Take A Breath, Don't it Sound So Easy
[2] Surprise Me!
After some light shopping and a stop at a Starbucks, I dropped Melissa off at hers before heading home myself. As I pulled into my drive I seen my mother’s car parked up beside the garage.
“Great” I cursed to myself
My relationship with my mother was frosty at best. We just didn’t see eye to eye on a majority of things and I knew she was waiting for me to arrive so she came argue about something with me once again.
We weren’t always like this my teenager years we were pretty close, as close as a mother and daughter could be and my father was the cause for that. He encouraged family activities, family outings and family time at least once a week. But all that changed when I turned 16, my father passed away suddenly in his sleep. The family dynamic changed, my mother drank herself into depression and it felt like I’d lost both my parents.
The worse decision she made came from that period. My father was born and bred in Donegal but he met my mother when she came up from Dublin for a summer to live with distant relatives and from there they fell in love.
So they settled in Donegal, but my mother drunken thoughts convinced her she need to move back to Dublin and taking me away from my homeland, my friends and my dad’s side of the family. I’ve never forgiven her for that; the only good thing to come from it was that I met Melissa.
“Oh good, the golden child has returned” she proclaimed as I closed the door behind me
I turned into the living room and she was spread across the sofa and I spied a glass of wine on the coffee table.
“Hey mom” I sharply spoke
“Tough day?” I asked as I noticed she was still in her work uniform,
“Tougher day that yours, I’m guessing” she sneered barely looking at me as she spoke
“Didn’t help that you and Melissa fell in the door after 3am”
“How much noise can the two of you make?” she scoffed
“Sorry mom, wont happen again. That was our last night out before heading back to college” I apologized as I turned on my heels to leave
I heard nothing as I made my way upstairs to my room, slamming the door behind me.
I placed the bags of shopping on my dresser and then I crawled onto my bed. I pulled out my iphone from my pocket and noticed I had a text from Melissa.
From: Lissa
GemGem, Daniel just texted me :) him and Scott are gonna pick us up at mine at about 8ish. Fancy coming over in an hour or so to help me out? I have absolutely nothing to wear, so I need opinions. Xx
I quickly texted her a reply saying I’d be over there, but then I got distracted. I held my iphone in my hands as I stared at the ceiling, I couldn’t picture Scott’s face in my head, I couldn’t remember much about him. What did we talk about? Did we have anything in common? Or were we just both hammered and wanted the shift?
These are the questions I ask myself. Even though I was 22 years old, I’ve never experienced love. Sure I had boyfriends but nothing ever seemed to last more than 4-5 months, just making me think I wasn’t going to find something I could settle down with in the future. I was a hopeless romantic at heart, my age would suggest I didn’t want to settle down but I didn’t fall into that category.
Being lost in my own thoughts, time had gotten away from me. I ran to my wardrobe, and quickly began flipping through the rack to see what I could possibly wear. I settled on something causal a faded American flag top, my torn denim jeans and my combat boots. I was already wearing my jac vanek “OMG!ASKARTH” bracelet and some random wristband I’d gotten from pennys. I kept my hair in a causal bun. I wasn’t going out of my way to impress this guy; I could barely remember his face so I didn’t know where this night would go.
On my way out I grabbed my AWG hoodie along with my car keys, I bounced the stairs, calling out to my mother that was leaving and headed out to my car.
***
I didn’t bother knocking before walking into Melissa’s house. Her parents had become accustomed to this over 7 years. I was half way up the stairs when Melissa emerged from her room dressed in red skinny jeans and a black strapless bra.
“I see you didn’t need me after all,” I laughed as I made it to the top of the stairs
“Oh your wrong my dear, I need your help” she chuckled as she grabbed my arm and pulled me her into her room
I was flung onto her bed, as she stood infront of her wardrobe, with her hands in her hips. As she rummaged through the shelves I took a moment to gaze around her room as I always did. I smirked to myself as I noticed the pictures she’d pinned to the wall of us over the years, some I regretted noticing my hair colour choices as a teenager. Now I’d settled for a dip dyed colour of dark brown on top and it faded into blonde.
“Gem, I’m completely lost” she huffed as she admitted defeat
“Let me have a look” I laughed as she lay on the bed in my place
Eventfully I found a black sleeveless Jack Daniels top and a crop leather jacket.
“Throw that on you” I smiled as I threw the clothes at her
Then she sat at her mirror and began to straighten her hair. Once again I found myself looking around the room, this time my focus landed on one of the many All Time Low posters she had. It was the one she had gotten when she went to the Kerrang! Tour unfortunately I was stricken down with a bad case of the flu that week and I couldn’t go.
