I DO NOT OWN ANYONE OR ANYTHING IN THIS STORY BESIDES THE OC'S.
Melanie's Point of View-
We sat in his car quietly and I stared up at the house feeling bad for kind of making this date end kind of abruptly, I had to apologize but my lips weren't moving until the silence was finally broken and it wasn't from me.
"You hungry? You want to go get some food?" He asked.
"But we are at my place and-"
"We can still go get some food, there is a McDonald's on like every block and it's not a problem..." Corey said as I smiled and he smiled, "Food it is..." He said as he buckled back up starting the car driving off, "What sounds good to you? Tacos, hamburgers, pancakes?"
"Tacos..." I said smiling as he smiled.
"Good choice, Taco Bell or Del Taco?"
"Whatever one you prefer, I'm not that picky." I said shrugging as he turned to head towards whatever restaurant he had decided on and saw that he had pulled into a Del Taco parking his car in a spot before we climbed out heading inside. It felt comforting even though after my minor break down at the mall he was still accepting and wanting to spend time with me regardless if he knew or not, it meant a lot to me because it meant he still liked me without knowing all of me. We ordered our food and claimed a table until our orders were called from the counter. "I do wnat to apologize for earlier...it doesn't happen often, just...I saw someone and it was just..."
"Too much? A bad person I presume if they scared you that much." He said as I nodded.
"Big time...but, it's all about moving on and just trying to cut myself off from this person and not let my new life get involved with that old life...they were a poison infecting me."
"Got'cha...hey, it's hard...especially in a small town like this...maybe you should come stay at my place, I got a place outside the city and it's own little town so the possibilty is slimmer and you can ride with me into work and such." Corey offered as I smiled and liked that offer, "That smile is beautiful, it's telling me you would like to do it." He said as he sipped as his drink.
"I really do..."
"But-" He interrupted as I let out a sigh.
"I don't think me moving in right now is best for whatever our relationship is at right now." I had answered as I bit at my bottom lip as he let out a chuckle.
"Right, but if you ever change your mind or just a night to get away from Kevin and his family to have personal time, let me know. I have a day job of sorts so I'm home rarely."
"I'll keep that in mind...so any weird or scary ex's on your behalf?" I asked curiously as I sipped at my drink as he smirked.
"I had one scary one, scar that went across her eye." He said showing where with his finger as I made this gross out face.
"Why'd you date her?"
"I met her through an online dating site and to my defense she used a picture of someone else so I didn't know."
"You got catfished?"
"Is that what it's called now?" He asked as I smiled and chuckled when our number was called and he went to get our food from the counter. He returned from the counter with the tray with our food, he set it down in the middle as I grabbed my burito and fries setting it in front of me.
"But what I don't get, why is a guy like you on dating sites anyway? You seem really chill, laid back and friendly...I don't know why you would have a hard time picking up a girl."
"Well, I spend a lot of my free time either working or hitting the gym or something. I'm not a social butterfly where I go out to bars or strike up conversations with every girl I see."
"You striked up a conversation with me."
"But I met you at work, we are coworkers, it will be rude of me not to talk to you and to ignore you."
"True." I said with a chuckle as I ate one of the fries.
"Are you on any dating sites?" Corey asked as I let out a sigh.
"No, not really looking at getting into a serious relationship that way...rather meet them in person and face to face than through a computer screen." I said truthfully.
"Where were you when I needed that advice?"
"Working?" I asked sarcastically with a chuckle as he smiled.
"Right..." He said, "So why that tattoo shop?"
"Why not? I had to get out of the house, that was the farthest away from where I was that I could walk, and wanted to dull the pain somehow so got tattoos to take away from the pain. One day Kevin saw more than I had wanted him to see but thankfully he did because he saved from the situation I was in."
"You never say how bad it was or what situation it was you were in."
"It's not anything you should be concerned of right now...when the time is right, you will know." I said knowing that I hope to never tell him and that hopefully I can tell him before my ex decided to make himself known because he hasn't shown his face at the shop recently.
"When is the time going to be right?"
"You don't worry about that, I'll know and you will know because I will tell you." I said honestly as I took a sip from my drink.
"My ears are always open for listening and they are there for that purpose."
"I know, but not now...my ears are always open too." I said with a smirk as I glanced up at him as he smirked.
"I'm glad...but speaking of ears, how's that piercing?" He asked as I smiled as I turned for him to look.
"Not infected, been cleaning it."
"As you are supposed to..." He said with a smile as we made small talk between eating our food but mostly focused on eating before he drove me to the tattoo parlor for the night shift.