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Chapter 21:
Nate's POV
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I closed my eyes and leaned my head gently on top of Mary's, which was lying comfortably in the crook of my neck. I glanced at Shane who was sitting on the two-seater recliner across the room. Mitchie was curled up next to him, her arm thrown lazily across his chest, with his arm wrapped around her back. Shane smirked at me and mouthed, didn't you wish you were me? I made a gagging motion at him and looked at Jason. Jason and Tami had opted to sitting on the floor, and Tami was fast asleep, her head lying on Jason's lap, her legs sprawled out underneath a thick blue blanket we had found in the spare bedroom.
It seemed like only the guys were awake, and all the girls had fallen asleep. We had popped in a horror movie just half an hour before. Shane had been anticipating Mitchie to jump into his lap screaming, and he would come and 'protect' her from whatever monster was coming her way.
Of course none of that happened. The girls didn't seem so much as fazed and slowly, they drifted off to sleep. Brilliant plan, Shane. Brilliant. Well he wasn't complaining. He was the one who had Mitchie sprawled all over him.
With a sigh, I reached out and grabbed the remote controller, turning the T.V off midway through the movie. I slowly slid my hands under Mary, and carefully lifted her off the couch. Her head lolled until it rested against my chest. "You coming?" I asked Shane and Jason. Both of them shrugged. "Later." Shane said, wiggling his eyebrows at me. "Pervert." I rolled my eyes and slowly made for the stairs.
Mary and I had spent the whole day today in the recording studio that we had built into the beach house. Mary had refused to sing for me the whole time. But I was going to hear her voice one day. In the end, I just ended up teaching her how to operate the studio. Maybe she was going to be a music producer someday. She seemed so interested in everything I taught her. Hey, I wouldn't even mind if she became my music producer. With Mary, I doubted anything could go wrong.
Finally, I made it to the third landing (the second landing was the whole studio and the video game area) and went into the spare room across from mine. Tami's and Mitchie's were opposite Jason's and Shane's. Mary's room was painted with a light aqua blue with white furniture and a few light yellow beanbags in the corner with a guitar.
I gently lowered Mary onto the bed in the middle of the room. She groaned and shifted a bit before finally settling down. Biting my lip, trying not to make a noise, I slowly lifted the blanket from under her and draped it over her small frame.
"Good night, Mary." I whispered. Quickly, I leaned down and kissed her forehead, before leaving the room. With an exasperated sigh, I closed the door behind me.
There was something about Mary these days… and I couldn't place my finger on this feeling she gave me.
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Mary's POV
"Mary?"
I looked up from my plate of pancakes to meet Nate's brown eyes. "I'm sorry… I blanked out. Yeah?" Nate grinned at me and set his plate next to mine. I waited as he pulled out his chair, feeling his body warmth slowly fill the air around me. "Did you enjoy your first day yesterday?" I grinned, remembering the stories that Shane had told during dinner, and the horror movie that really wasn't even close to scary. "I had the most amazing time."
"Good. " Nate smiled. "Anyway, the guys and I got a call from our manager this morning. He needs to meet us down at the recording studio today during the afternoon. So we'll be gone until around 5. Are you girls okay to be alone?"
I shoved a piece of pancake in my mouth and chewed slowly. Alone, in this gorgeous house? Without the guys? With a recording studio on the second floor? I smiled to myself. "Don't worry Nate. We'll be more than okay."
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Mitchie's POV
The day was beautiful. It was slightly cloudy, but with this terrific sun. Perfect for a tan. But of course, Mary had Tami and I inside the house, where the sun couldn't touch us. And therefore, I couldn't get a tan.
"I don't even know how to operate a studio!" I groaned loudly. Mary was sitting on the sofa behind me, her legs curled underneath her as she fingered the paper in her hands. "Liar. You recorded that song remember? Last year?"
I crossed my arms angrily and turned to face Tami, who was sitting in the chair next to me. "She isn't playing fair. She's robbing me of a tan." Tami rolled her eyes. "Let her record one song. Just one!" She said, before lying back in her chair and closing her eyes to sleep again.
I groaned. Mary was taking full advantage that the guys weren't around and couldn't hear her sing. Though I could never understood why she only let the two of us—Tami and me- listen. Her voice was one of the purest, gentlest, voices I had ever heard. But if I told her, she'd just tell me I'm complimenting her because I'm her best friend. It's what we do.
