Okay, i'm really sorry this has taken so long but I've been up to my eyeballs trying to finish Hamlet essays before I got back to school on Monday! I'm repeating my final year so you'd think I'd have a better handle on this but I'm still a serious procrastinator when it comes to Hamlet! He's just such a moany git! :P I meant to have this update posted straight after work tonight but I ended up watching the Michael Collins movie with my dad. (For those who don't know he was a hero in Irish history!)
Okay, I'm probably getting on your nerves with my irrelevant ramblings! Here goes, I made this one extra long as a sorry for the fact that it's taken me so long to update! I hope ye like it and that it isn't too soppy! I'm a hopeless romantic me ;) Also I promise to update as often as is possible but it won't be everyday as I've got my mocks coming up in febuary! however, i do promise I will continue this story to the very end so long as people still want to read it! :)
Ok ok, now I'm really shutting up, promise! Here's part 4 :)
October 3rd 2007
"Are you sure I look okay?" I asked nervously, adjusting the red top I was wearing. Sian had decided to arrange a meal at her sister's house in the hope of resolving whatever it was that was off between me and Jane, although she preferred to say it was in the hope of us establishing some sort of friendship. I had told her Jane didn't like me but Sian insisted that was only because she didn't know me.
We were parked outside Jane's house, about to arrive for said dinner party. Sian was certain we'd be great friends if we gave each other a chance. Having met Jane three or four times since Sian and I officially became a couple, I thought it safe to say this was wishful thinking. Jane seemed to like me less and less every time she saw me.
"Babe relax, you look great" Sian tried to reassure me once more. She had to say that. She picked the top I was wearing while we were out shopping last week. "Now come on, we've been sitting here for nearly ten minutes, if she's noticed it'll look weird" Sian giggled pecking me on the cheek before she climbed out of my car.
"Bugger!" I grumbled, joining her on the footpath, clutching the bottle of wine we'd picked up on the way in my left hand.
"I can't believe you're getting so worked up about this" Sian said as she slipped her hand into my free one and she pecked my cheek again. "You're so cute!" she giggled.
"And you're so patronising" I quipped back, "being serious though, I have every reason to be nervous. She's your sister. One of the most important people in your life. Her opinion matters to you so that means her opinion of your girlfriend matters. And she already thinks I'm not good enough for you" I had started to ramble and I couldn't stop.
"Sophie!" Sian said sternly, taking my face in her hands gently. "Shut up, you'll be fine. Just relax, she won't bite. Be yourself and everything will be fine" she said. I felt calmer already and then she managed to take my mind off it completely when she leaned in and captured my lips in a slow, tender kiss. I got lost in her and immediately reciprocated. As I was about to deepen the kiss Sian pulled back. "Now, come on you" she whispered, taking my hand in hers once more and leading me towards the front door.
"Oh and she's not a great cook so just be nice about it" she added quickly before knocking on the door.
Sian was right. Jane wasn't a very good cook. She had made oven baked cod fillets with parsley sauce that was obviously made from an instant powder with mash and veg. I didn't complain. I even went as far as to compliment her and offer to do the dishes. So me and Jane's boyfriend Henry did the dishes while Sian and Jane sat on the couch chatting.
"Is it just me, or are they talking about me?" I asked jokingly as I passed Henry the plate I'd just washed.
"Ya, they are" he laughed "Don't worry though, Jane's bark is worse than her bite. She's just protective of her little sister since Sian was ill" He added gently as he put the plate away and took the next one from me. I liked Henry, we got on really well.
"So, do you reckon I've got a chance here?" I asked as he took the last of the plates from me and started drying it. He pretended to consider it before giving me an answer.
"Ya, you do. Sian's crazy about you and from what I've seen she's a good judge of character. It's only a matter of time before Jane caves and admits she thinks you're good for Sian. Which you are by the way, I haven't seen her this happy in a very long time" Henry said, placing the now dry plate in the cupboard with the others. A sense of pride swelled in my chest at his words, filling me with a warm happy feeling. "Come on, we'll go bring our ladies some fresh drinks, earn you some more brownie points" he joked, nudging me playfully.
The night was going well, Jane was a lot more friendly towards me than she had been during our previous encounters. Though I suspected Sian might have had something to do with that. I wasn't going to complain though. Sian and Jane were slightly tipsy from the amount of wine they'd managed to consume while Henry and I were doing the dishes. I hadn't been drinking because I knew I'd have to drive home.
"Soph, I'm getting sleepy" Sian said pulling a pouty face as she draped her arms around my shoulders. She had decided to stay the night at my apartment tonight. Something she'd been doing a lot recently. Not that I was complaining. I loved holding her in my arms as we drifted off to sleep. We hadn't had sex yet. I didn't want to push her so I was going to wait for Sian to make the first move.
