Entry #009: Chinese Thursday
Friday, July 18th
2:17 A.M.
I'm so exhausted!
In case you didn't know, during the time of my punishment, my mom made me look for a job to occupy my time.
About a week ago, I finally found one at a store about a quarter mile away from H.A.
It was a music/clothing store called October's Daze.
Kinda reminded me of Hot Topic a little; except it wasn't always cluttered with your stereotypical goth, emo, punk, nerd, gamer, or preppy conformist.
The pay was decent and the hours weren't bad either.
But that wasn't what made my first day on the job, a really unforgettable one.
Thursday, July 17th
2:55 P.M.
I've been here since eight in the morning and it has been a somewhat busy day.
I guess in this age of MP3s and online shopping, not many people go to stores like these anymore.
At that moment, a guy strolled into the store and was scanning through the Hip Hop aisle of the music section of the store.
He was a fairly tall, light skinned guy with a clean cut beard. He looked to be about my age. Somewhere around 17 or 19.
The guy was wearing a Panthers jersey with some khakis. From the looks of it, it looked like one of those custom jerseys. Glancing at the back of it, I could see the word SuperCam where the name should go.
Which reminded me of Andre's birthday. October was just around the corner; so I thought maybe he would like a Carolina Panthers jersey.
I faintly remember him saying that he liked the team so...
Sorry... my thoughts were drifting for a moment.
Me being the good little employee that I am, I went over to him to see if he needed any assistance.
"Hi! Need help finding anything?"
"Uh, yeah. Do you guys have the new Kendrick Lamar album?" the guy asked, turning around to look at me.
Walking over to where we kept the new releases, I found the album that he was looking for and proceeded to ring it up for him.
"That'll be $15.58." I said, reading the display on the register.
As the guy reached into his wallet to get the right amount of cash, he asked, "Do you also happen to know when that new Jay-Z album is coming out? Been waiting a long time for that one."
I had to look at a list of upcoming albums to see when certain ones were going to arrive.
"About a month and a half from now." I answered, but I couldn't stop right there.
I just couldn't.
A part of me thrived to come out.
It was a part of me that my friends told me a thousand and one times, not let out.
…
I started talking urban.
"But if ya really lookin' fo some good tracks to listen to, ya need to check out A$AP Rocky or some of that Yeezy. I be goin' off the hizzle fo shizzle whenever dey be playin' that on da radio! But any of that good good is fine wit me, just as long as it ain't no Drizzy Drake. He's aight on some songs, but other time he makes me wanna drive off a bridge. Ya feel me, home skillet biscuit?!"
The guy just stood there.
Frozen with shock.
Fighting back the urge to laugh.
Ugh! Why did I love attempting to speak urban lingo?!
It never ends well!
Finally the guy handed me the money, he was still trying to hold back his laughter.
*sighs* It was embarrassing...
After I gave him his change and the bag with the CD, the guy chuckled and replied, "You're cute... but please don't talk like that again."
With that said, the guy left out the store laughing.
Fully satisfied to have his CD and his laugh for the day.
Errrgh! When will I learn?!
The only relief that I had was the fact that I knew that no one else saw me.
Or so I thought...
As I banged my head against the counter, the sound of someone laughing erupted in the backroom.
Startled, I quickly turned around to see someone that I was definitely not expecting.
His sleek black hair shined from the overhead lights.
A wide grin was sketched across his handsome face.
His chiseled muscles could be seen through his tight shirt.
Why was he here?!
"Ryder?! What are you doing here?!" I asked, the handsome boy walking towards me.
"What am I doing here? I could ask you the same question." he replied, leaning against the counter.
"I work here."
"So do I."
I literally wanted to scream. Just out of the blue, put my talented vocal cords to the test and just scream like I was in a horror flick.
Hell, this felt close to horror.
I mean seriously, what are the chances that the job that I recently started working at, happens to be where the Ryder Daniels is employed?!
Can someone please take the time out of their busy schedule to explain to me how this could have happened?!
"That's not true. Mr. Gates never made any mention that you work here." I said, trying to keep some distant from him, "And I don't see your name anywhere on the schedule."
"That's because I've recently just got off from vacation. He didn't get the chance to put my name on the new schedule." Ryder answered, giving me a curious look, "Why are you being so jittery?"
"I'm not jittery... I'm just surprised." I muttered, trying to calm down, "Look, we may... work together. But please, keep away from me."
