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It's Hard to Make It Look Easy
Ch.11
I woke up to my alarm going off and Bella nudging my head. I turned my alarm off and got up to let Bella outside and fed her. I went back to my room and got dressed. While Bella was eating I started packing the car up with my things that I had with me. When I was done Bella was done eating
"Ready to go Bella?"
She barked happily
"Let's go bye bye" I said and opened the door
she ran out the front door and went to the car and sat infront of the passanger door waging her stubby tail. I closed the door and went to the car and opened the passanger door and Bella jumped in and sat in the passanger seat, I closed the door and went to the driver side and got in. We then drove off to the new house. When I got there I text the guys
Hey guys, the address is 4516 Sunnyslope Ave. look 4 a 2009 silver mercedes benz-
I then put Bella's leash on her and opened my door and got out and then Bella jumped out. I closed the door and opened the back passanger seat and got her water bowl. When I closed the door and started walking up the stairs Bella started tugging me to my left and barking happily
"Hey Bri and Bella"
I stopped and looked to my left
He got here fast, but where's his car I thought confused
"Hey Aaron...Where's your car?" I said smiling
"At home, you live a couple of houses down from me" he said
"Really? So is this a good neighborhood?" I asked
"Yeah, nice and peaceful" he said while bending down and petting Bella
He then stood up and we headed up to the house. I unlocked the door and we went inside
"Your house looks alittle bigger than mine"
"I'm sure my house is the same size as yours, once the furniture gets moved in" I said chuckling
then we saw a red car pull up
"Zak's here" Aaron said
"He drives that?" I asked amazed
"Yeah"
he then got out and headed up the steps and knocked a couple of times on the screen door
"You can come in Zak" I said seeing him through the screen door
he then came in
"Morning Bri"
"Morning Zak"
and then the moving truck came and one guy got out and came to the door. I went out on the porch and when I was on the porch Billy pulled up
"Ms. Collins?" the mover asked
"Yes"
"We need you to sign this"
he handed me a clipboard and I signed
"Thank you, we'll leave the mobile storage unit and you call this number to get it picked up" he said handing me a card
"Thank you"
"Have a nice day"
"You too" I said
he walked down the stairs to tell the guys to take the unit off the truck and Billy came up and stood next to me
"Hey Bri"
"Hi Billy"
"So... how are we getting your things in the house?"
"I guess I didn't think about that when I bought the house, I guess we'll have to walk around the stairs and into the house" I said
we then headed inside
Bella ran to Billy and was jumping on her hind legs to be picked up. Billy picked her up and she licked him all over his face
"I guess we can get started without Nick" I said
Billy put Bella down and I went to the sliding glass door that was in the kitchen to let Bella out. Bella followed and I opened the door and she went out and then I closed the door. I went back to the guys and we all headed out the front door
"Here Zak" I said handing him the key to the lock on the unit
he took it and I opened the screen door and put the stopper on it and then went to help. A few minutes later Nick pulled up. Nick and his wife got out
"Sorry we're late... we had to drop little Annie off" Veronique said
"That's alright" I said
Nick then opened the back door on the driver side
"Nick, what are you doing?" I asked
"Well, it's not a moving party without pizza and 3 liters of soda now is it?" he asked
"I guess not" I said chuckling
and took the bags of soda from him when he reached the porch. We then went into the kitchen and Nick sat the pizza box on the stove and I sat the soda on the counter by the stove
"Alright, time to get to work"
"Wow, you're sounding more like Zak everyday, bossing us around"
"I'm not bossing you around, you came to help out, so I'm telling you to help out" I said
we then laughed and headed outside. The guys started bringing the bedroom things in, since it was Zak's idea to start with the upstairs first. While the guys were putting things in my room, me and Veronique were arraging my bathroom that was attched to my bedroom
"Bri, how do you like working with the guys?" Veronique asked putting my white towels on the shelf
"It's been interesting, the last investigation we went on, I was apart of it"
"Really?"
"Yeah, something touched me and I told the guys and Zak asked if I wanted to do the lockdown and
I said yes" I said putting the tolietries under the sink
"Did you get anything?"
