Ray and Robbie sat in the studio talking. It was fairly early in the
morning for, especially during summer vacation.
"You kissed her?"
Robbie smiled.
"How was it?"
"It was like.. I was breathing air after being under water for hours."
Ray smiled. "So."
"I don't know man." He sighed. "She still wants Travis."
"Not if she's kissing you. Hey, if you're the one who gets her over Travis."
"She's going to get over him and move on, not stick around for me."
He sighed. "So is it worth it?"
"I don't know, I mean if this is the only chance I have with her. then. yeah it is worth it"
Ray leaned back in the chair.
"How are things with Lily?"
Ray slightly smiled as if trying not to brag.
"Did you two.?"
"Not yet. she's not ready."
"And you are."
"Waiting for her."
Robbie smiled. "That's good, man."
"I'm scared though."
"Of being with Li-."
"No." Ray cut him off quickly. "That this is going to freak her out so much she's not going to want me." "No. Ray. If Lily has thought about doing this with you its obvious she wants it with you."
Ray sighed, still unsure.
"You're her best friend, you've experienced many firsts together, and there's no one better then Lily to do this with."
Ray smiled. "I'll wait Rob, I'll wait until.." He shook his head and had a distant look in his eyes.
"Just look at her like that."
Ray laughed, embarrassed. "Thanks man."
Robbie winked.
"So. you and Meg?"
Robbie laughed. "Definitely not there yet."
"Man, you have to grow up like the rest of us!"
"She's already."
"That's going to stop you?"
"With Travis? Yeah. it might."
**
Lily and I walked in sometime after noon. We each had a Starbucks in hand and she had a scone in the other.
"Ladies." Ray said as he stood up.
Lily smiled.
Such a gentleman.
Robbie gave me a slight smile as I sat down.
"Hey." I said to him.
"Hi." He said. I could tell he wanted to say something else. Something was stopping him.
"After the show?" he asked me.
I looked at Lily and Ray. They were talking about the new movie playing at the old theater. They were playing "Dracula", definitely a Ray movie. I watched them before I said anything to Robbie. I missed Travis. He had called into the show a few times; just to remind the frequent listeners he was still around, catch up with the other 3. I never talked to him when he called. I usually couldn't stand to hear his voice. He always said hi though, and whenever he said it I could hear, and feel, the pain in his voice.
I looked at Robbie.
He smiled.
I nodded.
He smiled again. "Cool."
**
After the show Ray and Lily left to go grab a drink at Mickey's and then they were off to the movie.
"You all right?" he asked me once we were alone.
I looked at him and he raised his eyebrows but gave me a smile.
I nodded and smiled. "Fine."
"No." he shook his head "talk to me."
"Robbie, I don't know if I can do this with you."
"Cause of Travis."
I looked at him. "It still hurts."
"I can help."
I looked at him. He looked back.
I took a deep breath. "I don't want to be like this anymore."
"I know." He said.
**
A week after Robbie and I had talked not much had progressed between any of us. He and I were still trying to work things out between us. We occasionally kissed, but it was nothing intense. As for Lily and Ray.
"Tonight?"
"Tonight is the night were going out to the beach. He wants to camp out there."
I smiled at her. "Lily this is so exciting!"
She smiled back, and was truly excited. I was glad she was ok with what she was about to do, if I only knew what Ray was going through. I made a mental note to ask Robbie.
I helped her pick out stuff to bring and eventually what to wear. It was weird to do this cause it was like a first date. It was a big step in her life, and I knew that. But Ray? He was her best friend; he didn't care what she was wearing.
Ray and Lily were meeting at the studio, as were Robbie and me. It was out first official date.
I pushed the play button on the console and "My Boyfriend's Back" came blasting out the studio. Lily and I began to sing.
I grabbed one of the mic and disconnected it. Lily grabbed her brush from her bag.
"He's been gone for such a long time." I sang.
"Hey la, hey la, my boyfriends back." She grabbed back up.
We continued singing and doing some little 60's dance moves we'd picked up from our favorite show, American Dreams. Man was I born a head of my time.
"Hey! I can see him comin. Now! You better start-a runnin!" we sang to each other, faces close.
Lily raised her eyebrows and stood up laughing, and looked at something behind me.
I turned around to see Ray and Robbie laughing.
I continued to dance and sing as Lily grabbed her stuff. The song eventually ended, and by this time we were all laughing.
Ray and Lily left hand in hand, and now the song playing was "Somewhere, Beyond the Sea."
I began to sing to Robbie who remained standing, smiling, and watching me.
