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October 22, 2022 – Date

Posted 3 years ago by Lily
This diary entry is part 22 of 31 in the series in Lily's diary named

October 2022

Hi! It’s me! Lily!

Subscriber content in this post.  You know the drill.

It was a nice Saturday.  First of all, it’s cooler!  Yay!!!  Dave says that during summer, the rest of the country laughs at us because we’re so hot.  Then during winter, we laugh at the rest of the country because they’re so cold.

Except for those few days when we’re cold.  Brrr.

Dave’s been doing something he calls prepping, but I guess some people take it much farther.  He’s just got some supplies to last for a little bit, and things like a hand crank radio, etc., just in case power goes out for extended periods of time.  But it’s not like he has a whole garage full of supplies.  He says some amount of preparedness is good, but too much just means you’re spending all your time thinking about the future rather than the present.  He’s pretty smart.

This evening I went over to Jack’s house, and his parents took Grace and Lily for some family fun time.

We got some food and cuddled up and watched a movie.  It was so nice.  I don’t even remember which movie we watched, I think I fell asleep in the middle of it.  He just rubbed my scalp and let me sleep.  Oh, that’s so nice, when he does that.

Grace’s parents came home a couple of hours later, and we took Grace and Lily outside to play for a little while before I went home.  I love Grace!  Did I tell you that?  She told me about her new school and everything, she’s having a lot of fun!

It was such a nice time with Jack.  I wish we could do it more often, but it’s nice when we get to spend some time together.

I’m sleepy now.

Love you all!!! ❤

Diary, Subscriber Content

October 5, 2022 – Scary

Posted 3 years ago by Lily
This diary entry is part 5 of 31 in the series in Lily's diary named

October 2022

Hi! It’s me! Lily!

Subscriber content inserted, you know the drill.

Life is a little scary right now.

I don’t pay much attention to politics and wars and stuff.  I mean, I’m a seventeen year old girl!  My biggest worry should be whether to get the black or pink dress at the mall!  Right?

Well..  kind of.  You know what I mean.

But Dave and Sabby sat us all down last night and told us about all of the stuff going on in the world, how there’s a chance it could impact us, and how we need to be careful and protect ourselves if necessary.

It’s scary!!!  I don’t know who’s right or who’s wrong but the idea that someone can bomb us from the sky!!!  Awww!!!!!!

But they also said that even if that happens it’s not the end of the world, life will go on somehow.  I hope so.  But I hope it doesn’t happen more.  I guess we just move on and hope for the best.

Tonight I drove over to Jack’s house and spent some time with him after he got home from work.  I told them how I was feeling and that I was a little scared.

His mother gave me a hug.  “It’ll be alright,” she said.  “It will.”

“I know,” I said sniffling.  I went home, my heart heavy and light at the same time.  I really do love him, and now’s the time to spend with your loved ones, I think.

Like you!

Love you all!!! ❤

Diary, Subscriber Content

September 18, 2022 – Thinking

Posted 3 years ago by Lily
This diary entry is part 17 of 29 in the series in Lily's diary named

September 2022

Hi! It’s me! Lily!

And tonight I’m a thoughtful Lily.  Some of those thoughts will need to be only for subscribers.  Sorry about that.  But some things aren’t for little ears or eyes!

Today was a quiet day.  Jack came over to my place and had dinner with us.  Dave took him into another room and had a talk with him.  Jack looked a little uncomfortable coming out of the room.  I asked afterwards what they talked about, and neither of them would say.  Jack just hugged me and told me everything was going to be okay.  Dave shook his hand when he left, so I guess it was a cordial talk.  All Dave would say was “My daughter has a boyfriend, and she will be spending a lot of time with him.  I just made sure he understood what the responsibilities of a good boyfriend are.”  I…  maybe I’m better off not knowing.

Maybe everything will be okay.  Dave and Sabby will always have my back.  If I believe nothing else, I believe that.  They will always have my back.  And I love them so much for it.

Jack wants to go on another date next weekend.  I told him yes, but this time we’re going out, and we’re going to have a real date.  Maybe we can spend some time together watching a movie after, but I want to go out and do things with him.  That’s how we learn about each other.  The rest… it’s a nice treat after.

This week starts fall! But then, this is Texas.  We’re lucky to get a couple of weeks of fall sometime in December.  Sigh.

