I spent a couple of nights on the couch, I don't know why, I guess sleeping in the bed without Jelly didn't feel right to me. I heard a knock at the door early Saturday morning. I sprang up from the couch and opened it to find Jelly. A smile played across my face. Okay, she took some time for herself, thought things through, and now she's back, right? WRONG! And that wrong hit me so hard I couldn't find a breath to push words out of my mouth, so I just stepped aside and allowed her to fulfill her task. I STEPPED ASIDE? She just told me she was leaving me...and I step aside allowing her to do so, so freely? I stood at the door dumfounded for the entire forty minutes she was there. She walked out the door with boxes and a suitcase, turned around and placed something in my hand...her wedding ring. Is that really all this meant to her? One argument and a mistake that wasn't even mine...and she's already giving up? I didn't even have the strength to shut the door, I walked into the bedroom and collapsed on the floor.
What's the point now? I could just die right here...and it would be better than living a second without her. Somehow I had crawled into the bed and all I can remember for the next two days is just laying there....I didn't eat, I don't even remember getting up to use the bathroom...tears drowned my pillow case. I wanted to die, honestly. Death was the only way I could escape such suffering. I was plotting a million different ways to do so, until Kitty walked in the room.
"Dimitri..... what are you doing? You're not even going to try to convince her to stay? The Dimitri that I know would.."
"Yeah, well the Kit that I know wouldn't try to rip her best friends' marriage apart." I shouted.
"Dim, I didn't try to,"
"Go away Kit. I don't want anything to do with you." I said coldly.
After I heard her footsteps disappear, I started thinking again. Kit's right! Why am I just laying here without even trying to explain myself? Get up off your ass and go get your wife!
I pulled into Jelly's house. Luckily, James was at work, so Jelly was alone. I knocked on the door.... no one answered. I knocked again.....and about after the fourth time I figured she was not going to open this door. I went around to the back of the house. The back door was locked too, but it was made out of glass. I found a tree branch and busted a hole through the glass so I could reach in and unlock it.
"Get the fuck out of my house!" Jelly said appearing around the corner.
"No!" I said forcefully.
"I'm gonna call the cops."
"And tell them what? That your husband broke into your house?" I replied
"You look like shit." she said.
"Yeah, well my wife left me....im not exactly feeling peachy." I explained.
"If your here to spill your heart out hurry up. The faster you leave the better." She said.
I stood there, twisting my wedding ring on my finger...looking down at the floor.
"Ya know I don't know about you Jels, but when I stood there and promised that I'd be there for you, through the good and the bad, now matter how hard things got....till death do us part, right? Well, were still alive....and I'm keeping that promise."
"You kissed some else!" Jelly yelled.
"Jelly you know me better than anyone...and you know Kit better than anyone. Do you really think that I would do that to you? Do you really think I would kiss Kit? C'mon, IT"S KITTY! You know she only did it to get back at you....you know that Jels....you're hiding behind something else..and you're not telling me what it is. I know we had an argument Jelly.... I'm sorry I criticized you instead of seeing your motives behind it. I've never been in that situation, I had no idea how it made you feel, and I'm sorry I didn't look at it through your point-of-view. I'm sorry I wasn't smart enough to think about it from all perspectives." I felt hot tears falling from my eyes, "I'm sorry that I didn't understand, but I can only know what you tell me. I can't know what you're feeling unless you say so. I'm so sorry, but I made you a promise that I am sticking to. So whatever it is that you're afraid of, you need to get over it....because I can't live without you Jels, I love you, so very much."
And with that I turned and left.
Thursday, June 14, 2012
Monday, March 26, 2012
I Have Begun to Sink
I woke up in a cold sweat, panting. I slipped out from the bed, trying not to wake Jelly. Ever since Kit's last episode, I've been having nightmares...very vivid nightmares that seem too real. I sat on the couch with a bottle of Jack in my hand. I never really had the taste for whiskey, but nothing else seemed strong enough.
"Couldn't sleep again?" Kit's voice emerged from behind me.
"Yeah...something like that." I answered.
I worked from morning to close the previous day. The restaurant was slammed, and we were short staffed, I was exhausted. If I had laid down on that couch, I could've fallen asleep within the minute....I could sleep..I just didn't want to.
"What's with you Dim?" She paced around the couch before flopping down beside me.
I sighed, "I keep having nightmares Kitty...ones I hate reliving over and over night after night."
"Well, what are they about?"
I hesitated...and yet again had to relive every detail.
"Sometimes they're about Jelly and Soda getting back together...or about her and I trying to have kids but..they never make it to birth...some are about Jelly dying..or killing herself... God, Kit, I can't even sleep without dreaming she's going to leave me, somehow." I said.
"Well there's gotta be something that causes you to think these things?" she informed.
I thought for a moment, back to the letter Kit planted for me to see in the trash can.
"Yeah Kit....it's you!" I said, my voice raising.
"Me?" Kit rose to her feet.
"Yeah, you're the one who wrote that phony letter and planted it where I could see it...you're the reason Jelly's mad at me for I don't even know what...you're the reason I can't even get a decent sleep at night....It's all you!!!" I didn't notice how loud I was yelling till I had finished, and honestly...I kind of scared me.
"Really? You're going to point all this shit back at me? She's the one who never told you Dim...not me." she responded.
"Would you get the fuck over yourself Kit...you started this whole damn fight! You're the reason TwoBit can't even stand to be around here anymore...he can barely stand to be near you anymore." Once the words escaped my mouth, I regretted them immediately.
Hot tears welled up in Kit's eyes as her hand flew backwards then across the left side of my face.
We stood there for a moment in silence.
"I'm sorry....I shouldn't have said that..." I said.
I heard a door open down the hall, and just as Jelly emerged from the corner.....Kit's lips met mine.
It was all so fast, it took me a minute to recall what was happening. This was my payback, it wasn't just a war between her and Jelly anymore.....now she had brought me into it, and much deeper than I could tread.
"Couldn't sleep again?" Kit's voice emerged from behind me.
"Yeah...something like that." I answered.
I worked from morning to close the previous day. The restaurant was slammed, and we were short staffed, I was exhausted. If I had laid down on that couch, I could've fallen asleep within the minute....I could sleep..I just didn't want to.
"What's with you Dim?" She paced around the couch before flopping down beside me.
I sighed, "I keep having nightmares Kitty...ones I hate reliving over and over night after night."
"Well, what are they about?"
I hesitated...and yet again had to relive every detail.
"Sometimes they're about Jelly and Soda getting back together...or about her and I trying to have kids but..they never make it to birth...some are about Jelly dying..or killing herself... God, Kit, I can't even sleep without dreaming she's going to leave me, somehow." I said.
"Well there's gotta be something that causes you to think these things?" she informed.
I thought for a moment, back to the letter Kit planted for me to see in the trash can.
"Yeah Kit....it's you!" I said, my voice raising.
"Me?" Kit rose to her feet.
"Yeah, you're the one who wrote that phony letter and planted it where I could see it...you're the reason Jelly's mad at me for I don't even know what...you're the reason I can't even get a decent sleep at night....It's all you!!!" I didn't notice how loud I was yelling till I had finished, and honestly...I kind of scared me.
"Really? You're going to point all this shit back at me? She's the one who never told you Dim...not me." she responded.
"Would you get the fuck over yourself Kit...you started this whole damn fight! You're the reason TwoBit can't even stand to be around here anymore...he can barely stand to be near you anymore." Once the words escaped my mouth, I regretted them immediately.
Hot tears welled up in Kit's eyes as her hand flew backwards then across the left side of my face.
We stood there for a moment in silence.
"I'm sorry....I shouldn't have said that..." I said.
I heard a door open down the hall, and just as Jelly emerged from the corner.....Kit's lips met mine.
It was all so fast, it took me a minute to recall what was happening. This was my payback, it wasn't just a war between her and Jelly anymore.....now she had brought me into it, and much deeper than I could tread.
Sunday, February 19, 2012
A Lesson on Honesty
Valentines Day--
Since TwoBit and Kit went out, Jelly and I had the apartment to ourselves, so we decided not to get dressed, and just hang out all day long. We cooked, watched some movies, and just spent time with each other.
"Here you go!" I said pulling a box out from under the couch and handing it to her.
"What!?! You agreed we weren't going to waste money on presents..." She said, almost mad...almost. "I didn't get you anything..."
"What could I possibly need, when I already have all I need right here." I pulled her closer to me.
She rolled her eyes, "yeah, yeah." She slid the lid off the box, revealing..
Her mouth dropped, "How did you know I wanted these?" She asked, confused.
"I saw it on your Pinterest." I smiled.
She shook her head.
"That's not all...go look in the closet." I added.
She jumped over the back of the couch and into our room.
"Alright, I'm deleting you from my Pinterest.." she said carrying the white coat in her arms.
Later that night, Kit and Twobit came home, and to avoid seeing Kit, Jelly decided to take a shower. I remembered tomorrow was trash day, so I scavenged around the apartment for all the trash. When I came to the small trash can sitting by the nightstand in our room, I noticed there was an envelope lying ontop...and on it was written "Sodapop".
But..If Jels wanted me to know what was inside this envelope, she would have told me right? But, then again....she didn't hide it very well, so maybe it's just nothing. I have the right to open an envelope found in my house addressed to her Ex...don't I?
I pulled a pack of papers from the envelope. The top one was a letter...
Sodapop,
I really think we have no other option. This could ruin our lives, and not to mention- our parents would kill us. I mean, we're only 15 years old, we have our entire lives ahead of us, so..I'm going to take care of it. And after, I think we should break up. I feel like we've reached our maximum potential. You're my best friend, and I think it was meant to just be that way. I get my paycheck from the taste-freeze next week...and then I'll get the abortion. I just want you to know that I care about you, but Its best we separate, and I'm glad you agree with me on this. Thanks.
Just friends....for now.
-Jelly
I didn't even notice the tears running down my cheeks until I finished reading. I glanced at the other papers...they were hospital documents and receipts, confirming the abortion..I assumed. But..why would Jelly lie to me? Or even Soda for that matter....I thought we were friends. And, she never really told me why they broke up...even though it was a long time ago...there was never a reason.
I wasn't hurt at the fact that Jelly actually went through with killing an innocent child, but the fact that she never told me....that cut pretty deep.
"Whats that?"
I spun around to see Jelly standing in the doorway, hair dripping. As soon as she saw my face, she grew concerned...
"Dimitri, what is that?" She tugged the papers from my hand.
"What didn't you tell me this Jels?" I asked.
Suddenly, Jelly started to look confused...
"I DIDN'T HAVE AN ABORTION!" she shouted. "WHAT THE HELL?"
Then it dawned on me....KitKat Curtis.
Jelly sat down on the bed. "I had a miscarriage." she said softly.
I still didn't like the fact that she had kept this from me, but a miscarriage sounded a little more humane than an abortion.
"I still should have told you Dim....I'm sorry. I just didn't think it would affect us, I didn't want you to judge Soda that way, you guys are friends."
"But that's exactly why I wouldn't judge him Jels... because he's my friend, you should know me better than that." I said.
"I know...I know. I'm sorry.....really I am." She looked up at me.
She stood up and wrapped her arms around my neck, "I love you.....I always have, and I always will...only you."
"I know that." I confirmed. "But I need you to be completely honest with me Jels, even if you think it won't affect us....its better to hear from you, than like this."
Jelly sighed, "I know. I promise, from now on I'll be completely honest."
I kissed her before we broke apart. I was almost out of the room when she said..
"So...speaking of babies......I gotta tell you something.."
Since TwoBit and Kit went out, Jelly and I had the apartment to ourselves, so we decided not to get dressed, and just hang out all day long. We cooked, watched some movies, and just spent time with each other.
