My Friday - Not What I Expected
March 25th, 2005 10:19 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
skrobertsWell, a social life kinda slapped me in the face tonight. But it was a good slapping...
So, I missed Gate Friday. Why? Because my best friend Katie, whom I hadn't seen in several months, happened to pop by my house while I was here. That in itself was cool. But then one of the first things out of her mouth was, "Guess who is in town and says he misses you?" I immediately knew who it was, but made a silly guess because I didn't want to say it out loud incase I was wrong. But I was right. It was Mason.
I could go on and on about him, which I may eventually, but for now, I'll just say that we've known each other since, oh, the third grade. He was the first guy in my life who accepted me as who I was, and he is endeared to me for life for that. He may be the reason I've never had a boyfriend because, deep down, I was holding out for him. Even if it doesn't come to that, he means a lot to me.
So. Katie asks me if I want to go to the mall to see him, because she has to pick him up because she is driving him around while his car is in the shop or something like that. So, I think... Mason or Gate Friday? I hesitated only a second or two and went to get ready and OCDly checking to make sure the VCR was set. *g* I hadn't seen Mason in at least 3 or 4 years, so this was a chance I couldn't miss. So, off to the mall. As we were trying to find a parking spot, I saw him standing outside. Even from a distance, I knew he'd changed a lot. He later described himself as a Goth metrosexual, I think. When I walked up and really saw him for the first time in so long, I thought for a second, "Different, yes. Bad, no." And that was the end of that, thinking about his appearance. It didn't bother me in the least. He was off talking to some friends when Katie and I walked up. He smiled at Katie in a "hi, you're back" kinda a way. But then he saw someone standing next to her. His eyes said, "oh look, she brought a friend"... but then his face fell as realization dawned. I waved at him, and he did a double take. The poor thing was completely surprised. I, at least, knew I would be seeing him, but he had no idea I was even in town. He walked up to us and shot Katie a "what the heck did you do?!" look, he couldn't believe it. He pulled me into a hug and said something like, "Oh, my god, I can't believe you're here! My best friend in the whole wide world! And you're here! I want to put you in my pocket and never let you go!" I swear, I thought he was going to cry.
Anyway, after swearing that he was going to kill Katie for pulling my appearance act on him without him knowing, we three walked around the mall a bit and sat and talked, trying to catch up. The poor thing was flustered the whole time and at one point said, "Gah, I'm so nervous. It's been a long time since a girl has made me nervous. You should take that as a compliment." I'm sure my cheeks were quite red. We walked and talked for at least an hour or two. Every now and then he would look at me, still amazed I was there. He hugged me at least a dozen times throughout the night. He's at least a foot taller than me, so he pretty much swallowed me up each time. It was very sweet.
Eventually, we all went to see Robots in our brand new theater in town, with stadium seating and all that spiffy stuff. It's an adorable movie, and Rodney Copperbottom is the cutest thing! And then there's the squee factor with the fact his name is Rodney. Squee! So, after a movie and a night of being with old friends, missing Gate Friday was worth it... as long as the VCR did its job. *g* And OMG, the last hug he gave me, he actually picked me up! I was a good foot off the ground! It was so cool, though I'm surprised the poor thing didn't hurt himself. ;)
I'm only here until Sunday. Back to school with me then. Mason is afraid that when I leave, he's not going to hear from me again for another 3 or so years. I don't want that to happen. But also, I don't want to hope too much that this might finally be the chance to find someone. We've both changed, but we're both the same. It may work, it may not. Should I hope? Or should I just be glad that I have someone in my live who means as much to me as a friend as I apparently do to him?
*happy sigh*
So, I missed Gate Friday. Why? Because my best friend Katie, whom I hadn't seen in several months, happened to pop by my house while I was here. That in itself was cool. But then one of the first things out of her mouth was, "Guess who is in town and says he misses you?" I immediately knew who it was, but made a silly guess because I didn't want to say it out loud incase I was wrong. But I was right. It was Mason.
I could go on and on about him, which I may eventually, but for now, I'll just say that we've known each other since, oh, the third grade. He was the first guy in my life who accepted me as who I was, and he is endeared to me for life for that. He may be the reason I've never had a boyfriend because, deep down, I was holding out for him. Even if it doesn't come to that, he means a lot to me.
So. Katie asks me if I want to go to the mall to see him, because she has to pick him up because she is driving him around while his car is in the shop or something like that. So, I think... Mason or Gate Friday? I hesitated only a second or two and went to get ready and OCDly checking to make sure the VCR was set. *g* I hadn't seen Mason in at least 3 or 4 years, so this was a chance I couldn't miss. So, off to the mall. As we were trying to find a parking spot, I saw him standing outside. Even from a distance, I knew he'd changed a lot. He later described himself as a Goth metrosexual, I think. When I walked up and really saw him for the first time in so long, I thought for a second, "Different, yes. Bad, no." And that was the end of that, thinking about his appearance. It didn't bother me in the least. He was off talking to some friends when Katie and I walked up. He smiled at Katie in a "hi, you're back" kinda a way. But then he saw someone standing next to her. His eyes said, "oh look, she brought a friend"... but then his face fell as realization dawned. I waved at him, and he did a double take. The poor thing was completely surprised. I, at least, knew I would be seeing him, but he had no idea I was even in town. He walked up to us and shot Katie a "what the heck did you do?!" look, he couldn't believe it. He pulled me into a hug and said something like, "Oh, my god, I can't believe you're here! My best friend in the whole wide world! And you're here! I want to put you in my pocket and never let you go!" I swear, I thought he was going to cry.
Anyway, after swearing that he was going to kill Katie for pulling my appearance act on him without him knowing, we three walked around the mall a bit and sat and talked, trying to catch up. The poor thing was flustered the whole time and at one point said, "Gah, I'm so nervous. It's been a long time since a girl has made me nervous. You should take that as a compliment." I'm sure my cheeks were quite red. We walked and talked for at least an hour or two. Every now and then he would look at me, still amazed I was there. He hugged me at least a dozen times throughout the night. He's at least a foot taller than me, so he pretty much swallowed me up each time. It was very sweet.
Eventually, we all went to see Robots in our brand new theater in town, with stadium seating and all that spiffy stuff. It's an adorable movie, and Rodney Copperbottom is the cutest thing! And then there's the squee factor with the fact his name is Rodney. Squee! So, after a movie and a night of being with old friends, missing Gate Friday was worth it... as long as the VCR did its job. *g* And OMG, the last hug he gave me, he actually picked me up! I was a good foot off the ground! It was so cool, though I'm surprised the poor thing didn't hurt himself. ;)
I'm only here until Sunday. Back to school with me then. Mason is afraid that when I leave, he's not going to hear from me again for another 3 or so years. I don't want that to happen. But also, I don't want to hope too much that this might finally be the chance to find someone. We've both changed, but we're both the same. It may work, it may not. Should I hope? Or should I just be glad that I have someone in my live who means as much to me as a friend as I apparently do to him?
*happy sigh*
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Date: March 26th, 2005 04:40 am (UTC)I'm not sure about whether or not you should hope but I do know that you should be very glad. :D The way it sounds, a little hope wouldn't be out of place. :D
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