"Yeah, and it wasn't friendly either" I said slowly
then we heard Zak
"Aaron, it's not suppose to go like that"
me and Veronique poked our heads out of the bathroom to see what was going on
"What exactly are you two doing?" I asked
then Nick and Billy came in with my dark mahogany dresser
"We're putting the bed together" Aaron said
"And Aaron apparently doesn't know how to put a bedframe or headboard together" Zak said
"Where do you want this?" Billy asked grunting
"Over there against that wall" I said pointing to an interior wall
"And you two play nice" I said pointing to Zak and Aaron
then me and Veronique went back to working in the bathroom. I shook my head and sighed
"Men"
when we were done with the bathroom, we then went down to the kitchen to work. We put the glass plates up, cups, holiday dishes, pot and pans, silverware, and kitchen towels
"Where are you going to want the fridge?" Billy asked coming in the kitchen and getting a slice of pizza
"I was thinking right over there" I said pointing near the at the space inbetween the sliding glass door and counter
I then started putting my boxed foods and canned goods in the pantry that was by the entrance of the kitchen
"Are you sure, cause once we put it there we're not moving it" he said smirking
"Yes I'm sure Billy, and if I don't like it there, I'll move it myself" I said turning around and mocking his smirk
"Ok" he said then finished his pizza and went to get the guys
once the guys were outside Veronique asked
"Is there something going on betwen you and him?"
"Me and who?" I asked trying to play dumb
"You and Billy, there's got to be something going on between you guys" she said and handed me some canned corn
"Nothing's going on between me and him"
"Well, it looks like he wants something going on between you two"
"What do you mean?"
"He was pretty much checking you out" she said handing me some boxed rice
then Zak and Billy came in with the fridge and Aaron and Nick came in with the kitchen table
"Before you ask, I would like the table in there" I said pointing to the dining room
They then put the table in the dining room and then came into the kitchen to grab a piece of pizza. Zak plugged the fridge in and Billy scooted it back. Zak then got a piece of pizza
"Bri, isn't your birthday tomorrow?" Zak asked taking a bite of his pizza
"Yeah"
"What do you want?" Zak asked
"You guys don't have to get me anything, this is my birthday present, you guys helping me move in"
"Bri, you do know they're going to get you something anyway, right?" Veronique said looking at me
"I had a feeling they were"
me and Veronique got a piece of pizza and ate it
"So, where are you going to want your couch?" Nick asked
"I was thinking about it being on the interior wall"
"Alright, your entertainment center?" Nick asked
"Infront of the big windows"
"Your China cabinet?" Aaron asked
"By the normal windows"
"Your two recliners?" Billy asked
"Um...one of them diagnal from the right side of the couch, but also facing the entertainment center alittle and the other I want by the couch"
"The end tables?" Zak asked
"One by the diagnal recliner, one on one side of the couch, and the other inbetween the couch and the recliner"
"Ok"
then the guys went outside to get my livingroom furniture and me and Veronique went to my car to get my clothes and put them up. When we got to my room Veronique was hanging the clothes that needed to be hung and I was folding the ones that needed to be folded and put them in the appropriate drawers. When we were done we went down the stairs and found the guys sitting on the only piece of furniture in the room, the couch
"Break time?" I asked raising an eyebrow
they all looked at me
"Hey Bri" Aaron said
"You know the faster you guys get this done, the faster you get to go home and rest" I said smiling
"We know, by the way Bri, we leave Thursday to go to the Villisca Axe Murder House in Iowa" Zak said
"Alright, anyway whenever you guys are ready to get back to work"
Billy then got up
"What are you doing Billy?" Aaron asked
"Getting back to work, Bri just gave us that sign"
"Somebody's trained you well" I said as me and Veronique walked out the door
then the guys followed. Me and Veronique got the pictures and mirror that I wanted in the bedroom and headed back to the bedroom to hang them. Then we went back out to get the kitchen ones, hung them and by the time we were done hanging the pictures in the kitchen the guys were on the last item, the T.V. Once they got the T.V in the entertainment cabinet Billy hooked the DVD player, T.V and VCR up and then they all sat down on the couch
"Thank you guys sooo much for helping out" I said smiling and hugging them one by one
"Not a problem" Nick said exhausted
Zak then got up
"Do you want me to help hang stuff?" he asked
"If you really want to" I said raising an eyebrow
We then headed to the mobile unit and got the rest of the pictures out. We then went back inside and started hanging them. When we were done Zak sat in the recliner I sat on the couch and Veronique sat in the other recliner that was next to the couch. We talked for a few minutes
"Well, I think it's time to go pick little Annie up, what do you think honey?" Nick asked
"I guess you're right"
they then got up
"Thanks for coming to help you two" I said getting upand hugging them
"Not a problem, if you need me or Nick for something, just call us"
"I will Veronique, bye"
"Bye" they said and took off
I then went into the kitchen and let Bella in and gave her food. Then I sat back down on the couch and Bella came running in and jumped on the couch and went straight to Billy
"Why does that dog like you so much?" Aaron asked Billy
"I don't know, maybe she smells my dogs"
"Could be a possibility" I said
"Well, I got to get going, I've got a movie calling me" Aaron said getting up off the couch
"What movie?" I asked curiously
"The TRON movies" he said smiling huge
"Alright, I'll see you later" I said laughing and hugging him
he then left
"Do you have any plans for your birthday tomorrow Bri?" Zak asked
"No, not that I know of, why?"
