"I don't remember you guys doing this before your dates." I said as I sat with my eyes closed on the edge of my bed.
I felt a slight tug on my hair. "Just relax and let us do our work." I heard Kendra's voice say. "Ok now you can open your eyes." I opened them to see Kendra in front of me with her mascara in her hand and what looked like eye shadow containers scattered by her feet. "Bridget come over here and check her out. I did an amazing job." she said with a smile and a wave for Bridget to come around to the front of me.
"Ok just one more strand and I'll be done." I have been sitting in this same spot for almost an hour. Kendra was working on my make up, which I could've done myself but she insisted she do it. Bridget was curling my hair and Holly was digging through my closet. To say the least this wasn't an ordinary date preparation. Bridget came around to the front of me. "Aw Demi you look so pretty. Holly come here!" she squealed in a high pitched voice while she clapped her hands together excitedly.
"Hold on!" Holly shouted from my closet. I saw a few articles of clothing fly out of the closet before Holly stepped out. "Ok, what's up?" she asked then her eyes landed on me. "Oh Demi you look so pretty."
The three girls stood next to each other and took in my appearance. I can't look that different. "Here put these on." Holly said extending her hand with a pair of black skinnys. "Oh and this." she said as she bent over to pick up one of my nicer shirts off the floor. She then handed it to me and I made my way to the bathroom.
Once I was inside I caught a glimpse of myself in the mirror. Somehow I looked the same but different. My make up was done the way it normally was except thicker. I never wore lip gloss but I am now. I must say I look amazing and I'm liking the curly hair. I'd fuck me… ok enough of that. I stripped down and got dressed in the clothes Holly picked out. It wasn't easy to do. I had to sit on the toilet and take off my knee brace then put it back on over my jeans. I've never been on crutches on a date before so this should be interesting.
I exited the bathroom and Kendra whistled at me. I couldn't help but to laugh. All of us had smiles on our faces. "I got you something." Kendra stated. She walked over to the corner of my room and picked up a big box that I hadn't seen there before and I took a seat on my bed.
"Actually the three of us got it for you after you told us about your date." Holly explained as Kendra handed me the box.
"Yea crutches aren't sexy." Bridget said as I lifted the lid. I let the top hit the floor and looked down at my gift. "People always call you a pimp, so there you go… there's a matching hat too." I can not believe they got me this. I couldn't stop the smile that came across my face. This has to be one of the coolest, funniest, and generally awesomest gifts ever.
"I can't believe you got me a cane!" I placed the gift to the side to stand and give the three a big hug.
"Well Bridget's right. Crutches aren't sexy." Holly said as we were all engulfed in the group hug.
As we broke apart Kendra said. "Oh and side note. This year for Halloween.." she pointed at me. "your gonna be the pimp and us three will be your hoes. You'll basically be in the same outfit as us just with a coat, cane and hat." I nodded my head in approval. We always had some kind of theme for Halloween. Last year we were the Wizard Of Oz characters. Holly was Dorothy, Kendra was the Scarecrow, Bridget was the Tin man, and I was the Lion. Our costumes were skanky but a lot of thought went behind them.
"Ok now I know you hate heels and the current situation with your leg is.. But lets face it. You have to dress to impress." Holly said giving me a pair of black heels. "Plus the black and chrome combination matches your cane." She must have thought this out. She's right. I do need to dress to impress tonight. Without a word I took the shoes from Holly and put them on.
Just as I was opening my mouth to speak the doorbell rang. "That must be Nick." I stood up with Holly's heels and my new cane. "How do I look? Second date worthy?"
They all told me I looked amazing. Kendra even said marriage worthy and I told her not even to get me started on that subject.
I traveled down the steps to meet Nick at the door. I didn't expect to see what I saw when I looked at him. Nick was dressed nice. Dark blue jeans, bright white sneakers, a white dress shirt and a tux jacket over it. He didn't even have on glasses. He looked like he just stepped out of a magazine. "Why are you dressed like that?" I asked him, not even bothering to mask my confusion.
"Nick?" Holly, Bridget and Kendra all said at the same time before Nick could answer. I guess they were just as shocked as me to see him actually looking.. Good.
"My brother heard me talking to you on the phone about Selena." I nodded my head for him to continue still confused. I grabbed my leather jacket off the coat rack and slipped it on as Nick explained himself. "Don't worry I covered for you. Its just he knows or thinks I'm going on a date with her and he wouldn't let me leave the house unless he picked my wardrobe." I hope this doesn't spread around school. Although Nick should dress like that more often.
"You have a brother?" Bridget asked.
"Yes." Nick replied.
"Who?" Bridget asked as I whipped my phone out of my pocket to check the time. 7:48. Ah! Were supposed to be there at 8.
"We don't have time for this. His brother is Joe." I said as I began to push Nick out the door the best I could, and grabbed my backpack that had everything I would need for the night in it. "Yes, Holly's Joe." I said right before I closed the door on my way out of the house. I didn't want to turn back to see Holly's face. "Now move we have to go or we'll be late." I informed Nick.
