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Oct 23, 2010 23:53:16 GMT -5
Post by glamgirlsg on Oct 23, 2010 23:53:16 GMT -5
On Wensday the group was introduced to us. Us being the partisipants of sing. We were told under the strict instruction not to tell anyone, under threat of being dropped at the last moment. Not a problem! I had been keeping this secret for 3 days now! A couple more would't kill me. I could't wait to hear them perform! I could hear the girls calling out to Damian. They had no idea that he was taken. He found me in the croud and winked. Since I was sitting by myself, it was clear who he was winking at. He was up to something. He may think that he's the master of being descrete, but I can always tell. He turned to Paul and nodded. Paul and Damian working together? That was a scary thought. Paul steped forward. "We will also be joined by joined by a very special guest singer. Please welcome to the stage, Miss Sarah Goss!" To say that I was shocked, would be an understatement. I slowly got up and made my way up onto the stage. It was just then as I stood in front of everyone else that I realised that I was still in my crazy get up. I was blushing quite red. Damian took my hand. "Go talk to Phil after this." he wispered. I nodded and kissed him on the cheek. I could just feel the glares of many frustrated girls on us. I took a bow and left the stage. Everyone in my group was stareing at me "Come on guys! I'm only dressed as an alien, dosn't mean that I am one!" That got them to laugh. I went to my solitary seat and began to think. I was lucky, that was for sure. But how would I manage this with rehersals. What about my make-up? How could I wash it off in time? I glanced over to a side door. There was Phil, waiting for me. I hopped up and quickly made my way over. "You wanted to talk to me?" "Yes lass I did. I just wanted to make sure that you understood anything." "Yeah, I did have a few questions. Like, how in the world am I supposed to wash my makeup off? I'll need a shower for that, because my hair will also be colored. How am I supposed to change in time?" He laughed, not unkindly. "Sarah, lass, ye'll have special permission to go back to your dorm after your performance. Take a shower and then ye'll return to us." Perfect. I'll be performing with wet hair. "When will we reherse?" "Well not tonight obviously! But for the rest of the week ye'll join Damo and I at 3:00. Ye'll join us for "Still havn't found" and ye'll have you'r own solo. I've got a beautiful song picked out for ye." "All right. Can you tell me the line up? So I at least know what's going on?" "I think I'll let Damo tell ye that, lass." I grinned. "See you later then sir?" I asked "Of course! Till tomorow, lass." With that, I left. "Oi vey! This week has gone from normal to odd!" I mean come on! I'm dateing the most eligable Irish bachlor ever! I rolled my eyes at the irony of it all. Looking up I saw Damian coming over to sit with me.
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Oct 24, 2010 22:50:46 GMT -5
Post by glamgirlsg on Oct 24, 2010 22:50:46 GMT -5
I went to see how Sarah was doing after that little shock she had. "Hello." "Hey." "How you holding up?" "I'm just so shocked. Really! Y'all want ME to sing with you?" "Duh! You're brilliant!" "And lucky me, I get one rehersal before each performance. And they expect me to sing with the best." She rolled her eyes. "You'll be fine! You've got the voice of an angel!" "So whats the line up? Phil wouldn't tell me." "All right. All of us will do "Still Havn't Found" The we'll all solo. It'll be George, me, Ryan, Keith, you, Neil, and Paul. The us lads will do "Ireland." "So I don't join you in "Ireland"? Thank goodness! I may love that song, but I'd just feel like I was intruding!" I wondered if she was getting all of this. I asked her to repeat what I had just said, just to be sure. She laughed and repeated it perfectly. I kissed her forhead. Just then the lights dimmed and the 2nd run through of the night began. Sarah's group, the Freshmen, were on third. Sarah had already seen the show, but I hadn't. Why? you may ask. Well, we were hidden, awaiting the big reveal. The first two groups were allright. Sarah left during the 2nd group so she could get onstage at the right time leaving me to watch it all in silence. The first 2 groups were allright. Then the Freshmen came on. I noticed that most of them were dressed in bland colors. Where was Sarah? Then down came the spaceship and there she was, falling on her back. Gracefull. I couldn't help but laugh. She and her fellow aliens danced like a dream, each with their own solo. Most of them were very modern, but not Sarah's. She began with a flying leap across center stage. Then she began to spin on one leg. She spun for what seemed like an eternity. I began wondering if she was getting dizzy. When she landed she showed no signs of it. Must be all that ballet training she had. From what I could tell the story went like this: It was an average day in Rozwell, then the aliens crash landed and scared the people half to death. The townsfolk told the aliens that they had to leave. When the aliens explained what happened and asked for help the townsfolk agreed to help. Then the aliens invited the townsfolk to join them and sail away. They declined and the aliens took off. Then the Men in Black (snort) came and wiped their memory. The show was phenominal, and not just because of the vocals. They also did tons of stunts. They lifted people into the air and they even threw one of the aliens. Sarah was picked up by one of the burlier guys and slung around. I felt a twing of jelocy. I should be the one slinging her around. Not that overgrown ape! After the segment was over Sarah made her way over to me.
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Oct 25, 2010 23:53:53 GMT -5
Post by glamgirlsg on Oct 25, 2010 23:53:53 GMT -5
Slightly out of breath I went back to where Damian and I were sitting. I could tell that he was slightly jelous of that one guy that slings me around. So to ease that I kissed him the moment I sat down. "So what'dja think?" He smiled "You guys were brilliant. I wouldn't be surpised if you guys won." I rolled my eyes. "And why do you think that? Could it be that you have a thing for one of the aliens?" "Yes I do! How did you guess? She's a beautiful thing too you know." I again rolled my eyes. "So will I be seeing the lads anytime soon?" "When we reherse "Still havn't found" you'll join us. You know the plan right?" "You mean the one where I leave right after my first performance, go back to my dorm, take a shower, change, and meet up with y'all? Yeah I know that one." I turned to face the stage, slightly tired. Damian put his arm around me. I snuggled in as close as the theater style seats would let me and closed my eyes, breathing in his scent. I woke up in Damian's arms. He was carring me back to my dorm, my bag slung over his back. "Damian?" "Shhhhh. I'll get you back." I closed my eyes and felt him carry me across the street. He paused slightly at the steps then climbed up. Someone must of been holding the door because he walked right up to the RA desk. He murmered something to the RA on duty. I heard her wisper back. He carried me into the lobby and paused for a while while the RA announced his coming. Then he carried me down the stairs towards my room in the basement. I knew that the door was locked. "Sarah where is your key?" "In my bag." I mumbled. The RA gently took my bag off Damian's back and dug around for the key. She unlocked the door and he bore me in. He gently ste me down on my bed. The last thing I remember was him kissing my cheek.
