Hey babes! So sorry I didn't have this up yesterday. My computer was in the process of being de-virused, so I wasn't able to use it. But thankfully, it is all fixed now, so I'm able to put this up. It's later in the day than I would have liked, but I had to wait for my dad to find the disc I needed to install Mircosoft Office onto my computer. I'm going to stop with the rambling now.
To the guest who reviewed, begging me to upload today. Hopefully we're in the same time zone and you haven't gone to sleep yet. :)
And now, enjoy the chapter. I think you guys might like this one. Especially the end of it. :)
*June 14, 2014*
Picking up her cell phone, Skye thinks for a moment, debating on whether or not she should actually call them. He'll probably ask how she managed to get his phone number, but it's a simple enough answer. She wasn't really being creepy or anything, she was just curious. And it was better than stalking him online. Even though she technically already did that with Facebook. But that's beside the point.
Finally deciding that she should just get it over with and stop worrying, Skye dials the phone number written on the orange sticky note in front of her. Holding her phone up to her ear, she waits impatiently for him to answer the call.
"Hello?" the voice on the other end finally answers.
"Is this Grant Ward?" She asks, wanting to be sure that she has the right number.
"Yes it is. Who I am speaking with?" he asks her.
"It's Skye."
"Skye?" he repeats, and she knows he is surprised, to say the least. "How did you get my number?"
"Oh, yeah. I um, I had Mike look you up in the phonebook."
She can hear him chuckle, "Right. So, what's up?"
"Well, I have the day off today from well, everything, and I was wondering, if you guys are free, if you and Sara wanted to come and hang out with me for the day. I can show the two of you some of the best places in town and then take you to lunch; we can make an afternoon out of it. And I know it's on pretty short notice, so I understand if you can't. But I just thought that since today is Sara's actual birthday, we could make it even more fun."
"Um, I think that should be okay, let me just check with Sara, see what she thinks."
"Okay."
"Hey Sara!" Skye hears Grant's muffled voice through the receiver, "Do you want to go shopping and have lunch with Skye today?"
Skye laughs when she hears Sara's squeals on the other side of the phone. "Yes yes yes!"
"I think that's a yes," Grant chuckles into the phone.
"Awesome," Skye replies, smiling wide. "I'll be there around 11:30."
"Sounds great."
"Cool. I'll come and get you guys then."
"Wait," Grant says before either of them can hang up, "Do you need our address?"
Skye smiles into the phone, "I have my resources."
"Okay then," he chuckles, "I'll see you in a couple hours."
"See you then. Bye."
"Bye."
Skye hangs up her phone and holds it against her chest, leaning back against the door of her bedroom. She takes a deep breath to calm herself down, and then pushes herself away from the wall. Walking to her closet, she begins finding the best clothes to wear out today. She definitely wants today to go well.
*11:25*
A knock at the front door causes Grant to put down his laptop and stand from the couch. He walks up to the front door and unlocks it, swinging it open. He smiles when he sees Skye standing on the porch. "Hey," he says.
"Hi," she smiles back, "are you guys ready to go?"
"I am, but Sara is taking a little bit longer. She says that she doesn't know what to wear."
"Why don't you help her?"
"I tried to, but apparently I'm not 'qualified enough' to pick out her outfit."
"Ah," she says, "well maybe I can help."
"Maybe you can," he says, opening the door wider and allowing her inside. "She's upstairs, her room is the door on the right."
"Cool. I'll see what I can do, then." Grant watches as Skye heads up the stairs to where his daughter is, as he himself makes his way back to the couch.
Skye makes her way up the stairs and turns to the door on the right hand side. The door is partially open, and she peers inside to see Sara in the middle of her room, clothes scattered all around her. Skye raises a fist and knocks on the doorjamb, catching Sara's attention.
"Skye!" she exclaims, looking up from her dresser.
"Hey Sara. Need some help?"
"Yes! Please! I don't know what to wear today."
"You can wear anything," she says, "Whatever you decide to wear out, I'm sure it'll be perfectly fine."
"Are you sure?"
"I'm positive," Skye tells Sara, smiling at her. "Mind if I take a look?" she asks, gesturing to the dresser and the pile of clothes on the floor.
"Okay," Sara agrees.
Skye walks forward and begins rummaging around through the large pile of Sara's clothes. She takes a few minutes, looking at a few different pieces of clothing. After a little while, she holds up a couple pieces of clothing. "Here, try this."
Sara looks at the clothes, and then smiles, "It's perfect," she says to Skye.
Skye smiles back at her, "Alright. I'll let you put that on. I'll be downstairs waiting with your dad."
Sara smiles and nods her head, "Okay."
Skye turns and walks out of the bedroom, and back down the stairs. When she reaches the bottom, she sees Grant sitting on the couch, working on his laptop. "Hey," she says, walking towards the couch and sitting down next to him.
"Hey," he smiles at her. "Did you find something for Sara to wear?"
Skye nods her head, "Yep. She should be down in a minute."
"Good," Grant says, "Was the drive over here fine? Was it too difficult finding the house?"
Skye shakes her head, "Nope. The drive was nice. Very enjoyable."
"I'm glad," he smiles.
"I'm ready to go!" Sara announces as she bounds down the stairs, a smile on her face. She makes her way over to them and stops in front of the couch.
"Okay," Grant says, closing his laptop and setting it down on the coffee table, "Who's hungry?"
"Me!" Sara exclaims, throwing her hand up into the air. "I am."