"Here you go!" I said pulling a box out from under the couch and handing it to her.
"What!?! You agreed we weren't going to waste money on presents..." She said, almost mad...almost. "I didn't get you anything..."
"What could I possibly need, when I already have all I need right here." I pulled her closer to me.
She rolled her eyes, "yeah, yeah." She slid the lid off the box, revealing..
Her mouth dropped, "How did you know I wanted these?" She asked, confused.
"I saw it on your Pinterest." I smiled.
She shook her head.
"That's not all...go look in the closet." I added.
She jumped over the back of the couch and into our room.
"Alright, I'm deleting you from my Pinterest.." she said carrying the white coat in her arms.
Later that night, Kit and Twobit came home, and to avoid seeing Kit, Jelly decided to take a shower. I remembered tomorrow was trash day, so I scavenged around the apartment for all the trash. When I came to the small trash can sitting by the nightstand in our room, I noticed there was an envelope lying ontop...and on it was written "Sodapop".
But..If Jels wanted me to know what was inside this envelope, she would have told me right? But, then again....she didn't hide it very well, so maybe it's just nothing. I have the right to open an envelope found in my house addressed to her Ex...don't I?
I pulled a pack of papers from the envelope. The top one was a letter...
Sodapop,
I really think we have no other option. This could ruin our lives, and not to mention- our parents would kill us. I mean, we're only 15 years old, we have our entire lives ahead of us, so..I'm going to take care of it. And after, I think we should break up. I feel like we've reached our maximum potential. You're my best friend, and I think it was meant to just be that way. I get my paycheck from the taste-freeze next week...and then I'll get the abortion. I just want you to know that I care about you, but Its best we separate, and I'm glad you agree with me on this. Thanks.
Just friends....for now.
-Jelly
I didn't even notice the tears running down my cheeks until I finished reading. I glanced at the other papers...they were hospital documents and receipts, confirming the abortion..I assumed. But..why would Jelly lie to me? Or even Soda for that matter....I thought we were friends. And, she never really told me why they broke up...even though it was a long time ago...there was never a reason.
I wasn't hurt at the fact that Jelly actually went through with killing an innocent child, but the fact that she never told me....that cut pretty deep.
"Whats that?"
I spun around to see Jelly standing in the doorway, hair dripping. As soon as she saw my face, she grew concerned...
"Dimitri, what is that?" She tugged the papers from my hand.
"What didn't you tell me this Jels?" I asked.
Suddenly, Jelly started to look confused...
"I DIDN'T HAVE AN ABORTION!" she shouted. "WHAT THE HELL?"
Then it dawned on me....KitKat Curtis.
Jelly sat down on the bed. "I had a miscarriage." she said softly.
I still didn't like the fact that she had kept this from me, but a miscarriage sounded a little more humane than an abortion.
"I still should have told you Dim....I'm sorry. I just didn't think it would affect us, I didn't want you to judge Soda that way, you guys are friends."
"But that's exactly why I wouldn't judge him Jels... because he's my friend, you should know me better than that." I said.
"I know...I know. I'm sorry.....really I am." She looked up at me.
She stood up and wrapped her arms around my neck, "I love you.....I always have, and I always will...only you."
"I know that." I confirmed. "But I need you to be completely honest with me Jels, even if you think it won't affect us....its better to hear from you, than like this."
Jelly sighed, "I know. I promise, from now on I'll be completely honest."
I kissed her before we broke apart. I was almost out of the room when she said..
"So...speaking of babies......I gotta tell you something.."
Monday, January 30, 2012
All Hell Has Just Broken Loose...
I woke up at 6am and forced myself out of bed and away from my warm, beautiful, sleeping wife. I opened the door to the hallway and was hit by the scent of..... Breakfast :D
Bacon, eggs, sausage, biscuits, pancakes.... and...Kitty?
"Why are you up so early?" I asked rubbing my eyes.
"I have to open today, remember?" Kit said with a "you should know this dumbass" type voice.
"But..you cooked breakfast..KitKat Curtis cooked...did I miss something?" I was still too asleep to ponder on why Kitty would even attempt to make breakfast.
I poured some coffee, ate breakfast, got dressed and then headed out to the restaurant with Kit.
The grand opening went better then I had expected, and we already have regulars coming in every week. The outcome still continues to blow me away.
"Hey Kitten...what should be the special today?" I yelled into the kitchen while glancing over the menu. Just then, Jelly had walked through the front door.
"Mmm, Hello gorgeous." I said, squeezing her waist and kissing her lips.
And then Kit walked through the kitchen door....
"Let me see.." She took the menu from my grasp, and awkwardly placed her hand on my arm.
"The four cheese ravioli...with calamari." She suggested. She leaned in closer to me and whispered, "It's one of your best." then winked and trotted back into the kitchen.
I turned to Jels, "Is she on some new medication we should know about?" I asked, confused.
"Oh I'm sure this has nothing to do with medication." Jelly replied through gritted teeth.
Neither of them spoke to each other all day. And through the whole thing TwoBit and I stayed out of the loop. We found it best not to get mixed in with our wives trying to kill each other...that never ends well.
But...to my unfortunate-ness, things had to get worse -.-
The next night...I got some from work and took a shower. I walked out into the hall wearing only a towel..as I always do. Jelly was sitting on the couch in the living room. I had just started to open the door to my room when Kitty suddenly appeared in front of me....and the next thing I know, my towel is on the floor.
"What the hell Kit??" I shouted.
"I just wanted to see if it's as big as Jel's says it is." Kitty smirked.
Jelly was turned around with a I'm going to fucking kill you look on her face.
I scrambled for the doorknob and hid myself on the other side of the door.
I could hear Kitty in the hall, "Mmm, it is as big as she says.." then she trotted off to her room.
Jelly walked in the room a few minutes later, slamming the door behind her.
"I can't believe shes doing this..she just doesn't know when to stop.. I swear I'm going to fucking kill her.." hot tears welled up in Jelly's eyes.
I pulled her on to the bed. There was no emotion on her face, but tears were still gliding down her cheeks. She sat softly on my stomach, looking down at me.
"You're mine Dimitri....no one's gonna fuck with that...especially not my best friend." She said.
"I know baby... she's just trying to make you mad.." I hope. "Don't take it personal, alright?" I said, pulling the strands of hair that clung to her damp cheeks.
Jelly sighed, "I can't help it Dim...she knows how to get to me."
I sat up and pulled her chest against mine.
"I love you!" I whispered.
She played with the hair that hung just at the base of my neck. "I love you too." She said smiling. "Let's not let her sleep tonight." Jelly winked.
"I am so down for that idea." I said, pulling off her clothing.
All I have to say is... Bring it on KitKat Curtis....cause I just won this round ;)
Bacon, eggs, sausage, biscuits, pancakes.... and...Kitty?
"Why are you up so early?" I asked rubbing my eyes.
"I have to open today, remember?" Kit said with a "you should know this dumbass" type voice.
"But..you cooked breakfast..KitKat Curtis cooked...did I miss something?" I was still too asleep to ponder on why Kitty would even attempt to make breakfast.
I poured some coffee, ate breakfast, got dressed and then headed out to the restaurant with Kit.
The grand opening went better then I had expected, and we already have regulars coming in every week. The outcome still continues to blow me away.
"Hey Kitten...what should be the special today?" I yelled into the kitchen while glancing over the menu. Just then, Jelly had walked through the front door.
"Mmm, Hello gorgeous." I said, squeezing her waist and kissing her lips.
And then Kit walked through the kitchen door....
"Let me see.." She took the menu from my grasp, and awkwardly placed her hand on my arm.
"The four cheese ravioli...with calamari." She suggested. She leaned in closer to me and whispered, "It's one of your best." then winked and trotted back into the kitchen.
I turned to Jels, "Is she on some new medication we should know about?" I asked, confused.
"Oh I'm sure this has nothing to do with medication." Jelly replied through gritted teeth.
Neither of them spoke to each other all day. And through the whole thing TwoBit and I stayed out of the loop. We found it best not to get mixed in with our wives trying to kill each other...that never ends well.
But...to my unfortunate-ness, things had to get worse -.-
The next night...I got some from work and took a shower. I walked out into the hall wearing only a towel..as I always do. Jelly was sitting on the couch in the living room. I had just started to open the door to my room when Kitty suddenly appeared in front of me....and the next thing I know, my towel is on the floor.
"What the hell Kit??" I shouted.
"I just wanted to see if it's as big as Jel's says it is." Kitty smirked.
Jelly was turned around with a I'm going to fucking kill you look on her face.
I scrambled for the doorknob and hid myself on the other side of the door.
I could hear Kitty in the hall, "Mmm, it is as big as she says.." then she trotted off to her room.
Jelly walked in the room a few minutes later, slamming the door behind her.
"I can't believe shes doing this..she just doesn't know when to stop.. I swear I'm going to fucking kill her.." hot tears welled up in Jelly's eyes.
I pulled her on to the bed. There was no emotion on her face, but tears were still gliding down her cheeks. She sat softly on my stomach, looking down at me.
"You're mine Dimitri....no one's gonna fuck with that...especially not my best friend." She said.
"I know baby... she's just trying to make you mad.." I hope. "Don't take it personal, alright?" I said, pulling the strands of hair that clung to her damp cheeks.
Jelly sighed, "I can't help it Dim...she knows how to get to me."
I sat up and pulled her chest against mine.
"I love you!" I whispered.
She played with the hair that hung just at the base of my neck. "I love you too." She said smiling. "Let's not let her sleep tonight." Jelly winked.
"I am so down for that idea." I said, pulling off her clothing.
All I have to say is... Bring it on KitKat Curtis....cause I just won this round ;)
Thursday, January 19, 2012
Food!! =D
GRAND OPENING
"Amicitias"
Restaurant & Lounge
in downtown Tulsa.
Sunday Jan. 22nd!
Free food from 2 - 4pm!
Happy Hour from 3 to 6pm!
Now Hiring!!!
"Amicitias"
Restaurant & Lounge
in downtown Tulsa.
Sunday Jan. 22nd!
Free food from 2 - 4pm!
Happy Hour from 3 to 6pm!
Now Hiring!!!
Friday, December 16, 2011
Life in a Nutshell...or..a post..
Well the 'Europe' trip was an epic fail... blame Chase -.- I guess we'll have to wait till after Christmas for that.
Another thing.... I'M GETTING MARRIED! :D Jelly should keep you updated on that.
I am currently working on the finishing touches for my restaurant :D... but I really need a name :/ any ideas? I hope to open it after my honeymoon ;)
..and I know this post sucks but I promise I'll come up with a better one later :D
Another thing.... I'M GETTING MARRIED! :D Jelly should keep you updated on that.
I am currently working on the finishing touches for my restaurant :D... but I really need a name :/ any ideas? I hope to open it after my honeymoon ;)
..and I know this post sucks but I promise I'll come up with a better one later :D
Friday, September 23, 2011
New Opportunities
Didn't realize it had really been this long since my last post o.O I guess I kept too busy.
Chase got this idea to plan this epic romantic getaway across Europe for sometime near Thanksgiving, with Jelly, Kit, TwoBit, and Dawn. I can't say I'm exactly complaining, but I just got the deeds to the site of my new restaurant last week, and I hope to have that up and running soon... I don't know how I can just leave for an awesome trip :(
I found the perfect place for the home of my restaurant in the heart of downtown Tulsa. Not too many greasers and not too many socs, so I don't have to deal with that drama. I put a down payment on the place, graciously provided by my grandmother, and are having the builders start on Wednesday of next week. I had a few designers come in and look at the place and they drew up quite a few sketches for me to choose from, so when the builders are finished the place should look somewhat like this......
