Guess who's internet has been on the fritz? Oh but me, of course! This doesn't change the schedule. Another chapter of AOYI will be up tomorrow! Sorry for the wait, ladies and gents, but enjoy the chapter!
I paced around in my room for…Well, it felt like hours. But in reality, it had only been 10 minutes. It was close to 5, and I was feeling pumped about my call with Lenore. It made me feel like he had control of my life. Maybe for once, I actually did.
"Is this what it feels like to be moderately normal?" I chuckled to myself as I rested on my bed, but heard knocking on my door. Now what?
"It's Bullfrog. Your mother and I want to go out for dinner tonight, since we know that you'll be going back soon. Originally, we wanted it to just be the 3 of us, but if you want to invite Clarabelle along, that is fine." I could hear how tired he was. Even through my mahogany door, I heard him take in a big breath, pause, and then cough out his tiredness. He better not fall asleep at the table.
"Clare. Her name is Clare. We've been together for just about 2 and a half years. And if her parents aren't home, I'll give her a call." I could hear a grunt of approval, followed by slow steps down the stairs. I took out my phone and held down the number 1. Clare was #1 on my speed-dial.
"Eli? Hey." Her voice sounded as silky as it did this morning.
"Hey, Beautiful. How was school today?" I felt weird asking that question.
"Could be better. But I don't have much left. All I have to do is get through this month and a half and then-"
"And then maybe New York with me…?" Silence. That was all I heard on the other line. Silence, hesitation, and a dash of possible rejection.
"Eli. You know that I screwed everything up. There's nothing left for me there."
"Sure there is. There's me, somewhat good food, and colleges here that will be begging to have you as one of their students." I could tell that she was smiling on the other line.
"I'll look into it." Now I'm pretty sure that she could tell that I was smiling.
"I'll help you with that. But anyway, the reason I called. Dinner. Are you available tonight?" I could hear her swallow hard and let out a heavy sigh. "Clare? Is everything alright?"
"I'm available." I guess I'll find out later.
"My parents actually are taking me out to dinner, and they said that you could come if you wanted. Care to join the Goldsworthy Clan tonight?" Once again, I could tell that she was smiling on the other line. That's my girl.
"I'd love to, actually. If we're left alone again, God knows how many condoms we could go through." Was she trying to shock me? Because Ms. Edwards shocked me.
"Clare Edwards," I said in a hushed tone. "Are you trying to tell me that you don't want this hunky body?" I heard her giggle, but that giggle transformed into a full blown laugh. I wasn't sure how to feel about that.
"No, but Jake could notice that half of his box is missing. And I meant physically go through. But-" My turn.
"Half of the box? Clare Edwards, would you like to be left home alone with me tomorrow?" She had to be blushing at this point. Or at least holding back a sharp exhale and an 'Eli! Sh!'
"That can be arranged." I loved it when she was playful with me. "Anyway. Sex life aside. I can come to dinner. I'll meet you guys there. Can't wait to see Cece and Bullfrog again." That reminded me.
"About Bullfrog. He might call you Clarabelle. He's tired." Another adorable giggle. "And are you sure that you don't want me to pick you up?"
"No, it's okay. I have a license for a reason."
"Alrighty then. Dinner is at 7. Little Miss Steaks?"
"I'll meet you there at 7. See you then."
"Alright. I love you."
"And I love you."
That was probably one of our longest phone calls, and I enjoyed it.
"Well, is she coming or not?" I could hear Bullfrog sleepily shout from downstairs.
"She'll meet us there at 7!" I shouted back. Could he not come back upstairs? Oi. Anyway, I needed to get ready for dinner. Nothing too fancy though. Come to think of it, I don't think I owned anything fancy. I wore a prince costume to prom for fuck's sake. But I slipped into some jeans, a Green Day shirt, and sweater over that. But to tone it down, I put on my worn out converse, and skipped downstairs.
"Are you wearing a cardigan sweater thing?" Cece asked as she combed her hair and looked at me up and down.
"Isn't this what adults wear?" I teased.
"Adults with an active sex life, yes." She replied as she applied her makeup, looked me up and down and smiled with her victory. I however had a scowl.
"I'll be waiting in the car." I mumbled as I left my house and took my car keys with me. "Her infatuation will make me call a therapist. Maybe two." I sighed as I hopped into my car and put the key in the ignition. The engine coughed, sputtered, hiccupped, sneezed, and finally cooperated with me smoothly. "I need to get this thing checked."
"Where are we going, Baby Boy?" I heard Cece call out to me as she and Bullfrog left the house, locking the door, and then their arms together. I had to admit, that was kind of adorable.
"Little Miss Steaks. The only place that all 4 of us can stand here without complaining about something."
"I can muster up a few for you, if that's a challenge." Bullfrog retorted as he opened the passenger seat and let Cece in first, then himself.
"Since Clare is joining us tonight, it would be appreciated if those complaints were kept to yourself tonight. You can rag another time." I heard Bullfrog scoff as he roped his arm around Cece.
"Ooh, I can't wait to see her! I'm sure that she will be glowing and looking lovey as usual." It suddenly hit me. Cece once told me that someone would have this glowing look after making love. Oh no.
"Don't you dare mention anything about our sex life. Not tonight. Maybe another time. Never would be ideal."
"You admitted it! So I take it that it's healthy and such? Was it your first time? Or are you two bunnies?" Bullfrog was sleeping again, so I didn't have him to defend me. I accidentally let my walls down and now I had to listen to this until we had arrived. Aren't I in for a treat?
Mini Author side-note: I will probably skip through school. I don't want to do anything with that. And there has been a lot of fuck ups this season. (Or so I've read) So, I've come to make a...Happier story for Eclare. But that has been my goal. Hopefully you will all stay with me until the end?