"We'll kiss just as before, happy we'll be just bey-."
And he kissed me.
"You kissed her?"
Robbie smiled.
"How was it?"
"It was like.. I was breathing air after being under water for hours."
Ray smiled. "So."
"I don't know man." He sighed. "She still wants Travis."
"Not if she's kissing you. Hey, if you're the one who gets her over Travis."
"She's going to get over him and move on, not stick around for me."
He sighed. "So is it worth it?"
"I don't know, I mean if this is the only chance I have with her. then. yeah it is worth it"
Ray leaned back in the chair.
"How are things with Lily?"
Ray slightly smiled as if trying not to brag.
"Did you two.?"
"Not yet. she's not ready."
"And you are."
"Waiting for her."
Robbie smiled. "That's good, man."
"I'm scared though."
"Of being with Li-."
"No." Ray cut him off quickly. "That this is going to freak her out so much she's not going to want me." "No. Ray. If Lily has thought about doing this with you its obvious she wants it with you."
Ray sighed, still unsure.
"You're her best friend, you've experienced many firsts together, and there's no one better then Lily to do this with."
Ray smiled. "I'll wait Rob, I'll wait until.." He shook his head and had a distant look in his eyes.
"Just look at her like that."
Ray laughed, embarrassed. "Thanks man."
Robbie winked.
"So. you and Meg?"
Robbie laughed. "Definitely not there yet."
"Man, you have to grow up like the rest of us!"
"She's already."
"That's going to stop you?"
"With Travis? Yeah. it might."
**
Lily and I walked in sometime after noon. We each had a Starbucks in hand and she had a scone in the other.
"Ladies." Ray said as he stood up.
Lily smiled.
Such a gentleman.
Robbie gave me a slight smile as I sat down.
"Hey." I said to him.
"Hi." He said. I could tell he wanted to say something else. Something was stopping him.
"After the show?" he asked me.
I looked at Lily and Ray. They were talking about the new movie playing at the old theater. They were playing "Dracula", definitely a Ray movie. I watched them before I said anything to Robbie. I missed Travis. He had called into the show a few times; just to remind the frequent listeners he was still around, catch up with the other 3. I never talked to him when he called. I usually couldn't stand to hear his voice. He always said hi though, and whenever he said it I could hear, and feel, the pain in his voice.
I looked at Robbie.
He smiled.
I nodded.
He smiled again. "Cool."
**
After the show Ray and Lily left to go grab a drink at Mickey's and then they were off to the movie.
"You all right?" he asked me once we were alone.
I looked at him and he raised his eyebrows but gave me a smile.
I nodded and smiled. "Fine."
"No." he shook his head "talk to me."
"Robbie, I don't know if I can do this with you."
"Cause of Travis."
I looked at him. "It still hurts."
"I can help."
I looked at him. He looked back.
I took a deep breath. "I don't want to be like this anymore."
"I know." He said.
**
A week after Robbie and I had talked not much had progressed between any of us. He and I were still trying to work things out between us. We occasionally kissed, but it was nothing intense. As for Lily and Ray.
"Tonight?"
"Tonight is the night were going out to the beach. He wants to camp out there."
I smiled at her. "Lily this is so exciting!"
She smiled back, and was truly excited. I was glad she was ok with what she was about to do, if I only knew what Ray was going through. I made a mental note to ask Robbie.
I helped her pick out stuff to bring and eventually what to wear. It was weird to do this cause it was like a first date. It was a big step in her life, and I knew that. But Ray? He was her best friend; he didn't care what she was wearing.
Ray and Lily were meeting at the studio, as were Robbie and me. It was out first official date.
I pushed the play button on the console and "My Boyfriend's Back" came blasting out the studio. Lily and I began to sing.
I grabbed one of the mic and disconnected it. Lily grabbed her brush from her bag.
"He's been gone for such a long time." I sang.
"Hey la, hey la, my boyfriends back." She grabbed back up.
We continued singing and doing some little 60's dance moves we'd picked up from our favorite show, American Dreams. Man was I born a head of my time.
"Hey! I can see him comin. Now! You better start-a runnin!" we sang to each other, faces close.
Lily raised her eyebrows and stood up laughing, and looked at something behind me.
I turned around to see Ray and Robbie laughing.
I continued to dance and sing as Lily grabbed her stuff. The song eventually ended, and by this time we were all laughing.
Ray and Lily left hand in hand, and now the song playing was "Somewhere, Beyond the Sea."
I began to sing to Robbie who remained standing, smiling, and watching me.
"We'll kiss just as before, happy we'll be just bey-."
And he kissed me.