A Short Story - My Best friend from a different Point of View

I've arranged to meet Amy at the pub once we both finish work today. I work as a mechanic so after cleaning myself up and changing my clothes I head to meet Amy and Lisa the friend she's bringing along. I wait outside and when the girls head out I say

"Wow you girls look gorgeous"

I can see that Amy is about to say something, probably sarcastic I imagine but then Lisa says

"Thank you Jason" and smiles. It's a gorgeous smile and makes me realise she's a beautiful girl. I feel happy wondering what tonight will bring. Amy storms on ahead saying

"Come on you two" and heads in the direction of the Lion and Lobster. She makes me laugh, she's not like most women, she doesn't like compliments and she speaks much more directly than any other women I've known. I liked her the moment I met her but I just knew she would respond badly to me asking her out as she's so rude to men who do so I'm quite glad we developed a friendship instead. Of course that doesn't mean I don't still fancy her rotten!

We head inside the pub and Amy asks us what we want to drink. I ask her for my usual pint of Fosters.

Lisa and I look around for a table and are lucky enough to find one. The Lion and Lobster is always busy so we don't always manage to get a table. I start chatting to Lisa and find out that as well as being beautiful she's really funny and easy to talk to. Amy brings the drinks to the table and we continue chatting.

Lisa offers to get a drink next and when she's at the bar Amy asks me

"What do you think of Lisa then"

I guess I shouldn't be surprised by the blunt question as it's very much Amy's style but I feel funny about responding as I really like Lisa so I say

"Haha blunt question much!"
"So are you going to answer it?" She pushes.
"Haha okay, I think she's lovely, gorgeous and I might consider asking her out later" I respond winking which I hope will lessen the impact of what I've told her as she never approves of the girls I like.
"Oh my days, you're not serious, you don't even know her" she responds.
"I am serious, and isn't that what dates are for?!" I reply.
"I guess so" she replies looking upset.
"What's wrong?" I ask.
She looks down for a bit and then says
"Nothing"
"Well cheer up then babe and when I suggest going to a club say you don't want to go, okay?"
"Okay" she says.

When Lisa comes back we drink our drinks and then I ask the two girls if they want to go clubbing to the Honey club.

"I'd love to" says Lisa.
"No thanks, have fun though" Amy says.

We head off to the club in a taxi and I take my chance to ask her out.

"Lisa I think you're really beautiful, would you consider going on a date with me?"
"I'd love to" she replies.
"Thank you" I reply "Where would you like to go"
"You could come over to mine for dinner, I love cooking" she says.
"I'd love to" I reply smiling.

We head into the club then, and grab some drinks before heading to the dance floor. Wow Lisa's a sexy dancer I think. We dance together totally losing track of time. We're there until the club closes at 4am. when the lights come on we stumble outside and jump into the next free taxi.

Lisa suggests going back to her place for a nightcap and of course I say yes to that. She lives in Hove in a flat in First Avenue on the 4th floor so we stumble up a few flights of stairs and into her apartment. It's small but so tidy, I'm tidy myself and hate mess so it's nice to know that she's tidy. She takes off her heels then walks towards me and kisses me.

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The next morning I wake up in her bed to smells of bacon cooking. I feel so groggy but happy about last night. I put my clothes back on and head into the kitchen to see her in a dressing gown cooking breakfast.

"Morning Jason" she says looking like she is suffering from no hangover at all unlike me.
"Morning" I say "How come you don't have a hangover?"
"I never get them, I'm lucky I guess" she replies "Ready for some breakfast?"
"Yes, thanks! It smells delicious"
"Here you go" she says adding ketchup to the bacon sarnie and handing it to me.
She picks up the other one and starts eating. As she is eating it she makes two cups of tea and passes one to me. When we have finished our breakfast she cuddles up to me on the sofa and we start kissing. We head into the bedroom again! We spend all day in bed apart from getting drinks and food to eat at various times.

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The next morning I get up and have a shower before putting on my now very filthy clothes. I don't mind though because they smell of her. We have breakfast and then I say I really must head home. Before I leave I make sure to arrange a date for the next evening.

When I get home I notice lots of missed calls on my phone, all from Amy, how strange. Once I have showered, changed into some clean clothes and done the jobs that need doing I give her a call.