There's the main floor with seating, and kitchen, and all that, then upstairs it has a complete bar and lounge area.
I have to say that I am quite excited, and hope everything goes smoothly.
I have already recruited some of you as bartenders and waiters/waitresses, let me know if anyone else would like a job :D
TwoBit, Kit, and Jelly have been my guinea pigs at dinner time every night, tasting the recipes I will have cooked in this restaurant.
Unfortunately, I will have no time for the DX anymore :/ but hopefully it will be a good trade.
I have yet to come up with a name, so I should probably work on that.....
And BTW, did i mention you will all get free food :)
Monday, August 15, 2011
The Day That You Will Always Remember As the Day Kit and Dim Went to Jail
"Get your lazy ass outta bed and let's go somewhere." Kit yelled while she attempted to shove me off the bed.
After more yelling and hitting I finally rolled over, "Well...your not exactly who I wanted to wake up to."
"Yeah Yeah, Jelly's at work so your stuck with me on your day off." She grinned with that smile that told you KitKat Curtis had something devious planned.
"Kit, if you don't get out of here I'm going to get out of this bed." I threatened.
She looked confused, "But that's exactly what I want you to do..."
"See those clothes over there Kit?" I pointed to a pair of boxers and a t-shirt lying on the floor across the room. "thats what I was supposed to sleep in last night..." I said.
When she came to the realization that I had no clothes on, she ran screaming into the hallway.
I glanced at the clock, 11:00, it wasn't even that late, and I had just gone to sleep around four am, but I decided it was now or never, threw on some jeans, and headed to the kitchen for coffee.
"You smell like sex, go take a shower." Kit complained as she rummaged though the fridge for most likely nothing at all. I walked up behind her and rubbed my shoulder against her back, "Here have some.." I said.
She screamed, "Great, now I have to burn these clothes..." she threw a little hissy fit then headed off to her room for more clothes.
We just started driving to nowhere in particular. Kit was giving me directions, but I had a feeling she had no intention of reaching a real destination. After about an hour, the car started to make a strange noise as smoke emerged from the hood. I pulled off the road, and turned the car off, but when I tried to open the door, it wouldn't budge. We attempted several times to unlock it, but it was jammed.
"Alright," Kit said, "im breaking a window."
I grabbed her arm before she had a chance to hurl it through the glass.
"This is a '67 Limited Edition Chevy Camero.... no way in hell I'm letting you bust a window." I said very sternly in all seriousness.
"Then what the hell are we supposed to do?" She asked.
I shrugged, "Wait for someone." I suggested.
"Kit pulled out her phone. "Of course, no signal."
Kit looked at the road, she turned her head left then right.
"Where in the middle of fucking no where." Her voice raised.
"Someone is bound to drive down this road within the next hour." I was trying to remain positive, with the chance of getting out of here with no broken windows.
An hour passed, and there was no sign of any life within thirty miles. I could feel the sweat trickling down my back and wished I had a water bottle stowed in the glove compartment.
Another hour later and I though I was going to burn alive in the summer heat. I pulled of my shirt and tossed it in the back seat.
"Good Idea." Kit said. Rolling up her tank top exposing her too skinny torso. "It's a good thing I wore boy shorts today.." She said before removing her jeans.
"What the hell." I shrugged and decided to pull mine off as well. It was so hot I really didn't care who I was sitting half naked in a car with.
The sun started going down and it cooled off a bit. It was nearly was nearly six o'clock. I was listening to Kit press the unlock button for the last two hours.
"Kit, it hasn't worked the last 241641321658413241 times you've pressed it, it's not going to work the next 42412468476343543."
She sighed and threw her feet up on the dash. I laid my head against the steering wheel and closed my eyes. It felt like only a few minutes later when there was a tapping on the window. I looked up and saw a cop standing outside. THANK GOD!
He motioned for me to open the door, I yelled at him through the glass, trying to explain that it was jammed. He reached for the door handle and oddly it opened from the outside.
"Well, what do we have here?" He said.
He looked about fifty with a pudgy belly that made me think he was one of those small town sheriffs you see at the doughnut shop every morning.
Kit and I started rambling on about what happened to the car and how we had been sitting out in the heat all day.
"Looks to me like we have a couplea kids getting it on, on the side of the road. You can't fool me I know how you teenagers are these days..." He went on.
"No sir, it really wasn't like that we just.." He cut me off.
"Oh so your going to lie to me about it? I ain't dumb boy. I can see that little purple box in the back seat."
Having no idea what he was talking about, I glanced back. DAMMIT! When Kit realized what it was she gave me a look that said 'you're shit stupid.'
"It's a long story." I said, trying to figure out how the KY Intensity box got in the back seat of my car in the first place......ooohh,... right...
"No, really it's just a misunderstanding sir, the car won't work.." I tried to explain again.
He snatched the keys from my hand and turned the ignition. It roared to life.
Are you serious? What sick joke was God playing this time?
"Uh huh, that's what I thought." He said, very unhappy.
He looked over at Kit. "Did that stuff really work darlin?" He asked.
Kit's jaw dropped, appalled at the question.
"Did you scream so loud the racoons could hear ya?" He added.
"Is he fucking kidding me?" Kit whispered.
He took us 'downtown' which looked more like our neighborhood.
"Public Indecency, Lying to a cop, and you sir caught in the act with a minor."
That part hadn't even crossed my mind, but once he said it, im pretty sure I nearly pissed my pants.
"We're going to have to contact your legal guardian young lady." He said to Kit, who was slumped in the chair with her hands cuffed, still in her underwear.
"Great," she said, "How the hell am I supposed to explain this to Darry?"
The sheriff escorted us to one of the few cells that lined the hallway. He slammed the bars shut and walked away whistling.
Kit turned around, she looked like she was ready to punch me in the face. "Couldn't I have just broken the window?" She asked. At that moment I wasn't so opposed to it.
We weren't there for long when another cop unlocked the cell, setting us free. I walked through the door into the lobby and came to an immediate halt when I saw who our 'springer' was.
She stared at us with one of those looks your mother gave you when you were in trouble.
"Jelly, I can explain." I said standing there in just my underwear.
"You know these two?" The sheriff said from behind the front desk.
"Yep, that's my best friend.... and this is my fiance." She explained.
The sheriff burst into laughter spilling his coffee on his uniform.
Jelly didn't take her eyes off of us. "You two have a lot of explaining to do."
After more yelling and hitting I finally rolled over, "Well...your not exactly who I wanted to wake up to."
"Yeah Yeah, Jelly's at work so your stuck with me on your day off." She grinned with that smile that told you KitKat Curtis had something devious planned.
"Kit, if you don't get out of here I'm going to get out of this bed." I threatened.
She looked confused, "But that's exactly what I want you to do..."
"See those clothes over there Kit?" I pointed to a pair of boxers and a t-shirt lying on the floor across the room. "thats what I was supposed to sleep in last night..." I said.
When she came to the realization that I had no clothes on, she ran screaming into the hallway.
I glanced at the clock, 11:00, it wasn't even that late, and I had just gone to sleep around four am, but I decided it was now or never, threw on some jeans, and headed to the kitchen for coffee.
"You smell like sex, go take a shower." Kit complained as she rummaged though the fridge for most likely nothing at all. I walked up behind her and rubbed my shoulder against her back, "Here have some.." I said.
She screamed, "Great, now I have to burn these clothes..." she threw a little hissy fit then headed off to her room for more clothes.
We just started driving to nowhere in particular. Kit was giving me directions, but I had a feeling she had no intention of reaching a real destination. After about an hour, the car started to make a strange noise as smoke emerged from the hood. I pulled off the road, and turned the car off, but when I tried to open the door, it wouldn't budge. We attempted several times to unlock it, but it was jammed.
"Alright," Kit said, "im breaking a window."
I grabbed her arm before she had a chance to hurl it through the glass.
"This is a '67 Limited Edition Chevy Camero.... no way in hell I'm letting you bust a window." I said very sternly in all seriousness.
"Then what the hell are we supposed to do?" She asked.
I shrugged, "Wait for someone." I suggested.
"Kit pulled out her phone. "Of course, no signal."
Kit looked at the road, she turned her head left then right.
"Where in the middle of fucking no where." Her voice raised.
"Someone is bound to drive down this road within the next hour." I was trying to remain positive, with the chance of getting out of here with no broken windows.
An hour passed, and there was no sign of any life within thirty miles. I could feel the sweat trickling down my back and wished I had a water bottle stowed in the glove compartment.
Another hour later and I though I was going to burn alive in the summer heat. I pulled of my shirt and tossed it in the back seat.
"Good Idea." Kit said. Rolling up her tank top exposing her too skinny torso. "It's a good thing I wore boy shorts today.." She said before removing her jeans.
"What the hell." I shrugged and decided to pull mine off as well. It was so hot I really didn't care who I was sitting half naked in a car with.
The sun started going down and it cooled off a bit. It was nearly was nearly six o'clock. I was listening to Kit press the unlock button for the last two hours.
"Kit, it hasn't worked the last 241641321658413241 times you've pressed it, it's not going to work the next 42412468476343543."
She sighed and threw her feet up on the dash. I laid my head against the steering wheel and closed my eyes. It felt like only a few minutes later when there was a tapping on the window. I looked up and saw a cop standing outside. THANK GOD!
He motioned for me to open the door, I yelled at him through the glass, trying to explain that it was jammed. He reached for the door handle and oddly it opened from the outside.
"Well, what do we have here?" He said.
He looked about fifty with a pudgy belly that made me think he was one of those small town sheriffs you see at the doughnut shop every morning.
Kit and I started rambling on about what happened to the car and how we had been sitting out in the heat all day.
"Looks to me like we have a couplea kids getting it on, on the side of the road. You can't fool me I know how you teenagers are these days..." He went on.
"No sir, it really wasn't like that we just.." He cut me off.
"Oh so your going to lie to me about it? I ain't dumb boy. I can see that little purple box in the back seat."
Having no idea what he was talking about, I glanced back. DAMMIT! When Kit realized what it was she gave me a look that said 'you're shit stupid.'
"It's a long story." I said, trying to figure out how the KY Intensity box got in the back seat of my car in the first place......ooohh,... right...
"No, really it's just a misunderstanding sir, the car won't work.." I tried to explain again.
He snatched the keys from my hand and turned the ignition. It roared to life.
Are you serious? What sick joke was God playing this time?
"Uh huh, that's what I thought." He said, very unhappy.
He looked over at Kit. "Did that stuff really work darlin?" He asked.
Kit's jaw dropped, appalled at the question.
"Did you scream so loud the racoons could hear ya?" He added.
"Is he fucking kidding me?" Kit whispered.
He took us 'downtown' which looked more like our neighborhood.
"Public Indecency, Lying to a cop, and you sir caught in the act with a minor."
That part hadn't even crossed my mind, but once he said it, im pretty sure I nearly pissed my pants.
"We're going to have to contact your legal guardian young lady." He said to Kit, who was slumped in the chair with her hands cuffed, still in her underwear.
"Great," she said, "How the hell am I supposed to explain this to Darry?"
The sheriff escorted us to one of the few cells that lined the hallway. He slammed the bars shut and walked away whistling.
Kit turned around, she looked like she was ready to punch me in the face. "Couldn't I have just broken the window?" She asked. At that moment I wasn't so opposed to it.
We weren't there for long when another cop unlocked the cell, setting us free. I walked through the door into the lobby and came to an immediate halt when I saw who our 'springer' was.
She stared at us with one of those looks your mother gave you when you were in trouble.
"Jelly, I can explain." I said standing there in just my underwear.
"You know these two?" The sheriff said from behind the front desk.
"Yep, that's my best friend.... and this is my fiance." She explained.
