Ok so long time no update...like REAL long time – years even...so, I've incorporated a catch up in this chapter a little ways down.
But if you're keen please re-read the start.
"Oh. This. Is. Perfect." Mel managed to get out in between fits of laughter. "You. Two. Match." Guess he's wearing green.
Once Mel had settled down a bit, I walked over to the door…of course, unbeknown to them I was putting some green pep toe wedges on to match my dress. Jeff was looking very dashing in a pale green button up and a pair of jeans.
"Squirt…Elsie, you look absolutely breath taking." Dammit why do we blush?
"You don't look to bad yourself stud." Mel laughed again. Dammit what a mood kill.
"Now just remember young Sizzle. If you have sex you will get Chlamydia and die. So Jeff go grab some rubbers." Oh. My. God. I cannot believe she just used Mean Girls against me! Mel's in for it later. I swear to god.
So far so good! Well I mean how could it not? We were going to dinner, there wasn't exactly a way for me to fuck up…well not yet, then again if anyone were to fuck up something as simple as dinner it'd be me. Anyway, back to point. Tonight is going rather well…even with a certain flexible diva quoting the most quotable movie in existence.
"So why was I told to grab a rubber? Am I gonna get lucky?" Wiggling eyebrows…why do we have to have social etiquette in public, oh to belly laugh right now.
"In your imagination maybe" I smirked. Payback is definitely fun.
"But we're in Chicago" oh god hearing grown men whine is still one of the all time funniest things the world has to offer.
"Aww poor diddums" I don't know just how serious Jeff is anymore, what if he really wants to take that next step? I don't think I'm ready for that just yet. How in the lord's name am I gonna get out of this? Amazing or not, Jeff Hardy or not, I'm just not ready to say 'yes' to that question yet.
"But seriously can we watch Mean Girls tonight?" Whaaaaa? Jeff wants to watch Mean Girls, I swear I shouldn't be shocked…but still…
"You know what, just for you, ok. How'd you know it was a Mean Girl's quote anyway?" Maybe not so much for him…I haven't seen Mean Girl's in like months...too long any case.
"That movie is only the most quoted movie by chicks ever. You can't tour with the Divas 340 days a year without knowing it backwards and forwards." Okay, so there is an excuse…
"Aww Jeffy likes chick flicks. Do you go to slumber parties with the Divas and paint each others nails while watching these movies?" Smirk and smirk and smirk…definitely satisfactory…WAIT! "Do you actually?"
"Well only Ash, I don't think she counts, going out with my brother and all." Hmmm jury what's your verdict.
"Ash paints your nails?" Oh good lord! I probably shouldn't be surprised I wonder who does his hair.
"I just I can't quite do my right nails…it gets so damn messy" I wish I could laugh and pretend that's just silly…but I have the same problem.
"Does wittle Jeffy have someone do his hair too?" Hope he doesn't take that as a low blow?
"No! I do it all by my onsies!" Ok, so maybe my interior clapping him on is mean…just a bit. "It's completely easy and fine…as long as you remember to treat it." Well duh. "Or else the blonde is completely unmanageable" That's just obvious.
"Hey Squirt" and SNAP away from hair care. "Can I do your hair when we get home on Tuesday?" Maybe not away from hair at all.
"We fly out in like six hours Jeff…I don't think I can trust you with my hair that soon!" or you know ever…
"But it'll be fun I swear." And my hair will be ruined.
"What about my job. Don't I need to get that type of thing approved now?"
"It can only strengthen the onscreen relationship we're in." What can I argue now?
"Well I guess if you run it passed Vinnie Mac" Yea, somewhere there I'd started calling him Vinnie Mac too.
"I'll ring Paul" Damn there went my last hope of nice hair…please save me Paulie.
"Paul? It's Jeff…I'm still with her in fact…sly dog! It's not like that at all!" If only I knew what Paul was saying? "I want to do Squirt's hair, she thinks the higher ups will freak…in her sleep? I considered it…" if that's even remotely near what I think it might be about I'll…I'll shave his hair as he sleeps! "Oh man you should see the look I'm getting now…who says we're crazy kids?...guess you can't argue with those numbers. Later man." Fuck, that grin scares me.
