Hey guys!
New story here, trying out the Bates Motel as I've been addicted to it since it started airing and being posted to Netflix. Anyway let me know whatcha think and such would love to know, anyway enjoy.
PS: For my OC I am using Marie Avgeropoulos, if you anyone was curious before or after diving in to read.
Anyway again hope you all enjoy!
-Vanessa-
Standing on my feet all day wasn't exactly what I would consider fun by any means necessary. However, it was a simple job that allowed me to play the bills and not have to rely on my father for everything. I worked at the local diner as a waitress which you would think that sucks but honestly its probably one of the best jobs out there. I knew basically everyone in the town by name, was relatively well liked and trouble managed to never find its way to my apartment door.
"Cherries today is it Liv?" I heard someone say from behind me as I turned to see my close friend Jodi leaning against the counter with a cup pressed to her lips.
"You do see where I work right?" I chuckled.
"Yea it's like this is the only spot in all of White Pines that's still stuck in the 50's" She sighed as she sat down. "Tell me you're off work so we can go shopping." She pleaded with me.
I smiled at her, "I wish, you know I have that date tonight." I told her.
"Oh yea, with Officer Secret?" She grinned, "Still think you should tell your pops."
Rolling my eyes I shook my head, "If my dad found out his Deputy asked me out on a date he would lose his—" I paused looking around to see children at a few tables. "Marbles, he'd lose his marbles."
"Whatever girly, Zack is a bombshell and that's saying something considering the options in this town."
"Don't you have some secret operation to run?" I teased her.
"Could always join me you know, least the money is better." She told me.
"Yea but then I would have to lie to my dad about what I do for a living…" I sighed.
"Olivia, order up." I heard the chef tell me. "I have to get to work, I'll call you while I'm getting ready tonight?" I told her.
"Of course you will." Her punched me in the shoulder, "Text me later babe." She waved at me before walking back out the door.
I had known Jodi since we where in primary school, she came from one of the more wealthy families in the town where as I came from a warped family. My mom had left both my dad and I when I was a little girl, he hasn't really been the same ever since.
I can't even remember the last time he had gone out on a date since I had entered high school. I felt like this day was just not going to end, the constant walking back and forth all day. The rowdy children, snotty teenagers, it was like they knew I had plans tonight and were driving me insane specifically for that.
"Olivia, sweetheart." My boss said as she walked towards me.
"Hey Ellen." I said as I was making sure my float was even for the close.
"How's that father of yours doing?" She asked me kindly.
To be honest I had no idea how my father was I hadn't really talked to him about normal family related things in a week. I had seen Zack more than I had seen my father, knowing him he was probably out fishing with Keith. That man always gave me the creeps growing up, and it had only gotten worse since I had grown up.
"He's great, I'll tell him you said Hi." I told her as she offered me a smile as I was on my way out the door.
Walking down the street after wrapping my jacket around my shoulders I quickly made my way towards my apartment to hopefully get ready for the date I had. I had been looking forward to any sort of interaction with Zack since I had graduated high school. He was one of the best looking guys in this town. You rarely ever saw him with anyone or like he was into anyone.
Once inside I quickly threw purse, phone and keys on the table making my way to the bathroom to get myself ready. Once I was out of the shower I sat there on my bed as my hair wrapped up in a towel as I slowly felt myself fall backwards onto the pillow. Staring up at the ceiling that was covered in many tiny little Christmas lights, it just reminded me of the one time Jodi and I went to Paris. All the lights that guided you down the main streets, almost like it was right out of a movie.
I could feel my phone vibrating on the bed causing me to slowly turn my head to look at it. Had I dozed off and he was waiting outside? It would take me at least an hour to get ready for tonight. The Bestie. Nope it was Jodi. Picking up my phone to look at the time before answering it.
"Hey Jo." I smiled into my phone.
"Liv, gonna answer your door so I can get you sexed up for your date?"
"I'm in a towel, and I know you have a key." I softly laughed as I heard the door open. "Calling was more or less a warning." She called down the hall before walking into my room.
"You didn't have to come help me you know." I told her as I got off the bed and made my way to the bathroom to change into my bra and panties.
"What were you thinking of wearing?" She asked me as I heard her sit on my window seat.
"Well, that minty looking dress. Should be hanging off my closet door." I informed her as I peeped out of the room.
"That is so you." I heard her laugh, "You sure you want look like a doll?" She asked me.
"I don't look like a doll you ass, I just don't want to look like a biker on a first date." I said as I rolled my eyes walking out to grab the dress.
"Yea not a doll, I don't know any dolls that wear black lace on a first date. Expecting him to whip out the cuffs early? Gosh Liv it's dinner, and he's not Christian Grey." He stuck out her tongue at me.
"You're such a pervert." I said shaking my head, "I this is all I have left till I go to my dads to do my laundry." I responded as I turned around so she could zip up the back.
"What are you gonna do with these deep greens and this main of chocolate?" She asked me as she started to play with my hair.
