Taylor
I was so relieved when Callista didn't have an aneurysm after I admitted to being in Hanson, like nearly every other girl I had met lately had. They always either flipped out cause they loved me so much and cried or fainted or screamed or something retarded like that, or they told me just how much they hated me and what a gay loser I really was. Needless to say meeting people had become difficult and this was a real and true relief.
We sat for a moment, CJ just looking up at the tree lights mesmerized and me drinking in her surreal beauty. She was just like me but so different, one in a million but I had a feeling if I told her that now she would laugh at me or be scared off by my near obsession after knowing her for 20 minutes, although it seemed like a lifetime. I began to wonder about soulmates and destiny and Love at first sight my mind clouded with her presence. She made me think of one of the songs Ike, Zac and I had written for our Christmas Album:
Everything is different but nothing has changed
Are we going in circles, it's Christmas again
Can't you hear the Sleigh Bells Ring? All our voices unite
And look up to the heavens, see the stars shining bright
Everybody needs a little lovin'
Around Christmas time
Somehow you gotta know you're gonna be alright
And do you really remember how it used to be
Sitting under the Christmas Tree
In your heart you'll find the season
Then her father shouting for her from a nearby room interrupted us.
" Cal! Cal, Where are you?!" he called out.
I moved out of her way and watched her get up, then she reached out a hand and helped me up from the pine needle and gift covered floor. Then she walked into the adjoining room and I followed closely behind.
" Here dad!" she called back.
" Oh there you are, well dinner is just about ready but I wanted you to introduce Noah's friend to the family. He said something about you two hitting it off and he figured that you would enjoy the pleasure." Her father David said coyly. He then gave her the look I knew all to well from my father and mother, the "oh my bay is growing up and doesn't he/she look just adorable with him/her" look. She blushed and looked down at her toes, which peeked out over the edge of her stylish platform sandals. I just smiled back at David playing the clueless teenager.
" Sounds cool to me" she said turning to see my reaction.
I just smiled at her and she knew what I meant. She boldly grabbed my hand, might I add that this gesture I in no way objected to, and dragged me off to meet her family. She had a huge family and by the time I had met all the uncles, aunts, grandparents and cousins I thought that I could remember no more. She then introduced me to her own family, which was amazingly similar to mine. She had an older brother then 3 younger sister and one younger brother. There were 6 kids total in her family, just like mine another similarity for to add to my list of reasons to like her so much.
When we sat down to dinner you could feel the excitement, love and joy in the air. I just wanted to scream with happiness. But I found a better way to express myself, under the table I took CJ's hand. She squeezed mine in return and we stayed that way the whole meal, huge dopey grins plastered on our faces. This was the way I had always wanted Christmas to be the only thing missing was my family.