Private Presley

Chapter 8: Memphis Vacay!

It was on the last day of school that my parents finally decided that I could go to Memphis with Lucy. I would be down there for 2 weeks and I had to call my parents any chance that I had and write them letters to let them know how I was doing while I was there. Over the weekend, me and Lucy packed our stuff up and thought about what Elvis's house would look like. Graceland. After 2 months of misery, I would finally get to see Elvis again. On May 29th,1960, me and Lucy got on a plane and we were off to Memphis. When we got there, we saw Lucy's boyfriend Red there to pick us up. "Hi girls, it's great to see y'all again." He said hugging us. "It's great to see you too." We both said smiling at him. "Elvis sure missed you,Nikki. He never stopped talking about you. "Red said walking us to the taxi. " I sure missed him. " I said smiling at him. We drove around Memphis and saw the Orpheum theater, The Lansky Brothers store, the Peabody hotel, and a lot of other places. We finally drove up to the famous musical gates that I read so much about. "Welcome to Graceland girls. " Red said opening our door. We gazed at the mansion in awe as we walked up the stairs. "I can't believe this is your boyfriend's house." Lucy squealed excitedly. "I can't believe it either." I said smiling. As Red got our bags, me and Lucy decided to look around. We saw the living room, which had a black grand piano, peacock glass windows, a long white couch, two white chairs by the fireplace,a picture of his parents on a white table by the couch, a tv behind his piano, and royal blue drapes behind the couch. After we walked into the dining room and kitchen,Red walked us into the room where Elvis, who was wearing a white shirt, black pants, black dress shoes and a black captain's hat while he and some of his friends were playing pool. "I'm gonna go and find a song on the Jukebox." Lucy said to me after walking off to the right side of the room to where the Jukebox was sitting at. Red tapped Elvis's shoulder and whispered something to him. "Aww, there's my sweet Nikki. It's about time you came and visited me. What've you been up to huh?" Elvis said as he picked me up and spun me around. I just giggled. "Just missin' you. " I told him hugging him. "I want you to meet some people. This is Joe Esposito,Jerry Shilling, my cousin Billy Smith, Charlie Hodge. Guys, this is Nikki, my girlfriend. " Elvis said standing behind me with his hands on my shoulders. "Nice to meet y'all. " I said waving to them. "Nice to meet you too. " They said smiling at me before going back to their game. Elvis walked over to a couch with me to sit down. "I can't believe your here Nik-Nik." He said before giving me a long sweet kiss. "Me either." I said smiling at him. "How old are you now?" He asked me as he put his arm around me. "Same age as when you left me, 18." I said smiling. "I was kidding baby, I'm sorry we never celebrated your birthday together." Elvis said smiling. "It's ok, I've missed you more than you can imagine. Did you get my letter?" I asked him as I hugged him. "I did. I'm sorry I haven't written you back. I've been so busy with movies, tv appearances, and recording sessions ." He said with a frown on his face. "It's ok,baby. Being with you now is enough for me." I said kissing him. " Your so pretty honey. Let me look at you. " He told me as I stood up. He got up and circled around me. I was wearing a light green summer dress with white flats and my hair curled. "Still young and beautiful. " Elvis said as he kissed me. "Still handsome." I said with a smile. He led me into the kitchen to meet his maids. "Nikki, this is Hattie, and Alberta,My maids. If you ask,they'll make you anything your little heart desires." Elvis said smiling. "Nice to meet you Miss.Nikki. Elvis hasn't stopped talking about you since he came home from the army. You sure are a beautiful young lady. "Hattie said to me while shelling butter beans while Alberta was making a lemon pound cake. "Thank you ." I said blushing. "Come on baby, let me show you your room. " Elvis said as he walked up the white staircase with me. He opened the black doors and walked inside. "The other guest rooms are taken so your gonna have to sleep in here . " Elvis said while he turned on his tv. "Meet me in St. Louis " was playing and I loved Judy Garland. "In your room?" I asked him with nervousness in my voice. "Baby, I promise I'm not gonna hurt you . Look, I'll even put a pillow between us. "Elvis said as he got a long ,white pillow and put it in the middle of the bed. "You can put your luggage in here." Elvis said as he opened up an empty closet. As I started to unpack and put my clothes in the closet, Elvis was taking some kind of pill out of a bottle in the bathroom. "Sattnin, what are you doing?" I asked him. "Takin' my sleepin pill. " Elvis said before putting it in his mouth. "No!" I shouted as I snatched it away and flushed it along with the rest of the pills down the toilet. "Why in the world did you do that?!" He shouted at me. " Elvis,do you know how bad those things are for you?" I asked while I pointed my finger at him. " I know about them but I need em'." He said. "No you don't , what do think your momma would say?" I said sitting on the bathroom counter. "She would've said that I shouldn't take em', and their bad for my health." He said. "Your right. I just don't wanna see nothing bad happen to you. Because I love you way too much. " I said smiling at him. "You are the best girlfriend ever, ya know that?" Elvis said holding my hands. "I know. " I said smiling. After we kissed, Lucy told us it was time for dinner. We came into the dinning room and sat down . Elvis sat on the right side at the head of the table, I sat on the left side of him, and Lucy sat beside me, while Red sat beside her. The rest of the guys sat in the rest of the chairs. After we ate dinner, Elvis asked if we all wanted to go to Disney world for a few days. We all agreed and decided we would leave tommorow morning at 7. After we ate Alberta's amazing pound cake, Elvis led us to the living room where the grand piano was. He let me sit by him on the stool while everyone else gathered around us. He played "Tonight is so right for love" for me. It was just like it used to be back when we were in Germany. After he finished playing, we all went to our rooms. "You can go and change in here." He said pointing to his large bathroom . I shut the door , took a quick shower, and changed into my light blue soft pjs and put my hair in a ponytail. When I walked out, I saw Elvis wearing his dark blue pjs with his initials on the front on the left side. I got into bed and decided to move the pillow in the middle. "I thought you didn't wanna sleep by me. " Elvis asked. "I changed my mind." I said snuggling up close to him. We both fell into a deep sleep and I wondered what the weekend would bring us.