"Good. Now we can spend some time together,"he griped, leaning down to kiss her.
She smiled and leaned back slightly to look at him. He was just her type. Tall, kinda built, black hair, big chocolate brown eyes, 4 earrings, an eyebrow ring, chin ring and tongue ring. He had on big JNCO's and a Coal Chamber shirt with green Adidas sandals.
And a perfect face. Even white teeth with soft lips and 2 dimples to top it off. Why they were together she didn't know. She was just average and it hurt to look at him. Even if she didn't feel that she measured up to him, she loved holding his hand, hugging him, kissing him and just being able to say "Yeah I go out with Mitch." It just felt good.
"Uh, I hope you don't get mad but I'm supposed to go to Dave's tonight,"Mitch annonced.
"Mitch no! It's my first night off!"
"I'm sorry sweetie,"he apologized, pulling her into his arms,"it'll be better next weekend."
She was disappointed and kinda hurt but she kept quiet. Fussing had made her lose the guy she still cried over and she wasn't about to lose another great guy the same way.
She had learned her lesson the hard way.
"Laila you gotta come over! We got some dranky drank and some tight dank!"Matthew yelled excitedly.
Laila held the phone away from her ear. Everyday Matthew pushed her one step closer to hearing aids.
"Ok calm down....Who will be there?"she inquired.
"Me, you, Shane, Jake and Christopher."
"Well ok. Come now?"
"Yup. Right now."
They said goodbye and hung up. Laila stood up, stretched and grabbed her keys. Hi ho hi ho off to smoke out I go!
"Uh Laila. Wanna jam to Orgy?! They're our fave!"Matthew tried hopefully.
"No,"she answered flatly, glaring at him.
He had tricked her! Well he said Sanders showed up unexpectedly but she didn't believe it. He knew how hard it was for her to be around him. And she was pissed. She was also leaving.
"Matthew I have to go. But I will call later."
Matthew swallowed. It sounded like a promise but it wasn't. It was a threat.
"Alright Laila. See ya,"he replied glumly.
She waved her hand and walked out without a backward glance at anybody else.
"Go talk to her!"Matthew ordered quickly.
Sanders gulped but stood up and followed her outside.
"Laila!"he called as she got in her car.
Laila rolled her eyes heavenward and stood back up.
"Yeah?"
"Well uh why are you leaving?"he asked nervously.
"You know why! You, because of you! Kaylee will probably be here soon!"Laila exploded.
"No she won't,"he answered quickly. His face fell suddenly and he looked at her miserably.
"We're about to break up,"he confessed sadly.
Dangit, Laila cursed silently, as she felt an unexpected little curl of pleasure in her stomach at his words. And a tug at her heart at his downcast expression. When he felt bad so did she. And she knew how he felt. His feelings for Kaylee were identical to hers to him. And Kaylee's feelings for him were probably pretty close to Sanders feelings for herself.
"Laila sighed. "I'm sorry. Why are you about to break up?"
"Alot of stuff. We argue alot. You know how bad I hate to argue,"he muttered.
She nodded. Boy did she ever.
"It's just not working,"he finished, looking at her hopefully,"Couldn't you stay for a few?"
Laila sighed and shut her door. Sanders smiled and walked around the car to grab her hand and lead her back inside.
"Ow! Don't touch it!"Julie yelped as her boyfriend Dustin pressed on her finger.
"It's not broke so stop whining and bitching,"he snapped impatiently.
"But I can't move it,"she whimpered.
"That's because it's swollen,"he explained rolling his eyes.
"Or broken. Look take me to the emergency room or home,"she demanded.
"Fine,"he snapped, stalking towards his '98 black Blazer,"Come on!"
She jumped up nervously and followed him outside.
"It's broken. We'll put a splint on it. How did it happen sweetie?"the E.R doctor asked kindly.
Julie glanced at Dustin out of the corner of her eye.
"Well me and-."
"My little brother were play wrestling and she busted her finger on a table,"Dustin interrupted smoothly.
The doctor, Dr. Hastings, raised one white brow skeptically.
"Oh really? Hmmm looked like to me that her finger had been crushed...."he trailed off.
Julie looked up sharply. Dustin's eyes narrowed.
"Maybe she crushed it under the table,"he answered cautiously.
"Maybe,"Dr. Hastings agreed in a tone that suggested otherwise. He shook his head and finished bandaging her finger.
"Come on Taylor please! Amanda's cousin really likes you!"Isaac begged his younger brother.
"She's never met me!"Taylor exclaimed in annoyance.
