"No thanks."
"Come on. It's your last night!" Gerard insisted.
"Oh OK. See you tonight. What's your hotel number?"
"1305."
"OK, same floor as me. I'll remember. Now I must get back." He sad and walked back to two girls wearing tiny bikinis. Me and Gerard laughed.
"Well there's the surprise for tonight. I was gonna take you out to dinner. I requested Helena by the Misfits but they didn't know how to play it."
"Aww, it's the thought that counts." I cuddled him and kissed him on the forehead, "You know Gerard. It's very funny kissing you without feeling guilty about K." I mentioned. Gerard nodded.
"It is, isn't it?" He looked at Kevin, "K and Kevin...what do you think?"
"Haha, no! K can do way better. Just kidding...I dunno, maybe."
"Why not? They're both hot, friendly, fun." Gerard bobbed his eyebrows. Gerard is also hot, friendly and fun. does that mean him and Kat make a good couple? Well even if they do, we make a better couple. Well I hope we do...I don't care if we do or don't, I LOVE HIM!
"No, I think I've done enough match making. Anna and Tom are now going out, you know." I said proudly. Gerard cringed.
"I feel sorry for Anna's next boyfriend." He said then chuckled. I hit his shoulder and frowned.
"Don't be silly, Tom isn't murderous or insane anymore."
"I was kidding!"
"That's not funny."
"Alright, I'm sorry." He rolled his eyes, "Someone can't take a joke." He muttered.
"Fine, be that way." I groaned. He flicked some water at me, "Oi!" I yelled and showered him with water, "Woo, water fight."
"OK, time out." He said while coughing out some water. A little kid swam up to us.
"Excuse me mister and lady. Can you play with me?"
"Sure!" I said, pinching the boy's cheek. He was so adorable. He grinned, "What do you want to play?" I asked. The boy pondered for a bit.
"Marco polo!" He squealed. Gerard chuckled.
"What's your name?" Gerard asked.
"Duey, Mommy said I shouldn't call big people by their first names."
"Oh OK then, well I'm Mr. Gerard and this is Miss Carol."
"Those are first names." Duey laughed.
"Smart kid. We won't get offended if you just call us Gee and Caz." Gerard smiled and ruffled up Duey's wet hair.
"I changed my mind, let's play mermaids. I be the baby and you be the mom and dad." He said. We couldn't say so we basically played with Duey until his mom came to pick him up.
"As strange as it may sound, that was kinda fun." Gerard said.
"Yeah it was. Kids are cute, remember when you were four?"
"Yeah...wasn't that great."
"I know, haha my preschool teachers hated me" I said. Gerard's jaw dropped.
"That's not very nice, they should get fired. Poor little Carol."
"I met them again later on. Still the same job after twenty years. Could you believe they still recognized me."
"They would be scared of you. Seeing as you're 'big' now you can punch them in the face for preschool revenge."
"Haha, they were unusually nice now that I think about it. Remember how everyone would pee in front of each other and not care?"
"Well we still don't mind." He chuckled.
"Well I do! When I went into kindergarten I was like, 'what the fuck is with these walls?'" We both sighed, "I hated school."
"Me too. Except art was cool." He laughed and checked his pockets, "Have you got the key card, Carol?" He looked in his bag.
"No, you had it."
"Shit, I left it in the room." He cringed.
"Great, how are we supposed to get in?"
"I'm sure there's a cleaner somewhere with the skeleton key." We walked around the floor in search for one.
"Why don't we just go to the main lobby?" I suggested.
"What's your name?"
"Gerard Way."
"Date of birth?"
"Ninth of April nineteen seventy-seven." Gerard said. They lady at the counter nodded and gave us a new key card.
"The old key card has been cancelled." She added. I shrugged. I saw Kevin sitting at the lobby with the same girls he was with at the pool.
"Hey look who it is!" I yelled. Kevin looked at us and I waved.
"Hey Cazza!" He said and came up to us. he gave be a hug.
"Oh fine, just ignore me." Gerard pouted. Kevin smiled at him.
"I haven't forgotten my little Gee bumble bee." He said and gave him a bear hug.
"Ugh, bumble bee?"
"Well it's the only thing I could think of that rhymes with your name."
"Right...so who are these girls?" I asked.
"Adriana and Louisa, they're sisters." He whispered to us. Gerard's eyes widened when I caught one of the girls winking at him.
"Carol..." He tugged on my arm, "Lets go to dinner early." Gerard desperately tried to avoid Louisa or Adriana's eye contact. Kevin checked his watch.
"It's three o'clock." He said.
"So?"
"Can Adriana and Louisa come?"
