Counting Stars

Mike’s POV
I peeked into Jake’s room and I smiled.

“Minho woke Thomas before dawn, motioning with a flashlight to follow him back to the Homestead”

She looked up at me and smiled as she closed the book slightly. Jake’s eyes were closed and his hand rested on her stomach.

“He asleep?” I asked.

He opened his eyes and made a face.

“Did I ruin some bonding time?” I asked sitting on the bed.

“Yes”

I laughed lied down on the bit of bed.

“Well read to us” I said.

She laughed and continued reading. She was reading the Maze runner because her and Kara were going to go watch the movie sometime next week. She read to either Jake or me and well the plot was pretty good. I dozed off for a bit until I felt a light poke. I opened my eyes and looked at Marisol who smiled at me.

“I would let you sleep, but your boyfriend is here”

I sat up and rubbed my eyes.

“How long was I out for?” I asked her.

“About 30 minutes”

I nodded and she stretched.

“Jake asleep?” I asked.

She nodded.

“Yea, he needs a nap”

I looked at Jake who was sprawled out except now he was on a pillow. I stood up and followed her out, even getting a nice pat on her butt. She turned around with a smile and I lifted my hands up.

“I did nothing” I told her.

“Of course you didn’t”

She walked down the hall where as I walked outside. I looked at Jeff and Brownie who were setting up a table.

“They told me you were napping”

I hummed and nodded.

“It’s been an extremely long day” I told them.

They nodded and I looked at them.

“What do I need to grill?” I asked them.

“First sit”

I looked at them and sat down.

“You become a married man in a few days”

“I do” I said reaching for a chip.

“Aww looks he’s already practicing!”

I rolled my eyes and looked at them.

“So the big day is Thursday. Your last day as a single man”

I nodded and Jeff grinned.

“You are going to go off in style”

I looked at him.

“No woman because that means Marisol will have a show of her own” I said.

He laughed and nodded.

“Fine, no woman…. maybe”

“And guys remember I get married the next day at 11” I said.

They waved me off and began talking amongst each other.

“I got the place reserved. I heard they go wild for bachelor parties”

“Hello, the bachelor is here” I said.

Jeff looked at me.

“You are going out in style and don’t worry Marisol won’t mind”

I looked at Brownie who grinned at me.

“She’s having male strippers isn’t she?” I asked.

“I’ve got no clue”

Brownie shrugged.

“Just go with it man”

I sighed and stood up.

“You guys are idiots” I said getting the chicken we were going to grill.