Long Way Down [Unedited]

Good feeling

Dallas

I glance at the watch once again, stretching my legs on the couch as Abby babbles about her first day out in LA. "And it's like sunny! Maybe always sunny! And I feel like a vampire because honestly I hate the amount of sunlight where you gotta apply sunscreen every single day. Except the beaches. Did I tell you how awesome the beaches are?"

"Yes Abigail. Like a hundred times actually." I chuckle. Mr Wesley decided to leave right away after graduation because he wanted Abby to settle in properly before starting school. This gave us absolutely no time to bond and so we've been spending time through phone calls and face chat.

"I know but everything's so great Dallas! Dad took me to this really nice restaurant in Santa Monica this afternoon. The food was so delicious. I had the Shrimp Po' boy and I swear Dalla, the waiter might've requested to add extra mayonnaise in it because he was making eye contact with me all afternoon." She speaks giddily.

"Was he cute?" I sit straight on the couch and grin. The mention of a man and I mean any man in Abby's life makes me all attentive and grinning.

"Oh Dallas!" Abby sighs dramatically. "Cute would be an understatement. Besides you know how much I love mayonnaise! He just won my heart with the extra topping. Also the sandwich tasted even better. Heavenly if I might say."

"Maybe he'll give you his topping next time you visit!" I grin and we burst into giggles.

"God Dallas!! You're so dirty!" Abby chuckles. "Though I might not have to go back again to try his topping."

"Oh my god don't tell me you have his number already!" I squeal.

"Maybe..." And then we both squeal. "After dad excused the table to attend an urgent call, he slipped a glass of diet soda and a tissue paper with his phone number on it."

"How romantic A!" I mumble dreamily. Abby's life is whole lot better than me and she only left like 3 days ago. I wish I could move in with her. Hot summer with hot guys and hot chicken wings in LA.  Seems like a 'far away in future' dream for now. "I'm so happy you're enjoying the summer Abby baby!" I sigh.

"But I miss you Dallas!" She mumbles sadly. "No amount of cute guys, nice food, and new friends can replace you baby girl! You know this is forever right? Us?" Aww! If there's one thing Abby can do, it's melt my heart. She basically crawled into my heart back in 2nd grade and I haven't and couldn't get rid of her since. Not that I want to. She's the best thing happened to me except my family.

"I miss you too Abby and I love you. Forever and ever." I smile, checking my messages once again to see if I left out on any.

"He hasn't texted you yet?" Abby's voice comes out as an accusation more than worry.

"No not yet and I know what are you going to say that this guy is a mistake, and you have had a bad feeling about him from the start and that it's all-"

"Calm down Taylor Swift!" Abby yells. "I didn't even think about saying that. I was trying to say that maybe you should call him. Take the first step." Should I? Maybe I can but doesn't it sound like so progressive? Aren't guys supposed to ask girls out and take all first steps? How anti-feminist do I sound right now?

"Girls ask out boys all the time these days, Dallas." Her cheery voice from other sides interrupts my thoughts. "And it's not technically first step.. He asked you first. You're just confirming it."

"So should I call?" I ask hesitantly.

"Of course you should. And while you're at it, I'm gonna call that busboy and ask him out too. That'll make us even. Evenly lucky or evenly embarrassed." Abby chuckles. It's right.