The next week Karen and Marty sat in Amanda's room well she tried on a
dusty pink dress, it had small thin straps with a V-neck, it came down in a
A line just below the knee. She came into her room and showed them,
twirling around in a circle she modelled it.
"Beautiful,"said Karen nodding,"It looks so good on you."
"Like a princess,"said Marty boredly as he absent mindly flipped through a magazine.
"I know, I love this one,"said Amanda,"This is definately it."
"That color is so good on you,"said Karen,"I love it." Amanda nodded and grabbed her sweatpants. She left the room and went down to the bathroom to change.
Once she came back she found Karen grabbing her backpack and jacket.
"Where are you off to?"asked Amanda as she hung the dress up in the closet.
"Miranda's, I said I'd help her unpack,"said Karen. Miranda had decided since the Andy 'incident' she was going to move in with her aunt so she'd have a woman figure in the house to be close to.
"Okay well tell her I'll see her tomorrow,"said Amanda as she gave Karen a quick hug.
"Kay, I'll call you later,"said Karen,"See ya Marty."
"Bye Kare,"said Marty closing the magazine. Amanda quickly walked Karen out to the door then ran back up to her room where Marty was.
"Move over you,"said Amanda jumping on the bed.
"So what crazy scheme have you and Kare worked up for grad?"asked Marty. Amanda sighed and rested her head on the pillow.
"My dad thinks I'm going so I leave and go to Karen's, get dressed and Harry picks me up,"said Amanda,"Plus I've told my dad I'm going with Karen and everyone else camping, so I got time with Harry."
"So well we're mucking around in the mud you'll be mucking around in the bed?"asked Marty.
"Exactly,"said Amanda smiling as she rolled over. She snuggled up against Marty and pulled her blanket up over her.
"It's freezing,"said Amanda.
"Just a tad,"said Marty as he hugged Amanda from behind her and spooned with her. Amanda pulled the blanket over him and settled back down.
"So how are you and Harry doing?"asked Marty.
"Good,"said Amanda,"How are you and Karen?"
"Mandy,"said Marty,"We're not going out."
"It's AJ, and you should,"said Amanda,"I think you're gay if you don't want Karrie."
"I'm not gay, it's just I guess I'm seeing Kare a lot like you now,"said Marty.
"And how do you see me?"asked Amanda.
"Well, it's not like I wasn't attracted to you but then you just kinda grew,"said Marty,"You're like my big sister who watches out for me and the thought of us is just kinda ew."
"Oh well thank you, it's always good to know that the thought of you dating someone is ew to them,"said Amanda.
"No, you know, it's like you're family,"said Marty,"I couldn't think of dating you cause then I might loose my big sister, plus I think Mr.Senate would fail me if I made a move on his woman."
"Yeah I think he might have something to say about it,"said Amanda.
"See Kare's the same way, she's like my sister, we drive you nuts together,"said Marty,"And together you and me stumble through reality tripping over bound possible, and every once and a while you fuck a teacher." Amanda snickered and elbowed him.
"Wouldn't it be weird if you and Harry got married?"asked Marty.
"Okay, don't even think that,"said Amanda,"I'm eighteen, marriage is not for a life time away."
"Yeah but like, say it goes on for like five years, you'd have married your old teacher,"said Marty.
"Yeah, it would be a little weird,"said Amanda,"Damn I'm tired."
"Well turn on the TV, we'll take a nap,"said Marty. Amanda reached over and grabbed the remote, she flicked on the TV then rested back down into the bed.
*****
Amanda woke up in darkness as the TV was still on, adversting informercials. She wiped the sleep from her eyes and looked at the bedside clock, it shone in large bright red numbers, 3:35 a.m. Moaning Amanda felt an arm on her waist, rolling slightly she seen Marty behind her passed out.
"Marty,"said Amanda quietly,"Marty wake up." Marty stirred slightly then went back to a silent sleep. Amanda flung his arm off of her and shook him, Marty groaning as he wiped his eyes.
"Aje?"asked Marty tiredly.
"Yeah, it's three thirty in the morning,"said Amanda.
"Holy shit,"said Marty sitting up slightly in the dark.
"No, shit huh,"said Amanda flicking on the night side lamp. She seen a piece of white paper taped to her dresser mirror. Stretching slightly she crawled out of bed and padded over to the mirror, she tore the paper off the mirror and read it.
