New Friends (meggosassy24, OPEN!)

[meggosassy24]

Sam-

I look at my shoes and then I speak. "No, he doesn't. I don't know how to tell him. I mean it's huge. I cannot just text him. I mean he is my boyfriend, and well. I don't know. I'll call him."

I dial the phone and he picks up on the first ring. "Hey."

"Hi. We need to talk."

"Now, or later?" He says very concerned.

"Can I come over in a few minutes?"

"Sure anytime. Is everythhing okay love?"

"Yah, I just have to tell you something, that can't be said over the phone. Okay?"

"Sure see you in a few. I love you."

"Bye. Love you." I hang up the phone and I call Lilly into the room. "So can I bring you home, I have to tell my boyfriend about you and well I can't tell him over the phone."

"Sam, why doesn't she stay here for a while?" Cassie offers.

"Lilly do you want to stay?" I ask. 'I mean it's up to you."

"Yah, sure thanks." She goes back into the den and looks at the art. I smile as I head out the door.

[Jules]

Cassie Kohl

I listen as Sam tells Ander that they need to talk. I wonder how Anderwill react to such news. In an insane moment, I imagine Ander falling for Lily and leaving Sam, brokenhearted. I quickly shake the thought from my head and watch as Sam closes the phone, conversation over between her and Ander.

She calls Lily into the room and I offer for Lily to stay here while Sam visits Ander's house to tell him the news. I hope that he takes it well, otherwise their relationship could suffer. I wave to Sam as she drives off, then close the door and turn back. Eli is standing there, smiling and wrapping his arms around my waist, kissing my neck. He knows that's my weak spot, and I sink into him, shivers running up my spine.

Lily walks into the room and clears her throat. I jump out of Eli's arms but he grabs my wrist and pulls me back, turning us both to face Lily. She stammers something about the bathroom, which Eli points to, then he turns back to kissing me. I playfully slap his arm and scold him for not being nicer to Lily, but sink into his arms again.

When Lily comes back from the bathroom, I suggest we go out back to the pool house and play some actual pool. Lily agrees and I tug Eli along whether he wants to or not. I unlock the pool house and set up the pool balls on the table.

"Do you know how to play?" I ask Lily when everything is set up. She shakes her head, looking down at her feet. I'm struck by how much she looks like Sam and I smile. "Don't worry. I'll teach you."

I spend the next hour teaching Lily all about pool, then when she's finally got it, we play a serious game. Eli doesn't want to play on his own, so he settles for standing behind me and guiding my arms, leaning into my backside. I giggle quietly, not focusing on the game, though Lily is. I let her win, and at the end of the game, she beats me by 2 points. She dances around, throwing her hands in the air at her 'defeat'. Eli and I both laugh.

We head back into the house at the same time that Sam pulls into the driveway. Ander is seated in the passenger seat, looking uncomfortable. "Lily, why don't you go upstairs. Down the hall there's an easel and paints if you wish to use them," I say. Lily nods excitedly and dashes up the stairs, saying thank you.

I open the door for Sam, hug her and ask, "How did it go?"[/blockquote]

[meggosassy24]

Sam-

I go to Ander's house and I walk in. I see that he is in the livingroom and he is wringing his hands in worry. I walk in and I I smile lightly. He smiles back and I sit on the chair aacross from him. I look at the table and begin my story. I tell him about the dinner and then about my sister. I look at his face go from worry and fear to light and happy. Back to the Ander that I think I love. I finish my tail and he takes a deep breath.

"Thats it. I thought you were going to break up with me, or you were pregnant." He gives a shaky laugh at the end part of the question.

"No, sweetie. I had the shot I can't have a baby. And, I am pretty sure. That. I. Well. I think I love you."

"I think I love you too." He draws me close and kisses me lightly.

"Honey. Can we go to Cassie's and you can meet Lilly?"

"You know what, I can't. I would, but I have to meet my sister for lunch. I'll come in a while after lunch okay?"

"Okay." I kiss him quickly and leave the house with a final wave.

I get back to Cassie's house and I answer her question. "Great. He was more releived that surprized. He thought I was pregnant or I was going to break up with him." We both laugh and head back in. 'So where is Lilly?"

[Jules]

Cassie Kohl

Sam comes through the door, explaining what happened and how Ander thought she was breaking up with him or pregnant. I laugh on cue, thinking he did a great job at handing the news. Much better than I did, anyway. I shrug and look at Sam again. She asks where Lilly is and I almost forgot that I sent her upstairs.

"Upstairs, painting in the study," I tell Sam and turning around to show her upstairs. I climb the stairs, Sam behind me and Eli trailing along, then head down the hall. The door at the end is slightly ajar and I push it open.

