Apollo got out of his car and leaned on his side of the car door as I approached him. He looked even more beautiful without his uniform, his white shirt was open at the collar and he wore this black cardigan that looked mui macho on him, his black slim fit jeans revealed how long and strong his legs were and his shade made his gorgeous face even more stunning and his beautiful messy hair had always captivated my eyes and made my mouth dry. He grinned at me and I smiled shyly back at him as he looked down.
Apollo : Didn't expect that (he stared at my shoes with surprise)
Me : Don't blame me, you didn't tell me where are we going (I pouted a bit)
Apollo : No it's fine (he laughed a bit)
Me : Where are we going? (he opened the door for me and I scooted in, he put his hand on the door and the other hand on my seat)
Apollo : You choose (He smiled and gracefully shut the door and went to his side and got in the car)
Me : What are the options?
Apollo : (he smiled and started to drive, God he was so hot) So eager!
He didn't give me any options, instead he drove to the park and parked the car silently. Much that I realized, we were going to the park and that was my only option.
Me : No offense Apollo, but I thought I have a choice.
Apollo : You do. (He grinned again and arched an eyebrow, I couldn't see what was behind his shades, how I wished I could see his eyes)
Me : So what are the options?
Apollo : (he sighed loudly) Well, do you want to learn skating or just walk in the park?
Me : (The images of him teaching me how to skate really was embarrassing) Uh, walk in the park sounds okay.
Apollo : Skating it is then (he jumped off the car very quickly and I managed to follow him as fast as I could)
Me : Hey! that's not what I choose! (I sounded like a kid that didn't get her ice cream)
Apollo : (He smiled and opened his trunk) but I brought these! (he took a couple of skating shoes with all the wheels and straps and 2 helmets, he smiled goofily)
Me : If I knew we are going to skate, I shouldn't bother wear my Converse (I said sourly)
Apollo : (he bursted into laughters) I thought about that, but I wouldn't want to miss you wearing those killer Converse.
Me : It's cool isn't it?
Apollo : Oh it's cool alright, but not cooler than these (he raised the skating shoes higher and I shook my head telling him no, he approached to me and took off his shades, he put both of his hands on my shoulders and looked at me in the eyes) it's going to be fun and fine, trust me.
Me : You sure?
Apollo : You are not doubting my teaching skills are you? (he smirked)
Me : No (and it was true)
Apollo : Good!
We walked inside the park and sat on the bench, Apollo put on his shoes and so did I, he finished strapping his shoes and helped me with mine, he put all of our shoes in his lose strap backpack and then he hold my hands and helped me to stand up.
Apollo : Okay? (I tried to find my equilibrium and prayed that I could survive this skating lesson. He took the helmet and put it on my head and smiled in amusement) God you look cute in it.
Me : (I knocked on my helmet and smiled at him) safety first!
Apollo : Ready?
Me : You're not putting yours on?
Apollo : Don't worry about me Ms. Hallman I'm not the newbie here.
I rolled my eyes and smiled, he took my palms and hold it firmly, I didn't have the time to gape at him skating backward because it was a constant and hard battle not to fall and not to stumble. I looked to my foot all the time and Apollo pulled me slowly and patiently guided me towards him. After what felt like ages of trying to roller-skate smoothly, Apollo finally loosen up his grip and slowly let me skate on my own. I stumbled a bit at first and he hold me every time I might fall, but after struggling so hard I finally managed to skate slowly without him holding me.
Apollo : Doing great, Viola! (He skated beside me)
Me : (My concentration scattered) Shh!
He laughed and hold my hand and then skated beside me as we headed to the lake.
Apollo : Having fun?
Me : Yeah, thank you. (I gazed to his eyes and the golden sunlight hit his eyes perfectly, it was perfectly light brown, so warm and glowing)
Apollo : Come!
He took my hand as we skated to this street musicians and Apollo stopped to listen to them, there were 3 guys that were playing music, two of them played a guitar and the other a violin. They played this beautiful Bruno Mars' acoustics arrangement of "When I was Your Man." It was fresh, unique and very much entertaining. When they finished, Apollo dropped some changes to their guitar case and we skated again.
Apollo : How was that for inspiration?
Me : Very effective, thanks again.
