So Happy Together

Better Than A Dream

  The next day had gone by in a blur. Your grandfather took a day to take Gideon to the vet with you. It was then you realized how old this dog was. The vet gave you a guess of about 13 years. He was a year over the average lifespan so that had to count for something. They also informed you that he was prone to seizures, and he had a heart condition, but it wasn't anything that daily medicine couldn't help. Other than that he was perfectly fine, nothing major going on with his body. After the vet your grandfather took you by the school so you could pick up some extra clothes and your car. You both drove to his house separately and he informed you he would be working at his main office in the city for a few days so you had the place to yourself. Once he left you decided to take Gideon to the dog park, and a few other places. 

  The next few days passed by quickly and then it was New Years eve. Your grandfather and you had been invited to the Skywalkers home. That evening your grandfather returned home to get ready so you two could go together. That's what you liked about him, no matter where he was, or what he was doing. If he had an event in town he loved getting ready at home, and if you were going too he liked for both of you to arrive together. You had decided to wear a black dress that stopped a little past your knees. The fabric was silky and felt nice on your skin, that was the main reason you bought it.you had heels that went with it as well as a small purse. For your hair you decided to keep your natural texture, but you still wanted some style to it. You decided to pin back one side and add some gel to make it sleek and shiny. Your make was a  bit more bold than it had been on Christmas. You had done a smokey eye look with a shimmer of gold in the center, along with winged liner and some false lashes.

“Are you done, my dear?” your grandfather walked into your room wearing a dark blue suit, with his hair styles as it was on Christmas. “My look at how beautiful you are, you take after your mother.”

“Thank you pop pop.” you stood up and went over to hug him. “I just need to put a few things in my bag, and i'll be good to go”

“Alright my dear, i'll go get the car warmed up. It's supposed to be very chilly outside.” you watched him turn and run downstairs. You grabbed your phone and looked at the time. 10 pm. It took about an hour to get there so you'd be there at about 11. You were nervous. Very nervous. You and Ben had been talking for days and this would be your first time seeing him since Christmas.  You won’t lie, it's the reason why you tried to make yourself look a lot better than you did that night. You gathered your things and thought about him. Was he going to be busy? It was his grandparents party he was going to know a lot more people, would he even bother talking to you?  You walked down stairs slowly, your stomach felt like it was going to blow up, and your face was on fire. You could hear your heart beating in your chest. It was so loud. You went into the den and looked at Gideon sleeping. You walked over and patted his head saying goodbye. 

  You walked out to the car and got in. you played with your hands nervously the whole way there about halfway through the drive you got a text from Elaine 

 ‘Good luck tonight ;)’ it's like she knew you were nervous and wanted to tease you. You had crushes before, but you never felt anything like this. You shot her a text back telling her she was helping. You looked out the window and you could see the lights of the house shining bright. Almost there. You kept telling yourself things would be okay. You guys would talk, and have fun like you did that night. It would just be better. You knew him now. Your mind was racing and you were zoned out when you felt the car stop., 

“I can tell you're nervous.” you heard your grandfather say. You looked up and saw the Skywalker mansion in front of you. “I don't understand why, the Solo boy clearly likes you too.”