In My Dreams

Forty-five minutes later Dom was sitting on the couch in the living room. He looked at the phone. He had tried to call her half a dozen times since he had gotten home but either she wasn’t there or she wasn’t answering. His cell phone rang. Dom jumped a bit and felt around under the cushions and pulled it out, “Luckily I keep it on vibrate or I’d never find the damn thing.” “Hello.”
“Dom, where are you?” Well hello to you too.
“On the couch Billy.”
“Turn on the TV.”
“What? No what are you wearing?” He couldn’t resist.
“Maybe later, just turn-“Just then Elijah, having heard Dom talking skidded into the room.
“Is it him?” Apparently, Jai hadn’t called this afternoon and there was a bit of pouting going on.
“Hold on Billy,” He looked behind him at Elijah standing in the doorway. “No its not him, why would Your boyfriend call My cell phone?” The younger man and headed back into his room. “Hey ‘Lij I forgot he does call my phone just not when your around.” One hand with one finger extended was stuck out into the living room. “That’s childish Elijah” Another hand and finger joined it. Dom laughed, “Sorry Bills. I’m back”
“What was childish?”
“He flipped me off.”
“That’s not childish, a raspberry that would have been childish. The bird is downright mature for our fountain peeing young friend, oh yeah I forget YOU did that too didn’t you?”
“Ha Ha very funny, what did you want?”
“I told you to turn on the TV.” Well Duh he wasn’t deaf.
“But you really should elaborate on what channel. It might help.”
“Any it’s on every bloody channel.” Well why didn’t he just say so in the first place. Dom fished for the remote also under the cushions.
“What does stuff fucking mate under there or something?”
“What was that Dommie?”
“Nothing” He turned the TV on. Nickelodeon, probably not. FOX that should do it. A newsbreak was on. Lots of people running around what appeared to be a wreck of some sort. A plane. “Holy Shit.”
“Tell me about it.”
“Damn”
“NO Really Tell Me About It, that was the plane I was about to get on.”
“Holy Shit” If Dom hadn’t already been sitting down he would have fallen. He switched off the TV.
“You knew didn’t you? How? Dommie?”
“What happened Billy? Is everyone ok? Jai didn’t get on there did he?” He felt sick to his stomach what would he tell Elijah?
“Jai’s fine. In fact, everyone is fine. A few cuts and scrapes and one guy broke an arm. I was over at the desk trying to get new tickets for a later flight and I heard someone say ‘what the hell, look at that!!’ I looked just in time to see it hit the ground. Apparently it only made it a little over a hundred feet or so before something happened to the controls they are not sure yet.” Dom was relieved Billy would have been fine even if he hadn’t been able to talk him into staying put.
“However, Dommie my Dear that’s not the strange and scary part.”
“The plane you were supposed to be on crashes and that’s not the scary part?” What the heck could be scarier than that? George Bush naked on a cold day. AAHH bad mental image.
“I over heard a stewardess talking to a police officer and she said, ‘the funny thing is there were only two empty seats in first class and a metal rail of some sort came through the window right there. If there had been people in them it would have gone right through them.’ Any guesses as to who was supposed to be in those seats Dommie? Hhmmm any at all. Yeah those were our seats. Now I really think I deserve an explanation don’t you?” Dom didn’t really have one to give.
“I would really rather talk to you in person, when will you get here?” Stall for time try to get a hold of Emily.
“Well, there obviously won’t be any flights out of here today. Everything has been canceled. I booked us on an early morning flight. The airport is putting us up for the night. Don’t worry Elijah’s little boy toy is safe with me. Speaking of which how is your half of the dynamic duo? Mine is driving me nuts, he was really pissed about us being ‘bumped’ from the flight, well until the crash that is. He is antsy and he’s bugging the hell out of me. Cannot wait to dump him on ‘Lij, literally.”
“Mine is moping, apparently yours hasn’t called this afternoon and he gets moody without his afternoon wank. Have him call or something. Every time the phone rings I have to practically peel him off of my head.”
“Will do; I’ll call you tomorrow with what time to pick us up. Oh and Dommie.”
“Yeah Bills?”
“Thanks, and just because you saved my life doesn’t mean you don’t still owe me fru-fru drinks.” It just hit him he saved, no wait she saved their lives. He definitely was going to find her he needed an explanation or if not he just needed to thank her.
“Yeah I know umbrellas and everything, And Bills.”
“Yeah”
“Your welcome.” Dom hung up the phone and realized that he had been crying since he had turned off the TV.