"Well, we'll all get together and celebrate"
"Ok"
"I guess I need to get going, Ridley been cooped up in the house all day" Zak said getting up from the recliner
"Alright, see you later" I said
He hugged me and kissed my cheek and then left. I went to sit back down on the couch until I saw Billy glaring
"What now? We're not together anymore, so get over it"
"Why him?"
"I'm not the one that's taking advances, he is"
"And you're letting him?"
"Listen Billy, you broke up with me, you found someone else and you're happy with her, so stop trying to ruin whatever's going on between me and Zak ok?" I said folding my arms
"It had to be my boss though?"
"Technically he's not your boss, Travel Channel is, they just communicate through Zak"
"If you say so, I need to get going so I can go take care of my dogs" he said getting up
Take care of your dogs and take care of that other dog called Pam I thought
"Whatever"
Bella then layed in the spot that Billy was sitting in and Billy came to me and stood infront of me
"What?"
"Aren't you going to say bye?"
"Don't let the door hit ya, then again let the door hit you so it can knock some since into you, you're being played by her Billy and you're to blind to see it. When you finally realize I was right, don't be coming to me crying about it"
"I won't be crying about it, if it's true"
"We'll see" I said and ushered him to the door
Billy was almost out the door when he turned around
"Bri?"
"What?" I asked irritatedly
he then bent down and kissed me on the lips. I was shocked
I missed this...What am I saying? I thought
I then turned my head to break the kiss and pushed on his chest alittle
"I think it's time for you to leave" I said holding back tears and never looked up at him
"I'll see you tomorrow" he said and then walked down the porch steps
I closed and locked the door and went to the bathroom and splashed some water on my face
Why does he have this affect on me? I couldn't possibly love him still, could I? I thought
I then went to my room and changed into a t-shirt and crawled into bed. I felt the bed move alittle and Bella snuggled into my stomach and fell asleep. And I fell into a dreamless sleep.
"Ready to go Bella?"
She barked happily
"Let's go bye bye" I said and opened the door
she ran out the front door and went to the car and sat infront of the passanger door waging her stubby tail. I closed the door and went to the car and opened the passanger door and Bella jumped in and sat in the passanger seat, I closed the door and went to the driver side and got in. We then drove off to the new house. When I got there I text the guys
Hey guys, the address is 4516 Sunnyslope Ave. look 4 a 2009 silver mercedes benz-
I then put Bella's leash on her and opened my door and got out and then Bella jumped out. I closed the door and opened the back passanger seat and got her water bowl. When I closed the door and started walking up the stairs Bella started tugging me to my left and barking happily
"Hey Bri and Bella"
I stopped and looked to my left
He got here fast, but where's his car I thought confused
"Hey Aaron...Where's your car?" I said smiling
"At home, you live a couple of houses down from me" he said
"Really? So is this a good neighborhood?" I asked
"Yeah, nice and peaceful" he said while bending down and petting Bella
He then stood up and we headed up to the house. I unlocked the door and we went inside
"Your house looks alittle bigger than mine"
"I'm sure my house is the same size as yours, once the furniture gets moved in" I said chuckling
then we saw a red car pull up
"Zak's here" Aaron said
"He drives that?" I asked amazed
"Yeah"
he then got out and headed up the steps and knocked a couple of times on the screen door
"You can come in Zak" I said seeing him through the screen door
he then came in
"Morning Bri"
"Morning Zak"
and then the moving truck came and one guy got out and came to the door. I went out on the porch and when I was on the porch Billy pulled up
"Ms. Collins?" the mover asked
"Yes"
"We need you to sign this"
he handed me a clipboard and I signed
"Thank you, we'll leave the mobile storage unit and you call this number to get it picked up" he said handing me a card
"Thank you"
"Have a nice day"
"You too" I said
he walked down the stairs to tell the guys to take the unit off the truck and Billy came up and stood next to me
"Hey Bri"
"Hi Billy"
"So... how are we getting your things in the house?"