"Okay, come on then" I said, standing and turning back to help her up. "Jane, thank you for this evening, I've had a lovely time" I said politely as Sian clung to my side. I could tell she was bordering on drunk from the way she was giggling at nothing in particular.
Jane nodded clumsily in response. "I think I was wrong about you Sophie. You are good for my baby sister" she said, slurring slightly.
"I told you she was great" Sian giggled, pressing a sloppy kiss to the side of my head.
October 16th 2007
It was a stormy night outside. Rain and wind pounded against the apartment windows, making me all the more grateful to have a roof over my head. Katy had called earlier to say she would be staying with Chesney for the night, not wanting to brave driving home in the stormy weather. I suspected the fact that she and Ches had gotten over their bickering and were back in a good place with each other was more to do with her not coming home than the weather was.
I was in the kitchen preparing dinner for me and Sian. I had decided to make her cornflake chicken after recently finding out she'd never even heard of it. Sian was curled up under a blanket on the couch reading a book. Things were going brilliantly for us. We'd officially been a couple for just over three weeks now and I was the happiest I'd ever been. I'd already parboiled some potatoes which I chopped up and then placed on the tray with the chicken before placing the tray into the oven. I filled a glass of apple juice to bring to Sian, wondering if I'd ever understand her obsession with it.
I made my way towards the living room, stopping at the kitchen door to admire my blond beauty. I stayed watching her as she read for a few moments. She was wearing her reading glasses and her fingertips were pulling at her lip absentmindedly as she got lost in her story. Eventually managing to snap myself out of my Sian-induced trance, I made my way towards the couch, approaching the back of it quietly. She was so engrossed in her book that she hadn't seemed to have noticed me come into the room.
I brought the glass of apple juice out in front of her with one hand, wrapping my other arm around her shoulders. "Here we go" I mumbled kissing the side of her head as she looked up at the glass suspended in front of her.
"Cheers babe" she said, taking the glass from me and bringing it to her lips to take a sip. I brought my now apple juice free arm back to join its companion around her shoulders.
"Dinner will be ready in about twenty five minutes" I informed her, pecking her temple again. "What are you reading?" I asked, noticing her eyes slip back to the page she was on as she leaned her head back into my chest.
"To Kill A Mockingbird, it's my favourite" she eventually informed me, apparently having reached the end of the page she was on as she slipped her book mark into the book and placed it down on the arm of the couch. "Come sit with me?" she asked, turning back to place a small kiss on my cheek.
I happily obliged, walking around the couch to sit beside her. She took another swig from her apple juice before placing the glass down on the coffee table in front of her and switching her position on the couch so she could snuggle into me. I couldn't resist kissing the top of her head as she settled into me. She had switched her shampoo recently to a mandarin and melon one. I had been sceptical when I saw her pick up the bottle in the shop the other day but was glad she did because she smelled even more amazing now.
"Have you read it?" she asked, sighing contently.
"Um, no, I'm not much of a reader" I said, not thinking it mattered all that much. Apparently I was wrong.
"What?" she gasped, tilting her head back to look at me, "Are you serious? But it's a classic! It's my favourite book! Promise me you'll read it" she said sincerely.
"I promise I'll try" I tried to compromise "I told you I'm not much of a reader". This seemed to be good enough for Sian though as she lowered her head back to it's normal positions, snuggling back into me.
Everything had been going brilliantly since Sian and I had gotten together. The only obstacle we'd had to deal with so far was that Sian didn't like me smoking. This was understandable, especially considering the illness she'd come through before I'd met her. I had promised not to smoke around her and this worked except for when she'd kiss me after I'd had a fag. She'd grimace as she pulled away and tell me "You taste like smoke". Luckily I wasn't a serious smoker, more of a social and nervous smoker. That is, I only smoked when I was drinking or if I was stressed or nervous about something.
Jane was furious when she found out I smoke, going as far as to call Sian stupid for being with a smoker after being so sick. After that Jane had attacked me about it and since I'd decided to quit. I hadn't told Sian this yet because after Jane had screamed at me Sian had come over to apologise and insisted it was my choice and I shouldn't feel guilty over it. That didn't stop me feeling guilty about it though.
"What you thinking about?" she asked, bringing me out of my thoughts. She was looking at me, waiting for a reply but I decided to wait until after dinner to tell her the news.
"Nothing really" I replied, wrapping my arms more around her and kissing her forehead. I could do that a million times a day and I swear I'd still never get enough of doing it. Her head was resting on my chest so I couldn't see her face but I could tell she was smirking. "I better go check on dinner or we'll be having charred chicken for dinner" I said. She sighed as she moved from her comfortable position to allow me to get up from the couch.
