I had finally gotten up out of bed. After the initial embarrassment, Kim had reassured me that everything was fine and that she was flattered that I had dreamed about her. If she only knew the extent of that dream. I had taken a shower, feeling suddenly so dirty. God, I was starting to act like I had when I was going through puberty! Everything was turning me on, and that wasn't the worst of it, Kim had slept right next to me, what if I had....... Oh God! I would have killed myself if I had had that problem. Poor Kim wouldn't have known what to do! She had promised me that she wouldn't tell Tay or Ike. Lord knows that I would never live that down. She seemed just fine with it though, and we went out around Tulsa, just like I had planned. Or, planned in my dream I guess. I took her to the old Town Hall where we had played once or twice, and even to the old fair grounds. We would always remember that place as our first concert hall. She smiled at the thought that we used to play venues the size of a small house, and now we were playing to sold out arenas around the entire country, some that could fit 20,000 people or more.
"It's hard to believe, isn't it?" I smiled at her.
"Not really. It's just fun to know the little things about you. You would never know that you're famous. All of you, I mean. You're all so grounded and down to earth, it's hard to remember who you really are sometimes." She smiled back at me, her small hand was tucked neatly inside of mine.
We walked slowly down the street, careful to avoid the curious onlookers. She was oblivious to the fact that people were staring at us, and that made me love her even more. The fact that she didn't think of me as a trophy, or something to show off was wonderful and something completely new. I loved the fact that she didn't care about the whispers that I knew were going on around us, or the wandering eyes of many people who knew exactly who I was, and were probably wondering who the hell she was. She just thought of me as Zac, and I loved just being myself instead of the person that all those other people thought they knew! It wasn't often that I just got to be Zac, but I was pretty sure that I liked it a whole lot more when I got to be myself with her around. She made everything feel new about this place, even though I had grown up here and seen everything there was to see. It was all new to her, and she brought the fun out in it for me. I only hoped that all these feeling I was having would last, because I had never felt so alive. The only time I ever felt this way before was when I was onstage, performing. I loved that part of my life, and I knew now that Kim was in my life, even that might change a little. She seemed so carefree and alive, and I envied that about her. I wanted the same thing for myself, but I knew with the lifestyle that I had, that could never be possible. But it wasn't that that bothered me, it was the fact that I hoped my lifestyle choice didn't push her away from me or change the way she looked at life. She looked over at me and held up a flower.
"Here, for you." She smiled and held out the tiny red bud.
Thanks." I smiled back.
"You're welcome."
"What do you want to do now?" I asked holding the flower up to my nose and inhaling deeply.
"I don't know, you're the local." She laughed.
"How about we got to the carnival. It's in town for a few more days."
"That sounds like fun, you think we should ask Tay and Ike if they wanna go? Or do you just wanna hang out with me?" She smiled again and pushed another one of the small flowers behind her ear.
"Just you and me. I want you all to myself." I whispered and brushed my lips against hers. That was enough to give the passers-by something to gossip about for another few minutes.
We made our way back to my car and I opened the passenger side door for her.
"Oh, you're such a gentleman." She laughed quietly.
"Don't I know it. Now get in woman, I wanna get out of here before someone comes over here." I laughed back and watched as she slid into the seat. I closed the door and made my way over to the other side of the car where she had already popped my door open for me.
"You didn't have to do that." I smiled and slid into my seat, fastening my seat belt.
"I know I didn't, I wanted to." She replied matter of factly and fastened her own belt. I pulled my keys out of my pocket and started the engine. Things were as if I had been dating her for years, and I didn't honestly think that things could get any better. I was pretty sure that this was as good as it was gonna get!
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