"Hi Amy" I say when she answers.
"Hey Jase, I've been so worried, are you okay?"
"haha I'm fine, better than fine actually" I say.
"So did you have fun clubbing?" she asks.
"Yes, and since then actually, I only left Lisa's a couple of hours ago!"
"A couple of hours ago" she repeats sounding shocked.
"Are you okay?" I ask.
She pauses and then says "Yes of course, sorry"
I'm annoyed because she doesn't seem to be very happy for me so I say "You've been acting weirdly since Friday, you not happy about me and Lisa?" I ask.
"Yes I'm very happy for you" she says and then pauses before adding "I can't talk to you about this over the phone, can we meet tomorrow?"
"Of course" I say. "I'm seeing Lisa at eight so it'll have to be before that"

We arrange to meet at the pub at six.

I have a busy day at work but once I am cleaned up and dressed ready for my date I head to the pub. I'm the first to arrive so I buy a pint of fosters for me and half for Amy and sit down waiting for her to arrive. She heads in the door a couple of minutes later and sits down before taking a sip of her drink.

"Hi Jase" she says.
"Hi Amy" I say and add "So what did you need to say to me?"
"Um" she says nervously "Have you ever fancied a friend?"
I blush feeling foolish but she's made me think of all the years I've fancied her. I say "Yes I have"
"Well I like a friend too, I've always" she pauses and then continues "liked you"
"Oh, why didn't you tell me this before?" I ask.
"I thought it would ruin our friendship" she says looking vulnerable "I hope it hasn't?"
"It's just ironic really because I liked you the moment I met you, you made me laugh so much and still do"
"Why didn't you ask me out?" she asks.
"There are always men around you asking you out but you never give them the time of day"
"What men!" she replies confused which annoys me as there are always so many men interested in her!!
"Tell me, when Lisa and I left on Friday, did any men come and speak to you?" I ask already knowing the answer.
She thinks for a minute and then says "Maybe one of two losers"
"Exactly!!" I say irritated. "You always call them losers but they're just guys interested in you! If I had asked you out when we first met you would have given me the same disinterested response!" I try to calm down as I don't want to upset her but she needs to understand this.

She doesn't respond to what I've said. I look at my watch and say I have to go and meet Lisa now" and quickly finish my drink.

"So what I told you doesn't make any difference?" she asks "You're still going to date Lisa?"
"Yes, you're too late, I really like Lisa, but we'll always be friends right?"
"Yes of course" she replies with tears in her eyes. I can't stay and comfort her, I need to get to Lisa's so I ignore the tears and head out the door.

I have a wonderful meal with Lisa and another night of staying at her's. The next day after work I call Amy, partly to check she's okay and partly because I'm excited to share with her about my date. When I call her she sounds excited and tells me about this guy Gavin who she is going on a date with the next evening. I'm happy for her and relieved as it means our friendship will be fine. I tell her about my date with Lisa and how well things are going. I smile as I get off the phone, happy that she has listened to what I said. I can't wait to find out how her date went!

A Short Story - My Best Friend

My best friend Jason and I have arranged to meet and go for drinks after we finish work on Friday. People often ask if it's strange to have a man as a best friend but I love it. He's great fun to spend time with. I just love his company!! My colleague Lisa hasn't any plans for the weekend so I suggested that she joins us. I hope they get on well, but not too well of course! I've always fancied Jason, but justsecretly of course. He's never shown any interest in me so I doubt he'd respond well if I told him!! We head out of work and after changing our clothes and applying more makeup.

"Wow, you girls look gorgeous" He says.
I'm about to respond saying "Charmer" when Lisa says "Thank you Jason" and gives him a big smile.
"Come on you too" I say and start walking to the Lion and Lobster. It's a great local pub in Brighton.

"My round" I say as we head in the door "Who's having what?"
"Pint of my usual" Jason says "Thanks"
"How about you Lisa?"
"Gin and Tonic please"
"Okay, find a table and I'll join you"

After waiting for about twenty minutes I'm served and I wander around with a tray trying to find them. They are on a small table chatting like they have known each other forever. I put the drinks tray on the table and sit down.

