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Fine Line Between Love and Hate
Chapter Three
Randy was almost relieved when Ali left that night. He was so on edge trying to hold his tongue and be the gentleman his parent's raised and expected him to be.
He cursed himself again. If he only would have told his parents then he wouldn't be in the situation that he was. The last few days had been so embarrassing and he could have saved himself. The only way he could have offended Ali any more was to open his big mouth.
"I'm proud of you," Leigh told her brother, "You had every opportunity to hold your and Ali's past against her, but you didn't. It proved how much you've matured the last six years."
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Ali went into her apartment and checked her answering machine. Some sales people, a couple cousins calling to make sure she's made it through the holidays, and a few friends doing the same.
She decided against calling any of them back. She was exhausted. She fell in the door and just about fell asleep when she walked in. She couldn't believe she'd spent a full thirty six hours with Randy and they had been civil. They weren't anywhere near pleasant, but for them civil was a hundred percent improvement from before.
She didn't have much time to give it more thought before she fell asleep. She was out as soon as her head hit the pillow.
When she woke up the next morning she was slightly annoyed. She had the habit of dreaming about what she thought about last before falling asleep, and the previous evening it had been Randy. Randy had been a frequent visitor in her dreams during high school, and still occasionally visited them since. In the night's dream including him had been pleasant for the first time in almost ten years.
Why couldn't she get him out of her head? Thirty six hours of civility couldn't replace nearly four years of cruelty and nearly six of being ignored by a person she thought cared about her. She considered taking her recent interest in him as a sign.
Ali couldn't bring herself to talk to him. She wasn't ready to face the charm he had or the arrogance he had for that matter depending on his mood. One day he could charm someone into doing anything, the next his arrogance could make the same person sick. It was always a balancing act with him.
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Randy woke up feeling some what refreshed. He went to take a shower then he realized that tomorrow he had to catch a flight down to Texas and start working again.
He reminded himself not to tell the guys about the Ali situation. She wasn't interested him so it didn't matter what they thought. They would only try to set he and Ali up like his parents did.
The more he thought about it the more he didn't want to go back. It was weird how one meeting with his ex-girlfriend and one time best friend could make him so uneasy about his friends all having relationships. Paul and Dave were both in loving relationships and he had nothing. That reminded him to call Paul and see how the Christmas surprise went.
"Did she say yes?" Randy asked after Paul answered his phone.
"What else would she say? Of course she said yes?" Paul told his friend.
"Well then congrats. I'll see you tomorrow," Randy replied.
"Did whoever you parents set you up with work out?" Paul asked.
"Don't even go there. Bye."
"Bye."
Even though he should have been happy for his friend and part of him was, he felt worse. He really did feel like he had no one. He began to wonder what had brought that on. Things have pretty much been the same since the beginning of Evolution.
"Uncle Randy, will you play tea party with me?" Lizzie asked sweetly.
"Of course," Randy said happy for the distraction.
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Bob called Ric. If anyone could get out of Randy what went wrong between Randy and Ali Ric could. Bob filled his friend in on the recent events, and Ric agreed to do what he could to help.
Bob and Ric both knew they had a difficult road ahead. Both youngsters had a stubborn and private streak, that was most likely why the still had all these issues.
Ric proceeded to fill Paul and Dave in on the situation and of course wanting to see Randy happy it was Evolutions new project.
Bob then reminded his wife to invite Ali to the New Years party the family was hosting. He would help his stubborn son and Ali work out their problems or give himself a heart attack trying.
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Ali screamed when she got home from work that day. She'd felt the need to do that all day and for the first time was able to. She hated her stupid boss, and her desk job. Most of all though she hated Randy. Thoughts of him distracted her all day, only making her boss more unbearable.
She needed to know why all of the sudden he was on her mind all the time again. Shortly after high school graduation she banished all thoughts of him to the back of her mind where she thought, and hoped, they would remain buried for ever.
She returned calls to her family and friends reassuring them that she had made it through the holidays and New Years would be a breeze. She didn't tell them she spend Christmas at the Ortons' it only would have worried people. She didn't think she could deal with that on top of everything else.
Ali decided to splurge and order in Chinese for dinner that night. She didn't feel up to the task of cooking. Knowing how distracted she'd been she'd probably burn her apartment down if she tried. She didn't' need that with everything else.
That's when the phone rang.
"Hello," Ali answered hoping she didn't sound as stressed as she was feeling.
"Hey Ali it's me," Leigh said. "We're having a New Years party and your invited, Mom meant to invite you earlier."
"Leigh I can't," Ali said trying to think of a reason that Leigh would believe.
"Ali try telling my mom that. I'm going to have some people our age over and we'll be downstairs away from the boring older people."
Ali thought there was something Leigh wasn't telling her, most likely it was about Randy, but she knew how persistent the Orton family was. It was either say yes or have them badger her until she said yes. "Fine."
"Good. It starts at 7:30. I'll tell mom your coming."
"Okay, Leigh talk to you later."
"Bye Ali."
Ali silently cursed the Orton family. The were to damned persistent for their own good. She cursed Randy even more for never telling his family what happened. It only confirmed that Leigh was twisting the facts to help her brother.