The next day was Thursday. I met Sarah outside her dorm at noon. We walked and talked. She was nervous, because the first show was tonight, student premere. When we parted she thanked me for not leaving her when she told me her secret.
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Oct 26, 2010 21:56:00 GMT -5
Post by glamgirlsg on Oct 26, 2010 21:56:00 GMT -5
Thursday was the student matanee. To say that I was excited was an understatement. I couldn't wait to perform with Sarah even if it was for one song. After Sarah's classes, she and I caught a ride with Ryan and Neil to the mall. We has great craic on the way up. Even though the mall was small they had some interesting shops. When Sarah went to go look for a lady's room I spotted a jewlery shop that sold Celtic-style jewlery. Secretly I bought her a little something for a good-bye present. I slid the box into my pocket and hoped that she wouldn't see. When I returned to Ryan and Neil they were talking guitars. I do play, but I'm not as good as the others. Occasionally during our free time one of the lads would give me lessions. All except Paul, since Paul is "too good for guitars" or so he clames. I began talking to them. We got so deep into our converstions that we didn't notice Sarah approaching. Ryan was talking about his woes with strings that snapped way to often. "Well I find that rubbing the strings with Canola Oil helps." she said, scaring us. "Really?" asked Neil, who was the first to recover. "No of course not! I just wanted y'all to notice me." I chuckled "Sorry I scared y'all. People have always said that I'm to quiet for my own good." "People say I'm like that you know." said Ryan. "Yeah right. I can hear you coming from a mile away" I rolled my eyes. "What ever Damo. What time do you have to be back?" "So eager to get rid of us now?" said Sarah "Not at all! I just don't want you guys to be late." "5:00. That's in an hour." We decided to keep walking. When we saw that Macy's was having a sale we decided to check it out. In the end Neil got a new reversable vest. It was black on one side and brown on the other. Ryan got new running shorts. They were dark blue with a black stripe running down the sides. I got a green flannel button-up shirt. Sarah ended up with a leather jacket and a black fedora. Soon it was time to go back, and Neil and Ryan took up back to campus. After a hasty dinner (spagetti and carrots) we went to go get ready. Once she was out of sight I pulled the box out of my pocket and checked to make sure it was allright. Smiling I put it back and made my way to the theater.
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Oct 28, 2010 0:38:28 GMT -5
Post by glamgirlsg on Oct 28, 2010 0:38:28 GMT -5
The second I step foot into the band hall I knew something was wrong. My fears were confirmed. Their stood Neil, with wide eyes and a paniced expression on his face. "Sarah, Haley-Jo hurt herself and the doctor is saying that she shouldn't dance this weekend. You know the dances for "Standing" and "Medly" right?" I nodded. He visibly relaxed. "Allright heres the new line up. "Still havnt found" then George, Damo, you, Ryan, Keith, me, and Paul. Then "Ireland" I knew we were getting some strange looks. I mean come on! Neil was talking kinda loud and what he was saying probably made no sence to the others. I put my hand on his shoulder "Thanks for the heads up." I led him over to the door. "Give my love to Damian" He smiled and gave me his traditional kiss on the cheek as a farwell. I rolled my eyes. "Don't let him see you doing that." I laughed. "Aw he knows I kiss all the lasses. And I've asked for permission so..."I hit him. "Get on wit' ye!" I laughed as he left the building. Everyone was staring at me. "What!" Brian steped forward. "Sarah he kissed you." "Yeah, so? He kisses all his close female friends. Damian knows about this. He dosn't mind. I was just teasing him. He's like an older brother." I left to go get makeup. After a long wait, a couple of sing-alongs on the piano, and a few rounds of Wha! and Ninja it was time to go onstage. We left the hall and went over to the theater. As soon as the curtain fell on the last act and the inter-act came on we got ready behind the curtain. Damian was there and he kissed me good luck just before we went on. We performed like never before. It just went by so fast, it almost felt like by the time we went on it was already over. As we exited the stage Damian waved from the hall way, since he had to be near his group. I ran back to my dorm and took a quick shower to clense my face and to get my hair back to its natural color. I then changed into the outfit for "Still havn't found". It was a navy blue pencil skirt, a light pink collored shirt with a navy blue jacket. I grabed my notebook and hurried to the theater. As I entered the room I was greated by a rousing cheer. Good thing no one in the audience could hear us. George was sitting by the door. Paul was pacing. Ryan and Keith were sprawled out on the couch, Ryan had a book and Keith was tuning his guitar. George got up and enveloped me into a huge bear hug. "Hey George, have these clowns drove you bonkers yet?" This brought a couris of protests. I just rolled my eyes. I walked over to Paul. "Hey Swanky." "Hey Alien." I hugged him. I went over to the couch. "Hey Ry, whatja reading?" "Just a litte si-fy." "Of course you are." "So Sarah, you taking Haley-Jo's place in me song?" "Of course Keith! Do you know anyone else who knows the dance around here?" He laughed. Neil emerged from a back room. He kissed my cheek again. "Good to see you again Neil. Where's Damian?" Everybody shrugged. My phone began to buzz. I knew who it was. "Where are you?" "I'm with the lads. Where are you?" "I'm standing outside your dorm!" I laughed. "Well get over here!" I hung up "Well that clears that up." Soon Damian burst into the room. I ran to go hug him. We all began to talk. Soon it was time.
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Oct 29, 2010 0:59:22 GMT -5
Post by glamgirlsg on Oct 29, 2010 0:59:22 GMT -5
Well here it is. The first show! YAY!