The sheriff burst into laughter spilling his coffee on his uniform.
Jelly didn't take her eyes off of us. "You two have a lot of explaining to do."
Monday, August 8, 2011
All For Love
I can't say I missed Tulsa while chilling on the beach in California, but I am glad to be back home after two much needed weeks of vacation.
During those two weeks there was skinny dipping, prank pulling, heavy drinking, and I'm not going to lie, there was a little sex on the beach (and I'm not talking alcohol ;)
But if I had to choose a highlight point, it would definitely be our last night. It was just after dinner and Chase and Dawn decided to go out on the boardwalk for rides and fireworks an such things, but Jelly and I decided to stay behind.
I had walked downstairs from just taking a shower when I noticed Jelly sitting on the couch. I placed one hand over her eyes and guided her with the other.
"I want to show you something." I whispered softly in her ear.
It was dark, nearly midnight, but the glow from the lighthouses in the distance gave it just enough clarity to see where I was going. We walked out to the edge of the dock extending nearly fifty yards from the shore. I guided her carefully on the edge letting her feet dangle over. I removed my hand an pointed to the water below us. It glowed a soft blue, with sudden flashes of purple here and there.
"What is it?" Jelly asked.
"Jellyfish. They always come out here before a storm comes in." I explained.
Her gaze held on the water below, amazed at the scenery. My eyes never left her face, the glittering of the reflection on her eyes, the way her hair danced in the violent wind, every breath she took I cherished deeply. After a minute or two she looked over at me.
"You know I was thinking, when we get back maybe we can go pick out our 'save the dates'." She said.
"Jels, to choose your 'save the dates', you have to know your date." I clarified, a bit puzzled.
She looked back at the flashing of the lights below the water's surface.
"December 9th." She said.
"December 9th?" I have bugged Jelly every day about setting a wedding date, since the moment I put a ring on her finger. I figured it would take some time to think about, and I didn't want to rush it, but I couldn't help myself, I needed that date, it made things seem more official.
Jelly just simply nodded with a smile.
I suddenly forgot where I was, the beautiful scene extending beyond the shore, the twinkling lights of ships far in the distance, the sound of the waves meeting the sand. My lips crashed into hers, not with violence, but with passion. I didn't care where I was, I didn't care that we were heading home tomorrow, the only thing that surrounded me...was her.
I pulled her against me, my fingers winding in her hair. She tugged at my shirt, which was off in the next half second. My lips tickled her neck as she laid back on the dock.
The feeling inside of me was something I had never felt before. I didn't think I could feel more strongly for her than I already did, but something was different. This time it wasn't just about sex, it was about loving her. There was nothing wrong or shameful about it, like those dreams where your naked in a crowd and no one seems to care. If the entire population of California had been standing right there I can't say it would have bothered me. It was no longer about desire, it was purely all for love.
During those two weeks there was skinny dipping, prank pulling, heavy drinking, and I'm not going to lie, there was a little sex on the beach (and I'm not talking alcohol ;)
But if I had to choose a highlight point, it would definitely be our last night. It was just after dinner and Chase and Dawn decided to go out on the boardwalk for rides and fireworks an such things, but Jelly and I decided to stay behind.
I had walked downstairs from just taking a shower when I noticed Jelly sitting on the couch. I placed one hand over her eyes and guided her with the other.
"I want to show you something." I whispered softly in her ear.
It was dark, nearly midnight, but the glow from the lighthouses in the distance gave it just enough clarity to see where I was going. We walked out to the edge of the dock extending nearly fifty yards from the shore. I guided her carefully on the edge letting her feet dangle over. I removed my hand an pointed to the water below us. It glowed a soft blue, with sudden flashes of purple here and there.
"What is it?" Jelly asked.
"Jellyfish. They always come out here before a storm comes in." I explained.
Her gaze held on the water below, amazed at the scenery. My eyes never left her face, the glittering of the reflection on her eyes, the way her hair danced in the violent wind, every breath she took I cherished deeply. After a minute or two she looked over at me.
"You know I was thinking, when we get back maybe we can go pick out our 'save the dates'." She said.
"Jels, to choose your 'save the dates', you have to know your date." I clarified, a bit puzzled.
She looked back at the flashing of the lights below the water's surface.
"December 9th." She said.
"December 9th?" I have bugged Jelly every day about setting a wedding date, since the moment I put a ring on her finger. I figured it would take some time to think about, and I didn't want to rush it, but I couldn't help myself, I needed that date, it made things seem more official.
Jelly just simply nodded with a smile.
I suddenly forgot where I was, the beautiful scene extending beyond the shore, the twinkling lights of ships far in the distance, the sound of the waves meeting the sand. My lips crashed into hers, not with violence, but with passion. I didn't care where I was, I didn't care that we were heading home tomorrow, the only thing that surrounded me...was her.
I pulled her against me, my fingers winding in her hair. She tugged at my shirt, which was off in the next half second. My lips tickled her neck as she laid back on the dock.
The feeling inside of me was something I had never felt before. I didn't think I could feel more strongly for her than I already did, but something was different. This time it wasn't just about sex, it was about loving her. There was nothing wrong or shameful about it, like those dreams where your naked in a crowd and no one seems to care. If the entire population of California had been standing right there I can't say it would have bothered me. It was no longer about desire, it was purely all for love.
Tuesday, July 12, 2011
Much Needed Beach Time
"I want to go to the beach." Chase said randomly while coming down stairs. "I'm a California guy, I need the beach!!" His voice raised.
He plumped down next to me on the couch, "We should take a va-ca with Dawn and Jelly..." He added.
I wasn't sure if he was serious or not, but I thought about it for a minute, then pulled out my cell and dialed Jelly.
"Hey babe, pack your bags, we're leaving for Cali tomorrow." I said. Jelly was not at all opposed to the sudden spring in decision to go on vacation.
"Hell yes." Chase said as he dialed Dawn's number on his phone.
I made a few other calls and had it arranged in no time. Grans seemed overjoyed at the idea of me visiting, along with wanting to see the engagement ring she graciously paid for.
We arrived at the airport at noon the next day. I presented my ticket to the lady behind the desk,
and she led us off away from the usual boarding area.
"Here is your flight." She motioned to the tall glass window, and sitting just outside was...a private jet.
"Wow, Grans really went all out." I said.
So while on our four hour flight, we had catering, movies, video games, and of course alcohol.
We landed and called a cab that took us straight to the beach house.
"Here we are, the Ryder Family beach house." I said when we pulled up.
"Your family has their own beach house?" Dawn asked surprised.
"Well actually half of it is Chase's, but it's in the Ryder name." I teased.
"Anything else I should know about?" Jels questioned.
I laughed, "Oh tons." I winked at her.
The first thing we did was chill in the jacuzzi. Brilliant Chase, turned on the jets before filling the tub, so once the water reached the bottom jet, it went insane and sprayed up to almost the top of the trees, and then I think Chase crapped his pants.
After taking a shower, Jels and I went to bed. I don't know what Chase an Dawn did. ;)
Sunday, June 26, 2011
Here Comes the Bride
The night before the wedding, Kit kidnapped Jelly so I was stuck baby sitting TwoBit. We watched the Hangover and decided it was best we didn't go to Vegas, there's no doubt we would end up like the wolf pack, TwoBit missing... Chase married to some stripper... someone putting a tiger in the bathroom, it all seemed very likely.
After watching TV, the strippers arrived and gave us a nice little number before leaving half naked.... just kidding Kitten XD
Okay there were no strippers, but someone was naked...I just don't remember who...maybe Chase, I dunno. We listened to him blab on for hours about how he doesn't think Dawn really likes him and how much he likes her and if he should just move on or not blah blah. There were tears and sobbing....it was all very chick flicky.
Time finally came for the wedding. I hadn't seen Jelly in over 24 hours so without Kit's permission we snuck off and...well yeah. We ended up being the last ones to show up for the line up and almost gave Kit a heart attack.
"You ready lil sis?" I whispered to Kit.
"Aww you called me your sister, how cute." Kit mocked.
"Shut up." I said.
Then the double doors opened and instead of looking at Kit, I looked at TwoBit. I smiled to myself, he looked awed, happy, astonished...
"Lucky Bastard!" I thought to myself.
I noticed just how beautiful of a wedding it was as I stood up there and glanced at the crowd. As the preacher was at that awkward part where he goes on and on about stuff, I glanced over at Jelly, who stood behind Kit, wearing that sexy black dress...... I thought about what parts we'd be playing next time we stood at an altar like this. I caught her glance and mouthed the words "I love you."
She smiled back and mouthed, "I love you too."
Then came all the mushy I do's and kissing and all that.....
When it came time for the speech part of the reception, I was glad half the guests were drunk, it would make things a lot easier.
I got everyone's attention and glanced over at Kit and TwoBit with a microphone pressed to my mouth...
"I haven't known you two quite as long as most people here, but it feels like I've known you my whole life. You two have become more than friends to me, you've become family, and by uniting together I feel you've made this family that much stronger. When I first met you two, I would have never put you together... Kit is very, smart, outgoing, hard headed....and TwoBit is ...well...TwoBit. But then I got to thinking..and you know when you match up puzzle pieces and you finally find the two that fit together, they really don't look like much, but when you step back and look at the whole picture, it creates something amazing, something beautiful. And I don't think there is a single person here who would disagree with me when I say, there is no better person for either of you, than the one you're sitting next to right now. I love you both, and I look forward to seeing where life takes you together."
And then I gave Kitty a lap Dance ;D
After watching TV, the strippers arrived and gave us a nice little number before leaving half naked.... just kidding Kitten XD
Okay there were no strippers, but someone was naked...I just don't remember who...maybe Chase, I dunno. We listened to him blab on for hours about how he doesn't think Dawn really likes him and how much he likes her and if he should just move on or not blah blah. There were tears and sobbing....it was all very chick flicky.
Time finally came for the wedding. I hadn't seen Jelly in over 24 hours so without Kit's permission we snuck off and...well yeah. We ended up being the last ones to show up for the line up and almost gave Kit a heart attack.
"You ready lil sis?" I whispered to Kit.
"Aww you called me your sister, how cute." Kit mocked.
"Shut up." I said.
Then the double doors opened and instead of looking at Kit, I looked at TwoBit. I smiled to myself, he looked awed, happy, astonished...
"Lucky Bastard!" I thought to myself.
I noticed just how beautiful of a wedding it was as I stood up there and glanced at the crowd. As the preacher was at that awkward part where he goes on and on about stuff, I glanced over at Jelly, who stood behind Kit, wearing that sexy black dress...... I thought about what parts we'd be playing next time we stood at an altar like this. I caught her glance and mouthed the words "I love you."
She smiled back and mouthed, "I love you too."
Then came all the mushy I do's and kissing and all that.....
When it came time for the speech part of the reception, I was glad half the guests were drunk, it would make things a lot easier.
I got everyone's attention and glanced over at Kit and TwoBit with a microphone pressed to my mouth...
"I haven't known you two quite as long as most people here, but it feels like I've known you my whole life. You two have become more than friends to me, you've become family, and by uniting together I feel you've made this family that much stronger. When I first met you two, I would have never put you together... Kit is very, smart, outgoing, hard headed....and TwoBit is ...well...TwoBit. But then I got to thinking..and you know when you match up puzzle pieces and you finally find the two that fit together, they really don't look like much, but when you step back and look at the whole picture, it creates something amazing, something beautiful. And I don't think there is a single person here who would disagree with me when I say, there is no better person for either of you, than the one you're sitting next to right now. I love you both, and I look forward to seeing where life takes you together."
And then I gave Kitty a lap Dance ;D
Monday, May 30, 2011
One Year
I remember when I first moved to Tulsa. I needed a job, so I stopped at the DX while I was out one day. There I stood talking with Soda about a potential job when two girls walked up, and one of those girls was Angelica Winston.
