I turned to find Mark and Susan smiling at me. They know.
“We are heading out to the club for awhile. Let Ari know we will be back later this evening sweetheart. ” Susan said as she gave me a kiss on the forehead.
“Okay I’ll be sure to let her know. Thank you Susan and Mark…. for…. everything. ”
“No thanks are needed my sweet girl. ” Mark said as he kissed my cheek.
Ari and Jefferson must have filled in her parents because they never said a word about me staying there except to tell me I was always welcome in their home. They had been like my second parents since I was ten. I use to stay over at their house for days at a time. I loved them more than I think I loved my own mother.
“Come on let me show you your room!” Ari said as she dragged me up stairs.
“My room…. . wait……I’m not staying in your room like always?” I asked Ari as I came to a stop at the top landing.
“Nope…I’ve been dying to talk to you every since you got here with hotter than hot Gunner!” Ari said with a laugh.
“Shut the fuck up bitch!” I said as I punched her in the arm with my left hand.
“Okay so I want all the dirty deeds on what went down with you two today and DON’T try to say nothing did. I saw the look on your face when you were walking up with him. You either lost virginity today or that boy has magic fingers!” Ari said with a wiggle of her eyebrows.
“OH. MY. GOD! You are impossible!! NO…I did not lose my V card you bitch!” I said as I followed Ari down the hall. She stopped outside a door that was right next door to her room.
“Your room sweets. ” Ari said as she opened the door to the guest bedroom. My bags were already in the room and sitting on the bedside table was a bouquet of fresh daisies. I walked over to the flowers, leaned down and gave them a good long smell.
“Oh my gosh how sweet of your mom to put these in here!” I said as I sat down on the bed. For the first time since I had left my mother’s house today I actually felt like things were going to be okay.
“It wasn’t my mom who wanted the flowers in here Ellie. It was Gunner. ” Ari said as she sat down on the bed next to me.
Gunner? What! How? Why?
“Wait…. . It couldn’t have been Gunner, he’s been with me all day today Ari, how could he have bought flowers and put them in here?” I asked as my head started to spin.
Ari laughed. “Jesus, Mary and Joseph, how are you third in the class you shit head! Gunner sent me a text earlier today. He said he was taking you canoeing, something you requested I take, and he asked me to pick up some daisies to put in your room. He wanted them to be here when you got here. ”
“How the hell did he know daisies were my favorite flower? Did you tell him?” I asked confused as hell.
“NOPE” Ari said as she made her P sound like a pop.
“Jefferson?” I asked.
“NOPE” Ari said again with a shit eating grin on her face.
“I told you that boy wanted in your panties Ells!” Ari said as she fell back on the bed laughing her ass off.
“Arianna! I am so confused. Did he just guess? Please just tell me! My god this guy has my head spinning and my heart pounding and his kiss just about knocked me off my feet. ” I said as I fell back to lie next to her.
I heard a scream and saw Ari jump up.
“What the FUCK Ellie he kissed you? He kissed you????? When? I mean oh my God you bitch you kept something this HUGE from me?! I can’t believe you…. . how could you?” Ari just kept going on and on.
“HOLY SHIT Ari if you would just shut up we have only been alone a whole five minutes! I will tell you!” I said laughing at how Ari was still jumping up and down.
I told Ari all about our morning and how perfect it was. I even told her about Crysti the bitch. We talked about how sweet Gunner was after we left my mother’s house, the awesome canoe ride. Then I told her every single detail about the kiss.
“Holy hells bells…. . Jesus……did you orgasm from that kiss?” Ari asked while pretending to fan herself.
“OH MY GOD! Arianna!!!! I can NOT believe you!” I said as I threw a pillow at her.
“Really Ells…. . that sounds like it was fucking hotter than hell. I mean just looking at that boy makes me have naughty thoughts! I can’t imagine kissing him!”