Part XIII
Around 9:30ish, everyone left except Tallie. She stayed to help Sky clean up. "Wow, that was fun. I think I should become a wrestler too!" she sat on the sofa and stretched. "Well, you only have to work really hard for the next 25 years!" said Sky as he sat next to her. "I'm so tired, but I have to go to work tomorrow.God, it's not fair! You guys don't have to work odd jobs anymore." Tallie rubbed her eyes. "Why didn't you go to college, then?" "Oh, I worked so hard in high school, I wanted a break. Who knew it would last 6 years!" "Do you want some coffee?" "Oh, sure, why not?" "Okay then." Sky got up and walked into the kitchen.
But when he got back with a cup of coffee in his hand, he found her sleeping already on the sofa. He put the cup down on a table and quietly sat next to her, fearing that he'd wake her up.
'She looks so cute.' he thought to himself as he stared hard at her face. She was leaning against her arm, sitting in a very uncomfortable position.
'She must be very tired.' He then noticed that her long bangs were coming down on her face. He stretched his hand to fix her hair, but stopped immediately.
'No, you can't touch her. Skyler Dane, don't even think about it! Urrr.' he couldn't help but to put her hair back in place, carefully tucking it behind her ear.
'What a fool.to fall asleep in the house with a guy alone.Tallie-girl, don't blame me for all this.' He continued fixing her hair until it didn't come down on her face anymore. The he held a handful of her soft hair.it was the softest thing he ever touched. He began rubbing it against his cheek.
'I love you Tallie. I really do.'
He then was tempted to kiss her, but he was fighting hard with his conscience not to. 'Don't do it, don't do it! Skyler Dane, you are the biggest asshole in this world, be ashamed of yourself! No.' he could no longer control himself. He began leaning towards her. Just then, he noticed that she was shuddering.he stopped and sat up straight, still looking at her.
'She must be cold.' he got up and went upstairs to get some blankets. He put it on her and sat next to her. He was beginning to feel tired himself. He started falling asleep not long after.
"Oh, shoot!! What time is it?!" Tallie woke up in panic. She noticed that she was still at Skyler's house. "Oh, what time is it?" Sky woke up as well, stretching his arms. They both glanced at a clock. "6 AM!!" they exclaimed simultaneously, then looked at each other. Their faces turned red, in the thought that they slept on the same couch. Tallie got up and hurriedly put on her coat. "I better leave now. My boss is going to kill me!" "Hold on, I'll walk you home. It's still dark out there," Sky fixed his hair and put on his coat.
They both didn't say anything as they were walking down the street. Tallie was thinking to herself, Sky was wondering what she was thinking about.
"What are you thinking?" "Oh, nothing much," replied Tallie. "I was just thinking about.how you and John never call me when you're on the road and such," Tallie sighed and stared at the sky. "I'm sorry.we're very busy, we don't even have time to breathe." Sky scratched his head as he tried to justify himself. But he felt bad inside. "Oh, it's okay. You guys are superstars now, so you probably won't have time for someone like me anyway.all the fans you guys have, it's almost unbelievable!! I never thought you, of all the people, would become a wrestler now that I think of it.and John, too. You guys might as well forget me now.I miss you guys a lot, the ol' ones. "Monstrous Skyler Dane" who used to beat me up all the time.even him." Tallie spoke quietly in a monotone. Sky could sense a disappointment in her voice. "No, don't say that!" said Sky. "You mean much more to us than that. Yeah, fans are great and all, but you've been my quote-unquote friend for almost 20 years now, so please don't say that." Tallie looked at him, puzzled. Sky continued. "Besides.I still." "Yes?" Tallie knew what he was going to say and she wanted him to say it. She had a line prepared for him. "I still." Skyler started turning red. They both stopped walking when they reached her house "I gotta go in now." Tallie took her keys out.
"I still like you!! There." Sky sighed. He was embarrassed now. Tallie secretly smiled to herself. 'Now she's gonna turn me down---it's okay, Sky. You are prepared for that.' Sky thought to himself as he was taking a deep breath.
At that moment, she turned around, smiling. She asked him, "Are you going to ever hit me again?" "Naw!! Of course not!!" Sky was surprised. 'What kind of question is this?!' "Are you going to ever tease me 'bout how ugly I am again?" "Naw, not at all!! In fact you're the most beautiful girl I've ever seen." Tallie laughed. "Yeah, right. What a liar!" "No, really. But more than that.just looking at you makes me happy. You're the source of my happiness."
Tallie was deeply touched. She couldn't help but to step up to him and kiss his cheek. 'What just happened here?' Skyler thought to himself, stunned. She then whispered in his ear.
"I think I like you too, Sky."
Skyler couldn't believe what he was hearing. Is this a dream or what?
"Bye!" Tallie inserted the key in the lock, trying to turn it open. "Wait!!" Sky stopped her, grabbing her arm and pulling her towards him. He then put his other arm around her waist. "What the." without even a chance to object, Sky kissed her once again. It was the second time he ever did that. This time they kissed for a long while.the sun slowly began to rise.
