Jake hadn't planned on staying over at Francine's, but when he arrived late after his class, they had a few drinks, then a few laughs, and the next thing he knows it's morning and he's kissing her on the cheek as she sleeps, scooping up his shoes, and heading out the door.
Out the bedroom door anyway; he has to pee, so he heads inside the bathroom door.
On his way out that door, he bumps into Donald.
Literally.
Donald almost falls down the stairs, but grabs onto the handrail and swings his legs back to the top of the stairs.
"I'm sorry, Donald," Jake says, "I think I'm still half-asleep."
"As am I," Donald says, yawning, "I apologize as well. I should not have assumed that just because it is early that the bathroom will be empty."
"That was a nice acrobatic move you did though."
"Well, you know I am related to Spider-Man."
Jake scratches his head, "Um, isn't Spider-Man a fictional character?"
"That was a joke, Jake. When I was younger, I wanted to be a superhero, so I liked to imagine I was related to a superhero. Sort of how the Romans gave themselves a connection to the Greeks by having Aeneas be from Tory, and how later the British gave themselves a link to the Romans by saying that Brutus founded them so that King Arthur could be related to Aeneas and through him to Venus."
"I think you lost me at Spider-Man."
"Oh."
"That's all right. Anyway, I'm sorry that I'm clogging up your bathroom. I've been over here so much lately that you probably should start charging me rent."
"It's no problem. You are a good guest. I always appreciate the fact that you take your shoes off before coming into the house. In fact, I see you have them there. You do not have to carry them around with you. Just leave them at the mat in the kitchen."
"Ah, I'm always worried that someone might trip over them, so I always take them up to Francine's room. It's no problem."
"Actually, your comment about rent reminded me, I wanted to ask you something."
"Shoot, Spidey."
"Do you want to move in?"
Blog Love Omega Glee is a novel by Wred Fright about two bloggers who fall in love while the world falls apart, which is being serialized on his blog. To start reading from the beginning or read another installment, please visit Blog Love Omega Glee Central on WredFright.Com. If you like what you've read, or you've read all of Blog Love Omega Glee and want more Fright, then please read his first novel.
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