The Guy Next Door
Chapter 11
The next day I woke up feeling refreshed and fully rested. I got up and stretched then got up and used the restroom. When I got back in the room I made the bed, and as I finished up I looked over to the alarm clock that I had put on one of the side tables. It was 10:45. "Shit! Why didn't Troy wake me up? I'm so late for school!" I hurried into the living room to call Troy but found him watching TV on the couch. "Troy?" He looked over at me. "Morning Ella, I see you finally got up." He chuckled. I went over and sat next to him. "Why aren't you at school?" I asked. "I woke up late to, I went to get you up but you looked so peaceful and I didn't want to wake you. We must have forgotten to set the alarms." I shrugged. "I guess so. So are we just going to skip for today?" He shrugged. "Yeah. Why not? We can use today to go buy all the supplies we need for the apartment." I nodded. "Okay, sounds good to me. I'll just go change real quick and we can go." "Okay. I'll do the same" Troy said. I nodded then went back to the bedroom and changed. Once we finished changing we met back up in the living room. "Ready to go?" Troy asked. "Ready!" He chuckled and we left.
We went to the grocery store first. "So what do you know how to cook?" Troy asked me. I shrugged. "Just about anything I guess." He smiled. "Good, because I can cook some things but not a lot." I laughed. "Okay." I said in response. He smiled again. We started our shopping getting some of the basic stuff first like milk, eggs, cheese, and bread. Then I started thinking about things we could do for dinner over the next week. I figured one night I could do burgers, another night maybe some chicken, another night maybe some spaghetti. I made a list in my head then got all the things I needed. Then I had Troy pick out some snacks and I went and got some things I could bake like cookies and I got some ice cream as well to make ice cream sundaes. After we got the food we got some drinks. We got some bottled water, some apple juice and orange juice, we got some lemonade and Hawaiian punch, and we got some soda, Pepsi for me and Mountain Dew for Troy. Once we had everything we needed, we cashed out.
After the grocery store we headed over to a store that was specifically meant for babies. It had all of the things you needed to take care of a baby. That made things much easier since I didn't have to run around like a chicken with my head cut off at other stores trying to find baby stuff. We had emailed our teacher and found out we were going to have a baby girl so we got some pink sheets for the crib which went well with the white and pink cushion diaper changing station we had to go with it. We also got some diapers and wipes as well as some baby clothes. Then we got some formula and baby bottles with burping bibs and a high chair. "I can't believe we are buying baby stuff together." I said to Troy. "I know me either. It's definitely different and interesting. I didn't think I would have to do this for at least 10 years." I nodded. "I know me either." As we shopped for the baby things we started to get really into it. It was a lot of fun and soon it was almost as if we were buying the baby things for a baby of our own that we were expecting. Except for one small thing…we weren't married, we weren't even a couple. But all in all it was still fun.
After the baby store we had one last stop to make and that was the dollar store so we could get personal hygiene supplies and some cleaning supplies. We also bought some candy as we were going to rent some movies from the red box. "So Ella, would you like to go out to dinner with me?" I was caught off guard by this sudden request but then responded "Yes, I would love to." He smiled. "Cool." We headed home first to put everything away and take quick showers then we headed out to dinner. Troy took me to this fancy Italian restaurant which was absolutely gorgeous. It was well decorated and very spacious. The aroma of the foods filled my nose with pleasure, the smell of bread sticks, pizza, spaghetti, chicken, and other foods mad my mouth water. We were seated within ten minutes. "Order whatever you want Ella." Troy said with a smile. I smiled back. "Okay." We ordered our drinks and then our food. Once the waiter had left I decided to take the time to view my surroundings more. The walls were a royal blue color with a beautiful dark wooden floor. On the walls were different pictures of places in Italy, all of which were very breathtaking. The lights were dimmed and the atmosphere was calm and quiet. At each table there were one or two lit candles depending on how big the table was. Some soft music played in the background and people chatted quietly all around. It was a very romantic setting.
"So Ella, do you think you are ready for this project of ours?" He said with a small chuckle. I let out a small giggle. "As ready as I'll ever be." I said. "How about you Troy?" He let out a sigh. "As ready as I'll ever be." He said, quoting me and winking. I giggled again. "You have such an adorable giggle Ella did you know that?" Troy said with a smile. I blushed. "T-thanks Troy" I said, stuttering. "He took one of my hands in his, which only made me blush even more. "No problem." He said with a wink. "God he was so cute." I thought. "So…this restaurant is a very nice place, I love it. The atmosphere and everything it's just amazing." I said in astonishment as I looked around. "Glad you like it, I had hoped you would." He said, caressing my hand with his thumb. I was as red as a tomato. "How d-did you even f-find this place?" I asked. "My parents and I used to come here every Sunday for dinner with my grandparents. It was sort of a tradition. However, once my grandparents passed away that tradition sort of…died away." He said looking down. I used my free hand to stroke his cheek. "I'm sorry Troy." He gave me a small smile. "It's okay. You know…you're the first girl that I have ever brought here."
Working on Chapter 12 now! I would have uploaded it with these as well but I'm getting a bit tired and wanted to get these out there before bed! R&R please!