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| tuesday september 15 6:32 PM |
"i'd be lying if i said no." i hear a voice come from the dining room as i walk into my parents house. the voice made my stomach turn slightly. i wasn't expecting it...at all. you'd think my mom would give me some type of heads up before hand so i'd know what to be expecting when i come over. of all places cindy could be, you wouldn't think my parents house would still be marked as one of them. "it's beautiful on you! please keep it." i hear my mom beam as i quietly shut the door. i don't want to disrupt their moment anymore than i already have if i'm being honest. "are you sure?" cindy asks. she's always been nervous when people try to give her things. no matter how much she loves it or actually wants it, she still feels bad when she gets it. it shows how kind and sweet she actually is. "of course honey. if i were to give it to anyone it'd be you... it looks amazing on you." she smiles. "just go change back into your other clothes and i'll take up the sides of it. it's going to be beautiful." my mom adds as i start to slowly make my way to the dining room. i watch as cindy walks into the bathroom in a slightly over sized dress that was definitely her favorite color. grey. not the grey that's too dark but the light grey like the shadows on the clouds.
"when did you get here?" my mom asks with a wide smile on her face as i start to walk over to her faster than before. "about a few minutes ago." i smile back, pulling her into a tight hug. i haven't seen her in a week or two. everything has been so packed and crazy with us planning the vacation and also johnson and i planning out ideas for the Barcelona show in a few weeks. the bathroom door opens before i could reply and cindy walks out with her eyes slightly widened. "oh dear" my mom mumbles when she sees the shocked look on cindys face. "jack? what are you doing here?" cindy smiles at me, changing her expression more from shocked to happy. "well it is my parents house..." i laugh at her, she face palms with a smile. "what's this?" my mom smiles over at cindy. "is it all worked out?" she adds causing me to furrow my eyebrows as i look between the two of them.the both looked as if the conversation topic didn't bother them while i was left completely clueless as to what was even going on and what they were talking about.
"yes! everything is better. we're friends again." cindy smiles. she sounded as happy as ever and i couldn't help but to smile at the sound of it. you could hear the smile in her voice. it made me happy hearing it if i'm being honest. i was already in a good mood coming here but now... it's just gotten even better. cindy and my mom both continue their conversation in front of me until the phone starts ringing. it causes my mom to jump and laugh a little at her self before holding up her pointer finger. "if you'll excuse me, i believe that's david with the information about this weekend!" my mom claps before running off to the phone so she won't miss the call.
"so you talked to my mom about us huh.." i smile over at her. her face started to turn the shade of red ive been familiar with ever since the first time we've ever talked. i remember that day like the back of my hand. to this day i'd never take back meeting her, even with how everything turned out. i still love being around her, you're just drawn to her. sad, happy or mad... she just pulls you in some how. "yes. the first week i was down actually." she admits with a smug look as she takes a seat at one of the chairs by the table. i raise my eyebrows and laugh some at her response. i didn't think it was that long ago that they had even talked about it. i figured maybe they just saw each other some where and started talking and somehow us not getting along found it's way into the conversation.
"damn." i laugh, shaking my head and taking a seat in front of her. "howd this even come up" i ask curiously. she stops for a second as if she was trying to recall how everything went down. her eyes light up and a smile comes across her lips as she begins to remember. "i was getting gravy!" she says quickly as she points to me. i softly laugh at her and she continues to tell the story. "i was getting gravy and she saw me... we started talking then somehow we ended up back here and we made some sort of brownies with-" "walnuts?!" i interrupt with a smile causing her to nod quickly as she starts to move her hands, trying to remember the other part. "and... andddd.. an-"
"brown butter!" i say quickly when i finally remember it and she starts clapping causing us to both laugh at the adrenaline it gave us just remembering the name a few ingredients. our laughter dies down as we make eye contact. the sun light coming from the window made her eyes look like an even lighter brown. they looked pretty... it suited her if i'm being honest. it didn't make me want to look away.
"and well... we started talked again and one topic led to another... and then you came up" she tells me slowly. her eyes were looking over my whole face rather than just my eyes at this point. i remember how red her face used to get when she'd do that... it'd get even more red if i was the one doing it to her. i always loved that about her. she was so easy to make blush. she didn't know how to hide it. it was cute... still is if i'm being honest. "damn my ex and my own mother talking shit about me." i tease her causing cindy to stop looking around my face and close her eyes due to her laughter. i couldn't help but smile for myself for a split second thinking about how close cindy and my parents still are. after three years of us not being together... they still share the bond they had when we were together. i'm glad that the break up didn't ruin their relationship. "we didn't talk shit about you... more so us fighting and the girls that go for you." she answers, taking me completely off guard.
"the girls that go for me?"
"jealous?" i tease again, just trying to see her reaction. she laughs again and smiles right after. "the girls that go for you when they don't want you, just what comes with you... for instance fame and money." she explains, becoming more serious about the topic. one person came to mind when those words left her mouth. regina. yeah we messed around back in high school but she didn't know me. she just wanted what came with me... i was popular and well known throughout the town and everyone loves me. if i'm being honest it's cocky of me to think that, but i haven't exactly given anyone a reason to hate me. i'm a genuinely nice person. i make mistakes like everyone else... pretty bad ones sometimes, but i never actually go out of my way to make someone else's life a living hell.
"you could honestly get someone that wants you for just you. someone who knows and understands you and someone who will love you with or with out money and fame. just someone who really accepts you for who you are inside and out with out just craving the money and attention that comes with you." she elaborates. the only person i can think of that's even remotely close to everything she just described was well... cindy.
she loved me before i got famous and got money. she loved me for me and everything we did together. even if it was just taking a nap or even cleaning up our rooms together... she still loved spending time with me and i loved spending time with her.
"what are you doing sunday?" i ask, not realizing how quickly i had changed the subject. her face stays expressionless for a few seconds as if she wee trying to think about her plans. "nothing so far..." she tells me. "well... as you know we have cook outs every sunday for football and we're kind of missing you around here for them." i tell her, instantly regretting the way i had just asked her to come. i sounded so stupid. "so you guys are wanting me to come over?" she asks me, a small smile starting to form on her face. "yes... we're wanting you to come over."
hi guys!
they're getting closerrr:)
hope you all enjoyed this chapter the next one should be up soon!
