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"Hey babe. You sound out of breath, you okay?" Brian asked once I answered the phone.

"Yeah, I'm fine. I went out for a jog so I'm just catching my breath." I lied.

It wasn't necessarily a lie, but it wasn't entirely true either. I just kissed a guy I barely even know the same day that Brian asked me to be his girlfriend. Maybe some day I'll admit this to him but right now I was ashamed. The question was, am I ashamed for kissing him or am I ashamed because I liked it? Both questions didn't have good answers so when I'm ready I will tell him. Hopefully, I never run into Zacky again.

"Well, that's good. I haven't been out on a jog in a long time." He laughed. "So the reason for me calling you this late is because I wanted to see you. But I'm assuming you're tired and want to sleep." He sighed.

"Yeah, I'm really tired and I have to work the lunch shift tomorrow." I said to him. Plus, I couldn't see him right now, not after my kiss with the stranger.

"Okay then. How about I pick you up from work and we'll go furniture shopping since you move into your apartment in a couple of days?" He asked.

"Perfect! I was going to go do that after work anyways. Great minds think alike." I laughed.

"Well, I just got to my room and I'm going to shower and then knock out. Goodnight Brian." I smiled as opened my door.

"Goodnight Darla." He said before we both hung up.

Yup, definitely going to forget that stupid kiss with Zacky. Tomorrow I will go to work and then furniture shopping with Brian. I'm probably going to have to find a new spot on the beach to go to. It's not fair though. I pulled out my cigarettes and lit one up. Nicotine is the only thing I need right now considering the fact that I hadn't smoked almost all day. Today was a long day. I got an apartment and I ran into an old acquaintance. Though there is a slight downfall as far as the acquaintance goes, it was still a really good day for me.

I took one last drag from my cigarette and then hopped into the shower. I turned the radio on before I got in so I could listen to music while I was in the shower. That song "Bat Country" came on again. Avenged Sevenfold is that bands name. I wonder what they look like. Probably a bunch of guys with long hair and make up. I laughed to myself. After that song, Pantera came on and I just sang along. This brought me back to high school.

I finished up in the shower and then laid down in the bed. But as soon as I laid down, flashes of Zacky's eyes would pop into my head. Why would he kiss me if we just met? Well met again but why? I was thinking of what we had talked about when I was with him.

"Funny. I met a girl here about ten years ago. She was so pretty. I originally would come here just to see her. She moved to Colorado the day I finally said anything to her." He said looking out into the ocean as if he was deep in thought.

He said he would go to the beach just to see me. Did he have some sort of crush on me? Oh well, I'm Brian's girlfriend. I need to get Zacky out of my head. And as much as I tried, I couldn't. I fell asleep thinking about that kiss which only brought back the dreams I used to have.


The next morning I woke up feeling good. I had a feeling today was going to be a great day. I checked my phone to see if I had gotten any messages and sure enough there was one from Brian.

I hope you slept well. I'll be seeing you when you get off of work. Have a good day babe. :)

This made me smile. Being called "babe" felt great. I'm going to continue on and pretend the whole Zacky thing never happened. Besides if I play my cards right, I'll never have to see his face again.

I hopped out of bed and went into the bathroom to get the shower ready so I can quickly get ready for work. The sooner I get to work, the sooner I'll be off and furniture shopping with Brian. The thought of furniture shopping with someone other than my mother made me happy. Speaking of mother, I should call her. I grabbed my phone off the bed and dialed in her number.

"Darla!" My mother cried. "You're okay."

"Why wouldn't I be?" I questioned. "Anyways, I have an apartment now. As soon as I'm settled in you can send my things."

"And how do you expect me to pay for that Darla? You still have a lot of stuff here ya know?" She said.

"Ugh, you're not helping here mom. I'll figure it out. Maybe I'll just rent a U-haul and bring the stuff back myself." I told her. It didn't sound like a bad idea but its probably going to cost quite a bit.

"Well, once you know, it'll be here for you. Oh and Darla, I'm glad you're doing okay." She sounded sincere. I've been irrational towards her since the whole thing with my ex boyfriend happened.

"Thanks mom... How about you? Are you okay?" I asked. I moved out and left her alone so I could imagine things are different for her.

"Actually yeah I'm doing fine. I got a job as a waitress. Not much money but enough to pay bills and things I need." She said.

"Hey, I got to get ready for work. I'll check in with you later mom." I said to her.

"Alright Darla. Have a good day."

Well, that conversation went alright I suppose. I hopped in the shower and hurried so I could get ready. It didn't take me long to shower so I took my time doing my make up. As far as my hair went, I just threw it in a cute, yet messy bun. I threw on a cute outfit and then I was off to work. I decided not o drive there today because Brian is supposed to pick me up so it'd be sort of pointless. The beauty of being close to work.

As soon as I walked in the door, my boss was telling me how happy he was that I came in early because his other bartender and waitress had gone home sick today. So I guess I'll be picking up her tips from the tables she was waiting on. That's fine by me. I was quick when it came to work, people noticed that and left bigger tips for me. So I did my job rushing around the bar serving people and getting compliments on my make up and style. Its funny cause I've always dressed like this in high school, no one ever noticed back then. Now all of a sudden, everyone loves it. This made me laugh a bit.

"Thanks Darla for being such a big help here." My boss said to me.

"Thanks for hiring me." I said with a smile then continued my work.

I only had to work a short shift today so I'm expecting Brian to show up anytime now. Sure enough, the moment I thought it, he appeared. What perfect timing he has. I finished up my last table and then clocked out and walked over to him. My boss had got to him before I did though.

"She's a good girl. Very fast. You be good to my employee Gates." My boss scolded Brian. I smiled and then Brian hugged me and kissed my forehead.

"Ready to go?" He asked. Then he grabbed a hold of my hand and we walked out to his car.

Time to do couple things.

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