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When You're Around

Chapter 7

Randy looked at his phone when it rang. He looked at the caller id and smiled. He had been wondering if Chloe was ever going to return his call. He looked over at his sleeping friend and quietly made his way outside on the balcony.

"Hello?" He greeted, sliding the door closed behind him as he answered the call.

"Hi, Randy? This is Chloe. You called earlier?" Chloe asked a little shy.

"Yeah I did, I got your email and I actually know of some place that you can throw an end of the year party. It's never booked and best of all it's free." He said with a confident smile on his face.

She sat up a bit straighter at the word free. "Free? Are you sure?"

He chuckled a little. "Yeah,"

She paused, waiting for him to tell her where this place was. "What's it called?"

"My house."

Chloe was confused for a second. "Your house?"

"Yeah, why not? It's available, free and big enough." He said.

"I don't know, are you sure? I don't want to cause any trouble for you." She said.

"Hey, it's no trouble at all." He waved her off.

She smiled. "If you're sure, then that would be great. I can set it all up and do the clean up too. Thank you Randy."

"Yeah you're welcome," He said. They were both silent, Chloe trying to work their past kiss into the conversation and Randy waiting for her to end the conversation. "Was there something else you needed?" He asked politely. Truthfully, he didn't want to conversation to end but he wasn't sure what to say. He had never really been nervous around girls so it was weird for him to have nothing to say. Though he also had never really talked to girls on the phone. He was more of a texting or in person kind of guy.

"No," She said immediately then cringed. "No, I mean yes. Yes there is something else." She said and then closed her eyes when she spoke next, almost like it would be less embarrassing. "I just…that kiss, it shouldn't have happened. I know you probably don't feel anything for me but you should know I don't go around kissing my students dad's. It can never happen again." She said sternly.

Though Randy was disappointed, he couldn't help but smile. She was so sweet. He knew what she was saying was just words. What she was saying and what she actually meant were two different things. She was just doing what she thought was right. "Chloe, I understand. I can't say I'm not disappointed though, but I respect your decision."

Chloe smiled. "Great, I will email you with more information about the party in the next couple of days."

"Can't wait," He couldn't help but flirt.

A Month Later

Chloe had been running around all day. It was the Saturday of her end of the year party and she was scrambling for time. The party was supposed to start in a couple hours and she still hadn't gone to Randy's house yet to help him set up the backyard.

She pulled into the driveway next to Randy's car and went around to her trunk to grab a couple bags filled with table cloths and some paper plates, cups and silverware. She walked through the side gate like Randy had instructed her to. Her eyes widened slightly when she looked around. His backyard was huge! He had a nice sized deck connected to his house with a couple stairs that lead down into the actual yard. He had a big pool in the middle of the yard though there was still a large amount of patio and lawn. On the side of the yard, by the fence, was a trampoline where she knew many of the kids would spend their time today. She also noted a few plastic buffet tables lining the edge of the yard.

"You look great, though I'm not sure how the other parents will take this outfit." She heard Randy's deep voice from behind her. She turned and smiled as she saw him making his way down the deck. She looked down at what she was wearing and blushed. She knew she was not dressed very appropriate but she planned on heading back home after she was done setting up to change. She knew her denim shorts and purple spaghetti strap tunic wouldn't cut it.

"I know, I'm gonna head back home a little later to change." She said as she set her bags on one of the buffet tables. "Your backyard is beautiful." She told him as she unloaded her table cloths.

"Thanks, I even planted some flowers for the party." He said pointing around the yard at the assorted flowers.

She looked at him with an amused smile. "You planted those?"

"Well, not me, my neighbor offered to do it." He admitted and smiled when he heard her laugh. "She keeps my garden in order while I'm on the road."

"Well, they look gorgeous." She said as she began to spread one of the table cloths out. "I'm so glad you had these tables, you saved me a lot of money," She said referring to how much it would have cost her to rent buffet tables.

He jumped in to help her cover the tables. "Yeah, my parents used to have get togethers with their friends all the time so they keep these in storage." He said,.

"Okay, so I've got a couple more things to grab from my trunk then I'm going to head out and change then to grab the food." She said. She had decided to get the food catered so she wouldn't have to cook all the food but she had to pick it up from the restaurant.

"You need any help? I've got nothing to do." Randy suggested, hoping she would invite him to come along with her, maybe have him help her pick out an outfit for later.

She looked up at him and smiled wide. "I've got it all under control. Thanks though," She said as she made her way back to her car to grab some other supplies she had brought along.

Chloe looked at the clock nervously. The party started in less than an hour and she still had to go get the food. After finishing up at Randy's she realized that she had to stop by the store to go get some ingredients she needed to make the punch her mom used to make.

She took one last glance in the mirror, happy with her wavy hair and light made up face. She was wearing a casual tank dress with black on top and a white tiered skirt with black ribbon trim on each tier. She quickly pulled on her black flat thong sandals with braided strap, and she grabbed everything she needed before heading out the door and to pick up the food.

Chloe got back to Randy's with less then a half hour to go. She grabbed one of the trays of food and carried it into the backyard, setting it on the table. She went back and got another tray, setting it next to the other.

"I know you said you had it all under control but you sure you couldn't use another pair of hands?" Randy asked as he walked out of his house.

She turned around and smile in relief. "Actually, yes." She said and gestured for him to follow her to her car. There she gave him two trays of food, one for each arm and she grabbed the things she would need to make her punch. "If you could grab the rest of the food, I'll start making the punch." She said as she went back to the car with Randy to grab the rest of the soda she needed. "Oh no," She said when she got back to the table. She turned to Randy who was walking back with two more trays of food. "You wouldn't happen to have a punch bowl would you?" She asked hopefully.

Randy laughed a little and shrugged. "What's a punch bowl?"

She couldn't help but smile at that. "Do you mind if I go inside and take a look?"

He shook his head. "No, come on, I'll show you where we keep our bowls." She followed him inside and watched as he opened one of the low cabinets. She crouched down and looked through, using her hand to move some things around to see deeper. Finally, she spotted something that she could use. "That's a punch bowl? It's just a big glass bowl."

"It's perfect," She said as she carefully carried it back into the backyard and she got to work pouring grapefruit soda, fruit punch and lemon lime soda in the bowl, using the ice cream scoop she brought to mix it all together. Then when she was done, she used her scoop to put many scoops of rainbow sherbet ice cream into the punch.

"Why are you putting ice cream in the punch?" Randy asked confused as he sat the last of the food trays on the table.

"Trust me, it's delicious. It's my mom's recipe, I had this concoction at every birthday party growing up." She said as she scooped some punch into a cup and handed it to Randy. He looked at it a bit disturbed before bringing the cup to his lips. He nodded after he finished the cup.

"That's good." He admitted, tossing the cup into trash can nearby.

"Told you," She said as she looked around the yard to figure out what else she had to do. "I think we're ready."

"Looks great," Randy said, though he wasn't looking at the yard, he was looking her over. He definitely liked this new outfit she'd changed into.

She looked at him and smiled gratefully. "Thanks again for letting me have this here." She said, pushing herself on her tip toes to press a kiss to his cheek before she left the backyard to make sure there was nothing left in her car.

A/N: Sorry this chapter is a little short, things are going to pick up next chapter. Thanks for all your reviews, seriously, they make me laugh and want to write even more.