Love Me Or Leave Me

Chapter 9 Sara

Ugg I can not sleep. I toss and turn all night long. I can not get that stuip man out of my head and I am not sleeping and I never feel like eating anymore either. When I am àt work I keep looking at the door waiting for him to walk in so I can see him I do not know what is wrong with me. Why does he have this hold over my brain maybe if I just talk to him and stop trying to ignore him it will get better I do not know anymore. It does not help that all Liz talks about is Fin and Max anymore I guess her and Finn are now a couple and have gone out on a couple dates ad she is so happy. I am glad but she keeps trying to get me to go to the dance she even said that she would have Finn talk to Max about going so I would have a date. That is the last thing tha I need but it would shut my parents up and maybe I can make a deal with them that they let me continue to work the way I want ad I will go to the dance with Liz. Ya that is a good idea that will make us all happy my parents and Liz will get me to go to that stuip dance and I will get to keep working. I look at the clock on my bedside table and see it is only 5am but I will get up and shower anyway I can not sleep and I am tired of laying Herr looking at the ceiling at least this way I can get ready and see mom and dad before they go to work this morning and talk to them about my deal and see what they say. I start that water nice and hot then climb in The hot water feels so good on my cool skin I take my time washing my hair and body then finally finish when I get out I see that it is 545am I need to get down stairs if I want to catch my parents so I head down and their they are sitting at the table having coffee my dad os the first one to look up and ask me if everything is OK I told them that everything was good while I got a bowl of cereal and told them that I just wanted to talk with them so dad but his paper down and mom moved closer and asked what was up so I told them that I was think about our conversation that we had yesterday and I think I have come up with something that will make us all happy. I saw my parents eye brows lift and I keep talking so I tell them to please let me finish before they say anything so I tell them I really need to be able to keep working the hours tha I am and I see there faces fall but do not say anything so I keep going and tell them that I do see there point in wanting me to be a teen and enjoy my last year of school so I will keep working but I will go to the dance with Liz and start to do more hanging out. And try and make a few more friends or atleast I could try. Then I stopped and looked at them and waited for them to say something. They looked at each other got up and walked into the kitchen now I am getting nervous about what they will say. A few minutes later they came back out and sat down when they looked at me and said that I have to stop working on Friday and Saturday nights and I have got to have a date to the dance. Those are there conditions about not getting on me any more about how much I work. I told them that I would see what I could do about a date for the dance but with it only being a week away I do not know if I can find a date but if for some reason I can not find one then I will accept a date for prom. Then we all agreed good now that is one thing less to worry about. By the time we were done talking my parents were late and I had to leave for school so dad gave me a ride. When I got to school I saw Liz and of course she was with Finn I went to walk right by them and she grabbed my arm and asked what was up that I have not been talking with her and if I was mad at her I let her know that I was not mad I was just given her and her boyfriend some time alone that I did not always have to be there with them that it would be weird so she ask me to give her a min and turn to him and gave him a small kiss and left with me. I let her know tha she did not need to leave him shetold me that she loves me like a sister and she misses me and that if I am not comfortable airhead him around then shewill hang out with him later bur she wantef to spend timewith me. Serially is a good friend to me just then the conversation with my parents poped in my head and I smiled and turned to her and told her tha I had a surprise for her and she got all happy andI told her that if she still wanted me to go to the dance with her. She squiled so loud and started jumping up and down and told me that I better not be joking. I told her that I am not joking I am going to the dance but I need to get a ticket. We got to class so we stopped talking and then Finn was waiting after class for us I felt bad so I did walk to the next class with them and Li told him I was going to the dance she is still so happy. Then Finn turned to me and said that Max wanted to ask me to the dance but he told him tha I was not going and I had to work. But he wanted to know if it was OK with me if he told him that I was going to go. I stopped to think and he was quick to tell me to forget he said anything Liz is so happy that I am going that it can just be the three of us then again I know it would make my dad happy and I did say I was going to try and get along with him because of Liz and Finn. So I told him that if he could ask him to come by the shop later and that I would like to speak with him. Finn grow the biggest smile on his face and said that he qould call him. I do not know what I am even thinking I have got to be out of my mind. Later that day while I was at work whipping sown tables Max comes walking in the door and I swear my heart stops and he takes my breath away without even trying. He comes over to me and asked if I had time to talk I let him know to give me a min and I was going to take my break and we could go outside. I make him his coffee and go outside my hands are sweating and my stomach has butterflies in it I push the door open and take a seat across from him and he is just looking at me I put his coffee on the table and slide it across to him and he never takes his eyes off me. I wipe my hands on my pants and clear my throat to get his attention he noticed the coffee and says thanks with a half smile that just made my panties wet. So he says Finn says you wanted to speak with me so I take a deep breath and fold my hand in front of me I feel like I can not form any words when in front of him. So he then says well I am glad you asked me here because I wanted to speak with you also but I know that I have been rude and U am sorry for that I am not usually like that I have just had a lot going on in the company and my mind has been else were but I wanted to see if you would give me the honor of taken you to the homecoming dance? I look at him and just nod my head when he says baby girl I am going to need you to use your words love. I can not believe what I just heard I open my mouth and a very faint yes comes good and he looks at me right in the eyes and says good girl. Then he hands be a gift bag and stands up I go to tell him that I can not take a gift from him when he looks at me and tells me to take it and enjoy that is his way of an apology. Then he leaves I open the bag and my jaw hits the floor it is the newest I phone I so not even think you can get it in the stores yet. I go back to work thinking that I will give it back to him next time I see him.