-Chapter Eight-
The school day seemed to go on forever. Luckily, Christie had more than a few classes with Craig and they got to talk a lot. She learned more and more about him every minute and hoped that their date would go just as well.
At the end of the day Christie, Emma, Sean, and Craig were talking about where to meet that night.
"Why don't we meet @ that coffee house on the corner of Regal street? We can get some coffee or something and just chat for awhile?" suggested Emma.
Christie looked at Craig who smiled and she said," Good idea Em, how about Craig and I meet you guys there @ 10? Will your mom be cool if we get home by midnight?"
"Well we can ask her when we get home but I'm sure it's fine, we gotta go find Manny and go home tho, so we'll see you guys later."
Emma kissed Sean goodbye and they all waved and went their separate ways. The two girls found Manny checking her e-mail on one of the computers in the computer room.
"Geezus I thought you guys were never gonna get here," she said laughing," are you excited about tonight Christie??"
"Ahh, I'm sooo excited Manny I can't take it."
"Well lets go find you the perfect outfit girlfriend."
The three girls went back to Emma's house and by the time Spike got up to Emma's room it looked like a hurricane had whirled thru it.
Spike laughed," Did you girls find anything to wear in this mess?"
"We did," they replied simultaneously.
Emma had ended up with a pink and white flowered shirt that buttoned halfway down, a cute white skirt, and a white cap like the kind Britney Spears always wears. Her hair was wavy underneath, and her make-up was all done. Christie was dressed casually as Craig had told her to do. She was wearing a black baby t-shirt with "Sex Pistols" written on it in white, and a light pair of bootleg jeans that nearly cover her feet since she was so short. Her hair was stick straight and parted in the middle with half of it clipped back and a few face framing pieces falling in the front.
"So what do you think Spike?" asked Christie
"For the mess in here, you guys definitely pulled yourselves off."
As soon as Spike finished talking, the doorbell rang.
"That must be Sean," said Emma.
She ran down the stairs and opened the door. "Hey Sean."
"Hey, uh, is this Emma's house?"
"Sean, cut it out!"
"Emma? Oh gosh that IS you. You look amazing!" Sean gave Emma a quick hug and a kiss on the cheek.
"Well thank you, but really you should credit Christie, this was ALL her."
Christie came down the stairs with a white purse and scarf in hand and greeted Sean. "What are we crediting me for here?"
"Making my girlfriend look even more amazing then usual," said Sean.
Christie smiled," Oh that was sooo easy."
Sean tipped his head @ Christie's shirt. "That's a nice look you got goin on there. Did a little birdie tell you that Craig went as Sid Vicious to a dance a few years ago, and he totally loves them?"
Christie cocked her head, surprised. "No, actually, I love them. I got this from my dad for my birthday a few years ago."
Sean shook his head and smiled," Could she be anymore perfect for him?"
Emma and Sean said goodbye to everyone and told Christie they would see her around 10. Christie turned to leave also, draping her thin scarf off of her neck, and asked Spike if being home by midnight was suitable. Spike said yes, and told Christie to have a good time.
Christie took some thinking time as she walked toward Craig's house. She had only known Craig for about two days and she already liked him more than anyone she had ever known. She vowed to herself then and there that she would never EVER do anything to jeopardize their relationship.
Craig was pacing back and forth in the living room, getting more and more anxious with very second.
"Craig, chill. I've never seen you like this. You already really like her don't you?"
Craig nodded and finally sat down and started talking to Angela. He was tickling her and she was laughing hysterically when the doorbell rang, he stopped and looked up.
"Craig can I get it?" asked Angela. "Sure Angie," he said.
Angela got up and ran to the door, standing on her tiptoes to open it.
When the door opened, it looked as if no one was there, but then Christie realized who WAS there and knelt down.
"Hi Angela," she said giving the little girl a hug," it's a good thing you cam to the door."
"Why?"
"I have something for you." Christie grabbed her purse and pulled out a small pink teddy bear with a bow tied around one ear. She handed it to Angela whose face lit up as she threw her tiny arms as far around Christie as they would go.
"Thank you!" she said. She looked up at Christie and proceeded to tell her that she looked pretty.
"Yes, you do look very pretty," said a familiar voice. Christie looked forward and saw a pair of white tennis shoes, as she stood up, she came face to face with the most gorgeous guy alive. Outfitted in a long sleeve white shirt, with a red Abercrombie t-shirt over it and a pair of light colored jeans, he looked amazing. Of course to top it all off he was wearing that 10,000 watt smile of his also.
"Thanks Mr. Handsome, looking good yourself."
Craig picked Angela up and carried her into the living room. Joey peeked his head out of the kitchen and Christie waved. "Hi Joey!"
"Hey Christie, how are you?"
"I'm good, how about yourself?"
"Just fine."
When Christie turned back to Craig he was just staring at her, smiling.
"What?" she said
"The Sex Pistols, who told you?"
Christie laughed, " Actually, no one until after the shirt was on. Then Sean asked me what little bird had told me that you dressed as Sid Vicious for a dance a few years ago. By the way.when are you gonna whip that outfit out?"
Craig buried his head in his hands, "Hopefully never."
Joey walked into the room wiping off his hands, which were wet from doing the dishes.
"Did I hear someone talking about The Sex Pistols and Craig's attempt to be cool?"
Christie laughed as Craig shot Joey a dirty look and turned to display her shirt to Joey.
"Wow," he said," could this girl be anymore perfect for you?"
Craig smiled and simply said," Nope."
