are long-lost friends acting like fools could be overwhelming. I squeezed her hand. “Want a beer?”
She laughed, “Desperately!”
I left her with Ben and went to find the keg. I didn’t want to be rude to people but I was being accosted every two seconds by someone saying hello. I wanted to catch up with everyone but I was more concerned with leaving her. It was probably ten minutes before I got back to the spot I’d left them. I saw Ben chatting up Kim and Steph. They were the kind of girls that were good to go; he would easily be able to land one of them tonight. No Darcy in sight. “Where is she?”
Ben looked at me darting his eyes from one girl to another to express that he was busy . “I don’t know. She was just next to me a minute ago.”
With that, both girls were touching my arms and tal king to me but I could hardly hear them. Their voices sounded so whiny and fake. How I was drawn in by that kind of thing such a short time ago was beyond me.
For the next ten minutes, which felt like an hour, I was on a mission. I’m sure people were a little like, “what the fuck,” because I was hardly taking time to say hi to those that I’d been the closest of friends with. I just kept saying, “I’ll be right back,” as I pushed right past them. Finally I found her in the den in an animated convers ation with another girl and Dylan sitting on the arm of the couch next to them. “Holy shit, Darcy, I’ve been looking all over for you!” I sounded annoyed but it was really a combination of stress and relief.
She laughed and then smiled in a way that told me my concern made her happy i n some way, “You were worried?”
Dylan jumped up and grabbed me in a hug. “Tom! So glad you’re here, man. Small world, right? This is my girl, Kasia Mazur, who happens to have gone to high school with your Darcy. Can you believe that?”
After that rocky start, Dylan’s party was awesome, as usual. I had to go back and make the rounds and say hello t o the people I’d just blown off. I felt like I could, now that I knew Darcy was having a good time catching up with Kasia.
My close friends, guys and girls, were cool and made the effort to approach Darcy, introduce themselves, and make her feel at home. Everyone knew me there so I didn’t have to worry about any guys hitting on Darcy. There were one or two instances where girls were being a little too determined with me but I knew how to handle that better now. I would just start talking about Darcy to them, point her out, and then they would treat me like I had th e plague. Worked like a charm.
The next morning I found Darcy and my mother in the kitchen. Darcy was showered and dressed already. I was taking her down to New York early this morning. She and my mom were dicing celery and onions while chatting away. I hung back for a minute and have to admit, I felt a lump in my throat watching them together. I wanted this in my future.
Darcy
Tom and I pulled up outside of my house and he grabbed my hand before I turned to get out. “Hey, Darcy, I love you.”
“Where did that come from?”
He smiled at me with tenderness. “Sounds corny, but I was just overcome with that feeling, so thought I’d share.”
I couldn’t help the grin that spread across my face. “Right back atcha.” I had been overcome with that feeling a lot lately myself. I felt so deeply in love with him.
When we walked in, the house already smelled great. Mom was first out to greet us. Tom hugged her right away—a true Farrell. Caleb came out of the kitchen then. “I’m glad you’re home. I’ve had to take over your kitchen duti es all morning.”
Mom laughed. “He’s lying. He got here a half-hour ago, tops.”
Caleb and Tom shook hands. “Well, I just want you to know that this is the first time I’ve let Darcy give me scouting advice. She said you’r e fast and fierce
She laughed, “Desperately!”
I left her with Ben and went to find the keg. I didn’t want to be rude to people but I was being accosted every two seconds by someone saying hello. I wanted to catch up with everyone but I was more concerned with leaving her. It was probably ten minutes before I got back to the spot I’d left them. I saw Ben chatting up Kim and Steph. They were the kind of girls that were good to go; he would easily be able to land one of them tonight. No Darcy in sight. “Where is she?”
Ben looked at me darting his eyes from one girl to another to express that he was busy . “I don’t know. She was just next to me a minute ago.”
With that, both girls were touching my arms and tal king to me but I could hardly hear them. Their voices sounded so whiny and fake. How I was drawn in by that kind of thing such a short time ago was beyond me.
For the next ten minutes, which felt like an hour, I was on a mission. I’m sure people were a little like, “what the fuck,” because I was hardly taking time to say hi to those that I’d been the closest of friends with. I just kept saying, “I’ll be right back,” as I pushed right past them. Finally I found her in the den in an animated convers ation with another girl and Dylan sitting on the arm of the couch next to them. “Holy shit, Darcy, I’ve been looking all over for you!” I sounded annoyed but it was really a combination of stress and relief.
She laughed and then smiled in a way that told me my concern made her happy i n some way, “You were worried?”
Dylan jumped up and grabbed me in a hug. “Tom! So glad you’re here, man. Small world, right? This is my girl, Kasia Mazur, who happens to have gone to high school with your Darcy. Can you believe that?”
After that rocky start, Dylan’s party was awesome, as usual. I had to go back and make the rounds and say hello t o the people I’d just blown off. I felt like I could, now that I knew Darcy was having a good time catching up with Kasia.
My close friends, guys and girls, were cool and made the effort to approach Darcy, introduce themselves, and make her feel at home. Everyone knew me there so I didn’t have to worry about any guys hitting on Darcy. There were one or two instances where girls were being a little too determined with me but I knew how to handle that better now. I would just start talking about Darcy to them, point her out, and then they would treat me like I had th e plague. Worked like a charm.
The next morning I found Darcy and my mother in the kitchen. Darcy was showered and dressed already. I was taking her down to New York early this morning. She and my mom were dicing celery and onions while chatting away. I hung back for a minute and have to admit, I felt a lump in my throat watching them together. I wanted this in my future.
Darcy
Tom and I pulled up outside of my house and he grabbed my hand before I turned to get out. “Hey, Darcy, I love you.”
“Where did that come from?”
He smiled at me with tenderness. “Sounds corny, but I was just overcome with that feeling, so thought I’d share.”
I couldn’t help the grin that spread across my face. “Right back atcha.” I had been overcome with that feeling a lot lately myself. I felt so deeply in love with him.
When we walked in, the house already smelled great. Mom was first out to greet us. Tom hugged her right away—a true Farrell. Caleb came out of the kitchen then. “I’m glad you’re home. I’ve had to take over your kitchen duti es all morning.”
Mom laughed. “He’s lying. He got here a half-hour ago, tops.”
Caleb and Tom shook hands. “Well, I just want you to know that this is the first time I’ve let Darcy give me scouting advice. She said you’r e fast and fierce
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