Hotel California

I could hear my mom talking with Mikey in the living room. I was in my bedroom, finishing up my make up. When I was done I walked downstairs. A little nervous by the way.

When I got to the living room, mom looked at me surprised. Mikey was still with his back towards me.
"You look very pretty Alexandra"
"Thanks mom" I said smiling
Mikey turned around and saw me; he looked dumbfounded for a moment. He looked very handsome with his black suit.
"Hey Mikey" I greeted him with another smile on my Face.
"Alex, you look gorgeous"
"Thanks" I said feeling the blush creeping up my cheeks. "You look pretty good yourself"
"Well, I think its time to go"
"Yeah, bye mom"
"Don’t get back too late kids," my mom said smiling.

We went to the car and started driving towards the school. It was a great night, with a full moon. I saw my dress moving a little with the wind. It was black and it reached my ankles, with a purple ribbon on the waist ending on a bow at the side. It was strapless and it had some designs on the side of my breasts in purple tread. Simply perfect.

We arrived fashionably late to the dance. We didn’t want to spend a lot of time there. And because the two of us weren’t exactly fond of dancing, I don’t think it would have been comfortable to do it in front of the whole school.

The place was looking quite good actually, just like in the movies: the place full of ribbons, balloons and stars hanging from the ceiling, the decorated tables and some band playing live. It was nice, not my style, but nice anyways.

"Don’t even think that I’m dancing," I said sarcastically
"Let’s get something to drink then"
We found a table and we sat down talking about the future of some of our ex-classmates.
"She is going to have a lot f kids and get fat"
"He is going to be a mechanic"
"She is gonna be… i dunno… stripper?”
We both busted up laughing and kept talking until someone interrupted us.
"Hello Alexandra… hello Michael"
"Hey Greta, what are you doing here?”
"I just wanted to say hi. And tell you that you look absolutely gorgeous tonight. I love your dress"
"Thanks dear, is that a new boyfriend? Doesn’t look like Spencer"
"Yes" she said a little annoyed. "I left Spencer a little while ago"
"Oh but why?” I asked sarcastically
"I thought you where going to come with Thomas"
"No. He and I are over too"
"Yeah I heard about that, I am deeply sorry"
"Don’t worry about it"
"Haven’t you seen him? I thought he would at least show up"
"No Greta I haven’t seen him," I told her.
"Well I think I have to go"
"Buh-bye" I said. Greta started walking away and when she was out sight I flipped my middle finger at her. "I really can’t stand her"
"Me neither"

Seems like that night everyone was apologizing for al the things you did in high school. That was more than proven when some girls and guys said hi to us that night when I could swear they had at least yelled something at me in the hallways.

SOUNDTRACK: YOURS TO HOLD – SKILLET [on the player]

"Want to dance?” asked Mikey with a nervous hint in his voice.
"Yeah, I think its time for us to dance a little"

We walked to the dance floor and we started dancing. The music wasn’t really that much but we were having fun. Even after everything that had happened this last year of school and that we had only been in the dance for a few hours, I was having fun.

A slow song started and we both liked it. We started dancing slowly, enjoying the song, listening to every lyric. I placed my head on his chest and he rested his hands on my waist. I could see very other couple on the floor dancing slowly. It was so… romantic.
I looked up and Mikey was smiling, like always and like never before. That moment was special. For some weird unexplainable reason, I felt my heart beating wildly in my chest and even then I kept smiling.

The song never seemed to end. When the song was finally over I stretched to whisper in his ear.
"Thanks for making this a wonderful night"
I kissed his cheek and I smiled.
We left the dance floor and we where about to leave but we stopped when we heard some feedback and someone about to speak into the microphone.
"Attention classmates we are about to announce the king and queen of the dance.”
I smiled and I turned to Mikey.
"I think there is a big chance for Greta to win don’t you think"
"Nah I don’t think so"
"Yeah right"
Minutes later the same girl returned to the mic with an envelope in her hand and oh my god! Greta & the new boy toy won! Incredible. Sarcasm.

Greta went up to get her crown with a fake smile on her face. But of course I couldn’t let this moment go by without being there. I would remember it the rest of my life and I would laugh just as much even after 50 years. After the crowning Mikey and I decided it was best to leave. It had been a great night and we had a lot of fun, but it was enough of the high school memories for us. Freedom!

"Holy fuck! Now I remember why I hate high heels. My feet are killing me! "
"We are almost there don’t worry Cinderella"
Mikey laughed at me and I just stuck my tongue out at him. Yeah like he didn’t have to wear them.

We got to the car and I tried to open the door and I just couldn’t.
"Mikey your door hates me"
"What? How can a door hate you? "
"Yeah, I can’t open it"
"Let me help you"
He walked towards me and he tried to open the door, doing I ton the first try.
"See? Not that hard"
"Yeah right"
We laughed and then we smiled and then we just looked at each other in the eye. I felt how we where getting closer to each other, like that time in my house. The only difference was that there was no one here to stop us.

I felt his hand at my hip and the other on my face, an imminent event was about to take place and none off us were doing anything to stop it.
"You look beautiful in the moonlight," he whispered.
We were so close to one another that it wasn’t even necessary to speak out loud. Just whisper… whisper really slowly.

Suddenly without taking notice, or maybe we did. We kissed. Softly, slowly. Forgetting about everyone else in the world, even forgetting the fact that we where in the middle of a parking lot.

None of that mattered now.

His hand was playing delicately with my hair, like he so loved to do. And mine with his, so soft. None of us resisted to what was happening. We both wanted this, for how long, who knows. We had to enjoy it.

"I love you," he said softly. Even if he had said it millions of times before, this wasn’t an ‘I love you’ that you say to your best friend, or your brother. This was ‘I love you’ that a man tells a woman. In this moment all the doubts, and those misunderstandings, in my mind were solved.

"I love you too" I smiled and hugged him tight. I didn’t want this to end. I didn’t want to let go. I wanted to be in his arms forever.

We both smiled and he kissed me again. That was the most perfect moment of my life.

We stayed outside the car, just being held in each others arms, just looking at his eyes.
"Did you know that I want to expend the rest of my life with you?”
"I want the same thing." I smiled and kissed him once again.

I just couldn’t help myself. I heard someone yelling.

"Alex! Alex! Is that you Alex?" I could see someone running to us. Tom.