Destination: Beautiful (It's back!)

Chapter 19

The first day Hollis was gone, I had Amy over for the night to catch up a little. I invited Holly, but she wasn't speaking to me. I gave her some space though, I understood what she was going through. Not necessarily from experience, but I could respect her choices.

We curled up in my bedroom since Jenna had exiled us out of the living room because she apparently had more important things to do in there. Whatever. I really had to think about finding my own place, just so I didn't have to deal with her. Or any roomate that is.

"So...How's Gregory?" I asked and winked at Amy. She blused slightly at the mention of her new lover. They had everything a new realtionship should, that burning desire, and the sappy stuuf, like puppy love.

"Wonderful. He's so great to me. I think I might love him." She sighed happily, a huge smile spread across her face.

"Have you told him this?" I asked, excited to hear about her relationship.

"No, I definitely don't want to scare him away or anything, I'm content with waiting."

"Good." I smiled and turned towards the T.V.

"Uh-uh. You need to spill about your cutie." She smiled, grabbing the remote from my hand and flicking off the T.V. I hesitated. I wondered what to say about my boyfriend. Not like there wasn't much to tell, he was great, I just was watching my footing and making sure I didn't fall into him just yet.

"Oh, Hollis, yeah. He's good." I said quietly, hoping she wouldn't prod further. I wasn't on the 'gush' like most girls did at sleepovers, even when I was younger.

"Good? I looked at his pictures, you have got to be having more fun with that boy!" She squealed.

"Gosh. I should really add him on Facebook sometime." I said, pulling my laptop onto my bed and switching it on. It just seemed like such a menial thing in the long run, it didn't seem to affect our realtionship, and that's all we were right now, the basics.

"You mean, you two aren't like, Facebook official yet?" She asked.

"Oh please, that dosen't matter anymore, we're adults." I laughed.

However as I got the confirmation that we were friends, I wondered whether I should send him one of those relationship things. Hollis didn't seem like he would be big on those things, but he has surprised me before.

I sighed and thought about courtship a hundred years ago and how they never had to deal with these things. okay so they had the plague and World War One, but right now, my dilemmas with men, or really one man, seemed much more significant.

While I was off in my own little world, and Amy was checking her own Facebook, my phone rang.

"Hello?"

"Hi babe."

"Oh, Hollis, uh, hey." I said, taken off guard a bit.

"Glad to talk to me eh?" He asked jokingly, but he sounded a little upset that I was not waiting at the phone for his call.

"Sorry, I am. Are you up there yet?"

"Yeah, I am. We already pitched the tent, which took forever. I just couldn't get it up."

"There's a pill for that, Honey." I said, giggling.

"Come on Elle, get your mind out of the gutter." He said, feigning shock, but I could hear the smile in his voice.

There was a peacefull lull in the converstaion where we said nothing, and I smiled, but wiped it off my face when I realised Amy was with me.

"I miss you already." He said quietly, his voice taking on a loving tone, something uncommon for Hollis, at least the Hollis I know.