Apollo : You're welcome. Hungry?
Me : Starving!
I realized I was famished after he asked me wether I was hungry or not, I sat on the bench and he sat beside me putting down his bag and changed his shoes.
Apollo : You look a bit worn out, you can take your Converse if you want to.
Me : Okay (I unstrap my roller shoes and felt my fatigued legs finally released, then I unbuckled the helmet)
Apollo : I'll be right back.
I fetched my Converse shoes out from his bag and put it on, I put the roller shoes beside me and I scanned the park thoroughly, it was a beautiful afternoon, the lake reflected the golden sunlight, the trees were covered by yellow and red leaves that would soon to fall. I closed my eyes and breathed in all the goodness of the day and when I opened it, Apollo was bringing two hotdogs and two cups of iced tea.
Apollo : Is hotdog good enough?
Me : Yeah thank you
Apollo : No problem (he sat on his side of the bench and sunk his teeth to his hotdog with glee) I thought you are hungry (he frowned at me while I stared at him, I raised my hotdog and took a bite as he watched) Good girl.
Me : Always am (I talked with my mouth full, God, if mom saw me like this she would pass out)
Apollo : Why are you so quite today? (his question jumped out of the blue)
Me : (I swallowed my hotdog and cleared my throat) I don't have anything to say (Duh!)
Apollo : Really? no questions? (He arched an eyebrow as if he was doubting me)
Me : Well, there are lots of questions
Apollo : So shoot
Me : I don't know where to start.
Apollo : Like everything in life, start with the basics. (He took another bite of his hotdog)
Me : Umm .. Do you have any brother or sister? (Okay that was pathetic!)
Apollo : Uh yeah I have a baby sister (he seemed a bit disappointed)
Me : Really? Is she in our school?
Apollo : No, she's um.. she's 4
Me : Oh, wow!
Apollo : She's lovely (his shy smile made me all gooey)
Me : I'd like to have a brother or sister, feels kind of lonely at home without one.
Apollo : Well, you can always play with Ari
Me : Ari?
Apollo : My baby sister Arizona
Me : Oh that's pretty, I bet you love her very much
Apollo : That's true, she's the cure of any kind of bad day you had. (He smiled dearly to the thought of his sister, my heart melted the instant he adored his little sister) My turn.
Me : What?
Apollo : What do you think about me, Ms. Hallman? (He gave me his arched eyebrow and this interviewing look)
Me : You? (He nodded cooly) Well um.. I think you're nice.
Apollo : Nice? (he scoffed and his face turned stern) I'm anything but nice, Viola. (I stared at him, this guy was completely insane, he was the nicest guy I've ever met, he bought lunch, he taught me to skate, he kept my calculator when I lost it, well he stole it, but I didn't care, he was nice) Don't stare at me like that it creeps me out. (I smirked a bit) Though I kind of like it (Dude, this guy was seriously insane, one minute he hated it, another minute he liked it)
Me : Well, I think you're just.. Mystifying
Apollo : Mystifying? (He looked surprised)
Me : First you hate something then you like it. You kept my calculator, then stole it. One minute you were cold and mysterious the next minute you were all friendly and warm, and then in a whiplash back to cold and mysterious. Now tell me how to keep up with your mood swing?
Apollo : Now that's... Wow you're very observant aren't you? (He pulled my hair behind my ear and my heart skipped a beat)
Me : (I shrugged, all I know was when it comes to Apollo, I was very very observant. His fingers brushed my ear and I didn't breath, he saw me tensed and smile warmly, somehow that smile made me even tenser)
Apollo : Breath Viola, I'm not hurting you am I? (God that smile could be the death of me! He lingered his fingers through my hair and brushed it gently and then he rested his hand on the bench and the other on his lap, I could see his muscles sculptured below his black cardigan. He didn't answer my question but at that moment I couldn't care less) I'm not going to hurt you again.
Me : Apollo?
Apollo : Yeah?
