hollywood whore | c. baker

twenty two - star crossed

august 6th, 2019.
los angeles, ca.
seven o'clock pm.

amanda was not mentally prepared at all to be at colson's house tonight. even if it was for just a few hours, that was still a lot for her.

the last time she was there it was hard for her, but luckily they left rather quickly, not giving her time to reminisce.

this time she actually had to be in the house for a long period of time and that made her nervous. although she was trying not to get too in her head about it, she was determined to show casie a fun time.

she couldn't bare another night like the one they had last time, so to make things special and fun she brought a bag full of goodies and things to do with her.

amanda's plan was to bake cookies, drink hot cocoa and watch movies. it'll be the ultimate girls night. something that they probably equally needed.

pulling into the large driveway, amanda could feel her heart racing. grabbing her bag, she exited the car and made her way up to the front door.

not having a key anymore, she rang the doorbell, and waited patiently. a few moments passed before colson opened the door with a small smile, letting her in.

"get here alright?" he asked walking her to the kitchen. "oh yeah. the drive was fine." amanda replied softly.

"so what's in the bag?" he questioned, taking notice of the big pink bag on her shoulder. setting it down on the counter, amanda began to take out its contents to show him.

"oh just the girls night necessities. cookies, hot chocolate, face masks, movies. the whole vibe." she chuckled showing him the things that she brought.

"awe that's so sick. casie is gonna be so happy. she's getting out of the shower right now, so she should be down soon." he explained, taking a seat on the bar stool.

sitting down next to him, amanda took a look around. his kitchen was huge, and she could remember all of the nights that the two of them had spent down there.

all the memories that this kitchen held just flooded back to her. snapping her from her thoughts, colson said her name, "amanda?"

"oh shit, sorry i totally just zoned out." she said, now focusing her attention on him. "i asked how you and pete are doing..." repeating himself, colson shuffled in his seat slightly.

"oh.. uh we're good. you know we're in the honeymoon phase if you will." amanda spoke, trying not to let too much slip.

"damn so you must just be fucking all the time then. i know damn well that's all we did." he laughed, earning a gasp from amanda.

"okay colson. but no, actually. we're taking things slowly. i learned from my past mistakes with that."
she gave him a knowing look and she could tell that he was offended.

"ouch. that one hurt." he thinned his lips in response.
causing them both to let out a little laugh, and it felt almost normal. it was nice.

they haven't had a normal conversation like this, like friends, in who knows how long. she was surprised at how naturally their energies flowed. she liked being this way with him.

"so i just want to say that i'm happy for you as long as you're happy." he smiled, telling her genuinely. "thanks colson. that means a lot. i am happy. very."

"well i'll go let casie know that you're here. so set up your girls night and what not." he told her before running off to get his daughter.

grabbing the remote, amanda turned on the tv and changed the channel to a movie that she and casie both like.