Chapter 6
My room had turned from a light shade of pink, into a shade of purple color. I guessed it was because of my curtains and the sun outside. I rolled over on my opposite side and glanced at my clock, 10:30am! I couldn't believe that I slept so long. Just when I was about to turn back over, my phone notified me of a text message. I gave a little moan and flopped back over. I looked at my phone and saw that it was from David. I un-hooked my cell phone from my charger and brought it up onto the bed. I read the message.
"Call me when you wake up… love David." I read aloud.
I felt so grateful and loved that he did that. I knew that it would make my day a lot better. Without getting up from under my covers, I called David just like the text had said to. When the ringer came on, I pressed the speaker button.
"Hello?" David's voice said.
"Hey David. It's Liz." I notified him.
"Liz? Oh no… wrong number." he joked.
"David! Stop that!" I laughed.
"Alright," he said. "I'll quit."
"Thank you." I told him rubbing my eyes.
"So what are you planning on today?"
"I'm not sure, I actually just woke up." I told him.
"WHAT?" he said surprised. "What time did you go to sleep last night?"
I thought about my answer first.
"Well, I hung up the phone with Shawn about 10:30pm, and fell asleep around 2:30am." I told him calmly.
"Liz, Liz, Liz…" he paused. "What are we ever going to do with you?"
"I don't know," I answered him. "Love me forever?"
"I already do, and you know that."
"Aww… thanks." I told him.
"Listen, did you eat yet?" he asked.
"No." I answered.
"Why don't you come over then? I'm home for a few days as a break and I want to see you again. I'm gonna make breakfast."
"I guess. I just need to get changed…"
"Don't worry about it, we are in our pajamas to." he told me
"Ok then, I'll be right over."
"Ok then, I love you." he said.
I paused. Did he just say 'I love you?' I loved it when he said that to me.
"I love you to," I said. "Bye."
"See you."
I pressed the button to end the conversation and rolled out of bed. I went over to my dresser and looked in the mirror. My hair was a little messy and I looked like I got absolutely no sleep the following night. I brushed my hair and put it up in a ponytail and fixed up a little bit to make me look a little better than I did from when I woke up. I grabbed my shoes and my bag, and went downstairs. I guessed that TJ had a hockey game so I really had no time to be back. I left them a note on the counter telling them where I was.
Hey guys!
Sorry I wasn't awake but… you know.
I'm over at the Archuleta's they invited me to breakfast and to just hang out is all. I have my phone so if you need me then text me or call.
Lizzie
Perfect. I left it on the counter where I knew they would see it and left the house. I walked across the street to David's house and knocked on the door.
"Come in!" Some one yelled from inside.
I opened the screen door and walked in.
"Hello?" I asked the empty living room.
"In the kitchen!" the voice yelled.
I walked into the kitchen and found Lupe by the stove.
"Hi Liz." she said.
"Hi Mrs. Archuleta." I said.
"No, call me Lupe." she said.
"Hi Lupe." I said.
"Hi." she answered.
"Hi David." I said to the person next to her.
"Actually, I'm Jeff." he said turning around.
"Oh my god! I'm so sorry!" I apologized to him laughing.
"It's alright trust me. The others do it all the time." He laughed.
I felt a little better now to know that the others mess up with that to. I walked over to the breakfast bar in their kitchen and sat down.
"So, how is everyone?" I asked.
"Pretty good." Lupe answered.
"Where is David?" I asked.
Just then, David came down the stairs with a smile on his face.
"Hey David."
"Hey you're here." he said.
When David entered the kitchen I couldn't help but giggle at him and his neat hair. The only reason it was funny was if anyone knew David, his hair was always messy like a case of bed head.
"What?" he asked me.
"Come here." I said.
David walked over to where I was sitting and looked me in the eyes. I lifted my hand up to his hair and ran my fingers through it a couple of times.
"There," I said. "All fixed."
"Not just yet." He said lifting up one of his hands.
"No…" I said.
"Yes," He said messing up my own hair. "Now your hair is fixed." he said laughing.
"I'm gonna get you for that!" I yelled jumping down from my chair.