We left for our spots. The music started playing. I took a really deep breath to calm my nerves. Keith and Ryan ran out and began singing. I walked out singing. Forget butterflys, I had a 'friken elephant in my stomach, I was so nervous. I heard all our voices blend in perfect harmony. The lights were so bright so I couldn't see the audience. That helped with the nerves. Soon I began to get into it. When it came time to clap I forgot that I was performing. I honestly believed that I was at home performing to my laptop in my room. It felt right. Finally my eyes adjusted to the blinding lights. I could see vague outlines of the audience, but I didn't mind. I felt at home on the stage. It was a pattern, I would feel uber-nervous then I would calm down and feel right at home. Performing was my drug. I was addicted to it. It was all over too soon. We bowed and went backstage to prepare for our solos. I hurried and changed into my "Standing" dress. When I left the dressing room I saw Damian putting on his off white shoes. He was literally dressed in head-to toe off white. It was a comical sight. I began laughing "Come on! You said you've watched the video about a hundred times!" "Yes, but there is a difference between a YouTube screen and real life." He rolled his eyes. "Come on, we better get into position." He kissed me and we went to our seperate enterances. The music started and Damian strolled out amid laughter. I watched as the other female dancers walked past and gave him a weird look. It was my turn. I skipped out, passed him, turned around, smiled, and turned back and skipped over to the fountin. I silently thanked Sharon for managing to get the set onto our small stage. Damian ran over, still singing. He climbed up and looked at me. I blushed and turned my back on him. He knelt down and gave me his hand to help me up. I skipped around the rim of the foutain, carefull not to fall in. Once I was around I took his hand agin and walked with him for a short while untill he stoped and I steped forward and twirled back into his arms. And there I was, in the strong arms of the man I loved. We slowly moved forward his warm hand on my waist. Then came the part that I dreaded. The dip. Even though he had practiced it a million times I hadn't. I trusted him, but that dosn't mean something couldn't go wrong. I was paranoid, I knew that. Damian had never dropped me during the few times we had practiced, in fact he had been exceedingly gentle. Even gentler than how he had dipped Haley-Jo. Probably because she was a professional level dancer and I hadn't been in a studio for 5 years now. Slowly, ever so gently he dipped me, I leaned back just relaxing into it. He brought me up. Dip complete, day made. He gave me his arm. I rolled my eyes theatrically and slid my hand through. He lead me to the other side of the stage. I spun around, leaving Damian and skipped over to the bench. Damian spread his arms wide and spun in a circle and then leaned on the bench. He sat down. I scooted closer. He scooted right next to me. He did the fake yawn stretch and draped his arm over me. I turned to face him. The audience went wild. I got up and steped forward to do my solo.
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Oct 30, 2010 0:40:29 GMT -5
Post by glamgirlsg on Oct 30, 2010 0:40:29 GMT -5
I think I'm spoiling y'all! One update per day! If she was nerviousm she was hiding it well. Her solo was written by Phil specially for her. I had tryed to convince her to sing that song that I had heard her sing before, but she wouldn't claming that the particular song was ment for only one's ears and she wouldn't tell me who. So Phil wrote funny, yet beautiful, love song for her to sing. It was called "A Princess's Desire". Basically a princess fell in love with a handsome prince and she spent a lot of time trying to impress him with funny things like rapelling down to his window to tell him. In the end he tells her that she didn't need to do all those things for him and that he loved her just the way she is. Once she was done the croud burst into applause. She walked back to me eyes aglow. She sat right next to me again to prep for the next song. The music started and there was Ryan bounding onto stage. Two of the dancers sat next to us and began to "harrase" us. I wrapped my arms around her protectivaly as they began to "yell" at us. Soon I got up and lead her over to the bridge. Two more dancers began to berate us. She hid behind me, apparently scared. I grabbed her hand and we began to run backstage. I sat down to rest while she ran to go get changed. When she came out she was trying to get her sparkly blue dress to go over her knees. "I. Hate. This. Dress! It's so indecent!" She grumbled. "Just go on out there and get it over with!" I laughed as she leaned over so I could kiss her cheek. She rolled her eyes and left. I really do hate this dress. I ran up to my spot waiting to dance out. Keith was rocking out on his guitar. It was time. I began to move out with the beat. I lost myself in the rythem. I knew this dance like the back of my hand. I remembered my mother telling me that I was addicted to acting. She was right. It was like I was someone else when I was performing. I wasn't ill. I was healed if for just a moment. My parents didn't understand why I loved it. I had never told them, but I would, this Saturday. All too soon it was over. I went back stage and changed out of the blasted dress. I went over to Damian, who was sitting on the couch. He patted the spot next to him. I flopped down, exausted. "You gonna wear that for bows?" I was back in my "Still havn't found" suit. I nodded. "You were beautiful out there, you know?" "Thanks. I kinda lost myself out there, did you notice?" "Kinda. It's mostly in your eyes. They took on a glow, kinda like how they were glowing after "Standing" your solo." He kissed me. "The same glow I see now." "I guess they glow when I'm around something, or someone I love." I kissed him back. The rest of the solos went by fast. Too fast for my liking. Soon it was time for "Ireland's call". I absolutly love this song. I slid into the wings to watch the lads. When the music started I closed my eyes and began to dance with them.
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Oct 31, 2010 1:30:08 GMT -5
Post by glamgirlsg on Oct 31, 2010 1:30:08 GMT -5
March in place. Raise arms. Sweep right arm forward. March again. Though I couldn't see it I was sure that all the crew backstage were giving me odd looks, but I didn't care. I kept my eyes closed even after the singing stoped. Damian went backstage to find me. When he touched my arm my eyes flew open. Gently he took my hand and led me onstage. The audience nearly deafened me with their loud roar. Tears tickled the backs of my eyes, threatening to spill over my cheeks. I bowed. My eyes were swimmin with tears as I waved to the audience. Damian turned just in time to see a solitary tear roll down my cheek. He took my hand as we bowed for the last time. I had to get off the stage now. The tears were about to fall. The music faded away. We left the stage just in time. The tears started falling right as I stepped out of sight. Damian just held me, he understood. Gently he led me back to the room we waited in. That was one thing I loved about him. He was excedingly gentle. Every time he led me anywhere or even touched me it was gently. I grabbed my bag as the tears stopped. Damian led me back to the dorm. "Do you want to go out tonight to celebrate?" I thought about it for a moment. " I don't think that's wise. I do have class tommorow and I need my sleep. How about Friday?" He nodded "Friday it is then."