Walking into the backroom, I could tell that Ryder was following me.
The backroom of the store was a very cluttered place to be in.
Filled with boxes upon boxes of store merchandise, it was a miracle that I never got lost back here.
"Hey. What's the matter with you?" asked Ryder, moving quickly to get in front of me, "I couldn't have done anything to offend you. I just got here."
I decided to just tell Ryder that I knew all about his way with girls.
There was no point in trying to ignore it.
"I know all about your 'Love 'em, then leave 'em' way with girls." I said, firmly standing in front of him, "You're a player and I seriously don't want anything to do with you."
His expression gave off the impression that he had heard this a thousand times before.
"Let me guess, you heard some gossip from some girls and now you're quick to judge me. Typical."
"Nope. You couldn't be anymore wrong." I said, crossing my arms, "My boyfriend told me."
Ryder scoffed at this and said, "And who is this guy that knows so much about me?"
"Andre Harris." I replied, smiling, "Sound familiar?"
Ryder looked as if he had just seen a ghost. I guess what Andre said about him was true.
"Andre... is your boyfriend?" he asked, looking confused.
I nodded.
"Look... there's somethings that you need to know about-"
Before he could finish his sentence, the sound of someone talking could heard coming from the storefront.
"Ooo! The Wagglefuffles' new album is out!"
"So?"
"So... do you think you can buy it for me?"
"What?!"
"Please?"
"No, what happened to your money?"
"Well, my brother kinda had this problem with these nuns and-"
"Okay, okay! I'll buy it for you. Just shut up about your brother."
"Yay!"
Leaving Ryder to start taking up inventory in the backroom, I whispered, "Just keep away from me and do your job."
"Fine with me... Tori."
Walking into the main room, I noticed Cat looking excited over Jade agreeing to buy her the CD.
I almost questioned exactly why the two girls were here, but then I remembered what day it was.
"Hi, Tori!" beamed the ditsy redhead, as she rushed over to give me a hug, "How was your first day of work?"
"It was going great... until I met a fellow employee." I responded, while Jade approached me with a couple of graphic tees, a dark green studded belt, the Wagglefuffles' CD, and a pair of combat boots with some sketches of God knows what scattered across it.
"Ring me up, Vega." she said, taking out her credit card.
"Sure thing." I muttered, unenthusiastically, "Where did you get the card?"
"Let's just say that finding out that Daddy Dearest has some secrets can be very... rewarding." the mean Goth said, smiling mischievously, "Now ring me up!"
"Calm down! Sheesh! I'm new here, remember?" I said, scanning the items, "I'm still trying to get used to using this thing."
"With you working here, I might start coming here more often." Jade laughed, "You know, to torture you with even more excess labor."
I should have known that Jade would get a real kick out of me working at a retail store.
All the more reasons for her to treat me like some sort of servant.
"Cat! Stop playing around with the mannequins!" shouted Jade, as Cat stopped dancing around with one of the male figures, "They're not real and they never were real."
"I don't believe that!" Cat yelled, holding onto the dummy's arm, "Plus... he's kinda cute."
Jade and I just found ourselves staring at the redhead.
Leave it to Cat to turn things from normal to bizarre in less than five seconds.
After that awkwardly weird moment, Jade paid for her items and Cat and her got ready to leave.
"Are you still coming over to Andre's later?" asked Cat, giddily holding onto her new CD.
"Of course. I wouldn't miss out on Chinese Thursday for nothing." I smiled, walking along with them towards the entrance, "Although, I might be a little late. I get off around eight o'clock, so be sure to at least save me an egg roll or two."
Chinese Thursday was a new tradition of ours. We started it just last Thursday over at my house and decided to make it a regular part of the week.
Today, it was being held over at Andre's.
Like the name says it, Chinese Thursday is where we all get together on a Thursday night, order tons of Chinese food and watch nothing but comedy flicks for the whole night.
Sure, it doesn't sound too exciting, but it was another way for us to have fun and spend some time together as friends.
You don't always have to go out to a club or down to the beach to have a great time. Sometimes all it takes is the company of your closest friends, a couple of DVDs, and some delicious Lo Mein.
And an egg roll! Can't forget about the egg roll!
"Kay kay! See ya then!" smiled Cat, as the two left the store, "Jade, can I listen to this in the car?"
"HELL NO!"
"Please?!"