"Honestly?" I asked her, as she nodded, "I have no idea."
She sighed standing up and dragging me into the bathroom sitting me down on the toilet seat while she began to put my make up on the counter. "Needs to be subtle, can't have you looking a hussy now can we?" She teased.
Rolling my eyes I let her put the make up on me as she ushered me to turn slightly so she could put my hair up into a high ponytail. "Almost done, have any of your bows laying around?" She asked me.
"Probably have some ribbons in that box under my bed why?" I asked her, "Need something to make this main look cute." She chuckled, when she had left the bathroom I stood up and looked at myself in the mirror.
"For a girl who never wears makeup you sure are amazing at putting it on people." I smiled to myself as I walked out of the room sitting on the bed as I pulled my box of jewelry out from under the bed looking for anything with shades of blue and green putting it on.
"I took cosmetology remember?" She smirked "You took it so you didn't have to take shop or cooking." I reminded her.
"I remember, it was the only class we didn't have together." She explained as she finished putting the light blue ribbon into my hair into a perfect bow. "Thanks again for all this Jodi, you know you didn't have to."
"Hey, you've been looking forward to this all week the least I could do was help you out. You are after all my best friend." She said winking at me.
"Want me to call you when I get home?" I asked her as she began to walk to the door. "Of course silly all nighter gossiping over hotty cop. Such a done deal." She grinned as she gave me a hug before walking out the door leaving me to myself.
Staring at the clock waiting for Zack to text me he was here was like watching paint dry, and was probably one of the worst waiting games of my life. It was even worse when I realized he was probably not coming at all. "Typical." Was all I had managed to say as I had begun to make my way back towards my room to take everything off when there was a knock on my door.
Opening the door I saw Zack standing there with flowers, he looked embarrassed and ashamed. Two things I never thought I would ever see from him, since he never really struck me as the type. "I am so sorry I'm late Olivia, your dad kept me late going over paper work on Keith's old place." He began to tell me as I just nodded, visibly not amused by his excuse.
"I can go, if it's too late to go out." He told me when I realized he was still wearing his uniform, I felt myself having an inner battle. I knew I should tell him to go, the fact that he was still wearing his uniform and bought these flowers at the stand literally two steps from my door showed lack of thought.
However at least he showed up rather than texting me he can't make it, and I know Jodi would likely call me out on not making the most of this entire thing. "Yea I mean if you still want to go." I said still giving him the chance to back out.
"Of course I do." He offered me his hand and a smile, "Ready?" he asked me as I half smiled taking his hand after grabbing my purse and keys. Once out of my apartment I locked the door and followed him down the stairs towards his jeep.
"Hope our still hungry." He said to me after we'd been driving for a little while.
"Starved." I lied to him; of course I wasn't going to admit for the past four hours of waiting on him I had been munching on all kinds of food that was stuffed in my fridge. Which reminded me I needed to go grocery shopping.
Once we had pulled up to a small diner, was when it had really sunk in. My dad had nothing to do with him being late, he forgot till the last second he had asked me out. This diner was on the other side of town; barely anyone went here for anything other than cheap breakfast or cheap dinners. It was months away from a foreclosure, perk of knowing Jodi I basically knew everyone's business. Which was also a downfall of knowing Jodi.
I felt his eyes on me before I could hear his chuckles, "I'm kidding we're not eating here." He smiled at me, I think it was one of those 'I'm already not amused by the nights events why make a joke out of it?' face I was wearing as I stared out the window.
"Than where to?" I asked trying to mask the disappointment in my voice.
"Well, I pulled some strings got us reservations for Brumelo's" He told me.
That was one of the few half decent hard to get into restaurants in town, which only made me curious as to how he had managed to get a table there. I had been there many times with Jodi and Zane, not that Zane was exactly what I would call half decent company.
"Wow really?" I asked him with a smile.
"Of course, just wanted to trick you that's all." He told me with a grin.
I still wasn't sure how much of this I was buying but I was going to go along with it till it really got to me. Which wasn't going to take long at all to do, considering the moment we had pulled up to the restaurant he had gotten a phone call from my dad. "What is it?" I asked him once he had hung up.
"There's suspicious activity going on down near Keith Summers old home, he wants me to go with him to check it out." I let out a sigh, of course he did.
"Oh…" I let out softly.
"Want me to take you home?" He asked as I looked out the window and saw that the café was still open. "No it's fine it's obviously an emergency. I'll call Jodi to come pick me up." I told him with a smile as he nodded.
"You really are the best, Olivia. We should reschedule this, I don't want our first date to be completely ruined." He said to me as I nodded slowly. "Sure." I told him as I hopped out of the car and watched as he took off quickly.
"Wow." Was all I had managed to say before I walked towards the café entering and sitting down at one of the tables, there was only one other person in the café which made me feel a little less like a loser.
I wanted to text Jodi and tell her what happened but I wasn't really sure what to say. I mean I was offended but Jodi was one of those 'look at it from all angles' kinds of girls. I personally was over the date the moment it hit hour three and he brought me to a dive bar as a joke.
