The Mondavi band name reference is indeed Rooney, as some of you guessed. It was the name they temporarily called themselves years ago.
Anyway, here's the next chapter. And there will be a new story up in a few days, I wrote it last night.
Disclaimer: Meg Cabot owns all characters you don't recognise.
Oh, and btw, there was some confusion with robtaymattlouned's one shot that I accidently put up, lol. So don't worry if your author alert link doesn't work, cos I removed it.
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Michael's POV....
I can't believe I invited Mia to the gig on Saturday. We were just having a cup of coffee and I couldn't control myself. I even apologised for being rude the last couple of days. I swear, it's a sickness.
But I suppose it's not that bad. I mean, it's not as if I've fallen in love with her again. Yet.
And it's not as if I opened my mouth and told her I didn't like my current girlfriend or anything. No, I didn't say anything like that at all. Or did I? Damn.
Why is it I'm lilke this around her? Is it love? Am I still in love with her?
Well even if I am it's no good. She has a boyfriend, and she invited him to my gig too. So even if I got up the courage to sing Whitney Houston's "I Will Always Love You," to her on Saturday night, not that I would anyway, she wouldn't care. She'd be completly oblivious to it. She'd probably think I was singing it about Holly.
* * *
Holly was hanging around my dorm again, "Holly," I said. "I've got to go now."
"But why?" she whinged.
"You know why, I'm helping Stacy with computers."
"Can't you blow it off, just this once?"
Ten bucks says her 'just this once' would escalate into a regular thing if I let it slide today.
"Holly, I can't. But I'm not going to be long anyway, I guess you can wait for me here, if you want." Please don't, please don't.
"No, I should go anyway. But I don't want you forgetting about me while you're tutoring Miss. I-Don't-Know-Anything-About-Computers." Like she can talk! "I know what you're like with your students," she said with a wink, as if I date all of the students I tutor. Which I don't. Just the ones I'm stupid enough to not look past the mini-skirt for.
"I won't, ha ha," fake laughter is really hard, you know.
She finally walked out and I was free to leave as well. But I had to run to the computer lab to make it on time.
This jealousy thing of Holly's has really got to stop. I don't know how much I can handle.
* * *
The first week of school is over. Finally. Someone who lives in an apartment just off campus is having a party tonight to celebrate this 'milestone'.
Holly is insisting we go.
"Come on, Michael, it'll be fun!"
"Mmm, I'm not really in the mood, though." Then again, I'm never really in the mood, I'm not much of a partyer.
"Well what else are we going to do?"
"I dunno, nothing?"
"But that's no fun. It's either this party, or you're taking me out to dinner. Which is it going to be?"
Blackmail? She's actually blackmailing me to get me to go to this party? But she knows it'll work, I can't afford to go to any more of those restaurants like the one she made me take her to for lunch last week. She actually ordered an entree and a main meal. Who does that? Especially for lunch. It's either, not both, either. Unless you're paying for yourself that is, then you can order whatever you want.
"Ok, how about we go to the party, but you buy me dinner first?" There has to be a bit of give and take in the situation.
"Fine," she gave in.
* * *
The restaurant I chose is not as high class as the one she would have chosen. Generally she doesn't like to sit in little plastic chairs or eat Happy Meals. But it was my choice, and who want's Lobster Bisque when you can have a Big Mac? Not me.
Holly played with a frie, as if it was something horrible she couldn't bear to bring to her lips. "Oh, Michael. I saw that girl around school a couple of times, you know the one, the one that's been harrassing you? Well I gave her a few unsavoury looks, so you shouldn't have any more trouble from her."
"What girl?" I took another bite of my burger.
"You know the one, what's her name, Amanda? No that's not it, does it start with an M?"
I nearly choked on my burger, I quickly swallowed it. "You mean Mia?"
"Yeah, that's the one. Well I noticed her looking at you a few times this week, so I just greased her off. I don't think she'll be looking at you any more." She smiled at me as if she'd just done me a huge favour. As if she'd just sucked the poison out of a snake bite wound for me or something.
"What the hell did you do that for?"
She was shocked, "What do you mean? You mean you want this girl looking at you strangely? Michael, you're my boyfriend, at the very least I don't appreciate it."
Because everything is about you, isn't it, Holly?
"Mia is no problem, Holly. I think you are the problem. Why are you always so jealous of every girl I come into contact with? Mia is an old friend of mine, I'm not going to stop seeing her just because I'm with you," I said, even though I have been avoiding Mia. But I'm not avoiding her because of Holly. Hell no. I'm avoiding her because I don't want to fall in love with her.
Holly looked away, for a second I thought she was actually ashamed of herself. But I doubt it. "Can we just leave as soon as you're ready, please?"
I didn't much feel like eating the rest of my meal, so I stood up and said, "Let's just go now. Come on," then I grabbed her hand and pulled her up, to show her I wasn't upset with her. Even though I was.