We ended up running around chasing each other, then cuddling on the couch watching TV until breakfast was ready. I waited to be told where to sit down. Lupe motioned me to sit any where I wanted. I chose one of the chairs in the back against the wall. When David came back out with the juices, he looked next to me and made a face that said "Is anyone sitting there?" I shook my head no and offered the seat if he wanted it. He nodded and sat down next to me.
Jeff went to the bottom of the steps and called the others to come down. A few moments later, I heard a bunch of footsteps on the stairs that sounded like a bunch of drums in a marching band. All of the other Archuleta kids came in the dinning room and sat down at any empty chair they could find. The Archuleta's always had people over so they had a big dinning room table and a lot of chairs. Daniel and Claudia began an argument about who was going to sit on the other side of me, Claudia had won. She sat down on the chair next to me with a smile across her face. David just shook his head and gave a little laugh.
"What?" Claudia asked him.
"Nothing Claudia, you're just funny sometimes is all." he told her.
"Oh." she answered.
We ate breakfast listening to everyone's stories and memories we shared over the past couple of days. When everyone was done, we all cleared the table and put the dishes in the dish washer. After we finished cleaning up, David invited me into his living room to play the WII. I agreed to join him, and sat down on the couch next to him. A little while later, David asked me if I wanted to take a walk around the neighbor hood with him for a little while.
"Sure. I'd love to." I answered.
"Ok then, Do you have your shoes on?" he asked.
"I never took my shoes off." I told him.
"That's good. Let me go find mine and then we can go." he said.
I waited in the living room for David to come back down. Lupe and Jeff asked me about my family and the dogs. I told them that they were all good and the dogs were still learning a couple things but getting a lot of love. Just as I finished, David came down stairs.
"Why did you get changed?" I asked him.
"I don't know. I just felt like it." he told me.
"Oh." I said.
"I'll be back later." he told his parents as we walked out.
When we were outside and the door shut, I started walking across the street to my house.
"Where are you going?" he asked me.
"I'm going to go get changed." I told him.
"Why?" he asked.
"Well, wouldn't it be a little freaky being seen with someone in pajama pants and a tank?"
"Why would they care?" he asked. "Because I don't."
"I know but still." I told him.
"No. You look cute." he told me.
He knew that when he played sweet I couldn't say no to him.
"Alright fine, you win again." I told him laughing.
"How does that always happen do you think?" he asked.
"I don't know." I lied.
I knew the answer; it was because of his cuteness. He must have known that I had a weak spot for cute stuff. If someone wanted something from me, they would give puppy dog eyes or give me a picture of David and I would agree to do what ever they wanted. He looked at me with a grin on his face.
"Alright David!" I told him.
"Why can't you ever just tell me?" he asked.
"I don't know." I said. "I guess I thought that it would…"
"Freak me out?" he finished.
"Kind of." I said.
We stopped at the end of the street where there was a little pond and stood there. He chuckled and placed his hands on my waist and looked me in the eyes.
"You are just so funny, you know that?" he told me.
"Why? I'm not that funny."
"Yes you are." he told me.
He kept his eyes focused on mine and brought me into a hug. I loved his hugs, they always felt nice, warm, and like he would be there to protect me. I giggled and looked down at my feet, hiding the beat red face I was sure I had. I felt two of his fingers touch the bottom of my chin and pushed it up slowly so I was looking at him. When I finally looked at him he pulled me closer almost like a hug, but instead he brought his face closer to mine and his wonderful lips met mine. I couldn't believe that this was happening. The last kiss he gave me was a couple days ago when he invited me backstage for the first time. When he broke the most perfect moment ever, I felt something hard below me.
"Ouch!" I yelled.
"Oh My God," he said helping me up. "Are you ok?"
"Yeah, what happened?" I asked him.
"Well, when I broke the kiss you fell." he told me.
"Great! I'm an idiot!" I said.
"No your not!" he said laughing.
I let him help me get up off the ground. Once I was up on my feet, he put his hand on the lower half of my back and stood there just like last time. I looked into his eyes and they seemed to be filled with sparkles of happiness and love for every thing around him. We stood there in that position for a few minutes until he brought me closer to his face once more.
"You don't have to worry at all. I will always love you just the way you are." He told me.