We chat for a while and then Lisa offers to buy the next drink. While she's at the bar I ask Jason

"What do you think of Lisa then?"
"Haha blunt question much"
"So are you going to answer it?"
"Haha okay, I think she's lovely, gorgeous and I might consider asking her out later" he says winking at me.
"Oh my days you're not serious, you don't even know her" I say fuming. How dare he like her and not me.
"I am serious, and isn't getting to know people what dates are for?!"
"I guess so" I reply frowning.
"What's wrong?" Jason asks.

I wonder if I should tell him the truth but I know he would just laugh at me and I would be humiliated as well as losing my friend.. So after thirty seconds I reply

"Nothing"
"Well cheer up then babe and when I suggest going to a club say you don't want to go, okay?"
"Okay"

We enjoy our drinks and then Jason and Lisa head off to the Honey club.I stay for another drink and try to fend off a couple of guys who try to chat me up before getting a taxi home. I go out of my mind the next day waiting for Jason to call me but he doesn't and when I call him his phone just rings and rings. He eventually calls me on Sunday evening.

"Hi Amy"
"Hey Jase, I've been so worried, are you okay?"
"Haha I'm fine, better than fine actually"
"So did you have fun clubbing"
"Yes, and since then actually. I only left Lisa's a couple of hours ago!"
"A couple of hours ago?" I repeat not knowing what to say as I'm completely in shock!
"You okay?" he asked then.
I swallow and say "Yes of course, sorry"
"You've been acting weirdly since Friday, you not happy about me and Lisa?" he asks.
"Yes, I'm very happy for you, it's just..." I pause and nervously say "I can't talk to you about this over the phone, can we meet tomorrow?"
"Of course. I'm seeing Lisa at eight so it'll have to be before that"

We agree that we will meet at the pub at six pm.

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The next day at work Lisa comes up to me excitedly.

"Thank you for introducing me to Jason" she says.
"No problem" I reply.
"We're going out again tonight, I can't wait" she says excitedly.
"That's great, have fun" I reply calmly hiding my annoyance.

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After work I go straight to the pub and head inside feeling nervous with lots of butterflies in my stomach. Can I tell him? I wonder. Jason's there at a table with drinks in front of him for us. A pint for him and half for me.

"Hi Jase" I say sitting down and taking a sip of my lager.
"Hi Amy" he says then adds "So what do you need to say to me?"
"Um..." I say feeling incredibly nervous "Have you ever fancied a friend?"
He blushes then and I wonder why but then he responds "Yes, I have"
"Well I like a friend too, I've always..." I swallow "...liked you"
"Oh" he replies "Why didn't you tell me before?"
"I thought it would ruin our friendship" I say "I hope it hasn't?"
"It's just ironic really because I liked you the moment I met you, you made me laugh so much, and still do"
"Why didn't you ask me out?"
"There are always men around you asking you out and you never give them the time of day"
"What men" I reply confused.
"Tell me, when Lisa and I left did any men come and speak to you?"
I think back to Friday "Maybe one or two losers" I reply.
"Exactly! you always call them losers, but they're just guys interested in you! If I had asked you out when we met I would have had the same disinterested response!"

I'm speechless, just shocked at what he's said.

"I have to go and meet Lisa now" he says looking at his watch. He quickly finishes the last of his pint.
"So what I told you didn't make any difference?" I ask. "You are still going to date Lisa?"
"Yes, you're too late, I really like Lisa, but we'll always be friends, right?"
"Yes of course" I reply chocked up.

He kisses me on the cheek and heads out of the bar. Tears fall as soon as he has left, I feel so sad and foolish. A guy comes up to me a couple of minutes later and asks

"Are you okay Amy?"
"How do you know my name?" reply still crying.
"You're in here all the time, and your gorgeous, of course I know your name"

I look at him and realise he looks like a nice guy, probably one of the guys who always ask me out.

