Dave? Where was Dave?
"Crystal?" someone asked and I looked at him. I nodded and he reached out a hand to me and gestured towards his office. This was Matt. I walked over to his office and he closed the door behind me. On his desk there was a box with things.
"Why am I here? where is Dave?" I asked even though I had somehow realized what was going on.
"I am sorry to tell you that David King earlier tonight died in action" Matt said and I could see the sadness in his eyes. I covered my mouth and cried out. This was no joke. It was happening. Dave…
"Since he have no family left, you’re the one that get’s his things" he said and placed a hand on the box on his desk. I cried out some more.
"Dave was a friend of mine, and I’m proud to tell you that he died saving several lives tonight" he said and swallowed. I fell down to my knees and I cried, and cried. This was not happening. This was not fucking happening.
I held Dave’s box and I walked out from the office, everything was going in slow motion. I wasn’t even crying anymore, I just stared out into air. I just couldn’t believe that it had happened. Then I saw Jack and he had tears in his eyes. Slowly he walked over to me and I saw that he had something in his hand.
"Crystal, I’m really sorry" he said and his eyes teared up. I got tears in my eyes as well. Jack was one of Dave’s best friends.
"I can’t believe it" I whispered.
"dave was going to give you this tonight" he whispered and held out his hand. Gently I moved over the box to one arm and held out my hand. Gently Jack laid a beautiful diamond ring in my hand. I gasped and teared up even more.
"He was going to propose tonight" Jack said and his voice almost cracked. I started to cry again and Jack had to hold my shoulders when I barely could hold myself up. Dave was going to propose… Dave was going to propose.
- - -
Irang the bell on his door and it didn’t take long before he came and opened. Austin looked really surprised to see me there. He just stared.
"Chris?" he whispered when he saw the tears in my eyes.
"Can I come in?" I asked and he moved away and gestured that it was just for me to come inside.
"This is Crystal" I said and swallowed. I could hear breathing on the other side.
"Crystal… Crystal Reed?" someone asked.
"Yes?" I answered and got chills down my spine. Something scared me.
"My name is Matt, I’m the fire department captain, and…" he began.
"Have something happened to Dave?" I asked and he went quite.
"Would you like to come down to the station please?" he asked.
I put on a pair of jeans and a white tee, I put my half waved hair in a bun and I took a taxi to the fire station. When I walked inside there was a lot of people there and they all looked sad. Some had cried and some had watery eyes. They looked at me with sympathy and sadness. What was going on? Had something happened to Dave? Where was Dave?
"Crystal?" someone asked and I looked at him. I nodded and he reached out a hand to me and gestured towards his office. This was Matt. I walked over to his office and he closed the door behind me. On his desk there was a box with things.
"Why am I here? where is Dave?" I asked even though I had somehow realized what was going on.
"I am sorry to tell you that David King earlier tonight died in action" Matt said and I could see the sadness in his eyes. I covered my mouth and cried out. This was no joke. It was happening. Dave…
"Since he have no family left, you’re the one that get’s his things" he said and placed a hand on the box on his desk. I cried out some more.
"Dave was a friend of mine, and I’m proud to tell you that he died saving several lives tonight" he said and swallowed. I fell down to my knees and I cried, and cried. This was not happening. This was not fucking happening.
I held Dave’s box and I walked out from the office, everything was going in slow motion. I wasn’t even crying anymore, I just stared out into air. I just couldn’t believe that it had happened. Then I saw Jack and he had tears in his eyes. Slowly he walked over to me and I saw that he had something in his hand.
"Crystal, I’m really sorry" he said and his eyes teared up. I got tears in my eyes as well. Jack was one of Dave’s best friends.
"I can’t believe it" I whispered.
"dave was going to give you this tonight" he whispered and held out his hand. Gently I moved over the box to one arm and held out my hand. Gently Jack laid a beautiful diamond ring in my hand. I gasped and teared up even more.
"He was going to propose tonight" Jack said and his voice almost cracked. I started to cry again and Jack had to hold my shoulders when I barely could hold myself up. Dave was going to propose… Dave was going to propose.
- - -
Irang the bell on his door and it didn’t take long before he came and opened. Austin looked really surprised to see me there. He just stared.
"Chris?" he whispered when he saw the tears in my eyes.
"Can I come in?" I asked and he moved away and gestured that it was just for me to come inside.
I'm gonna reread this story tonight when I get off of work and I'm so excited
I haven't read it in years but it was one of my favorite fics.
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