Friday came, and when Sarah was out of class we all went to the Zoo. By "all" I mean all six of us and Sarah. So there we were, looking at the lion cubs. When they were taken in for a feeding we turned and left. "So where to next?" asked Keith. "Follow me." said Sarah. Since she was the one carring the map, we pretty much followed her anywhere. I had been talking to Paul when I caught her eyes. They sparkled with a secret plan. I ended my conversation and caught up with her. "What are you planning? Can I help?" she giggled. "I'm takeing us to the bug house to spook Keith. They have a hall of arachnids. So I thought we get Keith in the middle of it all and see how he reacts." She whispered. I got the hint "Hall of arachnids? Care to explane?" I whispered back "It's where they keep all the spiders. They have two walls of glass cages and a hallway down the middle." "You, my lady, are evil." "I know. That's why you love me." "Any way I can help?" "Yes. I need you to distract Keith as we enter. In fact tell the other lads as well. They can help too." I kissed her cheek. "Hey lovebirds! Where are we goin'?" Called Keith. "You'll see!" Sarah yelled back. I went to rope the others into this. I figured I'd try Paul first. He loved a good prank "Hey Byrom, want to pull a prank on Keith?" His eyes lit up. "Sure!" he giggled like a school girl. Sometimes I worry about the man. I relayed the detals to him and moved on to Neil. "Hey Neil, we're gonna play a prank on Keith. Wanna help?" "Who's "we"? It'd be nice to know who I'm working with." "We is Sarah, Paul, and myself. Now do you wanna help?" "Sounds like fun. Count me in." He smiled evily. The others were no trouble at all. Sarah gave me the first signal, a fake sneeze. I distracted Keith so he wouldn't know which building he was in. Paul pulled Keith aside so that he could plan a "prank" on me. Keith had no idea where he was. Once Paul and Keith had finalised "plans" Keith looked up. His face turned white and he bolted for the door. We burst out laughing. It was decided that no one would admit blame for this one, since we all took part in it. We followed him slowly out the door and into the sunshine. "All right who's bright idea this? It's not funny!" Keith said with murder in his eyes. We all clamed that we didn't know. "Keith honestly, I've never been here I didn't know where we were! None of us knew!" said Sarah, almost reprochfully "Yeah right. I know one of you is lyeing. Well maby not Sarah or George, but the rest of you? You better watch your back."I chucked at his flawed logic. "So where off to now lass?" asked George. "Some where with no spiders." murmered Keith. "The pond." she said matter-of-factly "Why?" "You'll see Ryan, you'll see." She led us up to a pond. When our shadows crossed the water we saw them. Fish. But these fish were differernt from any fish we had ever seen before. Their fins were almost like arms. Sara bought some food from a dispencer. "Ready you video cameras lads. It's about to get funny." She had handed me her camera earlier and had instructed me to get Keith's reaction to the hall of spiders. It would be perfect for blackmail purposes. I took it out and got it ready. With all the other cameras ready and recording, Sarah threw in some of the food. My first thought was "feeding frenzy" But it was more frenzyed than that. The fish were using their "arms" to litteraly climb on top of each other. In fact, the more food she threw in the more frenzied it got. We were all laughing our heads off. Once it setteled down and the cameras stopped recording we sat down at a near by picnic table. "Well was that worth it?" We all began agreeing at once. Laughing Sarah held up her hands for silence. "They kinda remind me of y'all. You know, a man and his food?" "Well Damo and Keith mabey. But not the rest of us." said George. "Oh speak for yourself Mr. don't touch that mushu, it's mine!" laughed Ryan
They all began teasing eachother. I was laughing so hard I was actually crying. People were giving us odd looks. Obviously they thought we were drunk, high, or both. "Come on guys we better get back." The teasing continued all the way back to the car and on the way home. I liked being with these people. They were almost like family. I knew I could trust them with anything and I loved that. Neil nudged me, pulling me out of my revear. He knew what I was thinking about. The rest of the car ride home was filled with gales of laughter.
Happy Halloween everybody!
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Post by glamgirlsg on Nov 2, 2010 0:59:56 GMT -5
It was go time! I kissed Damian good luck in front of the band hall. He headed for the theater and I went inside. I just couldn't wait to get out there and perform. I sighed, knowing it was only a matter of hours before hand. I put down my bag and went to go get makeup. We got great applause that night and everyone was whoopen and holleren once we got back to the band hall. I said my good buys for the night and left to take a shower. I grabbed my laptop, which I had packed earlier and headed out the door.
Sorry it's so short. My roommate went to bed. Love Y'all!
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Post by glamgirlsg on Nov 3, 2010 0:28:56 GMT -5
Sarah brought her laptop this time claming that she wanted to show me her family so I wouldn't be confused tommorow. We had a fun time looking at her pictures. There were pictures of her and Brian, her and her parents, and her and this boy that she identifyed as David, her brother. "Will I be meeting him tommorow?" "No. He died in 2005." "Oh my God, I'm..." she layed a slim finger on my lips "Don't say it. I don't want your sympathy. It's been 5 years, I'm alright with it." "But" she silenced me with a kiss "Don't worry about it." George walked by "Ye better change Damo, just in case." Always the voice of reason. I got up to change.
Damian left to go change. There was a loud bang and a "OW!" I laughed. Damian energed a few moments holding the back of his head. "You all right?" "Well the goose egg on my head says "No", but the spring in my step says "Yes". You decide." "Oh poor baby, come here. Let me kiss it all better." He trundled over quite like a little boy. He had to bend way over, considering our height differences, for me to be able to kiss his head. "You know it might of been easier for you to sit down before I kissed you." So he sat down. "Mummy, will you kiss me 'ead again?" He said in a little boy voice. "No I've already kissed it before. One kiss per injury." "Awww Mummy, please?" "No, Baby." "Please?" "No!" I was laughing at this point. "I'll tickle it out of you." His voice was low, threatening. "You wouldn't dare!" I narrowed my eyes. His eyes took on an evil gleam. Ryan's bad boy face flashed through my mind. Guess Damian had to learn it from somewhere. He began to move slowly towards me. My retreat was blocked by the couch back and arm. His arms pinned me to my spot and then he began to tickle me. I began shreaking with laughter. "Damian Stop!" Tears began to streak down my face. "Damian! DAMIAN!" His powerful laughter echoed my tiny laugh. "Damian please STOP!" I finally managed to squeak out. He let up. I saw tears streaming down his face from laughing so hard. Needless to say he got the kiss he wanted.
The show went perfectly again tonight and once again I took her back to her dorm. She had opted to bow in her "Standing" dress tonight. "So do you want to go out to celebrate?" "Sure, but the dorm locks at 2:00. I want to be back by then." "So where do you want to go?" "I don't know. Is anything even open at this hour?" "Sonic is open, and I know for a fact that it's within walking distance." "All right Sonic it is. Just let me drop off my bag." As we left we saw Paul making a bee-line towards us. "Going off to celebrate I see? We're going to Sonic, want a lift?" I looked at Sarah. Would she want to spent time with the lads? "Sure, just as long as we get some time to ourselves. Deal?" "Deal." Said Paul "I'm serious Paul. Don't mess with us. You do not want me as an enemy." "I understand." He led us to the car. The ride over was jubilent, we all laughed and joked. When we got to Sonic we parked and went over to the tables grouped under a canopy. Sarah and I got a table all to ourselves while the lads all shared one. We decided to split a choclate milkshake since she wasn't really hungry. When our shake came I payed, all though she tryed to stop me. "You got me my dinners all this week. Let me get this for you." That setteled it. It was quite romantic despite the location. She looked like an angel in that dress. We joined the lads after our moment together. Not one of them said anything about it. I guess either Sarah's threat worked or I would hear about it later. I guessed the second one. Paul gave me a look that clearly said that I would be hearing about this one later. Bingo. I knew these lads too well. We left soon as to get Sarah home on time. I dropped her off at 1:45. She kissed me good bye and slipped inside. Thats when I remembered that I would be meeting her parents tommorow. Crap.
