Life After Falling by Alyssa Rose Ivy

Author:Alyssa Rose Ivy [Ivy, Alyssa Rose]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Romance
Published: 2015-10-12T04:00:00+00:00

Eleven

“My throat hurts,” I whined as we watched the second encore of the evening. The concert had been fun, and as expected we weren’t the oldest people there. Thanks to knowing almost all of the songs by heart I sang along a little bit too often, and my throat was now paying for it.

“Want more water?” Leo held out a bottle of water.

“Thanks.” I took a long sip, ignoring the fact that it was his bottle, and we were sharing germs.

It was a beautiful night for a concert at the beach. Although we were sitting far from the water, you could still feel and smell the salty air. The music was fun, and the company was perfect. Although we’d only been hanging out for a few days, I felt like I’d known Leo much longer. It had felt completely natural to pick him up at work before the show.

A chilly breeze picked up, and I zipped up my sweatshirt all the way. Leo put his arm around me. I didn’t look at him. I was afraid if I did he’d remove his arm, and I wanted him to leave it exactly where it was.

When the band officially left the stage for the last time, Leo turned to me. “Ready?”

“Ready.” The crowd waiting to get out of the arena was only going to get worse the longer we waited.

We wove through people as we made our way to the exit.

“That was fun. Thanks for taking me.”

“Thanks for coming.” I linked my arm with his.

“Anytime you have extra concert tickets I’ll help out.”

“Thanks for the generosity.” I bumped my shoulder into his side.

“Of course.”

We reached my car, and he waited by the driver’s side. As soon as I unlocked it he swooped around me and opened my door. He closed the door and went around.

“What was that for?”

“I feel bad you always have to drive.”

“I don’t mind.” I didn’t. I liked driving because it meant we could stay on my schedule, and I’d get where I needed to go. I was a bit of a control freak.

He smiled and started fiddling with the radio.

We waited in the long line to exit the parking lot. It was the most annoying part of going to a show at a large venue. It took forever to leave the place.

“What was your very first concert?” He watched me out of the corner of his eye.

“Red Hot Chili Peppers.”

“Seriously?”

“My dad took my brother and me.” It had been at Forest Hills in Queens. I’d spent days picking out the right shirt to wear only to spill soda on it ten minutes into our drive to the stadium.

“It’s better than my first concert.”

“What was yours?”

“I can’t tell you.”

“I told you mine.”

“Mine’s embarrassing.”

“Can’t be that bad?” I watched him.

“NSYNC.”

“No way!”

“Yes.” He looked away. “I had a huge crush on this girl, and she had tickets.”

“You have a weakness. You can’t say no to free concert tickets.” Internally I added ‘when they come from girls’.

“I guess some things never change.”

The line of cars moved slightly.

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