Chapter Two
"A wrestler! Robbyn, you're going out with a wrestler! Zach was a
wrestler!"
Robbyn rolled her eyes and wished her mother would leave her alone to get ready. "Yes he's a wrestler, and I'm not going out with him, just going out if that makes sense."
"Actually it doesn't. It was nice of him to visit you in hospital and everything. It was more then your brother did." Mrs. Moore sighed. "Where are you two going anyway?"
Robbyn shrugged. "I'm not sure, we didn't discuss details. Make sure Dad is nice to him."
"Robbyn, I hardly think your father is going to be anything less to the person who saved our daughters life. Without him we wouldn't have our little girl."
"I don't think 19 classes me as a little girl anymore."
"When you're 119, you'll still be my little girl Robbyn."
She hated that, she hated the fact that her parents still thought of her as their little girl. Neither of them had stopped fussing over her since she had come home from the hospital and Mr. Moore had taken to looking at the stitches in her leg and saying: "I don't like the way that was stitched." then shouting. "Joanie! Do you think her leg looks right?"
Joe, her brother, hadn't spoken to her, he was still too annoyed at her for destroying his brand new car. He was into material things, so much so that she usually sang 'Material Girl' whenever he was around. She glanced at the alarm clock on the desk, Zach would be there any minute. Robbyn suddenly went into panic mode, checking that what was left of her bruise was covered up, as where all the bumps and scratches she'd gotten in the crash. Did her hair look all right? Was she wearing too much make-up? Why was she panicking so much? She was just saying thank you, that was all. Thinking that didn't stop the nerves. At first she wished Holly had been there, but then decided she was better off without her. Holly would only make her feel worse by squealing frequently and saying: "Ooh, it's so romantic" Even if it wasn't a date it still felt like one and Robbyn hadn't been on a date in awhile. Before she knew it Mrs. Moore was shouting up the stairs:
"Robbyn! Zach's here!"
She quickly checked herself over once more before rushing downstairs. Zach was sitting in the living room, looking at the floor while Mr. Moore sat opposite him, looking at him from over his glasses.
"Hi Zach." Robbyn greeted.
He looked up and smiled. "Hi." "We'd better get going." she added, seeing her Dad was opening his mouth to say something.
"Wait a minute!" Mr. Moore said just as they where about to leave the room. Robbyn cringed already.
He stood up and stopped in front of them. "Be careful Robbyn and you," he turned to Zach. "Just because you helped her doesn't mean I won't be watching you."
"Please Dad." Robbyn hissed, feeling her cheeks burning.
Zach smiled politely. "Don't worry Mr. Moore. I'll take care of your daughter."
"Good." Mr. Moore said with a nod. "Very good."
Before anyone had a chance to embarrass her further, Robbyn grabbed Zach by the arm and pulled him out the house.
They went to a movie and then dinner later. Zach had refused to let Robbyn pay for everything, even though she had argued that she should. By the time they left the restaurant the waiters where cleaning up around them. They had talked about everything and Robbyn had felt totally at ease with Zach straight away, she felt like she had known him forever. She admired him because he followed his dreams, despite everything that had happened to him, he never gave up. His life was world's away from Robbyn's and her mundane job as a receptionist at a sports Centre. His life was so much more interesting. It was later then Robbyn expected when they pulled up outside her house, but she wasn't surprised to see the downstairs lights on.
"I had a really nice time tonight and thanks again, for everything."
"It was my pleasure." Zach replied.
"Why did you do it?" Robbyn asked. "Why did you pull me out when everyone else was just watching?"
"I couldn't stand by and do nothing, it's not the sort of person I am."
Robbyn smiled. "Not many people are like that."
Now she was stuck, she had to get out the car, but how did she say goodbye? A handshake or a kiss on the cheek?
"Maybe we could go out again sometime." Zach said suddenly, catching Robbyn off guard. "Unless....."
"No, I'd like that. Just, give me a call." She paused, still thinking about the right way to do it. A handshake was too informal, a kiss too personal, nothing was too impersonal. So instead she just said
"Good night Zach." and climbed out the car.
She got inside quickly and leaned against the closed door, whoever had been waiting up didn't come out to greet her and Robbyn was glad. She wanted to keep the smile to herself.