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Post by glamgirlsg on Nov 3, 2010 23:44:53 GMT -5
The next morning I awoke to my phone going off. My parents had just reached the outskirts of town. I got up and quickly got ready. I texted Damian to join me A.S.A.P. I stepped outside and saw Damian hurring from the theater on the right and my parents approaching from the left. I made a quick desicion and started to run. "Mommy! Daddy!" I shreaked as I launched myself into their arms. "I'd like for y'all to meet my surprise. Mom, Dad, this is my boyfriend, Damian McGinty. Damian these are my parents. Mr and Mrs Goss." Damian shook hands with my Dad. "Hello Damian, nice to finally meet you." "Finally sir?" "Sarah's told us alot about you." said Mom. "Good things, I hope." "Oh she described you in glowing terms. We almost belived she had met an angel." I giggled "You think I'm an angel? I thought you knew me better than that!" "Oh whatever. Well, now that we're all aquanted we should head for Moody." I said. Damian grabbed my cold hand and the four of us began walking. Mom and Dad picked up the tickets for sing, nametags, and a cool color changing cup. I then took them on a tour of the buildings where I had classes. I remembered the tour I gave Damian on the day we met. A slight chuckle from him told me that he was remembering as well. In fact when we walked by Frost, I swatted him on the arm like last time. "Oww! What was that for?" "For just being you." "Shouldn't I get a kiss for that?" "Depends." But I felt bad so I kissed him. When we finished the tour we went to the school provided lunch. I was vaguely worried about how Damian would handle a real Texan Bar-B-Que, but he seemed to be holding up pretty well. I was starting to relax, but then out of the corner of my eyes I spotted the all to familiar heads of Paul, Neil, Ryan, Keith, and George. I covertly pointed them out to Damian, so my parents wouldn't know. Damian seemed paniced. Ryan saw us first and pointed us out to the rest of the group. They made a beeline for us. "Well hello Sarah. Fancy meeting you here. May we join you?" Asked Paul. "That's really up to my parents, Paul." Get the hint Paul, leave us alone. Paul, ever thick as a cement wall, looked at my parents. "Hello, my name is Paul Byrom. May we join you?" "Oh of course Mr. Byrom, you and your friends can join us." Curse you Mom. "Please just call me Paul." He smiled as they sat down. "I'm Neil Byrne." "I'm Keith Harkin." "Ryan Kelly." "George Donalson at your service" Could this day get anymore aquard? "Nice to meet you all. I assume you're Damian's friends." said Mom "Yup we're Celtic Thunder." said Paul. "Sarah's got quite a voice. Has she told you yet?" said George "Told us what?" "I'm performing with them tonight." "Really!" "No Mom, I'm joking. I'm also not performing with the Freshmen." "Then why are we here? I think we should leave. What do you think Steve?" "I think she's being quite silly." "Love you too Dad." "Sarah's told us about all of y'all. Lets see. Paul, you're the one with a 15 year old girl inside and you sing Tenor. Neil, you're new to the group. Keith, you used to have blond hair and you surf. Ryan, you're a chartered accountant. George, you're married with a daughter, and you're from Scotland. The rest of y'all are Irish. But all of you enjoy a good prank" They all laughed at how I had described them to my parents. "That's right, and all of them are hillariously funny." I said. Mabey this won't be so torturious. We all laughed as we all regaled tales of pranks and jokes. The ones that the lads played all seemed to be against Damian, or he would at least get the blame even if he wasn't involved. Soon we said good-bye to the lads and went to Wal-Mart to get some supplys to stock my bare pantery. We then went to their hotel. "Damian are you and your friends staying here?" "No Mam' we're staying in one near the campus. It's not within walking distance but we rented a van to ride around in." Dad began to interrogate Damian on the sly. Damian didn't seem to notice, but I did. Dad seemed real please with the answers he was getting. Thank heavens. The conversation flowed easily. My mom told stories about her days at Hardin-Simmons since she graduated from there as well. After a while we went back to campus. We all had dinner at the caf and afterwards Damian and I both left to get ready for the last performance. I was really nervious because I felt like I needed to please them. I wanted them to be proud of me. I know that they already are proud of me, but something inside tells me that I need to make them proud anyway. The Freshman show went off more perfectly than ever. We were sure to win the top prize. The CT show went perfectly. I saw them in the front row smiling broadly. Unfortunatly, I would have to wait untill tomorrow to get their reaction. Damian once again took me home. We decided to meet at the chapel for church since my parents were going to the service.
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Post by glamgirlsg on Nov 4, 2010 22:53:36 GMT -5
Keith went back to his old hair style? Hallelujah indeed!!!!
Church went well. Sarah looked beautiful as usual and her parents were perfectly lovely to me. After church we went out to lunch at Olive Garden. Mr. Goss got a grilled telapia, Mrs. Goss got Ministrone soup, Sarah got Fettichini Alfredo, and I got Beef Raveoli. "So Mom, Dad, what did you think of my performances?" "They were both beyond excelent. I didn't know you could sing like that!" "Thanks Mommy! What about you Dad?" "I'm with your mother on this one. Are you sure you want to be a teacher? With that voice you could go places." "I'm sure I want to be a teacher. I can change more lives that way Ada." Wait. Ada? I turned to look at her. "Ada?" "Yes, Ada. My Dad and I volentered with this Dad and Daughter group at home. I call him Ada as to differentiate between the other fathers. If I called for "Dad", at least half of the group would answer me. If I call for "Ada" only one answers me." "Ahhh. I get it. Thanks" "Sarah I never got to ask you, but how do you like college so far?" said Mrs. Goss "It's kinda like high school to be quite honest. Except for the fact that people smoke behing buildings. It's quite out in the open and I'm just not used to it." "I understand. Damian what do you like about singing?" I smiled. I really like these people. Mr. Goss is quiet, witty and very protective of his baby. Mrs. Goss is alot like Sarah. She was funny and very sweet and she and Sarah would joke alot. I gladly gave my answer. After we payed and left Sarah was pulled aside by her mother. That left me to talk with her father. I was ready for the aquard talk, but Mr. Goss wanted to talk to me about singing. Apparently he sang in the church choir. He wanted to know what range I sang and what songs I liked to sing. Sarah hurried to my side, cheeks bright red. When she heard what we were talking about she smiled brightly. She signaled to her mother. She also had sung in the church choir for a while. They were a very musical family. Mr. Goss used to play guitar and Mrs. Goss used to play the flute. Sarah didn't play any instruments however, she only sang. We went back to the dorm. Her parents said good bye and left for the three hour drive back to Dallas. Sarah and I went for a walk. "I like them." "They like you." "I'd like for you to meet my family someday." "Yeah, but I'd have to go to Ireland for that." "Mabey someday." "I highly doubt that." "Oh Sarah! Don't doubt! So. What did your mother want?" "Oh the usual. Don't do anything you'll regret. Don't forget your shot. Don't run off and marry him or we won't pay tuition. Yadda yadda yadda bla bla bla. Are you excited for tommorow night?" "What's tommorow, love?" "The mixer of course! You are going arn't you?" she laughed. "Of course I'm going! I've got a date with a beautiful woman." She blushed. I absolutly love making her blush. I kissed her cheeks which only made them turn an even deeper shade of red. We walked for a long while. Soon it was dinner time and I took her out again. We didn't stay up late because Sarah had classes the next day.
