Melanie, Tara, and I headed out to Tara's car and to the mall. I could tell she was getting impatient so I decided to tell her what all that was about.
"Well, Me and Melanie are going to Orlando," I said smiling.
"Why?" Tara asked me questionably.
"Because..." I started.
"Because Jessie's dad lives there," Melanie said matter-of-factly.
"Oh my gosh! You're going to find your dad!" Tara said excitedly.
"Ya, I'm excited!" I said.
"Well, I don't wanna miss out on all the fun," Tara said, then shyly asked, "Can I come?"
"Of course! I mean, well, it's sorta Jessie's..." Melanie started.
I decided to cut her off before she goes on any longer. "Yeah Tara, you can come!"
"OMG! I'm going to Florida with you! What time do we leave? I need a ticket! I need to pack! Where are we staying?! How long?" Tara asked, starting to get worried.
"4:30, yes you need a ticket and to pack, we're staying with Sarah and I dunno for how long," Melanie told her.
"Oh, ok," Tara said.
"Hand me your cell phone and I'll call the airline," I told her.
While I was in the front seat talking on the phone, Melanie was talking to Tara from the back while she was driving. Tara was thinking about everything she would need for the trip.
"I need new clothes, I need to go get new lipstick, oh, and my hairdryer is broken..." she started.
Melanie sighed, "Well, it's good we're going to the mall," she laughed.
I shortly got off the phone and told Tara I got her tickets. About that time we got to the mall and walked into the restaurant.
"Hhhmmm.....so many choices," Melanie said.
"Well, I'm gonna get the chicken fingers," I said.
"So will I," Tara said.
"Oh fine, I might as well!" Melanie said as Tara and I started laughing.
We ordered and as we were waiting for our food Tara decided she'd give me her present.
"Open it!" she said as she handed it across the table to me.
I started unwrapping the paper on the medium-sized box when Melanie grabbed it away from me.
"What?" I asked.
"You gotta open the card first," she said as she handed it to me.
I opened it and Tara had written a nice note somewhere to the effect of "You're finally legal!" and "Now you can go clubbing with us!"
I looked at Melanie and asked, "Now can I open my present?"
"Yes, you may," she said.
I opened it and it was a cell phone. "Now, you don't hafta use mine all the time! And it's the neat one that has different colors and since light blue is your favorite color...I thought I'd get it for you!" Tara said.
"Thanks girl!" I said.
"You're welcome -- happy birthday!" she said. Our food soon arived and we started talking about the trip.
"Well, hopefully we'll find some cute guys in Orlando! You know, some with brown hair, and big, mysterious eyes, and a goatee, ya, I like those..." Tara started.
"Yeah, well, hopefully you'll find that guy! Meanwhile, look at him," Melanie said as Tara turned around and I looked forward to see a guy with blond hair, he was about 5'10, blond hair and beautiful green eyes.
He ended up walking by our table and looking at Melanie, but had to look away once he sat at the table right behind us.
Melanie, not wanting to say anything, mouthed to us "Oh my gawd! The cute guy is sitting right behind us!" as me and Tara started laughing.