~** Thank you to everyone who reviewed Chapter One, please keep doing so if you'd like more and any help with a title would be much appreciated. Thanks again! -Kiera**~
Robbyn rolled her eyes and wished her mother would leave her alone to get ready. "Yes he's a wrestler, and I'm not going out with him, just going out if that makes sense."
"Actually it doesn't. It was nice of him to visit you in hospital and everything. It was more then your brother did." Mrs. Moore sighed. "Where are you two going anyway?"
Robbyn shrugged. "I'm not sure, we didn't discuss details. Make sure Dad is nice to him."
"Robbyn, I hardly think your father is going to be anything less to the person who saved our daughters life. Without him we wouldn't have our little girl."
"I don't think 19 classes me as a little girl anymore."
"When you're 119, you'll still be my little girl Robbyn."
She hated that, she hated the fact that her parents still thought of her as their little girl. Neither of them had stopped fussing over her since she had come home from the hospital and Mr. Moore had taken to looking at the stitches in her leg and saying: "I don't like the way that was stitched." then shouting. "Joanie! Do you think her leg looks right?"
Joe, her brother, hadn't spoken to her, he was still too annoyed at her for destroying his brand new car. He was into material things, so much so that she usually sang 'Material Girl' whenever he was around. She glanced at the alarm clock on the desk, Zach would be there any minute. Robbyn suddenly went into panic mode, checking that what was left of her bruise was covered up, as where all the bumps and scratches she'd gotten in the crash. Did her hair look all right? Was she wearing too much make-up? Why was she panicking so much? She was just saying thank you, that was all. Thinking that didn't stop the nerves. At first she wished Holly had been there, but then decided she was better off without her. Holly would only make her feel worse by squealing frequently and saying: "Ooh, it's so romantic" Even if it wasn't a date it still felt like one and Robbyn hadn't been on a date in awhile. Before she knew it Mrs. Moore was shouting up the stairs:
"Robbyn! Zach's here!"
She quickly checked herself over once more before rushing downstairs. Zach was sitting in the living room, looking at the floor while Mr. Moore sat opposite him, looking at him from over his glasses.
"Hi Zach." Robbyn greeted.
He looked up and smiled. "Hi." "We'd better get going." she added, seeing her Dad was opening his mouth to say something.
"Wait a minute!" Mr. Moore said just as they where about to leave the room. Robbyn cringed already.
He stood up and stopped in front of them. "Be careful Robbyn and you," he turned to Zach. "Just because you helped her doesn't mean I won't be watching you."
"Please Dad." Robbyn hissed, feeling her cheeks burning.
Zach smiled politely. "Don't worry Mr. Moore. I'll take care of your daughter."
"Good." Mr. Moore said with a nod. "Very good."
Before anyone had a chance to embarrass her further, Robbyn grabbed Zach by the arm and pulled him out the house.
They went to a movie and then dinner later. Zach had refused to let Robbyn pay for everything, even though she had argued that she should. By the time they left the restaurant the waiters where cleaning up around them. They had talked about everything and Robbyn had felt totally at ease with Zach straight away, she felt like she had known him forever. She admired him because he followed his dreams, despite everything that had happened to him, he never gave up. His life was world's away from Robbyn's and her mundane job as a receptionist at a sports Centre. His life was so much more interesting. It was later then Robbyn expected when they pulled up outside her house, but she wasn't surprised to see the downstairs lights on.
"I had a really nice time tonight and thanks again, for everything."
"It was my pleasure." Zach replied.
"Why did you do it?" Robbyn asked. "Why did you pull me out when everyone else was just watching?"
"I couldn't stand by and do nothing, it's not the sort of person I am."
Robbyn smiled. "Not many people are like that."
Now she was stuck, she had to get out the car, but how did she say goodbye? A handshake or a kiss on the cheek?
"Maybe we could go out again sometime." Zach said suddenly, catching Robbyn off guard. "Unless....."
"No, I'd like that. Just, give me a call." She paused, still thinking about the right way to do it. A handshake was too informal, a kiss too personal, nothing was too impersonal. So instead she just said
"Good night Zach." and climbed out the car.
She got inside quickly and leaned against the closed door, whoever had been waiting up didn't come out to greet her and Robbyn was glad. She wanted to keep the smile to herself.
~** Thank you to everyone who reviewed Chapter One, please keep doing so if you'd like more and any help with a title would be much appreciated. Thanks again! -Kiera**~