I knew he wasn't lying, the tone in his voice told me that he meant what he said and it came from the heart. I looked down at the ground to hide my beat red face. I once again felt those two little fingers under my chin push it upwards so I was looking into his eyes again. I hoped that I wasn't going to fall again and seem like I had no strength. He seemed to know what I was thinking and held me closer.
"Want to try again?" he asked me.
"Yeah. One more try." I said hopeful.
A smile grew across his face and looked at me. He held me up a little off the ground and I felt his feet under mine. I looked down and noticed that I was correct. David must have placed me there so he could have a better grip.
"That is what I was planning on." He told me.
"Why though?" I asked him.
"Well, if you don't want to…" he started letting me down off his feet.
"No. It's alright, I was just wondering." I said wrapping him in a hug.
Once again I heard that light and cute giggle he normally gave at times like this. He brought me closer once again; I could feel his gentle breathing on my neck as he hugged me. He pulled away a little and came closer to my face. I closed my eyes and soon enough, I felt those two soft lips touch mine again. I wondered how long my knees would last before they went out. I could feel David trying his hardest to keep me up and off the ground. He finally parted and looked at me. I couldn't open my eyes but I knew he was smiling at me.
"I'm sorry." I said.
"What for?" he asked confused.
"I don't know." I said.
"It's alright." he said with a laugh.
I got down off of his feet and let go. He put his arm around my shoulders and started walking down the road. We talked the whole walk back about anything that came to mind. When we reached his house, he took a turn and headed over to his car. He motioned me to follow and opened the passenger door. I didn't bother to ask where he was planning on taking me, so I climbed in and put on my seat belt. I was only alone for a few seconds until the driver's door opened, and David sat down.
"Where are we going?" I asked him.
"To hang out and spend time with each other before…" he stopped.
"Before what?" I asked him.
"I really didn't want to bring it up today considering it is the last day we have with each other." he said upset.
"The rest of the tour right?" I asked him.
"Yea. They added a few more places so I have to leave tomorrow."
"Well, let's try to forget about it now." I said leaning towards the radio.
He stopped me and laughed.
"I'm in charge of the radio today." he said.
"Alright."
He messed with some of the buttons on the radio and waited. I sat back in my seat and waited for the music to start. Normally when he played a CD it was from his favorite musical Les Misérables. When the music started it sounded like something I knew. It was Crush! He was playing his CD, and I knew why.
"You know, you could have just put on any song and I would sing." I laughed.
"Yeah I know. And how did you know I was trying to make you sing." he asked impressed.
"My friends do the same thing." I told him.
"Oh."
The song started and so did the singing. We both sung the next two songs before he stopped the music and looked at me.
"You know what?" he asked me.
"No, what?"
"I don't know why you hide your singing voice." he told me.
"I don't know either."
He kept driving a little more before turning into a parking lot of a diner. I turned to David and looked at him confused.
"Uh, David." I said.
"Yes Angel?" he said.
I couldn't speak. Did David Archuleta just call me angel? I couldn't believe it. I sat back again and sat there. I tried to speak but no words came out of my mouth, only dumb little sounds. When I was able to talk, I sat up and faced him again.
"I'm in pajamas." I said.
"I know." he said.
"So, why would we be going to a restraunt?" I asked him.
"Why are you bothered?"
"I guess because of you and everyone else…" I stopped.
"My image?" he asked surprised.
I shook my head.
"Liz, if I wanted you to get changed, don't you think I would have let you go into your house the first time?" he asked.
I nodded again.
"Come on." he said getting out of the car.
I un-hooked my seat belt and climbed out of the car. David was standing at the front of the car waiting for me to come around. When I met David, he placed his hands around the lower half of my back and gave me a hug.
"If I'm not worried, then you shouldn't be ok?" he told me.
Some how, he always made someone not care about anything around them. I didn't know how he did it exactly but I knew he did. I nodded again and hugged him. He led me to the door and opened it for me. I thanked him and walked in through the first set of doors. Before I could open the other, David already beat me and was waiting. I thanked him once again and walked through. I stood off to the side of the door and waited for David to let everyone in. When he finally let everyone go through, and he came inside I couldn't help but laugh.
"What?" he asked confused.
"Nothing.' I said.
"Then why are you laughing?" he asked.
"Just, you," I said. "I love how nice you are."
"You could have told me that the first time you know."
