Hell, I was going to have to change that ring tone. Plus, who the hell was calling me in the middle of the night? I must have left my phone in my bag, and had to fumble in the dark for it.
"Hello?"
"Look out your window Anne."
That voice, there was no way I could forget that voice. I knew he was in town for a gig, and after those phone calls a couple weeks ago I thought I'd maybe get tickets sent. Even if he hadn't meant it, about my being his girlfriend, I thought he'd at least remember me. When nothing came, and no more calls happened I knew I'd been dreaming. Why would he want yet another fan when he could have anyone he wanted?
Yet here was his voice. "Why..." There was a click and the line went dead.
My body was trembling, this was awesome. I flicked a corner of a curtain aside and looked out. There... there... under a street lamp there was a guy. He wore a long dark leather jacket and had the hair. It could be him, it could! I just couldn't see the face. The man's hand punched at something, then his hand moved to his ear.
My phone rang. "Come on, outside now. I want you." Click. I looked out the window again, the phone had distracted me, but there was no one there.
Was this a dream? I pinched myself and went "Ow." I was such a wimp, and who in their right mind actually pinched themselves? If I could have kicked myself I would have. Fuck, what to wear? I was in a T-Shirt and knickers, my usual sleep gear. I couldn't go out like this.
Feeling panicked I started throwing cloths around, trying to find something. Nothing was good enough; I couldn't let him see me like this. I wanted to throw up, this couldn't be happening.
My phone rang again. "Yes?" I could hear the tears in my voice, and wanted to just jump out the window in shame.
"Anne Anne Anne... What are you doing? I want you, now."
"But... Why didn't you let me know! I'm not ready!" I could have kicked myself again, I hated the moan in my voice. It was the one I used with my mum, fuck.
"Come. Now." His voice was weird, it was like he was there in the room. It bounced off the walls, off my brain, but suddenly I found myself out the back door. I didn't remember walking down the stairs. Him showing up had just freaked me out. The door clicked. I was locked out, mum was fanatical about the doors on the house! I was only dressed in my knickers, having ripped off the T-Shirt when I was looking for something else.
"Cute." I froze, then tried to cover myself. It was him. I looked around, then focused on a dull red glow in the shadows. He took a step forward so I could just make him out. It was him!
"God, I'm sorry. My mind is a mess, I just woke up, if I'd known..."
"Here." He flicked me his jacket, it smelled of old cigarettes and damp earth. I turned, this was so embarrassing, and put it on. Gripping it closed in front of me I turned and flashed him a grateful smile, just what I would have expected from him. "Shall we go in?"
"God, sorry... I don't know what's with my head? I came out without my keys. I'd have to wake my folks, and..."
"Relax." He came over, put and arm around my waist. "Its you I wanted to see, not your parents. Ever since I saw that picture I've wanted to see you in the flesh. You're just as beautiful and innocent as I thought."
"Not that innocent I hope..." God, what a lame thing to say. He started walking us away from my house, down the dark street. "I wanted to come tonight, to see you, yeah? It was sold out, I couldn't get..."
His head turned, his nose drifting through my hair. "No, you are innocent. I would know if you'd been with another man. I'd smell him."
"No... no I haven't, like I told you on the phone. I've been waiting..."
"For me."
This was getting a bit freaky. "Well, yeah, for the right guy. I think you could be..."
"Lets go in here." It was the local green, not large, just a few scattered trees, a climbing frame and a few benches. It was pitch black.
"I don't know. Look, why don't you give me a minute. I'll get back into my place, gets some cloths on. We could go get a coffee, there's an all night Starbucks..."
He turned, and pushed down on my shoulders so I sat with a jerk on an old bench. There was a bit of dim moonlight, I could barely see him, but I felt him sit beside me. His arm went around my shoulders.
This wasn't right. I jumped up, started to run.
"Be still." I froze, literally froze. It was like back in the room, the words bounced off the walls of my mind. I couldn't move a muscle, not even shift my eyes. "Come back to me. Sit."