"I guess I didn't think about that when I bought the house, I guess we'll have to walk around the stairs and into the house" I said
we then headed inside
Bella ran to Billy and was jumping on her hind legs to be picked up. Billy picked her up and she licked him all over his face
"I guess we can get started without Nick" I said
Billy put Bella down and I went to the sliding glass door that was in the kitchen to let Bella out. Bella followed and I opened the door and she went out and then I closed the door. I went back to the guys and we all headed out the front door
"Here Zak" I said handing him the key to the lock on the unit
he took it and I opened the screen door and put the stopper on it and then went to help. A few minutes later Nick pulled up. Nick and his wife got out
"Sorry we're late... we had to drop little Annie off" Veronique said
"That's alright" I said
Nick then opened the back door on the driver side
"Nick, what are you doing?" I asked
"Well, it's not a moving party without pizza and 3 liters of soda now is it?" he asked
"I guess not" I said chuckling
and took the bags of soda from him when he reached the porch. We then went into the kitchen and Nick sat the pizza box on the stove and I sat the soda on the counter by the stove
"Alright, time to get to work"
"Wow, you're sounding more like Zak everyday, bossing us around"
"I'm not bossing you around, you came to help out, so I'm telling you to help out" I said
we then laughed and headed outside. The guys started bringing the bedroom things in, since it was Zak's idea to start with the upstairs first. While the guys were putting things in my room, me and Veronique were arraging my bathroom that was attched to my bedroom
"Bri, how do you like working with the guys?" Veronique asked putting my white towels on the shelf
"It's been interesting, the last investigation we went on, I was apart of it"
"Really?"
"Yeah, something touched me and I told the guys and Zak asked if I wanted to do the lockdown and
I said yes" I said putting the tolietries under the sink
"Did you get anything?"
"Yeah, and it wasn't friendly either" I said slowly
then we heard Zak
"Aaron, it's not suppose to go like that"
me and Veronique poked our heads out of the bathroom to see what was going on
"What exactly are you two doing?" I asked
then Nick and Billy came in with my dark mahogany dresser
"We're putting the bed together" Aaron said
"And Aaron apparently doesn't know how to put a bedframe or headboard together" Zak said
"Where do you want this?" Billy asked grunting
"Over there against that wall" I said pointing to an interior wall
"And you two play nice" I said pointing to Zak and Aaron
then me and Veronique went back to working in the bathroom. I shook my head and sighed
"Men"
when we were done with the bathroom, we then went down to the kitchen to work. We put the glass plates up, cups, holiday dishes, pot and pans, silverware, and kitchen towels
"Where are you going to want the fridge?" Billy asked coming in the kitchen and getting a slice of pizza
"I was thinking right over there" I said pointing near the at the space inbetween the sliding glass door and counter
I then started putting my boxed foods and canned goods in the pantry that was by the entrance of the kitchen
"Are you sure, cause once we put it there we're not moving it" he said smirking
"Yes I'm sure Billy, and if I don't like it there, I'll move it myself" I said turning around and mocking his smirk
"Ok" he said then finished his pizza and went to get the guys
once the guys were outside Veronique asked
"Is there something going on betwen you and him?"
"Me and who?" I asked trying to play dumb
"You and Billy, there's got to be something going on between you guys" she said and handed me some canned corn
"Nothing's going on between me and him"
"Well, it looks like he wants something going on between you two"
"What do you mean?"