Even if it was true. Ugh, but that was Mary for you. I reached over and grabbed the paper from her hands and scanned the page. "You wrote this?" I asked, impressed. The lyrics were good. Really good. "And you never told us?" I fingered the paper, imagining the tune Mary had written down with it. She scratched her head shyly. "It's really… bad." I shook my head.
"No, no. If anything, it's amazing. Now get in there!" I pulled her off the couch and shoved her in the studio. Seriously. That girl was so shy with everyone that she always needed a little push. I beckoned at her to put on the headphones.
She sighed and brushed the hair out of her eyes and picked up a brown guitar in the corner of the studio. It was one of the things that Mary and I had in common. Our love for the guitar. It was kind of how we had connected as best friends. But I guess Mary's love for it ran deeper than mine. It was her father who had taught her how to play it. Now, the guitar was the only thing that helped Mary feel connected to him.
I smiled inwardly as she sat on the chair. It'd been so long since I had seen Mary step up to anything. I thought after Domifreak she had lost who she had originally been. But here she was, emerging again.
I watched as she took a deep breath. Here we go Mary. Do Tami and me proud.
I've never gone with the wind
Just let it flow
Let it take me where it wants to go
Til' you opened the door
There's so much more
I'd never seen it before
I was tryin' to fly but I couldn't find wings
But you came along and changed everything
You lift my feet off the ground
And spin me around
You make me crazier, crazier
Feels like i'm falling and I
I'm lost in your eyes
You make me Crazier, Crazier, Crazier
I watched from a distance as you
Made life your own
Every sky was your own kind of blue
And I wanted to know how that would feel
And you made it so real
You showed me something that I couldn't ee
You opened my eyes and you made me belive
You lift my my feet off the ground
And spin me around
You make me crazier crazier
Feels like i'm falling and I
I'm lost in your eyes
You make me crazier crazier crazier
Ohhhh
Baby you showed me what livin' is for
I don't wanna hide anymore
Oh Ohh
You lift my feet off the ground
And spin me around
You make me crazier crazier
Feels like i'm fallin and I
I'm lost in your eyes
You make me crazier crazier crazier
Crazier Crazier
When the song ended the whole room was silent. Tami and I just sat there, listening to the strains of the guitar fade away. "That bad, huh." Mary said dejectedly, placing the guitar back on the stand and making her way out of the studio. "I shouldn't have tried."
I shook my head violently as Tami jumped up excitedly. "Are you mad? That song was amazing! I—I never knew you could sing and write like Mitchie! Wow. I just… wow. Mary! That was so…" Tami breathed in.
"Special."
Mary blinked at her. Then at me. "Really? You really think so?" I nodded. "Definitely. Playback?" And without even waiting for a reply, I hit play on the control board.
We listened quietly as the sound of the guitar filled the room and eventually Mary's voice. It rang through the whole empty space, and the three of us sat there, mesmerized. "It's for Nate, isn't it?" I asked when the music stopped.
Mary didn't even have to answer. The violent blush in her cheeks said it all. "I just… I couldn't put what I felt into words you know? So I just… tried a song and it all came out." Tami slammed the control panel.
"It all came out pretty darn good." I laughed. "You're such a drama queen Tam. Anyway… so. We've been meaning to ask you Mary. Winter Formals' next week. Are you asking Nate?" Mary choked. "I'm sorry what?"
"Winter formal!" Tami said excitedly. "You forgot! How could you! It's like. The most important prom of the year. Minus the other one… but the point is. The winter formal!" I nodded vigorously. How could Mary had forgotten something so important? "It's this Friday!"
"Ask him!" I added. "Play this song for him. It totally says it all. And if the song doesn't make him fall for you, I don't what will." I reached over and grabbed an empty disk from the table and popped it into the disk burner. We sat in silence as the CD was burned. Tami was tapping her fingers on the board, probably wondering about what we'd wear, I was wondering what Mary would do… and Mary was thinking about Nate.
When the CD was done I grabbed it and pressed it into Mary's hand without hesitation. "Ask him tonight, okay? We're rooting for you Mary." And without a reply, I got up and left the room with Tami.
I mean. Someone needs to give Mary a little push now and then right?
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