Do You Love Me, James Taylor

Date Part 17

(Carl)

It had been many hours since my mom had left but I couldn't shake the feeling something big was happening in the house. There was been strange feeling of foreboding in the house but I chose not to pay much attention to it, convincing myself that I was just being paranoid. I knew Mom and Dad had an argument yesterday but I didn't know what it had been about. I had planned to just ask her when she comes home. I mean she had to come back, right? It's my Mom, I'm sure she and Dad are just having a little disagreement. That's normal for married couples, isn't it? I'm sure they'll cool off and get back together when Mom comes back home. Putting that in the back off my mind I continued getting ready for the dinner

After a quick shower and brushing my teeth I got dressed in the suit I had altered.

With everything going on recently I hadn't found the time or opportunity to ask my parents for new clothes so I had to take in most of my clothes albeit poorly, however I think this one was well done. I mean you don't even see the thread

I look at myself in the mirror one last time before going to put on my cologne.

"Huh?" I said realizing nothing came out

"Is it finished? No way I bought this last month and I barely used it. How can it be empty?" I asked before realization hit me.

I remembered how Brittney use to drown herself in the stuff so it was no surprise it finished.

I smiled as I reminisced about the past.

(Carl Mid October)

"What are you doing?" I asked walking into the room

"Nothing" she said pushing the perfume behind her

"Is that my perfume?" I asked

"Yeah" she sighed showing me the perfume

"It's like the fifth time I've seen you using it"

"Yeah so what?" She huffed turning her head cutely

"Why do you like that perfume so much? Don't you normally wear expensive perfumes?"

"Yeah so what? I like yours" she said

"Why? I thought you said it smells horrible"

"Yeah but it also smells like you" she said throwing her arms around me.

My face turned a shade of deep crimson when she said that and I couldn't help but smile shyly

"You're so cute" she said as she immediately kissed me. The deep kiss lasted for two minutes before she eased back with her arms still around my neck

"How about we cancel our date?" she said with a seductively smile

"What but I worked so hard to get these tickets."

"I know but maybe we could do something more fun. We don't have to cancel if you don't mind being a little late"

"More fun?" I said confused

"Yeah" she smirked

"Like what?"

"Getting lucky"

"Gambling?" I said before she sighed

"I mean let's do it, bone, get laid. I'm trying to put out" she said listing off references I didn't seem to get at the time

"Put out what?" I asked before she let out a grief filled sigh

"Sex Carl. I mean we should have sex" she said

"Oh that's what you meant" I said before my mind processed it and it seemed like my entire body blushed as I shook and stepped back nervously.