Oh Love
Nineteen.
Alex POV:
I messed up, again. I’d just left Ashley’s apartment and was now sitting in my car. I was too angry to drive at the moment. I was so angry with myself. She was goddamn right, she should be mad at me! Why am I always messing up with her? I sat there for a while, when suddenly someone opened the car door. “Move your ass.” Jack said. I moved over to the passenger seat and Jack started the car. “Now tell me what happened.” He said while driving. “I’m already losing her.” I mumbled. “No, you’re not. Whatever it is, we’ll fix this, okay?” I didn’t answer. “Emily said she was upset because of an article about you guys in a magazine?” I sighed. “Yeah..” I noticed he was driving to my house. “It was an article about that she was another flirt to get over Lisa. And they even made a list of every single girl I have been spotted with since the break up.” We arrived at my house and Jack parked the car in the driveway. I stepped out of the car and Jack opened the door. I lay down in the couch. “So, why haven’t you told her about Lisa. You knew something like this could happen. I mean, you’ve been with Lisa for so long. It’s quite big news that you two broke up.” “I know, I should have told her immediately. I just wasn’t ready, okay?” I thought about Ashley, how much she must hate me right now. How she must feel used, played. But I was speaking the truth when I’d said to her it wasn’t like that with her. I was serious with her. I really really liked her and wanted a real relationship with her. She wasn’t a flirt to me, she was everything but just another girl on that list. “So, what are you going to do now?” Jack asked me. “I don’t know man. She is so upset..” “Well, you should show her how much you love her. And I think I have an idea how.”
I liked the idea, it was definitely worth trying. The only thing that would be a problem was convincing Ashley to come. But Jack had said he would take care of that. So the plan was that I would cook for her and we would have a romantic dinner at my place. I wasn’t that good in cooking but for Ashley I would try my best. I would make pasta because it’s her favorite food ever. When I finished setting up the table I was proud of myself. Bzzzz. A text message from Jack.
From: Jack
Make sure you pick her up at 7.
I smiled, relieved. I had been so nervous, I thought she would never agree to come. It was now 6:30 so I still had a half hour. I ran upstairs to put on some decent clothes and do my hair. When I was ready I left the house and stepped into the car. Now I had to make one last stop before picking up Ashley.
I knocked on the door and when she opened it I was once again blown away by her beauty. But the pretty smile wasn’t there. “Alex? What are you doing here, I thought I was clear about not wanting to see you.” I was confused. “Didn’t Jack tell you I was picking you up?” She shook her head. “Jack told me he’d pick me up at 7. He and Emily wanted to take me out, so I would get my mind off things.” Damn you, Barakat.
I messed up, again. I’d just left Ashley’s apartment and was now sitting in my car. I was too angry to drive at the moment. I was so angry with myself. She was goddamn right, she should be mad at me! Why am I always messing up with her? I sat there for a while, when suddenly someone opened the car door. “Move your ass.” Jack said. I moved over to the passenger seat and Jack started the car. “Now tell me what happened.” He said while driving. “I’m already losing her.” I mumbled. “No, you’re not. Whatever it is, we’ll fix this, okay?” I didn’t answer. “Emily said she was upset because of an article about you guys in a magazine?” I sighed. “Yeah..” I noticed he was driving to my house. “It was an article about that she was another flirt to get over Lisa. And they even made a list of every single girl I have been spotted with since the break up.” We arrived at my house and Jack parked the car in the driveway. I stepped out of the car and Jack opened the door. I lay down in the couch. “So, why haven’t you told her about Lisa. You knew something like this could happen. I mean, you’ve been with Lisa for so long. It’s quite big news that you two broke up.” “I know, I should have told her immediately. I just wasn’t ready, okay?” I thought about Ashley, how much she must hate me right now. How she must feel used, played. But I was speaking the truth when I’d said to her it wasn’t like that with her. I was serious with her. I really really liked her and wanted a real relationship with her. She wasn’t a flirt to me, she was everything but just another girl on that list. “So, what are you going to do now?” Jack asked me. “I don’t know man. She is so upset..” “Well, you should show her how much you love her. And I think I have an idea how.”
I liked the idea, it was definitely worth trying. The only thing that would be a problem was convincing Ashley to come. But Jack had said he would take care of that. So the plan was that I would cook for her and we would have a romantic dinner at my place. I wasn’t that good in cooking but for Ashley I would try my best. I would make pasta because it’s her favorite food ever. When I finished setting up the table I was proud of myself. Bzzzz. A text message from Jack.
From: Jack
Make sure you pick her up at 7.
I smiled, relieved. I had been so nervous, I thought she would never agree to come. It was now 6:30 so I still had a half hour. I ran upstairs to put on some decent clothes and do my hair. When I was ready I left the house and stepped into the car. Now I had to make one last stop before picking up Ashley.
I knocked on the door and when she opened it I was once again blown away by her beauty. But the pretty smile wasn’t there. “Alex? What are you doing here, I thought I was clear about not wanting to see you.” I was confused. “Didn’t Jack tell you I was picking you up?” She shook her head. “Jack told me he’d pick me up at 7. He and Emily wanted to take me out, so I would get my mind off things.” Damn you, Barakat.
9/15/13