Ash opened the door, and Lindsey and Craig walked in.
"Hey Ash," Craig created her, giving her a quick kiss on the cheek. Then he noticed me. "Oh, hey El, I didn't know you'd be here." He smiled at me. "Are you going to come bowling with us?"
Ashley answered for me. "El's gonna hang with us today." She glanced at me, and I nodded. "She just broke up with Marco, and instead of letting her sit at home alone and mope, I told her to come with us."
"Hey, that's cool. Anyway, Ash and El, this is my cousin Lindsey."
Lindsey shook Ash's hand, and then mine. I noticed Lindsey give me a glance, up and down, and then give a smile of approval. She was checking me out! This didn't bother me as much as I thought it should have, though.
"Nice to meet both of you."
We stood there, a little awkwardly for a minute. Then Lindsey said, "Well, can't tell we've just met each other." Everyone laughed at that. "Come on guys, lets go bowling."
Ok, now I realize that going bowling sounds like a dorky thing to do, but around this town, it was about the only thing to do, that and going to a movie.
We had a great time bowling. Ash and Craig were so cute together, giving each other little kisses. The nice thing about them was that, although they were kissing, they didn't go to far. It was just enough to be cute, without turning into a huge display of affection.
The other thing I noticed was Lindsey was flirting with me! Not obvious flirting, but enough so that I noticed. Luckily, no one else noticed, or at least, I didn't think they did. When we finished our two games (I lost both, predictably), we headed over to the Dot. Ash headed in first, paused, and then turned right back around.
"El," she said to me, "Marco's in there with Hazel!"
For a moment, I felt sick. But then I realized that since I wasn't really mad at him (well, maybe a little, but not much), it wouldn't kill me to go in there. He'd probably avoid me anyways.
And I was right. We headed in there, and Marco made eye contact with me. Blushing furiously, the turned his eyes back onto his food. Hazel asked him what was wrong, and he pointed to me, as discreetly as he could. She grabbed his hand, and told him not to worry. And then it hit me! The reason Marco was really embarrassed was because he was there with Hazel! As in, he had taken her on a date! On the same day that we had broken up! If I hadn't known he was gay, I would have thought he was a terrible player.
Of course, Ash and Craig didn't know he was gay, so they thought he was a terrible player!
"I can't believe that lying dirty snake would do that to you!" Craig exclaimed. "He's here with Hazel? He's WITH Hazel?"
"Keep your voice down," I said to him. "Marco can here you!"
"I hope he hears him!" Ash said. "Is this what you didn't want to tell me? You broke up with Marco because he's going out with Hazel too? There's nothing wrong with that! Hell, I'd like to be going out with him, just so I could break up with him too! Dirty, no good, lying baboon."
I giggled. It was hilarious to hear Ash call him a buboon. "Ash, that's not why we broke up. I guess he just bounces back quickly from heartbreak. Don't be mad; I'm not!" I giggled again. It was hilarious to think of Marco playing two girls at once. He was gay! Of course, Ash didn't know that, so she didn't really find it as funny as I did.
"Well, if you're not mad…"Craig trailed off.
"Your boyfriend?" Lindsey asked me, looking a little disappointed.
"Yeah, but we're over."
This cheered her up a little bit. "Really?" she asked, hopefully.
"Yeah," I replied, smiling back at her. I knew why she was happy, and it didn't bother me at all. Craig didn't notice any of this exchange; he was too busy glaring at Marco, but Ash did. She gave me a strange look, but let the moment pass. Marco and Hazel left pretty quickly after that, and Marco avoided my eyes as he left. After he left, we got our meals, and started eating.
Too soon, the night was over. Ash said to me, "Um, hey El, you left your, er, you left your school bag at my house. You'd better come over and get it. You can help me with my English anyways."
I gave her a weird look, and was about to tell her that I didn't leave anything at her house, but then she glanced at Lindsey, and back to me with a huge questioning look on her face. Damn, I got the point. She wanted to know what was up.
"Um, yeah, I'll do that tonight."
"We'll walk you home. Lindsey's staying at Joey's house tonight, and so she has to tag along with me anyways," Craig offered.
"Sounds good to me," Ash responded, as we left the Dot.
Ash and Craig walked a few step ahead of us, holding hands, talking quietly, and occasionally kissing. Lindsey and I were behind them. She handed me a small piece of paper, folded in half.
"Its my phone number," she whispered to me. "Give me a call if you're interested. Or even if you just want to hang out as friends. You're cool." I knew she tried to talk quietly, so Craig and Ash wouldn't hear, but Ash turned her head around quickly, glanced at me, and then turned back around. Damn, I couldn't wait for the conversation that would take place as soon as we got into her house.
Minutes later, we were there. We all said goodbye to each other (Craig and Ash sharing yet another kiss), and then they left. Ash and I turned, headed into her house, and up to her room. The second we got in there and she closed the door, Ash asked me, excitedly, "What was that all about?"
