The girl across the hall
Oh.
"I'm Andy. Arielle's boyfriend."
"Oh."
Andy clears his throat, sitting back by her on the bed once again, "would you like to talk to her, I could wake her up if you really need. Her friend Delaney is at her old apartment now if you left something."
"No- I will call her back when she's available. Umm... Goodbye." With that the line goes dead. Andy lays down next to Arielle on the bed, wrapping an arm around her and falling into a quick nap.
Andy sighs, looking over at the clock reading 5:30. Arielle is still sleeping when he awakens, softly breathing which makes Andy's heart flutter. She's so beautiful, he just wants to hold her forever. Unfortunately they both need to go to dinner with her family.
"Ari, wake up..." Andy cooes, placing a light kiss on her forehead. She groans and curls into his grasp even more, "five more minutes."
"We're already late for dinner babe." He chuckles, climbing out of bed and beginning to change into a pair of skinny jeans. Arielle soon follows, changing into a pair of jeans, a bandeau and a cardigan. Andy smiles as he watches her slip her shoes on. "I really would rather order room service and eat here with you Andy."
"I would too but your mom would be pissed." He chuckles, pulling his black tank top on. Arielle giggles as he gets his leather jacket on, "They are going to hate that."
"Well fuck them." He shrugs, lacing their hands together as they walk towards the elevator down the hall. Andy kisses Arielle's knuckles when they step into the elevator alongside an elderly couple.
"So your ex called you while you were asleep..." Andy whispers as they reach the bottom floor. "And I thought it was from your work and I didn't want you to miss the call so I answered it."
"What'd he say?..." Arielle asks while looking up at Andy. He shrugs, holding her hand a bit tighter as they make their way to the table. "Just to call him back later."
They join Arielle's family who has begun to order after Andy greets her dad. Andy takes a seat between Arielle and her brother with their hands still clasped together. "I'll have whatever she's having." Andy smiles, nodding to Arielle who orders a hamburger. They make small talk with her family, knowing the tension will not be lifted any time soon. Suddenly Alissa blurts to her husband, Keith, "did you know our daughter has a belly piercing?"
Keith shakes his head and looks down on Arielle in disrespect, almost like a glare. Andy gives her hand a little reassuring squeeze as she feels anger bubbling up inside her. She takes a deep breath and glances up at her ashamed father. He gives Andy a warning look as well as an 'don't touch my daughter' one. Andy sighs and places a light kiss on Arielle's cheek, whispering, "I love you." Into her ear then kissing down to her lips. Scott grumbles a bit when the couple pecks quickly, their eyes full of love and care. Arielle leans her head on Andy's shoulder, the table sitting in an uncomfortable silence until their food comes.
"she's not a virgin either." Alissa smirks at her uncomfortable daughter. Arielle pushes her food around her plate, her back is hunched forward in sudden shame and the state of her mother is not helping. A warm hand rubs across her lower back as her father glares at the singer in anger. They are too old fashioned for the couple and the writer could now see why they favorited her brother. She was rebellious- always has been. Andy was someone she shouldn't have dated yet she is. They love each other now and there is nothing that will break the bond between the young couple. As of now...
"Arielle, sex is something that you have to wait until you are fully committed to the man- married. Marriage. Do we see any wedding rings on you? No." Keith states firmly, making eye contact with the now uncomfortable boyfriend. "Sex is sacred, something only married couples get to experience together. Unless you are a drugged up rockstar and have sex with groupies all the time- which you aren't Arielle."
"If you are inferring that I am addicted to drugs sir, I am proud to say that I have kicked out members of my band upon finding out they do drugs." Andy says, glancing at Arielle who is still pushing fries around her plate. She is uncomfortable with the focus of the conversation being the 'wrongs' she has done or the sins she committed. Scott and Jessica should be the focus of attention. It's their fucking wedding!
"Mom, dad, this is my body and I can choose what I do with it. I'm not a kid anymore, you can't punish me for being sexual with the man that I love anymore. I can get my belly pierced, I could get tattoos, I have my ears pierced three times. You know what? I don't want to be a victim of your criticism anymore than is absolutely necessary. We will see you tomorrow. Focus on your goddamn son who is marrying her!" She abruptly stands, fuming, and walks out of the restaurant where all the eyes have landed on the fighting family. Arielle takes a deep breath once she is outside hearing. Fast footsteps trying to catch up to her. "Hey, Ari! Ari!" Andy shouts, jogging to Arielle who is making her way towards the elevators. Arielle slows down but still keeps moving towards the elevators, looking over her shoulder at Andy who is not far behind her. She sighs as his arms pull her into a tight hug, the salty smell of his hair against her nose as she buries her head in his chest. Andy plays with her hair, holding the back of Arielle's head into his chest. It's not normal for her to cry- in fact Andy has only seen her cry once when their ex's left. The tears sting her cheeks as Andy kisses the top of her head, humming a melody that just came to mind. She whispers, "Andy, let's go back up to the room."
Andy holds her even tighter as she cries into his chest, "alright Ari, do you want to watch a movie later?"
"Can we just talk?" She asks with a false smile coming over her features. Andy nods as they make their way to the elevator, kissing quickly as the doors open to reveal Arielle's overly touchy grandmother and practically deaf grandfather.
"Oh."
Andy clears his throat, sitting back by her on the bed once again, "would you like to talk to her, I could wake her up if you really need. Her friend Delaney is at her old apartment now if you left something."