The school day seemed to go on forever. Luckily, Christie had more than a few classes with Craig and they got to talk a lot. She learned more and more about him every minute and hoped that their date would go just as well.
At the end of the day Christie, Emma, Sean, and Craig were talking about where to meet that night.
"Why don't we meet @ that coffee house on the corner of Regal street? We can get some coffee or something and just chat for awhile?" suggested Emma.
Christie looked at Craig who smiled and she said," Good idea Em, how about Craig and I meet you guys there @ 10? Will your mom be cool if we get home by midnight?"
"Well we can ask her when we get home but I'm sure it's fine, we gotta go find Manny and go home tho, so we'll see you guys later."
Emma kissed Sean goodbye and they all waved and went their separate ways. The two girls found Manny checking her e-mail on one of the computers in the computer room.
"Geezus I thought you guys were never gonna get here," she said laughing," are you excited about tonight Christie??"
"Ahh, I'm sooo excited Manny I can't take it."
"Well lets go find you the perfect outfit girlfriend."
The three girls went back to Emma's house and by the time Spike got up to Emma's room it looked like a hurricane had whirled thru it.
Spike laughed," Did you girls find anything to wear in this mess?"
"We did," they replied simultaneously.
Emma had ended up with a pink and white flowered shirt that buttoned halfway down, a cute white skirt, and a white cap like the kind Britney Spears always wears. Her hair was wavy underneath, and her make-up was all done. Christie was dressed casually as Craig had told her to do. She was wearing a black baby t-shirt with "Sex Pistols" written on it in white, and a light pair of bootleg jeans that nearly cover her feet since she was so short. Her hair was stick straight and parted in the middle with half of it clipped back and a few face framing pieces falling in the front.
"So what do you think Spike?" asked Christie
"For the mess in here, you guys definitely pulled yourselves off."
As soon as Spike finished talking, the doorbell rang.
"That must be Sean," said Emma.
She ran down the stairs and opened the door. "Hey Sean."
"Hey, uh, is this Emma's house?"
"Sean, cut it out!"
"Emma? Oh gosh that IS you. You look amazing!" Sean gave Emma a quick hug and a kiss on the cheek.
"Well thank you, but really you should credit Christie, this was ALL her."
Christie came down the stairs with a white purse and scarf in hand and greeted Sean. "What are we crediting me for here?"
"Making my girlfriend look even more amazing then usual," said Sean.
Christie smiled," Oh that was sooo easy."
Sean tipped his head @ Christie's shirt. "That's a nice look you got goin on there. Did a little birdie tell you that Craig went as Sid Vicious to a dance a few years ago, and he totally loves them?"
Christie cocked her head, surprised. "No, actually, I love them. I got this from my dad for my birthday a few years ago."
Sean shook his head and smiled," Could she be anymore perfect for him?"
Emma and Sean said goodbye to everyone and told Christie they would see her around 10. Christie turned to leave also, draping her thin scarf off of her neck, and asked Spike if being home by midnight was suitable. Spike said yes, and told Christie to have a good time.
Christie took some thinking time as she walked toward Craig's house. She had only known Craig for about two days and she already liked him more than anyone she had ever known. She vowed to herself then and there that she would never EVER do anything to jeopardize their relationship.
Craig was pacing back and forth in the living room, getting more and more anxious with very second.
"Craig, chill. I've never seen you like this. You already really like her don't you?"
Craig nodded and finally sat down and started talking to Angela. He was tickling her and she was laughing hysterically when the doorbell rang, he stopped and looked up.
"Craig can I get it?" asked Angela. "Sure Angie," he said.
Angela got up and ran to the door, standing on her tiptoes to open it.
When the door opened, it looked as if no one was there, but then Christie realized who WAS there and knelt down.
"Hi Angela," she said giving the little girl a hug," it's a good thing you cam to the door."
"Why?"
"I have something for you." Christie grabbed her purse and pulled out a small pink teddy bear with a bow tied around one ear. She handed it to Angela whose face lit up as she threw her tiny arms as far around Christie as they would go.
"Thank you!" she said. She looked up at Christie and proceeded to tell her that she looked pretty.
"Yes, you do look very pretty," said a familiar voice. Christie looked forward and saw a pair of white tennis shoes, as she stood up, she came face to face with the most gorgeous guy alive. Outfitted in a long sleeve white shirt, with a red Abercrombie t-shirt over it and a pair of light colored jeans, he looked amazing. Of course to top it all off he was wearing that 10,000 watt smile of his also.
"Thanks Mr. Handsome, looking good yourself."
Craig picked Angela up and carried her into the living room. Joey peeked his head out of the kitchen and Christie waved. "Hi Joey!"
"Hey Christie, how are you?"
"I'm good, how about yourself?"
"Just fine."
When Christie turned back to Craig he was just staring at her, smiling.
"What?" she said
"The Sex Pistols, who told you?"
Christie laughed, " Actually, no one until after the shirt was on. Then Sean asked me what little bird had told me that you dressed as Sid Vicious for a dance a few years ago. By the way.when are you gonna whip that outfit out?"
Craig buried his head in his hands, "Hopefully never."
Joey walked into the room wiping off his hands, which were wet from doing the dishes.
"Did I hear someone talking about The Sex Pistols and Craig's attempt to be cool?"
Christie laughed as Craig shot Joey a dirty look and turned to display her shirt to Joey.
"Wow," he said," could this girl be anymore perfect for you?"
Craig smiled and simply said," Nope."