"You know for a date, this just seems like us being us." Yeah that isn't stupefying at all…
Oh jebus please don't groan. "This isn't what you wanted or expected or whatever is it?" Well I thought a date would be different to hanging out.
"This is comfortable…I honestly don't know Skittles, I just guess my imagination told me dates should be different?" Stupid Disney I fully blame this whole thing on you and your damn cutesy kids films…installing romantic ideas no person can ever live up to….
"I just thought…you don't look like the kind of girl who wants awkward small talk at a fancy restaurant as I sneak glances at you." Well when you put it that way. "I figured why not just be us and have fun. I like you for you and I want to spend time with the you I've gotten to know and love." Oh dearest Disney movies suck on that.
"You're such a cutie." Oh god did I actually say that out loud? Clearly I spent too much time with Bray.
Can't you see I want to lock the door and shut out the world surrounding me? Safe from the problems and the pressures caused by insecurities. GET UP! GET UP! LET THE GOOD TIMES ROLL!
Only one person had that song in my phone.
"Bray!" nothing upon nothing made my day quicker than talking to my best friend, middle of a date or not. "Of course I can talk"
"I've missed you so much Rainy Day! Why haven't I heard from you yet?" I feel terrible. Since the moment I hopped off the plane I'd just been in a dream pretty much. "I swear if I hadn't been playing catch up with Andy I wouldn't know anything…." Eep he's pissed. I feel horrid now! Wait what's Andy been saying.
"I'm so sorry Bray, I've just been having a wild adventure. So what's that nuisance of a cousin been saying about me now?" fill a sister in…
"Pretty much nothing. Asking a lot actually. He worries about you, you know…I don't think he enjoyed finding out about you moving out or your Gran moving to America from me somehow" Yeah my communication has been seriously lacking of late.
"Bray I wish I could take it back and talk to you constantly I do, but there is so much to catch up on…" Please Jeff don't take this the wrong way but I haven't spoken to my best friend the entire time I've been here. A quick supportive glance from Jeff later and I'm out the door faster than you can say buttered yams.
"Shall we start at the beginning?" trust Bray to want to know everything.
"Well I slept through the whole flight." I think he wanted more interesting than that somehow….
"What about that whole neighbour apologising thing Andy had to do? Did you miss that?" Wow it really has been a LONG TIME
"Yea, see that sort of happened as soon as we got here. You won't believe who their neighbour is...ok maybe you will and tell me my life just got too clichéd."
"You're kidding that guy? Really?" Oh I've missed Bray.
"I kid you not…turns out he's famous…and really nice…and great at talking people into getting jobs…and has a girlfriend." If he can't hear my smiling through the phone then it really has been too long.
"Damn. Are you gonna take the bitch out or just live and let live?" Well seen as I am the bitch…
"Wow Ring Bearer you missed heaps just then! Are you at my place still?"
"Watching your tv…muted." Wouldn't have it any other way.
"Google me…well not me…Google Helen Tarnation"
"Haven't heard that name in a while. Did you miss your mum being with your aunty and all?"
"Questions later. Google now." He'll thank me after he shits a brick.
"AGGGGHHHHHHHH Rainy Day you're all over that shit!" Man I feel bad for not ringing him sooner.
"I ummm…got a new job" Mumbling can only help this now right?
"A big profile high paying job by the looks of it." Only Bray would say that. "Wait!...does that mean you're not coming back?" Oh god I don't know how to react to that? I never thought that by not going back I was leaving behind my best friend ever, my heart just broke in two.
"Well I signed a contract so I'm here for at least two years." Please please please Bray don't hate me.
"Two years is a long time Si." Did youz hear that ripping sound my heart just made too?
"I know Bray! I know!"
"What am I gonna do without my best friend for that long?" Don't cry Elsie. Don't cry.
"It won't be entirely for that long. There's a tour of Australia in like a month and a half."
"Get me a ticket?"
"Already taken care of. Got you a backstage pass."