I was never one to fall hard, but there was something about Jelly that captivated me. I barely knew her, but she was all I thought about. I remember the first time we ever touched. It was when we first met, I introduced myself, took her hand, and kissed the top of it.
We became official after that party I had at my house, and ever since then I've been the happiest man on earth.
Friday, I was at the DX in the middle of fixing a car when my phone rang.
"Hello?"
"Hey babe, I have some fantastic new to tell you.." Jelly said.
"Whats up?" I asked curious.
"Well... i'm just going to get to the point... I'm not pregnant." Jelly's words rang in my ear.
"Oh thank god!" I said bashing my forehead into the side of the car.
"What did your dad say?" I asked.
"Umm, well I didn't exactly tell him...." she answered.
"That was probably wise." I sighed.
A heavy relief lifted off my chest. I was ready to put that behind us so we could just focus on Sunday night.
Sunday was our one year anniversary. I've known for a while what I wanted to do on this day, but I didn't know exactly how, so with a little advice from a few various gang members, this is what I came up with:
I didn't see Jelly that morning. For the first night in.... forever, we each slept in our own beds. I had told Jels the night before what time to be ready. Though I couldn't wait to see her, I wished I had more time to get things ready myself. I woke up, showered, ate breakfast, then made some phone calls to confirm everything for tonight. If Kit went through with what I had asked of her, Jelly should have woken up to an envelope. Inside was a note and a $200 Visa card to spend on getting ready for tonight. I had even bought a new suit myself for the occasion. I picked up the suit from the dry cleaners, and made a few other stops before heading back home.
When it was time to pick Jelly up, I grabbed a small box off my dresser along with a single red rose.
Jelly emerged from the apartment front door as gorgeous as ever.
"I see my money was well spent." I said smiling.
"Kit helped....a little." she replied.
I heard a "Your welcome!" come from inside the apartment.
"Happy Anniversary." I handed her the rose.
"Ya know Dim, I've always wondered what's up with you and these single red roses....umm, babe? Do you know this is fake?" She wore a confused look on her face.
"Well I always told myself I'd only give a girl a single rose if I really loved her, that in a way I wanted it to represent that. But you see, the problem is roses eventually die, and that didn't fit well with my theory, so I figure as long as you have one that's always bloomed, it works." I explained.
"You mean you've given me a single red rose for ever anniversary to lead up to this?" She asked.
I nodded.
"I love you!" She smiled.
"I love you too, but we better get going, or our ride might leave us." I pointed over to the horse drawn carriage sitting in the parking lot.
"Oh my god... did I mention I love you?" Jelly said.
I laughed and helped her in the carriage.
We pulled up the the downtown music hall. We entered into a dark hallway,
"Dimitri what are we doing?" Jelly asked.
"You'll see." A smile playing on my lips.
We got a little further down the hall when we heard music playing and someone singing.
"Wait a minute, I know that voice....... NO WAY!" Jelly's pace picked up as we entered the empty music theater to see Duran Duran on stage playing.
Jelly's face was consumed like a little fan girl, I almost had to carry her to the dinner table set up in the middle of the theater.
"I'll be right back." I said setting my napkin on my finished dinner plate.
A few minutes later the band stopped playing while I entered on stage with my guitar in hand. I began playing softly as the band kicked in behind me. I began to sing with John Taylor backing me up. Jelly's cheeks turned red while I sang our song "Can't Take My Eyes off of You".
Jelly walked up to the front by the middle of the song, and when it was over I hopped off the stage and entwined her fingers in mine,
"Jels, I was never one to believe in love at first sight, but since the moment you first stepped into my life, you became my life, my everything revolves around you. I used to think about where I would be in ten years, who I'd be with, never did I think that I could meet a woman as unbelievable as you. I fall harder for you with each passing day, and it didn't take long for me to realize that I want you to be mine in every way possible."
I Reached into my jacket pocket as I keeled down on one knee,
"I love you, and I can't survive life without you... Angelica Marie Winston, will you do me the undeserving honor of marrying me?" I opened the box revealing a ring.
She started laughing through her tears, then nodded and whispered, "Yes...of course."
I expected her to say yes, but that didn't take away from the moment she actually did. I place the ring on her finger and kissed her.
Tuesday, May 24, 2011
A New Idea
Yesterday I accomplished a task I have been dreading since I moved here, I cleaned out the attic. I figured most of the stuff was useless since I never unpacked it, but I didn't want to throw anything important away, so I sorted through the boxes one by one. After a few hours of sifting through junk and dust, I finally came down to the last box, which I expected nothing more from.
The first thing I pulled out was a framed certificate, It was my college diploma. I went to a two year community college back in California. Yeah I could have afforded a fancy University, but I didn't want to spend all that money and time on something I wasn't sure to pursue. I got a two-year degree in business,basically I just went because my mother and grandmother wanted me to.
I tossed the frame into the trash pile and rummaged through the rest of the box. Everything else was junk, except for the last thing I pulled out.
I forgot I had these.
They were old family recipes that had been passed down through generations. I found them and brought them with me to Tulsa. I remember Grans making these recipes when I was little, and how damn good they tasted. I glanced over at my diploma sitting on top of the trash pile, then back a the recipes.
Could I really do it? Would people actually pay to eat this stuff?
I thought back to a day when I was a little kid. Grans was baby sitting while mom was at work. It was around lunch time and I wanted to play restaurant with Grans. I took her order and made my little kid version of steak and potatoes and served it to her...
"You know Dimmy, I think you could own your own restaurant someday..." Grans's voice replayed in my head.
My own restaurant....
I decided to give her a call, and the moment I got the words out of my mouth she was yelling all kinds of positive things into the phone, she even said she'd help pay for it.
I hung up and realized what I just did, I thought about it some more.
Nobody would come, this is stupid I can't own a restaurant, I'm a pretty decent cook but hell I ain't no Bobby Souffle.
I decided to put it to the test. That night I had Jelly, TwoBit, and Kitty over for dinner. I cooked up a few of the recipes and had them try them. Their expectations were above and beyond what I expected.
"Dim...this is like...an orgasm in my mouth." Kit commented.
"What can I say? I tend to have that affect on women." I smiled.
Kit threw a butter knife at me, but I dodged it.
Later that night, after Kitty and TwoBit left, Jelly was sitting on the couch playing on my laptop while I was cleaning up dinner.
"Hey Jels?" I called from the kitchen.
"Sup?"
"I wanted to talk to you about something." I walked up behind the couch.
Jelly leaned her head back and looked up at me, "Is this more baby stuff?" She asked with a 'I really don't want to' kinda face.
"No no." I told her what I found when cleaning out the attic.
"I was thinking..of maybe... opening up a restaurant..." I said slowly, afraid she'd think it was a stupid idea.
She sat up and turned her whole body around, "Really?" She asked.
"Yeah. I mean if it's a success it'll bring in a lot of money, and I was hoping I'd have a bigger income before, ya know, getting married or anything. Do you think people would pay to eat it?"
"Dimitri, I'd pay twenty bucks a plate to eat that shit." She spat out the words.
I laughed. "So you think I should do it?"
"Hell yeah." she said.
"Alright then, I'll start looking at places tomorrow." I smiled and kissed her.
The first thing I pulled out was a framed certificate, It was my college diploma. I went to a two year community college back in California. Yeah I could have afforded a fancy University, but I didn't want to spend all that money and time on something I wasn't sure to pursue. I got a two-year degree in business,basically I just went because my mother and grandmother wanted me to.
I tossed the frame into the trash pile and rummaged through the rest of the box. Everything else was junk, except for the last thing I pulled out.
I forgot I had these.
They were old family recipes that had been passed down through generations. I found them and brought them with me to Tulsa. I remember Grans making these recipes when I was little, and how damn good they tasted. I glanced over at my diploma sitting on top of the trash pile, then back a the recipes.
Could I really do it? Would people actually pay to eat this stuff?
I thought back to a day when I was a little kid. Grans was baby sitting while mom was at work. It was around lunch time and I wanted to play restaurant with Grans. I took her order and made my little kid version of steak and potatoes and served it to her...
"You know Dimmy, I think you could own your own restaurant someday..." Grans's voice replayed in my head.
My own restaurant....
I decided to give her a call, and the moment I got the words out of my mouth she was yelling all kinds of positive things into the phone, she even said she'd help pay for it.
I hung up and realized what I just did, I thought about it some more.
Nobody would come, this is stupid I can't own a restaurant, I'm a pretty decent cook but hell I ain't no Bobby Souffle.
I decided to put it to the test. That night I had Jelly, TwoBit, and Kitty over for dinner. I cooked up a few of the recipes and had them try them. Their expectations were above and beyond what I expected.
"Dim...this is like...an orgasm in my mouth." Kit commented.
"What can I say? I tend to have that affect on women." I smiled.
Kit threw a butter knife at me, but I dodged it.
Later that night, after Kitty and TwoBit left, Jelly was sitting on the couch playing on my laptop while I was cleaning up dinner.
"Hey Jels?" I called from the kitchen.
"Sup?"
"I wanted to talk to you about something." I walked up behind the couch.
Jelly leaned her head back and looked up at me, "Is this more baby stuff?" She asked with a 'I really don't want to' kinda face.
"No no." I told her what I found when cleaning out the attic.
"I was thinking..of maybe... opening up a restaurant..." I said slowly, afraid she'd think it was a stupid idea.
She sat up and turned her whole body around, "Really?" She asked.
"Yeah. I mean if it's a success it'll bring in a lot of money, and I was hoping I'd have a bigger income before, ya know, getting married or anything. Do you think people would pay to eat it?"
"Dimitri, I'd pay twenty bucks a plate to eat that shit." She spat out the words.
I laughed. "So you think I should do it?"
"Hell yeah." she said.
"Alright then, I'll start looking at places tomorrow." I smiled and kissed her.
Tuesday, May 10, 2011
"Cap'n Jack....the rum is gone."
I couldn't believe what I had just heard, the news caught me by surprise. When he walked around that corner at the airport, reality finally stepped in. Watch out Tulsa, Skank-Flank has come to town (aka Chase's Dad).
Being the one with the alcoholic drunk father who pops in and out every few years just to point out how much of a man I'm not, and to raid the local bars for good booze and easy women, really the only man role model in my life was Jack Morgan. Chase's parents took me in like their own son. His mom would always feed me when my mother forgot and Jack would always cheer me up after I was given undeserved abuse from my mom. I'd have to say I much rather call Jack and Katherine mom and dad then my own parents. They weren't perfect either, but then again there is no rule book for parenting, but when a little bruised up and hungry boy appeared in their doorstep late at night, they always made sure he was well and fed.
The first thing we did after getting them back to the house, was plan a party. Mrs. Morgan was always a cocktail kind of woman. She liked things classy and clean cut, but Jack...oh he was a different story entirely, the man could down six bottles of whiskey and still be conscious enough to hit on the most attractive woman in the room. Cap'n Jack was what he liked to call himself, combining Captain Morgan and the personality of Jack Sparrow, I'd have to say the name fits him pretty damn well.
The party kicked off as soon as the gang made it over. The music was loud and Skank-Flank hit in every girl in the gang, even Jelly, but when that happened I made sure Cap'n Jack here knew that Jel's would be one thing I wasn't going to let him play around with. That sort of went to pot when I got wasted and was too busy giving Kit lap dances to pay attention.
Before we even had a chance to get over the hangover, Jack had another party in play for the following night, but no one complained, greasers love a good free time.
It was halfway through the second party, and Jack wasn't half as drunk as the was five minutes into the first party. He just sort of swayed by for a while.