"Well she thinks your goodlooking or whatever,"Isaac defended.
"There's a big difference between liking somebody and liking their looks,"Taylor replied in frustration.
"Well uh...She has Tulsa, Tokyo and The Middle Of Nowhere,"Isaac informed him lamely.
"No,"Taylor stated firmly,"I want a girl that likes me for me, not MmmBop."
"Good luck,"Isaac scoffed walking off.
Well regaurdless of the results he didn't want a screaming obsessed fan as a girlfriend. And that was that.
Laila looked nervously at Sanders. He smiled reassuringly.
"We still care about each other. That's why this happened. It's right."
"So your going to break up with Kaylee?"
"It's not that simple,"he answered uncomfortably.
"Sanders!"Laila exclaimed jumping up,"I can't believe you!"
Tears filled her eyes as she got dressed hastily. This had been special to her. Not something to do to just pass the time.
"Well are you just gonna dump Mitch for me?"he demanded sliding his baggy JNCO's on.
"Yes I am! I see now that you don't want me but I have to tell him and there's NO chance he'll stay with me."
"Look it can be our secret."he coaxed.
Laila brushed a few stray tears away and sniffed.
"This was special to me. I thought it was to you but apparently I was wrong."
"Like it was your first time. Jared made sure we all knew that much. So why should it be special? Sex is sex don't be so naive,"he sneered.
If he had sprouted wings and flew away she couldn't have been any more shocked. When he had found out about that he had been totally sympathetic and outraged that Jared had treated so. This change was just earthshaking.
"That was a mistake. We both realize that and we're still friends. And no I wasn't a virgin! I did it all of one time! So you can kiss my ass!"she cried, grabbing her keys and storming out.
Matthew ran in the bedroom. "What happened man?!"
"Hmm nothing worth mentioning."
BEEP. BEEP. BEEP. BEEP.
Sanders grabbed his pager and checked the number.
"That's Kaylee. Maybe she wants to try and work things out,"he announced looking up,"What happened is between us. Right?"
Matthew looked at him distastefully.
"Yeah man. Right,"he agreed walking out.
"Good,"Sanders nodded his head and picked the phone up."Hi may I speak to Kaylee?"
Dustin looked at Julie as they drove down the country road to her house.
"What are you going to tell your parents happened?"he inquired, turning the radio down.
She gave him a startled look. "The truth?"
"No. God how can you be so stupid? Tell them what I told the doctor,"he ordered.
"He didn't seem to believe it,"she argued.
"Well they will. Baby,"he murmmered softly,"they'll make us break up. We'll never see each other again. You know I didn't mean to do it."
Julie gave him an uncertain look. She loved him and she knew he loved her. It was just she got on his nerves sometimes and he had a bad temper. That was all.
"Do you forgive me babe?"he asked quietly, rubbing her cheek.
"Yeah I forgive you sweetie. I know you didn't mean to do it,"she gave in finally.
"That's right. I love you. And we'll always be together. Because your mine,"he stated matter of factly, smiling at her.
"Yeah,"she mumbled smiling weakly,"always."
Taylor turned his computer off and got into bed. He stared out their window, wondering is Isaac had had fun. Probably so. Maybe he would have to.
But he didn't want to care for a girl too deeply because he felt that she'd never get totally past the "pop star" image.
He sighed and looked in bemusement at the one bright star, visible through his window. As he drifted off to sleep he opened his eyes and sent one wish up to the stars.
To let him find that one special person. The star twinkled brightly and Taylor drifted off the dreamland.
"And that was the Backstreet Boys with their new song 'All I Have To Give'. Here is Hanson with 'I Will Come To You'."the D.J announced.
Ugh I can tell Julie's been in here, Brittany thought to herself, reaching over to switch to another station. But upon hearing Hanson's name she stopped and listened to it. She halted at a stoplight and listened to their actually good voices, bemusedly.
"Yeah well I need somebody to come to me,"she thought out loud. The light turned green and she drove off, just missing one bright star twinkle and disappear.
"Go Jake! Go potty,"Julie cooed to her Great Dane puppy.
He romped around the yard barking and sniffing. She smiled and sat down on the rail of her back porch. She looked up at the sky and frowned.
"God, if your up there, and I fully believe that you are!" Julie assured Him quickly. "Would you please do me one favor? I know I asked for tons of them. But please....just let Dustin stop being so impatient with me. So I can be happy with the one guy that is right for me. Thank you,"Julie finished quietly.
Jake pushed at her hand and whimpered.
"Alright boy. Let's go in." As Julie led Jake in one last star twinkled and went out for the night.