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A Little Piece Of Heaven

Dad, Dinner and Demos

Chapter Twenty-Five:

For the first time in a long time, I woke up feeling great. I wasn’t hurting like I normally did. I got out of bed as comfortably as I could and decided to shower.

I’m not going to take any medicine today. I’ve been relying on it too much. I want to be in control of my body. I don’t want to feel numb today. I want to experience the world… Or in my case – school.

I finished getting ready and looked at my appearance in the mirror. I opted for hot pink, skinny jeans, rolled at the ends, a black tee with a mesh top, and low-top, black, chucks. No jeggings and baggy sweaters for this girl, not today. I’m going to be human today.

I walked downstairs and grabbed my school things. I set them on the kitchen counter and poured myself some coffee. I drank it and waited for Jace to get his happy ass up. Gwen came into the kitchen clad in How I Met Your Mother pajama pants and a tank top.

“Morning, baby.” She smiled and kissed my cheek.

“G’morning.” I responded through a mouthful of coffee.

“Jace still asleep?” She asked, grabbing yogurt and berries out of the refrigerator.

“Yup.” I told her. She chuckled and pulled a box of granola out of a nearby cabinet. She got out three bowls and started dishing out breakfast. “I’ll call him.” I told her. I dialed his number and waited for him to pick up.

“Hello,” he mumbled.

“Get up, Sleeping Beauty.” I told him.

“It’s too fucking early.”

“We have to leave for school in 30.” I told him.

“Shit, really? I forgot to set my alarm. Gimme 10 minutes. I’ll be down.” He hung up. Gwen and I started eating.

“Do you have the day off?” I asked her. Normally, she’s already dressed when it’s time for us to head out.

“I do. I was planning on cleaning up a bit and running the store to pick up things for dinner. Jared said he was coming by around 4-4:30 p.m.”

“Okay. He’ll probably get here around the same time I will. I was going to see if Matt wanted to grab a coffee after school.” I told her. She smiled. “Eric comes back in a little over a week. I just wanna make the most out of the time I have.”

“I understand. I would do the same thing.”

“I have a demo of Matt’s band… Do you think it would be weird if I gave it to Jared tonight? I don’t want to spook him or anything.” I told her, shoveling food into my mouth.

“I don’t think he’ll mind. It’s what he does for a living and he does care about you. You’re his daughter, even if it did take him a while to realize that.” She smiled at me. Jace came bouncing down the stairs.

“Good morning, all. Not to worry, I’m here. The party can officially start now. I’m expecting the strobe lights and booty dancers to show up any minute.” He smirked. He eyed his breakfast on the counter. “For me? You shouldn’t have.” He plopped down next to me and started chowing down.

“Someone’s in a good mood this morning.” I mused.

“It’s amazing what a little extra sleep will do.” He smiled through a mouthful of yogurt.

“Who are you and what have you done with my son?” Gwen asked him. He shrugged.

“I’m his awesome replacement, shaaah.” We all laughed. Today is going to be a good day. I can feel it.

-.-

I got started on writing my extra credit paper for History. I really don’t want to get lazy with schoolwork even though I’m still ahead. I need to make sure I’m the Valedictorian. It’s just one less thing to worry about.

The rest of class breezed by, but it normally does. I tried and failed to focus on much of anything. I’m nervous about tonight. It seems like I’m always nervous about something.

I keep psyching myself out. It’s the worst. I know that I’m the only problem but I can’t help believing it. Jared doesn’t have a great track record. What if he decides that he doesn’t want to step up anymore? What if he meets a girl? What if he’s decided that he’s ashamed of me?

All the what-ifs are swirling around in my head. It’s like a disease that only multiplies with time. I can’t get it to stop.

What if Eric comes back early? He did it before. What if Matt realizes that he’d rather be involved with someone who doesn’t have as much baggage? What if Jace really isn’t okay with being just friends? What if I lose both of them?