I felt a tug on my sleeve and turned around to see good 'ole Skank-Flank holding up my guitar. I took it from him, wondering what the hell I just got myself into.
Jack doesn't leave his guitar anywhere, so of course he had it with him. We shut off the music and hooked up the amps as the room went dark. Now Jack likes to make an entrance, he has to be the life of the party and make it known. He hooked up a fog machine upstairs near the rail that overlooks the living room. What the hell? The man even brought a spotlight. There he stood at the top of the stairs emerging from the fog wearing only his underwear and a cowboy hat. I stood in the dark on the solid wood coffee table dressed identically and strumming notes on my guitar while Jack sang the familiar tune. It started out slow then kicked up big as he slid down the bannister.
Immediately after our "big" number, I downed as many drinks as possible before I drowned myself from the inside out. Apparently Jelly had way too much alcohol herself, because I found out the next day from very close sources that we had apparently got it on in front of everyone on the coffee table. Knowing that Jelly nor I would every consciously expose ourselves in such a way in public, I simply blamed Cap'n Jack and his need to party, also now having the knowledge I didn't have two weeks ago, I wonder why was Jelly even drinking in the first place?
Luckily the next morning I woke up in the right bed with the right woman. Can't really say the same for Skank-Flank, but that's another story.
Being the one with the alcoholic drunk father who pops in and out every few years just to point out how much of a man I'm not, and to raid the local bars for good booze and easy women, really the only man role model in my life was Jack Morgan. Chase's parents took me in like their own son. His mom would always feed me when my mother forgot and Jack would always cheer me up after I was given undeserved abuse from my mom. I'd have to say I much rather call Jack and Katherine mom and dad then my own parents. They weren't perfect either, but then again there is no rule book for parenting, but when a little bruised up and hungry boy appeared in their doorstep late at night, they always made sure he was well and fed.
The first thing we did after getting them back to the house, was plan a party. Mrs. Morgan was always a cocktail kind of woman. She liked things classy and clean cut, but Jack...oh he was a different story entirely, the man could down six bottles of whiskey and still be conscious enough to hit on the most attractive woman in the room. Cap'n Jack was what he liked to call himself, combining Captain Morgan and the personality of Jack Sparrow, I'd have to say the name fits him pretty damn well.
The party kicked off as soon as the gang made it over. The music was loud and Skank-Flank hit in every girl in the gang, even Jelly, but when that happened I made sure Cap'n Jack here knew that Jel's would be one thing I wasn't going to let him play around with. That sort of went to pot when I got wasted and was too busy giving Kit lap dances to pay attention.
Before we even had a chance to get over the hangover, Jack had another party in play for the following night, but no one complained, greasers love a good free time.
It was halfway through the second party, and Jack wasn't half as drunk as the was five minutes into the first party. He just sort of swayed by for a while.
I felt a tug on my sleeve and turned around to see good 'ole Skank-Flank holding up my guitar. I took it from him, wondering what the hell I just got myself into.
Jack doesn't leave his guitar anywhere, so of course he had it with him. We shut off the music and hooked up the amps as the room went dark. Now Jack likes to make an entrance, he has to be the life of the party and make it known. He hooked up a fog machine upstairs near the rail that overlooks the living room. What the hell? The man even brought a spotlight. There he stood at the top of the stairs emerging from the fog wearing only his underwear and a cowboy hat. I stood in the dark on the solid wood coffee table dressed identically and strumming notes on my guitar while Jack sang the familiar tune. It started out slow then kicked up big as he slid down the bannister.
Immediately after our "big" number, I downed as many drinks as possible before I drowned myself from the inside out. Apparently Jelly had way too much alcohol herself, because I found out the next day from very close sources that we had apparently got it on in front of everyone on the coffee table. Knowing that Jelly nor I would every consciously expose ourselves in such a way in public, I simply blamed Cap'n Jack and his need to party, also now having the knowledge I didn't have two weeks ago, I wonder why was Jelly even drinking in the first place?
Luckily the next morning I woke up in the right bed with the right woman. Can't really say the same for Skank-Flank, but that's another story.
Sunday, May 1, 2011
I'll Be There For You..
Saturday was our eleven month anniversary. Eleven months... that's almost a year! Last month our monthiversary sort of fell in with Jelly's birthday and this month it sort of fell in with mine, so I didn't want to do a lot, I decided we would just sit at home all day in our pj's and chill... order food, watch movies, play games...that sort of thing. Then Kitty and Jels wanted to make me a cake, so while they attempted to bake, I sat on the couch and prayed they wouldn't catch anything on fire.
That night I laid in bed as my mind drifted off. I recalled our oh so funny April fools day. The hilarious pranks, and the not so hilarious ones. I had just walked out of the shower that night wearing a towel when Kit came up to me and kneed me in the crotch. I bent over in pain,
"What the fuck Kit?"I yelled.
Kit bent over to be eye level with me.
"I told you.... I'd kill you." She said all too seriously.
I had no idea what she was talking about, and after a while it escaped my mind entirely.
I had yesterday off from work, and so I decided to clean the apartment. Jelly and Kit left early for something, and TwoBit was God knows where, so I awoke to an empty house. I started in the kitchen and moved my way into the back rooms scrubbing, sweeping, mopping, vacuuming, etc.
Lastly I did the bathrooms. I started with the hall bathroom, then Kit's, and then Jel's. While in the process of sweeping I accidentally knocked over the trash can. I put it aside while I grabbed the bag, it's contents spilling on the floor. I picked up the pieces and replaced them in the bag. When I grabbed the last wad of paper, something dropped out of it. I grabbed the broken plastic and glanced at it carefully. Turning it in my fingers, I almost immediately knew what it was. I scrambled through the trash bag and found the other half. I placed the pieces together and read the clearly exposed pink words "POSITIVE". It had to be Jelly's... it was in HER trash can. I suddenly found it hard to breathe as memories came flashing back to me... April fools, Jelly joking that she was pregnant, Kit kneeing me in the groin.... it all fit perfectly.
I sat amongst the spilled trash on the bathroom floor with my head nearly between my knees. My fingers pulled tightly at my hair. I looked up at the test again when I heard the front door open. I didn't move, but it didn't take long for someone to find me.
How long had she known about this? Why didn't she tell me? What would James think?
Jelly leaned against the doorway.
"I though you were on the pill?" I questioned.
"It was messing me up so I had to stop for a while." Her voice almost a whisper.
"When did you know Jels?" My voice soft.
It took her a minute to answer. "That morning....on April fools..." Her breath grew heavy.
"Are you 100% sure?" I asked.
"Those tests are the ones they use at the hospital. They were just sitting out and I took a few last time I was there with my dad.... just to use for pranks and stuff...I didn't think..." her voice trailed off.
"Does your dad know?" My head ended up between my knees again.
"No. Just Kitty." Jelly answered.
There was another moment of silence, this one longer than the last.
"I'm sorry Dimitri...I should have told you. You shouldn't have had to find out this way..." She said.
I tossed the test back in the trash sack and left it on the floor. I walked up to Jelly, placing my hand on the door frame above her head. I watched a tear roll down her cheek.
"Jels.." I whispered. "You should have told me..."
She looked at the floor, "I know.." she sobbed.
I gently wiped the tear from under her eye then placed my finger under her chin, forcing her eyes to meet mine.
I kept my voice soft, "You know I love you, and you know that you can tell me anything, anytime." I said meaning every word so intently, "I'm right here Jels, and I'm not going anywhere..."
More tears flowed down her cheeks, "....I know." She said.
I pulled her to my chest and held her.
I thought I was smarter than this. I always told myself I'd wait till I was married to have a family. To be ready for it when the time came...
A million thoughts clouded my head.
Kitty's going to kill me... James is going to kill me...Dallas is going to kill me... might as well put my own damn picture on the WANTED: DEAD OR ALIVE sign -.-
...but if it had to be with anyone, I wouldn't want it to be anyone else...
I cleared my head, took a deep breath and pulled away.
I cupped Jelly's face in my hands, "I love you." I said looking her in the eye as deep as I possibly could. I gently kissed her then headed off to bed so I could fall asleep before my thoughts invaded again.
That night I laid in bed as my mind drifted off. I recalled our oh so funny April fools day. The hilarious pranks, and the not so hilarious ones. I had just walked out of the shower that night wearing a towel when Kit came up to me and kneed me in the crotch. I bent over in pain,
"What the fuck Kit?"I yelled.
Kit bent over to be eye level with me.
"I told you.... I'd kill you." She said all too seriously.
I had no idea what she was talking about, and after a while it escaped my mind entirely.
I had yesterday off from work, and so I decided to clean the apartment. Jelly and Kit left early for something, and TwoBit was God knows where, so I awoke to an empty house. I started in the kitchen and moved my way into the back rooms scrubbing, sweeping, mopping, vacuuming, etc.
Lastly I did the bathrooms. I started with the hall bathroom, then Kit's, and then Jel's. While in the process of sweeping I accidentally knocked over the trash can. I put it aside while I grabbed the bag, it's contents spilling on the floor. I picked up the pieces and replaced them in the bag. When I grabbed the last wad of paper, something dropped out of it. I grabbed the broken plastic and glanced at it carefully. Turning it in my fingers, I almost immediately knew what it was. I scrambled through the trash bag and found the other half. I placed the pieces together and read the clearly exposed pink words "POSITIVE". It had to be Jelly's... it was in HER trash can. I suddenly found it hard to breathe as memories came flashing back to me... April fools, Jelly joking that she was pregnant, Kit kneeing me in the groin.... it all fit perfectly.
I sat amongst the spilled trash on the bathroom floor with my head nearly between my knees. My fingers pulled tightly at my hair. I looked up at the test again when I heard the front door open. I didn't move, but it didn't take long for someone to find me.
How long had she known about this? Why didn't she tell me? What would James think?
Jelly leaned against the doorway.
"I though you were on the pill?" I questioned.
"It was messing me up so I had to stop for a while." Her voice almost a whisper.
"When did you know Jels?" My voice soft.
It took her a minute to answer. "That morning....on April fools..." Her breath grew heavy.
"Are you 100% sure?" I asked.
"Those tests are the ones they use at the hospital. They were just sitting out and I took a few last time I was there with my dad.... just to use for pranks and stuff...I didn't think..." her voice trailed off.
"Does your dad know?" My head ended up between my knees again.
"No. Just Kitty." Jelly answered.
There was another moment of silence, this one longer than the last.
"I'm sorry Dimitri...I should have told you. You shouldn't have had to find out this way..." She said.
I tossed the test back in the trash sack and left it on the floor. I walked up to Jelly, placing my hand on the door frame above her head. I watched a tear roll down her cheek.
"Jels.." I whispered. "You should have told me..."
She looked at the floor, "I know.." she sobbed.
I gently wiped the tear from under her eye then placed my finger under her chin, forcing her eyes to meet mine.
I kept my voice soft, "You know I love you, and you know that you can tell me anything, anytime." I said meaning every word so intently, "I'm right here Jels, and I'm not going anywhere..."
More tears flowed down her cheeks, "....I know." She said.
I pulled her to my chest and held her.
I thought I was smarter than this. I always told myself I'd wait till I was married to have a family. To be ready for it when the time came...
A million thoughts clouded my head.
Kitty's going to kill me... James is going to kill me...Dallas is going to kill me... might as well put my own damn picture on the WANTED: DEAD OR ALIVE sign -.-
...but if it had to be with anyone, I wouldn't want it to be anyone else...
I cleared my head, took a deep breath and pulled away.
I cupped Jelly's face in my hands, "I love you." I said looking her in the eye as deep as I possibly could. I gently kissed her then headed off to bed so I could fall asleep before my thoughts invaded again.
