If I run

Chapter 8 ( Collin)

I never noticed how seductive she was, I'm not sure she knew either because there was going to be a big present in a few moments. I don't know what came over me, probably lust "I'm sorry" I said apologizing to her "don't worry about it, your not the first" she said I looked around, there was a piano with a notebook on it "mind if I look?" I asked "be my guest, but it's all pretty bad" she said and I flipped through to a random page it was titled 'please forgive me' I started trying to play it, I was butchering it "please stop your raising the dead" she said running over to the piano moving me over and playing it "I was never the best at piano" I said "yeah I know, I heard you play one time and I almost started to cry" she said "hey, it wasn't that bad" I said in defense and she laughed "here, if you want to do something sing this" she said flipping to another page "what makes you think I can sing?" I asked "because, you were at the top of the list of boys for singing" she said as she started to play "well, it's been a hard hot day and a longer week then before, I'm sick of it all, but as long as your here" I started singing before she joined "might as well grab a drink" we kept singing going in and out of tune for a while and messing up a few times. the only reason she stopped was because of a text "hey, will you be my date to Kitty and Keith's wedding on Saturday?" she asked "sure, how do they already have it planned?" "well, they both multitask a lot and they don't care how formal it is, she found the perfect dress and it didn't need alterations and Lila owns a vineyard where their getting married and both their families are flying in and staying at the old house Devon fixed up that was on the property. which is where we will also be, just bring a tux and what ever you need for over night... and you know kitty can be pretty scary" she said with a smile. something caught my eye on her book shelf "you've read my book?" I said and her eyes went wide with terror "don't you dare open it up" she said "why not?" I asked with that smirk that she loves so much "because, I've criticized it quiet a few parts of it" she said "its a fiction book" I said and she nodded "well I'm going to look, criticism is good" she rolled her eyes going into the kitchen for more coffee "you criticized the title page?" I asked, how is that even possible "well yes, if you read the book and then look back at it, the font doesn't make sense, it's so cold and dreary and the book isn't!" "ok I must be confused what is the book about? because the way I remember it is that it's a tragedy" I said and she laughed " yes the ending is complete crap, but if you cut it out its a relatively nice story" she said shrugging "a nice story? nice stories don't become New York Times best selling book for 8 straight weeks!" I exclaimed "yes, yes I know, it was very well liked by some idiots and they forced everyone to buy it.... Collin I told you opening up the book would make you mad" she said calmly in an I told you so tone "I'm not mad" I said "just like your not afraid?" she asked "Im not afraid and I'm not mad!" "but declaring so in an angry tone contradicts your words" she said simply smiling with a hint of smirk "stop smirking" I said realizing how taunting it was "I'm just smiling, because you know I'm right" she said still smirking with that smile "no your also smirking" "am I really?" she asked sarcastically placing her hands on her hips. it felt like I was a magnet being pulled toward her, I wanted to stop so badly, but at the same time just let it happen "ok Collin, it's time to stop day dreaming, your getting a boner" she said abruptly sitting down in a chair, I flipped though the rest of the book looking at her highlights and markings. "tell me again why you think the ending is crap?" I said and she smiled "I'm sorry did my words bother you that much?" she said "no, I'm just curious" "well curiosity killed the cat.... but if you must know, it ends just like all your other ones, you write books with such emotion that it can just infuriate people, and its pure and raw and then you just chop it off, leaving people that actually got it with a broken heart" she said "so I broke your heart?" "not you, your story, the end was just thrown on there like you were just done and sick of the story, I mostly criticized the end the rest of it was punctuation and spelling errors."
She said obviously trying to make me feel better "so you've read more of my books?" I said "yes I have, their not bad, there just kind of depressing for me" she said " they are aren't they" I ran my fingers through my hair "oh god Collin" she said walking over to me and fixing my hair "what did I do?" I asked putting my hands up in surrender "you completely messed up your hair, you can't do the slicked back preppy good guy, you have to do the messy tough guy thing" she said running her fingers through my hair. "you also need to be happier" she muttered "I need to be happier? your the one that hates love" "you know I'm just trying to help you" she said getting a bit upset and offended "I know, I'm sorry, I'm just a mess" I said sighing "yes, yes you are" she said softly "you really aren't supposed to agree with me" "oh well" she sighed