Around 9:30ish, everyone left except Tallie. She stayed to help Sky clean up. "Wow, that was fun. I think I should become a wrestler too!" she sat on the sofa and stretched. "Well, you only have to work really hard for the next 25 years!" said Sky as he sat next to her. "I'm so tired, but I have to go to work tomorrow.God, it's not fair! You guys don't have to work odd jobs anymore." Tallie rubbed her eyes. "Why didn't you go to college, then?" "Oh, I worked so hard in high school, I wanted a break. Who knew it would last 6 years!" "Do you want some coffee?" "Oh, sure, why not?" "Okay then." Sky got up and walked into the kitchen.
But when he got back with a cup of coffee in his hand, he found her sleeping already on the sofa. He put the cup down on a table and quietly sat next to her, fearing that he'd wake her up.
'She looks so cute.' he thought to himself as he stared hard at her face. She was leaning against her arm, sitting in a very uncomfortable position.
'She must be very tired.' He then noticed that her long bangs were coming down on her face. He stretched his hand to fix her hair, but stopped immediately.
'No, you can't touch her. Skyler Dane, don't even think about it! Urrr.' he couldn't help but to put her hair back in place, carefully tucking it behind her ear.
'What a fool.to fall asleep in the house with a guy alone.Tallie-girl, don't blame me for all this.' He continued fixing her hair until it didn't come down on her face anymore. The he held a handful of her soft hair.it was the softest thing he ever touched. He began rubbing it against his cheek.
'I love you Tallie. I really do.'
He then was tempted to kiss her, but he was fighting hard with his conscience not to. 'Don't do it, don't do it! Skyler Dane, you are the biggest asshole in this world, be ashamed of yourself! No.' he could no longer control himself. He began leaning towards her. Just then, he noticed that she was shuddering.he stopped and sat up straight, still looking at her.
'She must be cold.' he got up and went upstairs to get some blankets. He put it on her and sat next to her. He was beginning to feel tired himself. He started falling asleep not long after.
"Oh, shoot!! What time is it?!" Tallie woke up in panic. She noticed that she was still at Skyler's house. "Oh, what time is it?" Sky woke up as well, stretching his arms. They both glanced at a clock. "6 AM!!" they exclaimed simultaneously, then looked at each other. Their faces turned red, in the thought that they slept on the same couch. Tallie got up and hurriedly put on her coat. "I better leave now. My boss is going to kill me!" "Hold on, I'll walk you home. It's still dark out there," Sky fixed his hair and put on his coat.
They both didn't say anything as they were walking down the street. Tallie was thinking to herself, Sky was wondering what she was thinking about.
"What are you thinking?" "Oh, nothing much," replied Tallie. "I was just thinking about.how you and John never call me when you're on the road and such," Tallie sighed and stared at the sky. "I'm sorry.we're very busy, we don't even have time to breathe." Sky scratched his head as he tried to justify himself. But he felt bad inside. "Oh, it's okay. You guys are superstars now, so you probably won't have time for someone like me anyway.all the fans you guys have, it's almost unbelievable!! I never thought you, of all the people, would become a wrestler now that I think of it.and John, too. You guys might as well forget me now.I miss you guys a lot, the ol' ones. "Monstrous Skyler Dane" who used to beat me up all the time.even him." Tallie spoke quietly in a monotone. Sky could sense a disappointment in her voice. "No, don't say that!" said Sky. "You mean much more to us than that. Yeah, fans are great and all, but you've been my quote-unquote friend for almost 20 years now, so please don't say that." Tallie looked at him, puzzled. Sky continued. "Besides.I still." "Yes?" Tallie knew what he was going to say and she wanted him to say it. She had a line prepared for him. "I still." Skyler started turning red. They both stopped walking when they reached her house "I gotta go in now." Tallie took her keys out.
"I still like you!! There." Sky sighed. He was embarrassed now. Tallie secretly smiled to herself. 'Now she's gonna turn me down---it's okay, Sky. You are prepared for that.' Sky thought to himself as he was taking a deep breath.
At that moment, she turned around, smiling. She asked him, "Are you going to ever hit me again?" "Naw!! Of course not!!" Sky was surprised. 'What kind of question is this?!' "Are you going to ever tease me 'bout how ugly I am again?" "Naw, not at all!! In fact you're the most beautiful girl I've ever seen." Tallie laughed. "Yeah, right. What a liar!" "No, really. But more than that.just looking at you makes me happy. You're the source of my happiness."
Tallie was deeply touched. She couldn't help but to step up to him and kiss his cheek. 'What just happened here?' Skyler thought to himself, stunned. She then whispered in his ear.
"I think I like you too, Sky."
Skyler couldn't believe what he was hearing. Is this a dream or what?
"Bye!" Tallie inserted the key in the lock, trying to turn it open. "Wait!!" Sky stopped her, grabbing her arm and pulling her towards him. He then put his other arm around her waist. "What the." without even a chance to object, Sky kissed her once again. It was the second time he ever did that. This time they kissed for a long while.the sun slowly began to rise.