I rolled over, glancing at the clock, the bright red lettering standing out at me, making me squint.
"Shit!" I shouted as the lettering 9:19 glared out at me. "I'm late!" I jumped out of bed and collapsed to the floor, my legs giving way.
Damn! It's Saturday, I thought, feeling like an idiot. "Never mind!" I shouted, to no one in particular, realising that nobody was in the house. My mum was at work and my dad was out with friends at some posh club. I picked myself up and rubbed my head, pulsing from the fall I had just encountered. I walked into the bathroom and took my clothes off, stepping into the shower and relaxing; the warm water running through my hair and down my body, relaxing at the feeling of my muscles being relieved. I turned off the shower after shampooing and stepped out, wrapping a towel around my waist. Walking over to the table, I picked up my phone and dialled the familiar number.
"Hey babe," The sweet, angelic voice answered, I grabbed hold of the table and breathed in.
"Want to come round? My parents are out all day," I said, seductively.
"Beat you to the idea," replied the voice. A beep indicated that the phone had been put down. I stared blankly at the phone, and then heard the doorbell going. I laughed and raced down the stair, trying to open the door as quickly as I could. I fumbled around, looking for the right key, 'God hurry up!' I thought to myself. I found the silver key, glistening at me and I eagerly shoved it into the lock, opening the door and revealing the brown haired beauty. I pulled her in quickly and shut the door behind us, connecting our lips with a passionate kiss.
"Whoa, what's the rush?" Gabriella asked.
"I can't have the neighbours seeing me like this," I laughed, leading her up the stairs into my room.
"Wait here" I said, grabbing some jeans and a t-shirt and walking into the bathroom, changing as quickly as I could.
When I came back in the room, I saw Gabriella looking out the window, the sun glistening on her shiny hair.
"Can we go in the pool?" She asked sweetly, like a young child wanting to play out.
"You're so difficult!" I laughed, grabbing some shorts and heading back into the room. "Come on then babe" I said, grabbing her hand and leading her downstairs.
She already had her bikini on so all she had to do was strip down from her tank top and shorts and she was ready to go in the pool. I pulled my t-shirt off and dived into the pool expertly. Been a basketball player really does have its advantages. I swam up for air and looked to the side to see Gabriella still standing in the same spot, that she was in before I dived in. I swam to the water's edge and grinned up at her.
"Are you coming in?" I asked, squinting my eyes from the suns light.
"Yes," she replied and climbed in.
"Why didn't you dive?" I asked, swimming over to her.
"I didn't want to, I want to get used to the temperature first and not let the coldness go straight to my head. Unlike some people," she scolded, and chuckled.
"Hey! I'm a basketball superstar remember. Nothing can hurt me," I said proudly.
"Do you know how dangerous it is to dive in straight away without getting your body used to the temperature of the water?" she inquired.
"No... Why what can happen?" I asked worriedly.
"Well, you can be brain damaged," she said as she floated on her back soundlessly.
"Okay, I won't dive in again," I said as I swam over to her and taking her into my hands. "I love you."
"And I love you," she said and kissed me lightly on the lips.
For the next couple of hours we just relaxed in the pool and lounged around in the sun; we told a few jokes and had water fights and splash fights. All in all it was a really good afternoon. Right now, we were just lying on the sun loungers, taking in the sun's heat, hopefully giving us a slight tan.
"Do you have any ice cream?" Gabi asked, as she removed her sunglasses from her eyes.
"When do we not have ice cream? We have a lot of ice cream," I laughed and sat up. "Let me guess; you want some?"
"Please..." she said shyly.
"C'mon," I said as I help my hand out for her to take; she obliged in taking my free hand and I pulled her up leading her into the kitchen. "Right, we have chocolate, vanilla, strawberry cheesecake, cookie dough and some more." I turned around from the freezer and looked at her shocked face. "What? I told you we had loads."
"It isn't that, how will I choose?" she asked, leaning against the counter and expressing a sigh.
"Just pick what you prefer babe," I chuckled and got the chocolate out. "Chocolate?" I saw her shake her head and followed my actions with two more ice cream flavours. "Hang on... I see one more."
Gabi moved herself from the counter and walked over to the bowl cupboard and grabbed two out before heading over to the cutlery draw and pulling out two spoons. "Oh, we have baked Alaska?"
I turned around to see her eyes light up and smile. "I'll take that as a yes," I said, as I put the rest of the ice cream tubs away and scooping some baked Alaska ice cream into the two bowls and I grabbed the spoons and put them into the bowls. "A bowl for the pretty lady," I smiled and handed her one of the bowls.
"Thanks Troy," she said smiling and she leaned up to kiss my lips before re-treating back to the garden. And we dug into our ice creams in the silence. No words were needed, all we needed was each other's company.
"OH MY GOD! A polar bear!" Gabriella shouted, breaking the silence. I sat up in shock and looked over at her, to see her spoon up to her face, and she was staring at it, excitement in her eyes.
"Oh right, you only just noticed?" I laughed at her. She always made comments about what was in the ice cream, whether it is fish shapes, polar bears, or even dough! She was a nerd...my nerd.
Once we had finished the ice cream, I took the bowls in the house and placed them in the dishwasher. "So princess, what we doing now?" I asked, leaning into her up against the fridge I edged closer and wrapped my arms around her waist.
"Movie?" She suggested, wrapping her arms around my neck.
'I could think of something a lot better' I said to myself, immediately cursing myself afterwards, blinking out the images of Gabriella standing...
"Movies good," I said, taking her hand and walking into the living room; in an attempt to destroy my thoughts. Gabriella walked over to the cabinet and picked out some random movie, I put it in the DVD player and settled down with her. Gabriella lay next to me on the sofa, my arms resting loosely around her waist, enjoying the moment.