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Post by glamgirlsg on Nov 6, 2010 1:12:07 GMT -5
I like the idea of taking them to Ireland but... I can't take them untill Sarah's out of college.
Monday classes came and went. Damian and I went down into the basement and went bowling. I firmly whooped him with a near perfect score. I got 3 strikes and he got 2. He clames that he let me win but, I know he's just saying that to save face. The mixer was at 7:00 that night. I somehow managed to convince Damian that I needed about a hour and a half to get ready. So we had dinner at 5:00 and then left to go get ready. I showered, dryed my hair, and put on my outfit. The theme was Maskerade. With that in mind I borrowed a dress and mask from the costume department. The dress was Emarald Green with sleeves that reached my elbows and stretched down to the floor. I brushed my hair and put half of it up and left the other half down since my hair can't hold a curl for 5 seconds. I'm serious though. I've timed it. I remember the day well. I played the memory through my head while I applyed makeup. My friends tryed different methods to get my hair to curl. One tryed a curler. Failed. One tryed different types of rollers and tons of hair spray for an entire day. Failed. The last tryed to perm my hair. Failed as well. I spun through my room letting my skirt twirl around me. I loved this skirt. It had layers that floated like clouds. I mentaly ran through all the couple dances that I knew. Let's see...Waltz, Texas 2-Step, Swing Dance, Salsa, Charlston, and Lindy Hop. I glanced at my watch. Time to go. Damian and I were catching a ride with Brian and Nathan at 6:45. I grabbed my keys and made my way over to our meeting spot at the Alumni Wall. Damian was waiting for me at the theater. He ran across the street when I saw him. He did a double take when he gave me a good looking over. "Wow! You're...you're...you're beautiful!" "Are you so surprised? Our last day together, which happens to be a mixer, and you didn't think I would dress up? Honestly I thought you knew me better." He took my hand and we walked the rest of the way to the wall. "Let me see your mask." I told him. He pulled out a mask that was black with no embelishments. "Cute." He just smirked. "Let me see yours then." Mine was slightly fancier. It was Emerald Green with teeny-tiny rinestones around the edge. We slid on our masks when we heard a car approach. Turning, we saw Biran's Ford Explorer pull up. Damian held open the door and helped me in. He hopped in and shut the door and we were off. Both Brian, Nathan, and Damian were in similar suits. Brian's tie was black and so was his mask, except for the fact that the mask had tiny embossed decorations nearly invisable to the naked eye. Nathan's tie was light blue and his mask matched. "Sarah you look beautiful, as usual." said Nathan. "Why thank you Probie." I said using my pet name for him. "At least you noticed that I always look pretty. Unlike Mr. "I-Hardly-Know-Thee-Sarah". You's think he's know this stuff by now." I poked Damian in the side "Hey, you just blew me away is all. Your beauty stunned me I litterally could not find the right words to say. I have them now and I will say them. Sarah, you always look beautiful, but right now you are even more spectacular and I love you. Happy now?" "Quite." It took us 10 minuets to get to the venue. Damian helped me out of the car. He led me up to the door where the masked attendent was taking tickets. Damian handed him ours and led me inside. We followed the music and laughter down the hall to the ballroom. We entered. I gasped. It was done up like an old timey ballroom instead of a modern one. Everyone was in masks and my dress fit in perfectly. The DJ stand was at the opposite side of the room. He was playing a rap song that I didn't recognize. Nathan and Brian went to go dance, but Damian and I decided to sit this one out since I'm not particularly fond of rap. We decided to wait untill a good song came on. Our answer came in the form of "Viva la Vida". "I love this song!" I had to raise my voice to be heard over the loud music. "May I have this dance?" "Of course!" He led me out onto the dance floor. Swinging me into his arms he led me in a fast waltz. Right there in his strong arms I felt safe. Damian spun me around. I giggled. Spinning had always been a weak spot for me. Damian's hand was warm on my back. When the song ended we waited on the dance floor for the next song. To our surprise Lough Swilly Railroad started to play. I had already kicked off my heels before my dance with Damian. I began to dance by myself. Know what I danced? Ballet. It's a specialty of mine. Not tipical for a mixer I know, but honestly, I couldn't think of a better style of dance for the song. After the song was over I got a smattering of applause. Grinning like a moronic idiot I led Damian over to the chairs to get some rest while another rap song played. "You continue to amaze me Sarah! That was beautiful." "It's been 5 years since I've been in a studio. Well, you know what they say. You can take the girl out of the studio, but you can't take the dancer out of the girl." Just then Sway started to play. Something wasn't right though. It sounded like it was being sung live. We turned towards the DJ and who did we see? None other than Paul singing. "Oh my God" murmered Damian. "My sentaments as well." "Shall we dance?" "We shall." We did a slower waltz for this. Every now and then throughtout the night the lads would come up and sing for us. It truely was magical. We were in our own little world, tightly embraceing each other. I fell even deeper in love with Damian, if that was even possible. After we left Damian took me to the pavilion. "Sarah, you know I'm leaving early tomorow morning. This is the last time I'll see you for a long time. I'll miss you Mo GirĂ¡." He said switching into Gaelic. "I'll miss you as well Damian." I kissed him on the cheek. "This is for you" He pulled out a tiny box from his pocket. "I got this when you were in the powder room at the mall." I opened it and gasped. Inside was a beautiful claddagh necklace. He moved behind me, and sliding the necklace from my hand slipped it around my neck fastening it into place. "Oh Damian! It's beautiful! Thank you! I wish I had something to give you." "You do have something to give." With that he kissed me like there was no tommorow. I never wanted it to end, but all good things must. The clock struck 1:30. "We better go. You have class tommorow." "And you have to leave." "I'll miss you so much." "I'll miss you even more." He walked me back to my dorm. "I'll keep in contact. I promice." "You better." We stood on the dorm's porch. He kissed me one last time. "I love you Sarah." "I love you Damian." "Good-bye." With that he walked out of my life for the time being. I would miss him something fierce, but I know he would be back. He said he loved me. He would love me forever.