"No- I will call her back when she's available. Umm... Goodbye." With that the line goes dead. Andy lays down next to Arielle on the bed, wrapping an arm around her and falling into a quick nap.
Andy sighs, looking over at the clock reading 5:30. Arielle is still sleeping when he awakens, softly breathing which makes Andy's heart flutter. She's so beautiful, he just wants to hold her forever. Unfortunately they both need to go to dinner with her family.
"Ari, wake up..." Andy cooes, placing a light kiss on her forehead. She groans and curls into his grasp even more, "five more minutes."
"We're already late for dinner babe." He chuckles, climbing out of bed and beginning to change into a pair of skinny jeans. Arielle soon follows, changing into a pair of jeans, a bandeau and a cardigan. Andy smiles as he watches her slip her shoes on. "I really would rather order room service and eat here with you Andy."
"I would too but your mom would be pissed." He chuckles, pulling his black tank top on. Arielle giggles as he gets his leather jacket on, "They are going to hate that."
"Well fuck them." He shrugs, lacing their hands together as they walk towards the elevator down the hall. Andy kisses Arielle's knuckles when they step into the elevator alongside an elderly couple.
"So your ex called you while you were asleep..." Andy whispers as they reach the bottom floor. "And I thought it was from your work and I didn't want you to miss the call so I answered it."
"What'd he say?..." Arielle asks while looking up at Andy. He shrugs, holding her hand a bit tighter as they make their way to the table. "Just to call him back later."
They join Arielle's family who has begun to order after Andy greets her dad. Andy takes a seat between Arielle and her brother with their hands still clasped together. "I'll have whatever she's having." Andy smiles, nodding to Arielle who orders a hamburger. They make small talk with her family, knowing the tension will not be lifted any time soon. Suddenly Alissa blurts to her husband, Keith, "did you know our daughter has a belly piercing?"
Keith shakes his head and looks down on Arielle in disrespect, almost like a glare. Andy gives her hand a little reassuring squeeze as she feels anger bubbling up inside her. She takes a deep breath and glances up at her ashamed father. He gives Andy a warning look as well as an 'don't touch my daughter' one. Andy sighs and places a light kiss on Arielle's cheek, whispering, "I love you." Into her ear then kissing down to her lips. Scott grumbles a bit when the couple pecks quickly, their eyes full of love and care. Arielle leans her head on Andy's shoulder, the table sitting in an uncomfortable silence until their food comes.
"she's not a virgin either." Alissa smirks at her uncomfortable daughter. Arielle pushes her food around her plate, her back is hunched forward in sudden shame and the state of her mother is not helping. A warm hand rubs across her lower back as her father glares at the singer in anger. They are too old fashioned for the couple and the writer could now see why they favorited her brother. She was rebellious- always has been. Andy was someone she shouldn't have dated yet she is. They love each other now and there is nothing that will break the bond between the young couple. As of now...
"Arielle, sex is something that you have to wait until you are fully committed to the man- married. Marriage. Do we see any wedding rings on you? No." Keith states firmly, making eye contact with the now uncomfortable boyfriend. "Sex is sacred, something only married couples get to experience together. Unless you are a drugged up rockstar and have sex with groupies all the time- which you aren't Arielle."
"If you are inferring that I am addicted to drugs sir, I am proud to say that I have kicked out members of my band upon finding out they do drugs." Andy says, glancing at Arielle who is still pushing fries around her plate. She is uncomfortable with the focus of the conversation being the 'wrongs' she has done or the sins she committed. Scott and Jessica should be the focus of attention. It's their fucking wedding!
"Mom, dad, this is my body and I can choose what I do with it. I'm not a kid anymore, you can't punish me for being sexual with the man that I love anymore. I can get my belly pierced, I could get tattoos, I have my ears pierced three times. You know what? I don't want to be a victim of your criticism anymore than is absolutely necessary. We will see you tomorrow. Focus on your goddamn son who is marrying her!" She abruptly stands, fuming, and walks out of the restaurant where all the eyes have landed on the fighting family. Arielle takes a deep breath once she is outside hearing. Fast footsteps trying to catch up to her. "Hey, Ari! Ari!" Andy shouts, jogging to Arielle who is making her way towards the elevators. Arielle slows down but still keeps moving towards the elevators, looking over her shoulder at Andy who is not far behind her. She sighs as his arms pull her into a tight hug, the salty smell of his hair against her nose as she buries her head in his chest. Andy plays with her hair, holding the back of Arielle's head into his chest. It's not normal for her to cry- in fact Andy has only seen her cry once when their ex's left. The tears sting her cheeks as Andy kisses the top of her head, humming a melody that just came to mind. She whispers, "Andy, let's go back up to the room."
Andy holds her even tighter as she cries into his chest, "alright Ari, do you want to watch a movie later?"
"Can we just talk?" She asks with a false smile coming over her features. Andy nods as they make their way to the elevator, kissing quickly as the doors open to reveal Arielle's overly touchy grandmother and practically deaf grandfather.
Notes
I meant to update last night but I fell asleep... So, update before I go to school! Yay... I'm so tired.Thank you so much for commenting, rating, reading, and subscribing! It means a lot and they really help me want to keep writing. Before you go I have to ask, what do YOU want to happen in the story once the couple gets back from SRQ?
-C
What happened to this story
8/17/16