"What's your name" I ask wiping the tears away.
"I'm Gavin" he says and then asks "Can I get you a drink?"
"Hi Gavin, that would be lovely, thank you"

He heads up to the bar and buys the drinks. We chat away and seem to get on really well. When I tell him it's time for me to go home he asks me

"Can I take your number?"
"Yes" I reply

We exchange numbers and he says he will ring me the next day to arrange a date. I realise I'm looking forward to it! Sure enough he rings me the next night and after chatting a bit we arrange to meet for dinner on Friday. I can't stop smiling! When Jason rings me later to let me know how his evening with Lisa went I can't wait to tell him about my date with Gavin. He's really excited for me and I'm so grateful that we are still friends after everything we discussed. The smile doesn't leave my face all week. All my work colleagues compliment me on looking good! On Friday I get dressed up for the date wearing a dress and my nicest heels. I meet him at Gah's Chinese restaurant.

"You look gorgeous" he tells me.
"Thanks Gavin" I reply smiling.

Gavin's actually really funny and we have a great evening with lots of laughs. I order satay chicken and he goes for prawns in sweet and sour sauce. It comes on big plates in the middle of the table so we each try both dishes. The food is wonderful. As we head outside he says

"I've had a wonderful evening"
"Me too, it's been great"

He leans closer and kisses me then whispers in my ear saying

"When shall we go out again?"
"Soon" I respond wrapping my arms around his neck as we kiss again.

The Boy Next Door

My name is Rachel and I'm currently on the train from London Victoria to Brighton right now. It's the final part of a long journey because I live in Paris. I've lived there for five years working in a boutique selling designer clothes. I love my job, and I love Paris so I will miss it while I'm away but I have to see my parent's from time to time. It's their anniversary in 3 days so they are having a big party. I'm dreading it because my parent's best friends the Johnson's who live next door, and have done all my life will be there and their son Ben. Ben is two months younger than me. He and I were best friends all through our childhood until that summer. Our parent's always expected us to marry so it's an extremely awkward situation. They would be devastated if they knew we had fallen out so we keep up a ridiculous pretence whenever I come home. It's very tiring.

When we arrive in Brighton I head towards the back entrance of the station and see Ben's car. Oh merde! I can't do this I think but I know I have to. I walk over to him and say

"Hi" as I get into his car.
"Hi Rachel, I've missed you" he says
"Let's just get going" I reply
"Rachel please, I'm so so sorry. Please forgive me and let's be friends again" he pleads.

I hate it when he does this.

"No, we'll never be friends again, not after..." I cut of feeling a big lump in my throat.

He sighs and we head off home. Although it doesn't feel like home anymore. He ruined all that.

As we park both our parents rush out to welcome me.

"Trop" I mutter ( too much).
"Ils sont hereux de vous voir" Ben replies (they're happy to see you).

I'm surprised he remembers so much French. He hasn't been there since University as far as I'm aware.

"Je vous ai surpris? he asks smirking. (Have I surprised you).
"Va te faire foutre" (Fuck off)
"Hahaha" he laughs not getting the message.

Our parents look bemused, but hug me and we head indoors. Lunch is ready on the table so we sit straight down and start eating. Of course I am sat opposite Ben as usual, who winks at me. He really doesn't have a clue. I guess he probably doesn't realise how much I've changed though from the relaxed, happy girl I used to be.

The french really know how to enjoy food and go shopping every day for fresh food spending quite a lot. I've got into the same habit and love fresh, healthy food. The spread on the table looks wonderful. Lots of cold meat, salads and olives. We all fill our plates and tuck in.

"It's wonderful to see you" Mum says after we had finished our plates and were just picking at the masses of food left.
"You too Mum. It's lovely to see you too Dad. I've missed you both"
"Please don't leave it so long next time" My Dad responds.
"I promise I won't. So what do you guys want to do while I'm here?"
"Well we're busy with party organising tomorrow so we thought you could spend the day with Ben"
"Okay" I reply keeping my tone neutral. "But I can help with party planning if you like?"
"No don't worry, we just have to do the last bit of planning tomorrow" Mum replies.

We clear up lunch and then the Johnson's head home.

"See you tomorrow" Ben says as they head out the door.
"Can't wait"
"Porter quelque chose de gentil" he jokes (Wear something nice).
"N'ai-je pas toujours?" (Don't I always?).
"Oui, tu es belle" he replies winking (Yes, you are beautiful).

I sigh then, I really must avoid these flirty chats with him. I shouldn't have had so much wine at lunch.

