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Post by Raebee on Feb 17, 2011 3:51:05 GMT -5
Brody pushed open the door to the restaurant and fiddled nervously with his tie. A worker appeared in front of him to lead him to his reserved table. Walking in between them, he cast glances at the couples and families sitting down and enjoying their dinner. He felt envious of these people, who looked on the outside at least, like there was nothing in the world troubling them.
As he was seated, he thanked the waiter and ordered a coke. It was tame, but he'd rather remain legal than cause a ruckus and get kicked out before Kylie had even arrived.
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Post by Dani on Feb 18, 2011 2:32:52 GMT -5
Kylie anxiously followed the host to the reserved table. Despite Brody's earlier excitement about this evening, she was still a bit apprehensive about the entire thing. A part of her was just as excited as ever, but there was still a nagging doubt in the back of her mind. After all, this wasn't just any guy, this was Brody. What if she had gone through all of the trouble of borrowing Taylor's dress and walking all the way downtown in beautiful, but slightly painful four inch heels, only to be stood up? It certainly wouldn't be the first time something like that happened.
However, when she reached the table, she discovered that she had been proven wrong....big time. Not only was he sitting right there, but he was dressed nice, much nicer than she had envisioned. Oh my god! Did he like steal somebody's tie or something? "H-hi," she managed to say, still shaken up at of the sight of him. After ordering a diet coke, she took off her coat, revealing the purple strapless dress that Taylor had reluctantly lent her, and sat down, hoping that she could think of something cool to say.
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Post by Raebee on Feb 18, 2011 23:17:53 GMT -5
Brody watched the door anxiously, and smiled as he saw Kylie come through the door. When she reached the table, he stood slightly awkwardly until she had seated herself.
Settling back on his chair, he smiled easily and leaned his arms on the table top. "Hi yourself. I thought for a minute you weren't coming." He paused, his eye raking over her outfit almost shamelessly. "You look amazing."
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Post by Dani on Feb 19, 2011 0:57:47 GMT -5
Kylie's eyes widened in confusion as a million questions ran through her head. What did he stand up for? Is he like trying to make a break for it or something? And why does he keep thinking that I'm going to back out? "Yeah, sorry I'm late," she said, shaking her head. "I like never really got to explore around here, you know? So I got lost walking because my phone doesn't have GPS." Since her car had been equipped with it, she never really had a desire to get it installed on her phone as well.
She sat back in the chair, trying not to make her blushing face noticeable. "Ummmm thanks," she said, surprised. "You look really great too. Did you like borrow that from your brother or something?"
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Post by Raebee on Feb 19, 2011 1:31:19 GMT -5
Brody shook his head, smiling lightly. "No, this is mine. I just don't really have any opportunity to wear it usually. And I'm sorry I didn't pick you up. I promise next time I will, but you seemed...reluctant to tell either Jack or Miki about us so I followed suit."
Picking up the menu, tiny little creases formed on his brow as he tried to decide what to eat. Looking over the top of it, he smiled. "Oh, I ordered bread sticks to start off with until you know what you want."
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Post by Dani on Feb 19, 2011 2:19:55 GMT -5
Kylie's mouth nearly dropped open. "Wow, I didn't even think you like owned a tie." She tried to think back to an occasion where he might have been wearing one. The only one that stood out in her mind was their high school prom, but she couldn't even recall him being there, much less what he had worn at the time.
"I-I didn't know I was allowed to say anything about...us...." She quickly covered her face with the menu, trying to hide her rapidly blushing face. Us? Does he like even know what 'us' means? "You want there to be like a next time? Wow, seriously?" Butterflies immediately began to dance in her stomach. It was like her life had done a complete 180 within a matter of a few hours. Suddenly, she was brought back down to reality by one tiny little comment. "B-breadsticks?" Ahhhhh carbs!!!!!
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Post by Raebee on Feb 19, 2011 2:32:01 GMT -5
Brody laughed quietly at the expression on her face, then burst out in loud peals as she visibly panicked about what he'd ordered. "Well, I did tell you you were going to have to eat more than just a salad. So this way, you will."
Smirking, he took her hand across the table. "Feel free to tell whoever you like about us...except for Jack. I think I better do that, I owe it to him."
The waiter arrived at the table, and he released her hand. "Hi. Can I please have the chicken and mushroom risotto please?" He glanced over at Kylie and gestured for her to place her order. "And another coke, if you don't mind."
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Post by Dani on Feb 19, 2011 7:19:15 GMT -5
Kylie rolled her eyes as his laughter. It must be totally awesome to be a guy and eat whatever you want.... "Yeah, but I thought you meant like eat soup or something. I didn't think you meant like major carb overload."
Her expression softened as he took her hand. "Okay, I'm not gonna like tweet it or anything, but I'll tell like a few select people about....us.... I don't know exactly what to tell them, but I'll tell them that I'm into you again or whatever. And you can totally fill in Jack on whatever this new sort of thing we have is." Miki is so gonna kill me when she finds out.....