"Yeah I know."
"Then why didn't you tell me?"
"I've always had that problem."
"Oh." He chuckled. "Shall we go sit down and eat?" he asked me.
"Sure." I said smiling.
He walked over to the girl behind the counter and smiled. I wasn't surprised that David would smile at her; he smiled at everyone he talked to. The girl nodded, took two menus and started to walk down the walk way. When we reached our table, she turned to David and smiled.
"Is this ok?" she asked.
"Perfect!" he said sitting down.
"Can I get you guys anything to drink?" She asked.
"A Sprite please?" David answered.
She nodded and turned to me.
"Same thing?" I asked her.
"Sure." she said handing us menus. "I'll be right back with your drinks."
She turned and walked back over to the counter. I heard David chuckle behind the menu he was using to hide his face. I reached over and pulled the menu down to the table.
"I know this table." I said.
"You do?" he asked.
"Yeah, this is the table that you, your friends, and that girl went to when you guys sat at in your music video." I answered.
"Do you remember which video?" he asked me knowing that it was an easy question.
"Yeah, 'A Little Too Not Over You.'" I answered him.
"Nice job," he told me. "But, you know another video that was filmed here. I know you do because it's written all over your face." He said laughing.
"Yeah, Cook's." I answered.
The girl came back with our sodas and took out a pad from her pocket. "Are you guys ready to order?" she asked us.
"Yes." David answered.
"Ok. What would you like today?" she asked.
He ordered our food and looked up at her with a smile. She seemed to enjoy his smile and became frozen. I was just a little worried when she could finally speak again.
"Ok, I'll be back soon with your food." She said taking our menus.
I watched her go through the doors that lead into the kitchen. When I looked back at David, he had a smile across his face. We talked and laughed about the past few hours we had spent together. When we both finished, we both got up and walked over to the counter to check out.
"Did you enjoy your meal?" She asked.
"Yes, Thank you." he said handing the girl the money.
She looked at me and smiled. "Oh, is this?" she asked.
David looked up from his wallet, looked at me, then back at her and nodded. I looked up trying to understand what she was talking about at that moment. My guess what that she saw me as his girlfriend, which most people caught onto after a few minutes. I looked back at the counter girl who had a huge grin on her face.
"You know," she said. "You are so lucky to have David as your boyfriend. You couldn't have found anyone sweeter." she said.
"Thank you." I said as I felt his hand hold mine.
She smiled at us and gave David his change and receipt.
"Have a nice day!" she called out after us.
David, once again, held the door for me and a couple others. When he finally finished, he walked over to the passenger door and opened it for me. I climbed inside and sat down as he buckled my seat belt. Before he climbed down he gave me a quick kiss on the forehead and smiled. I leaned closer to him and kissed him on the lips before any one could see. His face turned a bright pink as he climbed down and shut the door. When he got into the drivers side, he looked at me once again and gave me the same smile like he did when the counter girl asked if I was his girlfriend.
"You know that right?" I asked him, knowing that he knew what I meant.
"I always knew you did." he answered.
"Well, I was just making sure."
"You are the sweetest girl I ever and probably will meet in my life." he said.
I put my head down and looked at the floor to hide the redness I could feel. When David started the car, the CD began to play again and started with Crush. We both sung along to all the songs and had tons of fun. We drove around for a little asking each other questions about each other and our summer plans. I knew David had the American Idol tour to finish and I really didn't know what I was going to do yet. I thought that I would figure that out some other time. As we drove around the city, we stopped at a couple of stores to see what they had in stock. David had found this one hat that had dark brown and light brown strips, and a dark gray and light gray scarf that he bought. In another store, we both decided that new sunglasses were something we both needed because of the sun. To be silly, David found these glasses with guitars as the lenses.
"I dare you to buy them." I said laughing.
"Why?" he asked confused.
"They remind me of your guitar hero commercial." I told him
He looked at the glasses carefully and started to laugh. He accepted my dare, and bought the sun glasses. When we finished looking in some of the stores, David looked at his phone and decided that we should get back to the neighborhood. Once again, David opened my door, and helped me buckle my seat belt when I sat down. I noticed that as David was driving, he was trying to find a long way to get home. I knew by the look on his face, that he wanted to make that day last for ever.