"Everything okay with you two?" Dad asks
"Yes everything's fine Dad"
"I often wonder if we put too much pressure on you both, I'm glad you've made your own choices Rach and I'm glad you're still friends"
"Me too Dad, I love you" I say hugging him.
"Love you too darling"

I head upstairs to my old room which looks exactly the same as when I left three years ago. I unpack my belongings and put them all away. Then sit on my bed. I hear noise outside and have a look out the window. My room is in the back of the house so I can look out into the garden. I see Ben kicking a football around. I wonder why he never left home and if he even works. Our lives are so different now.

I grab my bag and head out of the front door and start walking down to the beach. The beach is the one thing I miss in Paris. It's wonderful to see the sea again. Brighton and Hove is always windy so my long brunette hair flies around and in front of my face. It feels wonderful so I keep walking all the way to the Pier. On the pier I buy a drink and sit down on one of the benches drinking it and enjoying the sea air.

As I sit there a girl comes up to me and taps me on the shoulder.

"Rachel?" she asks
"Jenna" I reply seeing her face "It's wonderful to see you"
"You too, it's been so long"
"How are you doing?"
"I'm good thanks, I'm engaged now" she says showing me her ring.
"That's beautiful, do I know him?"
"No, I met him at work, how long are you here?"
"Three weeks, it's my parent's anniversary tomorrow"
"Come to the wedding Rachel, it's next Friday"
"Is she going to be there?" I ask nervously.
"Yes she is" Jenna signs.
"I'd love to come but I can't handle seeing her. I'm so sorry"
"It's a shame, but don't worry" She changes the subject "So do you have a boyfriend?"
"No, I always seem to be single!"
"That's a shame! Anyway I have to go, lots to do, see you soon hopefully"
"Bye" I wave as she walks away.

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The next day I wear a dress and ankle boots. Looking in the mirror I hope it's nice enough but I don't want to be overdressed.

"You look gorgeous" Dad says when I walk downstairs.
"Thanks Dad"

Just then Ben rings the doorbell so I grab my bag and head outside.

"Morning gorgeous" he says kissing my cheek.
"Morning Benjamin" I respond rolling my eyes "Where are you taking me today?"
"I thought we'd go to the Sea Life Centre and then take a tour around the Royal Pavillion!"
"You told me to dress up for that?" I reply shocked and annoyed.
"Well we're also going for dinner later!"
"Oh! Well let's go then"

We drive along the seafront and try to find a parking space.

"Would you ever move back here?" Ben asks.
"No I wouldn't"
"Why not"
"You know why" I reply and add "And I love my life in Paris"

He parks and then says

"We need to talk Rach"
"There's no point"

We get out of the car and Ben grabs my hands and says

"Seriously Rachel, we need to talk about this"
"Why, there's no point. It won't change anything"
"Come with me"

He walks and I have no choice but to follow as he has hold of my hand and won't let go. He heads onto the beach, right down close by the sea.

"Listen to me Rachel"
"I am"
"I'm sorry, I've never forgiven myself for hurting you"
"Why did you do it?" I ask quietly.
"I was an idiot, young and stupid. I should have known better".
"I just can't believe you slept with her, my best friend. I lost you and my best friend all in one day"
"I'm so sorry Rachel, I hate that I've hurt you" he said with tears running down his cheeks. "Please can you forgive me?"
No, I just can't Ben" I yell and walk away.
"Rachel" he shouts "Please!!"

Once I am out of his sight I can't stop the tears. I sit on the floor and let them flow. I remember how I went to Ben's house one day to see him and walked in on he and Joanne in bed together. It hurts so much to think about it. I always assumed Ben and I would be together forever. I put the image out of my mind as best I can. When I am sated I remember I can't go home because my parents will realise something is wrong so I decide to go to the Sea Life centre anyway. There are loads of kids running around so I can see that not many adults come here without children but it's so interesting.I love the sting rays floating above me in the tunnels. I stay there as long as I can before heading outside. Then I head to Macdonald's for some food. As I start walking back towards Hove and home I see Ben's car. I peer in the window and see him sitting there. He see's me, winds down the window and says

"Rachel, thank god you're okay, I was worried".
"I'm fine, can you take me home now, I don't want our parents to think something is wrong".
"Sure, get in" he paused. "Um Rach..."
"Don't, just don't"
"Okay" he sighs "I won't mention it again".
"Thank you"

He parks he car and he heads inside his parent's house while I head into my parent's house.