My gaze fell upon Alex. I fell into typical motions with him, like most fan girls of bands I fell for the lead singer but I couldn’t help it. His voice and his music writing ability made my fan girl love for him more. I knew he was more than a pretty face.
“Gem? Gem? GEMMA?” Melissa laughed as she shook me
“Huh, what? Sorry Lissa what were you saying” I snapped out of my focus
“Nothing pet, but you really need to meet Alex. The staring at posters of him is getting a little weird” she chuckled
“Your as bad with Zack” I smirked
It was true. Melissa’s obsession was just as bad as mine with Alex.
Melissa’s Pikachu message tone came from her phone; she quickly grabbed it and grinned.
“The boys are nearly here” she beamed
“Oh great” I said as I rolled my eyes
“Cheer up pet. Tonight will be fun”
“I hope so” I sighed
Melissa applied some perfume before we headed downstairs to wait for the boys. I spied headlights coming through the window.
“They’re here” she grinned
We rose from our seats, and made our way to the door. Melissa called out goodbye to her parents and causally walked out the door. Before us in the drive was a BMW M5, I was surprised I was excepting a car like this to pull up.
“Hello Gorgeous” Scott grinned as I made my way over to him
“Hey” I said awkwardly
I noticed from the corner of my eye, that Melissa was greeting Daniels with an over friendly hug.
The drive to the nearest cinema was only 20 minutes, and Scott was trying to spark some sort of conversation.
“You okay babe? You seem a bit quiet compared to last night” Scott looked at me whilst trying to hold in his smirk, he reached for my hand but I quickly pulled away. He went back to focusing on driving. Melissa and Daniels on the other hand were giggling away in the backseat.
I don’t know why I felt so awkward with Scott; normally meeting up with a guy after a night I didn’t feel this way. I use this time to get to know him better but I wasn’t feeling up to this tonight.
“Finally we’re here. Seems like it took forever” I sighed as I looked at Scott and gave him a sarcastic smile, he slightly turned his head to me grinning. I knew in his head he was going to make me have a good time tonight, I sighed at this idea in his head.
As we walked towards the cinema, Melissa and Daniels were already holding hands, while I kept my hands firmly in my pocket as Scott walked beside me.
“So what bands are you into Gemma?” Scott asked after a few minutes of silence
“Well I’ll have such a board range, but I’ll narrow it down to my favourite, which is All Time Low. I love them to pieces clearly” I smiled as I held out my All Time Low guitar pick necklace Melissa got me for my birthday last year
“Oh yeah, I’ve heard of them. They are pretty cool. Have you ever seen them live?” he asked
“Only once. But I got crappy seats” I sighed
“Aw, that’s a shame. I hear they are playing in the Olympia in a few weeks” he said
“Yeah I know. I’d love to go but I couldn’t get the money for tickets in time this year” I sighed
“Really? Well if your lucky I just might be able to take you”
My eyes lit up as I waited for him to continue.
“Carry on” I grinned
“I work as a bouncer there and I was given two tickets for the show. I was gonna sell them but if you want I can take you” he smirked
I turned to him and pulled him into a hug and kissed him hard on the cheek. But when I realised what I’d done I pulled back and I felt my cheeks turning red.
“Amm, I mean thank you soo much,” I said sweetly
***
The film had just ended, Scott and myself walked out of the cinema holding hands. My spirits had changed, I didn’t know if it was the fact Scott was going to take me to see All Time Low or that conversation sparked a common interest that got us whispering throughout the film. Scott had a grin on his face; I guessed his was happy that I was slowly coming around to the idea of us. Melissa and Daniel walked out behind us; Daniel had his arm around Melissa’s shoulder as they walked.
Scott’s drove us back to Melissa’s first, Daniel got out there also. I waved goodbye to Melissa and made a phone gesture with my hands and her intently nodded. Then Scott offered to drive me home, even though my own car was here I took the offer. I’d get my car tomorrow and also get the gossip from Melissa.
As we pulled up to my house, Scott cut the engine.
“I had a really good time tonight” I grinned
“Me too” Scott nodded
I shyly looked at my nails, as I felt Scott take my face with his hands. Then our lips collided, the kiss was slow but passionate. I wrapped my arms around his neck, as I placed small kisses on his rough lips. But something didn’t feel right about this kiss but I went with anything.
We pulled apart, and Scott took my hand in his.
“Wanna do this again some time gorgeous?” Scott asked
“Yeah, I’d like that. How about Wednesday? I’m free then” I smiled
“Sure, that works for me”
“Surprise Me,” I whispered in a flirty voice while I gently rubbed Scott’s leg
“I’ll text you tomorrow” he smiled
“Night”
I lightly kissed him goodbye, before I opened the car door but he pulled me in roughly and kissed me passionately.
