"Pip! I'm home! And guess what I brought home with me?" Pip then comes racing out from around the corner.
"What?" She stares at the intently.
"THE CONJURING!! We're having a horror movie night! With popcorn, soda AND chocolate!"
Pip screams with delight and embraces me in a hug. "Aw, yay! I can't wait!"
"Well what's the time now?" She looks at the clock and replies, "8:30"
"Let's start!"
We are now at the part in the movie where the demon is vomiting blood into the girls mouth, and honestly, I felt like throwing up. Then the power goes out, and Pip and I both scream. We are absolutely petrified.. But to top it all off, there is a knock at our door.
"Pip, hold my arm, and pick up the baseball bat near the door! Ok?" She hurriedly grabs the bat, and hold onto my arm.
We approach the door, and in one swift move, it opens, standing there, is a tall dark silhouette, of I'm guessing a demon.
"Please don't kill us!" I scream, "it's the girl in the movie you want!" Pip adds.
"Ah? O-ok.." Wait, I recognise that voice.
"Joe?"
"Yeah, hi?" I reach for the torch on the entrance buffet and point it at him. He squints his eyes.
"What are you doing here-" I say, stepping forward.
"Yeah Joe? Why are you here? Come to return my sisters undergarments?" She says giggling. I slap her arm.
"Pip, go into the kitchen and light some candles." She then turns around, still giggling.
"Sorry about her, but back to more important matters, why are you here?" I stare at him.
"Oh, ah...well I -uh.. You left y-your um... Purse." He scratches the back of his neck.
"Joe, we both know that my purse is currently here with me. So, you have a lot of explaining to do." Then thunder strikes. And I jump back.
"Afraid of thunder are you?" He says, smirking at me. "Shut up Joe! J-just, get inside."
He walk in, "follow me" I say. We fumble around, trying to find our way to kitchen. I then walk into a wall, and bang my head, "ow! Fuck..... Ah, that's a wall." I state the obvious, and he chuckles a bit.
We finally make way to the kitchen. I then gesture for him to take a seat on one of the stools.
"So, what did you want?" I ask, looking at him intently.
"First off, is that a hickey on your neck?" I cringe at his words.
"Damn right it is, now, PLEASE continue..." I say slightly annoyed.
"Well, I just wanted to get to know you a bit better." He says, smiling at me.
"Are you serious? What part of 'fuck your shirt' didn't you get?"
"No no, I got it, I just felt bad."
"Felt bad?"
"For leaving things on a bad note."
I start to bubble. "Joe! I had sex with you! More importantly, on a one night stand!"
"Yeah, I know... I just, I think your beautiful." I stare at him,
"What questions do you have?"
We talk for a while, and I tell him how I'm a professional ballerina, and that our patents walked out on us, so I now look after pip, and I tell him about Pip, all the basic stuff.
"A professional dancer? Wow.... No wonder you were so flexible...." He mumbles the last part under his breath.
"I'm sorry?" He then looks at me and blushes.
"Ah, never mind, any how.. Being a professional dancer and all, does that mean you have to work late?"
"Well, usually on a couple of occasions, but since I have the lead in this years winter production, I won't be getting him until, 1 or 2am, so Pip will have to cook her own dinner, and all that... Of which I feel really bad doing to her."
''Well, I'm prepared to offer you deal?" He says to me, grinning at me.
"Um... Ok, shoot." I stare at him, intrigued with his idea.
"Ok, so what time do you start work?"
"Um, 8:30, why?"
"How about, each day, I drop Pip off at school, then pick her up after, then come back here, and we can hang out until you get home?"
I stare at him. Dumbfounded.
"Uh, how about no?" I get up, and Pip comes in, screaming.
"Pip! What happened?" She panting, with droplets of sweat dripping from her forehead.
"T-the....d-d-demon!" I realise, that while we've been talking, she went back to watch the movie.
"Hey, it's ok, there not real... In a way.. I guess." I attempt to comfort her. But she turns around and looks at Joe, then back at me.
"Watcha talking bout?" She says, bobbing up and down, backwards and forwards.
"Uh... N-nothing..." I say, trying to not to get Joe to bring up the idea.
But no, "we were just talking about arrangements for when Belle is dancing late, for her production. How would you like to chill with me each day after school? And I'll drop you off each morning too?"
He face lights up instantly. "O.M.G!!! That would be awesome! Please please please can we Belle?"
I look at her, then back at Joe, lost for words. Then he speaks up. "Great! I'll see you Monday morning at 8:25!"
"W-what! NO!" She then looks at me with puppy dog eyes.
"Do you have a better idea?" I instantly think of my best friend, Phoebe.
"What about Phoebe? You like her..." She then stares at me blankly.
"Urgh.....FINE! But don't you dare be late!" Pip them screams with delight.
"Hey Joe! Do you wanna come watch the movie with us?"
He looks at me, as if asking for permission. I roll my eyes in response.
"Let's go!" Pip cheers
So we end up sitting on the couch together, and I, well I fall asleep on Joe shoulder.
