Disclaimer; Hmm? What can I say? Maybe, they're not mine?
The Story of Our Lives.
Chapter 4.
Cousins
Erica moaned slightly when yet another person stepped in front of her in the line. She couldn't stand there forever and look like some idiot. And Jack! He was of course waiting on the street, avoiding the embarrassing encounter.
Erica apologised to an elderly couple for taking up the space.
Of course the tickets were in Ben's name. They hadn't been able to order for this movie. You had to be at least 21., so she couldn't even get the tickets. Otherwise they wouldn't be having this problem.
She gave up and went outside.
The tickets were probably gone now anyway because they hadn't been there on time. They would just end up like their parents. Getting coffee at Central Perk every night.
Not that Erica minded, she loved Central Perk. They made some good coffee.
She approached Jack.
After her phone call with Sophie, she'd really believed that they'd make it, but of course she had been wrong.
"We cant get the tickets now." she told Jack.
He nodded, "I know. We'll just wait for the others and then head Central Perk?"
Erica nodded. WHY did their family had to be like this? Her and Jack weren't. Their mother had taught them well. Always be on time.
Jack pocked her in the side and pointed at two figures across the street.
Erica identified them, "Hey Shelly! Hey Ben!" she yelled and waved.
Ben grabbed Shelly and crossed the street. When they came, Erica and Jack greeted them with hugs.
"Aren't the others here yet?" Shelly asked, looking at her watch.
"Sophie called, something about Mikeys piano lesson." Erica explained, "But we're too late for the movie anyways."
"Oh, we're sorry." Shelly said and padded her arm, "But I came home late, and…"
Jack held up his hand and said, "Don't need to apologise Shelly. We're just getting coffee instead."
Ben padded his stomach and smirked, "Sounds good. We haven't had dinner."
"Oh, how come?" Erica asked.
Ben was about to answer, when a cab showed up, and Mike jumped out.
"Mikey!" Erica squealed and embraced him in a tight hug. She had a weakness for her 4 years younger cousin.
Mike lovingly pushed her away and looked at the others, "Now where is my dear sister?"
"Dunno." Erica smiled, "She said that she'd have to run here."
"Oh."
"How was piano?" Shelly asked, "Are you rehearsing for the wedding?"
Mike nodded. He was rehearsing indeed. He had to play in front of people, because Shelly wanted to sing a song and he was gonna play for her. She had an amazing voice.
"Hello people over there!" a voice yelled from across the street, and the five friends turned around to greet the last member of their gang.
"Hi Soph!" Mike said, "I'm so sorry.."
"It's okay Mikey." Sophie assured him, when she approached them and gave him a hug, "I got a good jog outta it."
Erica smiled and they all looked at each other for a while.
Sophie sighed and then said, "Sooo? Why are we standing out here? Aren't we supposed to be, hmm I don't know, in there maybe?" she pointed against the cinema.
"We couldn't get the tickets." Erica told her, she felt like it was the hundredth time that night she'd said those words.
"Oh, why not?"
"They were in Bens name, and he was late." Jack said.
Sophie looked at her cousin and his fiancé, "Why would you be late?"
"Sorry," Shelly said, "But I got home late, and…"
"That's not true!" Sophie interrupted them, she looked thoughtful for a while, "You had sex, that's what you had…"
"Urgh!" Mike said, "Don't need to hear about that!"
"We didn't!" Ben defended himself.
"Let's just head the coffee house?" Erica said before Sophie could give a reply.
The others nodded and the they took off. Erica was leading – just like her mother, and she was pretty sure that she'd heard Sophie mumbled something like;
"Yeah, they had sex all right!"
I do think you know who Mike and Sophie are children off. There was a hint in the real show, if any of you remember, or else it's pretty easy if you look at Sophie's personality and Mikes lesson..
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