Again, I'm so sorry I didn't update immediately. It's because I couldn't. My bloody pc crashed and it took a while longer for me to have it fixed. I was broke so I have to wait for the cash to arrive you know… Anyway, I've just written about two chapters on paper already so all I really have to do is type. Thanks for all the wonderful reviews, I really appreciate it. To stefanygu2, thanks for waiting for the next chapter, I really do hope that you're not pissed off coz I took so long. I hope you like this.
Disclaimer: I don't own Bridget, Eric or any of the girls. They are all Ann Brashares! So that's it! He he!
Today is gonna be the day that they're gonna throw it back to you
By now you shoulda somehow realized what you gotta do
I don't believe that anybody feels the way I do about you now
Back beat, the word is on the street that the fire in your heart is out
I'm sure you've heard it all before but you never really had a doubt
I don't believe that anybody feels the way I do about you now
Today was gonna be the day but they'll never throw it back to you
By now you shoulda somehow realized what you're not to do
I don't believe that anybody feels the way I do about you now
And all the roads that lead you there were winding
And all the lights that light the way are blinding
There are many things that I would like to say to you
But I don't know how
I said maybe
You're gonna be the one that saves me
And after all
You're my wonderwall
Wonderwall Oasis
Chapter10: L.O.V.E.( Part1)
"Hey, wake up, sleepy head." Eric said as he shook Bridget awake, who was still lying on her back.
Eric continued to shake Bridget awake, he chuckled as Bridget just grunted then pulled Eric's pillow to cover up her face.
"Arggg… What time is it?" Bridget asked, her voice muffled through the pillow.
"About 7:30."
Bridget groaned, pulled the covers up to her shoulders then burrowed herself into it.
"Hey… What do you think you're doin'?" Eric asked, eyebrows raised.
"Sleep…" She answered groggily.
"Oh no, you don't! You have a class in two hours and you can't miss it, now come on!"
But Bridget didn't get up; instead she buried herself deeper inside the sheet cocoon while mumbling that it was too early to get up.
She heard Eric sighed in defeat, "Alright, Fine, maybe it is too early to get up, but all I know is that, its not too early to do this!"
He then tackled Bridget, tickling her all the way. Bridget squealed with laughter as she tried to get away as Eric continued to tickle her waist.
"AH! ALRIGHT... I'm UP!" Bridget shrieked.
"No!" Eric said, tickling her even harder. "Not until you say that I'm the best soccer player and boyfriend in the world!"
"Ha! No way! You wish!"
"Oh that's it, Vreeland! Prepare to laugh your heart out!"
Wriggling with laughter, Bridget finally admitted defeat. "Okay! I'll say it! Eric is the best soccer player and boyfriend in the world! Ha-ha!" She said, panting as Eric finally released her.
Bridget in turn got up then walloped Eric on the head with a pillow. She smiled then said, "I'm up, happy now!"
Eric just grinned then leaned over to kiss her forehead. "Very. Now get movin'. I made breakfast for you."
Afterwards, she went directly to Eric's bathroom then got out fully washed and dressed. She wore an old Columbia University sweatshirt she got out of Eric's closet.
Running over to the kitchen, there was Eric standing over the stove. He looked completely relaxed as he flipped a pancake with his right hand while at the same time sipping a glass of orange juice. By the time he saw her, he grinned the held out the glass which Bridget gratefully took. She went over to his side then tilted over to kiss him on the cheek but she got caught off-guard as Eric suddenly shifted his head and her lips landed on his.
Bridget's first reaction was shock but as Eric pressed further the kiss, she began to relax and started to kiss him back. The kiss was lazy and relaxed. They were both enjoying the moment when suddenly…
"AHRG! My eyes! They're burnin'!"
Startled, Bridget spun around, there by the door stood Daniel, with his hands over his eyes. When Daniel noticed that he caught their attention, he made a face then he said, "Do you really have to do that in the morning'?"
Eric just smirked, "You're just jealous because you can't have any."
Defeated, Daniel just raised his hands then waved them off. "Fine, snog all you want, just don't do it in front of the bacon okay? I still have to eat them, you know? They might turn mushy like you two." Then sat down on one of the kitchen chair.
Bridget rolled her eyes then set a fresh batch of pancakes and bacon Eric cooked on the table in front of Daniel. As Daniel was about to dig in Hailey and Aisha walked in.
"See, I told you the smell of bacon would wake them up." Bridget told Eric with a wink.
That caught the attention of Aisha, who was busy placing a couple pieces of bacon on her plate, "Yeah, that coming from a girl who sleeps with two large Snickers bars under her pillow." She retorted with an eyebrow raised.
"Hey! That's not true!" Bridget said defensively, "Well… Maybe, every once in a while."
Bridget then shot a death glare at Eric, who choked on his orange juice as he tried to stifle a laugh. Even Hailey and Daniel burst out laughing.
"Fine. Truce." Bridget told Aisha, smiling.
"Truce." Aisha offered, returning the smile, "Just don't mess with the bacon thing."
"So where's Emma?" Hailey asked.
"She went back to the dorms last night." Aisha answered. "With Jessie." She added, moving her eyebrows suggestively.
"That Jessie is one Hottie…" Hailey gushed.
"Amen!" Aisha agreed.
"Yeah! Tell me about it!" Bridget added, nodding her head then quickly cleared her throat as she caught the look Eric gave her. "I mean, not as gorgeous as my boyfriend is but he's okay."
