The Best Days (ON HOLD)

CH 1: Nice To have Known You

 

A.N. This chapter requires patience. If your anxous, start at chapter 10. If you have questions, ask. 

I love you all and enjoy 'The Best Days' 

Sunny xx

 

 

June-24-14  HOPE'S POV

"Hey Hope." I flew through the doors of PJ's Ice Cream Parlor and greeted him with a smile as I took a seat at the counter. I glanced around at the customers. But two young boys that looked around my age were sitting at a booth. One was blonde with blue eyes and across from him was a brunnette with eyes of the same color but darker. His face made you smile when he did. They boys looked familiar but I can't remember why.

"Hey." I leaned over the counter and kissed him softly.

"Could I get you anything to eat or drink? I got those milkshakes on the menu at last."

"Really? I'll take a umm.... small vanilla milkshake." He hastily worked on my order. 

My ringer went off. It was my friend Emmie. I known her since the 7th grade. She had long blonde hair and green eyes. She never had her hair down. She was also a hardcore directioner which sometimes got on my nerves.

"What's up?"

"My laptop just broke and I don't know what to do with it, I don't have any money to spend on repairs, do you know anyone who could do it?

"Your dad can fix it. He's a computer engineer, isn't he?"

"Yeah, thanks for thinking, I'm not very good at that today." She giggled over the line. 

"Oh, and get a job." I added.

"Heck no. Bye Hope."

"Bye Ems." I hung up and slipped my ringer back into my pocket from where I kept it most of my time.

"Here you go Duckie." PJ slid the shake over to me across the counter. I picked it up, sipped through the straw and nodded.

"Like it?"

"Yes." I looked back over at the brunnette. We exchanged smiles and went back into our own ways once again. He seemed awfully farmilliar but how? 

"Look what I got." PJ took out two tickets and handed them to me.

"What are they for?" I asked and took another sip of my drink while looking at them.

"We're going to America. North Carolina. We'll get married, buy a house and settle down. I got a job offer there and since we have our secret engagement I thought this could be it for us. What do ya'' say huh?"

"When do we go?"

"Tomorrow morning at 4 in the morning."

"I knew somthing like this would happen but I'm still surprised. " I looked at him in the eye as he leaned over the counter. Would I really just run away with no reason? I loved him but, leave my family, friends and job?

"Baby look. We wanted to do this. We knew we'd have to get out of England if we wanted a future for us. It'll be great." I fiddled with the tickets in my hands nervously. he desperatly wanted to go back to America, where he was from before his dad came here for a job when he was 17. 

"I still don't know why we don't tell our parents and family and such. It's no use to keep it secret. I feel sneaky." I continued to sip my shake as we talked over this like a married couple would over a job or kids.

"Don't worry lil' Duck. If we don't do this quietly.... my mom isn't much for you. Plus they don't know about our secrets and if we told them they would be mad at us for getting engaged without a slight warning. And they wouldn't let us go. They don't know about my drawer of things at your house and yours at mine. And the sneaking into theaters. The sleepless nights of talking and eating. The up all night movie watching on the couch. The cat I got you and you named it Socks but kept it hidden because your mum was allergic to cats?" I chuckled and remembered Socks and how we sold him since he shed on my mum's clothes, sending her to the docter countless times. 

"Just me and You?" I asked.

"Yes. You and I. We'll be out of this cold, rainy counrty and be out to see the world! Have a few kids, buy a big house! It's a well paying job and the paycheck is more than we'll need. I love you lil Duck and nothing will change that. We can make it to the end. The end! We can do anything we want! It'll be me and you and nothing could change that. To the ends of the earth and death do us part. Cmon. We can do this."

"Won't our family worry about us?"

"We'll leave a note saying not to panic. And we'll visit them. We could bring our children even!" I looked down at my lap. 

"So you want a family then?" I asked quietly.

"Don't you?"

"Yes. I'll go. I'll be there at 3 A.M. tomorrow." A smile spread across his face that beamed ear to ear. He let out a hoot and I slid across the counter. He picked me up by my waist and twirled me around. Then he briskly kissed my neck, jaw and left a long sweet kiss on my lips.

"I'm just the happiest man in the world!" He threw off his hat and captured the attention of every customer. "Last day for ice cream folks! Tomorrow this place won't be 'PJ'S ICE CREAM' anymore! Haha! And the Ice Cream is Free! Hear that! FREE!"

"Your a nut." I laughed, pulling his hat over his eyes. 

"So be it." He wrapped his arms around me and kissed me.

 

A.N. Give this book time, if you get bored, things heat up at chapter 10. ;)