"He was pretty much checking you out" she said handing me some boxed rice
then Zak and Billy came in with the fridge and Aaron and Nick came in with the kitchen table
"Before you ask, I would like the table in there" I said pointing to the dining room
They then put the table in the dining room and then came into the kitchen to grab a piece of pizza. Zak plugged the fridge in and Billy scooted it back. Zak then got a piece of pizza
"Bri, isn't your birthday tomorrow?" Zak asked taking a bite of his pizza
"Yeah"
"What do you want?" Zak asked
"You guys don't have to get me anything, this is my birthday present, you guys helping me move in"
"Bri, you do know they're going to get you something anyway, right?" Veronique said looking at me
"I had a feeling they were"
me and Veronique got a piece of pizza and ate it
"So, where are you going to want your couch?" Nick asked
"I was thinking about it being on the interior wall"
"Alright, your entertainment center?" Nick asked
"Infront of the big windows"
"Your China cabinet?" Aaron asked
"By the normal windows"
"Your two recliners?" Billy asked
"Um...one of them diagnal from the right side of the couch, but also facing the entertainment center alittle and the other I want by the couch"
"The end tables?" Zak asked
"One by the diagnal recliner, one on one side of the couch, and the other inbetween the couch and the recliner"
"Ok"
then the guys went outside to get my livingroom furniture and me and Veronique went to my car to get my clothes and put them up. When we got to my room Veronique was hanging the clothes that needed to be hung and I was folding the ones that needed to be folded and put them in the appropriate drawers. When we were done we went down the stairs and found the guys sitting on the only piece of furniture in the room, the couch
"Break time?" I asked raising an eyebrow
they all looked at me
"Hey Bri" Aaron said
"You know the faster you guys get this done, the faster you get to go home and rest" I said smiling
"We know, by the way Bri, we leave Thursday to go to the Villisca Axe Murder House in Iowa" Zak said
"Alright, anyway whenever you guys are ready to get back to work"
Billy then got up
"What are you doing Billy?" Aaron asked
"Getting back to work, Bri just gave us that sign"
"Somebody's trained you well" I said as me and Veronique walked out the door
then the guys followed. Me and Veronique got the pictures and mirror that I wanted in the bedroom and headed back to the bedroom to hang them. Then we went back out to get the kitchen ones, hung them and by the time we were done hanging the pictures in the kitchen the guys were on the last item, the T.V. Once they got the T.V in the entertainment cabinet Billy hooked the DVD player, T.V and VCR up and then they all sat down on the couch
"Thank you guys sooo much for helping out" I said smiling and hugging them one by one
"Not a problem" Nick said exhausted
Zak then got up
"Do you want me to help hang stuff?" he asked
"If you really want to" I said raising an eyebrow
We then headed to the mobile unit and got the rest of the pictures out. We then went back inside and started hanging them. When we were done Zak sat in the recliner I sat on the couch and Veronique sat in the other recliner that was next to the couch. We talked for a few minutes
"Well, I think it's time to go pick little Annie up, what do you think honey?" Nick asked
"I guess you're right"
they then got up
"Thanks for coming to help you two" I said getting upand hugging them
"Not a problem, if you need me or Nick for something, just call us"
"I will Veronique, bye"
"Bye" they said and took off
I then went into the kitchen and let Bella in and gave her food. Then I sat back down on the couch and Bella came running in and jumped on the couch and went straight to Billy
"Why does that dog like you so much?" Aaron asked Billy
"I don't know, maybe she smells my dogs"
"Could be a possibility" I said
"Well, I got to get going, I've got a movie calling me" Aaron said getting up off the couch
"What movie?" I asked curiously
"The TRON movies" he said smiling huge
"Alright, I'll see you later" I said laughing and hugging him
he then left
"Do you have any plans for your birthday tomorrow Bri?" Zak asked
"No, not that I know of, why?"
"Well, we'll all get together and celebrate"
"Ok"
"I guess I need to get going, Ridley been cooped up in the house all day" Zak said getting up from the recliner
"Alright, see you later" I said
He hugged me and kissed my cheek and then left. I went to sit back down on the couch until I saw Billy glaring
"What now? We're not together anymore, so get over it"
"Why him?"
"I'm not the one that's taking advances, he is"
"And you're letting him?"
"Listen Billy, you broke up with me, you found someone else and you're happy with her, so stop trying to ruin whatever's going on between me and Zak ok?" I said folding my arms
"It had to be my boss though?"
"Technically he's not your boss, Travel Channel is, they just communicate through Zak"
"If you say so, I need to get going so I can go take care of my dogs" he said getting up
Take care of your dogs and take care of that other dog called Pam I thought
"Whatever"
Bella then layed in the spot that Billy was sitting in and Billy came to me and stood infront of me
"What?"
"Aren't you going to say bye?"
"Don't let the door hit ya, then again let the door hit you so it can knock some since into you, you're being played by her Billy and you're to blind to see it. When you finally realize I was right, don't be coming to me crying about it"
"I won't be crying about it, if it's true"
"We'll see" I said and ushered him to the door
Billy was almost out the door when he turned around
"Bri?"
"What?" I asked irritatedly
he then bent down and kissed me on the lips. I was shocked
I missed this...What am I saying? I thought
I then turned my head to break the kiss and pushed on his chest alittle
"I think it's time for you to leave" I said holding back tears and never looked up at him
"I'll see you tomorrow" he said and then walked down the porch steps
I closed and locked the door and went to the bathroom and splashed some water on my face
Why does he have this affect on me? I couldn't possibly love him still, could I? I thought
I then went to my room and changed into a t-shirt and crawled into bed. I felt the bed move alittle and Bella snuggled into my stomach and fell asleep. And I fell into a dreamless sleep.