"You are dressed up way to pretty to be here for a coffee at this time of night." A voice had said from beside me as I looked up to see a guy about my age standing there with a bag slung over his shoulder.
He wore a leather jacket, over what looked like a grey shirt, he had bright baby blue eyes which looked as though they where burning into my own as I sat there staring at him. "Or do you normally go out for coffee looking like this?" He asked again as shook my head.
"Sorry." I said looking away from him, "No, I don't I was just well… um…" I began searching for words.
"Date ditched you did he?" He asked me as he sat down in front of me giving me a sympathetic smile.
"That obvious?" I asked. "Hey, if you want to go to a coffee shop looking like a total knock out, I wont stop you." He teased, I could feel the heat rising in my face.
"I well… you're not from here are you?" I asked quickly changing the subject.
"That obvious?" He smirked. "Little bit, most people don't walk around with a bag full of their personal effects." I pointed out.
"Yea, just got here. My mom and brother moved here recently and I needed a place to crash." He explained to me.
"They sure picked a nice town." I said with a soft laugh. "I'd say so." He flirted, or well I think he was flirting with me. To be honest I had no idea, I just knew he was extremely attractive and being very kind to me.
"Olivia." I said offering him my hand, "Dylan." He told me as he took it gently.
"So, Liv." He shortened my name like Jodi did. "Know when the bus get's here and goes towards the old motel?" He asked me as I laughed slightly.
"The bus doesn't run past eight. You my friend are stuck in town till the morning." I told him as he hung his head.
"That's just perfect."
Looking around the café I began to feel bad for him, he obviously didn't have enough money to stay at any of the in town hotels otherwise he'd be there already. The owner here usually gives out coffee to strays after the rush hour at seven so at least he had that if he stayed here.
"You can crash on my couch till the morning? I could drive you to the motel in the morning? I have to be out that way anyway it's no big deal." I offered him, I really didn't need to be anywhere near that place. In fact it was in the total other direction from anywhere I needed to be tomorrow.
"You'd let a total stranger stay the night?" He asked me.
"What's your last name?" I asked him. "Massett?" He said confused.
"How can you be a stranger when I know your name?" I asked him.
"Your really not worried that I'm some kind of killer?" He teased.
"Are you going to kill me in my sleep Dylan?" I asked.
"Hell no." He spat out. "Than I guess I have nothing to worry about." I grinned, "Come on, it's a bit of a walk from here." I told him as I stood up putting down a twenty even though all I had bought was a coffee. I wanted to at least cover anything he had got while he was here.
"Good night Olivia," The elderly woman running the shop said from behind the counter, "Night Sheryl." I smiled to her.
"Everyone knows you here, I'm guessing." He commented.
"Perk of being the Sheriff's daughter, I suppose." I told him as the two of us walked towards my apartment. "Do you plan on staying in White Pine for a while?" I asked him as he shrugged.
"Long as I can, I don't really have anywhere else to go." He told me.
"Well if you can get a job, my friend's cousin in selling his bike." I told him, "Quick tune up and it's good to go." I explained as he smirked.
"You play the role of the nice girl really well." He told me.
"I don't play, Dylan. I am really nice, this town as enough bad people in it, no need to instigate anything… you'll come to learn that the longer you stay here… White Pine Bay isn't like most towns." I explained to him quickly.
"Nice is a perfect change to the people I'm used to." He told me as I opened my apartment door. "Good." I laughed softly.
I don't know why I offered my couch to a guy I just met. God knows Jodi always warned me about how I was way to nice to everyone. However in a town where anything goes within reason, I wasn't about to make a name for myself by being rude and stepping on toes. In the same sense to say I was completely innocent it everything going on around me was a total joke.
This town wasn't like any other town; I wasn't lying to him when I had said that. "Here." I said as I brought him a pillow and blanket.
"Make yourself comfortable…" I told him softly as he smiled at me from the couch.
"Thanks again for this, not many people would be so kind." He told me.
"You'll find I'm not most people." I smiled at him, as I turned around to head to my room.
"Well, since so far you're the only person I know here you wouldn't mind –" I cut him off. "I'm not an old woman Dylan… it's nine at night… I'm putting PJs on and coming back to watch TV." I sighed as I walked back to my room picking up my phone instantly to text Jodi.
No time to explain full story but… Zack ditched me, and I ended up taking home an incredibly hot stray… what do I do?
I quickly pulled off my dress and pulled on PJs removing the make up and putting my ponytail into a messy bun before taking my contacts out and putting my glasses on.
You would take in a stray, you gotta stop being so nice :P Just be yourself, you're a catch. Zack was a dick for ditching. Just get to know the guy! I'll text you tomorrow just taking care of business.
I sighed as I walked out of the room to see him sitting there staring at his phone. "So Dylan, where did you move from?" I asked him, seeing as I was the only person he knew, I guess I had an obligation to get to know him and befriend him. I knew how much it sucked having no one here.