Thursday, April 14, 2011
Ima Go Chuck Norris All Over You
Monday was my day to close at the DX. Steve had been gone for hours, and Soda was about to leave.
"Have a good night buddy!" He called over his shoulder as he headed for his truck.
"You too man!" I replied, not knowing if he heard me or not.
A few hours later I started closing up when some guy pulls up in this red 66 Chevelle with the fender busted in.
"Sorry man, we're closed." I yelled, keeping my face on the floor I was sweeping.
"Aw c'mon, it ain't gonna take that long. I just need this dent out before my show tomorrow..." He pleaded.
I spun around and glanced at the dent in the front fender. It really wasn't that bad, probably take thirty minutes at the most.
I sighed. "Alright man I'll.." I glared at his face, I knew him from somewhere. I stood there a minute as it all came back to me. My fists clenched, my nails digging deep into my palms. He realized who I was by my reaction, and his first instinct was to get in his car and drive off. He made it as far as closing the door when I grabbed him by his shirt collar and pulled him out through the window of the car. I slammed his back into the pavement, his hands gripped tight around my arms.
"Did you get what you wanted?" I screamed through clenched teeth. "Huh? Was she good enough for you?"
He laughed, "best I ever had."
My arm reeled back, and then with all the force in me my fist collided with his face. He tried to punch back, but I moved causing him to hit my shoulder instead. His hand gripped tight around my throat, and it didn't take long for me to loose my grip and gasp for air. He stood to his feet as I was coughing and spitting up on the pavement. I pulled myself to my feet, and when I looked back at him he was turning towards me with a gun in his hand. I grabbed his hand, trying to get the gun away from him. His elbow met my mouth hard, I tasted the blood dripping off my lip. I felt his fingers twitch and a loud *bang* followed.
I hit the gun, knocking it away from us, then with my whole body I bashed him into the side of his car, adding a few more dents to it. My hand shoved his head against the door, my other hand held his wrists behind his back.
"If I ever see you around here again I swear to God it'll be the last breath you breathe."
I shoved off him, picked up the gun, and watched him drive away.
I bent down to put the lock on the garage, but something sent a pain into my left side. I looked down and noticed my DX shirt covered in blood.
I cursed while climbing into my car, my hand pressed hard against my side as I drove one-handed to the hospital.
I walked through those double automatic doors I knew all too well, and looked across the front desk at James.
"Dimitri I really thought the last time was going to be it for a while." He said.
"Yeah well.... when it comes to Jels, you know.." I winced as another pain shot through my ribs.
His head sprang up from the chart he was reading, "What's wrong with Angelica?" A startled look upon his face.
"Nothing." I said urgently, "That douche bag that...had his way with her a while back showed up at the DX tonight." I explained.
He nodded understanding.
"And he had a gun." I slowly pulled my hand away from my side exposing the injury.
"He shot you?" James's voice raised.
"It's just a graze...I think." Suddenly I wasn't so sure.
"What the hell was this guy using?" James asked, inspecting the bullet fragments he one-by-one pulled out of my side. "Bullets don't usually shatter until after impact.."
"Ahh... shit.." I bit down on my lip.
"Sorry.." James voice apologetic. "That's the last one. A few stitches and you'll be on your way."
I inspected the bandaged taped to my skin before pulling my bloody t-shirt back over my head. I then noticed how late it was and realized I hadn't turned my phone back on after work. Jels called at least four times. I sat on the edge of the hospital bed with the phone pressed against my ear.
"Hey babe......yeah sorry something came up.......I'll tell you about it when I get there okay?....love you too, bye."
James peered up from the prescription he was writing, "You heading over there now?" He asked.
I sighed, realizing how tired I was. "Yeah."
He handed me a slip of paper and I started for the door.
"So..I guess I'll see you later." I said before stepping into the hallway.
"Yeah, just promise it won't be here." He commented.
I smiled then walked out the door.
"Have a good night buddy!" He called over his shoulder as he headed for his truck.
"You too man!" I replied, not knowing if he heard me or not.
A few hours later I started closing up when some guy pulls up in this red 66 Chevelle with the fender busted in.
"Sorry man, we're closed." I yelled, keeping my face on the floor I was sweeping.
"Aw c'mon, it ain't gonna take that long. I just need this dent out before my show tomorrow..." He pleaded.
I spun around and glanced at the dent in the front fender. It really wasn't that bad, probably take thirty minutes at the most.
I sighed. "Alright man I'll.." I glared at his face, I knew him from somewhere. I stood there a minute as it all came back to me. My fists clenched, my nails digging deep into my palms. He realized who I was by my reaction, and his first instinct was to get in his car and drive off. He made it as far as closing the door when I grabbed him by his shirt collar and pulled him out through the window of the car. I slammed his back into the pavement, his hands gripped tight around my arms.
"Did you get what you wanted?" I screamed through clenched teeth. "Huh? Was she good enough for you?"
He laughed, "best I ever had."
My arm reeled back, and then with all the force in me my fist collided with his face. He tried to punch back, but I moved causing him to hit my shoulder instead. His hand gripped tight around my throat, and it didn't take long for me to loose my grip and gasp for air. He stood to his feet as I was coughing and spitting up on the pavement. I pulled myself to my feet, and when I looked back at him he was turning towards me with a gun in his hand. I grabbed his hand, trying to get the gun away from him. His elbow met my mouth hard, I tasted the blood dripping off my lip. I felt his fingers twitch and a loud *bang* followed.
I hit the gun, knocking it away from us, then with my whole body I bashed him into the side of his car, adding a few more dents to it. My hand shoved his head against the door, my other hand held his wrists behind his back.
"If I ever see you around here again I swear to God it'll be the last breath you breathe."
I shoved off him, picked up the gun, and watched him drive away.
I bent down to put the lock on the garage, but something sent a pain into my left side. I looked down and noticed my DX shirt covered in blood.
I cursed while climbing into my car, my hand pressed hard against my side as I drove one-handed to the hospital.
I walked through those double automatic doors I knew all too well, and looked across the front desk at James.
"Dimitri I really thought the last time was going to be it for a while." He said.
"Yeah well.... when it comes to Jels, you know.." I winced as another pain shot through my ribs.
His head sprang up from the chart he was reading, "What's wrong with Angelica?" A startled look upon his face.
"Nothing." I said urgently, "That douche bag that...had his way with her a while back showed up at the DX tonight." I explained.
He nodded understanding.
"And he had a gun." I slowly pulled my hand away from my side exposing the injury.
"He shot you?" James's voice raised.
"It's just a graze...I think." Suddenly I wasn't so sure.
"What the hell was this guy using?" James asked, inspecting the bullet fragments he one-by-one pulled out of my side. "Bullets don't usually shatter until after impact.."
"Ahh... shit.." I bit down on my lip.
"Sorry.." James voice apologetic. "That's the last one. A few stitches and you'll be on your way."
I inspected the bandaged taped to my skin before pulling my bloody t-shirt back over my head. I then noticed how late it was and realized I hadn't turned my phone back on after work. Jels called at least four times. I sat on the edge of the hospital bed with the phone pressed against my ear.
"Hey babe......yeah sorry something came up.......I'll tell you about it when I get there okay?....love you too, bye."
James peered up from the prescription he was writing, "You heading over there now?" He asked.
I sighed, realizing how tired I was. "Yeah."
He handed me a slip of paper and I started for the door.
"So..I guess I'll see you later." I said before stepping into the hallway.
"Yeah, just promise it won't be here." He commented.
I smiled then walked out the door.
Thursday, March 31, 2011
Happy Birthday Beautiful
Kit helped me with Jelly's present, so in return she needed help with her's.
"Okay, but one condition... I call night." I said.
"What? I just gave you the greatest gift idea ever and you get the night? No way!" Kit argued.
"I'm the boyfriend, I get the night."
"I slept in her bed first buddy."
"Yeah but what did you do in bed Kit?" I glared at her.
Kit sighed, "Fine." she gave in.
I had a lot to do before tomorrow night, I had to set things up, call in a few favors, pick up Jelly's present, etc.
I already had the main part in place. I just needed to make a phone call to confirm. After taking care of business, I drove to the other side of town to pick up Jelly's present, I already had it picked out and knew exactly which one I wanted.
I slept in the next morning, promising Kit the daytime, I had left Jelly alone. Plus, Cloud started getting jealous, so I figured he'd sleep in my bed.
The gang was heading up a surprise part this evening, and from there it would be just us. It was Kit's responsibility to get Jelly to the party, which she did quite successfully. She was surprised, not expecting any of it, but I remained unseen, hiding in the crowded social groups. She wouldn't see me until her next destination, which remained unknown to her.
After a few hours of partying, Chase pulled Jelly out the door and into the car.
I waited patiently for them to arrive, wearing my jeans with my black dress coat over a white v-neck. Finally I saw the headlights pull up into the empty lot. We were at the drive in, alone. She stepped out and settled into my arms. We got comfy in the backseat of my '67 Camero and faced the screen. Music started playing while pictures and video clips of Jelly and I covered the screen. Memories from our first date, our monthiversaries, and various things in between. It closed out with a ten minute long clip of me stating everything there is to say about such an amazing woman and why I love her so much. I noticed it nearly brought her to tears when I leaned over to kiss her.
Her present was at my house, so we decided to sleep there that night. I stopped her before entering my room.
Placing my hands on her sholders, I stared into her eyes, "Jels, for your birthday.... I'm going to make us parents." I tried not to laugh.
Her mouth dropped, "Excuse me?" she said.
"We're going to be parents," I pushed open the bedroom door, "to this little guy right here." The tan colored, hyper pup wagged his tail while trotting out of the room and into Jelly's arms.
She was surprised. "He is the cutest thing..." she said.
After a while we placed him in his bed on the floor before we cuddled up on the bed. One thing led to another, and we started making out, then clothes disappeared and then, "ruff ".
I peered over the side of the bed, pointing down at the dog, "Don't make me regret you." I said tapping him gently on the nose.
Sunday, March 27, 2011
Even Heros Need Saving Every Once in a While
I decided to stop by Jelly's on my way home from work Tuesday, but when I knocked on the door no one answered. I decided to just let myself in. I walked into an empty living room, the kitchen was dark, as was Jelly's room. No one appeared to be home. I decided to take a shower and wait for Jels to come home.
My hair dripped on the clothes in the drawer as I searched through the dresser for something to wear. I was just pulling my shirt over my head when I heard something in the next room. I crept up to Kit and TwoBit's door and pressed my ear against it. I heard soft sobs...someone was crying. I opened the door to find Kit curled up on the bed squeezing a pillow to her chest and sobbing into it.
I had heard about TwoBit and Marcia, heck so did the whole neighborhood. Kit appeared to be okay about it, she didn't approve of course, but it didn't appear to be something she was going to stress over. I heard her conversations with the various people in the gang, and her response was always along the lines of "I'm okay, it's forgiven, we'll be fine." Then she'd close it with a soft smile, but a smile I could see right through. I don't even know if Jelly noticed it, but when Kit cut back on eating again, I knew something was up.
Kit didn't turn when I walked in, she just continued to face the opposite wall. I ran a hand through her hair, tucking it behind her ear,
"Oh, Kitten." I said softly as I lifted her all to easily, pulling her to my chest as I leaned back against the headboard.
She didn't talk at first, I just let her cry it out. I ran my thumb under her eyes brushing off the tears,
"Your obviously not fine like you told everyone...you can't be the hero all time Kitten, you gotta be the one that needs saving every once in a while."
Her sobs were getting shorter, she laid her head in my lap and looked up at me.
"I know," her voice cracked, "..it's just... I'm stronger than this.. I don't let things like this get to me Dim, there's no need in crying over something...it doesn't change anything." she said.