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Remember to look out for my new story, hopefully tomorrow!
Anyway, here's the next chapter. And there will be a new story up in a few days, I wrote it last night.
Disclaimer: Meg Cabot owns all characters you don't recognise.
Oh, and btw, there was some confusion with robtaymattlouned's one shot that I accidently put up, lol. So don't worry if your author alert link doesn't work, cos I removed it.
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Michael's POV....
I can't believe I invited Mia to the gig on Saturday. We were just having a cup of coffee and I couldn't control myself. I even apologised for being rude the last couple of days. I swear, it's a sickness.
But I suppose it's not that bad. I mean, it's not as if I've fallen in love with her again. Yet.
And it's not as if I opened my mouth and told her I didn't like my current girlfriend or anything. No, I didn't say anything like that at all. Or did I? Damn.
Why is it I'm lilke this around her? Is it love? Am I still in love with her?
Well even if I am it's no good. She has a boyfriend, and she invited him to my gig too. So even if I got up the courage to sing Whitney Houston's "I Will Always Love You," to her on Saturday night, not that I would anyway, she wouldn't care. She'd be completly oblivious to it. She'd probably think I was singing it about Holly.
* * *
Holly was hanging around my dorm again, "Holly," I said. "I've got to go now."
"But why?" she whinged.
"You know why, I'm helping Stacy with computers."
"Can't you blow it off, just this once?"
Ten bucks says her 'just this once' would escalate into a regular thing if I let it slide today.
"Holly, I can't. But I'm not going to be long anyway, I guess you can wait for me here, if you want." Please don't, please don't.
"No, I should go anyway. But I don't want you forgetting about me while you're tutoring Miss. I-Don't-Know-Anything-About-Computers." Like she can talk! "I know what you're like with your students," she said with a wink, as if I date all of the students I tutor. Which I don't. Just the ones I'm stupid enough to not look past the mini-skirt for.
"I won't, ha ha," fake laughter is really hard, you know.
She finally walked out and I was free to leave as well. But I had to run to the computer lab to make it on time.
This jealousy thing of Holly's has really got to stop. I don't know how much I can handle.
* * *
The first week of school is over. Finally. Someone who lives in an apartment just off campus is having a party tonight to celebrate this 'milestone'.
Holly is insisting we go.
"Come on, Michael, it'll be fun!"
"Mmm, I'm not really in the mood, though." Then again, I'm never really in the mood, I'm not much of a partyer.
"Well what else are we going to do?"
"I dunno, nothing?"
"But that's no fun. It's either this party, or you're taking me out to dinner. Which is it going to be?"
Blackmail? She's actually blackmailing me to get me to go to this party? But she knows it'll work, I can't afford to go to any more of those restaurants like the one she made me take her to for lunch last week. She actually ordered an entree and a main meal. Who does that? Especially for lunch. It's either, not both, either. Unless you're paying for yourself that is, then you can order whatever you want.
"Ok, how about we go to the party, but you buy me dinner first?" There has to be a bit of give and take in the situation.
"Fine," she gave in.
* * *
The restaurant I chose is not as high class as the one she would have chosen. Generally she doesn't like to sit in little plastic chairs or eat Happy Meals. But it was my choice, and who want's Lobster Bisque when you can have a Big Mac? Not me.
Holly played with a frie, as if it was something horrible she couldn't bear to bring to her lips. "Oh, Michael. I saw that girl around school a couple of times, you know the one, the one that's been harrassing you? Well I gave her a few unsavoury looks, so you shouldn't have any more trouble from her."
"What girl?" I took another bite of my burger.
"You know the one, what's her name, Amanda? No that's not it, does it start with an M?"
I nearly choked on my burger, I quickly swallowed it. "You mean Mia?"
"Yeah, that's the one. Well I noticed her looking at you a few times this week, so I just greased her off. I don't think she'll be looking at you any more." She smiled at me as if she'd just done me a huge favour. As if she'd just sucked the poison out of a snake bite wound for me or something.
"What the hell did you do that for?"
She was shocked, "What do you mean? You mean you want this girl looking at you strangely? Michael, you're my boyfriend, at the very least I don't appreciate it."
Because everything is about you, isn't it, Holly?
"Mia is no problem, Holly. I think you are the problem. Why are you always so jealous of every girl I come into contact with? Mia is an old friend of mine, I'm not going to stop seeing her just because I'm with you," I said, even though I have been avoiding Mia. But I'm not avoiding her because of Holly. Hell no. I'm avoiding her because I don't want to fall in love with her.
Holly looked away, for a second I thought she was actually ashamed of herself. But I doubt it. "Can we just leave as soon as you're ready, please?"
I didn't much feel like eating the rest of my meal, so I stood up and said, "Let's just go now. Come on," then I grabbed her hand and pulled her up, to show her I wasn't upset with her. Even though I was.
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Remember to look out for my new story, hopefully tomorrow!
