Are you excited? It's Maria & Dolph's date.
For people of a nervous disposition, there are punches thrown later on!
Maria woke up on Sunday morning. She had some cereal for breakfast, before showering and getting dressed. She thought that she should at least make an effort.
Browsing the clothes in her wardrobe, Maria opted for a purple sweater dress, with black leggings, grey boots and a grey hooded bolero style jacket. She carefully set her hair in perfect curls and applied shimmering grey eye shadow with black mascara. She applied a peach lip-gloss, before putting on some silver hoop earrings.
"What are you all dressed up for?" Evan asked, peering around his sister's door.
"I have a date." She replied, checking his reaction in the mirror.
"I knew it!" Evan grinned.
"Knew what?"
"You and Jeff. I saw you two the other night."
"I'm not going out with Jeff." Maria shook her head.
"What? Why?" Evan frowned, walking into the room.
"Jeff just wants to be friends. Then Dolph asked me out and…"
"Dolph? What kind of name is that?" Evan started giggling.
"Just cause dad's away, you don't need to vet all the boys." Maria sighed.
"Yeah, Maria…"
There was a beep of a car horn. Maria looked out of the window.
"That's him?" Evan raised an eyebrow.
Maria nodded and made her way downstairs and out to the white sports car on the drive. Dolph was sat smirking in the driver's seat.
"Hey there gorgeous!" he got out and walked round to open the door for her.
"Hi Dolph." She replied, sliding into the passenger seat.
He got back into the driver's seat and pulled out of the drive.
"Is this your car?" Maria asked.
"Yeah, you like?" he grinned.
"It's cool." Maria said, secretly wishing for the familiarity of Jeff's pick up.
Dolph pulled up at a funfair. Maria was surprised, but didn't mind.
"Come on." He grinned, holding her hand.
"Where are we going?" Maria asked.
Dolph stopped in front of one of the Test Your Strength meters. He smirked as he swung the hammer and the arrow at the top lit up. Maria smiled.
"You wanna go on some rides?" Dolph asked, reading her bored expression.
Maria nodded as he took her by the hand again, through the crowds of people.
The other rides all seemed to have ulterior motives for Dolph. For instance, on the Pirate Ship ride, he took every opportunity to look down girls' tops whenever they swung backwards. He spent half an hour on the bumper cars, not bumping anybody, just cruising around with that smirk on his face. Maria found that she kept thinking how fun this date would be if she were with Jeff instead.
"You want something to eat?" Dolph asked. Maria nodded and they walked over to the hot food stand. Maria had a burger, whilst Dolph had a hotdog.
The rest of the afternoon was enjoyable. Maria couldn't deny that, although vain, Dolph had treated her with care and attention. She just couldn't forget Jeff.
"You wanna come to my house?" he asked as they got into the car.
"Sure." Maria smiled.
"Great." Dolph grinned as they drove off.
Dolph's house was bigger than Maria's. It was quite modern and open plan. Maria followed Dolph into the kitchen, where he poured two glasses of sparkling water.
"The best I can do." He grinned.
"Nice house." Maria said, looking at the patterned ceiling.
"You should see my room."
"What?"
"It's really modern." Dolph explained.
Maria giggled slightly as she recalled her blunder with Jeff, about going upstairs.
So Maria ended up in Dolph's room. It was modern. Painted all black and white with silver fittings and a large mirror on the wall.
"Who else lives here?" Maria asked, sitting down on the bed.
"My mom and two sisters." He replied, combing his hair in front of the mirror.
"What does your mom do?"
"Interior design, if you couldn't tell!"
"Cool." Maria smiled. Dolph sat beside her, slightly too close for comfort.
"Maria. I really like you. I'm glad you agreed to come out with me."
"Thanks Dolph, I'm…glad too."
"Maria?"
"Yeah?" she turned and saw Dolph was leaning in close to her.
Dilemma. Did she push him away and upset him? Why shouldn't she kiss him back? But Dolph had been good to her and Jeff was just her friend…
Maria leant forward to lock lips with Dolph. He was obviously surprised, but he kissed her back. Maria let herself relax into the kiss as she lay back on the bed. It wasn't unpleasant but it just wasn't Jeff. His kiss was different.
Maria had been daydreaming. She snapped back into consciousness, and realised that Dolph was now topless and his hand was making its way up her thigh.
"Dolph!" Maria sprang up off the bed in shock.
