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Tough Love (1979) Part 2
Sorry for the wait. Iâ??ve had a craaaazy week ;-/. ~Aariyan ##################################################################################### Chapter 2 Speak I went to bed that night, having a graphic dream. I was transported back to Nickâ??s cousin house. Why I did it, I donâ??t know. But I was literally on his couch, thinking the things I was feeling, but hadnâ??t dared expressed aloud yet. I thought about my scratching for mercy, doing my best to hold my yells in. I was just given this sensation thatâ??s indescribable. Maybe because Iâ??m sensitive to the touch, but still, I was a bit embarrassed. Heâ??s seen me at my MOST vulnerable state. Thereâ??s no doubting thatâ??but thatâ??s the sad part. Nick Gatsby has seen me at my lowest. Then my dream fast forwarded to Michael. Oh Michaelâ??how heâ??s been supportiveâ?¦but I know he wouldnâ??t be supportive of this. I did the unforgiveable. Itâ??s pretty easy to say I woke up hyperventilating a little. â??Youâ??ll be back by four right?â? â??Yes sir.â? â??Yeahâ?¦donâ??t make me go looking for you.â? â??No sir.â? I shook my head. I took a cab to his place for the sake of privacy. What greeted me was a smiling Nick with his baby-turquoise Polo shirt on. He looked totally relaxed and was smiling. â??Hi baby,â? I heard him mumble before hugging me. I sort of stood there like a rock for a second. â??Hey.â? â??Come in, letâ??s get started.â? He puts his arm around my waist. â??Before we get started, Iâ??d like to show you this.â? He leads us to the kitchen. â??You cooked for us?â? â??Just wanted us to have something good to chow down on, yâ??know?â? I looked at the Alfredo noodles and broccoli.â? â??Nick it looks professionally done.â? He shrugs, â??Iâ??m just that good.â? I smile then kiss his nose. â??Letâ??s get to work.â? Itâ??s a miracle we were able to get through his French vocab the way we did. But it was when he was calling out SAT words to me that things began toâ?¦turn serious. Nick pushes my hair back then firmly kisses me. â??I wonder how youâ??re going to learn how to deal with me. Iâ??m way too much.â? â??What do you mean? Youâ??re saying that like Iâ??m with you.â? then there was an awkward pauseâ?¦â?I meanâ?¦you donâ??t consider me with youâ?¦like thatâ?¦do you?â? â??I mean I guess so.â? When he leans in I say, â??Thatâ??s not good enough.â? Nick laughs, â??Yâ??know Iâ??m just kidding Baby. We started January 1, 1979, and if you want me to get it carved then I will.â? â??No no, weâ??ve already went over that.â? By now I was on his lap. â??Oh, the â??Naima tattooâ??.â? â??Yeah, that scenario. The infamous scenario.â? â??Well, Iâ??m sorry,â? he breaths before his perfect teeth catches my tongue. I pull away then. â??January 1, 1979â??I donâ??t know. I donâ??t know how weâ??ll live that down at school.â? â??What do you mean?â? â??I canâ??t see how weâ??ll be a pair.â? â??What do you mean?â? â??Nickâ?¦Nicky, we look different, were so much different from each other. I donâ??t know howâ??â? â??Wait, okay, so I understand the latter, but what do you mean about the first, about the â??we donâ??t look alike part? I already told you before that Iâ??m simply attracted to you. Alaric, look at me please.â? After taking a deep breath, I do. â??I think youâ??re an amazing person. Youâ??re very ALIVE and VIVACIOUS. Iâ??m getting over the fact that I was feeling guilty about liking my best friendâ??s crush. Not like he didnâ??t have his chance.â? â??Itâ??s not like I hadnâ??t rejected him when he tried, Nick.â? I correct him. â??Well,â? he says something in French. â??â??I hope you like me.â?? Thatâ??s what I said.â? â??I do. I like you.â? he kisses me again. I briefly play with our fingers. â??How could you trust that you didnâ??t have to worry about M.J.?â? â??Well after you were standing on my door the way you were, I didnâ??t think I could be worried anymoreâ?¦.I mean, I DONâ??T have a reason to be worried?â? I shook my head, then I took another breath. â??Iâ??m just getting over that break up tooâ?¦Thatâ??s probably why I donâ??t want to start another,â? then I shyly look at Nick. â??I wonâ??t rush you. We donâ??t have to put a label on anything.â? â??Well people are going to talk.â? â??Sometimes you have to IGNORE it.â? â??Well youâ??re a radical change from M.J.â? â??Why is it? Is it because I do drama and he does basketball? Is it because I seem like an airhead and heâ??s always in control, or is it the simple reason that heâ??s black and Iâ??m not?â? I couldnâ??t say anything. â??Am I right?â? â??Nick even though these are the 70s and were in California, at our school itâ??s still not that common to have relationships like ours.