Thursday, August 28, 2014

George -- Chapter Fourteen: Dust to Dust

Again, so sorry this took so long to publish! I did want to make a quick note about this chapter before you read it. I originally wrote this chapter as a filler chapter. I sometimes write out what other characters are doing in between chapters to help with interactions that occur later in the generation without any intention of publishing it. That's what this chapter started out as but as I kept writing it, I realized that there were too many key events that occurred and I felt that it needed to be shared. Not only does it go into how George felt after his and Trev's confrontation but it also has some important relationship changes between George and Steph.

I'm also providing the song that helped inspire this chapter.





Thanks for being so patient! Hope you enjoy!


****George****


When Uncle Charlie and I planned on bringing Trev to the club, I had hoped that I would be able to stay till closing. After what happened between Trev and me, there was no reason to rush back to his apartment so I hung around and when the club closed, I helped Steph, Charlotte, and Ethan close up. As we walked out the front, Charlotte tried to talk to me.




“Do you think Trev’s cooled off by now?”





I huffed. I was pretty sure that he was still probably pissed and he could be even drunker than he was when he and Uncle Charlie left.  “I seriously doubt it.”
 
“What about you?” She asked me.


“What about me?”




She sighed loudly. “Where do I start. . .have you calmed down? Are you going to be okay staying there tonight with him? Are you okay?” 




It was my turn to sigh. “I’m not the one who got pissed off; Trev is. I never needed to calm down, he did. I’ll admit, I’m not thrilled right now about staying there, but I’ll deal with it.” I paused before answering her last question. “I suppose I’m as good as can be expected.”


She nodded. “Well, if you want to stay somewhere besides his place, you can stay at my place.” I noticed Ethan and her exchange a look and it was obvious that the thought of me staying at Charlotte’s place made him react uncomfortably, and I guessed that probably meant that he was staying there too.


“No, that’s okay.”


“Just let me know if you change your mind.” She offered again and I nodded.


There was an uncomfortable silence after that and I couldn’t help but feel like I was missing something. It was as if the three of them knew something that I wasn’t in on. “Well. . .I guess we’ll get going. Do you want a ride or would you prefer to take a cab?” Ethan asked.









Before I could speak up Steph was answering him. “No, thanks for offering but I’m okay taking a cab. Is that okay?” She looked over at me.


“Sure.” Although I didn’t understand why we wouldn’t all ride together. The three of them were acting strange and I was racking my brain trying to figure out why.


“Alright, well, goodnight. And I mean it George, if you want to stay at my apartment, just let me know.” Charlotte again offered. I nodded and Steph and I watched as they walked hand in hand to the parking garage.






I quickly turned toward Steph. “Okay, what in the world was that?”


“What?” She looked confused.


“The whole uncomfortable thing after Charlotte offered for me to stay at her place, and then why wouldn’t we all ride together to your apartment building.”






She smirked as she responded. “Surely someone as smart as you can figure that out.”


“Well, I was sure that the reason that Ethan and she exchanged a look after she offered for me to stay there was because he’s probably staying there. But that doesn’t explain why we wouldn’t ride together.”


“Maybe they’re not going back to the apartment.” She hinted.

“Oh. . .” I said as I realized what she was saying. “So Ethan realized that if I stayed at Charlotte’s apartment that I would learn not that they were staying together at her apartment but that they’re together at his apartment.”






She smiled big. “Yup.”


“Why would I care?”

Sunday, August 24, 2014

That crazy thing called real life. . .

Oh my goodness! I can't believe I'm posting on here! I feel like I've been gone forever and I am so sorry!! Long story short, my children started school in early August and ever since about mid-July I've been volunteering at their school. I basically am living at their school. It's wonderful and fulfilling but I get home and I'm so exhausted that all I want to do is lay on the couch and watch this guy:



Can you blame me? lol! It's like the movie "Groundhog Day." Same thing over and over again. Wake up at 5:45, go to school, work till the afternoon, come home, help kids with homework, cook dinner, spend some time as a family, get kids ready for bed, and then I fall on the couch and watch the gorgeous Colin O'Donoghue. 

But my time requirement at school is becoming less and less and it looks like real life is finally settling down. Yay! I was even able to open up the Sims game and take some pictures a little while ago.

So here's the deal. This story and A Ray of Sunshine aren't going anywhere. I will write these stories for as long as it takes to tell them. But there may be times during this school year that I disappear for a little bit because my work load has increased (Or because Colin has distracted me with his ability to make guyliner look good). But fear not, I will always return with new chapters, to read your stories, and talk on aim (sorry aim friends! I  miss you all!).

I'm hoping to have a new Listening and Ray chapter out in the next couple days. I hope they are worth the wait and I can't thank you enough for reading them and for your patience.

Sandybeachgirl