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The next day I decide to wear another dress for Mum and Dad's party. I bring down my present and card for them down at breakfast.

"Happy Anniversary!
"Thanks Rachel" Dad says and gives me a big hug.
"Thanks Rachel" Mum says too.
"So when's everyone arriving?"
"Soon"

Just as she's putting the breakfast things in the dishwasher the doorbell goes.

"I'll get it" I say heading to the door.

It's the Johnson's. I welcome everyone in while trying to avoid eye contact with Ben.

"Bonjour Belle" He says (Morning beautiful).
"Bonjour Ben" I respond, my hackles rising.

We're fortunate with the weather so everyone sits outside while I hang around indoors waiting for guests to arrive.

Suddenly I feel Ben close to me and he wraps his arms around me. He must have sneaked inside.

"Let me go" I say.
"No" he responds kissing my neck. He moves up to kiss my mouth and I can't help responding.
"Forgive me" he says. "Tell me you'll be my girlfriend".
"No, you'll hurt me again" I say angrily..
"I promise I won't. I've regretted what I did everyday since. I won't make the same mistake again"
"I can't trust you"
"Just try, please" he pleads.
"I want to but I'm just not sure I can"
"Please try, I miss you so much"
"Okay" I say quietly
"Thank you Rachel, I won't make you regret it"

He kisses me again and again and it's wonderful. I've missed being close to him so much.

"Je t'aime" he says (I love you).

John and Jessica

I saw him on my second day at my new job. He smiled at me as I walked into the canteen with my lunch. I blushed & smiled back before finding a table and sitting down to eat. I wished I was the kind of person that was brave enough to sit down at his table and start chatting to him. He had such piercing eyes and a quiff which made him look a little like Tyler James.

I didn't see him at all for the rest of the week despite nervously looking for him when at lunch. I couldn't explain my disappointment when I didn't see him each day. After two weeks I gave up. I was having so much fun in my job and started making friends who I had lunch with. It was summer and we would walk to the local park to sit in the sun at lunchtime. It was a shock when months later I woke up dreaming about him. I was breathless as I sat up in bed. What a crazy dream. He had been flying through the air like a superhero holding me in his arms. Who is this guy, I thought. It took me a whole hour to relax again and fall back asleep so I woke up feeling shattered.

I headed to work and everyone was shocked as to how rough I looked. I wondered if I was coming down with an illness, & quickly applied some lipstick.Everyone was busy that day so I headed down to the canteen to eat lunch myself. And there he was. Shocked I gasped, he was even more beautiful than I remembered. He smiled, and said