â? â??SO? When have YOU ever started to care about that? Forwards I know, you liked Donovan, and itâ??s PRETTY obvious heâ??s not black too? I mean youâ??d assume he isnâ??t. I thought we werenâ??t suppose to judge people by the color of their skin, but their character.â? I didnâ??t say anything. â??Martin Luther King, Jr. said it himself, and I thought you admired him. Patricia and Austin are dating.â? â??Okay, okay. I get the point,â? I smile before kissing him again. Eventually Nick lies down on the floor on his back. â??I love my hands there,â? they were on my waist. â??Oh no Mr. Gatsby. Not today.â? I get up and go to the kitchen with him on my heels. â??Well you know thatâ??s not what I mean. Ready to eat some.â? â??Un-huh.â? â??Well Iâ??ll get you seated. Be right back.â? I shivered a little in my socks as I waited for him. Nick walks towards me with his arm behind his back. He covers my eyes then moved it with roses being replaced. I gasp. â??NICKY!â? I whine. â??What?â? he giggles nonchalantly. â??These, thatâ??s, youâ??re. Oh come here.â? I grab his face and give him a firm kiss. â??I meant to give them to you when you first got here.â? â??No this, this is perfect.â? I peck him again. â??Let me fix your plate.â? He gets up from his squat. All there was was a scraping of our food for a little. Nick tentatively takes my hand and pecks it. â??Youâ??re enjoying your food?â? â??I really like it,â? I nod. And the drink is good too. I like Sprite.â? â??I know thatâ??s your go-to.â? He smiles. Nick gets up and goes in the freezer. â??I know how you love Häagen-Dazs.â? Nick sits the container out in-front of me with a spoon. â??I got both of us some.â? I immediately begin to dig in. â??Ohhh, you really got me now! I LOVE caramel Häagen-Dazs.â? I had already eaten about a quarter of ice cream when I looked up at him eating his.â? â??Youâ??re going to get me fat with all this.â? â??Donâ??t say that, you have a nice figure.â? He walks up to me and holds his hand out. I take it. â??Not to sound perverted but encouraging, you see these hips in these jeans, theyâ??re beautiful. You see these arms, theyâ??re nicely shaped. Your shoulders are amazing. And you see your behind,â? he begins to giggle as he his hands begin to surround it.â? â??Oh shut up,â? I playfully hit his shoulder. â??You know Iâ??m just kitten. Iâ??m not that shallowâ?¦for real.â? I take another spoonful of ice cream then I turn towards him and kiss Nick in the mouth. He picks me up and we head towards the couch again. I pull him away and look towards the wall. â??Whatâ??s wrong?â? he kisses my neck. â??Howâ??s Tobeyâ??s health?â? He blinks because I startled him, â??Heâ??s doing better. Itâ??s nice of you to ask about him.â? â??I just wanted to know about the little man. Um excuse me Nick, I wanted to use the restroom.â? â??Okay.â? He gets off as I quickly walk â??thereâ?. â??Wrong room, to your right.â? â??Thank you.â? I lock the door after me, and look at myself. Since Iâ??ve been acting a little different, I feel I even LOOK different. I slide down the wall a little. I just donâ??t want this all to be going so fast like it did with Marvin. I adore Nickâ??s attempts, but I donâ??t know whether I should be alarmed or flattered. â??Are you okay in there Lyric?â? I get up and open the door. â??How long have I been in here?â? â??A while.â? â??Iâ??m sorry.â? â??No, youâ??re fine. Wanna go over some more stuff?â? â??Sure.â? Like Nick promised, we went over some more of my Spanish stuffâ??good Lord I remembered it!â??and we were serious about the work until we reached our next goal. After that we were mainly eating out of our Häagen-Dazs containers. â??You know if you wanted to be romantic Nick, you wouldâ??ve just bought ONE of these.â? He scoots closer to me and begins eating out of mine. â??Who said I wanted to share?â? He rolls his eyes then feeds me some. â??Come here you.â? Then as Nick acts like heâ??s a victim, I attack him with my kisses. When four oâ??clock came, Michael rolled up. â??Guess the next time Iâ??ll see you is when Iâ??m picking you up for the beach party. Iâ??ma miss you.â? I just smile at him. Then he gives me a goodbye kiss. His hands slipped down to my behind again, but for some reason, I let it stay there this time. It kinda feltâ?¦good. â??Iâ??m sorry about my hands. They just like you.â? he slaps them, â??Bad hands!â? I giggle, â??Here,â? I aim for his lips and peck them again. â??Canâ??t wait â??till Thursday.â? â??I bet you canâ??t.â? â??Youâ??re going to need to get your journal or something.â? Before I got to ask Michael why he says, â??Youâ??re going over to Hughâ??s.