The Gambler
I swear when I grow up, I won't just buy you a rose
I offered Darianne a lift home jack was already asleep in the back seat of my beaten up ford escort
She hesitated before muttering
“I don’t have a home any more I used to live with that jack ass”
I looked at her great big tears in her eyes I gently stroked the side of her face
“Not any more you can stay with me, I mean my flat isn’t much but you are welcome to my bed ill stay on the couch”
She smiled and sniffed
“You’ve only just met me”
“And I trust you”
She smiled and walked over to the car, I opened the door and practically sang
“Your chariot awaits, Ma’ lady”
She hopped in to the front pulling her skirt down a little and pulling her belt over her. I closed the door and walked around jumping in to the driver’s seat and pulling away, I was ready to show off, I tore down the road Darianne screaming with laughter, we screeched to a halt outside jacks and I let him out walking him to the door, he rested my head on my shoulder convincing me he had been asleep the whole time. I knocked and heard his mom shuffle around inside, I heard all three of the locks being undone and then the door swung open she looked at me
“Nate”
“Hey Mrs Antonoff here’s jack safe and sound….but slightly tired”
She looked at me disbelieving as jack slumped forward in to her arms she gave a false smile dragged jack in and slammed the door, I sighed and walked back to the car. Darianne was looking down picking at her nails I placed my hand on her knee and made her jump she looked up and bit her lip
“I like you Nate I know we have only just met but I really like you”
I smiled like a school kid and she smirked
“you don’t have to sleep on the sofa tonight Nate…stay with me”
My heart was beating even harder now, I smiled and started to drive putting the radio on I turned it up and Darianne sang to her hearts content and I began to truly believe this was the first time she had enjoyed herself in a long time.
We got home and she stepped in to my small poorly decorated one bedroom flat, she walked in confidently like she lived there rather than me she flopped down on the sofa and kicked her stilettos off she stretched happily I looked at her smiling she looked so comfortable and happy. I offered her a drink
“what have you got?”
I walked through to the kitchen and began to root through the cupboards
“Soda water juice milk tea coffee and oh a bottle of vodka”
I turned to walk in to the front room and she was there with a devilish grin on her face
“Let’s have some vodka”
I laughed and pulled the bottle down I went to the opposite cupboard and got out the two least chipped coffee mugs I could find and poured a little in to each mug I handed her the “I heart NY” mug and she sipped
“I always find vodka warming”
I nodded in agreement and we walked back in to the front room Darianne grabbed the bottle as she left hours passed like minutes and before I knew it in a drunken flurry we were falling in to the bedroom ripping clothes off and lacing kisses all over each other.
The next morning I woke up feeling groggy from the night before the bright light of the sun flooded the room and made my eyes sting I looked over and there she was a picture of simplistic beauty and perfection.
I smiled and covered her with the duvet, before getting up and finding some clothes I left a note on the dresser ready for her to find if she woke up
“Just popped out for a few bits back soon help yourself to anything in the fridge, I love you, Nate”
Maybe I love you was a bit much but it felt right. I closed the door quietly and ventured out to the town. I walked up to a small roadside flower stall and looked around me all the bright petals and different coloured stems sent me in to a confusion I didn’t know what to get her I knew I wanted flowers but which ones? Daisies where simple Carnations where ugly and lilies where funeral flowers in my opinion the small plump woman behind the counter looked at me and smiled
“can I help you?”
“Erm no actually” I smiled back I had made My choice “I’ll just take one of those red roses the ones with the glitter on its petals”
“Good choice sir who is the lucky lady?”
“just someone I’m trying to get in to a relationship with”
She laughed and wrapped the flower and handed it over I handed her the money
“Keep the change”
I walked back to the car an air of confidence coming over me.