I kissed her for the last time. I turned and left for the theater. The car ride back to the hotel was silent. Once I got back to the hotel I flopped on my bed as Neil pulled out his guitar. "I'm gonna miss her Neil." "I know Damo, I know." The next morning I got up and dragged my stuff back to the bus. Sharon approached my bunk where I has flopped. "Damo, Sarah wanted me to give you this." "Wait! You saw Sarah? Why couldn't I come?" "Because if you came we'd never leave!" That was probably true. Sharon handed me an envelope. I pulled out my pocket knife and slit it open as Sharon walked to the front of the bus. The paper smelled like her perfume. It was a letter. I read it, tears threatening to fall. "Dear Damian, Wow what a week! I hope you had as much fun as I did. Everyday that I spent with you was like a dream come true. I really do love you and will miss you more than anything. You are my everything, the smile on my face that no one understands. I don't know when I'll see you again, but I know someday we will be together again. Untill that day, keep your chin up. Someone from Texas loves you! Forever yours, Sarah" I went to find Sharon. "Sharon do we have any tape?" "Yes Damo, top drawer." she said without even looking up. I slid the top drawer open and grabbed the tape. I attached the letter to the wall by my bunk. I was about to throw away the envelope when I realized that there was still something in it. It was a small wallet sized photo of the both of us. Sarah had dragged me to a photo booth that day in the mall. I kinda liked this photo. Sarah's face had a beautiful smile on it and I was kissing her blushing cheek. I slid it into my wallet. I would miss her greatly, but I knew that I would see her once again. I still love her. I would love her forever.
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Post by glamgirlsg on Nov 7, 2010 1:02:19 GMT -5
Part 2: Enjoy! Time Skip!!!
4 Years passed. Sarah graduated college with a degree in Elementry Education. With that degree she got a job at her old Elementary school, Scofield Christian. It took her a bit, but she also managed to get an apartment all to herself. I helped her move in. I mean after all I am her boyfriend, that's what we do. She made three copies of her key. One for her parents, one in case she lost the first one, and one for me. "If you ever need a place to stay while you're in town, you know my adress." She had told me. The arrangement worked so well that Sharon allowed me to stay at her place while we were on tour. Celtic Thunder was even more popular and we were all doing very well. Paul had gotton married recently and Keith was engaged. Neil had a girlfriend he was pretty serious about and Ryan was still flying solo. He said that he prefered it that way, but we could all tell he felt the pressure. I mean look at us! George and Paul were married, Keith was engaged, and Neil and I had steady girlfriends. Speaking of girlfriends. I tryed to visit Sarah whenever I could, that is whenever work allowed. We'd have our rough patches, but we battled throught the bad months and celebrated the good months. I let myself into Sarah's appartment visiting on a whim. Her appartment was a decent size despite the price, 3 rooms, 1 bathroom. I silently slid down the hall towards her bedroom/office. There she was, grading papers and listening to music. Judging by the way she was dancing in her seat it was CT stuff. She finished one paper, entered the grade into her online gradebook, and flipped over to YouTube. I saw a younger version of myself dancing with Haley-Jo to "Standing on The Corner". She sighed and brushed her fingertips along the screen, right over my cheek. She missed me. I just stood and watched, not wanting to let her know just yet. She went back to grading papers. I waited untill she had finished them all. She sat back and rubbed her eyes in fatege. I snuck up behind her and gently kissed her neck. She jumped and turned her chair around. She shreaked and threw herself into my arms. "Good to see you too." "Damian, I can't believe it!" "Surprise!" "Oh heavens! How long have you been standing there?" "Not long." "Well are you hungery? I was just about to start dinner. Do you want to join me?" "Of course! I love your cooking! What's for dinner?" "Spagetti. Will you be wanting sauce with that or do you prefer it dry?" "Sauce if it's no problem." "That'll work. Could you watch the spagetti while I set up your room?" "Sure." "Is your stuff by the door?" "I took a taxi, you do the math." "Ha Ha, your so hilarious." "Where's the sauce?" I asked from the kitchen as she brought in my luggage. "Top shelf." I opened the unused jar and put some into a saucepan. "Want me to start the spagetti?" "Please." I heard her go down the hall to the closet to get some sheets. I peeked through the opening in the wall to see her unfold the couch and place the sheets on top, since I liked to make my own bed. "By the way, there's a gift from the lads and Sharon at the top of my suitcase." Opening it up she retreved the wrapped box. "They request our presence on Skype, Saturday at 6:00." "6:00 there or here?" "There. That'd be noon here. Oh, the new Mrs. Byrom sends her thanks for the gift." "I wish I had been at their wedding." "I know, it wasn't as fun without you. But you will be there for Keith's won't you?" "Depends." she said joining me in the kitchen. "Arn't you going to open the present?" "I've got it right here. Do you know what it is?" I just grinned. "You do!" "Just open it." She opened the package quickly. Inside was a jumble of things from them all. There was a guitar pick from Neil, pratical, since Sarah had taken up guitar in college, a waterproof surfboard necklace from Keith, a Star Wars spiral notebook from Ryan, a whoppie cushion from Paul, a mug from Glasgow from George, and another wrapped gift from Sharon. "Know what this is?" she asked. "Honestly, no idea. She handed it to me like that." Frowning slightly she tore off the paper. We both gasped when we saw what it was. It was the latest DVD, we havn't even released it to the public yet. "Wow." "I know." "She must really like you." "She must." Sarah turned to go put it with her other DVDs. She returned after taking a few deep breaths. "Is that water boiling yet?" "Nope" "Did you put salt in it?" "Uh...Was I supposed to?" "Yeah. It helps it boil faster." She opened one of the cabanets to grab the spagetti. "Once it's boiling put about 3 handfulls in. I'll set the table and make the bread." She set the table for two and went to make the bread. She opened the freezer and pulled out a box of Texas Toast. She put some paper towels into the microwave and placed two peices inside. Finally the water was boiling! I put the recomended amount in. "How long should it take?" "About 5 minuets. I was thinking candle-lit dinner. Then I remembered that I'm not aloud to burn candles. Then I thought flashlight. What do you think?" I laughed at her logic. "Sounds good." "What do you want for dessert? I've got some mini candy bars, ice cream was on sale so I've got some of that, and I baked some cookies yesterday." "What type of cookies?" "I must be fortune teller. White Choclate Macadamia Nut and Choclate Chunk." "You must be. How big are they?" "Man sized." "What?" "Oh you know! Big! There's Child sized, Woman sized, and Man sized. Small, medium, and large." "Oh you are a genius!" "I know." she tilted her head waiting for the kiss that she knew would be forthcoming. I laughed. "You think you get a kiss for that?" "Hey! It's hard work being a genius!" I gave in and kissed her cheek. Laughing she went to go check the spagetti's progress. "You've got me wrapped around your little finger, don't you?" "And arn't you glad I do?" I walked up behind her and slid my arms around her waist, kissing her neck. "Yes I am. Because if I'm wrapped around your little finger, I must have your heart." "That you do, love, that you do. Now would you grab a serving bowl and my strainer. This spagetti's done." I went to do as she said. While I strained she poured a bit of olive oil into the serving bowl. Once the spagetti was throughly strained I poured it into the serving bowl. She tossed it around making sure the spagetti got throughly coated. "You wanna pray?" she asked me. "Sure." I said a quick prayer, blessing the food and thanking God that I was with Sarah once again. Sarah forgoed the flashlights so we had a normal dinner. I remembered when I went to visit her over the summer before she got her apartment. Her parents were out and we had a candle light dinner. Her hazel eyes glowed in the soft candle light. It also brought out the illlusive red highlights in her light brown hair. We began to catch up on the past few months. She had her shot yesterday, and it was looking to be a good month. She told me stories of her 3rd grade class. They were very bright, but of course she had her problems with trouble makers.We laughed over their antics. She said that they reminded her of the lads. After dinner I helped her wash up and then she put in a DVD. As was tradition, we watched the DVD of the Freshman Sing. We snuggled on the couch bed. After it was over Sarah let me use the restroom to get ready for bed while she packed for the next day of school. I quickly made my bed and then kissed her goodnight and went to bed.
