Meet You in the Stars

“I wish you could come with me.” Jimmy put his suitcase down on the floor and pulled me into his arms. They had found out last minute about an interview in New York and were flying out there for two days. The guys had all tried to get me to come along but I knew I couldn’t get away from work so I had to decline.

“Me too, but I’ll be fine here so stop giving me that pouty face.” He pushed his bottom lip out even further and I couldn’t keep myself from giggling.

A car horn sounded from outside signaling Brian’s arrival to pick Jimmy up. He lifted me into his arms and spun me around once before crushing his lips to mine. We got a little lost in the moment and Brian honked the horn a few more times trying to rush Jimmy.

“Put me down, you’ve got to go.” Slowly he returned me to my feet and I pushed myself up onto my tiptoes to kiss him again. This time a short sweet kiss that made my heart pound in my chest.

“Bye munchkin,” he said and I tried to look angry at the name but my lips pulled up into a smile.

“Bye, Jimmy.” He pecked my lips a final time then pushed open the front door. Brian’s voice drifted inside as he yelled at Jimmy asking what the hell was taking so long. Giggling, I closed the door and flopped down on the couch, prepared to spend the rest of the time before going into work watching movies.

I lost myself in The Lord of the Rings trilogy and before I knew it, it was time to get ready for work. I got changed and grabbed my guitar then I was off.



“Someone sent these for you,” Mandy said when I walked in, gesturing to a vase with a dozen red roses sitting behind the bar. There wasn’t a note. Jimmy must have been in a hurry and had them delivered here before he got on the plane.

I got everything situated and then made my way up onto the small stage. There was a pretty decent crowd which meant pretty decent tips. I launched into my first song and smiled as several people sang along with me, it always put a smile on my face when people paid attention to me enough to sing along.

The night was a blur and I walked away with seventy-five dollars in tips, a good night for sure.
“Hang out with us, have a few drinks!” Mandy called to me on my way out. Shrugging, I slid onto the barstool next to her. The alternative was going back to Jimmy’s to spend the night alone which I still wasn’t completely comfortable with so I thought I might as well delay that for as long as possible.

“So things are still going good with you and Jimmy, I supposed, if the flowers are any indication,” Mandy said as Chad, the bartender of the night, pushed two shot glasses across the bar in my direction.

“Things are great. The incident with my ex just brought us even closer together and it’s been amazing.”

“Lucky dude,” Chad remarked before tapping his glass against Mandy’s. She clinked hers against mine and we all downed them at the same time.

After a couple more shots when I started to feel a little bit of a buzz I said goodnight to Chad and Mandy and headed back to Jimmy’s. I was surprisingly tired and could almost hear the bed calling my name.

The drive home passed in a blur and soon enough I was unlocking the front door. I dropped my guitar case on the couch and kicked my shoes off in the middle of the floor, too tired to put everything away tonight. I took just enough time to wipe off my makeup and change into one of Jimmy’s shirts before falling face first onto the bed.

I snuggled down under the blankets and was almost asleep when I remembered the flowers. I grabbed my phone and typed out a text to Jimmy. ‘Thanks for the flowers. I’m off to bed, hope you have a great night. XOXO.’ I was asleep before the message even went through.

Notes

It's short and a filler, but hey it's an update! :)