"I'm bored," Gabriella suddenly said, lifting her head up and kissing my cheek.
"Come on, I'll take you shopping," I rolled my eyes and then smiled as I saw her whole face light up with glee. Gabriella loved shopping, and I loved spoiling her, she meant the world to me.
We arrived at the mall and Gabi immediately jumped out of the car and mouthed at me to hurry up. I chuckled and dragged myself out of the car; I jogged over to her side and slid my arm around her waist. "Could you've waited before getting out of the car? I wanted to be the perfect gentleman and open the door for you," I said before I kissed her temple.
"No! It's the mall and the mall waits for no-one," she said was she dragged me into a clothing store. "Oh I like this." She held up a t-shirt; it was light blue with a big black bow in the middle. She held it up to her body and looked into the nearby mirror and spent a few minutes looking at herself.
"Why don't you try it on?" I asked. "You might like it better when you see it actually on?"
"Hmm you're right. I'll look for more clothes first," she said as she held onto the t-shirt and looked around. I quickly followed. "Wow! I love this!"
"What is it?" I said, trying not to sound bored. I know it was my idea to bring her shopping but I forgot what she's like when she is shopping. She can spend up to an hour in one shop.
"This!" she held up the denim skirt. On either side of the skirt it had slight rips but they were joined to it so no skin was exposed and had very small tassels along the bottom of it as well. "Don't you just love it!" she grinned at me.
"Yes it's nice Gabi, but it's a skirt. You have loads of skirts and it's almost winter," I said.
"Troy, winter is three months away. I'm trying it on as well," she said.
After about an hour in the shop she had picked out three pairs of skinny jeans; one black pair, and two blue pairs; both different shades of blue. She had also picked about six t-shirts, mostly corresponding to her individuality. They had slogans on the front or pictures just like the bow t-shirt she first saw. Next she chose four pairs of dolly shoes, all different colours. She got a gold pair, a white pair, a red pair and a silver pair.
"I'm trying these clothes on, you can wait here if you want," she said as we entered the changing room.
"Actually I was wandering if I could go grab some lunch," I said in a joking manner.
"No, you can't Troy; I need your opinion on what suits me and what doesn't, whether it makes me look fat or too skinny. I need your thoughts, so you cannot get lunch until I'm done," she smiled sweetly and wandered into a changing cubical. I sat down on the seats that were available and leaned my head back. I didn't understand why girls like shopping so much. Why do they like shopping?
"Is that your girlfriend?" a man said.
"Yeah it is," I replied.
"Annoys you doesn't it?" he asked. "Sitting here, for ages waiting for our wives and girlfriends to be done." He raised his voice, probably hoping for his wife or girlfriend to be finished.
"It doesn't annoy me, it just confuses me. Like, how can girls spend so much time in one shop?" I said. His answer was plain and simple.
"They're girls' dude," he said.
For the next half an hour or so Gabi wandered in and out of the cubical asking for opinions and every single time I would be honest. She ended up putting two t-shirts back and the skirt. "C'mon, I'm hungry, let's get lunch," she said as we left the store with bags in our hands.
"Great!" I grabbed her bags from her and carried them in the right as I held her left hand. "Let's go to Frankie and Benny's."
"Then can we shop some more afterwards?" she asked.
"Of course; this whole day is about treating you and you wanting to go anywhere you want and do anything you want," I said and kissed her lips lightly. She smiled up at me, and my heart melted at the sight. I loved seeing her like this, happy and smiling.
About an hour after we had entered Frankie and Benny's we were eating our way through a huge pizza. This restaurant was one of our favourites, we like any really, food was food.
"Can I have the bill please," I asked the waitress as she walked by. She nodded in response and walked off. She came back moments later and I placed some money on the tray, and we walked out, hand in hand.
"Have you seen those shoes?!" Gabriella said excitedly, running over to the window. I looked wide-eyed.
"Have you seen the price?!" I replied, staring at the $300 price tag.
"Oh yeah, never mind, do you want to wait here while I run to the loos?" she asked, placing the bags down on a bench.
"Sure," I smiled, kissing her and watching as she walked off. I glanced at the shoe shop and decided to make a run for it. I gathered up the bags and walked clumsily into the shop.
"Can I have those in a 5 please" I asked the women, pointing to the shoes in the window that Gabriella had fallen in love with. The women took the shoes, boxed them up and then placed them in a bag.
"300 Dollars please," She smiled; I handed my card over and then took it back, walking out of the shop feeling satisfied.
Gabriella's room was relaxing. I was laid on her bed, watching her go through the bags from the shopping trip, watching her prance around her room, trying them on once more, before putting them away. I can't say I didn't enjoy it. She got to the light pink bag, with silver writing across it and looked puzzled.
"I bought so much, I don't even remember this one," She said, I laughed and sat up, so I could see her face better.
"OH MY GOD!" she screamed, she jumped onto the bed and wrapped her arms around my neck, kissing me wherever she had the chance. "I LOVE YOU!" she continued. I laughed at her and sat up, her in my arms.
"I got them when you went to the toilets" I smiled, loving the feeling of her on my lap. She jumped off me and tried them on.
"Perfect fit!" She said, keeping them on and continuing to go through her items. This day had been perfect, Gabriella was happy, which made me happy.
It was getting late so I decided to call it a night, Gabi and I had watched two movies; Step up 2 and The day after tomorrow. Thinking back to earlier today, Gabi had fun shopping and I had fun shopping with her, even though I spent a ton of money on her, but secretly I didn't care. Gabriella is the best so she deserves the best. I waited until she was completely asleep before leaving and heading to my own house. When I knew she was in a deep sleep, I kissed her forehead and said a quiet goodbye and left, and thinking of today and how it couldn't have gotten better.
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