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Post by glamgirlsg on Nov 8, 2010 2:13:28 GMT -5
I woke up to the sound of my alarm. I heard Damian banging around my kitchen. Knowing him, he was probably making me breakfast. I got up and got ready for another busy day. Silently thanking God it was Friday, I left my room to find Damian sitting at the table still in his Pj's which included a faded Man-U shirt and blue boxers. His hair was mussed up in an adorable way. "Good morning sleepyhead." I teased. "Want me to drive you?" He mumbled "Don't you always?" After a quick bowl of Coco Pebbles (old habits die hard) and a glass of apple juice we were on our way. Damian kissed me before I left the car to go to work. He was bringing lunch so I didn't pack one. I knew what Damian would do when he got back to my apartment. He'd go right back to bed, since I got up at 6:00 to get to school on time. He would also have the car which would otherwise sit in the parking lot of the school. This worked quite well with me. At lunch Damian joined me. My colleagues were perfectly lovely to him and the banter flowed quite easily. Too soon it was time to go back to class. I wouldn't allow Damian to kiss me in front of the kids, so we said our goodbyes in the teacher's lounge. My kiddos were fairly good today and I only had to send one to go change his card. At the end of the day I was surprised by a knock at the door. "Davy will you go get that?" Davy got up and ran over to the door. "Walk Davy." He opened the door. "What do you need?" "I'm here to see Miss Goss." I could recognize that Irish Brogue anywhere. I turned to see Damian standing the door frame. "Well, come on in. I was just about to end class today." One of the twins pointed at Damian as he joined me at the front of the class. "Who are you?" "Mary it's rude to point." She lowered her hand. "Who are you?" her twin, Kary said. "This is Mr. McGinty. He's a close personal friend of mine." "Are you American? Your accent is weird." said Davy. "If you have questions for Mr. McGinty, please raise your hand." Davy's hand shot up. "Yes, Davy?" "Where are you from? I've never heard your accent before." "I'm form Derry, Northern Ireland." The class murmured in amazement. Sugar raised her hand "Sugar?" "Why are you here?" "I'm visiting Miss. Goss." "Why?" "I haven't seen her in a long time. I missed her." Laney raised her hand "Laney?" "Do you love Miss. Goss?" "Yes I do." Kurt's hand shot up. I pointed at him. "Are you gonna marry Miss. Goss?" Uhhh...We haven't quite discussed that yet. I shot Damian a panicked look. "I'll let her answer that." "Well, we're both so busy that we don't have time to plan a wedding." Up went Emily's hand. "Why are you so busy?" "Well Emily, I'm busy grading papers and Mr. McGinty has his music." "Music?" "Hand, Sandy" Up went her hand. "His music?" "I'm a singer, Sandy." "Will you sing for us?" "Mabey some day, but now it's time to go home. Please grab your bags and line up at the door." With some grumbling they moved to do as they were told. I turned to Damian. "You stay here Mr. McGinty." "Am I in trouble?" I just smirked and led my class to the pickup spot. Leaving them in the capable hands of the carpool leaders, I went back to my classroom. I found Damian sitting in one of the desks meant for a 3rd grader, not a 6 foot giant. "You here for tutoring?" "Yes miss." "Well we'll start with the alphabet." I grabbed my handy yardstick and pointed to the letters that were on a poster over the chalkboard. "A is for Average Everyday Love. B is for Believing in Love. C is for Cherishing Love. D is for Daring to Love and Damian. E is for Everlasting Love. F is for Forever. G is for God's Love. H is for Helping Love. I is for Intentional Love and Ireland. J is for Just Love. K is for Kindness. L is for Love. M is for More than Enough. N is for Never Giving up. O is for Openness. P is for Puppy Love. Q is for Quick to Love. R is for Real Love. S is for So long as I'm with you and Sarah. T is for True Love. U is for Unconditional Love. V is for Viva L'Amour. W is for Wild Love. X is for eXtraordinary love. Y is for Young Love. Z is for Uhhh...dang I ran out. This is your spelling lesson for the day. Now spell me a sentence." "How about this. I..L..O..V..E..Y..O..U..S..A..R..A..H." "Good, A plus! I..L..O..V..E..Y..O..U..D..A..M..I..A..N." He stood up and wrapped me in his arms. "Come on lets go home, I've got a test to grade." Damian grabbed my book bag and led me out the door and to the car. Grading tests doesn't take that much time when you've got someone to help. Just as we finished up, Damian's stomach growled loudly. "Hungry?" "Very. What's for dinner?" "I got some tamales from Eat the World. We'll have those tonight." "Need some help?" "I set the table. You boil the tamales. Boil 6. Brian and Nathan are coming over."
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