The Story Of Us

Chapter 8

I wake up in my bed, in an oversized top, I'm guessing to be the black T-shirt archer was wearing yesterday. I didn't have on any undergarments at all, making me assume he took them off last night and couldn't find my underwear drawer.

Standing up from the bed, groaning in protest of my hangover, I go toward my underwear drawer and slip a pair on under the shirt.

I walk out of my bedroom to see a figure in the kitchen. I assume to be Archer. He is wearing a white singlet and dark blue jeans.

I sit on one of my stools at the counter as he finishes making breakfast. He turns and almost drops the plate, making me laugh. I guess I should have warned him that I was hear.

"Sorry." I say sheepishly.

He chuckles and waves it off as he puts the plate of sausage and eggs in front of me. He hands me a knife and fork before going back for his food and sitting next to me on a one of the other stools.

"Did you stay the night?" I ask him. He just smiles.

"Of course I did, I wasn't going to leave you in that state." He says in all seriousness.

I nod my head and take another bite of my sausage before replying to him again.

"Where did you sleep?" I ask him. He rolls his eyes and smirks.

"I slept out in the lounge room. I nod my head and continue eating as the silence starts back up.

Once we finish eating, I take his plate and mine to the sink to wash up, he walks over not long after and starts to dry what I wash up, to save time. I turn to him once everything is put away.

"So, did you want to come with me to get a new television?" I ask. He chuckles and nods his head.

"Sure, why not. Seems like you could do with some company." I nod my head.

"I'll just get dressed and we can leave." I say to Archer. He nods his head and watches as I leave the room.

I can't help but think about how lucky I was that it was Archer at my door and not someone else, like Arizona. I want to be with her but last night shows that I'm not ready and she's becoming impatient. It's been almost two months since we spoke about our feelings. Two months is a long time to make someone wait. But I'm not ready and I don't know when I will be.

I quickly get changed into my blue skinny jeans and a black V neck long sleeve, thanking god today is my day off as I put my hair in a messy bun and try to hide the bags under my eyes with some light make up.

"Alright let's go." I say smiling as I walk out, handing Archer his top back. He chuckles and puts it on while following me out to my car.

"Which shops should we go to? Westfield or super centre." Archer asks.

"Lets go Westfield. There's a bigger variety." I say. He nods his head and we head off in the direction toward the nearest Westfield.

Once we arrive it doesn't take long to find a parking spot, I park the car and cut the engine before both of us exit the car, looking it once we are.

"So, how's things going with Arizona?" He asks as we walk toward the entrance of the shopping centre.

"Yeah alright I guess. But I know she's becoming impatient. It's just...we always have bad timing when it comes to wanting to start up a relationship." I say in frustration. Archer raises an eyebrow in question.

"So you've tried before?" He asks.

I blush and smile.

"Yeah, when I was in year twelve." I say rather softly.

Archer chuckles a little bit and nudges me as we walk inside the shopping centre.

"So, you were her student still?" Archer asks finding everything to be quite entertaining. I roll my eyes.

"Yes I was." I say fuelling his amusement.

"How old was she back then?" He asks.

"She was twenty-eight and I was eighteen." I say smiling as I remember what it was like back then, how simple life was.

"Wow, so there's ten years difference?" He asks. I just nod my head.

"Alright, which shop?" He asks as we make it to the IT shops.

"Lets go to JB-HiFi first then hardly normal." I say. He looks at me oddly. An amused grin forming on his lips.

"Hardly normal?" He asks with a chuckle.

"Harvey normal, the shop that's hardly normal." I say trying to keep a straight face, a slight tugging at my lips making a soft smile form. Archer just shakes his head.

"You're a weird one." I purse my lips and nod my head in agreement.

"Life is too bland if you're not a little weird." I state before walking into JB-HiFi. I head straight toward the television section. There are some nice flat screen televisions in JB-HiFi but most of it was overpriced. But there was a 40 inch 3D Samsung smart tv which caught my eye, the price wasn't too bad either, it was down for one-thousand dollars. But both Archer and I thought comparing prices would be a good idea so we walked over to Harvey Norman which had all the same products but with added bonuses for the same price so I decided to buy from Harvey Norman.

Once the Television is set in the trolley I tut to Archer.

"Food?" I ask, seeing as it is lunch.

"Sure, should we take it to go so I can get this TV set up for you before you pick up the boys?" He asks with a relaxed smile. I nod my head.

We walk toward the food court and settle on some goslime which is the most Devine Lebanese/Arabic dish. I get chicken and mushroom with cheese as Archer gets beef and cheese.

We walk back toward where the car is, Archer trying to eat at the same time as moving this trolley along. We get to the car and try to place the television ins safely and securely which was a mission and a half in itself.