"So, do you have anything else in your magic bag?" Andy said hopefully.
"Let me check." Erin said, exploring the contents of it. "Ooh, my iTouch!"
"Awesome!" Andy exclaimed. "Now we're got a light, music, games-"
"And an app that can light up a tree!" Erin giggled. "I actually have that one!"
"No way!" Andy said excitedly. "Let me see it!"
"Well you can't do anything with it." Erin reminded him. "I mean, my Christmas tree's not up anymore, and I'm not even home!"
"Right, right." Andy nodded.
"But I have Tap-Tap Revenge!" She said cheerfully. "Are you up for the challenge? Two player!"
"Only if you're willing to loose!" Andy challenged.
"Don't get too cocky, Bernard." Erin said intimidatingly, as she opened the app.
"Oh, last name basis, now, are we? I like it, Hannon." Andy said, smiling mischievously.
Andy and Erin had a Tap-Tap Revenege duel for about twenty-five minutes, humming along to the songs as they played. It was a close call, but Erin remained the ultimate victor.
"I let you win." Andy grumbled. Andy was normally a competitive person, and usually quit before losing (because the game was rigged, obviously!) but seeing the satisfied look on Erin's face made it all worth while.
"Sure you did." Erin said, pressing the shuffle song on her ipod. "Sure you did."
All of a sudden, 'Hey, Soul Sister' came out of the speakers.
"I love this song!" Andy commented.
"Me too!" Erin gasped.
"HEY!" Andy sang. "Hey, hey!"
Erin giggled, before harmonizing with him, "You're lipstick stains, on the front lobe of my left side brain..."
Andy by the time the chorus came around, they were on their feet, dancing and singing to the music, "Hey, Soul Sister, ain't that mister, mister,"
"On the radio." Andy sang.
"Stereo." Erin added.
"The way you move, ain't fair, you know?" Andy belted, spinning her around.
Then they both screamed, "Hey, Soul Sister, I don't wanna miss a single thing you do...tonight."
And that was when Andy realized Erin wasn't just a crush, she was his soul sister. Andy had never met anyone just like her, and never met anyone so much like him. Her smile made his stomach twist and turn, her laugh sent chills up his spine, and she was the kind of person who made all his flaws and insecurities feel like they were his best qualities. And no one else had made him appreciate the little things in life, no one else could help him find fun in a dark and sweaty elevator, no one else would dance and scream with him at the top of their lungs. No one else was exactly like Erin Hannon.
Andy and Erin spent about an hour singing and dancing, and exploring the contents of her iPod, and around 11:30, Andy's stomach started rumbling.
"You hungry?" Erin asked.
"No." Andy lied. He didn't have any food, and wasn't going to steal hers.
"Good, because I am." She smiled, grabbing his arm and pulling him down. She started to take her food out of her Corner bakery bag."Now, do you want to split the sandwich in half or should I?"
"You don't need to give me anything." Andy mumbled.
"Andy, if you die of starvation in here, who will I talk to?" Erin teased. "Now, we have a sandwich, luckily they're kinda big, a bag of chips, and a lemon bar for dessert. Sadly I didn't bring anything to drink, I was going to buy one from the vending machine, I didn't plan on being locked in an elevator for three hours."
"You really don't have to share!" Andy insisted as she began to cut the sandwhich in half.
"Eat." Erin commanded, handing him half her sandwich.
"It smells delicious, but knowing that I took it from you makes me feel sick." Andy said.
"Put it this way. If you don't eat, I don't eat." She said simply.
Andy smiled before taking a bite. "I am SO HUNGRY!" He yelled.
"That's what I thought." Erin said with a satisfied smile.
Andy and Erin ate, laughed, talked, and joked, the only light coming from the light from their cell phones and Erin's iPod. Andy found the whole thing quite romantic, and almost asked her if she considered this a date. It was a candle light dinner, in fact. Well, technically an iPod light dinner, but close enough.
"I was on the wait list," Andy explained as they both picked at the lemon bar. "So I went to the office, and literally sang my way into Cornell."
"That is so cool." Erin said in admiration, eating some of the lemon bar off her fork.
"Yeah, they were totally blown away, and I started college in the fall."
"Cornell sounds awesome." Erin complimented.
"Ever been to a Cornell game?" Andy asked as he took a chip.
"No." Erin said.
"You should. They're wild." He suggested. "And I know all the cool places around town, so I could show you where to go."
"Sounds fun." Erin smiled, taking the last bit of lemon bar. "Really fun."
"Oh, it's more than fun. It's awesome!" Andy said enthusiastically, reaching for a chip at the same time as Erin. Their hands touched for a moment in the bag and their eyes met, but after a moment the reality set in that their was only one chip left. All of a sudden, their hands both tried grasping for the last chip.
"Ha!" Andy said triumphantly once he got a hold of it, but Erin tried one last snatch at it, breaking it in half. They both smiled. "Fair enough." Andy said.
"That was delicious." Andy complimented, leaning against the corner of the elevator after they had finished cleaning up. "Thank you, Erin."
"Oh, any time." She yawned, sitting next to him. "Oh, I'm so tired. Went to bed late. Got up early. Hence the yawning."
"And I bet the hot and dark elevator helps to the sleepiness." Andy added.
"Oh, definitely." She said drowsily. "Luckily I have you here to keep me awake."
"Yeah," Andy said slowly. "Lucky." Then he thought for a moment. This was luck. He had been stuck in an elevator with Erin for over three hours, why didn't he do something about it? "Hey, Erin?" He said hesitantly.
"Hmmm?" She said quietly as she closed her eyes and leaned her head back against the wall.
"Considering the fact we make it out of this elevator, would you, would you want to have dinner with me some time?" He asked nervously. There was a moment's pause as Andy held his breath and waited for a response. There was a small thud, and Andy felt Erin's head droop onto his shoulder, her eyes closed, and her mouth gaping open slightly.
"Erin?" He whispered, but she was already asleep. "Sweet dreams." He sighed, draping his blazer over her.
Andy didn't want to fall asleep, he wanted to stay wide awake so Erin could sleep comfortably in this position, but the heat really was getting to him, he was tired, and he didn't have Erin to keep him awake...maybe just for a few minutes Andy thought as he rested his head on top of Erin's, and slowly drifted to sleep....