"Hi, would you like to join me for lunch"
"Okay" I replied heading over to his table blushing again. Typical!
I sat down, took a sip of my drink and asked him "What's your name?"
"John, what's your name?" he replied.
"I'm Jessica. Have you been on holiday? I haven't seen you for so long" I said with a longing I wish I could have kept hidden.
"Ahh Jessica" he said as if in pain. "I wish I could explain. I came here today just to see you"
"Why?" I responded confused and excited.
"Come with me" he said rising from his chair and grabbing my hand.
I quickly grabbed my bag before going with him. I was terrified but at the same time his hand felt wonderful, just right in my hand. He led me to the roof of the building, then we stopped and he looked at me as if making up his mind.
"Jessica, close your eyes"
"Why??" I responded panicing.
"Please trust me, I won't hurt you" he said, and I believed him but I wasn't sure why. I closed my eyes. He stood closer and hugged me so I put my arms around his waist.
"Don't let go" he said "Open your eyes"
I opened them slowly and then gripped him tighter, we were flying slowly through the air, or more accurately, he was.
"Ahh" I gasped, grabbing hold of him more tightly.
"Haha" he laughed. "Don't worry I won't drop you"
"Where are we going?"
"Somewhere we can talk, just relax, we'll be there soon". So I relaxed in his arms and it felt wonderful, like I was meant to be there. He smelt amazing too, I couldn't stop smelling him, subtley of course!
"We're here" he said about an hour later leading us down to a sandy beach. We sat down, and he held my hand again.
"So who or what are you?" I asked bluntly.
"I'm not from this planet..." he started.
"Carry on"
"...I'm from a planet in the next solar system called Milonian" he paused before continuting "...and so are you"
"Whattttt??" I said shaken, "but I know I'm from Earth, I have, I mean had parents and a whole life"
"You were sent here as a baby and adopted Jessica when Milonian began to come to the end of its life"
"My life was a lie then, is that what you're saying?"
"Not a lie, they were supposed to tell you when you were old enough to understand, but obviously they didn't".
"They both died in a car accident when I was sixteen"
"Sorry to hear that Jessica, I wish they could have told you this"
"Well why are you here?"
"I was sent here too, ten years later. I believe our planet is dead now and we're the only two Milonian's left in existence". He had tears in his eyes as he said this.
"John" Jessica said putting her hand on his arm.
The tears dropped down his cheeks and she automatically pulled him into a hug but as she held him she felt hot all over her body, and felt a desperate urge to kiss him.
"Ahhh" she gasped releasing him.
He obviously felt the same and apologised "Sorry"
"Take me home now please"
"There's more I need to tell you" He said apologetically.
"Tell me" Jessica ordered.
"Like I said, we are the only Milonian's left, I was sent here so that we could reproduce and one day go back to our planet to see if there is any life left or find another planet to populate."
"Ha what a cheek, how dare you make assumptions on my behalf. I won't do this. Earth is my home, the only one I've ever known".
"Milonian is or at least was beautiful. Pale blue skies every day, and flowers everywhere. The scents, I can still remember them. And we all fly there as well as being stronger than men on this planet".
Jessica felt a deep longing to see these things, but she needed time so she commanded John "Take me home, I need to think this over".
"I'm sorry to tell you this but you have one day to decide, that is all, otherwise we have to wait a year and I don't know how many years you have left to reproduce"
"I'm only 25"
"Unfortunately we have less time to reproduce than humans"
"Just take me home now, please"
He took her in his arms and leapt straight into the air, as they flew he looked into her eyes, then kissed her before telling her to sleep. She was fast asleep within minutes. He wondered if she would follow the plan. He was sad to have to give her this news, sad it had taken him so long to find her, so that he didn't have the time to spend with her first, letting her get to know and trust him. The responsibility was heavy on his shoulders, all he wanted was to love her, and cherish her as he had loved her his whole life. It was their destiny to be together. As he reached her home he flew through her bedroom window and she awoke as he laid her on her bed

"I'm home?" she asked.
"Yes, home and safe" he replied. He hugged her quickly and said "See you tomorrow darling".
"Bye" she mumbled as she drifted back to sleep.
She woke up stretched and wandered into the bathroom for a shower. She realised that she had dreamt about John all night. They had been flying together she remembered and then gasped as she remembered all the kissing. She got dressed and then heard a knock on her window. He was hovering outside.
"Can I come in?" he asked.
"Of course" she smiled and as he flew through the window she grabbed him and kissed him.
"Be careful Jess" he told her pushing her gently away."Don't come too close, the bond between us is strong today. I want you to make a rational choice".
She moved back and her head cleared "Let me think then" she said "Go through to the front room and I will let you know if I have any questions"
He smiled proud of the way she was dealing with this "Great".
He watched her pace up and down the hall, chewing her nails, clearly thinking hard. She sometimes stopped asking questions, when she had the answer she started pacing again. She finally stopped late morning and said

"Okay I agree, let's do this"
"Why have you decided that?" he asked.
"Well I can either keep pacing all day or we can hurry up and do this"
"But.."
"But what? You're the one who kidnapped me at work and told me all this"
"I want you to say yes but only if it's the right decision for you. I love you Jessica, I always have".
"I love you too John, but I don't understand why"
"Because we were destined to be together Jessica, but you can forget me...if you want to. Just tell me to go"
"I can't, it's too late...I love you too much John"
"So have you decided?" he gently asked.
"Yes, I have. Let's do this John"
He stood up and moved towards her then, feeling the familiar heat. He kissed her gently at first, then harder before picking her up and carrying her to the bedroom.


Afterwards he said "Thank you, hopefully this is the start of the future of our race".
"I hope so too" Jessica replied.