IIt's almost twelve thirty and you two are dead to the world. Marty is welcome to the spend the night, yes AJ I do trust you two but by the way you two are sleeping I'll see you in the morning./I
Amanda tossed the note on the dresser and walked back to the bed where Marty was slowly sitting up. He carefully picked up her pager that was on the nightstand, he saw a flashing light on it indicating a new number.
"Who's this?"asked Marty checking the number. Amanda leaned over and checked the number.
"Harry,"said Amanda recoginzing the number. Amanda grabbed the remote and flipped through the channels until she found an old re run of Roseanne.
"You should call him,"said Marty.
"It's three thirty in the damn morning,"hissed Amanda,"We're the only people awake."
"If he really loved you he'd take a call from you at three,"said Marty.
"He's got work in the morning,"said Amanda.
"Fine I'll call him,"said Marty picking up the phone. Amanda grabbed the phone out of his hand as he finished dialing, she quickly put the phone to her ear. She listened as it rang then cut to his machine.
"Hey it's Harry you know the drill."
"Um, hi it's AJ, I'm sorry it's late,"said Amanda, she was cut off as the phone on the other end was picked up.
"Hey,"said Harry softly.
"Harry go back to sleep,"said Amanda,"It's three."
"Look who's talking, what have you been up to all night?"asked Harry.
"Nothing, sleeping,"said Amanda,"Marty and I fell alseep and we just woke up."
"Marty's there?"asked Harry.
"Physically yes, metally the jury still out on it,"said Amanda,"But hey go back to sleep all right, you have to get up early."
"You too, you have school tomorrow as well,"said Harry.
"Yes yes,"insisted Amanda,"Okay I'll see you tomorrow."
"Okay, have a good sleep,"said Harry.
"You too,"said Amanda before she hung up the phone. Marty was now laying besides her on the bed.
"What no I love you's?"asked Marty.
"No,"said Amanda.
"Do you love him?"asked Marty as Amanda settled back down into bed next to him. Marty wrapped his arm back around her and hugged her.
"Maybe,"said Amanda,"I don't know."
"Ah well I love you Amanda,"said Marty.
"And I love you too Martin,"said Amanda smirking before she leaned over turned off the light.
"Okay I get the name thing now,"said Marty.
"Good,"said Amanda elbowing him slightly back. They laid there in silence watching the TV as they tried to fall back into sleep.
"Ya know I meant it when I said I loved you,"said Marty,"You're my best friend."
"I know and I meant it too,"said Amanda pulling the blankets up closer around her. Slowly the two of them drifted off into sleep
"Beautiful,"said Karen nodding,"It looks so good on you."
"Like a princess,"said Marty boredly as he absent mindly flipped through a magazine.
"I know, I love this one,"said Amanda,"This is definately it."
"That color is so good on you,"said Karen,"I love it." Amanda nodded and grabbed her sweatpants. She left the room and went down to the bathroom to change.
Once she came back she found Karen grabbing her backpack and jacket.
"Where are you off to?"asked Amanda as she hung the dress up in the closet.
"Miranda's, I said I'd help her unpack,"said Karen. Miranda had decided since the Andy 'incident' she was going to move in with her aunt so she'd have a woman figure in the house to be close to.
"Okay well tell her I'll see her tomorrow,"said Amanda as she gave Karen a quick hug.
"Kay, I'll call you later,"said Karen,"See ya Marty."
"Bye Kare,"said Marty closing the magazine. Amanda quickly walked Karen out to the door then ran back up to her room where Marty was.
"Move over you,"said Amanda jumping on the bed.
"So what crazy scheme have you and Kare worked up for grad?"asked Marty. Amanda sighed and rested her head on the pillow.
"My dad thinks I'm going so I leave and go to Karen's, get dressed and Harry picks me up,"said Amanda,"Plus I've told my dad I'm going with Karen and everyone else camping, so I got time with Harry."
"So well we're mucking around in the mud you'll be mucking around in the bed?"asked Marty.
"Exactly,"said Amanda smiling as she rolled over. She snuggled up against Marty and pulled her blanket up over her.
"It's freezing,"said Amanda.
"Just a tad,"said Marty as he hugged Amanda from behind her and spooned with her. Amanda pulled the blanket over him and settled back down.
"So how are you and Harry doing?"asked Marty.
"Good,"said Amanda,"How are you and Karen?"
"Mandy,"said Marty,"We're not going out."
"It's AJ, and you should,"said Amanda,"I think you're gay if you don't want Karrie."
"I'm not gay, it's just I guess I'm seeing Kare a lot like you now,"said Marty.
"And how do you see me?"asked Amanda.