"When did you get a cane?" He asked as he unlocked his hybrid.
"It was a present from the girls." I told him as I got in the back.
"Demi why are you getting in the back?.. And now that I think about it, shouldn't we be driving your car?"
"I'm in the back so her daddy doesn't see me, and there's no way I'm letting you drive my car. Just say you drive this because… it balances out the gas guzzling Charger." I know that doesn't make any sense but whatever…
"Riiight." He gave up and got in the car.
After a short drive we pulled up at Selena's. Nick put the car in park and hopped out. I watched as he walked up to the door and rang the doorbell. A few seconds later Selena's mom answered the door. Damn I was hoping I would catch a glimpse of her dad just to see what I'm up against. Then Selena came outside and she looked breath taking. I love it when she wears skirts. Then a rather large, in shape man came out. That must be her dad. Him and Nick exchanged a few words and a hand shake before Nick and Selena began to make there way back to the car. If that's her dad I'm gonna need a bat cause there's no way I could take that guy.
"You look gorgeous as always." I said to Selena as she got in the car.
She smiled and shut the door. "Thanks." then she leaned over her seat and gave me a hug which I returned. "You look great too." she said as she pulled away and sat back down to buckle her seat belt.
Nick started the car and drove to the Chinese restaurant down the road. We ordered at the drive thru and I even got something for Nick since he's doing this for me. Then Nick dropped us off at a secluded spot on the beach.
As we walked closer to the water and away from the empty parking places Selena asked me. "What happened to the movie?"
I knew she would ask. This time I had an answer prepared. "Well I remembered how you said you loved the beach so I thought we could have dinner out here." I explained as I placed the bag containing our food down in the sand and took off my backpack. I unzipped it and pulled out a red sheet. I carefully placed the sheet on top of the sand and reached back into my bag to pull out two thick candles. I placed them in the middle of the sheet and lit them. After I set the scene I picked up the food and looked back at Selena. "Care to join me for dinner?" I asked as I sat down.
She took a moment before she answered. "Do you do this for every girl you take out?"
"No." I patted the spot next to me. "Now sit down and enjoy the view of the ocean crashing against the shore." Selena sat down and I handed her, her dinner. "So Ms. Gomez, what makes you tick?" I asked as I opened up the Styrofoam box my food was in.
"What do you mean?" she asked taking a bite of her food.
I also took a bite of mine. "I mean like I hate it when people complain about how you can get salmonella. Like come on, what are the odds of getting it? I eat so much cookie dough and I'm fine." I said as I took another bite and Selena laughed. God I love that laugh. "What?" I asked.
"Nothing…" she said with a smile on her face. "I guess what pisses me off is when people miss treat animals." I knew this girl was a sweetheart.
"Do you have any pets?" I asked.
She took another bite and brought her hand up to cover her mouth when she spoke. "No, I want a dog but my parents don't so I'll have to wait to get one." She's so beautiful in the candle light. Oh shit she caught me staring. Wait were on a date, I'm allowed to stare. Our eyes met and we both instantly smiled. "What about you? Do you have any?"
"No. I want a dog too. But dad said I could only have a small one. I didn't see the point cause I want a big dog. Maybe a Pitbull or a Rottweiler or a Bulldog. Something I could go jogging with." I don't think I've ever talked this much on a date. Her lips look so kissable and her eyes are so deep right now. Stop she's not like the rest of them, just talk. "If you had a choice what would you get?"
She looked up at the sky. I could tell she was thinking about her choice. "um.." she looked back at me. "If I could get any kind in the world I would get a Chow Chow." a what?
"What?" I said with my mouth full. I know I'm not polite or at least no where near as polite as her. Sue me.
She giggled. Everything about her is so cute. "It's a dog that originated in China. It has a lot of fur, it's really poofy actually." she stared at me for a moment and shook her head. Aw what did I do wrong? "Are you gonna get that?" get what? "You've got some… ah never mind." she picked up her napkin and leant towards me and wiped my chin. Son of a bitch I must have looked like an idiot. But I got a goofy grin on my face because of how close she got, now I probably look like an even bigger idiot.
"T-thanks."
We finished our meal in a comfortable silence. After I stood to throw away our trash in a near by trash can. "Here let me." Selena said as I was getting up.
I took off my heels. "It's fine baby girl, I got it." I'm not sure why I said baby girl. I always call Holly that. Weird. "But if you really want to get up we can always go for a walk down the beach." I said as I headed to the trash cans.
"What about your stuff? And I didn't know you wore heels." she asked me.
I stopped walking and turned to face her. "I don't and the only important things are my phone and you, and I'm taking those with me." I threw away our trash. "Plus it's like an unwritten rule to leave other peoples things alone on the beach." I said as I extended my hand to help her up. She took it and bumped into me. I may have pulled her up too fast. Just maybe. Can you blame me for wanting to feel her against me.
