Until Next Time (Liam Payne)

I'm awakened by a knock at the door. Room service. Liam answers and they bring in a tray full of food. I lay there a minute getting my bearings and decide to just lay there and watch him. He's trying to be quiet but not being very successful at it. He drops his fork on the plate and its makes a horrendous sound. He cringes and slowly turns around to see if he woke me. I smile.
"I was trying not to wake you"
"Didn't do a very good job" I said as I sat down with him.
"Next time is my call".
He gives me a puzzled look.
"I'm going to call you and make the plans Mr. Control Freak."
"Do you have something in mind?"
"Of course"
"A few times every summer my friends and I, ones I've known most of life since elementary school, meet at the lake and just stay out there for the weekend. Gonna show ya how its done red neck style"
The look I'm given is priceless, a little scared.
"Back home in Georgia."
Still the look.
"You can invite the guys, they'll think its fun."
He's still speechless.
"Just give me a date, a weekend. If not a whole weekend, then a day. You'll love it, I promise. Trust me. This girl ain't always been a high rise advertising executive."
The southern twang and slang caught him off guard. Something I had to learn to get a handle on when I took speech classes in college.
Finally, he's chewing again, but the quizzical look is still there.
"Will we survive?"
"Of course. I've been doing this for as long as I can remember."
"Let me run it by the lads and I'll let you know a more definite answer.".
"Ok, that's all I'm asking."
He still keeps looking at me trying to figure me out and if I'm being serious.
"I promise, you'll want to go back."
The clock was ticking faster and faster. He had to go soon and so did I.
"So, you never told me what you thought about last night".
"It was one for the books. It was awesome. Really.The crowd was electrifying and loud, very loud."
"Did you see me point at you?"
"Yes, I did. I wondered if you knew where I was. That place was huge."
"I recommended where to put you so I would know." He said as he smiled, got up and kissed me on the top of my head.
A knock at the door. I know what it means. He has to go. I don't want him to go. I stand up and go to him and wrap my arms around him and he wraps his around me.
"I've got to go. I'll call you."
As he's leaving I call out, "Have you seen the movie Deliverance?"
"No, should I have?"
"Just watch it"
He walks out the door and I snicker. After watching that, he may not come to Georgia.
I get dressed and tidy up the room a bit and pack. My flight doesn't leave for another couple of hours. So I have some down time.
Alone. Again. I don't like this feeling. Kind of wish I knew where he was going, but that's all right. Its not a biggie.
Short flight back home. As start to head out I notice the same driver that brought me to the air port. He smiles and lets me know he will be taking me home. He thought of everything.
Back home I have to get back into the 'me' frame of mind. Its only Saturday night, I didn't bring any work home with me. I get the computer out and decide to check Netflix to see what they have. Liam likes Batman, do they have any Batman . . .Yes. I get my pop corn ready, my comfy clothes, all the pillows situated just so on the bed and commence to watching Batman. Not a bad movie. I'll have to be sure and tell him I watched. Its only fair since I did tell him to watch Deliverance.
Sunday I awake invigorated. I decided to clean out my closets. This will keep me busy all day so I don't brood over missing him. I've seen him a handful of times and I feel this way. I don't normally let myself get caught up in a boy, well, man. I've always been too busy for a relationship but somehow he has made me find time for him.
I work all day in the closets. Clothes too big or too small, clothes out of style, clothes I wonder why I bought, clothes that I no longer liked. Trash pile, donation pile. Shoes, now this was going to be hard. Not too many of those going out. I do like my shoes. I have a three room condo. One as a guest bedroom, the other an office. And yes, closets in both. I start with the guest room. I open it to see all the formals I have worn over the years. Why do I still have these? There in a Saks bag is the red lace cocktail dress I wore in Vegas. I get it out an take it out of the bag. As I take the bag off I smell Vegas. I am immediately back there. I quickly put the bag back on hoping to preserve the smell a bit longer. The closet in the office is much easier. Its mostly coats and sweaters, outerwear.
I end my day sitting on the couch calling my family as I do every Sunday night. Mom, and then tell Dad hello for me. The sister who is a nurse and works crazy hours, and my sister who has my two nieces. All is well. My family is my life. I would still be back there if this amazing job had not presented itself. I couldn't live with myself if I had turned it down. My phone rings, I check the caller ID and smile, its him.
"Joe's pool hall, Joe speaking."
He's taken back and then laughs.
"Well hello to you too, do you deliver?"
We both laugh and catch up on the days activities.
"So about that weekend, me and the guys are in. I think we all are looking forward to it, if for no other reason to see what its about".
He listed off possible dates and I told him I would mull it over with the friends and whose lake house we would be staying at, most of our families had one.
"If I come to Georgia, will you go to England with me, see where I'm from?"
"Sure I'd love to. Have you never been to Georgia?"
"Only for the shows, never to spend time and see it"
"I'll be sure and give you the grand tour of my town then."
We both said our good byes and hung up. My town, was he in for treat. If he blinked in the wrong place he'd miss it altogether. Not much to see. The people and houses are spread out. Mostly farmland and orchards. The town everyone cant wait to leave and cant wait to get back to.
Now to get out that email to everyone.

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