"What's wrong?" he asked.
"I'm not gonna sleep with you." She stated as he slicked his hair back.
"I'm sorry. I just thought that you…"
"Thought what?" Maria demanded.
"I was told that you were…up for it." Dolph stood and held her face in his hands.
"By who?" Maria gasped, a thought popped into her head.
"I can't say." Dolph sighed.
"Was it Phil Brooks?"
Dolph said nothing, but his eyes did.
"I really did have a good time. I just can't…" Maria said, hugging Dolph.
"Shall I drive you home?" he asked. Maria nodded.
They made their way out to Dolph's car. Maria felt sorry for Dolph. She hugged him again as a car quickly pulled up beside them.
"Maria!" came Jeff's voice.
"Jeff?" she gasped, before seeing his fist connect with Dolph's jaw.
"Are you ok?" Matt asked. He must have been in the car with Jeff.
"What are you doing?" Maria cried, cradling the injured Dolph.
"Please tell me you didn't…" Jeff pleaded to Maria.
"Jeff, what are you talking…"
Jeff held his cell phone in front of Maria. There was a photo of Maria and Dolph kissing…on Dolph's bed. Maria frowned at Jeff.
"How did you get that?"
"An anonymous person sent me it." Jeff said.
"Listen, I don't know what's going on here…I didn't sleep with her." Dolph slurred.
"You didn't?" Matt asked, looking at Jeff to see his reaction.
"I'm sorry man." Jeff said, pulling Dolph to his feet.
"I think we've all been set up." Maria hissed as she dabbed Dolph's bloodied lip.
"Yeah, and we know who by…" Jeff thought for a moment.
"Dolph, will you be ok?" Maria asked, genuinely concerned.
He nodded as he got to his feet. He whispered to Jeff.
"Sorry. I can't believe Phil."
"Sorry about your lip." Jeff nodded as Dolph made his way inside.
"What now?" Maria asked.
"I say we pay this creep a visit." Matt said.
"Come on then." Jeff replied, opening the car door for Maria.
Maria got chills, pulling up outside Phil's house. This was the place where it had happened, or not happened as it were.
"Stay in the car." Jeff told Maria and Matt.
He walked up the path and rang the doorbell. After about ten seconds Phil answered, although you could only see his silhouette from the car. He folded his arms as Jeff clenched his fists. Suddenly, Phil swung his fist and knocked Jeff backwards onto the concrete path. Matt and Maria jumped out of the car and ran over to Jeff.
"Jeff!" Maria cried, seeing him lying semi conscious.
"When are you going to learn Maria?" Phil growled. Maria shuddered as that horrific night flashed before her eyes.
"Listen buddy, I don't…" Matt began before cutting off.
"Remember me?" Phil laughed.
Maria looked up to see Matt's face turn white.
"You!"
"How is the lovely Amy?" Phil smirked at Matt.
"Let's go." Matt said, helping Maria to get Jeff to the car.
Matt drove, while Maria nursed Jeff in the back.
"How do you know him?" Maria asked Matt.
"Before I met Eve, I dated a girl named Amy. We were gonna get married and everything. Then she has an affair, with some high school jock."
"Phil?" Maria gasped.
"The very same. Amy used to call him Punk." Matt sighed.
"What happened after you found out?"
"It could never be the same. She's with some guy named Adam now."
"How could Phil be so…evil?" Maria muttered, as she stroked Jeff's hair.
"I'm dropping you home, then I'll take him home." Matt said from the front.
"Ok." Maria nodded as she looked at Jeff's face.
Matt pulled up and let Maria out. He saw her concern for Jeff.
"He will be ok."
"I know." Maria smiled. Today she had learned, that nobody could measure up to Jeff. He was where her heart lay. She would wait forever for him.
She watched the car pull out of sight, before entering the house.
"Mom?" she said, seeing her mother weeping in the living room.
"Maria." Her mother pulled her into a hug.
"Evan, what's going on?" Maria questioned her brother.
"Dad's left us."
"What does that mean?"
"He's found someone else. We're divorcing." Her mother spoke.
"Why?" Maria felt tears prick her eyes.
"I wish I could answer all your questions." Mrs Kanellis wept.
"Are you ok?" Evan asked Maria.
"I'm gonna be ok." Maria said, having decided where her heart was.
I had a lot of fun writing this chapter. So I really hope you like it!
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