"I mean, they are so cute together!" Hailey cooed.
"Yeah, right. I don't know about that guy, Jessie. It's like he's too perfect if you know what I mean. Besides he doesn't even know anything about her." Daniel surprisingly countered.
Aisha lowered her cup of coffee she was sipping then said, "And you do?"
Daniel nodded his head.
"But that's different. See, you've been what? Best friends, for what? Six years?" Eric mentioned.
"Yeah, it's not like you know everything about her." Hailey chimed in, "Even the little details. Like what kind of flowers she likes, what the name of her first pet is, her favorite color, how she takes her coffee or what frightens her most."
"Two teaspoon sugar, no milk. Her favorite flowers are delphiniums, color? It used to be green but now blue. Her first pet was a cat named Sid after Sid Viscous of the Sex Pistols. I mean God! Imagine, an eleven year old girl listening to punk!" Daniel relayed looking down at the table but it was sure that he was obviously thinking about her, and then he smiled softly, "Her greatest fear is not to be good enough. Not to her team of for her family."
As soon as he finished, he noticed that everyone was staring at him with mouths open. For a few seconds, silence stuck the room, then all of a sudden:
"Oh my god!" Hailey and Aisha cried. Though both with different expressions. Aisha was hiding a smile under her right hand. While Hailey was in utter shock with eyes wide open.
Daniel frowned as he scanned the faces of his friends. "What?"
Aisha smirked then asked confidently, "So, when did you fell in love with Emma exactly?"
At that, Daniel was shocked, "What! I… Um… I… Don't know what you're talkin' about!" He stammered.
"Oh and yeah, I'm Tyra Banks' sister." Aisha said sarcastically, rolling her eyes.
"And to think that all this time I thought you were gay." Hailey said, shaking her head in disbelief. "Oh, no offence."
"None taken." Daniel glared at her then said sardonically, "I hear that all the time."
"No, really. When did you know? Does Emma know?" Aisha insisted with Hailey and Eric looking ta Daniel with such conviction, all the while Bridget was trying hard not to laugh.
"I am not. I mean… bloody hell… I… what makes you think I'm… you know…." Daniel stammered.
"Well it's the look on you face that gave you away. The way you talked about her. Its like she was the one here who you're talking too, instead of us."
Silence followed, with every eye fixed on Daniel. Afterward, Daniel leaned his elbows on the table then buried his face in his hands; sighing in defeat. Looking up, he said quietly, "Am I really that obvious?"
Both Hailey and Aisha nodded vigorously.
"So, does she know?" Hailey asked again.
"No, she doesn't know and she doesn't need to." He whispered. "I've been having these feeling for her since we were fifteen." Then he smiled, remembering those days. "I think it started when I saw her walking down the stairs, all made up. It was her brother's Rupert's wedding. I've never seen her so pretty before. I'm so hopeless, am I?"
Eric finally spoke up. "So, what are you planning to do now? Aren't you even gonna fight for her?"
Daniel just shrugged, "And what? Break something good goin' on for her? Look, she's happy, that's all I want, and I'm not saying that it doesn't hurt. I'm not a hypocrite; but I'm not selfish either. And as for now? Last night, I started thinking. I have to move on, I really have to just let it go."
Everyone was quiet then after that.
"Yeah, you know what?" Hailey said suddenly. "We'll help you."
"Hey! Have you seen Dan?" Emma asked as she set her tray on the table. It was early morning, three days after that conversation in Eric's kitchen. Aisha and Bridget was already eating their breakfast at the mess hall when Emma went to sit with them.
Still with a mouthful of her sandwich, Bridget just shrugged; took a huge gulp of water the replied, "No, maybe he's still in the dorms, why?"
"Well, it's just that, I haven't seen him for quite sometime now. I feel like he's avoiding me or something." Emma said, frowning.
"Maybe he's just busy." Aisha joined in.
"Come to think about it, maybe. But something's not right. Did her mention something to you guys? Do you think he's angry at me about something?" Emma pondered.
Aisha shook her head, "I don't know, I'm not his bestfriend you know. No offence."
Emma's shoulders slumped, "No, its okay. Maybe he is just a little busy right now."
"So where's Hailey?" Bridget asked, changing the topic.
Emma, who seemed distracted and kept on poking her scrambled eggs with no interest what so ever, answered, "At the dorm. Still asleep."
Aisha snorted, "I don't know how you sleep together in the same room. She sleeps like a lumberjack."
Emma did cheer up a bit, "Yeah, its like having a helicopter hovering above the dorm."
Bridget smirked then glanced at her wristwatch Lena gave her on her 15th birthday. "Hey, come on its already 8, we better go and wake up the lumberjack."
It was already dark when Bridget got out of her last class. She was walking down the hallway alone as she felt someone was following her, Goosebumps spread all over her body. She quickly turned her swift footsteps into a run but then got really freaked out as she heard footsteps following her. As she reached the archway leading outside, Bridget slowed down as for she might bump into somebody in the crowd when all of a sudden someone behind her crashed right into her, causing her to let out a scream.
A/N: Oops, sorry Cliffhanger again, but don't worry the next chapter will be out probably by Monday, I promise. Thanks for bearing with me! Please read and review! I love you all. To make up for the long absence, there would be plenty of smut and fluffy Eric and Bridget scenes next chapter. Bye! Lots of love!Hey