After finally letting go, I got out and walked up to my front door, I gently waved as Scott drove off.
“Great” I cursed to myself
My relationship with my mother was frosty at best. We just didn’t see eye to eye on a majority of things and I knew she was waiting for me to arrive so she came argue about something with me once again.
We weren’t always like this my teenager years we were pretty close, as close as a mother and daughter could be and my father was the cause for that. He encouraged family activities, family outings and family time at least once a week. But all that changed when I turned 16, my father passed away suddenly in his sleep. The family dynamic changed, my mother drank herself into depression and it felt like I’d lost both my parents.
The worse decision she made came from that period. My father was born and bred in Donegal but he met my mother when she came up from Dublin for a summer to live with distant relatives and from there they fell in love.
So they settled in Donegal, but my mother drunken thoughts convinced her she need to move back to Dublin and taking me away from my homeland, my friends and my dad’s side of the family. I’ve never forgiven her for that; the only good thing to come from it was that I met Melissa.
“Oh good, the golden child has returned” she proclaimed as I closed the door behind me
I turned into the living room and she was spread across the sofa and I spied a glass of wine on the coffee table.
“Hey mom” I sharply spoke
“Tough day?” I asked as I noticed she was still in her work uniform,
“Tougher day that yours, I’m guessing” she sneered barely looking at me as she spoke
“Didn’t help that you and Melissa fell in the door after 3am”
“How much noise can the two of you make?” she scoffed
“Sorry mom, wont happen again. That was our last night out before heading back to college” I apologized as I turned on my heels to leave
I heard nothing as I made my way upstairs to my room, slamming the door behind me.
I placed the bags of shopping on my dresser and then I crawled onto my bed. I pulled out my iphone from my pocket and noticed I had a text from Melissa.
From: Lissa
GemGem, Daniel just texted me :) him and Scott are gonna pick us up at mine at about 8ish. Fancy coming over in an hour or so to help me out? I have absolutely nothing to wear, so I need opinions. Xx
I quickly texted her a reply saying I’d be over there, but then I got distracted. I held my iphone in my hands as I stared at the ceiling, I couldn’t picture Scott’s face in my head, I couldn’t remember much about him. What did we talk about? Did we have anything in common? Or were we just both hammered and wanted the shift?
These are the questions I ask myself. Even though I was 22 years old, I’ve never experienced love. Sure I had boyfriends but nothing ever seemed to last more than 4-5 months, just making me think I wasn’t going to find something I could settle down with in the future. I was a hopeless romantic at heart, my age would suggest I didn’t want to settle down but I didn’t fall into that category.
Being lost in my own thoughts, time had gotten away from me. I ran to my wardrobe, and quickly began flipping through the rack to see what I could possibly wear. I settled on something causal a faded American flag top, my torn denim jeans and my combat boots. I was already wearing my jac vanek “OMG!ASKARTH” bracelet and some random wristband I’d gotten from pennys. I kept my hair in a causal bun. I wasn’t going out of my way to impress this guy; I could barely remember his face so I didn’t know where this night would go.
On my way out I grabbed my AWG hoodie along with my car keys, I bounced the stairs, calling out to my mother that was leaving and headed out to my car.
***
I didn’t bother knocking before walking into Melissa’s house. Her parents had become accustomed to this over 7 years. I was half way up the stairs when Melissa emerged from her room dressed in red skinny jeans and a black strapless bra.
“I see you didn’t need me after all,” I laughed as I made it to the top of the stairs
“Oh your wrong my dear, I need your help” she chuckled as she grabbed my arm and pulled me her into her room
I was flung onto her bed, as she stood infront of her wardrobe, with her hands in her hips. As she rummaged through the shelves I took a moment to gaze around her room as I always did. I smirked to myself as I noticed the pictures she’d pinned to the wall of us over the years, some I regretted noticing my hair colour choices as a teenager. Now I’d settled for a dip dyed colour of dark brown on top and it faded into blonde.
“Gem, I’m completely lost” she huffed as she admitted defeat
“Let me have a look” I laughed as she lay on the bed in my place
Eventfully I found a black sleeveless Jack Daniels top and a crop leather jacket.
“Throw that on you” I smiled as I threw the clothes at her
Then she sat at her mirror and began to straighten her hair. Once again I found myself looking around the room, this time my focus landed on one of the many All Time Low posters she had. It was the one she had gotten when she went to the Kerrang! Tour unfortunately I was stricken down with a bad case of the flu that week and I couldn’t go.
My gaze fell upon Alex. I fell into typical motions with him, like most fan girls of bands I fell for the lead singer but I couldn’t help it. His voice and his music writing ability made my fan girl love for him more. I knew he was more than a pretty face.