"Well, it's not like I wasn't attracted to you but then you just kinda grew,"said Marty,"You're like my big sister who watches out for me and the thought of us is just kinda ew."
"Oh well thank you, it's always good to know that the thought of you dating someone is ew to them,"said Amanda.
"No, you know, it's like you're family,"said Marty,"I couldn't think of dating you cause then I might loose my big sister, plus I think Mr.Senate would fail me if I made a move on his woman."
"Yeah I think he might have something to say about it,"said Amanda.
"See Kare's the same way, she's like my sister, we drive you nuts together,"said Marty,"And together you and me stumble through reality tripping over bound possible, and every once and a while you fuck a teacher." Amanda snickered and elbowed him.
"Wouldn't it be weird if you and Harry got married?"asked Marty.
"Okay, don't even think that,"said Amanda,"I'm eighteen, marriage is not for a life time away."
"Yeah but like, say it goes on for like five years, you'd have married your old teacher,"said Marty.
"Yeah, it would be a little weird,"said Amanda,"Damn I'm tired."
"Well turn on the TV, we'll take a nap,"said Marty. Amanda reached over and grabbed the remote, she flicked on the TV then rested back down into the bed.
*****
Amanda woke up in darkness as the TV was still on, adversting informercials. She wiped the sleep from her eyes and looked at the bedside clock, it shone in large bright red numbers, 3:35 a.m. Moaning Amanda felt an arm on her waist, rolling slightly she seen Marty behind her passed out.
"Marty,"said Amanda quietly,"Marty wake up." Marty stirred slightly then went back to a silent sleep. Amanda flung his arm off of her and shook him, Marty groaning as he wiped his eyes.
"Aje?"asked Marty tiredly.
"Yeah, it's three thirty in the morning,"said Amanda.
"Holy shit,"said Marty sitting up slightly in the dark.
"No, shit huh,"said Amanda flicking on the night side lamp. She seen a piece of white paper taped to her dresser mirror. Stretching slightly she crawled out of bed and padded over to the mirror, she tore the paper off the mirror and read it.
IIt's almost twelve thirty and you two are dead to the world. Marty is welcome to the spend the night, yes AJ I do trust you two but by the way you two are sleeping I'll see you in the morning./I
Amanda tossed the note on the dresser and walked back to the bed where Marty was slowly sitting up. He carefully picked up her pager that was on the nightstand, he saw a flashing light on it indicating a new number.
"Who's this?"asked Marty checking the number. Amanda leaned over and checked the number.
"Harry,"said Amanda recoginzing the number. Amanda grabbed the remote and flipped through the channels until she found an old re run of Roseanne.
"You should call him,"said Marty.
"It's three thirty in the damn morning,"hissed Amanda,"We're the only people awake."
"If he really loved you he'd take a call from you at three,"said Marty.
"He's got work in the morning,"said Amanda.
"Fine I'll call him,"said Marty picking up the phone. Amanda grabbed the phone out of his hand as he finished dialing, she quickly put the phone to her ear. She listened as it rang then cut to his machine.
"Hey it's Harry you know the drill."
"Um, hi it's AJ, I'm sorry it's late,"said Amanda, she was cut off as the phone on the other end was picked up.
"Hey,"said Harry softly.
"Harry go back to sleep,"said Amanda,"It's three."
"Look who's talking, what have you been up to all night?"asked Harry.
"Nothing, sleeping,"said Amanda,"Marty and I fell alseep and we just woke up."
"Marty's there?"asked Harry.
"Physically yes, metally the jury still out on it,"said Amanda,"But hey go back to sleep all right, you have to get up early."
"You too, you have school tomorrow as well,"said Harry.
"Yes yes,"insisted Amanda,"Okay I'll see you tomorrow."
"Okay, have a good sleep,"said Harry.
"You too,"said Amanda before she hung up the phone. Marty was now laying besides her on the bed.
"What no I love you's?"asked Marty.
"No,"said Amanda.
"Do you love him?"asked Marty as Amanda settled back down into bed next to him. Marty wrapped his arm back around her and hugged her.
"Maybe,"said Amanda,"I don't know."
"Ah well I love you Amanda,"said Marty.
"And I love you too Martin,"said Amanda smirking before she leaned over turned off the light.
"Okay I get the name thing now,"said Marty.
"Good,"said Amanda elbowing him slightly back. They laid there in silence watching the TV as they tried to fall back into sleep.
"Ya know I meant it when I said I loved you,"said Marty,"You're my best friend."
"I know and I meant it too,"said Amanda pulling the blankets up closer around her. Slowly the two of them drifted off into sleep