I stood outside by my luggage and waited for Christina. Time was totally relative to her so I didn't expect her to be on time waiting with a sign with my name on it. She was driving straight from South Carolina, it was only a two-hour drive for her and she left earlier this morning. As I was looking around I noticed she was smiling and walking quickly towards me. We were typical girls and ran into each other�s arms squealing,
�I am so glad to see you.� I held on tight to her,
�I�m glad to see you too girl.� She grabbed my purse as I pulled my suitcase along walking next to her,
�So, how long have you had me waiting while you searched for a good parking spot?� She laughed and covered her face,
�You know me so well, only ten minutes.� I laughed as I followed her to the car and put my suitcase in the trunk. We settled in the car and she looked over at me,
�So, do you know how to get to the hotel?� I rolled my eyes,
�The Carolinas is your territory but I know you so of course I printed out a map; its only about three or four miles from the airport.� She turned on the radio and smiled at me,
�You love me.� I rolled my eyes and looked out the window hoping this would be a stress free vacation.
We checked into the hotel and my mouth was open from the time we walked through the door until the time we got to our room,
�Ok, this place is great.� We giggled as we walked around the room,
�Ok, we have a fucking balcony.� She ran over and we stood outside and looked at each other,
�This is something you share with a boyfriend.� I stuck out my lip,
�I don�t do? You don�t love me?� She patted me on the back,
�I love you but you don�t do it for me.� I stuck out my tongue and she laughed,
�The mall, we need to find a mall, I want to go shopping.� We went down to the front desk and got directions for the mall. We were in the car and I turned and looked at her,
�So, did I mention Nick gave me his phone number and told me to call when I got into town?� I stifled my giggle as I turned the radio up full blast and watched her scream and look back and forth between the road and me,
�Are you fucking crazy? Don�t tell me that now while I�m driving. I could have killed us and I why didn�t you tell me this before?� I watch her turn the radio down,
�He called me last night and-�
�He called you last night and you didn�t tell me this why?� I struggled to catch my breath as I laughed at her,
�It was late when we got off the phone. He called to give me Eric�s phone number; you know the dancer on their tour. Then we just kept talking about football and movies and we ended up watching a movie together over the phone.� She shook her head and smiled,
�Awww, that�s so sweet. You watched a movie over the phone together? That means something you know?� I looked over at her confused,
�What?� She sighed and rolled her eyes,
�That was practically a date Quinn.� I rolled my eyes and reclined back in the seat,
�Ok, whatever Chris. It was nothing.� She stopped at the light and I could feel her staring at me, as my eyes remained closed,
�Nothing? He gave you his number. Why did he give you his number?� I shrugged but I couldn�t wipe the huge grin off my face,
�I don�t know but I�m happy right now so I don�t want to think too much.�
We made it back to the hotel around five after deciding to site see, well get lost, around the city. I pulled out my cell phone and decided to give Nick a call, it couldn�t hurt. I was a little disappointed when I got his voice mail but I had no clue what to say so I figured it was better anyway. I left my hotel and room number and left my cell phone number just in case we weren�t around the room. We were sitting around watching TV trying to decide what to do that night when the phone rang and Christina and I looked at each other as my stomach dropped to my knees.
Stories
Mixed Feelings
Chapter 12