thing that I wouldn’t share it with anyone .
April’s smiling at the end of it, all fond like my mother would once in a while before she started drinking and sleeping around.
“What?” I ask, smiling, too, but feeling a bit self-conscious nonetheless.
“Just—you,” she says as though that explains anything. “You look happy. It’s not that you used to look sad, but—I’m glad you have someone.”
“Well, maybe ,” I say, slumping back against the couch. I groan, though I still can’t quite wipe the stupid smile off of my face. “I can’t believe I made him wait , after all that. You think he will?”
“I know he will,” she says. “He’s obviously into you, and who wouldn’t be? You’re a catch, girl!”
I laugh, grinning at her again as I grab the cup of tea to sip at it. “Thanks. You always know just the right thing to say, you know? Here, I’ve got something for you—.”
I set my mug down again to reach for my purse, pulling out the concert tickets that Romeo slipped into my hands before I left. I wave them in front of April’s face before dropping them into her hands.
She blinks at them a few times before laughing and gathering them up. “Oh my god, seriously? This is awesome . The perks of having a rock star boyfriend, huh?”
“Guess so,” I say as I settle back again. “Think the girls will be excited?”
“Are you kidding me? They’re going to freak .”
They do, indeed, freak . Juliet and Maddie scream for a good five minutes in excitement after April and I present them with the tickets. They hug us both for another five minutes before deciding that we needed to go to our closets right then and there to pick our outfits.
“I can’t believe it’s in two days,” Maddie says as she makes me try on a third dress. “Just two days! And—and you ! Dating Romeo ! That is so fucking amazing!”
I laugh, spinning around in the dress that she chose for me. “Well, I don’t know if we’re calling it dating just yet. It’s—it’s something, though, isn’t it?”
“It’s everything ,” Maddie says earnestly. “Isn’t it everything you could have dreamed of?”
I blink at the question, caught off-guard by the suddenness of it. She says it like it’s truly something she believes, and when I think about it, I find that I couldn’t disagree. Romeo was certainly a charmer, and he did know how to spoil a girl. Fancy dinners and pretty jewelry weren’t everything to me in a relationship, but they sure didn’t hurt on top of a romantic guy.
I feel my cheeks heating up again as I step out of my dress to try on the next one Maddie laid out. “Maybe it is. I guess we’re about to find out.”
“ Damn right we are,” Maddie says, clapping her hands together excitedly. “And this time, I’m bringing my good camera. I’m not missing another chance of seeing you up on that stage.”
I laugh and reenter my closet. It would certainly be a moment to remember.
Just like the first time, the stadium is absolutely packed when we get there. The crowd is already screaming by the time we take our seats, excited energy flowing through them. Instead of the annoyance I felt at the stimulants coursing through the crowd the last time we were here, I feel the excitement and anticipation flood into my own body as I join in their cheering.
The lights are dimming before long and the girls clutch at my arms, eager for the show to start. The cheers get louder as everyone gets to their feet, clapping and roaring for the band.
The first strains of a now familiar song (I had spent quite a bit of time listening to Romeo’s discography the past few days; it wouldn’t do to be unfamiliar with it now , after all) begin to flow through the speakers as the show begins.
As soon as the spotlight floods the stage with Romeo at its center, his eyes move across the front row until they find mine. I smile instantly and feel warmth coil in my stomach as he returns the smile before
April’s smiling at the end of it, all fond like my mother would once in a while before she started drinking and sleeping around.
“What?” I ask, smiling, too, but feeling a bit self-conscious nonetheless.
“Just—you,” she says as though that explains anything. “You look happy. It’s not that you used to look sad, but—I’m glad you have someone.”
“Well, maybe ,” I say, slumping back against the couch. I groan, though I still can’t quite wipe the stupid smile off of my face. “I can’t believe I made him wait , after all that. You think he will?”
“I know he will,” she says. “He’s obviously into you, and who wouldn’t be? You’re a catch, girl!”
I laugh, grinning at her again as I grab the cup of tea to sip at it. “Thanks. You always know just the right thing to say, you know? Here, I’ve got something for you—.”
I set my mug down again to reach for my purse, pulling out the concert tickets that Romeo slipped into my hands before I left. I wave them in front of April’s face before dropping them into her hands.
She blinks at them a few times before laughing and gathering them up. “Oh my god, seriously? This is awesome . The perks of having a rock star boyfriend, huh?”
“Guess so,” I say as I settle back again. “Think the girls will be excited?”
“Are you kidding me? They’re going to freak .”
They do, indeed, freak . Juliet and Maddie scream for a good five minutes in excitement after April and I present them with the tickets. They hug us both for another five minutes before deciding that we needed to go to our closets right then and there to pick our outfits.
“I can’t believe it’s in two days,” Maddie says as she makes me try on a third dress. “Just two days! And—and you ! Dating Romeo ! That is so fucking amazing!”
I laugh, spinning around in the dress that she chose for me. “Well, I don’t know if we’re calling it dating just yet. It’s—it’s something, though, isn’t it?”
“It’s everything ,” Maddie says earnestly. “Isn’t it everything you could have dreamed of?”
I blink at the question, caught off-guard by the suddenness of it. She says it like it’s truly something she believes, and when I think about it, I find that I couldn’t disagree. Romeo was certainly a charmer, and he did know how to spoil a girl. Fancy dinners and pretty jewelry weren’t everything to me in a relationship, but they sure didn’t hurt on top of a romantic guy.
I feel my cheeks heating up again as I step out of my dress to try on the next one Maddie laid out. “Maybe it is. I guess we’re about to find out.”
“ Damn right we are,” Maddie says, clapping her hands together excitedly. “And this time, I’m bringing my good camera. I’m not missing another chance of seeing you up on that stage.”
I laugh and reenter my closet. It would certainly be a moment to remember.
Just like the first time, the stadium is absolutely packed when we get there. The crowd is already screaming by the time we take our seats, excited energy flowing through them. Instead of the annoyance I felt at the stimulants coursing through the crowd the last time we were here, I feel the excitement and anticipation flood into my own body as I join in their cheering.
The lights are dimming before long and the girls clutch at my arms, eager for the show to start. The cheers get louder as everyone gets to their feet, clapping and roaring for the band.
The first strains of a now familiar song (I had spent quite a bit of time listening to Romeo’s discography the past few days; it wouldn’t do to be unfamiliar with it now , after all) begin to flow through the speakers as the show begins.
As soon as the spotlight floods the stage with Romeo at its center, his eyes move across the front row until they find mine. I smile instantly and feel warmth coil in my stomach as he returns the smile before
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