"Err...no, I don't think that'll work. I'm on a tight budget." He said and scratched his leg. I chuckled.
"Fine, I'll pay." Kevin grunted. He rolled his eyes, "So you want me to introduce you to them?"
"Sure." I smiled.
"But I left my wallet in my room." Gerard bobbed up and down.
"Oh no, I have it. Here you go." I said handing his wallet over to him. Gerard glared at me.
"Hi, I'm Louisa. What's your name?"
"Err, Gerard." He scratched he back of his head.
"That's a very hot name. Mine's Adriana."
"I'm Carol." I introduced myself, wanting some attention.
"Oh hey." They both said together, their attention turn towards Gerard again. He held my hand and Louisa raised her eyebrow. He had that look on her face that said I-like-a-challenge.
"So you girls wanna have dinner with me, Caz and Gerard tonight." Kevin invited.
"I'm doing something tonight." Adriana said.
"Sure, I'll come." Louisa said and she smiled flirtatiously at Gerard. Now don't get jealous Caz. You're not that type of girl.
20 years ago
"I love you."
"I love you too." I sat back and watched Stuart and Ruby sitting together. I never got to sit next to Stuart or even talk to him. Life was unfair. Why couldn't I be born with pretty blue eyes and golden hair like Ruby!
"Carol...are you there?" I snapped back to Nick who was the only guy who talked to me.
"Yes, what do you want?"
"Ahh Stuart. He doesn't like you, there's nothing you can do about it. Why does everyone like him so much?"
"Because he's handsome." I answered.
"Yuck."
"You wouldn't know, Nick. You're a boy and boys don't like boys."
"Unless you're gay."
"What's that mean?" I raised my eyebrow and his eyes widened.
Three days later I took out a mayonnaise sandwich that had been rotting behind the heater for a week. I put it in my lunch box and I put that lunch box in another lunch box and I put it in my back pack.
My plan had been a success so far. The sandwich was as blue as...mould. But I didn't want to make myself puke just thinking about it. I put it in Ruby's bag when she wasn't looking (with tongs). I accidentally spilt some on my shirt and I reaked of over due mayonnaise. I stood at a distance and watched Ruby go to her bag and shriek when she saw the sandwich. I smiled in victory. The teacher came over and saw me hiding behind a pole. I got in trouble, but it was worth it.
We walked away from Adriana and Louisa.
"Oh God, Kevin. You can do so much better." Gerard said when we were out of ear shot.
"What? They're gorgeous."
"How much you paying them?" I couldn't resist. Gerard laughed and Kevin's jaw dropped, "I was kidding, but Gerard's right. You can do better like...K for example." Well I admit that match making is fun.
"K? Why K?" Kevin asked. Gerard coughed and shook his head.
"I have no idea. I just think you'd be cute. Why, K not good enough?"
"No, no. She's great, it's just that she's Gerard's ex."
"Oh yeah. It's a no-go zone, buddy." Gerard said.
"Gerard! You were the one who suggested it." I blurted out. Gerard glared at me.
"Hi my name is William and I'll be your waiter this evening. Here's you menu and call me when you're ready to order." William handed us four menus then left.
"So you two seeing each other." Lousia asked Gerard and me.
"Yeah." We chimed.
"How long?"
"A month." I said. She laughed.
"That's a long time."
"Maybe for you." I said and raised my eyebrow. She glared at me and huffed.
"Are we ready to order yet?" Gerard asked us.
"I'll just have a steak." I said.
"Salad." Louisa ordered.
The food eventually came.
"Wow, what great dinner, Gerard. Great food, great company." I glanced at Louisa. Gerard chuckled nervously.
"I'm so sorry dinner didn't go as planned." Gerard said.
"Hey, it's the thought that counts." I said as I pulled my socks off.
"Sorry, Caz. Let's go to bed."
The next morning Gerard woke me up at seven forty-five.
"What the fuck? I was having a wonderful dream."
"o0o0o what kind of dream?" Gerard bobbed his eyebrows.
"I was seven and I had a pony."
"That's a weird dream...now get up. We're gonna see Big Ben."
We looked around London for Big Ben. We asked an officer where it was.
"Scuse me officer. Where's Big Ben?" I asked, the officer looked around and pointed at the not so Big Ben, "That's the Big Ben? What a disappointment." The police officer shrugged. Gerard chuckled.
"Can we take a picture with you instead?" He asked. These officers are cool hats. Even better than those guys with fluffy tall black hats.
A week later
"OK. This is our last day here, Gerard! I swear, if we don't go on London Eye I will leave you down here!" I yelled.
"Alright, alright. We'll go on."
