When something feels like it was just a dream, as you wake up you're happy that it was just a dream, you hold your pillow close to you, hugging it tightly, like it was taken from you, and it's been forever since you've seen it. Like it's been years since you've slept with your head on that comfortable pillow.
Lilly jolted awake, she wasn't sure why she did, but she had. She did that from time to time. She felt extremely alone at that very moment. She wasn't sure why.
It was seven thirty in the morning. She hadn't had a call about work in a couple weeks. She had enough money with Anne working to go another month without having to start working.
She sat in her bed rubbing her cold sweaty palms together hoping it'd help get her fingers warm again.
She stood up and made her bed. She did her usual morning load of laundry, and cleaned the kitchen and bathroom.
Around 11:30 Emily called.
"I'm just bored." Emily whined.
"Me too." Lilly replied.
"Don't you live with some girl, like one of your friends or something?" She asked.
"Yeah, my friend Anne, she's always working or sleeping, or out on a date." She replied.
"I bet old rich is real happy that the guys are on tour." Emily changed the subject.
"I don't know. He doesn't need me around much for the amount he bitches about me not being there." Lilly rolled her eyes at the thought.
"I miss them." Emily sighed after a long pause.
"Me too." Lilly agreed.
"I think we should drive to Indiana to see them on Saturday." She decided.
"Seriously?" Lilly asked, already excited with the idea.
"Yeah, it isn't that far, it'll be like a three hour drive." She informed her. "Jen and Andrea and I talked about it, and they said they're up for it. And I know poor little Timothy will want to come too, just for the sake of the party."
"I think it's a good idea, I'm definitely up for it." Lilly agreed.
"Alright, well, their show isn't till Sunday, but they're going to be there Saturday afternoon, so we'll leave early Saturday morning." She planned.
Lilly was beyond looking forward to the weekend.
"I wish you'd just come on the tour." Craig stated, practically whining.
"With well over 10 of you trying to share that bus?" Lilly half laughed.
"Hey, it isn't that bad." He informed her.
Lilly chuckled.
"Okay, well, at least I wish you'd come see me when we get close." He stated through a yawn.
"I will." Lilly promised.
She wanted to blurt out that they were coming to see them on Saturday, but part of her wanted to keep it a secret.
"I don't even know what city we're in anymore." He whined.
"You're in New York." She informed him.
"Right." He sighed.
"Don't be so negative." She scolded.
He sighed again.
"Are you having breathing problems over there?" She asked.
"Oh, you're funny." He stated.
"You love it." Lilly reminded.
"I know. I love you." His pillow muffled his voice.
"I love you too." Lilly smiled at the thought of four days.
Lilly walked through the store with Tim tugging the cart along as he pointed at Fruit Roll-Ups. She ignored him a moment to find granola bars.
He grabbed her face with one chin as she was bent over staring into the seemingly empty shelf and turned her head toward the rack of Fruit Roll-Ups.
"What are you ten?" She laughed, grabbing the last box of granola from the shelf and putting it in her cart.
Tim stared at her with a hurt look on his face, his mouth half hung open.
"He's like a little animal." Anne stated, nodding toward him.
Apparently the comment was all too much for him because his face got a little more intense.
"Put them in the cart, Champ." Jen pat his head as he glared in Anne and Lilly's direction.
"I'm glad we decided to make this a group trip." Andrea commented, pushing her cart behind Lilly.
"Well, who isn't?" Emily pushed a few boxes of cereal off the shelf so they'd fall in her cart.
The bunch finished their shopping for the day and headed home.
"They're so nice." Anne smiled as they drove home.
"Aren't they?" Lilly took her eyes from the road for a second to glance at her.
"I love them." She threw her hands up.
"I knew you would." Lilly smiled. "You should come with us on Saturday." Lilly suggested.
"I don't know." Anne shook her head.
"I know you'll love the guys if you come, it'll be so much fun." Lilly tried to lour her in.
"I'll think about it." Anne nodded.
"Think hard, both Jason and Derrick are pretty cute, and I think they're both single." Lilly added.
Anne gave it some honest thought after that.
Lilly completely forgot for a while with her thoughts of Craig.
gimme ya' number I'll call you up.
