Two Lonely Souls ch. 7


I think that I might be suffering from a head injury that I don't remember getting because I agreed to go out with one of the perkiest and persistent person that I have ever met in my life. Sure, I may have slept with the girl… twice and the first time I was extremely drunk at the time but that doesn't mean that I have to out with her and if I'm being honest here, she's hardly my type. Albeit that I don't really know what my type is since I don't date people but I'm pretty sure that bright and perky redheads don't do it for me. The next day, Chloe was looking at me like she had won the goddamn lottery as it seems like I'm running into this girl everywhere that I go and yes, I know that I go to school with her but bumping her more than I normally do. I told the guys about which was a big mistake as they made it seem like I won the Holy Grail or something but then I picked up CR's mood as she hasn't say anything the time that we've been here.

I walk over towards her and I knew that she's still trying to wrap her mind around that Stacie made carrying her baby as I want to say something that would make her feel better but the thing is I've been very good with words. The song-writer finally looks up and I could see how lost she is before smiling a bit forcefully, patting me on the thigh when someone knocks on the open door of the AV room and I was bit surprised to see the leggy brunette standing there. CR stood up nervously, slowing make her to her possible baby's mother as I'm not so sure if the baby's actually the shorter girl's but for the moment, I'll just have to wait but I really hope that the science lover is truly being honest here. They talk in shushed whispers but it was obvious that the guys want to know what was being said but I stood in their way because if the song-writer wants us to know what was being say then she would tell us herself.

They went to separate areas of the room but keeping an eye on the conversation as I know in their own way that they just as worried about our friend as I am and would do anything to spare her from possible heartache. The conversation last for a few more minutes as Stacie holds CR for a moment and offering a weak smile before turning to leave and the shorter girl looks like she wanted to go after her but stops herself from doing so. She sighs quietly before turning to face us, plunking down in her original chair with her face in her hand as the weight of this situation is slowly crushing her under it as I move to sit down next to her.

"What did she say, Cynthia-Rose? Is there anything that I can do?" I asked putting my hand on her shoulder.

"She told me that she didn't want to burden me with the responsibility of kid since she was pretty drunk when we did it and made an appointment with the clinic to take care of it" Cynthia-Rose said trying to keep it together.

"Is that what you want? What did you say after that?"

"I didn't know what to say to her because I know that it's her body and she can do anything that she wants with it but this is my child that we're talking about and I didn't know that I could even someone pregnant. I might not get this chance again and she might not want anything to do with me but I care about her so much that sometimes that it physically hurts" Cynthia-Rose said as the tears rolls down her cheeks.

I know this is tearing my friend on the inside and I don't know how to feel about Stacie making this kind of decision without considering how CR might feel about the whole thing. The guys join on the hug, trying to be there as much as possible and I didn't feel right about letting the song-writer go through this while I'm going on a date but she just waves me off, saying that I shouldn't let her drama deter me from having fun tonight. I try to argue with her but CR just glares slightly at me before telling that I'm going on this date whether I like it or not and enjoy it but it doesn't meant that I have to be happy about it. We disperse our separate ways as I ride the bus to get ready as Chloe gives me so clue as what the hell we're doing with a bright smile as she told me to wear something comfortable. Sheila had left a note saying that she was going to be working late night but picked out something for me wear on my date and wishing me luck with a smiley face and the thumbs up.

I walk into my room to find dark wash jeans, black boots, a simple white V-neck shirt paired with a beige leather jacket as I'm actually impressed that my step-mom managed to something together that I would actually wear. I showered, brushed my teeth, applying eyeliner and mascara and curled my hair before looking at myself in the mirror to be mildly surprised the girl that's looking back at me when my phone buzzes to see that it was a text from Chloe, letting me know that she was outside. I make sure that I have everything that I need before locking up the apartment as I make my way onto the curb to see a silver Lexus parked out front with a certain ginger getting out of it with a bouquet of red and pink lilies in her hand. She hands me the flowers and I smile a little as I noticed that she's wearing a pair of form fitting blue skinny jeans, a black Nirvana band t-shirt underneath red/black plaid shirt with red Chucks as I never seen her dressed like this.

Although I can before I can appreciate the effort that the singer's putting in before opening the car door for me then walking around to the driver's side as she smiles at me so brightly that I almost look away, reaching over to take my hand in hers. The ginger puts the car in drive before heading down the street to who knows where as the music play softly but I didn't know to say without sounding like an sarcastic douche although my attitude never seems to bother her like it has other people.

