After everyone was whipped on working on their music, we all wanted to leave. My brother was going to drop me off at home and he was going to go home and be with his wife. It was a miracle that my big brother was married but she was really nice and I liked her. I liked all of my brothers girlfriends but the only one that didn’t have one is Jimmy, or at least I didn’t know of anyone.
“Hey can I talk to you for a sec?” Jimmy asked me. I set my beautiful guitar in my case and looked up.
“Yes, of course,” I smiled at him and snapped my guitar shut. My brother told me that he would be waiting for me and I nodded and looked to Jimmy again who was playing with his sticks. No one else was in the room which was probably the best thing since he wanted to talk to me.
“I was wondering….well….you wanna go on a date with me?” He asked. I was taken aback by this. He wanted to go on a date with me? I was happy to hear this and I nearly fell on my butt. My mind wasn’t computing on what he had just asked me. I smiled sheepishly at him and bit my lower lip. But what about my brother? What would he say about this? I wanted to say yes to Jimmy but my mind was running a million miles an hour about what my brother was going to do. Was he going to tell at me? Was he going to yell at Jimmy? Would they not be friends anymore because of me?
“I don’t know..” I whispered, feeling ashamed about what I had said. I really wanted to but right now, it just didn’t seem possible.
“Are you worried about your brother?” Jimmy asked me. I nodded, coming and sitting on the couch. I was worried about what he was going to tell me but then again, I wasn’t really sure what I was feeling. I was kind of scared me but then again, I was just nervous. My heart was racing a million miles an hour, my hands began to sweat.
“Oh baby,” Jimmy said, coming and sitting down beside me. I got even more nervous when he had called me that. I felt his arm around my shoulders and him pulling me close to him, kissing the top of my head, “We can keep it a secret baby girl,” He whispered, “You’re my secret,” I heard the smile on his face as he called me his secret.
“I just…I don’t want your friendship to be ruined because of me,” I whispered to him. I looked down to my knees feeling ashamed but he reassured me by pulling my chin to look up at him, his thumb gently rubbing my chin as he smiled brightly at him, his eyes sparkling at me.
“It won’t happen my sweet Deanna, I promise,” He whispered and before I could say anything, he reassured me with a slow and gently kiss letting my body explode with fireworks and shivers through my spine. He pulled away and put his forehead to mine, asking me once again if I wanted to go out on a date with him and of course, I had to say yes.
“Great, I will pick you up at midnight tonight my sweet Deanna,” He smiled at me. I nodded and he had left, my sitting on the couch wondering over and over again, did this just happen?
Did the famous Jimmy The Rev Sullivan just asked me out on a date? I bit my lip, telling myself over and over again saying that it was true, that I was actually worth a date. It made my heart flip and it made my stomach twist into knots as I told myself this.
“You ready yet?” My brother bellowed. I jumped and looked towards the door and saw him peaking his head inside, “Slow poke come one! My ladies waiting!” He chuckled and he came back outside and I blushed madly looked down to my guitar case.
I got out of the studio, locking it up behind me and came to my brothers car trying so hard to show that anything had happened. I set my guitar in the back seat and came in the front and my brother drove off to his home.
“You wanna come over for dinner sis?” Johnny asked me, “Brian and Leana are going to be there,” He told me reassuringly. I thought about it for a while and nodded, Leana was my close friend as well as Brian, so why wouldn’t I? Besides I hadn’t thought seen my aunt in a long time and I missed her. Besides, my parents wouldn’t mind it at all that I was gone.
“Yeah sure,” I said with a shrug. My brother smiled at me and he drove off towards his home. I called my mom and told her that I was going to be with Johnny for dinner and she was happy cuss that meant that her and dad would get their special time together.
When Johnny pulled into the driveway, I saw Brian’s car here, he must of drove Leana here. I got out and went to the house and waited for my brother. We came inside and he called that he was home and his wife came running from the kitchen screeching his name and came and hugged him tight and kissed him leaving me standing there awkwardly.
“Hey Deanna!” Brian came from the kitchen with Leana beside him and a beer in his hand. I smiled and waved at them. Brian came and hugged me tight, kissing my cheek as he pulled away and looked to my brother who was still kissing his wife. He rolled his eyes and Leana came and hugged me tight.
“It’s been forever since I saw you!” She exclaimed making me chuckle. I hugged her tightly and she brought me into the living room asking me how things were and such. I told her about my birthday and the unexpected turn of events of Jimmy asking me out on a date. Telling her about this though made that really excited part fade away.
“Oh,” She said lightly, rubbing her arm, “That’s really cool hun, call me how it turns out,” She said. I smiled at her and hugged her, just telling her it was a date and it wasn’t really anything. She nodded and walked away leaving me sad. I know that there was something up but I knew that she wouldn’t tell me.
“Hey honey,” Brian said lightly and hugged me, “How are you doing honey?” He asked me sweetly.
“Doing good,” I said hugging him back. I loved Brian’s hugs. They were so warm and I felt safe in them. I snuggled to his chest and smiled as his arms tightened around me.
“Hey!” I heard. I quickly pulled away hearing my brothers call. Why did he have to ruin such a perfect moment? Brain started to rub the back of his neck in nervousness and my brother came and pulled me close to him and kissed the top of my head. It felt like he was blocking me from the world and it was making me really mad.
“Back off Johnny,” I said pulling away from him. He and his wife looked at me in shock. I was fuming at my brother, I couldn’t even hug Brian just for a while, I couldn’t get my own life because of my brother, “Stop trying to play dad! I am sick of you!” I said angrily. I was glaring at my brother and he looked at me dumb folded.
“You have no right to speak to me like that Deanna,”
“I have every right!” I shouted at him. He was being calm about this but I was lashing out on him.
“No you don’t!” He shouted back, “Now you will drop the act under my roof or you can just leave!” He shouted. I felt scared when he yelled at me, he would rarely yell and when he did, I felt like he was going to really hurt me.
I didn’t say anything but I left up to the room I had at my brothers and slammed my door shut just to calm down and took a deep breath just wondering why he was doing this to me.