She glanced down at the menu, trying to avert her gaze away from the salads. It was so difficult for her; she had been like that ever since her freshman year of high school. "I'll have the pasta marinara." It sounded safe enough. Besides the pasta and the sauce, there wasn't much else in the dish that could ruin her completely.
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Post by Raebee on Feb 19, 2011 19:33:50 GMT -5
Brody winked mischeviously and his smile widened as she ordered pasta. "Wow, you're brave tonight." Squeezing her hand, he slipped his other hand into his pocket and pulled out a now slightly creased sonogram. "Hey.. I uh.. I had a doctors appointment with Liesl today. This is Bean.. Totally photogenic right?" Passing it across the table, he held his breath. He wanted to be completely honest with her about everything he was doing. He could only pray that she wouldn't freak out.
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Post by Dani on Feb 19, 2011 21:31:55 GMT -5
"Yeah, I'm totally brave," Kylie took a deep breath and picked up the creased black photo, squeezing Brody's hand tightly as she did so. "Bean?" she asked, examining the picture. "Wow, that's like majorly modern." Personally, she felt horrible that his kid would have to go through life with a name like Bean, but she knew that weird baby names were all the rage in Hollywood. If Gwenyth Paltrow and her husband could name her daughter Apple, then Brody and Liesl could name their kid Bean. "Congratulations," she said, handing him the picture and smiling back at him. She began absently-mindedly twirling a strand of her hair, trying not to let the fear show on her face.
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Post by Raebee on Feb 19, 2011 23:32:37 GMT -5
Brody chuckled softly as he returned the sonogram to his pocket. "Bean is just what we call her...er..it. Cause we don't know the gender yet. So it sounds nicer than calling Bean "it" all the time."
Brody turned round in his chair as their bread sticks and drinks were carried over to their table. He nodded at the waiter in thanks, and took a sip before picking up a breadstick and chewing on it thoughtfully. Swallowing, he winked at Kylie and pushed the basket towards her. "Your turn princess."
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Post by Dani on Feb 19, 2011 23:57:12 GMT -5
Kylie nodded her head. "I see," she said, taking another deep breath. She hated that her jealousy was starting to creep back into her system. Sure, it made sense for her to be jealous, but she couldn't let him see it. He'd probably wind up laughing in her face. "I'm sure Bean's going to be a totally adorable baby. Make sure you take a lot of pictures."
She stared at the breadbasket for a few minutes, trying to muster up the nerve to sample a breadstick. There was only one other guy that had gotten her to eat carbs before and he had skipped town shortly after. Was Brody worth compromising her diet? After staring at him for a few seconds, she picked up the breadstick and took a tiny bite. It actually tasted pretty good, but she knew it was wrong to enjoy it.
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Post by Raebee on Feb 20, 2011 0:05:46 GMT -5
Brody couldn't help it, he clapped his hands together in pleasure. "One small step for man, one giant leap for girls everywhere who only pretend to eat food."
Laughing to himself, he shook his head. "Sorry, that wasn't very nice was it. But you're too skinny as it is." He wondered briefly if she'd take that as an insult, but it was the truth. Brody appreciated a girl who ate what she wanted, while looking after herself.
Finishing off the rest of his bread stick, he reached for another and polished it off eagerly. "So, you started your senior year yet?"
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Post by Dani on Feb 20, 2011 2:13:58 GMT -5
Kylie scoffed at his quote. "I don't, like, pretend to eat food, okay? I have to eat something or else I'll be like dead or whatever. Are you trying to say that I'm like nothing but skin and bones or something? Because I don't think I look that hideous." Slightly angry, she grabbed the breadstick and took a few more bites. That ought to show him....
After washing it down with her diet coke, she quickly came to her senses. "I'm sorry. I mean, you've been making fun of me for like pretty much my entire life, so I guess I should be used to it by now. Although like nobody's ever called too skinny before. My ex used to call me fat though." Oh my god, why did you have to go and spill your guts about that?! Her face again red with embarrassement, she added, "I start school tomorrow."
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Post by Raebee on Feb 20, 2011 4:52:24 GMT -5
Brody stared at her incredulously, and it dawned on him why she'd thought he was joking whenever he asked her to do anything, or suspected there was always someone else as well. "Are all the guys you've ever dated complete jerks or something? How on earth could you listen to that shit and believe it?"
He shook his head angrily. "I know I come off as kind of a dick, but I swear I am never that disrespectful to a girl. Even if she is overweight, I'd never comment on it." Taking a deep breath, an image of Liesl's baby bump appeared in his mind's eye, but he banished it as quickly as it had come.
Taking a sip of his drink, he forced himself to calm down. Kylie didn't see these guys anymore so what was the point of going postal about it? "Hey, can you do me a favour? Look after Miki at school. Only don't tell her I told you to. Just...make sure she goes to class."
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