"I said, NO!"
"Phooey!"
8:38 P.M.
"Ugh! Work stupid car! Work!" I yelled, as the car engine continued to stall, "New cars aren't supposed to be like this."
For the past five minutes, my Optima had decided that quitting time was the perfect moment to act up.
I've only had this black car for about six months, and it never gave me any problems... until now.
"Come on! Come on, come on!" I hissed, frustrated as I once again tried to turn on my car, "Please crank up. I'm irritable... and hungry."
The stubborn car refused to turn on, forcing me to bang my head against the steering wheel.
"Aww! Fuck me!" I shouted, as the horn honked loudly.
I wasn't one for dropping F-bombs, but the car was seriously pissing me off.
Finally giving up on the car, I decided to just call my boyfriend to see if he could pick me up.
Scrolling through the contacts on my PearPhone, I came across Andre's name and pressed Call.
Waiting patiently for the dial tone, I groaned when I realized that my phone didn't have service in this area.
"You've got to be kidding me!" I cried, as I wanted to bang my head against the steering wheel again.
Knock Knock!
Scared nearly out of my skin, I looked to see who was at my passenger side window.
"What does he want?" I muttered to myself, as Ryder stood by the door.
Making sure that the taser my dad gave me was hidden on me, I got out of the car to see what he wanted.
...What?!... I was in a semi dark parking lot, there was not that many people around, and there was a guy who was capable of taking advantage of me, standing near my car.
I had to take ever precaution and be prepared.
Like you wouldn't have done the same thing.
Don't lie.
"What do you want, Ryder?" I said, keeping a safe distance from him.
"I saw that you was having car troubles and decided to see if I could help."
"You know a thing or two about cars?" I asked, still wary of his presence.
"My older brother was a mechanic. He practically taught me everything I know." he responded, leaning against my car, "So how about you pop up the hood and let me take a look at it?"
There was something about what he'd said that just sounded so inappropriate, but I shrugged it off.
I thought for a moment about letting him check to see what was wrong.
But I still felt uneasy around him.
Then again, if he really did know how to fix cars, then maybe he would be able to find out what the problem was with my car.
Realizing that I might as well let him see what the problem was, I went back into my car and popped the hood.
Turns out Ryder really did know a ton about cars.
He was saying a bunch of automotive terms that I obviously didn't know, and trust me. I knew zip about cars.
"So what seems to be the problem?" I asked, as he closed the hood.
Wiping his oil covered hands on his jeans, Ryder replied, "It's your starter."
The confused look on my face must have indicated he needed to further explain.
"The starter. It's the electrical device that causes the engine to fire up." he clarified, "Without it the car won't start."
His hint of sarcasm didn't do much to ease the distrust I had in him, "Don't be smart with me! Can you fix it or not?"
"Nope, can't fix it. You have to buy a new starter." Ryder said, shaking his head.
Great! Now I know what I'll be spending my first paycheck buying.
Remembering that Ryder had a phone, I asked, "Do you mind if I use your phone? I need to call Andre to come pick me up."
"You haven't heard?" he asked, giving me a look as if I should know something.
"Heard what?"
"Hmm, maybe if you wasn't in such a rush to leave earlier, you would have seen the cops that came into the store."
"What does the police have to do with anything?"
"They came by to ask if we heard anything about the Cell Tower Bandit."
"Cell Tower Bandit. Cell Tower Bandit." I repeated, trying to remember that name, "Oh! Now I remember."
The Cell Tower Bandit was this idiot who ran throughout parts of LA and stole cell towers.
He was responsible for the lack of cell reception during that time me and my friends were stuck in that giant cupcake.
That was definitely a night that I wanted to forget.
"So until they can find the tower that he stole... no signal." spoke Ryder, showing me his phone, "How about I give you a ride to his house, instead?"
God, I was afraid he was gonna ask that.
"Umm... I'm not too sure of that." I said, trying to hide my nervousness, "Maybe I could get a taxi or-"
"Sure, you go do that. Wait around in the dark for a taxi that you'll have to pay for... or you could get a ride from me, free of charge and without the wait." uttered Ryder, as he walked to his car.
I gave him a look of uncertainty. I just wasn't so sure about taking a ride from the Ryder Daniels.
Unlocking his car and opening up the driver's side door, he said, "Look, I'm not gonna try anything funny with you. I'm just giving you a ride to Andre's and that's it."