We both stood there insanely close to the other still holding on to the other's hand. She leaned in closer to me and our eyes were locked. She came so close our noses were practically touching. "I know what you just did."
I swallowed hard. I hate being nervous. "And that was…?"
I leaned in closer so that our foreheads rested against each others. "You know." she said as she pulled away and started walking down the beach. I would have followed behind her but the view was too good to pass up.
Then I realized she was getting pretty far ahead of me. "Hey no fair! You know I can't run. Slow down." I said and she turned around and waited for me to reach her. Once I was next to her I held my hand out. "May I hold your hand my lady?" She just smiled and placed her hand in mine and I laced our fingers together.
At first it was quiet as we walked. I was enjoying the sand between my toes and the feeling of holding Selena's hand on such a beautiful night. "Demi?"
"Yes gorgeous."
Every once in a while I would look at Selena but if I stared too long while we walked I would loose my balance. Just now when I called her gorgeous, she blushed. "Is your name short for something or is it just Demi?"
"It's short for Demetria, but Demi sounds so much better." I said as we continued our walk.
"Demetria Devonne Lovato." she said. Hearing my full name come off her lips was like a small slice of heaven. I can only imagine what it's like to kiss them.
"So Selena Gomez, what's your middle name?" I asked curiously.
I could feel her loosing up around me which was good. That means she getting comfortable. "My middle name is Marie."
"That's pretty."
"Yep, just like you." she said smiling at me.
I could feel my mouth hanging open from shock. Did she just say that or did I imagine it. Holy shit I think she said it. I smiled back at her. "Why thank you. Look at you being Ms. Confident." I softly nudged her with my elbow.
"I didn't think being around you would be this easy. Everything seems to come naturally when your with me." she explained. "Like in the hospital. I've never told anyone any of what happened that night." I just nodded, I wanted to make sure I heard everything she was saying. "I know you have a bad reputation.." I would exactly call it bad. "but there's something about you that just… I don't know."
"So.. what do you like better. Selena Marie Lovato or Selena Marie Gomez-Lovato?" I asked with a cheeky grin.
"Why not Demetria Devonne Gomez?" she asked and I was just thrilled she decided to play along.
"Cause that sounds bad." I said as a laughed.
She laughed too. "Your right. It does." After we had both calmed down and stopped laughing she asked if I wanted to play 20 questions. So I said sure.
"Favorite color?" she asked.
"Red. You?" I replied.
"Green." she stated.
…..
For the longest time we went back and forth asking silly, random questions. We definitely passed 20. We had started our way back to where I left my bag when my phone rang. I stopped walking because I didn't want to let go of Selena's hand, so instead I rested my cane on my thigh as I pulled my phone from my pocket.
"Hello… Already?.. Ok." I hung up the phone and put it back in my pocket. I returned my attention back to Selena and I could tell she wanted to know who I stopped out date for. "It was Nick. He said he's here."
Her face softened. "Oh, what time is it?"
"10:40. You have to be home by 11 right?" I asked her just to make sure. She nodded and we got everything packed back up. "I really appreciate you giving me the time to show you the real me, not just what everyone sees." I then took her hands in mine and looked straight into her deep brown eyes. "and if you would allow me to, I would love to take you out on another date." I held my breath as I waited for her answer.
"…I'd love to go on another date with you."
I let out a heavy sigh. "Oh thank god." I said as I pulled her in for a hug and heard her giggle. I'm glad she thinks me being a nervous wreak is funny.
As we pulled apart it was like all my confidence came rushing back at once. Because, I pulled her back with my hands on her waist. Then I gave her a quick peck on the lips and I didn't realize what I had done till after I did it. Mmm they were so soft. My eyes were glued to her lips and she took notice but didn't move away. I leant in slowly to kiss her but stopped just right before I made contact. My lips lingered over hers. "If you want me to stop just tell me." I felt her hands travel from my shoulders to my neck and I knew she wanted this just as bad as I did. I didn't wait any longer. I connected out lips. Our lip glosses mixed together as our lips glided along each others in perfect sync. I could feel my heart pounding so hard in my chest it felt like it was in my ears and my stomach erupted in butterflies.
It was a slow soft kiss and when we separated I couldn't get my mouth to forms words. "Th.. We.. Ni.." I took in a deep breath and Selena was watching me struggle with my words with a smile stretched across her face.
"Wow, I knew you were going to be good, but I had no idea I was going to do that to you." She said as we stood there still holding on to each other.
I took in another deep breath and cleared my throat. "We.. I should get you home." I managed to choke out.
She could see the effect she had on me and that was the last thing I wanted her to see. Now she has me and she knows it. "Yea probably." Selena gave me a wink and patted my ass as she walked off to the car.
No! This is not how it was supposed to happen. I'm supposed to do the wink and the taking control. I'm the one who's supposes to leave her speechless after a kiss. What kind of crazy alternate universe is this?