Me : (In my head the main question was shouting "does he likes me?" but I paused, cause it sounded weird) Uh.. thanks for today, it was fun though I didn't have a choice, kind of mandatory isn't it? ( I joked to ease the mood)
Apollo : (he gave me this heartwarming satisfied smile) I'm glad you like it. And yes, I like you. (somehow he managed to answer my unspoken question)
Me : How? (I frowned, perplexed by his capability of reading minds)
Apollo : You mumbled "Like me?"(he chuckled proudly)
Me : Don't get so cocky. (I flushed embarrassed by my not functioning brain-mouth filter)
Apollo : (He laughed while standing up) It's almost 6 now. Come, I'll take you home before your mother gets home.
We headed to where Apollo have parked the car and we scooted inside that car just before sunset. While we were half way to my house, L'enfance du Christ was audible from Apollo's stereo. Somehow my stomach twisted and I felt sick. I stayed quiet but Apollo saw me cringing.
Apollo : What's wrong? (even his concerned face was beautiful)
Me : Nothing (I folded my arms and pressed my stomach)
He didn't say anything after that, when we reached in front of my house it was dark and the air was colder.
Me : Thank you again for today (I smiled wryly)
Apollo : Viola, are you sure you're okay?
Me : Yeah I'm good.
Apollo : Hey, seriously you can tell me? Did I do something wrong?
Me : (I gave him a reassuring smile) No, you were really wonderful, thank you ( I gave him a friendly kiss on the cheek but he held my forearms so I couldn't move, his dark brown eyes gazed into mine and I just froze and all the worries I had vanished, he closed his eyes and took a deep breath)
Apollo : What are you doing to me?
Me : I did nothing, I just gave you a friendly kiss on the cheek
Apollo : You don't get it don't you?
Me : What?
Apollo : You know I've never been with anyone, I don't have any friends and I don't mind being alone, Heck! I love being alone, but when it comes to you.. I can't stop being near you and every time that I'm not I wanted to..
Me : (I panicked, he got this effect on me where he could make my mind went blank, the only thing that came to my mouth was) Is it a bad thing?
Apollo : (He grinned a bit) No.. I just wanted you to know that you matter to me.
Me : Apollo, that's really nice but you don't have to tell me that.
Apollo : No I wanted you to know!
Me : But I already know
Apollo : Really? (He loosen his grip on me and I gave him a fun smile, I opened the car door and jumped out of the car, Apollo followed)
Me : You know you matters to someone when they stole your stuff to get your attention.
I walked backward to the front gate and Apollo watched me with a hint of amusement, I waved a sweet goodbye and Apollo shook his head and went inside to his car when I reached the front door, I waved again and then he drove away. I smiled with glee when I opened the door and I leaned at the door feeling all of the emotions that ran through my body, happiness and warmth and Amore, definitely Amore.
Apollo : Is hotdog good enough?
Me : Yeah thank you
Apollo : No problem (he sat on his side of the bench and sunk his teeth to his hotdog with glee) I thought you are hungry (he frowned at me while I stared at him, I raised my hotdog and took a bite as he watched) Good girl.
Me : Always am (I talked with my mouth full, God, if mom saw me like this she would pass out)
Apollo : Why are you so quite today? (his question jumped out of the blue)
Me : (I swallowed my hotdog and cleared my throat) I don't have anything to say (Duh!)
Apollo : Really? no questions? (He arched an eyebrow as if he was doubting me)
Me : Well, there are lots of questions
Apollo : So shoot
Me : I don't know where to start.
Apollo : Like everything in life, start with the basics. (He took another bite of his hotdog)
Me : Umm .. Do you have any brother or sister? (Okay that was pathetic!)
Apollo : Uh yeah I have a baby sister (he seemed a bit disappointed)
Me : Really? Is she in our school?
Apollo : No, she's um.. she's 4
Me : Oh, wow!
Apollo : She's lovely (his shy smile made me all gooey)
Me : I'd like to have a brother or sister, feels kind of lonely at home without one.
Apollo : Well, you can always play with Ari
Me : Ari?
Apollo : My baby sister Arizona
Me : Oh that's pretty, I bet you love her very much
Apollo : That's true, she's the cure of any kind of bad day you had. (He smiled dearly to the thought of his sister, my heart melted the instant he adored his little sister) My turn.
Me : What?
Apollo : What do you think about me, Ms. Hallman? (He gave me his arched eyebrow and this interviewing look)
Me : You? (He nodded cooly) Well um.. I think you're nice.
