One Wish | Dallas Winston

twenty two

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i look at myself in the mirror and take a moment to gather myself. what the fuck. why would he think i was into that?

i would've thought that it was clear i was uncomfortable, considering that i got up and left. i take a deep breath and walk awkwardly out of the bathroom.

i see the boys still sitting together and darry in the kitchen doing dishes. soda or pony usually help him, but not when the rest of the gang is over.

"i think i'm gonna go home" i pipe up, breaking the conversation between the boys.

"oh, alright" pony says "thanks for dinner!" the rest of the gang thanks me one after another.

i look at dallas and see him leaning back in his chair looking at me, smirking. i roll my eyes and make my way out the door.

i get down the steps, almost to the gate before steve calls out to me.

"mads! will you let me take you out tonight?"

i bite my lip and put my hands on my hips, a smile growing on my face "yknow what, sure" i say.

his face lights up, i turn around and start walking off, with a smile on mine as well.

am i doing it to piss off dallas? yeah, i guess so.

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i get home and begin picking out what i want to wear. i decided on a cute lil romper, i never really wear it.

i curl my hair and do some makeup, nothing too heavy. i don't wear makeup a lot but when i do i do it light. unless i'm going to something fancy, which doesn't happen often here.

i have about an hour to spare, so i just chill and watch some tv for a bit.

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i hear steve's car honk outside signaling that he's here. i walk out and smile at him, he gets out of his seat and goes to the passenger side opening the door for me.

i thank him and get in, he shuts it and goes back to the drivers seat. he asks small talk questions like "how was your day" probably saving good conversation for the date.

i feel a little bad that i'm kinda playing him, but i know he'll forgive me in the end.

we arrive at the diner, taking our seats and looking at the menu. the waitress comes and takes our orders eventually.

we both ordered a burger with fries. he talks about work and the guys, nothing really new.

our food gets delivered and then the front door rings. i look up and see dallas walk in. his eyes scan the room until they land on me.

he stares me down as he takes his seat. he's alone. steve wasn't able to see him, his back is to the door.

he sits at the table in front of us. he licks his lips and keeps his eyes on me. i clear my throat and look away, beginning to eat my food.

steve continues talking while eating. i smile at him, zoning out of what he's saying. dal looks absolutely pissed. i mean yes, that was my goal..kinda..but i didn't think he'd show up.

eventually steve finishes talking and asks me about myself. i chew on my lip and look up at him, quickly looking behind him seeing dallas drinking a coke he ordered.

i look back at steve and smile with the corner of my mouth. i tell him about school, and how i'm not sure if i want to keep going, but he can't tell the gang that.

i tell him about my mom, and where i wish i was right now, what i want to do when i'm older.

we finish our food, he offers dessert but i politely reject the offer. he asks if there's anything else i wanna do.

"actually, i'm really tired. i've had a really busy day, i think i'm ready to go home" i say, getting out of my seat and picking up my purse.

he nods and gets up as well. we turn around and begin to walk out until steve spots dallas.

"hey man, what are you doing here?"

"not much man, just getting a coke. i didn't know you guys were gonna be here so early. sorry" dal replies.

i look back at him as we walk out. he has his head down with his hands over his head. he looks...sad.

we make it back out to the car. steve takes my hand and backs me up on the car. he looks down and rubs his thumb over my hand.

"i really like you mads. thanks for coming out with me tonight" he says and looks up at me, making eye contact. his lips travel down to my lips, and before i know it he's kissing me.

i don't kiss back, i don't know what to do. i try to push him back but he doesn't stop. he puts his hand on my cheek, trying to deepen the kiss.

in the blink of an eye, he gets pulled off of me and punched in the face. my eyes go wide as i see dallas on top of him, i watch as steve throws in a couple punches as well.

"dallas!" i shout. he doesn't acknowledge me, he just keeps throwing punches.

i start biting my nails nervously. if he won't listen to what i say, maybe i can push him off.

i shove myself into him with as much force as i can, sending us tumbling on the gravel with him on top of me. he gives me an angry look and gets up, dusting himself off.

i get myself up and look at steve who's sitting on the ground, trying to collect himself.

"what the hell is your problem winston?" i yell, shoving him on the shoulder.

he scoffs and smiles as if he can't believe i just asked that. i stare at him with my arms crossed and eyebrows furrowed.

he looks at me then at steve and back at me. he rolls his eyes and grabs my arm, yanking me to his car.

"what are you doing? we can't just leave him here!" i say trying to shake myself from his grip.

he stops and turns around, glaring at me. he walks back and goes into the diner. i stay outside talking to steve making sure he's okay.

"i'm so sorry" i say helping him get up. he'll bruise pretty badly. i think about telling him how dallas and i are together and what he did to me back at the curtis house and that i just went on the date to get mess with him. i didn't think this would happen.

"i...i'm sorry" i say again and leave it at that. dallas comes back out, says someone is coming to pick him up. he grabs my arm again and we begin back to his car.