The rest of the weekend went by fast, and there a tense
feeling ever since Matt’s phone call. Not a tension between the 2 of us, but he
just seemed distracted over the whole thing.
After Brian came to pick up Bella on Sunday (which almost
made me cry because I absolutely loved having her for the weekend) I started
getting my stuff together to head back to my apartment.
“Are you sure you don’t want to stay for dinner?” He asked,
watching me from his doorframe as I put the last of my clothes in my overnight
bag.
“I would love to but I don’t want to be getting back too
late and should tidy up the apartment a bit.”
He sighed and pulled me into him as I got up.
“I had a good time this weekend” He said, looking softly
into my eyes.
“I did too,” I fumbled, trying to offer him some advice over
his mom. “Look, you’ve seemed kinda off since that whole call about your mom,
and I don’t know what to say and I am not going to tell you what to do, but if
your feeling this uneasy over it, maybe you should go and see her? You don’t
necessarily have to give her any money or anything, but it might make you feel
better?”
He smiled widely and I was confused.
“You are amazing, and thank you for being so concerned. It’s
just tough you know? As much as I hate everything she’s done, she is still my
mother I don’t know if I will be able to wash my hands with her like Nathan
did…”
I gave his hands a squeeze, “You don’t have to do anything
your not comfortable with. Maybe talk to your brother? It might help getting
his input.”
“That’s actually a good idea, I have to call him anyways
about Thanksgiving so I’ll tell him all about what’s going on.”
We had a quick goodbye and I headed back home.
I put all my energy into practice and school work that week,
and before I knew it I was pulling into my parents driveway for Thanksgiving.
I hadn’t seen Matt all week other than in class and for a
quick dinner on Tuesday but I was seeing him Sunday and was really excited and
nervous to meet his brother.
When I walked through the front door I was immediately
pounced on and all I could hear was shrieking and laughing.
“YOUR HOME!” Katelyn squealed.
“Oh my god! What are you doing here?! I was planning on
coming by your place tomorrow but this is such a good surprise.” I said
excitedly.
“Well hey there stranger! We thought it would be nice for
Katie to be here for when you got home, the family isn’t coming over until
tomorrow so you two can have a little girls night” My mom said as she appeared
from the living room with a bright smile on her face.
I was so happy and touched that they planned this. My mom
knows how stressed I get with school and how worn out I usually am right around
midterms so she knew this would mean a lot to me.
After getting mauled by Katelyn, I ran over and embraced my
mom in a big hug.
“Thank you. This is so awesome.” I said into her
coconut-smelling hair while she hugged me tightly.
“You are more than welcome sweetheart. Although I can’t say
it was totally self-less, I wanted to see my second daughter!” She said and
winked over at Kate, who smiled.
She looked ten times better than the last time I’d seen her
and had put a little weight back on, she was looking way more like herself.
I eyed the two of them suspiciously and smiled, “Exactly how
long have you been here Kate?”
She just laughed “Umm, since about noon?” looking over at my
mom, “Don’t look at us like that, you know half the reason I love you so much
is cuz of your family” She said, still giggling.
My mom wrapped around both of us, “I am just so happy to
have both of my girls here! Now, Daddy and I are going to Pam and John’s for
dinner so I’ve made sure you are fully stocked with junk food and chick
flicks.” She said.
After chit chatting with my parents for a bit, they headed
out for dinner and left Kate and I to our girl’s night.
We spent the next 6 hours just talking, eating, laughing and
catching up. She told me some funny stories about the rehab center, saying it
made it less depressing when there was something to laugh about.
We only had the one night to hang out together because we
were both busy with family stuff the rest of the weekend and I was heading out
fairly early on Sunday to make sure I was back in time to go to Matt’s
brother’s.
Katelyn slept over and we watched Friends until falling
asleep, just like we used to whenever we had a sleepover.
The next morning Kate left pretty early to get back for her
family’s Thanksgiving brunch, and I puttered around with my mom until our
guests arrived.
The rest of the weekend was uneventful but peaceful at the
same time. It reminded me how much I miss being home and around my family. I
was pretty bummed when I pulled out of the driveway on Sunday morning but I was
also excited to see Matt and meet his brother.
I drove straight to Matt’s house and pulled up around 3:00 –
I thought I would be a little earlier but I stopped at a bakery and bought a
tray of mini desserts to bring to his brother’s house.
“Hey you!” Matt greeted warmly when I knocked on his door.
“And I told you that you didn’t need to bring anything” seeing what I was
holding.
“I know but I wanted to.” I said with a smile.
We hit the road right away since we knew there would be
heavy traffic because of the long weekend.
