The Definition of Our Relationship
Chris took my hand, and led me upstairs. We got to the door and instead of opening it he looked at me.
"What," I asked him?
"Nothing. I just like looking at you," he said sweetly.
"Well stop. It makes me uncomfortable," I laughed, slapping his arm playfully.
He kissed me softly on the lips, and I leaned in towards him, putting my hand on the base of his neck. It was too bad that we were standing in front of Teddy's door and not in the tree house I thought.
I pulled away, and looked him in the eyes. "Come on," I pushed him towards the door.
"Alright," he relented. "But just so you know, that some of the things you see and hear, my seem strange, and they may even scare you, but it can't hurt you," he said seriously.
"It's Vern's room, Chris. Not The Rocky Horror Picture Show," I said laughin, not realizing that Rocky Horror wasn't even a movie back then. Chris ignored it.
"You've obviously never seen Vern's room. And if what ever Teddy says ignore him," he warned smiling.
"They're your friends Chris, not psycho serial killers," I reminded him.
"Alright," he said. "Don't say I didn't warn you."
I rolled my eyes and Chris opened the door.
So it wasn't the Plaza, but it wasn't as bad as Chris made it seem, just messy. Vern's clothes were all over the floor, along with some magazines. There was a desk, covered with comic books, papers, pencils, and anything else you could imagine. No wonder his mother had thrown away his penny map. I wonder if he ever found those.
Gordie was sprawled out on the neatly made bed, which seemed out of place in the chaos of Vern's room, reading a comic book.
Teddy was sitting on the floor near the bed with Vern, playing some card game. They were passing a cigarette back and forth.
"Hey Chris," greeted Gordie.
"Hey man," Chris replied.
"Chambers, long time no see. What have you been up too," Teddy asked looking suggestively at me, smiling like a mad man?
"Shut up Teddy," was Chris's reply"
"Hey Gloria," Gordie said, finally noticing me.
"Hi Gordie."
"What's up Gloria," asked Teddy, still looking back at forth from me to Chris.
"One guess, Teddy," I quipped.
"Fucking Gloria," he laughed. "Here sit down." He motioned to a spot on the floor and offered me cigarette. I lit it, and sat down, Chris sat next to me.
"So what have you guys been up to," I asked them? "I haven't seen you guys in a while."
"Nothing too interesting," answered Gordie.
"Yeah," agreed Vern.
"So what have you been up to. We haven't seen you in awhile either. Or Chris for that matter," asked Teddy.
"Drop it Teddy," Chris said.
"No way man. I wanna know what you two have been up to lately. We never see you anymore. Are you guys like going out or what," Teddy pursued.
"Yeah, come on Chris. What's going on with you guys. I mean you talk about her all the time. Are you guys going steady," Vern asked?
This made me laugh. Going steady. That was such a......old fashioned term, for lake of a better definition. Chris blushed at their comments.
I nudged Chris with my arm. "Ya know Chris, they have a point. Are we going out," I asked smiling? I was hoping the answer would be yes. We never actually defined our relationship. I assumed I was more to Chris then just a girl he made out with. I didn't see him as that kind of guy, but I could definitely be wrong. I was pretty good at mis-judging people. The question hung in the air, and there was an awkward silence that it seemed to last forever. Chris finally looked at me, smiling. Instead of telling me his answer he leaned in and kissed me gently, yet purposefully on the lips. "Does that answer your question," he asked me? I was a little shocked and definitely surprised he would kiss me in front of his friends. I just nodded my head, and the guys laughed and whistled. "Way to go Chambers. Figures you get the hottest girl in Castle Rock," Teddy said laughing his trade mark laugh. "Would you expect anything less from him," I asked laughing, recovering from the shock.
We spent the rest of the afternoon laughing and talking. I had trouble not smiling. I was happy with Chris, and the guys were so funny, I was just honestly glad to be exactly where I was. I didn't think about going home or how much I missed my friends. I had friends here now, and that was more than good enough for me.
***Alright, so not my favorite chapter, but whatever. I think Eyeball may make an appearance next chapter.....R/R Thanks!***
Chris took my hand, and led me upstairs. We got to the door and instead of opening it he looked at me.
