Cheese
Paul tiptoed out the house last night after he finally allowed me to let go. The next morning I woke up with a big grin on my face. This was going to be a good day I could tell.
I was humming as I skipped around the kitchen, ignoring Beccer and Jacob as they looked into each other's eyes like love sick puppies. I grabbed some toast and looked at the post. There was a letter addressed to both me and Beccer so I took the liberty of opening it as Beccer was currently busy.
"Hi you two,
Well I thought I should remind you that me and Jake are coming round to see your new pad soon. Knowing both of you, you forgot all about it and now reading this letter you are thinking shit. We are coming around on the 27th September…"
Panic suddenly flooded my face, crap what's the date today? I ran to the calendar and let out a groan. It was today.
"What you moaning about?" Jacob asked still looking at Beccer.
"Cheese is coming around today with Jake." That grabbed Beccer's attention as she stood up and ran to me.
"What do you mean?"
"Guess we both forgot then. She did say in this letter we would forget." Beccer snatched the paper from my hand and started to read it out loud.
"We are coming round on the 27th September," She read. "And our plane gets in around three in the afternoon. I hope you remember to pick us up as we have no idea where we are going. Well we shall see you soon, better get panicking." Beccer looked up at me sheer panic on her face. "How could we forget this? It's eleven o'clock now."
"Who is cheese?" Jacob asked a little confused.
"Our friend Louise." Beccer replied.
"And Jake is her boyfriend?"
"Yup, oh no there are going to be two Jakes" I groaned.
"I'm the best one though." Jacob said with a grin and winked at Beccer.
"If you say so."
"Leah what are we going to do?" Beccer looked at me. Why do I have to have the answer? "I mean we haven't even sorted out a spare room for them."
I stood there thinking everything over. Damn, why did we not pay attention to things when we're told them?
"Here's what we are going to do. You and Jacob are going to Wal-Mart. You are going to buy the cheapest bed, cupboard and anything else needed for the spare room. I shall clean up the house. When you get back I'll make the bed, you go to the airport and collect them whilst I sort stuff out here." It should work. I hope, I mean we only have four hours.
"You can't sort out round here and make the spare room up by yourself."
"Yeah, I mean I have seen you around this house Leah and you are lazy."
"Shut up Jacob."
"Only saying. I know who could help you out … Paul. He's good with beds." Jacob's tone of voice and the way he was looking at me made me think he knew about last night.
"Leah he could fix yours whilst he's at it." Beccer said, not realising the inside knowledge that Paul was hidden under mine last night. I gave a nervous laugh and coughed.
"I suppose so."
"I'll call him right now." Jacob had a smug smile on his face and took out his phone. I so want to slap him. Wonder in Beccer would mind. It would only hurt for a little bit. "Paul how would you like to help out a friend…? It's Leah…thought that might change your mind." Both me and Beccer shared a confused look. "Well her friend is coming over from England to stay in four hours and as you are good with beds…Okay I'll tell her…see you in a bit."
"He's coming around then?"
"Yup he seemed very excited."
"You are an ass you know that?"
"Leah!" Beccer frowned.
"What he is."
"Leave Jacob alone, we haven't got time for this. If Paul is on his way we will leave now. You get changed and get your butt in gear."
"Yes mother." I shouted and she dragged him out the house with him sticking his tongue out at me. The front door slammed shut.
Well there goes my good day now. I've got to spend all day cleaning…with Paul. I ran up the stairs flung on my jeans and a vest top, combed my hair and put on some eye liner. Just as I dashed down the stairs again in came Paul.
"Hello, I hear you need my assistance with a bed. Wanted more of me after last night did you?"
"You are so full of yourself." It didn't annoy me much anymore that he was always like this. I was becoming used to it and actually found myself wanting to hear more.
"I know." I walked over to the iPod dock and put my music on shuffle. Music can help you get through anything. "You aren't trying to educate me again are you? I just don't think I'm going to change."
"I haven't given up on you yet, but this is just to help motivate me." We both walked to the kitchen and I grabbed the cleaning stuff from under the sink. "Now let's get cleaning." I pushed a feather duster in his hand which he looked at with his 'you have got to be kidding me' look.
"This was not in my job description."
"But you look so dashing."
"I look gay." He grumbled.
"Please Paul, please, please, please, please?" I said batting my eyelids. He let out a loud sigh, shaking his head.
"Fine." He muttered something else to himself but it was so low I couldn't make out what it was. He started to use his feather duster to the max whilst I went around with polish and a duster singing along to the song that was currently playing.