I walk into the room, and Lilly is standing in front of the easel, paintbrush in hand and humming while she works. In a short amount of time, she's created something very beautiful. She must have a passion for art like Sam has a passion for theater. As I watch her work, I can't help but think how much they seem alike -- they both take pride in their respective works. I smile as Sam comes into the room to see what Lilly has painted.[/blockquote]

[meggosassy24]

Sam-

I walk into the study and Lilly is there, painting. I go behind her and I see the most beauifully tragic picture of a little town. The town looks very poor and the houses are little and broken down. There are a few people in the streets and they have theor hoods down. "What is this of?"

"Home." She answers plainly.

"Oh. Do you miss it?"

"Yes. But this place, it's like a dream. I mean, food whenever you want, and the people are so crazy. Except you guys." She smiles at me.

"Do you want to have lunch now?" I ask. I look at Cassie with some help me eyes. I have no idea how to relate to my sister. I need help.

[Jules]

Cassie Kohl

The painting is beautiful and I'm taken aback when I look at it. It's so strange to me to see something so beautiful, but clearly so devistating. I wonder how these people in the lower districts live if they don't live like us. It's such a foreign concept to me, to not have what I need or want.

I look up at Sam when she asks Lilly about lunch and see that her eyes are pleading with me to help her out. I'm not really sure what to do, but I know that I can't leave Sam hanging like this. I need to find something for them to bond over. I answer for Lilly saying,

"Lunch! Right! Sure. Come on guys, why don't we go out for lunch. We have every type of restaurant, Lilly, you can choose anything you want. Then, maybe we could do a little shopping? Sam has great style and I'm sure she can find you some really cute things for your wardrobe!"

I try to sound as peppy and upbeat as possible and not nervous like I am. I'm hoping that through shopping, Sam and Lilly will bond a little better and find out more things about each other. No better place to start than style, right? I hope so.[/blockquote]

[meggosassy24]

Sam-

"Yah. Lilly where do you want to go for lunch. Choose anything. We have old chinese, old indian, old greek. Anything?"

"I have no idea what all of those things are, but I kinda just want something fried, and fatty. We didn't have fried chicken back home. It is almost magical." She almost starts to drool. Cassie and I just laugh.

"Sure. We have this old restaurant called KFC. It is from like hundreds of years ago. We could go there?" I ask her and Cassie.

They both chimes in with a chorus of sures, and greats. "Oh wait, let me text Ander. I want you to meet him."

"Sure." Lilly says. I text Ander to meet us at the KFC, and he answers back wiith a yes. I smile and tell everyone.

"So lets go. Cassie we'll meet you there, so I can run home and get my purse, and some money. Okay?"

"Sure." She replies, as she takes Eli's arm and they walk to their car.

[Jules]

Cassie Kohl

Lilly decides she would like to try KFC, so when everyone agrees, we set off for the restaurant. It's usually not too busy there, so I don't both changing into anything more appropriate. I grab my keys and wallet off the table by the front door and take Eli's hand as we walk out the door. Sam and Lilly are already zooming down the street on their way to their house before meeting us there. I take my time getting to the garage and settling into the car, knowing it'll take Sam and Lilly a few more minutes than us.

Eli and I sit in the car for a few minutes and I admire my bracelet that he gave me which says I love you in many different languages. He looks over at me and smiles as he watches me play with the bracelet. I lean over, kiss him, then start the car. I crank up the A/C and pull out of the garage. We get to the restaurant first, despite our purposeful delay, and grab a table with enough chairs for all of us.

Soon, Ander comes through the door, spots us and comes over. I get up, kiss him on the cheek and watch as he and Eli do their 'guy handshake'. Now, we sit and wait for Sam and Lilly. They shouldn't be too much longer, but I can see that Ander is a little nervous. I give him a meaningful look, telling him I understand, and he smiles politely. Then, Sam and Lilly come into the restaurant.

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[meggosassy24]

Sam-

I drive home with Lilly in tow and we get changed. She looks really nervous and I am worried about her. The capitol is a crazy place to live, even for me sometimes. But for her, I have no clue how she is ajusting. "Hey. How are you doing? With everything?" She looks at me a tear runs down her cheek.

"Well to tell the truth, I really like it here, though everyone else in all of the disrtics hate it. I love that I have a family and that I can do anything, be anything I want. There are no restrictions here, and that is total bliss."

I have no idea how to respond. "Wow. I very glad you like it here. But we have to go and meet them at the restarunt." We finish up getting changed, I take three diet pills and we go.

"Why do you take those pills?" Lilly asks as we get into the car.

"Because for the play I am doing I need to be really thin, so these pills suck all of the fat and bad stuff out of the food in the stomach, so that it doesn't do anything to me."

"Where I come from, being 'fat' is a very good thing."

I am stunned. We grew up in such very different worlds. I always knew that fat was bad, and that thin was in. I smile at her in a compassionate way and we pull into the restaurant. We get out and walk in. Cassie waves us over and we go there. Ander smiles at me kisses me lightly then pulls me into a big, huge, warm hug. "Ander, this is my sister, Lilly." He is stunned by the resemblance, but then as any actor would smiles and kisses her on the cheeck then invited us to sit down. I can tell her is nervous, but no one else can. I kiss him then squeeze his hand.