BN: WOOT!!! More Felix!!! I'm sorry updates have been so bad with
this, but I can now PROMISE that they'll be better. I won't even let my
move to Australia keep me from updating. And Michelle will be back
soon, hopefully. So rest assured, you'll be getting plenty of goodies.
The end of this chapter makes me cry. Just warning ya'll.
Disclaimer: Felix Mine. Holly Elle's. Everything else Meg Cabot.
I think I get the good end of the deal. haha
Without further ado... .........................................................................................................
Chapter Seventeen...
Mia's POV...
Tonight is my 'date' with Felix. We're going to dinner and then to check out some places he wants to consider for the band to play at.
It should be fun. I hope it's fun. And I hope I can keep my mind off what I was doing this time last Friday night. Or rather whom I was with.
Because I have to move on. And Felix is perfect for that. He'll help me forget all about Michael, Holly and their perfect little baby. I'll be over him in no time.
That's right, Mia. Keep telling yourself that.
Someone knocked on the door just as I was putting on my shoes. Eek! Felix isn't supposed to be here for another ten minutes! I haven't even brushed my hair!
I quickly patted it down to make sure it wasn't sticking up and then I opened the door.
But it wasn't Felix who stood on the other side of it; it was Michael.
"Er, hi," he said, taken back by my attire. What? Does he expect me to be wearing sweats and staying home every weekend?
"Hi," I replied, not moving from in front of the door. Am I supposed to invite him in? What would Felix think if he walked in and Michael was here? "Um, do you want to come in?" I asked, hoping desperately that there weren't any stray pairs of underwear hanging around from my haste to open the door.
"No, that's ok, I'm not going to stop."
"Ok... then why are you here?"
"Oh, well I wanted to see if you wanted some help with your studying tonight, but you're obviously not going to the library like that."
"No, I'm not."
"Ok, well, I'll see you around then, I guess."
Suddenly an involuntary voice inside my head made me call him back, I swear it wasn't on purpose!
"Uh, if you're not busy tomorrow, maybe you could help me then?"
"Sure... Oh wait, I kind of have plans tomorrow. It's pretty important. What about tomorrow night? Are you going out then?"
"Nope. Should I meet you in the library then? 7 o'clock?"
"Yeah, ok. I'll see you then, then."
"Thanks, Michael, I really appreciate it."
"No problem, Thermopolis"
He winked and walked away, leaving me standing there, watching him, until he'd long left my sight.
"Hey," a voice beside me startled me.
"Oh, hey, Felix," I said nonchalantly.
Felix! And my hair is still unbrushed!
"What are you doing out here?" he asked.
"Uh, wasting valuable time, apparently. Quick, come in. I just have to brush my hair and then I'll be ready."
I ushered him inside, scanning the room for underwear, then grabbed my toiletry bag and headed for the ladies room.
Five minutes later I walked back into my room.
"You ready now?" he asked, pausing mid sentence in a conversation with Hayley, who'd obviously just gotten in.
"Yup."
"Ok, let's go." He turned to Hayley, who was now busy looking in her dresser for something to wear tonight. "We'll finish this talk later, Hayles."
"Yeah, ok. Have a good night you two."
"Bye," I called back to her.
Steak.
Hamburgers,
Hot dogs.
Ribs.
Oh the list goes on and on. I've been looking at this menu for a good five minutes, and the only suitable vegetarian things are not suitable!
There's corn on the cob as a side dish, side salad and a couple of entrees! I can't just order a teeny, tiny entree; I'll starve. And if I order more than one entree I'll look like a pig!
Next time, I'm choosing the restaurant. Honestly, what kind of a restaurant doesn't have any vegetarian options?
"Ready to order?" the waitress asked.
"Yeah," Felix replied, and then rattled off his order.
The waitress wrote it down and turned to me.
"Uh, can I just get some fries? And a side salad?"
"Sure," she replied, writing it down. "Is that all?"
"Uh huh."
It's not exactly a healthy dinner, but it's better than nothing. And I'm hoping the places Felix and I go to check out after this will have something edible.
"Not hungry?" Felix asked me after the waitress had taken our menus and moved on.
"Um, I'm actually vegetarian..." I admitted meekly.
Felix let out a tiny laugh. "Well why didn't you say so? Sorry. We could have gone somewhere else, you know."
"I didn't want to make a big deal about it, and I figured they'd be a few things on the menu specifically for vegetarians."
"Mia, this is a steak house."
Who feels stupid? Me.
"Oh, I didn't realise." I must be the brightest shade of red.
"It's ok. We'll find you a pretzel or a bagel afterwards."
Our 'date' has now progressed to bar hopping. We are now sitting in a really, really dingy one.
Technically, I shouldn't even be in here since I'm still underage, but Lars had a few words with the bouncers and swore I wouldn't be drinking.
I can't say I won't be eating the beer nuts though... I know people always say bad things about beer nuts in bars, like people not washing their hands after going to the bathroom or whatever, but I'm still hungry!
If we have to stay here much longer I may just be tempted enough to eat from the disease ridden bowl.
"Are you actually considering playing in this place?" I asked him, eyeing the bowl on the bar.
"Well, probably not this place. But it's good to get an idea of the kinds of places we may have to play in. Not all places are five star when you're just starting out."
"So we can get out of here then? It smells kind of funky."
"Yeah, let's go."
Relieved, I jumped up to leave, grabbing a handful of nuts as I did so.
But I put them in the trash outside before eating any.
Herpes is just not worth it.
Half a dozen equally dingy bars later, Felix was walking me up to my dorm room.
"So, I had a good time tonight, Mia," he said as we climbed the stairs.
"Yeah, me too."
"But I'm sorry about the restaurant. Can I make it up to you by taking you out to a totally vegetarian restaurant tomorrow night?"
I already told Michael I'd study with him... I know my need for study is not as dire as it was last weekend, and I know I'm supposed to be moving on from Michael, but it would just be rude to cancel on him, right?
"I'm kind of busy tomorrow night." I noticed his face drop a bit as I said it, and now I feel guilty. Really, I feel bad. "But definitely some other time. There's a really good vegetarian place I know of. Maybe next weekend?"
If I'm not studying that is.
"Sure, ok. I'll give you a call later in the week then."
"Ok, goodnight." I opened the door and stepped inside.