"Nothings going on, but I don't care
Leave me here, don't take me anywhere
Why should I get up when I have nothing to do?
Just another lazy day afternoon
Beautiful day outside, but I don't care
Everything I need I got right here
Why should I go out? Why should I even move?
Just another lazy day afternoon
Afternoon, when everybody's working
I'd rather be a jerk and lay around
Afternoon, this day is just too perfect
Just another lazy day afternoon
Nothings going on, but I don't care
Leave me here, don't take me anywhere
Why should I get up when I've got nothing to do
Just another lazy day afternoon
Just another lazy day afternoon
Afternoon, when everybody's working
I'd rather be a jerk and lay around
Afternoon, this day is just too perfect
Just another lazy day afternoon
Beautiful day outside, but I don't care
Everything I need I got right here
Why should I go out? Why should I even move?
Just another lazy day afternoon"
I turned around to start on the banisters when I caught Paul stood there just watching me. Little weird.
"What you looking at?"
"Umm nothing." He turned around quickly putting his attention back on the ceiling. Oh Pervy Paul you are a strange one.
"Anyway big man your expertise can be used somewhere else now. I need you to help me move some things."
"Anything to get rid of this thing." He said as he chucked the duster on the sofa and followed me to the spare room. The room had a few boxes in that we had not yet unpacked and we had put all our decorating stuff in there. "Where is this all going to?" Paul asked as he looked from the boxes to me.
"For now, my room." I picked up the closest thing to me and started the process of moving things from room to room. Paul carried two boxes at once which was really quite impressive. That must be why he had really nice arms.
"Stop ogling me, I feel vulnerable."
"I thought you liked women appreciating you."
"Not anymore."
"Is our Paul a changed man?"
"You could say that."
"Leah! Paul! Help us out down here." Beccer shouted up the stairs. The bed must be here. We both ran down the stairs to find Beccer and Jacob.
"I'm telling you Beccer I can carry it." Jacob protested.
"Don't be so stupid that is really heavy."
"For you maybe but I'm a well built muscle man." Paul sighed and brushed past me, grabbing the big box Jacob was carrying.
"Let a real man do the work." I grinned at Jacobs frowning face, Paul had just made him look bad.
"I'm a man."
"Uh huh, sure you are."
"Don't worry Jacob I know you are a man." Beccer smiled as she rubbed his back. I gave Beccer an amused look. She knows does she?
"I'm saying nothing."
"Whatever, we just needed to drop this off." Beccer glared. "I'm sure you two shall manage just fine from now on."
"Put a bed together, a cupboard. Can't be that hard." Paul started making his way upstairs.
"See you in three hours with Louise." Beccer turned to me after watching Paul leave.
"Okay, see you then." I shut the door behind them and ran up to help Paul who had it already out of the box and laid out on the floor. He looked at the pieces with a confused expression. "Thought it wasn't that hard."
"I'm just assessing what I have here." To the left of him I saw the instructions discarded and unused. What is it with men and instructions? I went and sat next to him, picking up the instructions as I did so.
"You know I find instructions help."
"I don't need instructions, now step back and let me get to work." I wasn't going to question him it is way to amusing to watch this instead. Paul struggled for nearly an hour, swearing and groaning when it kept going wrong. Finally he gave in after lying back on the floor with a sigh.
"So want to use the instructions yet?" I asked.
"Fine if you think it will help we will use the instructions." He grabbed the piece of paper out my hand and we began work again. Within fifteen minutes we were done and I had a smug smile on my face. "Don't even think about it saying it."
"What like I told you so?" He glared at me for a moment but he gave into a smile quickly.
"Alright fine you were right. Now let's get on with the rest of this stuff shall we?"
"Okay." We were working on making the place up for Louise and Jake for the next hour. When we were done and happy we sat in the kitchen with some coffee and talking to each other like we had known each other for ever. Paul seemed different when he wasn't showing off, when he was just himself. Yeah he still had his pervy, annoying side but it turned out there was a lot more to Paul Davis than people knew.
"Leah we're back!" Beccer shouted through the door. That's beginning to be a habit. I jumped up out my chair and ran to the door to find Beccer and Jacob coming through the door with a couple of suitcases. Behind them was the tall couple. As soon as I saw Louise I jumped at her.
"Sexy bean!" I grinned.
"Hello gorgeous."
Authors Note: Have any of you actually ever done this? I mean it seems like such a man thing to do like with the un willingness to ask for directions. Song is Lazy day Afternoon by Plain White T's. I just found the song and I have been singing it since.
You happy now a-lil-angel, you are finally in it J you can stop the bugging now.
And of course PepperX again thank you.