"Hey Ash," Craig created her, giving her a quick kiss on the cheek. Then he noticed me. "Oh, hey El, I didn't know you'd be here." He smiled at me. "Are you going to come bowling with us?"
Ashley answered for me. "El's gonna hang with us today." She glanced at me, and I nodded. "She just broke up with Marco, and instead of letting her sit at home alone and mope, I told her to come with us."
"Hey, that's cool. Anyway, Ash and El, this is my cousin Lindsey."
Lindsey shook Ash's hand, and then mine. I noticed Lindsey give me a glance, up and down, and then give a smile of approval. She was checking me out! This didn't bother me as much as I thought it should have, though.
"Nice to meet both of you."
We stood there, a little awkwardly for a minute. Then Lindsey said, "Well, can't tell we've just met each other." Everyone laughed at that. "Come on guys, lets go bowling."
Ok, now I realize that going bowling sounds like a dorky thing to do, but around this town, it was about the only thing to do, that and going to a movie.
We had a great time bowling. Ash and Craig were so cute together, giving each other little kisses. The nice thing about them was that, although they were kissing, they didn't go to far. It was just enough to be cute, without turning into a huge display of affection.
The other thing I noticed was Lindsey was flirting with me! Not obvious flirting, but enough so that I noticed. Luckily, no one else noticed, or at least, I didn't think they did. When we finished our two games (I lost both, predictably), we headed over to the Dot. Ash headed in first, paused, and then turned right back around.
"El," she said to me, "Marco's in there with Hazel!"
For a moment, I felt sick. But then I realized that since I wasn't really mad at him (well, maybe a little, but not much), it wouldn't kill me to go in there. He'd probably avoid me anyways.
And I was right. We headed in there, and Marco made eye contact with me. Blushing furiously, the turned his eyes back onto his food. Hazel asked him what was wrong, and he pointed to me, as discreetly as he could. She grabbed his hand, and told him not to worry. And then it hit me! The reason Marco was really embarrassed was because he was there with Hazel! As in, he had taken her on a date! On the same day that we had broken up! If I hadn't known he was gay, I would have thought he was a terrible player.
Of course, Ash and Craig didn't know he was gay, so they thought he was a terrible player!
"I can't believe that lying dirty snake would do that to you!" Craig exclaimed. "He's here with Hazel? He's WITH Hazel?"
"Keep your voice down," I said to him. "Marco can here you!"
"I hope he hears him!" Ash said. "Is this what you didn't want to tell me? You broke up with Marco because he's going out with Hazel too? There's nothing wrong with that! Hell, I'd like to be going out with him, just so I could break up with him too! Dirty, no good, lying baboon."
I giggled. It was hilarious to hear Ash call him a buboon. "Ash, that's not why we broke up. I guess he just bounces back quickly from heartbreak. Don't be mad; I'm not!" I giggled again. It was hilarious to think of Marco playing two girls at once. He was gay! Of course, Ash didn't know that, so she didn't really find it as funny as I did.
"Well, if you're not mad…"Craig trailed off.
"Your boyfriend?" Lindsey asked me, looking a little disappointed.
"Yeah, but we're over."
This cheered her up a little bit. "Really?" she asked, hopefully.
"Yeah," I replied, smiling back at her. I knew why she was happy, and it didn't bother me at all. Craig didn't notice any of this exchange; he was too busy glaring at Marco, but Ash did. She gave me a strange look, but let the moment pass. Marco and Hazel left pretty quickly after that, and Marco avoided my eyes as he left. After he left, we got our meals, and started eating.
Too soon, the night was over. Ash said to me, "Um, hey El, you left your, er, you left your school bag at my house. You'd better come over and get it. You can help me with my English anyways."
I gave her a weird look, and was about to tell her that I didn't leave anything at her house, but then she glanced at Lindsey, and back to me with a huge questioning look on her face. Damn, I got the point. She wanted to know what was up.
"Um, yeah, I'll do that tonight."
"We'll walk you home. Lindsey's staying at Joey's house tonight, and so she has to tag along with me anyways," Craig offered.
"Sounds good to me," Ash responded, as we left the Dot.
Ash and Craig walked a few step ahead of us, holding hands, talking quietly, and occasionally kissing. Lindsey and I were behind them. She handed me a small piece of paper, folded in half.
"Its my phone number," she whispered to me. "Give me a call if you're interested. Or even if you just want to hang out as friends. You're cool." I knew she tried to talk quietly, so Craig and Ash wouldn't hear, but Ash turned her head around quickly, glanced at me, and then turned back around. Damn, I couldn't wait for the conversation that would take place as soon as we got into her house.
Minutes later, we were there. We all said goodbye to each other (Craig and Ash sharing yet another kiss), and then they left. Ash and I turned, headed into her house, and up to her room. The second we got in there and she closed the door, Ash asked me, excitedly, "What was that all about?"