Chapter 8

Chapter 8 (Erica’s POV)
I did not get home until about 2 in the morning. I could not stop smiling. I had one of the best nights of my life. Andrew’s band Honor Society were wonderful. I really enjoyed their music. After the show is what made the night. Andrew and I talked for hours and we kissed. I ended up telling him about Landon and everything that happened, but he took it really well. He is wonderful. I will always be worried that something bad will happen between us, but right now I’m just going to keep on smiling and think about our kiss. I have never had one like that. It sent fireworks through my body. I ended up falling asleep with a smile on my face.
I woke up around 1pm and called Sarah right away. It was 11 in Albuquerque and I hope she was awake.
“Hello,” a groggy voice said.
“Oh my gosh! Sarah I’m so sorry, I figured you would be awake by now.”
“No it’s okay, I need to wake up anyways, what’s up?” I needed to tell her about Andrew and everything and I figured a phone call would be better than an IM conversation.
“Well, Last night I went out with Andrew.”
“What? Seriously. Details now!” You could tell that woke her up.
“Well, he invited me to see his band at a local pizza place. I ended up bringing my friend Lindsay from school. Their show was really good and afterwards Andrew and I ended up talking for hours.”
“That’s awesome, did he kiss you?” Of course, she thinks about me kissing him. That’s always the first thing on her mind!
“Well yes he did. It was wonderful. I can’t even begin to describe how I felt afterwards.”
“Awwww. Wait, have you told him about what happened with Landon?” Her excitement dropped drastically when she asked the question.
“Yes I did. It was hard for me to get through, but he seemed to handle it very well. He comforted me and said he wouldn’t judge me because of what happened in my past. “
“See, I told you once you find someone who is perfect for you, he wouldn’t care about it.”
“Yeah I know. He is wonderful Sarah. I barely know him, and I’m falling for him. I love this feeling.”
“Good! Well I am sorry to cut this short, but I need to get ready for the day. I love you girl and keep me updated on you two.”
“I will, don’t worry!”
Sarah and I hang up and I begin to get ready for the day. I need to go out and find a job because I am lacking in the money department. About an hour later, I take the subway and end up in Times Square. This is my first time walking around New York since I’ve moved here. The hustle and bustle of the city is amazing. My mom is supposed to be on Broadway for rehearsals. She ended up getting a spot in the show Curtains. She’s just an understudy and part of the basic cast, but it is something. I’m proud of her for it, even if she did make me move. I see a NOW HIRING sign in the Abercrombie and Fitch store in NYC. I walk in and talk to the manager. I get an application, fill it out there, and turn it in. He ended up doing an interview there and said he’d call me in a few hours after he talks to my references. I decided to walk around the city a little more. I see Nokia Theatre and wonder if Honor Society will perform there. That’d be pretty amazing. I was getting a little bored, so I decided to call Andrew.
“Hello.” It was Andrew who picked up the phone; it was another lady’s voice. My heart starts pumping and I try to figure out who could pick up the phone. Andrew told me that his mom doesn’t live with him and his grandmother is never around anymore.
“Uh.. who is this?”
“I’m Jessica.” Jessica, who is Jessica? I started to get infuriated. It hasn’t even been 24 hours and he is already with another girl. I couldn’t believe it. I thought we had something special last night. I guess not. I hear Andrew in the background.
“Jess, who is that?”
“I don’t know, some girl.”
“Jess, give me that phone, NOW!” I hear him yell.
“Okay, Okay, sorry I was just trying to be helpful.
“Don’t ever do that again. Hello, Erica. Are you there?”
“Andrew, who was that?”
“No one, just someone I know. I’m sorry what’s up?”
“I tell you all about Landon and you can’t tell me who that girl is and why the hell is she picking up her phone.” I started to get mad at him.
“Erica, it’s a complicated situation, I can’t talk about it right now.”
“YOU CAN’T TALK ABOUT IT RIGHT NOW. I TELL YOU HOW A JERK RUINED MY LIFE AND YOU CAN’T TALK ABOUT SOMETHING SMALL. SCREW YOU.” I hung up the phone. In 12 hours, I went from the happiest girl alive to crushed. My phone went off again. I looked down at it. It was Andrew. I didn’t want to talk to him, so I ignored the call. Throughout the rest of the day, he kept on calling but I didn’t want to talk to him. I finally got a call from the manager.
“Hello”
“Hello Erica, this is Ned from Abercrombie and Fitch. I would like to offer you a position at A&F. You can start tomorrow. Are you still in the city?”
“Yes, Yes I am definitely. I am actually only a few blocks from the store. Do you want me to stop by?”
“Yes, please. I need to get you to sign some forms. I look forward to seeing you again and Congratulations.”
“Thank you so much.” We hang up the phone and I head towards the store. Everything that needed to be done there took about 3 hours. Afterwards, I head back to the subway. Ned ended up giving me his personal number and I gave him mine. He was pretty cute. I started thinking about cute, then starting thinking about Andrew. Even if he was being a jackass, I couldn’t get him out of my mind. He just seemed to implant himself on my brain. I shook my head trying to get him out of it and decided to text Ned.
Hey.
Hey. What’s up? He responded.
I was just thinking about you. What are you up to tonight?
Nothing. I get off work at 7. I’d love to spend some time with you and get to know you. Where do you live?
I’m actually from Queens.
Oh.. Well I could come and hang out at your house.
That’d be amazing. My mom isn’t home since she has a show tonight.
Cool. I can probably be there by 8. Is that okay?
That’s perfect.
Well, I hope Andrew calls me while Ned is at my house tonight. I’ll pick up the phone and let him see that I’ve moved on too. I get back to the apartment and start cleaning up. Ned calls and asks for directions. I give them to him and wait for him to get here. He finally shows up.

(Ned’s POV)

When I saw Erica walk into the store today, I knew I was going to hire her. She is gorgeous. I didn’t think I’d find a girl so attractive right away, but I did. After her training and orientation today, I gave her my personal number. I wanted to hang out with her more. She texted me and now we’re hanging out. I can’t wait. I showed up around 8:15. She looked amazing. I couldn’t help myself. I kissed her. She kissed back at first, but then started to pull away. I didn’t want to stop so I held on to her tighter. I started to push her back towards her couch. I heard her moaning. Maybe she liked it more than she put on. I stopped kissing her for a moment.
“Ned, Stop. Get off me.”
“I thought you liked it beautiful.”
“Get Off me NOW.”
“Oh come on, this is fine.”
I pushed further and ended up winning the wrestle.