"A grape flavored kiss.... A boy on your lips...."
Eddie doesn't know what to do when he finally meets Gareth's other best friend. Gareth talks both of them up to each other yet it takes almost a decade to meet...
Do they actually know each other?
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I was finishing up with the pizza when I noticed Ellie come out of her room, she had put on makeup again, but she was wearing sweats and a longer tank top with a leather jacket. She looked over at me and her smile just lit me on fire.
She has been playing this touch and not touch game all night and it's been extremely distracting. As she walked into the kitchen, she motioned for Robin to join her, she was asking her something and Robin just nodded. There was a pause and they hugged, Suzie runs up and hugs her as Ellie talks to her, this must be about when she is getting back in for the night.
Mattie walks over and Ellie motions out the door, Mattie nods. You can see Robin looked a bit confused and Suzie was just as concerned. It was an odd conversation, and I found the need to walk over.
"Everything alright?" I look at all the girls. They were not amused by my presence.
"I'm going to take Mattie with me." Ellie is blunt with the point, "Robin wants to come to."
"I want to watch you kick ass is all!" Robin looked at Ellie pleadingly. Suzie scrunched her nose and Robin apologized for the use of the word ass, which Suzie only was okay with because it was in reference to Ellie being very cool.
"I am unsure how a shift at the bar is going to be kick ass?" I started trying to think, but Ellie just smiled and then nodded to the girls. She walked over and smiled at me, "I'll see you later?"
"Are you going to be home as late as last night?" I wanted to be here, but at some point, I was going to need to go home.
"No, I have a quick five rounds and then I should be home." She fiddles with her fingers, and I am a bit worried now.
"I can be there tonight if you need me?" I really don't want her feeling anxious due to me, I just want her in one piece, how bad can these fights get.
"I should be okay.... but...." She was dancing around her words, and she looked up at you, "I want to see you later."
Ah. She was trying to build up the courage to ask me to wait for her. So cute. Why is she unreasonably cute.
"So, I will see you tonight?" she asked again.
"Most definitely sweetheart." I say as she smiles.
She is pacing then motions for Mattie to follow her; as they walk out the door, I find myself watching her leave and think about the last 24 hours; Gareth had her all to himself for years, there was a lot of time to make up for.
You hear her car pull out of the driveway and turn to find Robin and Gareth behind you, "Can I help you?"
"I don't think we should have let her go to work with Mattie." Robin states, "She was talking about this fight and something about a bookie, I think she is going to need support."
"Wait? What?" I looked at her like she had two heads, "Ellie would have asked us if she needed us?"
"She fights at the bar for extra money, guess her grandmother isn't doing too well." Gareth stated plainly, "The fights escalated a few years ago, and I begged her not to go back there. However, that outfit and the timing of her shift is too much of a coincidence. Last time something like this happened she came back unconscious. She didn't wake up for almost two days."