Grant just smiles, "Then I guess we should go out and eat." He turns to Skye, "Do you want me to drive?"
She stands up from her seat, "I got it. Thanks for the offer though. Everything today is my treat, so I'm going to drive. Also because I know where we're going, and you don't." She gives him a small smile.
"Alright then," he smiles back, standing from the couch, "let's go."
Walking out the front doors of the restaurant, Skye, Grant, and Sara all head for Skye's car. Sara is carrying a to-go box, not having been able to quite finish all of her lunch.
"That was such a good lunch," Sara says as they stop at Skye's car, waiting for her to unlock the doors. "Their French fries are amazing."
"I'm glad you think so," Skye smiles, "I love to come here for lunch every once in a while."
"I can see why," Sara smiles back. Skye unlocks the car and all three of them climb inside to their respective seats.
"So," Skye begins, turning so that she can face both Grant and Sara, "shopping now?"
"Can we?" Sara asks excitedly.
"What do you say, daddio?" Skye asks Grant, "You up for some shoppin?"
Grant just looks at her, and then at his daughter in the back seat. They are both smiling wide, waiting for him to say something. He sighs, "Well, I realize that no matter what I say, you two are so dead set on going shopping, so we might as well just go shopping."
"You are a very smart man, Grant Ward," Skye says to him, turning back around in her seat. She puts the keys in the ignition and starts the car, backing out of her space. "Let's go shopping."
Pulling up to the front of the house, Skye puts the car in park, and turns around to face Grant and Sara. "We have arrived," she smiles.
"Is it really over?" Sara asks with a frown.
"Yes, bear," Grant says, digging in his pants pocket for his keys. "Now say thank you to Skye, and go inside and put your stuff away. I'll be inside in a minute to get started on dinner." He holds his house key out to her and she takes it.
"Thank you, Skye," she says with a smile, "I had a lot of fun with you today."
"You're welcome, Sara," Skye smiles back, "I had a lot of fun with you today, too."
Sara takes the keys from her dad and then grabs all of her bags, making sure to grab her to-go box from lunch, and then climbs out of the car. "Bye, Skye!" she waves as she makes her way up to the house.
Once she is inside, Grant turns around to face Skye, "Thank you for today," Grant smiles. "I know that Sara had a really great time."
"I'm glad she did. She's really fun to hang out with."
"I'm glad you think so, it definitely made her feel a lot better."
"That makes me really happy. She's such a sweet girl."
"Well thank you. I'd like to take all of the credit for her being that sweet, and I will." He smiles at her.
"You seem like a really great dad," she tells him.
"Thank you."
"I really mean that," she reaches out and puts her hand on top of his, smiling at him.
"Do you want to go out sometime?" he blurts out, and then cringes slightly at how it came out. "With me," he amends, "Would you like to go out sometime with me?"
A small smile slowly spreads across Skye's face, "Yes, I would."
"Really? Because you don't have to if you don't want to."
"No. I want to. I want to go out with you."
A wide grin spreads across his face instantly, "Oh. Wow. Great. So I'll uh, I'll call you later and we can figure out what day works best for the both of us."
She nods her head, "Yeah, sure. Um, you should have my number in your phone from when I called."
"Actually," Grant says, "that wasn't my cell. That was the home phone number that was in the phonebook. Not my cell."
"Oh, well then maybe," she reaches into her coat pocket, pulling out her phone. She quickly unlocks it and then holds it out to him with a smile, "you should give me the correct number."
He smiles back at her and then takes her phone from her. He looks down at it and then clicks on Contacts, tapping on the New Contact button. He quickly enters in his information, and then hands it back to her.
She smiles at him, and then taps on the Add Contact Photo button. She holds it up in front of his face and looks at him, "Smile."
"What? Why?"
"I'm adding a picture to your contact," she tells him, "now smile nice."
He sighs, "Fine." Sitting up straighter, Grant clears his throat and smiles wide, showing off his teeth, the smile reaching all the way up to his eyes.
Skye snaps the photo and then holds the phone down in front of her, looking at the picture. "Very handsome," she smiles.
"Thank you," he says. He reaches into his pocket and pulls his phone out and unlocks it, "Now you need to give me your number." He holds his phone out to her.
She smiles at him and takes his phone, putting her name and number into his contact list. Once done, she clicks on the Add Contact Photo button, and then hands the phone back to Grant. "Here, take my picture."
"Okay," he accepts his phone, holding it up to frame Skye's face in the screen. Skye sits up a bit, fluffing her hair just a bit before smiling wide at the camera. Grant captures the photo, holding the phone down to look at the picture he just took. "Beautiful," he smiles up at her.
She blushes slightly, "Thanks. Now, you better get inside."
"Right," he says, slipping his phone back into his pocket. "Thank you again for today. It was very fun." He turns and opens the car door, stepping out. He shuts the door and begins to walk towards his house when he hears Skye calling him. He turns back around to see her sitting in her car with the passenger window rolled down, she's leaning forward slightly.
"I look forward to your call," she smiles at him.
He smiles back. "And I look forward to your answer," he says, before turning around to face his house. Once he knows she can't see him, he cringes at his odd reply. I look forward to your answer? He chastises himself internally. Stupid.
So? Did you like it? I hope you did. Let me know your thoughts in a review down below. I'd love to hear what you think. :)
Also, it's getting down to the wire, but I'm still looking for people to participate in my special birthday project for Chloe. PM if you think you might be interested. :)
Until next time,
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