"What," I asked him?
"Nothing. I just like looking at you," he said sweetly.
"Well stop. It makes me uncomfortable," I laughed, slapping his arm playfully.
He kissed me softly on the lips, and I leaned in towards him, putting my hand on the base of his neck. It was too bad that we were standing in front of Teddy's door and not in the tree house I thought.
I pulled away, and looked him in the eyes. "Come on," I pushed him towards the door.
"Alright," he relented. "But just so you know, that some of the things you see and hear, my seem strange, and they may even scare you, but it can't hurt you," he said seriously.
"It's Vern's room, Chris. Not The Rocky Horror Picture Show," I said laughin, not realizing that Rocky Horror wasn't even a movie back then. Chris ignored it.
"You've obviously never seen Vern's room. And if what ever Teddy says ignore him," he warned smiling.
"They're your friends Chris, not psycho serial killers," I reminded him.
"Alright," he said. "Don't say I didn't warn you."
I rolled my eyes and Chris opened the door.
So it wasn't the Plaza, but it wasn't as bad as Chris made it seem, just messy. Vern's clothes were all over the floor, along with some magazines. There was a desk, covered with comic books, papers, pencils, and anything else you could imagine. No wonder his mother had thrown away his penny map. I wonder if he ever found those.
Gordie was sprawled out on the neatly made bed, which seemed out of place in the chaos of Vern's room, reading a comic book.
Teddy was sitting on the floor near the bed with Vern, playing some card game. They were passing a cigarette back and forth.
"Hey Chris," greeted Gordie.
"Hey man," Chris replied.
"Chambers, long time no see. What have you been up too," Teddy asked looking suggestively at me, smiling like a mad man?
"Shut up Teddy," was Chris's reply"
"Hey Gloria," Gordie said, finally noticing me.
"Hi Gordie."
"What's up Gloria," asked Teddy, still looking back at forth from me to Chris.
"One guess, Teddy," I quipped.
"Fucking Gloria," he laughed. "Here sit down." He motioned to a spot on the floor and offered me cigarette. I lit it, and sat down, Chris sat next to me.
"So what have you guys been up to," I asked them? "I haven't seen you guys in a while."
"Nothing too interesting," answered Gordie.
"Yeah," agreed Vern.
"So what have you been up to. We haven't seen you in awhile either. Or Chris for that matter," asked Teddy.
"Drop it Teddy," Chris said.
"No way man. I wanna know what you two have been up to lately. We never see you anymore. Are you guys like going out or what," Teddy pursued.
"Yeah, come on Chris. What's going on with you guys. I mean you talk about her all the time. Are you guys going steady," Vern asked?
This made me laugh. Going steady. That was such a......old fashioned term, for lake of a better definition. Chris blushed at their comments.
I nudged Chris with my arm. "Ya know Chris, they have a point. Are we going out," I asked smiling? I was hoping the answer would be yes. We never actually defined our relationship. I assumed I was more to Chris then just a girl he made out with. I didn't see him as that kind of guy, but I could definitely be wrong. I was pretty good at mis-judging people. The question hung in the air, and there was an awkward silence that it seemed to last forever. Chris finally looked at me, smiling. Instead of telling me his answer he leaned in and kissed me gently, yet purposefully on the lips. "Does that answer your question," he asked me? I was a little shocked and definitely surprised he would kiss me in front of his friends. I just nodded my head, and the guys laughed and whistled. "Way to go Chambers. Figures you get the hottest girl in Castle Rock," Teddy said laughing his trade mark laugh. "Would you expect anything less from him," I asked laughing, recovering from the shock.
We spent the rest of the afternoon laughing and talking. I had trouble not smiling. I was happy with Chris, and the guys were so funny, I was just honestly glad to be exactly where I was. I didn't think about going home or how much I missed my friends. I had friends here now, and that was more than good enough for me.
***Alright, so not my favorite chapter, but whatever. I think Eyeball may make an appearance next chapter.....R/R Thanks!***