I arrived back at the flat and Darianne was still in bed. I made her a coffee and Gently nudged her awake, her grey eyes fluttered open and she smiled when I came in to focus
“Good morning beautiful”
I smiled and handed her the rose
“Look Darianne feel free to say no but I really like you like a lot and I want you to be my girlfriend”
She smiled from ear to ear as I handed her the rose she looked up at me after smelling the flower
“Of course I will Nate I like you too”
My heart was beating out of my chest again, it had done that more the past couple of days than it had in my whole life; I laid next to her stroking her hair as she drank her coffee,
“I swear one day I’m going to buy you a whole flower shop”
She smiled
“I’d like that”
She hesitated before muttering
“I don’t have a home any more I used to live with that jack ass”
I looked at her great big tears in her eyes I gently stroked the side of her face
“Not any more you can stay with me, I mean my flat isn’t much but you are welcome to my bed ill stay on the couch”
She smiled and sniffed
“You’ve only just met me”
“And I trust you”
She smiled and walked over to the car, I opened the door and practically sang
“Your chariot awaits, Ma’ lady”
She hopped in to the front pulling her skirt down a little and pulling her belt over her. I closed the door and walked around jumping in to the driver’s seat and pulling away, I was ready to show off, I tore down the road Darianne screaming with laughter, we screeched to a halt outside jacks and I let him out walking him to the door, he rested my head on my shoulder convincing me he had been asleep the whole time. I knocked and heard his mom shuffle around inside, I heard all three of the locks being undone and then the door swung open she looked at me
“Nate”
“Hey Mrs Antonoff here’s jack safe and sound….but slightly tired”
She looked at me disbelieving as jack slumped forward in to her arms she gave a false smile dragged jack in and slammed the door, I sighed and walked back to the car. Darianne was looking down picking at her nails I placed my hand on her knee and made her jump she looked up and bit her lip
“I like you Nate I know we have only just met but I really like you”
I smiled like a school kid and she smirked
“you don’t have to sleep on the sofa tonight Nate…stay with me”
My heart was beating even harder now, I smiled and started to drive putting the radio on I turned it up and Darianne sang to her hearts content and I began to truly believe this was the first time she had enjoyed herself in a long time.
We got home and she stepped in to my small poorly decorated one bedroom flat, she walked in confidently like she lived there rather than me she flopped down on the sofa and kicked her stilettos off she stretched happily I looked at her smiling she looked so comfortable and happy. I offered her a drink
“what have you got?”
I walked through to the kitchen and began to root through the cupboards
“Soda water juice milk tea coffee and oh a bottle of vodka”
I turned to walk in to the front room and she was there with a devilish grin on her face
“Let’s have some vodka”
I laughed and pulled the bottle down I went to the opposite cupboard and got out the two least chipped coffee mugs I could find and poured a little in to each mug I handed her the “I heart NY” mug and she sipped
“I always find vodka warming”
I nodded in agreement and we walked back in to the front room Darianne grabbed the bottle as she left hours passed like minutes and before I knew it in a drunken flurry we were falling in to the bedroom ripping clothes off and lacing kisses all over each other.
The next morning I woke up feeling groggy from the night before the bright light of the sun flooded the room and made my eyes sting I looked over and there she was a picture of simplistic beauty and perfection.
I smiled and covered her with the duvet, before getting up and finding some clothes I left a note on the dresser ready for her to find if she woke up
“Just popped out for a few bits back soon help yourself to anything in the fridge, I love you, Nate”
Maybe I love you was a bit much but it felt right. I closed the door quietly and ventured out to the town. I walked up to a small roadside flower stall and looked around me all the bright petals and different coloured stems sent me in to a confusion I didn’t know what to get her I knew I wanted flowers but which ones? Daisies where simple Carnations where ugly and lilies where funeral flowers in my opinion the small plump woman behind the counter looked at me and smiled
“can I help you?”
“Erm no actually” I smiled back I had made My choice “I’ll just take one of those red roses the ones with the glitter on its petals”
“Good choice sir who is the lucky lady?”
“just someone I’m trying to get in to a relationship with”
She laughed and wrapped the flower and handed it over I handed her the money
“Keep the change”
I walked back to the car an air of confidence coming over me.
I arrived back at the flat and Darianne was still in bed. I made her a coffee and Gently nudged her awake, her grey eyes fluttered open and she smiled when I came in to focus
“Good morning beautiful”
I smiled and handed her the rose
“Look Darianne feel free to say no but I really like you like a lot and I want you to be my girlfriend”
She smiled from ear to ear as I handed her the rose she looked up at me after smelling the flower
“Of course I will Nate I like you too”
My heart was beating out of my chest again, it had done that more the past couple of days than it had in my whole life; I laid next to her stroking her hair as she drank her coffee,
“I swear one day I’m going to buy you a whole flower shop”
She smiled
“I’d like that”