Epilogue

They fell pregnant and had a little girl who they called Milly. When she was five they headed back hopefully to Milonian. They found that the planet was still alive and there was still a few people living there. They were welcomed back warmly but Jessica was worried about the way they looked at Milly. They settled in well though and Jessica learned to fly, she absolutely loved it! She and John continued to love each other passionately so it was no surprise when they had a son who they named Jacob a couple of years later!

Writing Challenge - Getting a Shock

I had a shock last year on the final of The Voice. Basically there was a competition after the show finished to win a signed photo of one of the coaches. You simply had to retweet a tweet of the coach who's photo you wanted to win. I went for Will.i.am as I am a huge fan. Anyway I was waiting for the competition results to be announced and suddenly loads of people started tweeting me. Just at that moment my phone completely froze and I had turned my laptop off so I was extremely frustrated. Once I could see what was going on I saw I had won the signed picture and my first feeling was complete excitement but I also felt bad for the other fans, many of whom were bigger fans and had loved him for much longer. I responded to all the people who had  tweeted me and gained a few followers. It took me hours to calm down afterwards because I was so hyper!! The signed photo arrived in the post a couple of weeks later and it now sits in pride of place on my mantlepiece.

Writing Challenge - Write about something you don't like

My name is Jane, I'm 15 years old and I'm a Belieber. For anyone that doesn't know, that means I love  Justin Bieber. I love him because he is gorgeous and when he sings I feel like he is singing to me. I know we will meet one day!

I have all his music which I listen to all the time unless my Mum gets fed up and tells me to turn it off. My little sister Jem doesn't understand, she always teases me about him which really winds me up. She's so sneaky and does it when Mum isn't in the room but sometimes Mum catches her and shouts at her to stop which makes me happy. I love Mum, she tries to make time to listen to me and understand me, she's really cool!! She wears nice clothes unlike some other Mums's and listen's to pretty cool music.

I'm finally getting a chance to see Justin live and I'm sooooo excited!!! So we head up to London on the train and go to queue up at the venue. Mum understands that we need to get there really early so we can be as near to the front as possible. I chat to other fans while we wait, I know some of them from twitter so it's nice to see them in real life. Eventually we get into the arena and rush to the front. He's due to start in an hour so the wait starts again!

After an hour it doesn't look like anything is happening and everyone is looking confused. We keep waiting but after another hour Mum is looking at her watch and saying we need to leave soon. I feel like crying and I can see that other fans are close to tears too. We've all wanted to see him for so long."We'll have to leave if he doesn't start in half an hour" Mum says looking at her watch. Still nothing happens so eventually we have to leave.

"Jane we have to leave now to get home on the train"
"Okay Mum" I say sadly.

We head home and after Mum pays the babysitter we get straight to bed. I can see that she is as upset as I am. In the morning she comes into my bedroom, sits on my bed and says

"How do you feel about last night love?"
"I feel so disappointed" I say frowning "I don't know why he didn't come on stage"
"I watched the news this morning and heard that he had an argument with his manager which is why he was late. He came on stage for a little while after we left but didn't apologise for being so late. How do you feel about that?"
"I think it was wrong, he should have thought about us more" I say
"I agree honey, we're going to get a refund for our tickets, so would you like to see him again?" Mum asks.
I think for a minute and then say "Yes, I am sad about last night but I will always support him".
She kisses me on the cheek then and smiles saying "He's lucky to have you as a fan!"

Disappointed

I'm feeling pretty disappointed at the moment because I was hoping to go and watch the first live show of the voice on Friday to see Will.I.am and Tyler James as he is performing. I checked the travel details when I got home from work and found out that it's in Slough which is a three hour journey of various trains and buses plus if I left later than 9pm I wouldn't be able to get home.

It's strange because I feel a little bit obsessed with Tyler at the moment, mainly I think because I want to meet him but haven't yet! I really hope some of his fans go to his next concert at Nobu because I really want to go. I hope I could hang around afterwards and maybe meet him. It would be a dream come true!

I'm gonna sing some songs now and try and cheer myself up and out of this horrible grumpy mood before I go to bed. Single Tear just came on so that's bound to make me smile! :)