I had no choice.
I didn't feel like waiting for a taxi to arrive.
I was hungry beyond reason.
I didn't even have much money to pay for the thirty minute ride to Andre's.
...
Guess I found my ride.
"Please don't make me regret this." I said, locking up my car and walking over to Ryder's green Mustang.
"Just calm down. You'll be at his house in no time."
I'll admit, Ryder did have a pretty sweet car. Although, during the first couple of minutes of the ride, I barely even wanted to mention this to him.
It was pretty much quiet, to be honest. Well, the radio was playing some soft Rock music, but there was no talking among us.
And that was how I liked it.
He was focused on just driving.
And I was keeping quiet while my arm was hanging out of the window.
Sadly, the quietness didn't last the whole ride.
About a mile away from Andre's, Ryder had to stop at a gas station to fill up his car.
Ugh! He couldn't have filled it up before he came to work?!
"Please hurry back." I said, as he left the car; desperately wishing that this ride was over.
Laying my head back and closing my eyes, I thought of finally making it to my boyfriend's house and finally sinking my teeth into some delicious Chinese food.
*Sighs* If only Ryder would hurry up and get this horse back on the road!
"Tori. Tori. Tori Vega. Well, aren't you a sight for sore eyes."
Opening my eyes, I glance around for whoever it was that was calling me and was disappointed by what I saw.
"Lauren?! What the-?! What are you doing here?!" I asked, shocked by the girl's presence.
The pretty girl with a nasty attitude was wearing a dazzling green dress and was hanging out with what I assumed were her friends.
I guess they were heading to one of those clubs or a party and was stopping to get some gas or something.
Walking towards me, I could easily smell the alcohol drift from her.
"Just got back from one hell of a party and we're just about to crash another one!" she laughed, as the rest of her friends giggled, "What have you been up to lately? Too busy being a prude?"
"None of your business." I said, trying to ignore her and her friend's cackling, "Don't you have a party to go to?"
"Yeah, I do. It's going to be one long night. You know how that is..." she replied, tapping me on the arm, "...oh, wait! No, you don't!"
It was like she knew exactly the right words that would get to me!
I'll ask this again: Can someone please tell me the chances of any of the craziness actually happening?!
It was at that moment that I noticed Ryder starting to pump gas in the car.
Guess I was so focused on Lauren, that I didn't even noticed when Ryder got back.
"Leave her alone, Lauren. She didn't do anything to you." he said, as the mean girl stood up to glance at the handsome boy.
"Ryder! Haven't seen you in a while." Lauren chimed, in an almost normal tone from her usual snarkiness, "What are you doing hanging out with this glorified virgin?"
"She needed a ride from work and I was kind enough to give her one." Ryder explained, while placing the gas nozzle back in its holder and closing up his car's fuel cap, "You two know each other?"
"We have a connection through Andre. Although if you ask him, he'll tell you that our time together was more... erotic."
Everything just had to pertain to sex with this girl. Ugh! We get it! You're a very promiscuous girl!
"To be honest, I never took you for the chivalrous type." muttered Lauren, as Ryder got into the car, "Especially to someone like her."
"Well maybe if you stop being bitchy, some guy will one day see you as more than just a one night stand."
The look on Lauren's face spoke more than she did.
What Ryder said had actually got to her.
She was desperately trying to fight the urge to cry.
It was quite a sight to see.
Unfortunately, Lauren found a way to quickly rebound from that harsh blow.
"Well, maybe that how I like it." she insisted, avoiding eye contact with Ryder, "Before I go, I must tell you something, Tori."
Leaning close to me, Lauren began whispering into my ear.
Her tone was strangely serious this time.
"Don't let Ryder fuck you up. It's not worth it."
Was that a warning or was it just Lauren being Lauren?
I didn't know how to react to this.
And what she said after that further confuse and... disgust me.
"Also... if you finally do have sex with Andre, which I seriously doubt; there's a little trick that would really turn him on..."
I'm not gonna repeat what she said, but let me tell you, it was really, really graphic.
It left a very bad taste in my mouth.
There was NO way that Andre would be turned on by something that disgusting... then again, I didn't really know him on that level.
Lauren, on the other hand, has had sex with him numerous of times during the time they were together; so she would know... I guess.
To be completely honest, I really didn't know. I was just eager to get away from her.