"Your right, it doesn't, but the good lord wouldn't have made tears if he didn't intend us to use them." I smiled. "You have every right to be upset though Kit, he messed up, but you have his love, and that's something I know he won't ever give to any other woman." I wasn't just saying it to make her feel better, I know TwoBit and I know he loves Kit more than anything, and that's something that can't be destroyed by one mistake.
"Ya know sometimes I feel like I have to be the strong one, the one that's going to make everything okay, but truth is I've cried myself to sleep plenty of times... I did when Elena left and went back to Cali, when that bastard at the DX got a hold of Jelly, when I thought about her being hit by that car instead of me, human beings were made to cry, it's as simple as that. Hell Kit you don't have to prove to any of us that you haven't gone soft...the day KitKat Curtis goes soft will be the day the whole world goes to hell." I laughed and she broke a smile.
"Yeah, I guess." she said.
"Yeah? Well I KNOW."
she sighed. "So...want to get drunk and dance in our underwear till Jelly comes home and finds us passed out on the kitchen table?" I suggested.
Kitty laughed, "Sounds like a plan."
My hair dripped on the clothes in the drawer as I searched through the dresser for something to wear. I was just pulling my shirt over my head when I heard something in the next room. I crept up to Kit and TwoBit's door and pressed my ear against it. I heard soft sobs...someone was crying. I opened the door to find Kit curled up on the bed squeezing a pillow to her chest and sobbing into it.
I had heard about TwoBit and Marcia, heck so did the whole neighborhood. Kit appeared to be okay about it, she didn't approve of course, but it didn't appear to be something she was going to stress over. I heard her conversations with the various people in the gang, and her response was always along the lines of "I'm okay, it's forgiven, we'll be fine." Then she'd close it with a soft smile, but a smile I could see right through. I don't even know if Jelly noticed it, but when Kit cut back on eating again, I knew something was up.
Kit didn't turn when I walked in, she just continued to face the opposite wall. I ran a hand through her hair, tucking it behind her ear,
"Oh, Kitten." I said softly as I lifted her all to easily, pulling her to my chest as I leaned back against the headboard.
She didn't talk at first, I just let her cry it out. I ran my thumb under her eyes brushing off the tears,
"Your obviously not fine like you told everyone...you can't be the hero all time Kitten, you gotta be the one that needs saving every once in a while."
Her sobs were getting shorter, she laid her head in my lap and looked up at me.
"I know," her voice cracked, "..it's just... I'm stronger than this.. I don't let things like this get to me Dim, there's no need in crying over something...it doesn't change anything." she said.
"Your right, it doesn't, but the good lord wouldn't have made tears if he didn't intend us to use them." I smiled. "You have every right to be upset though Kit, he messed up, but you have his love, and that's something I know he won't ever give to any other woman." I wasn't just saying it to make her feel better, I know TwoBit and I know he loves Kit more than anything, and that's something that can't be destroyed by one mistake.
"Ya know sometimes I feel like I have to be the strong one, the one that's going to make everything okay, but truth is I've cried myself to sleep plenty of times... I did when Elena left and went back to Cali, when that bastard at the DX got a hold of Jelly, when I thought about her being hit by that car instead of me, human beings were made to cry, it's as simple as that. Hell Kit you don't have to prove to any of us that you haven't gone soft...the day KitKat Curtis goes soft will be the day the whole world goes to hell." I laughed and she broke a smile.
"Yeah, I guess." she said.
"Yeah? Well I KNOW."
she sighed. "So...want to get drunk and dance in our underwear till Jelly comes home and finds us passed out on the kitchen table?" I suggested.
Kitty laughed, "Sounds like a plan."
Tuesday, March 15, 2011
Diamonds are a Girl's Best Friend
Yesterday was my lazy day because tomorrow starts my life again at work.
Jelly went out to run some errands and the next thing I knew Kitty comes busting through the bedroom door going on about how she's bored and there's nothing to do.
"I feel like doing something wedding related." she said while plopping down on the foot of the bed. "But I don't want to bother TwoBit with wedding stuff this week... he's still getting over his mom."
Then an idea struck me, I was planning on doing it soon anyways, why not now?
"Okay Kitty go get changed and you can come with me." I said hopping up and walking to the closet.
"Yippie." she screamed and dashed for her room.
"So, where we going?" she asked while buckling her seat belt.
"You will see." I teased.
When we pulled up to the building she got all excited and started screaming. It took me ten minutes to calm her down before we could go inside.
"So what's your price Ryder?" Kit asked as we gazed at all the different options.
"My grandmothers paying for it, so we don't really don't have one."
Kit stared at me with her mouth hanging open, "Dammit Jelly. I'm so jealous."
I laughed.
We didn't find anything at the first stop, nor the second, nor the third.
"Okay last one for today." I said as we pulled up to the jewelers.
We looked around for a minute. I didn't see much here either until we were about to walk out the door, one caught my attention.
The person working saw me looking at it and walked over to us, "Ah, good choice." He said, "This one is one of a kind, the only one like it, it's just beautiful." He trailed on.
"That's it Kitty." Something inside me felt it, there wouldn't be anything better after this, this had to be the one.
"Well its a good thing you don't have a price limit." Kit said pointing to the price display.
It was a number that would put a dent in even my grandmother's pocket book.
I called her to make sure it was okay and she wouldn't take no for an answer so I put down a down payment and we left.
"God Dim, I'd say yes just cause the ring."
"Thanks Kitty." I said sarcastically.
"Just kidding.... your pretty hot too." She smiled.
We got back to the apartment and by this time Jelly was home. Kitty walked in glaring at her,
"I hate you.' she said prancing off to her room.
Jelly laughed confused but knowing she was joking she brushed it off.
I walked up to her and kissed her slowly, "I love you!" I said.
"I love you too." she smiled back.
Jelly went out to run some errands and the next thing I knew Kitty comes busting through the bedroom door going on about how she's bored and there's nothing to do.
"I feel like doing something wedding related." she said while plopping down on the foot of the bed. "But I don't want to bother TwoBit with wedding stuff this week... he's still getting over his mom."
Then an idea struck me, I was planning on doing it soon anyways, why not now?
"Okay Kitty go get changed and you can come with me." I said hopping up and walking to the closet.
"Yippie." she screamed and dashed for her room.
"So, where we going?" she asked while buckling her seat belt.
"You will see." I teased.
When we pulled up to the building she got all excited and started screaming. It took me ten minutes to calm her down before we could go inside.
"So what's your price Ryder?" Kit asked as we gazed at all the different options.
"My grandmothers paying for it, so we don't really don't have one."
Kit stared at me with her mouth hanging open, "Dammit Jelly. I'm so jealous."
I laughed.
We didn't find anything at the first stop, nor the second, nor the third.
"Okay last one for today." I said as we pulled up to the jewelers.
We looked around for a minute. I didn't see much here either until we were about to walk out the door, one caught my attention.
The person working saw me looking at it and walked over to us, "Ah, good choice." He said, "This one is one of a kind, the only one like it, it's just beautiful." He trailed on.
"That's it Kitty." Something inside me felt it, there wouldn't be anything better after this, this had to be the one.
"Well its a good thing you don't have a price limit." Kit said pointing to the price display.
It was a number that would put a dent in even my grandmother's pocket book.
I called her to make sure it was okay and she wouldn't take no for an answer so I put down a down payment and we left.
"God Dim, I'd say yes just cause the ring."
"Thanks Kitty." I said sarcastically.
"Just kidding.... your pretty hot too." She smiled.
We got back to the apartment and by this time Jelly was home. Kitty walked in glaring at her,
"I hate you.' she said prancing off to her room.
Jelly laughed confused but knowing she was joking she brushed it off.
I walked up to her and kissed her slowly, "I love you!" I said.
"I love you too." she smiled back.
Sunday, February 27, 2011
Tonight's Better Be a Good - Good Night
I moved all my stuff back in my house this week. Fresh new carpet in my room and the living room, those were the ones damaged, also new wood floors in the hallway. Cloud isn't aloud in the bathroom anymore -.- I got to know my new house mate Justin this week, and his son. They seem like likable people. Elena's been in and out a lot, I don't even bother to ask where she goes anymore, she'll still go there whether I want her to or not.
After "ice-ing" my groin all week, I've discovered a whole new meaning to the word "cold". I've started to think that someone really doesn't want me to get any, I'm thinking maybe James overworked me on purpose so I couldn't do anything with his daughter. HA HA good one James, -.-
I had yet another monthiversary to plan, and I had to make up for not being able to be there last time. I really was lost when it came to what we could do, Jelly never really mentioned it to me, but I like watching plays, so I got tickets to "Wicked" which just happened to be in town this week. She seemed to enjoy it, I loved it. We had a nice dinner at Red Lobster and I decided to rent a hotel room for the night considering what we haven't been able to do for the past month and a half, I figured we'd be doing a lot of that tonight and I spared everyone by getting a hotel room where no one could hear us.... well at least no one we knew. I also felt like getting wasted and having a good time so I brought a 24 pack of beer. I went classy for the hot tub though and also got a bottle of champagne. We downed a few cans after that, I really don't know why we bothered putting clothes on when we got out of the hot tub, but we did and decided to play strip poker. I lost. We finished off our beers and turned up the stereo and started dancing hardcore... pretty much naked.
"So, I got you something, but... I don't know how you're going to react to it." I said, unzipping my suitcase to find the sack.
"What is it?" Jelly asked curious.
I held up the pink striped Victoria's Secret bag.
She snatched it out of my hand and peeked inside, "I would have loved to see the look on the cashier's face when you walked into that store and bought this." She smiled.
She went in the bathroom to put it on while I situated myself comfortably on the bed. I spent money on something she'll probably be wearing for a total of five minutes, but once she stepped foot out of the bathroom I knew it was well worth it.
Wasn't long after that when we were getting it on. Finally, no problems, no interruptions, no PAIN. I got to love my woman and enjoy it, and damn did I enjoy it. ;)
After "ice-ing" my groin all week, I've discovered a whole new meaning to the word "cold". I've started to think that someone really doesn't want me to get any, I'm thinking maybe James overworked me on purpose so I couldn't do anything with his daughter. HA HA good one James, -.-
I had yet another monthiversary to plan, and I had to make up for not being able to be there last time. I really was lost when it came to what we could do, Jelly never really mentioned it to me, but I like watching plays, so I got tickets to "Wicked" which just happened to be in town this week. She seemed to enjoy it, I loved it. We had a nice dinner at Red Lobster and I decided to rent a hotel room for the night considering what we haven't been able to do for the past month and a half, I figured we'd be doing a lot of that tonight and I spared everyone by getting a hotel room where no one could hear us.... well at least no one we knew. I also felt like getting wasted and having a good time so I brought a 24 pack of beer. I went classy for the hot tub though and also got a bottle of champagne. We downed a few cans after that, I really don't know why we bothered putting clothes on when we got out of the hot tub, but we did and decided to play strip poker. I lost. We finished off our beers and turned up the stereo and started dancing hardcore... pretty much naked.
"So, I got you something, but... I don't know how you're going to react to it." I said, unzipping my suitcase to find the sack.
"What is it?" Jelly asked curious.
I held up the pink striped Victoria's Secret bag.
She snatched it out of my hand and peeked inside, "I would have loved to see the look on the cashier's face when you walked into that store and bought this." She smiled.
She went in the bathroom to put it on while I situated myself comfortably on the bed. I spent money on something she'll probably be wearing for a total of five minutes, but once she stepped foot out of the bathroom I knew it was well worth it.
Wasn't long after that when we were getting it on. Finally, no problems, no interruptions, no PAIN. I got to love my woman and enjoy it, and damn did I enjoy it. ;)
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