â? â??Hugh who?â? â??Hefner.â? â??WHAT?â? Michael still doesnâ??t say anything. â??Youâ??ll need to see him about something. He called me up while you were out. Said yâ??all had a meeting or somethingâ?¦.I didnâ??t want to go looking in your room so I said Iâ??d just pick you up and you could go and get it.â? â??â?¦Thank youâ?¦?â? But Michael doesnâ??t say anything. I do my best to make the trip back to the house a really short one. But once I got to Hughâ??s, Michael left after he made sure I got in. â??Soâ?¦the time has come.â? Hugh was standing by his piano with a glass of water in his hand. â??What time Hugh?â? â??You know exactly what I mean. Itâ??s time for me to hear what you have for my upcoming event this year. I know youâ??ll be great.â? I sigh, but then I smile because secretly I was excited. â??Well Hugh, I have this one song.â? I didnâ??t get to tell him it was called *â?Make it in Americaâ? because heâ??d already taken my old journal. â??â?¦Stop fidgeting.â? â??Well youâ??re making me nervous Hugh.â? *â??Make it in Americaâ??! Lyric, Iâ??m not talking about that right now. This isnâ??t the theme!! Itâ??s suppose to be about love and affectation. Youâ??re a cute, spunky kid who can easily play off the â??teen in loveâ?? role. I NEED that; NOTHING else.â? â??Well geez Hugh.â? I begin to walk around the room. I KNOW I have something. So then, I begin get out my tape recorder and turn it up all the way so Hugh could hear it: â??Young love, young love Young love, young loveâ? â??I may be young, but I'm not foolish I can tell real love from a game I'm not gonna let you use me Heartbreak playmates, shares not the same Young love, ring around the roses Young love, searchin' for a heart so true Young love, a pocket full of poses Young love, all adds up to me and youâ? â??WHAT is this?â? Hugh asks. â??Well itâ??s this song I wrote.â? â??Sssh.â? After the song went off he said, â??Thatâ??s the one! Thatâ??s the one thatâ??s going to make you famous. Thisâ?¦Isâ?¦It.â? â??You like it that much?â? â??No. New York and the rest of AMERICA is going to love it.â? After that, Hugh had me practice the song over and over. â??Can you tell me when Iâ??m even suppose to perform this song?â? â??February of this year. On the 14th.â? â??Valentineâ??s Day?â? â??Yeah. You got something planned? Youâ??re wrapped up with a boyfriend.â? â??No Hugh, I donâ??t even have anything planned yetâ?¦until now.â? I wasnâ??t letting this sink in yet. But once I did, I kept asking Hugh about it, but heâ??d keep brushing me off. â??Just keep writing Lyric and youâ??ll go somewhere. By the way, I was talking with my friend, John Waters about you.â? â??The director, yes?â? â??And he says heâ??s interested. Thereâ??s this movie heâ??s writing. Itâ??s called *â??Speakâ??.â? â??Yeah, what is it about?â? â??Well I donâ??t want to give too much away because itâ??s this little project weâ??re working on. But itâ??s emotionally intense. I want to prepare you for thatâ?¦.And we were thinking about giving you the lead role.â? â??WHAT?! No way Hugh!!â? I started jumping around and squealing. â??And weâ??ll have a guy playing against you.â? â??WHO?â? â??I donâ??t wanna give that away yet. But go on ahead and get emotionally prepared for it. I know you can do it. Iâ??ll tell you more about the performance and movie later.â? â??Okay!!â? It was pretty easy to sit in the car next to Michael with a smile. I did my best to hold in the glow I was feeling. I really was! â??Why is this car familiar to me?â? I mumble to myself as I rush in the house. Michael said he was going back to the studio. â??I hope Iâ??m cooking up something good,â? he gives me a side grin. â??Daaad!â? When I see him, he covers his lips with his finger to hush me. I look up as I THINK I hear a familiar voice; but for some reason, it sounds more innocent and clearer. I look up just to see. Itâ??s Dylan Cooper. ##################################################################################### I was thinking about changing Nickâ??s last name, and since â??Gatsbyâ? sounds so â??aliveâ? like the character, I wanted to try it out. Also, I hope youâ??re paying some attention to the things Hugh is telling Lyric because it will become uncannily important. If you look back on Tough Love Part 70, youâ??ll see another time when Hugh was encouraging Lyric. Thatâ??s important as well!! And even though Lyric and Michael seems to be torn right nowâ?¦letâ??s just say that this is going to become one of the hardest times in Lyricâ??s life and sheâ??ll eventually need him. Thatâ??s all I can give tho :) â??Hoped you enjoyed. -Aariyan
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