"Can we please leave?" I asked Ryder, as I looked at the time on my phone, "It's 9:29, I'm already an hour and a half late."
Turning on his car, Ryder said, "Don't worry, we have about ten minutes till we get there."
As we drove out of the lot, I could faintly make out what looked to be Lauren smiling at me and simulating giving a blowjob.
"See ya later, ya prude! And don't worry, I still haven't forgotten about our rematch!"
*sighs* She just didn't know when to quit.
"You know, she wasn't always like that."
Ryder's voice broke the silence that filled the car.
I almost wished that silence would return.
"What do you mean?" I sighed, wishing that time would speed up.
"Lauren used to be... different. She was friendly. Kind of shy and a bit of a nerd." responded Ryder, making a left turn at the green street light, "Moments like what just happened, makes me wish that she was still like that."
So Lauren used to be a "nice girl", so what? It still didn't make up for how she was now.
A total bitch.
"How do you know her so well?" I asked, somewhat curious about this.
Ryder sighed and didn't answer me for a couple of seconds.
Whatever he was about to tell me, he wasn't proud of it.
"Uh... I don't know if Andre told you, but... he used to date Lauren."
"I already know. He dated her and then he broke up with her as soon as he caught her cheating on him." I said, with obviousness.
"Well, apparently he didn't tell you everything." Ryder said, slowing down to let an ambulance cross the intersection, "You see... I was one of the guys that she cheated with."
WHAT?!
WHAT?!
Ryder was one of the guys who slept with Lauren?!
If this was true... then it would explain why Andre had such a deep hatred for Ryder.
I decided not to question him. I didn't know what to say, really.
I mean, what could I say?
"Back then, I didn't really care if I had hurt my best friend." said Ryder, as we made the turn that led to Andre's house, "Lauren, at the time, was changing. She was really tempting and... I took advantage of the situation. Without even a moment of hesitation."
There was just something about Ryder's tone that gave me the feeling that maybe, just maybe, he regretted all that he'd done.
"I lost my best friend because of my selfishness, and I gained a black eye in return." he said, with a slight laugh, "Andre definitely has one hell of a right hook."
The thought of Andre punching Ryder made me chuckle, but it was quickly wiped away by another thought.
Not only did Andre lose his girlfriend of that time, but he also lost one of his best friends.
It was a really sad thought.
When we finally arrived to Andre's house, I quickly got out of the car, turning around only to say, "Thanks for the ride, see ya!"
Ugh! I couldn't sit in that car for another second and listen to Ryder.
It was making me depressed.
"Fine. See ya, then." uttered Ryder, as he sped off down the road.
9:47 P.M.
Running up Andre's walkway and eagerly ringing the doorbell, I could hear some voices on the other side of the door.
"Do you think that's her?"
"I don't see her car outside."
"I hope it is her. She should have been here sooner."
As the front door was practically ripped opened, I was greeted by a pair of well-built arms that wrapped around me.
"Thank God! I was worried sick!" Andre stammered, as I returned his hug, "I knew you was gonna be late, but I didn't know it would be over an hour."
Can't tell you how much I longed to be wrapped in those arms.
"I had a bit of car trouble and had to get a ride from one of my coworkers." I assured him, keeping away from mentioning Ryder's name.
I didn't want him to become frantic and cause a scene in front of the others.
Plus, there was nothing to tell... okay, there was truckload to tell, but now wasn't the right time.
"Why didn't you call me? I could have swung by to pick you up." Andre said, closing the door behind me, "I called you earlier, but it kept going to voice mail."
I hated seeing him worry over me. Even though it did show that he really cared about me, I didn't want him to stress out.
You see... (Andre doesn't like it when anyone mentions this, but I know you guys won't say anything)... he sometimes suffered from depression, which he fought against with music.
One of the reasons why he hates talking about it is because he fears that this could somehow lead him to be just like his grandma; which was crazy... okay, I shouldn't have used that word, but you get what I meant.
I reassured him numerous of times that his depression wouldn't turn into whatever his grandma had, but I can still tell that he's still afraid of it at times.
Now you see why I'm really iffy about the details dealing with Ryder and Lauren.
"We were all getting ready to head out and check up on you." said Beck, as I entered the den to see Jade, Beck, Robbie, and Cat all standing up, "Is everything alright?"
"Yeah, just some car and phone trouble." I uttered, trying to find the right words, "I'm really starving. Please tell me that you guys saved me something."
