Why Am I Here?, chapter 7
Putting the 'incident' behind, we went out the next day. Adie said that I needed to be around people again. I wanted to object, but it's hard to do to such a sweet woman.
Anyways, we went out to dinner. Not a formal place, but it was still nice. We sat in a booth; me sitting next to Adie, her sitting next to Mike, and him sitting next to Tré. I myself tried to sit as far away from Tré as possible. Not that he's a bad guy, it's just sort of awkward sitting next to a guy you kissed a day before. Especially a guy I didn't want to kiss.
"How ya feelin', hon?" Adie said, kissing me on the cheek. Tré looked down. "I'm okay... Yeah... I'm good." I said smiling, kissing her back. After we ordered, Mike looked worriedly at Tré. "Hey Tré, what's the matter? Your not making any jokes or hitting on the waitresses or... Anything. You okay?" Mike said, putting a hand on Tré's back. "Yeah, I'm fine. I guess... Naw, I'm cool. Don't worry about me." Tré said, obviously forcing a smile. "Okay... If your sure, buddy."
I felt bad. I'd made Tré the opposite of what he was. He was outgoing and funny and I made him seem shy and sad. I told them I had to go to the bathroom. My stomach started hurting over thinking about it. I walked over to the restroom door behind the wall. I peeked in to see if anyone was in there.
Nobody.
I opened up one of the stall door, shutting it behind me. I sat on the seat, putting my face in my hands. I sighed and just sat there, forgetting I was at a restaurant. I heard the door open. "Billie?" It was Tré. "You okay?" I really didn't need this. "Yeah. I'm fine..." I got up and opened the door. Tré smiled weakly at me. "Billie... Can we talk?" He said sincerely. "Uh... Sure." I leaned against the sinks. "Billie, I'm sorry about... Yesterday..." He was talking about the kiss. "It's okay. Really." I said.
"I really shouldn't of taken advantage of you like that. I didn't know how you'd react..." He wiped his eyes. "Tré, you shouldn't apologise. I just... Overreacted."
He hugged me tightly and then kissed me on the cheek. We walked back out and I actually felt better now that me and Tré talked. I'm sure he felt better as well. He was actually smiling for the first time today. "There you are!" Adie said. I smiled and sat next to her. She kissed me on the cheek and said, "Food just got here." I smiled. "Good. I'm starving." We all had a good time, joking around and eating. Tré had a lot to drink though.
A waitress wearing a red outfit walked by and Tré smacked her from behind. He got smacked in the face. We all couldn't help but laugh. "I think it's time we head home. Especially you Tré." Mike said, laughing. Tré was still holding his cheek. We laughed again. Even Tré laughed. Mike said he'd pay the bill and then we headed out. When we got to the car, I heard someone call my name. I turned around and then... BAM! Mike had opened the door and hit me in the head by accident.
All I heard before I passed out were gasps and Mike appologising. Then, silence.
Anyways, we went out to dinner. Not a formal place, but it was still nice. We sat in a booth; me sitting next to Adie, her sitting next to Mike, and him sitting next to Tré. I myself tried to sit as far away from Tré as possible. Not that he's a bad guy, it's just sort of awkward sitting next to a guy you kissed a day before. Especially a guy I didn't want to kiss.
"How ya feelin', hon?" Adie said, kissing me on the cheek. Tré looked down. "I'm okay... Yeah... I'm good." I said smiling, kissing her back. After we ordered, Mike looked worriedly at Tré. "Hey Tré, what's the matter? Your not making any jokes or hitting on the waitresses or... Anything. You okay?" Mike said, putting a hand on Tré's back. "Yeah, I'm fine. I guess... Naw, I'm cool. Don't worry about me." Tré said, obviously forcing a smile. "Okay... If your sure, buddy."
I felt bad. I'd made Tré the opposite of what he was. He was outgoing and funny and I made him seem shy and sad. I told them I had to go to the bathroom. My stomach started hurting over thinking about it. I walked over to the restroom door behind the wall. I peeked in to see if anyone was in there.
Nobody.
I opened up one of the stall door, shutting it behind me. I sat on the seat, putting my face in my hands. I sighed and just sat there, forgetting I was at a restaurant. I heard the door open. "Billie?" It was Tré. "You okay?" I really didn't need this. "Yeah. I'm fine..." I got up and opened the door. Tré smiled weakly at me. "Billie... Can we talk?" He said sincerely. "Uh... Sure." I leaned against the sinks. "Billie, I'm sorry about... Yesterday..." He was talking about the kiss. "It's okay. Really." I said.
"I really shouldn't of taken advantage of you like that. I didn't know how you'd react..." He wiped his eyes. "Tré, you shouldn't apologise. I just... Overreacted."
He hugged me tightly and then kissed me on the cheek. We walked back out and I actually felt better now that me and Tré talked. I'm sure he felt better as well. He was actually smiling for the first time today. "There you are!" Adie said. I smiled and sat next to her. She kissed me on the cheek and said, "Food just got here." I smiled. "Good. I'm starving." We all had a good time, joking around and eating. Tré had a lot to drink though.
A waitress wearing a red outfit walked by and Tré smacked her from behind. He got smacked in the face. We all couldn't help but laugh. "I think it's time we head home. Especially you Tré." Mike said, laughing. Tré was still holding his cheek. We laughed again. Even Tré laughed. Mike said he'd pay the bill and then we headed out. When we got to the car, I heard someone call my name. I turned around and then... BAM! Mike had opened the door and hit me in the head by accident.
All I heard before I passed out were gasps and Mike appologising. Then, silence.