"You look beautiful by the way" Chloe said catching me off guard.

"Um thanks I guess and you uh look nice although I never seen you wear anything like this" I said raising an eyebrow.

"I know that it's not my typical wardrobe but I like stepping out of my comfort zone and try something new. I kinda like it" Chloe said shrugging her shoulders nonchalantly.

It was twenty-five minute before arriving to where we're going and it's a little off the wall place that you would never really notice unless you knew where to look as from the outside, it looks like someone that Chloe Beale would hang out. The inside was a totally different matter as the walls were black lined with blue neon lights with a small stage where a band was setting up to perform with the clean table facing it and a bar off to the side and a kitchen behind it. The ginger guides me to table off to the side but close enough to see the stage clearly before heading over to the bar where she's taking the barkeep like they were old friends as I look around to see that the crowd are people that she would talk to. Although on the way back to the table, a few people nods in her direction or smiles her way which was honestly surprising as she sits down next to me, setting a cup of something unfamiliar.

"Don't worry, it's non-alcoholic. This is an sixteen plus club so it's not like they could sell us anything with liquor in it anyways but I think that it's something that you would like"

I take a sip of the drink and I do actually as it's nothing too strong but it definitely has a kick to it as I look around the place.

"How do you know about this place? It doesn't seem like a place that you were normally hang out"

"I've been coming to Martin's since I was thirteen years old because my sister Candace used to come here all the time and the owner would let me in as long as I didn't cause a fuss and there's always a Indies band playing, trying out new material" Chloe said smiling. "I thought it would be the perfect place to take you and the food here is totes awes"

The more that I hang out with this girl, the more that she continues to impress me as I find it very easy to take to her about random stuff to stuff about school as the music here wasn't half bad but I think that I could do better while the food was pretty good too. We spend a good while there before paying our tab, moving on to the next part of this date and it was a trip to an old vintage record shop as not many people knows this about me but I love vintage records. This made me wonder how the hell Chloe knew about this place and about my secret as we walk into the shop as the feel of people who made the greatest music of their time as a few people would truly appreciate it. I go up and down the aisles, searching through the old records before finding an old James Brown record as this man was truly an visionary and true entertainer dubbed as the Godfather of Soul.

When I feel someone's presence as I look over my shoulder to see the singer with a wide smile on her face and I see that she's doing a little shopping as well before taking the records that I had with her. I follow her to the cashier as he rings the both of us together and before I could stop the ginger, she pulls out her wallet and hands him her credit card.

"I can pay for my own stuff, ya know" I said frowning slightly.

"I know that you Becs but I'm taking you out and I want to do something nice for you" Chloe said taking my hand in hers, pouting slightly. "Please let do this for you. Pretty please"

I try to fight giving in to that adorable pout of hers and the fluttering of her long eyelashes but I cave in, agreeing to let her pay as she bounces up and down excitedly before kissing me on the cheek before accepting her credit card back. We leave the record shop as the singer puts our records in the car before suggesting that we walk around a little bit and instead of waiting for my answer, she takes me by hand as we walk in no particular direction as the stars are twinkling in the night sky. I guess that like this is straight out of a cheesy romance movie that Jesse's always trying to get me to watch but I guess that spending time with Chloe hasn't been complete horrible as I got to see a different side of her today. I had this picture how this was going to go and what she would be like but she shattered and gone beyond it, showing me that she's not just the cookie cutter girl next door that I imagined her to be, stopping suddenly.

The ginger looks at me confused and before she could ask what was wrong, I did something surprised the both as I grab her by the hips and kissing the shit outta her as much as this might be a cliché description but it fits as fireworks explodes. I pull back slightly only for her to chase after my lips, luring me into another kiss as her tongue probes the crease of lip seeking entrance which I was a little hesitant about but grant nonetheless as the kiss was slow and sensual. There was no rush to it as her arms wrap around my neck, holding my body close to hers as we stood in the middle of that sidewalk making out before pulling back for air as the ginger rests her forehead against my own with loving expression on her face.

"Does this mean that I get a second date?" Chloe asked curious.

"Hmm I might be able to squeeze between my other girlfriends" I said smirking.

"Beca!" Chloe said lightly smacking my arm.

"Calm down Beale, I was only kidding but I think that I would be up for second date"


~Nicole The Dragon Rider signing off

End of ch. 7