Apollo : Nice? (he scoffed and his face turned stern) I'm anything but nice, Viola. (I stared at him, this guy was completely insane, he was the nicest guy I've ever met, he bought lunch, he taught me to skate, he kept my calculator when I lost it, well he stole it, but I didn't care, he was nice) Don't stare at me like that it creeps me out. (I smirked a bit) Though I kind of like it (Dude, this guy was seriously insane, one minute he hated it, another minute he liked it)
Me : Well, I think you're just.. Mystifying
Apollo : Mystifying? (He looked surprised)
Me : First you hate something then you like it. You kept my calculator, then stole it. One minute you were cold and mysterious the next minute you were all friendly and warm, and then in a whiplash back to cold and mysterious. Now tell me how to keep up with your mood swing?
Apollo : Now that's... Wow you're very observant aren't you? (He pulled my hair behind my ear and my heart skipped a beat)
Me : (I shrugged, all I know was when it comes to Apollo, I was very very observant. His fingers brushed my ear and I didn't breath, he saw me tensed and smile warmly, somehow that smile made me even tenser)
Apollo : Breath Viola, I'm not hurting you am I? (God that smile could be the death of me! He lingered his fingers through my hair and brushed it gently and then he rested his hand on the bench and the other on his lap, I could see his muscles sculptured below his black cardigan. He didn't answer my question but at that moment I couldn't care less) I'm not going to hurt you again.
Me : Apollo?
Apollo : Yeah?
Me : (In my head the main question was shouting "does he likes me?" but I paused, cause it sounded weird) Uh.. thanks for today, it was fun though I didn't have a choice, kind of mandatory isn't it? ( I joked to ease the mood)
Apollo : (he gave me this heartwarming satisfied smile) I'm glad you like it. And yes, I like you. (somehow he managed to answer my unspoken question)
Me : How? (I frowned, perplexed by his capability of reading minds)
Apollo : You mumbled "Like me?"(he chuckled proudly)
Me : Don't get so cocky. (I flushed embarrassed by my not functioning brain-mouth filter)
Apollo : (He laughed while standing up) It's almost 6 now. Come, I'll take you home before your mother gets home.
We headed to where Apollo have parked the car and we scooted inside that car just before sunset. While we were half way to my house, L'enfance du Christ was audible from Apollo's stereo. Somehow my stomach twisted and I felt sick. I stayed quiet but Apollo saw me cringing.
Apollo : What's wrong? (even his concerned face was beautiful)
Me : Nothing (I folded my arms and pressed my stomach)
He didn't say anything after that, when we reached in front of my house it was dark and the air was colder.
Me : Thank you again for today (I smiled wryly)
Apollo : Viola, are you sure you're okay?
Me : Yeah I'm good.
Apollo : Hey, seriously you can tell me? Did I do something wrong?
Me : (I gave him a reassuring smile) No, you were really wonderful, thank you ( I gave him a friendly kiss on the cheek but he held my forearms so I couldn't move, his dark brown eyes gazed into mine and I just froze and all the worries I had vanished, he closed his eyes and took a deep breath)
Apollo : What are you doing to me?
Me : I did nothing, I just gave you a friendly kiss on the cheek
Apollo : You don't get it don't you?
Me : What?
Apollo : You know I've never been with anyone, I don't have any friends and I don't mind being alone, Heck! I love being alone, but when it comes to you.. I can't stop being near you and every time that I'm not I wanted to..
Me : (I panicked, he got this effect on me where he could make my mind went blank, the only thing that came to my mouth was) Is it a bad thing?
Apollo : (He grinned a bit) No.. I just wanted you to know that you matter to me.
Me : Apollo, that's really nice but you don't have to tell me that.
Apollo : No I wanted you to know!
Me : But I already know
Apollo : Really? (He loosen his grip on me and I gave him a fun smile, I opened the car door and jumped out of the car, Apollo followed)
Me : You know you matters to someone when they stole your stuff to get your attention.
I walked backward to the front gate and Apollo watched me with a hint of amusement, I waved a sweet goodbye and Apollo shook his head and went inside to his car when I reached the front door, I waved again and then he drove away. I smiled with glee when I opened the door and I leaned at the door feeling all of the emotions that ran through my body, happiness and warmth and Amore, definitely Amore.