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Fine Line Between Love and Hate
Chapter Three
Randy was almost relieved when Ali left that night. He was so on edge trying to hold his tongue and be the gentleman his parent's raised and expected him to be.
He cursed himself again. If he only would have told his parents then he wouldn't be in the situation that he was. The last few days had been so embarrassing and he could have saved himself. The only way he could have offended Ali any more was to open his big mouth.
"I'm proud of you," Leigh told her brother, "You had every opportunity to hold your and Ali's past against her, but you didn't. It proved how much you've matured the last six years."
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Ali went into her apartment and checked her answering machine. Some sales people, a couple cousins calling to make sure she's made it through the holidays, and a few friends doing the same.
She decided against calling any of them back. She was exhausted. She fell in the door and just about fell asleep when she walked in. She couldn't believe she'd spent a full thirty six hours with Randy and they had been civil. They weren't anywhere near pleasant, but for them civil was a hundred percent improvement from before.
She didn't have much time to give it more thought before she fell asleep. She was out as soon as her head hit the pillow.
When she woke up the next morning she was slightly annoyed. She had the habit of dreaming about what she thought about last before falling asleep, and the previous evening it had been Randy. Randy had been a frequent visitor in her dreams during high school, and still occasionally visited them since. In the night's dream including him had been pleasant for the first time in almost ten years.
Why couldn't she get him out of her head? Thirty six hours of civility couldn't replace nearly four years of cruelty and nearly six of being ignored by a person she thought cared about her. She considered taking her recent interest in him as a sign.
Ali couldn't bring herself to talk to him. She wasn't ready to face the charm he had or the arrogance he had for that matter depending on his mood. One day he could charm someone into doing anything, the next his arrogance could make the same person sick. It was always a balancing act with him.
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Randy woke up feeling some what refreshed. He went to take a shower then he realized that tomorrow he had to catch a flight down to Texas and start working again.
He reminded himself not to tell the guys about the Ali situation. She wasn't interested him so it didn't matter what they thought. They would only try to set he and Ali up like his parents did.
The more he thought about it the more he didn't want to go back. It was weird how one meeting with his ex-girlfriend and one time best friend could make him so uneasy about his friends all having relationships. Paul and Dave were both in loving relationships and he had nothing. That reminded him to call Paul and see how the Christmas surprise went.
"Did she say yes?" Randy asked after Paul answered his phone.
"What else would she say? Of course she said yes?" Paul told his friend.
"Well then congrats. I'll see you tomorrow," Randy replied.
"Did whoever you parents set you up with work out?" Paul asked.
"Don't even go there. Bye."
"Bye."
Even though he should have been happy for his friend and part of him was, he felt worse. He really did feel like he had no one. He began to wonder what had brought that on. Things have pretty much been the same since the beginning of Evolution.
"Uncle Randy, will you play tea party with me?" Lizzie asked sweetly.
"Of course," Randy said happy for the distraction.
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Bob called Ric. If anyone could get out of Randy what went wrong between Randy and Ali Ric could. Bob filled his friend in on the recent events, and Ric agreed to do what he could to help.
Bob and Ric both knew they had a difficult road ahead. Both youngsters had a stubborn and private streak, that was most likely why the still had all these issues.
Ric proceeded to fill Paul and Dave in on the situation and of course wanting to see Randy happy it was Evolutions new project.
Bob then reminded his wife to invite Ali to the New Years party the family was hosting. He would help his stubborn son and Ali work out their problems or give himself a heart attack trying.
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Ali screamed when she got home from work that day. She'd felt the need to do that all day and for the first time was able to. She hated her stupid boss, and her desk job. Most of all though she hated Randy. Thoughts of him distracted her all day, only making her boss more unbearable.
She needed to know why all of the sudden he was on her mind all the time again. Shortly after high school graduation she banished all thoughts of him to the back of her mind where she thought, and hoped, they would remain buried for ever.
She returned calls to her family and friends reassuring them that she had made it through the holidays and New Years would be a breeze. She didn't tell them she spend Christmas at the Ortons' it only would have worried people. She didn't think she could deal with that on top of everything else.
Ali decided to splurge and order in Chinese for dinner that night. She didn't feel up to the task of cooking. Knowing how distracted she'd been she'd probably burn her apartment down if she tried. She didn't' need that with everything else.
That's when the phone rang.
"Hello," Ali answered hoping she didn't sound as stressed as she was feeling.
"Hey Ali it's me," Leigh said. "We're having a New Years party and your invited, Mom meant to invite you earlier."
"Leigh I can't," Ali said trying to think of a reason that Leigh would believe.
"Ali try telling my mom that. I'm going to have some people our age over and we'll be downstairs away from the boring older people."
Ali thought there was something Leigh wasn't telling her, most likely it was about Randy, but she knew how persistent the Orton family was. It was either say yes or have them badger her until she said yes. "Fine."
"Good. It starts at 7:30. I'll tell mom your coming."
"Okay, Leigh talk to you later."
"Bye Ali."
Ali silently cursed the Orton family. The were to damned persistent for their own good. She cursed Randy even more for never telling his family what happened. It only confirmed that Leigh was twisting the facts to help her brother.
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