The Ex-Factor. This is only a quick teaser of an idea for my next story. I don't really want to get into it until I finish It's All Pretend, but I was watching MTV in a state of boredom the other and got this stroke of inspiration from one of the addictively terrible reality shows, and had to write it. Hope you guys like it!
I really like Michael. He's a great artist, with a great body and great in bed. He's an all around great boyfriend. So when he presented me with a surprise trip to a luxury Malibu resort for our four month anniversary, I really couldn't say no.
"Come on, babe, it's only a few hours drive from here, and you can see your family before they come down for your twenty-first!" Michael looks at me with his big hazel eyes that silently begged me to just accept the damn gift.
I sigh. "Alright, we can leave tomorrow." I concede.
"Yes! Oh babe, this is going to be so awesome!" He picks me up in a big bear hug and twirls me around his living room. "I love you, Lilly." He whispers softly into my hair.
"Mmhmm…" I murmur into his neck.
Michael is a really great guy, and I really like him. I just don't love him.
I really like Jennifer. She's a got a nice face, a nice personality, and she's generally a nice girlfriend. She is so nice, in fact, that she invited me on her business trip to Malibu, knowing I used to live there. We would be staying in some fancy pants resort and she would only have to work for a few hours a day, so we could spend lots of time getting pampered together and stuff, like couples do. Plus, I could see my parents. They haven't seen me since my twenty-first birthday five months ago, before I started seeing Jennifer.
"This is going to be great! I'm meeting a representative from the firm that hired me for a few hours, do a bit of paperwork, and the we can spend the rest of the long weekend to ourselves!" Jennifer bubbles happily.
"I have to go see my family, they haven't seen me in ages, and I want you to meet my parents." I mention.
Jennifer's excited bustling froze. "Your p...parents? You want me to meet them?" She stares at me with wide eyes.
I just give her a look that says 'Duh.' She squeals with delight and throws her arms around my neck.
"Oh Oliver, this means so much to me!" She cries as she kisses me on the cheek "I love you." She mutters against my skin. I pretend like I don't hear her.
Jennifer is a really nice girl, and I really like her. I just don't love her.
Lilly's mouth dropped open in awe as Michael pulled into the resort. There was fake palms trees everywhere. EVERYWHERE. Fake palm trees going up the steps to the entrance. Fake palm trees leading up to the reception in the lobby. Even a fake palm tree that got in Lilly's way as she tried to make her way around the corner to the elevators. It smashed to the ground, shattering the pot and sending debree across the floor, startling a young couple kissing on the couch in front of the elevators.
"Fuck! Oh my god, I'm so sorry, I didn't..." Lilly trailed off as she saw the male counterpart of the couple.
"Oliver?"
"Jesus, Lilly, what did you..." Michael asked as he rounded the corner, but froze at the sight of the two young people still entwined in each other's arms.
"Jennifer?"
"Lilly?" Oliver's asked with an astounded look on his face.
"Michael?" Jennifer asked with an expression identical to Oliver's.
Each person exchanged astonished glances with each other for what seemed like eternity, until Lilly finally broke the silence.
"Awkward..." she sang under her breath.