We pulled up to a cute house with several cars in the driveway
and walked up to the front door.
When the door opened, it was like I was seeing Matt in a few
years with more scruff and longer hair.
“Matty boy!” He said loudly and pulled Matt into a
“bro-hug”. “And you must be Sarah, I’m Nathan come on in!” He said kindly to me
as he shook my hand. He instantly put me at ease with his warmness and I could
tell him and Matt were very similar.
He thanked me for bringing the desserts and introduced me to
his wife, Lauren. She had a striking resemblance to Kristen Bell, just like a
tiny cute mini Barbie. She was so welcoming and just like Matt had suspected,
we hit it off right away and spent a few hours chatting and getting to know
eachother as some more people came in and socialized.
I was surprised at how comfortable I felt since big crowds
where I don’t know anyone usually stress me out.
There was about 10 of us in total for dinner and we sat in
their massive dining room. The dinner was amazing and I even surprised myself
with how much I ate but I couldn’t help it – Lauren had made one of the best
home made meals I had ever eaten.
After dinner Lauren was cleaning up and I got up to help
while to guys went downstairs to watch football.
“Seriously, sit down, you are a guest!” She protested me
helping with the dishes.
“Trust me I’d much rather do this than hear a bunch of guys
talk about football” I joked.
She washed while I dried and I complimented her cooking and
she offered to show me a few things.
“That would be awesome! I’m so useless at cooking.” I said, not
even joking.
“Matt really likes you a lot by the way, I can tell. He
hasn’t brought many girlfriends around and he definitely looks at you
differently and acts different too, in a good way.” She said while grinning.
“Really?” I was surprised.
“Yep! The only girl I think I’ve met more than a few times
is that friend Kim of his.” She said with a slight edge in her tone, which I
found odd considering how bubbly she had been all night.
I wanted to know her opinion of her but treaded carefully,
“Oh yeah, she’s hung out with us a few
times…” I trailed.
She stopped doing the dishes and turned around as if to
check if anyone else was in hearing range.
“Okay, just between the two of us, there’s something about
her that’s off.” She said with a serious look on her face.
“Okay, so I’m not crazy! I don’t get why Matt is such good
friends with her! But I don’t want to say anything or else I’ll look like a
psycho girlfriend!” I said in a whisper.
“No, your not crazy, okay don’t say anything to Matt but the
last time I saw her – “
Just then Nathan hollered for Lauren
“LAUR! HUN! Come down for a sec! Grab Sarah, you guys gotta
see this video!” He yelled from downstairs and holding back laughter.
She rolled her eyes and smiled, “Let’s finish this
conversation later okay?” She said and we went downstairs to see the guys.
I didn’t get a chance to talk to Lauren one on one the rest
of the night, which made me even more anxious about what she was going to tell
me about Kim, but she gave me her number while we were leaving and told me to
text her when I wanted to do a cooking lesson.
On the way back, I was pretty quiet, while my mind ran non-stop.
As he was driving, I kept thinking,
Should I talk to Matt
about how I feel about her and the vibe I’m getting or just drop it all
together?
I really enjoy the storyline of this blog and I love Sarah and Matt together, but I think it would be better if you reviewed the difference in your/you're. There were at least 3 times it was wrong in the entry above and it can get a little distracting.
ReplyDeleteI think when someone does something nice for us, like for instance taking time out of their busy life to write a story that they have no obligation to do, that the appropriate thing to do is APPRECIATE it. She is not writing this as an English paper to be graded, she is writing this to entertain us. Her grammar errors in no way changes the story line, you can still understand the point she is trying to make, therefor to have to point it out in her comments or ANY of the other bloggers comments just comes across as rude. If you feel that strongly about the errors maybe you could just send her a private email pointing it out rather than embarrass her in the comments section.
DeleteI can see you can take the time to be a critic on someone's body of work, but you weren't ballsy enough to give your real information Anonymous #1
ReplyDeleteDragging out thanksgiving over multiple posts? Come on, it's almost the end of January were done with the holidays! Please speed this up, because I am getting bored with the slow story line and you will soon be losing me as a reader.
ReplyDeleteGood riddance!!
DeleteHi Everyone,
ReplyDeleteI do appreciate all the comments and I apologize over the quality of the writing right now. I am having a hard time speeding It up in a way that makes sense but I am trying my best. If you have anything specific like Anon 1 has mentioned, feel free to email me at lifebysarahxo@gmail.com - constructive criticism is always welcome; however, negative or derogatory comments will be deleted. I want this to be a fun blog! And I really am trying to improve my schedule and get us up to speed!
- S