Newly single.

chapter 22

So on Sunday we had a conference me and the mischievous 3. But our plans were armature and included spiders in his bed and prank phone calls... not amazing so we powered through it with walks in the park and sizing his place out, his car and no folks... strange, very strange indeed. We carried on with our struggle for justice and ended up... In the pub.

'I'm so bored; can't we just wait to see what he does first and then counter attack?'

Meg was the most vocal out of all of us and so she was whining and scoffing my chips as i day dreamed about humiliating Arny... Oh I could see it now have him dressed all in red to match his cheeks, tied to the school gates with lipstick, eye shadow and foundation slapped on his face. How beautiful.

'Who's that?'

Meg's jaw almost dropped to the ground in awe at the girl who stood in the door way of the pub. Her silky brown hair draped over her shoulders and her skin was white and freckly and her curves... This could only be one person... HAN!

I quickly stood up and sprinted towards the figure in the door way who practically mirrored my movements and we clashed into each other with an almighty UMPH! And collapsed on the floor wriggling with laughter. I hadn't seen her since I moved but why was she here? I had forgotten to tell her that nobhead Arny had come up but maybe she figured it out...

'So what brings you to middle earth?'

As we ordered her a glass of Pepsi because they couldn't make her a cosmopolitan cocktail... She explained that my mum had texted her saying that I was in a state of panic and emergency that she had to get her but down here or they'll be another set of riots. So she got the train, mum picked her up drove her to middle earth and dropped her off outside the pub and told her to go in and ta dah...

'Here I am'

My friends just stared at her as did I. She had come to our aid and knowing her... She had many deceptive plans in her Louis Vitton tote (aka a posh bag). 

'I have got it all sorted out, I'm enrolling into your school as well and your mum has given me your guest bedroom and my folk so it’s cool because she knows I'm in safe hands and...'

She went on and on, bless her, you could tell how excited she was. Her parents weren't at home a lot; they had a successful business in something or another so when we were in London together, she would practically live at mine. So i guess she actually is living with me permanently now! She was my evil twin... If i could ever actually have one.

So we walked home... Well I did, Han's Jimmy Choos weren't cut out for long distance walks so she got a piggy back off me as Eli told Han about how hot Dominic was as the others had gone home already. But as we reached the house I saw Eli point at my door and then heard Han screech...

'HOT MAMA! DAMN GIRL! HE IS FINE'

With Eli chorusing...

'AMEN SISTER, AMEN!'

I couldn't help but giggle and blush at the same time about how they were acting and about how true they were because amen to them, he is fine. Han jumped off my back and skipped over to Dominic shook his hand, beaming at him,

'I'm Han, Elise's partner in crime... If you hurt her, I'll make Christmas decorations out of your goodies... Got it?'

'Pleasure to meet you Han, I'm Dominic'

I think he might have been a bit uneasy on Han after all she means it. But thankfully she gave me a wink and said she'd meet me inside. So I was left alone with Dominic on my front porch, serious sense of Déjà vu... But I needed to tell Dominic about Arny now,

'Can we go for a walk, there’s something I need to talk to you about'

A worried looked crossed his face,

'Sure'

So we walked to what has become my favourite spot, the swings. For a few minutes I sat swinging as he pushed me the silence was beautiful. The stars, the small of the warm air and grass, the breeze softly tracing the outline of my face and Dominic, quietly humming alone to a song that I wasn't quite sure of but I figured it was our song, Here in your arms by Hellogoodbye... I can never get that song out of my head and I have to admit it was the song I sang out loud on my first day and told him about.

'So what's eating you?'

'Can you remember I told you about Arny?'

'Yes...'

I could hear that he was starting to get a bit worried; there was something in his voice.

'Well he came into the cafe yesterday and said that he wants me back and he said 'I'll see you on Monday' '

'And what did you say?'

He was getting even more worried...

'Well, I couldn't explode in the cafe so I whispered in his ear to fuck off'

I could hear him trying his hardest NOT to laugh but between laughs he managed to get out...

'I... Love... You’re... Honesty!'

But then he suddenly stopped and walked over to the grass and laid down, which was weird because he was in such a fit of giggles. But he just stared up at the stars; star gazing was becoming a habit for us as I just couldn't understand why they were so beautiful. He patted the grass next to his side indicating for me to lay with him... Which was my pleasure, obviously. He stretched his arms back behind his head making his armpit and bicep into a pillow for me, then that arm fell down across my shoulder pulling me in closer to his embrace.

'Elsie?'

'Uh hu?'

'Did you mean what you said Friday night before we fell asleep?'

Oh shit... I though he was asleep when I said that,

'Yes I did, and I still do'

'Good, because I love you too'

A goofy smile became stapled across my face...

'You going all goofy on me love?'

Damn...

'You know me only too well Mr'

'So is that a yes?'

'Yes'

'I knew it'

We lay there for a bit longer until I became sleepy... Too sleep so I can remember seeing my front door open, then my bedroom door opening and then feeling the softness of my bed a duvet engulfing me, whispers of Han saying 'she's rubbish at sleepovers' and then the kiss on my forehead, making the butterflies in my belly go crazy and a grin appear on my face followed by Dom's husky voice whisper in my ear.

'I love you, sleep tight my darling'

Only for me to reply,

'I love you Mr Green'