We had just finished dinner and were sitting on the couch as Sian told me how much she enjoyed the cornflake chicken, telling me it was going on her favourites list. I had made quite a lot of it because I knew Katy would kill me if she knew I'd made it and hadn't saved her any. We had stuck a movie in, mainly for background noise, as we sat chatting and stealing occasional kisses on the couch.
It was getting close to ten o' clock when it happened. The room was dimly lit with only the light from the tv screen and the street lamp outside where I'd forgotten to close the balcony curtains. The room was illuminated as lightening flashed across the sky followed after by a great crash of thunder from outside. Sian yelped in fear and cuddled in closer to me.
Before this, I hadn't known she was afraid of thunder and lightening but I have to admit I found it adorable as she cuddled in to me in search of safety. "Hey, it's okay" I soothed, wrapping my arms around her. Thunder storms had never bothered me.
Sian jumped in fright as more lightening flashed across the sky. I wrapped my arms more tightly around her, squeezing her gently into a hug. "Do you want me to close the curtains babe?" I asked in a whisper, rubbing soothing circles on her back.
She shook her head, holding tighter onto me. "No, just hold me" she mumbled. After a few minutes, the storm seemed to be calming down and Sian seemed a little more relaxed. However this didn't last long as soon there was more thunder and lightening. Suddenly the telly clicked off, as did the street lamp outside the balcony. Sian let out a scream, burying her face in my shoulder.
I tried to sooth her but it didn't seem to be working as there was another clap of thunder in the dark sky. I felt her body shake in a frightened sob. "Come here" I mumbled into the darkness, rubbing her back again as she clung to me her face still buried in my neck. She was crying now and I was running out of ideas to sooth her when suddenly I had what I felt was a moment of pure genius!
I pushed her gently back so that she was facing me and slowly brought my hands to her face so I could wipe away her tears with the pads of my thumbs. I leaned in to give her a gentle kiss before leaning away and slowly feeling around the coffee table in the dark.
"What are you doing Soph?" she asked timidly. I had put a load of Frank Sinatra music on my ipod last week after finding out it was Sian's favourite.
"Making it better" I said tenderly as I found what I was looking for. I pulled the head phones towards me, hearing the ipod drag across the table. Picking it up, I unlocked it, blinking at the bright light before scrolling down through my artists.
I heard Sian sniff beside me as she watched on. Finally finding what I was looking for I pulled her towards me and guided her up from the couch so that we were standing in the middle of my living room. "What are we doing?" she asked quietly.
"Dance with me" I requested, pulling the headphones out of my ipod and tossing them behind me.
"What?" she asked sceptically as I wrapped my arms around her waist.
"Dance with me" I repeated, pressing play on the song I had chosen and slipping the ipod into the back pocket of Sian's jeans.
"Oh" she mumbled wrapping her arms around my neck as the Frank Sinatra's version of 'Everybody loves somebody' started to play. "My favourite song" she whispered as we started to sway slowly to the music.
She didn't speak again until half way through the song. We were still swaying gently in time to her favourite song. "I'm sorry Soph" she almost whispered.
"What for?" I asked, genuinely confused.
"You must think I'm pathetic… crying at thunder and lightening" she mumbled, clearly embarrassed.
"Hey, don't be daft. Everybody has something they're afraid of…..And you're one of the strongest people I've ever met" She cut me off by kissing me before I could finish what I was saying.
Pulling back she rested her forehead against mine. We were still moving with the music as the song came to it's end. "I love you Sophie" Sian said genuinely. It was the happiest moment of my life so far. I felt like my heart might literally burst.
"I love you too Sian" I replied, kissing her in a slow, tender yet passionate kiss.
"What are you afraid of?" she asked as we broke from what I can only describe as the best kiss of my life.
"Don't laugh" I warn, giving her a look.
"I won't" she says, looking deep into my eyes.
"Camels" I rush out bluntly. A look of confusion passes across her face, transitioning into a flicker of disbelief before a small giggle slips from her mouth. "you said you wouldn't laugh" I scolded petulantly.
"Camels? are you serious?" She asked, still fighting off the giggles.
"Yeh, when I was a kid one knocked me over when my Dad brought me and Rosie to the circus and then I started havin nightmares about a camel using me as a pacifier" I admitted, grateful she couldn't see that my cheeks were glowing red in the dark. She couldn't resist it and finally burst out laughing.
"What do you mean a pacifier?" she asked, gasping for air as she finally managed to stop laughing.
"Well you know those pacifier things babies suck one...one of those...so i'd be covered in it's gooey spit and..." I trailed off shuddering in disgust.
Sian giggled again before pecking me on the lips once more. "You're such a goof sometimes!" she laughed.
"Shut up" I mumbled
"I love you" she whispered before capturing my lips once more.
Well that's that! Hope it wasn't too rubbish! :P Feedback will be greatly appreciated ;)