After sitting down with my friends and chowing down on some Chicken Fried Rice, Chinese Teriyaki Chicken, and some egg rolls; I told them of my very eventful night. Nix the mentioning of Ryder and Lauren.
"So your car wouldn't start, the Cell Tower Bandit returned, and you caught a ride with a coworker named Audrey Quagmire?" asked Robbie, as he and Cat sat together on the floor.
If you're wondering who Audrey Quagmire was, she's one of the other employees that work at the store.
Really nice lady, although she does smell of hush puppies.
"Yeah, it was a very weird night." I laughed, chewing on some chicken, "But it's over, and that's all that matters."
"That's true, but you still have to find a way to move your car and get it fixed." stated Andre, with his arm around me, "I can give you a ride home later and probably get my uncle to tow your car. He is a tow truck operator, and he does owe me a favor."
"And I know of a good mechanic who can take a look at your car." Beck added, receiving a nasty look from Jade, "What?"
"She didn't ask for you help."
"She didn't have to. I'm just being a good friend."
"That's all that you better be."
"She's dating Andre, why would I-"
"Don't question me." snapped Jade, trying to change the subject, "I just had a feeling that Vega would show up with some kind of strange situation."
"You say that like I planned this." I said, getting defensive, "Like I would actually do this for some kind of purpose."
"Wouldn't surprise me." spoke Jade, smirking, "You're not as much of a good girl as you want everyone to believe."
Good girl?!
Since when did I consider myself a good girl?
I'm not a bad girl, either; but I'm definitely not a good girl.
I sometimes park in the handicap parking space, if the other spots are filled.
I have plenty of overdue library books... from 3rd grade.
And I've once taken more than one newspaper from the newspaper rack.
I was more of a badass than a good girl, if you ask me.
"Jay... enough." said Andre, firmly, "Tori's had a pretty stressful day. It was her first day on the job and her car stopped working. Now's not the time to start something."
God, I loved it when he stood up for me. Especially to Jade.
She just sighed and said, "Sorry, Dre... I guess you're right."
I don't think I'll ever be used to Jade being apologetic.
It was a rare sight. Like seeing a dog walking on its hind legs.
"We should get going. It's getting late." said Beck, as he, Jade, Cat, and Robbie got up, "I'll call you in the morning when I get the info about that mechanic."
"Thanks, I appreciate it." I said, while we all left the living room and headed for the front door.
10:51 P.M.
Ten minutes after all our friends had left, Andre and I were busy eating ice cream and watching Airplane!.
We decided to treat the rest of the night as a special cuddle time.
"Stop hogging the ice cream." Andre chuckled, as I sat on his lap and took another bite of Cookies and Cream.
Mmm! My favorite.
"You want some?" I asked, scooping some up and hovering it in front of him.
"Mmhmm." he said, trying to take a bite.
"Okay..." I said, as I moved the spoon closer to him, only to quickly pull it away and into my mouth.
"Hey, no fair!" he whined, as I giggled, "I still haven't gotten any."
Hmm, that sounds like he's referring to something else.
"Of what? The ice cream... or me?" I asked, giving him a very flirty glance.
Picking up on what I was hinting at, Andre quickly tried to hide the grin on his face.
"The ice cream, but I wouldn't mind some of you." he responded, with a playful look.
"Wouldn't mind having some of you, too." I smiled, kissing him gently on the lips, "So... have you thought about when, you know... it'll happen?"
Curling his lips, Andre replied, "Yeah, I did. I thought about it a lot, but one thing has always popped up."
"And that is?"
"If you're ready or not."
"I am."
"Tori... it's not that simple. I know that it's not going to be perfect, but I want to make sure that you have the best experience that you can possibly have."
"I will, because I trust you." I said, placing my arms around him, "You love me, right?"
"With all my heart."
"And I love you. So this will be taking our love to a more intimate level. One that I'm ready to explore... with you."
Taking a moment to think, Andre smiled, "I guess that settles it then. It'll happened near the end of summer break, before school starts."
"And when it happens, it'll be very special... for the both of us."
"I'm already looking forward to it."
We shared one final passionate kiss before continuing to watch the movie.
As I cuddled up closer to him, I sighed, "Talk about the perfect way to end the night, huh?"
"Mmhmm, the best way possible."
"Can every night end like this?"
"Only if you want them to, Tori."
"Good. I like the sound of that."