“Gem? Gem? GEMMA?” Melissa laughed as she shook me
“Huh, what? Sorry Lissa what were you saying” I snapped out of my focus
“Nothing pet, but you really need to meet Alex. The staring at posters of him is getting a little weird” she chuckled
“Your as bad with Zack” I smirked
It was true. Melissa’s obsession was just as bad as mine with Alex.
Melissa’s Pikachu message tone came from her phone; she quickly grabbed it and grinned.
“The boys are nearly here” she beamed
“Oh great” I said as I rolled my eyes
“Cheer up pet. Tonight will be fun”
“I hope so” I sighed
Melissa applied some perfume before we headed downstairs to wait for the boys. I spied headlights coming through the window.
“They’re here” she grinned
We rose from our seats, and made our way to the door. Melissa called out goodbye to her parents and causally walked out the door. Before us in the drive was a BMW M5, I was surprised I was excepting a car like this to pull up.
“Hello Gorgeous” Scott grinned as I made my way over to him
“Hey” I said awkwardly
I noticed from the corner of my eye, that Melissa was greeting Daniels with an over friendly hug.
The drive to the nearest cinema was only 20 minutes, and Scott was trying to spark some sort of conversation.
“You okay babe? You seem a bit quiet compared to last night” Scott looked at me whilst trying to hold in his smirk, he reached for my hand but I quickly pulled away. He went back to focusing on driving. Melissa and Daniels on the other hand were giggling away in the backseat.
I don’t know why I felt so awkward with Scott; normally meeting up with a guy after a night I didn’t feel this way. I use this time to get to know him better but I wasn’t feeling up to this tonight.
“Finally we’re here. Seems like it took forever” I sighed as I looked at Scott and gave him a sarcastic smile, he slightly turned his head to me grinning. I knew in his head he was going to make me have a good time tonight, I sighed at this idea in his head.
As we walked towards the cinema, Melissa and Daniels were already holding hands, while I kept my hands firmly in my pocket as Scott walked beside me.
“So what bands are you into Gemma?” Scott asked after a few minutes of silence
“Well I’ll have such a board range, but I’ll narrow it down to my favourite, which is All Time Low. I love them to pieces clearly” I smiled as I held out my All Time Low guitar pick necklace Melissa got me for my birthday last year
“Oh yeah, I’ve heard of them. They are pretty cool. Have you ever seen them live?” he asked
“Only once. But I got crappy seats” I sighed
“Aw, that’s a shame. I hear they are playing in the Olympia in a few weeks” he said
“Yeah I know. I’d love to go but I couldn’t get the money for tickets in time this year” I sighed
“Really? Well if your lucky I just might be able to take you”
My eyes lit up as I waited for him to continue.
“Carry on” I grinned
“I work as a bouncer there and I was given two tickets for the show. I was gonna sell them but if you want I can take you” he smirked
I turned to him and pulled him into a hug and kissed him hard on the cheek. But when I realised what I’d done I pulled back and I felt my cheeks turning red.
“Amm, I mean thank you soo much,” I said sweetly
***
The film had just ended, Scott and myself walked out of the cinema holding hands. My spirits had changed, I didn’t know if it was the fact Scott was going to take me to see All Time Low or that conversation sparked a common interest that got us whispering throughout the film. Scott had a grin on his face; I guessed his was happy that I was slowly coming around to the idea of us. Melissa and Daniel walked out behind us; Daniel had his arm around Melissa’s shoulder as they walked.
Scott’s drove us back to Melissa’s first, Daniel got out there also. I waved goodbye to Melissa and made a phone gesture with my hands and her intently nodded. Then Scott offered to drive me home, even though my own car was here I took the offer. I’d get my car tomorrow and also get the gossip from Melissa.
As we pulled up to my house, Scott cut the engine.
“I had a really good time tonight” I grinned
“Me too” Scott nodded
I shyly looked at my nails, as I felt Scott take my face with his hands. Then our lips collided, the kiss was slow but passionate. I wrapped my arms around his neck, as I placed small kisses on his rough lips. But something didn’t feel right about this kiss but I went with anything.
We pulled apart, and Scott took my hand in his.
“Wanna do this again some time gorgeous?” Scott asked
“Yeah, I’d like that. How about Wednesday? I’m free then” I smiled
“Sure, that works for me”
“Surprise Me,” I whispered in a flirty voice while I gently rubbed Scott’s leg
“I’ll text you tomorrow” he smiled
“Night”
I lightly kissed him goodbye, before I opened the car door but he pulled me in roughly and kissed me passionately.
After finally letting go, I got out and walked up to my front door, I gently waved as Scott drove off.
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10/20/13