Beep beep 'ugh' I thought to myself as i rolled over and shut my alarm off 'this is way too early to be getting up . ' Why again am I getting up at six am ? ' As I lay there for a little bit longer trying to remember why on earth I was up so early I heard loud footsteps coming up the stairs.
"Lilly May don't make me go in there and drag you out of bed." Yelled dad from the end of the hallway.
" It's okay Dad " I yelled back. " I am up, I am just getting dressed." I replied then all of a sudden hit me. Today is the first day of work with my father. Shit, I am going to be late on the first day of work. We have been planning this for a while now, how could i forget? I jumped up out of bed and ran to my closet searching for something to wear.
" Lilly you're going to be late for your first day at the office." Dad yelled again.
" Five mins Dad I am almost ready." I still can't believe I had forgotten. Good thing I don't have my makeup to do and I showered last night before I went to bed. I just have to throw on some clothes on real quick and pull this long wavy red hair into a ponytail. I rummaged around in my closet for a couple more minutes before grabbing jeans and a sweater. I was downstairs in no time slipping on a pair of light green flats that matched perfectly with my light green sweater and dark blue skinny jeans.
"I am all ready Dad." I yelled as I grabbed my purse off the table and headed to the door. " I will meet you in the car.
" What about your coffee?" Dad asked as he came through the doorway from the kitchen.
"Can you bring it, I will drink it on the way, I don't want to make us late." I yelled out closing the door behind me.
" Well let's go, we can't keep our clients waiting now can we?" he replied with a smile on his face.
I can't believe it. I haven't seen dad this happy in a very long time. If I would have known it would have made him this happy that I would have started working with him a long time ago instead of putting it off.
It wasn't a long ride to the office, a couple of miles up the road. It sure seemed like it took forever to get there, maybe it was because I am so excited that it is my first day or maybe just because of the awkward silence in the car the whole way here. Oh well whatever it was I am so glad that I will be starting work in a few minutes. I have waited weeks for this moment to get here and now that it is here I am starting to get excited.
Keep your head up Lily I thought to myself you will do okay just remember to pay attention and be nice to the clients that walk through that door and you will be okay. So much confidence I have in myself I really don't think I can do this. There is so much riding on this, maybe this is a mistake, maybe I can just tell my dad that I don't feel that this is for me. Lily May you need to do this for your father he needs you right now more than ever, suck it up and get your ass in there. Oh great here I am having a mental debate with myself over going to work with my father. I know I can do this, he needs me, I told myself. Now I just need to shut my mind off and get in there and have a good first day working as a team or partner or whatever it is I decided to do in the first place. It will all be worth it in the end. This is going to be great. It is all working out already. I haven't seen my dad this happy in a long time, not since before Mom died anyway. When she died he made a turn for the worse, I moved home to care for him he wasn't doing good at all. He had closed the door on his office, told his clients they would have to find themselves another lawyer. I talked him into returning, to open his business again. I told him we could make it a family thing, if I like it I will go back to school to become a lawyer so I could take over some day, even though I don't want to. I couldn't get him to open back up if I hadn't offered. I tried everything to get him to return. I stepped out of the car, now is the time here we go, no turning back now.