I need to stop thinking like this. It’s driving me crazy. Fuck everything. I’m in a good mood. Today started well and it’s going to end well, damn it.

-.-

Jace went with us to grab coffee. I don’t want things to be weird and this is the only way I could think of to make sure that things won’t be.

“Jimmy hasn’t stopped talking about the fact that you’re giving your dad our demo.” Matt told me. I smiled.

“I’m sure he’ll like it. I can’t think of why he wouldn’t.” I assured him.

“Brian had me listen to some of your stuff in Study Hall the other day. I didn’t know you guys were that good. No offense, bro.” Jace told him, biting into a piece of pie. Matt shrugged.

“We want to get serious about it. I love it. If there was any way I could pursue it professionally, I’d do it in a second. When it starts feeling like a job, that’s when I’ll stop. I can’t imagine doing anything else.” Matt admitted.

“That’s good. You should go after your dream.” I placed my hand on top of his.

“What’s your dream?” He asked me. I shrugged.

“To do something great. I thought about interning in Jared’s company or somewhere else. I’ll probably do sometihng writing related.” I answered. “I haven’t given it much thought.”

“You’ll know, eventually.” Jace teased. I finished the last of my coffee and stole a bite of Jace’s pie.

“We better be going. Jared should be at the house soon. I’ll call you and let you know what he says about your demo. Cross your fingers. I know he’ll flip.” I told Matt, pulling myself up. Matt got out of his chair and gave me his hand to steady to me. I pulled on his shirt, so he had to lean down, to kiss him goodbye.

We got into Jace’s car and headed out. We really didn’t talk much just jammed out to music during our short drive.

-.-

“You really didn’t have to come all the way out here.” I told Jared, as we sat down at the table.

“Don’t be ridiculous. I’ve got a lot to make up for, Angela.” He told me. I nodded.

“I’m glad you’re here, now.”

“It’s nice to be here. I talked to Gwen before you two got here, but we’ve got something in the works. The less you know, the better. I don’t want something to happen to you because I was careless. You’ve been hurt enough.” He told me, squeezing my hand. I just nodded.

“This isn’t related at all, but I’ve got a demo for Matt’s band. Would you mind listening to it?” I asked him. He smiled.

“Are they any good?”

“Actually, they’re really good.”

-.-

“Gel, did you show him the video?” Jace asked, giving me a light shove.

“There’s a video?” Jared asked. I turned on my laptop and got the video going.

“This is Avenged Sevenfold.” I told him and let him watch it. He didn’t say anything, just started to smile.

“I think you’ve got an eye for talent. Would they be willing to meet with me?” He asked.

“They’d be more than willing.” I told him.

“Great. Give me Matt’s number and I’ll set something up. I’ve got to be going, Angela. Can I take the demo with me?” He asked.

“Of course.”

“Email me the video?” He asked.

“Sure thing – be safe.” I told him. He said his goodbyes and Jace and I settled into a movie. I texted Matt and told him the good news.

Hey, he’s gonna call you and set up a meeting. He definitely liked your music.
-Angela

All in all, it’s been a good day. I’ve got a sinking feeling in my gut. My Eric-free time is slipping away faster than I’d like. I’ll face that problem when I come to it.

That’s great. I’ll pick you up tomorrow for breakfast.
-Matt

Notes

Sorry about the delay. I'm not completely thrilled with this chapter. SO expect drama next chapter. Stay awesome!

Comments

This is an amazing story. Some chapters were hard to read but I was hooked. Thank you for sharing it.

OMG! Freaking amazing story! I started reading at about 11:30pm and only just finished (05:40am) in some aspects this story reflects my life, think that is why I was hooked! I read the first chapters of 'almost easy' then found this one

Crimson day Crimson day
2/15/17

@Amy Summers
Thank you, doll!:)

I really love this story. Well done!

Amy Summers Amy Summers
4/18/14

@Deathbat_foREVer

Awesome! :) I hope you enjoy it! It's still in progress and is turning out to be longer than this one was. Stay excellent! <3