"You don't want to leave?" I asked him.
"Honestly, No I don't." he said.
"Why not? You love to sing, don't worry about everyone else, I'll be there." I said to him.
"I'm not worried about them," he paused. "It's you I'm worried about."
I was a little shocked. Why would he be worried about me?
"Why are you worried about me?" I asked.
"Are you going to be able to be away from me for another two months?" he asked.
"I'm not sure, I hope so." I said to him.
Now I knew why he was worried. Two months did sound like a long time. I wasn't sure how well I was going to do with out him. Ever since I meet him the night of the concert, he was always there for me.
"I will always try to call you though." he said.
That made me feel a little better. I knew before that he would call me always but, just hearing him say it made it so much better. The rest of the car ride was quiet as we drove back to the neighborhood. I watched out the window and tried to imagine what it would be like without David there. I soon gave up on the impossible thought as he turned onto an unfamiliar street.
"Where are we going?" I asked confused. This was not the normal street we would take to get home.
"It's a surprise." He said with a smile on his face.
I looked at him with a puppy dog face hopping he would give in.
"Don't give me that," he laughed. "This place is a total surprise."
I sat back in the seat to show that he had won. A few moments later, he turned into a big driveway that lead up to the biggest house I had ever seen. Something inside me felt like I knew this house, while another part told me there was no way I could have ever seen it before. I looked over to David, who had a smile on his face, looking back at me.
"Does it look familiar yet?" he asked me.
"Not really. Why are we here?" I asked him.
"I forgot something inside and I wanted to see if you know this house." he said with a smile as he got out of the car.
I un-hooked my seat belt and got out of the car and met him at the front of the silver SUV. When I got next to him, he placed his arm around my waist and hugged me.
"I really hope you understand where we are." he said smiling.
"Can we go inside?" I asked.
"Of course." he said pulling his keys out of his pocket. "Are you ready to go inside?" he asked.
I nodded. "I've been waiting." I laughed.
"Good." he said smiling. "Come stand in front of me."
I did what he told me to do. I walked over to David, who had me stand in front of him so I was facing the door. He placed his hands over my eyes to make a blind fold. I stood still and waited for instructions.
"Now, place your hands on the door knob and open the door." he instructed.
I did as I was told. When I let go of the door, I still didn't move.
"Now, walk forward three steps."
I did that to. When I took the amount of steps, he stopped for a second. Without saying anything, I was turned around corners, down hall ways, and through a couple rooms. I kept my hands out in front of me just in case I ran into anything then I could catch myself. After what seemed like three minutes of blind walking, David finally stopped. I put my arms down to my sides and waited for his wonderful calming voice once again. I didn't have to wait long.
"Alright, are you ready for me to let go now?" he whispered in my ear.
"Yeah. I am. What is it you want to show me?" I asked impatient.
"This." He said taking his hands off my eyes.
I looked around the room and realized where I was right away. The cream colored couch, the coffee table in the middle of the room, it was the house where David sang the song for one of his music video.
"You brought me to the setting of your video!" I said real excited.
"So, you do know where we are?" he asked.
"Umm, yeah! It's like every fan of yours dream to be here!" I told him.
He looked at me and laughed. "Well, I'm glad that you are so happy." He said happily.
"I don't even know what to say about it actually." I said.
"Indescribable?" he asked.
"I guess you could say that," I said. "How did you know?"
"I just know you I guess." he said smiling at me.
I looked down at my feet and smiled. When I looked up, he was already in front of me. I looked into his eyes and saw the wonderful color of hazel they always were.
"Saw you from the distance; saw you from the stage, something about the look in your eyes, something about your beautiful face…" He said.
"In a sea of people, there was only you, I never knew what this song was about, suddenly know I do…" I answered.
I knew what he was saying. They weren't just words; those were lyrics to one of my favorite songs from his CD. I immediately thought of the days back in the summer when he first talked to me at the concert. I looked up at him again, and smiled telling him I understood. He smiled back and chuckled.
"Promise you will always remember that day." he told me.
"I promise." I said.
"With your heart?"
"I promise with it all." I responded.
I stood completely still and waited as he lifted one hand and placed it gently on my neck and he brought me closer to his beautiful face.
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