Keith looked a bit younger, with his hair pushed back behind a dark hat. He looked just as attractive, nonetheless. She had been to busy concentrating on how he looked to brace herself for the beginning of him singing.
She gaped, completely aghast at the gorgeous, unexpectedly gorgeous, voice that came from him. It was incredible! She had not seen that coming from him. At all.
“He plays guitar too.” Rachel poked in with a giggle. Obviously at her open mouthed expression of astonishment. She couldn’t find enough adjectives to describe his voice.
Oh, guitar. She’d dreamed of learning guitar and had hoped to one of those days. Maybe Keith could teach her she thought.
She imagined that before her mind could stop herself. Spending days with him as he taught her to play beautiful melodies that he made look so easy. His hand holding hers, helping her get the feel of the chords. Laughing, telling her she was doing a grand job.
Her face was as hot as coal as she shook those thoughts away. Though his face on the TV wasn’t helping. Singing that he wanted to take her to the island and, well…
“Awfully quiet over there, Amy…” Vanessa teased.
Amy, thankful for a distraction, turned to her friend, “Well, I don’t want to talk over that.” She explained.
Her expression was way to close to Ryan’s mischievous grin in heartbreaker for comfort, “He does have a beautiful voice.” She said, simply.
“Very.”
Laughter, “So, you like him, then?”
“That’s what his sister thought too, geez.” She was able to keep her cool that time around.
“When did you meet Lauren?” Rachel asked, curious.
“Well, her birthday party and the wedding of course,” She explained, “And after Keith and I went surfing.”
“YOU AND KEITH WENT SURFING!?” The sisters asked at once. Their faces bright with evil delight.
Her cool dropped, she blushed furiously, “You- you both – didn’t know?”
“No!” Vanessa squeaked, “We certainly would have asked you about it if we had!”
Amy buried her face in her hands with a sigh. How on EARTH was she going to explain this?
As she tried to think of some sort of explanation the two girls traded off with their mountains of questions.
“So you two are dating, then?”
“Did he ask you?”
“Was it just you two?”
For the sake of her crazy heart rate she cut in, blushing, “No! Yes, and yes!!”
“Details!!” Both girls exclaimed impatiently.
Amy laughed now, “It’s nothing that huge. He just wanted to take me surfing, and I said sure. So we went surfing. That’s it.”
Rachel raised one eyebrow and Vanessa giggled into her hand.
“You don’t believe me, do you?” She asked incredulously.
“No, no,” Rachel laughed, “Whether you and Keith are a couple aside, that’s still really cute!”
“Thanks?”
Laughter, “You’re welcome.”
There was a silence than Vanessa’s giggle started up again, “You never did answer, Amy.”
“Answer what?” She was confused.
“If you liked him.”
She hadn’t forgotten that question, so thankfully she didn’t squeal at it. She still had no real way to reply though, “Well, I mean, how can you not like him?” She tried.
“True.” Rachel laughed, beaming at the Keith on TV. “He’s a very likable guy.”
“And very friendly.” She added with a laugh.
“Very.” Vanessa giggled, “Though I think they all are, right Rache?”
She nodded vigorously, “Yep. Extremely. But, I guess, that’s why we love them.”
“Yeah…” Amy agreed with a sigh, looking back at the TV for the ending of Keith’s song, with a sigh.
While not on purpose the movie night had turned into a over night. The next morning was kind of depressing again, as both girls had something else they needed to do that day. She was once again on her own.
“You could ask Ryan if he wanted to go out.” Vanessa suggested, at noticing Amy’s unhappy sighs.
“Would you be okay with that?”
“Would I-? Amy, baby, I’m fine with you and Ryan. He explained everything in perfect detail to me and there is nothing for me to be not-okay with!” She laughed.
She blushed a bit, “I know… thank you.”
Vanessa rolled her eyes, “It’s nothing. And if it really makes you feel better I’ll call and ask for you.”
“No, I think I can do that much.” She giggled, taking out her phone. As soon as it came on a “1 missed call” message came up. Next to a number she didn’t recognize. She pressed play and laid it against her ear.
“Hey Ames!” Keith’s voice happily flowed through the speaker. Amy’s face heated up automatically. “I just wanted to let you know, and you’ve probably heard from Ryan anyways, but Sharon moved up when we leave for the U.S. It’s in a week now. Just if you want to get together before then, I’d like to see ya before I ship off to America for the next few months. Talk to ya soon!”
A bit shorter... but my kind of cliff hanger. So I like it.