Hi All I noticed that the chapters were not in the correct order so I think a few of you maybe slightly confused. I have now amended the situation and hopefully there will be no more hick ups. Please remember to vote and comment.
Picture of Tiarna - T
Lauren's POV
I woke up early and headed home to shower. Mum was up by the time I finshed dressing so I walked back into the kitchen.
Dad was never home midweek, he'd been doing a lot of business in Newcastle since I was 12 yrs old. He based himself there during weekdays and came home for the weekends. Mum was such a strong wonderful person she loved him unconditionally, she knew he did everything so we could have the best, it was all for the family. So she supported and encouraged him at the sacrifice of her on self and happiness. She was our strength, love and support. We were blessed to have her as our Mum.
"Morning Mum".
"Morning Lauren, what time did you get in?"
"About 615, I'm heading out again shortly I've got a 9am tutorial".
"Ok Hun, will you and T be home for dinner?" She asked.
"No Tuesday nights going to be late we finish Uni at 9pm so we'll just grab something to eat in the cafeteria. But we'll be home early tomorrow".
"Ok Sweetheart, have a wonderful day and drive safely".
"Will do Mum," I gave her a small peck on the cheek and headed out the door.
I text T that we'd take my car today, as we started and finished together. As I pulled out the driveway I was getting a lite anxious about seeing Dan and very grateful T would be close by today. Maybe I should call Ethan? This would be a big deal for me but it'd show Dan that I had was no interest in him. The last thing I wanted to do was hurt him so maybe having a date with Ethan may just help us both. There was no attraction on my part when it came to Dan. But with Ethan the animal in me wanted to be unleashed. He was my kinda perfect in every way. Calling him didn't mean sleeping with him, it was just one date like he said to see where it goes. No harm. I think.
I arrived at T's and she ran down into the car.
"Hey Babe," she yelled.
"Hey T". T was so loud you could always hear her coming a mile off her voice and laugh were larger than life. With her crazy curly hair, straight talking ways, her perfectly made up face and huge personality the guys loved her.
"So Lauren, I've thinking about the whole Dan situation. The best solution is for you to tell him about Ethan. Put it out there that you met him before he kissed and that's why it was all so awkward for you," T thoughtfully approached the subject. She was an accounting major and could analyse situations brilliantly.
"You must be a mind reader Hun, I was seriously just thinking the exact same thing. Even if I don't end up calling him, how is he to know? I can just make out that I met the guy of my dreams on Saturday night and leave it at that!".
"Seriously Lauren, I think you need to call him. It's been three days since you first met him so it's a safe distance to make that call tomorrow. Why don't you do it?" She questioned tilting her head to the side. I giggled as her curls bounced around the passenger seat, she looked so cute today. Wearing a short pink denim a line skirt and a yellow mid drift top with aqua cork wedges. She was so colourful. Whereas, I had tight black pants and a Greenday band t with knee high laced combat boots.
"Day 4 already tomorrow, I don't know maybe he has his own ideas about the perfect time to call. Maybe I just missed the opportunity to get it right," I said shrugging my shoulders.
"Grr, but maybe you haven't. Geez girl, you're so fucking frustrating sometimes!" I just giggled and turned up the radio singing "what do you mean!" I was more of a band girl but still appreciated JB to a degree. His songs were catchy alright!!!!
This was a conversation that T and I had quite a bit. After you meet a guy, when is it ok for him to call you. After day 1 he was stalker material, day 2 a possessive brat, day 3 I'm coming on a little too strong kinda guy, day 4 just the right amount of perfect, day 5 not sure if I like you, day 6 relationship no thanks I'm a total player, day 7 you will just be the booty call after a night out of being unsuccessful with any ladies so no thank you.
T and I liked to banter, we had brains and came up with strategies for everything. We even described our men by chocolate. I preferred Kit Kats, tall, lean muscles and sexy, whereas T like her Caramello Koala's they looked like muscle men you see at the gym, big and buffed. We avoided the flakes, had little time for toblerones and we could talk all day in chocolate code about men we knew or those who passed us by.
Life was meant to be fun, we just enjoyed living every second to the fullest especially when we were together. We were known at Uni by most people on our campus yet we were never rude, entitled or disrespectful to anyone. See the biggest difference between high school and Uni was that you were no longer dealing with the unnecessary things.
People at Uni had a purpose and it was just a building block to getting to the next level to the start of the rest of your life. Everyone on our campus was smart you needed to get over 90 in your hsc to get in and some degrees like law were around 98. So we hung out with people like us. We were smart but never scrutinised, because most of us were the nerds back in high school. We were not the popular types.
Maybe a few people like Mark would be accepted in all circles but T and I were not, after all girls would always find a reason to hate us. So when I found T that very first day at Uni, it was the start of a wonderful life long friendship.
We pulled into the car park in no time. We were walking on campus then we saw Dennis heading towards us, "Morning my Ladies," he seductively spoke raising his eyebrows up and down.
"Dennis," I nod embracing his big hug.
"Hey little Dude," T said punching his arm.
"So, how's Dan today Dennis?" T asked.
"Fuck T don't hold back...." he snorted.
"Why the fuck would I, Lauren deserves to know what she's going to walk into. You're her friend & you didn't even bother to text her last night. I'm sure you guys would of gone for drinks afterwards so what the hell went down?"
Dennis thought about her words I could see him thinking.
"Yeah you're so right T, I should have done more, sorry Lauren. Look, Dan's pretty pissed he had this idea that you were going to be his forever after. We went out and had a few beers, the reason I didn't contact you is Dan got so pissed that we left his car here and I drove him back to my place and he crashed there. I'm not sure what to say but be gentle cause he really liked you".
His words were stinging in my ear. Somehow in all this I was now made out to be the bad one? I looked over to T, her lips shaped into a thin line. She looked pissed at the situation. I squirmed my face trying to show empathy towards Dennis's words, I was hoping T would go along with what I was about to say.