"Still looks good here dad." I said not being completely honest. " It looks somewhat different than i remember though. " " What do you mean dear?" he asked me, stopping just in front of the door. " I feel like this place is missing something but I can't put my finger on it." I replied, trying to think of what was different. " Flowers my child, the flower beds have been let go and haven't been taken care of in some time." he replied back looking a little down. " I guess you are right dad but that is fine i could work on that once warmer weather comes around." I said back to him. " Now how about we get to work now. I am so excited to start working with you Dad I have waited for this day for so lo
I enjoy the comfort of my favorite blue fuzzy pajama pants and oversized shirt. Okay so maybe I really love all my fuzzy jammies and oversized shirts Especially on a Friday night like tonight after a long week at work. I know I just started a week ago and am already glad to be enjoying a nice quiet night curled up on the couch with some popcorn and a good movie. Okay so maybe a gallon of rocky road ice cream and chocolate bars also. My choice of movie tonight is Grease and I am all excited to go watch it. Well that is as soon as this popcorn is done. After the popcorn I will work on my ice cream which isn't much left after the other night when I bought some on my way home from work. "Lily" Dad says and he comes into the kitchen. "Yes Dad." " I really think it's time to go out. For you I mean go enjoy yourself, have a few drinks, have fun, get out there and don't be afraid to get
What is that awful smell it smells gross oh my gosh it smells like something is burning but what could it be. It is so early in the morning I wouldn't think that Dad would be cooking anything. Well it is Saturday morning maybe he is cooking pancakes or something. " Nicky, get up something is burning" I said shaking her. " Pancakes burnt pancakes." she mumbled as she rolled over and continued on snoring. After a few minutes of hearing her snores I got up and headed down the stairs. " Dad can I help you with anything?" I finally asked after I stood there in the doorway watching him struggle a few minutes and hearing him yell at the pancakes that are now sticking to the griddle that was on the stove in front of him. " Yes dear can you finish these pancakes so I can set the table?" " Yes dad i replie
I left David sitting at the kitchen table begging me to talk about this. I was done talking can't he take the hint. I went straight up to my room and slammed the door. How could he? I can't believe that man I shot him down, I gave him my answer and the nerve of him to talk to my Dad and still ask questions about me. I am happy with how I am. What does he expect Dad to do to play matchmaker? The way I see it he is a client no matter what he says, I mean he has to make an appointment to meet my dad so yes he is a client. A client whom I just happen to have a huge crush on and can't stop thinking about. Or well at least I think it is a crush I am not really sure I have never been in this situation before. It's got to be just a crush right? He is all I think about since the day I met him, I try so hard to get him out of my mind. Why does this have to be so complicated or am I the one who is making it all complicated? I will just have to talk to D
Finally the night I have been waiting for this whole week. Not a day went by that I didn't think about David. The week dragged on and the more it dragged the more I got excited and couldn't wait for my date night with David. I tried to stay busy all week and my mind off of David but I just couldn't. Now that it's here I am starting to get nervous. A few mins before five and the pizza has finally arrived. In a few minutes David will be here and if he is not here he will get a piece of my mind and he will have to watch my pick of movies. Let the countdown begin. He has fifty seconds to get here. fifty, forty nine, forty eight, forty seven, forty six, forty five. Finally he is here I scream in my head. Now I really am starting to act like a little love sick school girl. Less than two seconds later the doorbell rings. As I answer it I begin to feel really nervous all of a sudden. " Well David you're right on time" I sa
As I tossed and turned around in my sleep I awoke startled. It took me a few minutes to realize I was lying in my bed and then it all came back to me. I wasn't dreaming last night, it was actually real. I moved my arm slightly to check and see if the arm was still wrapped around me. It is oh great now I am blushing and I really have to go pee. But every time I try to move he pulls me even closer to him. I know I will try to twist and turn just enough so that I don't wake him up. Okay so there goes that idea he now has a death grip on me."David, can you let me up for a minute? I have to go to the bathroom."" Ugh what?" he asked finally. " Oh Lily I am sorry I didn't realize I was cuddling with you." he said suddenly moving his arm away from me. " It's okay." I said blushing. " I really don't mind, that was the best night sleep
As soon as David left Sunday morning I turned on my phone. Only to find six missed calls and about ten text messages from Nicky.hey girl call me as soon as you get thisNickychica call meNickyLily are you up yetNickywaitingNicky oh boy I thought if I call her now I will be on the phone with her for hours. I want to tell her what happened right away but dad is taking the morning off from work to take me out to breakfast. So I think I will probably just send her a quick message letting her know that I will call her as soon as I get home from the waffle house with Dad.Hey Nic everything was good I will call with details as soon as dad and I get back from breakfast.Lily
After I woke up from my nap I realized that I had forgotten to pull something out for supper so I decided to order some subs for dinner to eat when Dad gets home. I didn't really feel like going out to pick them up so I had them delivered even though it was only down the road. They were happy to make the delivery and they got a lot of business from me. I know it sounds bad, always ordering out, but now that I am working with dad and he is putting in all of these extra hours at the office, I haven't cooked as much. It was getting late so I decided to go ahead and eat without him. As I started the dishes Dad finally showed up. It was now a little after eight, soon David would be here. I guess I should tell Dad so he knows what my plans are for this evening. I know he won't mind but I don't want him being surprised when David shows up with an overnight bag."Hey dear sorry I am late. I hope you didn't wait for me to eat your dinner. I should have called and let y