"So I get to see you!" You think I'd go home without seeing you?
"You get to move your ass back to my couch too." And 3. 2. 1. CLICK
"You're coming home!"
"For a week…with someone for you to meet."
"Who? New people? Andy? I don't understand?"
"Well I didn't just walk the town and get handed a job did I."
"This is what the new neighbour does isn't it?" Very good Bray. "The guy got you a job? Maybe he isn't so keen on his girl.." And it clicked. "YOU GOT HIM?"
"I got him forever…"
"You good little hussy!" Only Bray could possibly say that as a term of endearment.
"It's amazing Bray…he's like perfect all I could ask for and more. He even told me to walk out of our first date to talk to you. And I trust him too…like magically." Bray may not know everything but he knows how big my trust issues are.
"I'm so proud of you hunny." I'm smiling from ear to ear, which would have to look ridiculous to anyone spying on me. Smiling like a Cheshire cat while my hot date is sat inside on his lonesome.
"It's like my life finally turned out okay…but I still miss you."
"I miss you too! No more of this no talking bullshit." Definitely not.
"Never again."
"They pushed you in a shower!" Thanks for laughing at me oh best friend of mine.
"YES! And they didn't tell me they were doing it! Wait how did you know?"
"Reading about your debut on the interwebz…apparently you have a match tomorrow? A bra and panties match…is that what I think it is?" Yes.
"I had no option in it. Thank god I got a new wardrobe, could you imagine me being almost naked in my bonds undies. Embarrassment."
"I wish I could see that. It would be brutal."
"I'm sure it'll be on youtube soon…even if I have to put it up just for you."
"This is why I love you." Oh god why is it you don't realise how much you miss someone till you talk to them.
"I love you too Bray…But what's been happening with you?"
"Getting really bored actually." Bored? that's not Braydon?
"How come?"
"Well I'm on workers comp so lots of sitting at home. Doing a whole lotta not so much." Worker's compensation? Oh god.
"What happened? Are you hurt? Why didn't you tell me sooner!"
"Well, the official story is that a cinderblock fell and got my foot. But some homophobic douche pushed it when we were all on break." WHAT! That's so illegal!
"Are you pressing charges? Are you ok? Did you kill the sad excuse of a human?"
"Slow down Si, no I can't press charges everyone is sticking to the it fell story, it's worse than high school some days. I'm fine just pissed I guess. Nah he's still breathing…don't wanna get too stuck in this rut."
"Can I kill him then?"
"You're famous. It won't work."
"But I'll be able to use my fame to get me outa trouble." I surely hope he can hear the smirk across the phone.
"This is why you're my best friend." I'm pretty sure it's actually coz I'm awesome but whatever.
"You should just use the time your work is PAYING you to stay home to go out every night, enjoy yourself and find a hunk-of-man candy." Oh good lord did that phrase actually pass my lips?
"In the small ass town you're from? Good luck with that."
"Go into the big bad city. Claim the trip on hospital expenses! It'll be fun."
"Aghh I miss your evil scheming brain so much these days."
"I miss you too Bray!" Damn these tears, they are ruining Mel's makeup.
"I'm gonna go, leave you to your DATE. I love you Rainy Day."
"I love you too Bray. I'll talk to you as soon as I can." And with that I hung up on my best friend. Almost as if waiting for the call to end Jeff's arms were around me.
"It'll be ok Squirt."
"These are happy tears dummy." I said laughing. "I just miss my best friend."
"You'll get to see him in just over a month." I love that he's right about this. "Shall we bail. The restaurant is getting boring" God how long was I on the phone? Apparently long enough for the joint to close.
"I'm sorry Jeff, I just…this was the first time since I got here I've talked to Bray. He's like a brother to me."
"Darlin it's ok, I understand." Goddamn that southern drawl is gonna get me hook, line and sinker.
Alright there you go...my first actual chapter update in 3 whole years. Hope you enjoy...unfortunately I haven't finished the next chapter yet...and have a video to edit together at the moment. However, with my word as my bond, it will be up within the week.
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