Love you all!!! ❤

 

Diary, Subscriber Content

September 17, 2022 – Date!!!

Posted 3 years ago by Lily
This diary entry is part 16 of 29 in the series in Lily's diary named

September 2022

Hi! It’s me! Lily!

There is, as is often the case with Jack, subscriber-specific content in this post.  If you are below 13, it’s not suitable for you.  But as usual, nothing important is hidden.

And Jack and I had our first date!

It was…  well, only sort of a date, if I’m being honest.  We didn’t actually go anywhere this time.  I went over to his place, all dressed nicely in my nice black dress, and his parents were packing up Grace.  They said “Lily, Jack, we’re going to take Grace to eat out and play at the arcade for…  about three hours.  You can go out or stay in.  Don’t get in trouble, okay?

Jack and I both nodded.

The door closed.  We watched them drive away.

The food arrived, and we ate and cuddled and watched a movie.  That was… the best date ever.  I mean, it’s nice to go out with him and do things, but it’s also nice just to stay in and spend some time with him and… he treats me so well and I love him so much.

His parents came home a little later and found us on the couch cuddled together, Jack was half asleep and I was playing with his hair.  The movie had just ended.  Grace was so happy to see me, she ran over and jumped on me!  Haha!!!  I gave her a big hug.

“Auntie Lily!  Auntie Lily!  We had a burger and we went to the arcade and I played games and mommy taught me how to play bowling!  But the ball is so heavy!!! They put puffy things on the side and everything!  I got a… got a…. STRIKE!!!”

I giggled because she said all of that in one breath.  “Oh, you’re so good at bowling!”, I said, and she giggled happily.  She jumped off me and ran off to play with Lily the dog, who had been sleeping in Grace’s bedroom the whole time.

Jack’s mother smiled at us.

“Grace had a lot of fun at the arcade.  Seems like the two of you had a good time too.  Lily, is Sabby expecting you back?  We need to put Grace to bed.”

I knew a dismissal when I heard one.  I gave Jack a kiss and said goodnight to everyone.  Grace glomped me and said “Come back soon auntie Lily” and went back to harassing – I mean playing with the dog.  His mother followed me outside onto the patio.

“Lily,” she said quietly, so the neighbors wouldn’t hear, “We give you time alone, and we know what happens when teenagers have time alone.  But… are you still…?”

I nodded. “Yes, and that won’t change.  You do show us a lot of trust, but trust me on this one.  you know my story.  I don’t want to end up like my birth mother.”

She nodded and hugged me.  “We like you, Lily.  We don’t want that for you either.”

“Goodnight,” I said, and drove home.  That was a little awkward, but I guess I understand.  He’s their son, too.  But I’m just so glad they trust us.

I’m home now, and I’m so happy I got to spend that time with him tonight, and hopefully it’s the first of many other times.

Love you all!!! ❤

Diary, Subscriber Content

August 20, 2022 – Theme Park!!!

Posted 3 years ago by Lily
This diary entry is part 20 of 31 in the series in Lily's diary named

August 2022

Hi! It’s me! Lily!!!

This is a post with subscriber content.  If you’re not old enough for PG-13 content, that’s not for you.  It’s okay, though, nothing that moves my story forward is ever restricted to subscribers.

OMG I love the theme park!!!

They have ROLLER COASTERS!!!

… Jack isn’t the biggest fan of roller coasters.

I forgive him.  Besides, it’s OK.  Liz likes them!

We went on this ride called Goliath! It’s high!  It’s fast!  It’s twisty!!!  Jack went on it with me – but he said that’s the only one he’ll go on with me.  Aww.  But I appreciated his sacrifice.  He looked a little green after but recovered quickly.

I went on all the rides!!! WEEEE!!! We had a nice theme-parky lunch and he played arcade games with me!  That was fun!!!

We’re staying at a hotel tonight!!!  They already would have gotten a room for Jack and Grace, so they just let me and Liz stay too!  But beforehand, they gave Jack and me a talk.  They said… “You’re sharing the room with Grace.  If she comes to us with any questions that she shouldn’t be asking at her age, then both of you are going to be in so much trouble.  Jack, you’ll be grounded for a month.  And Lily… we’ll tell Sabby.”

Oh.  That’ll do it.

So after they got the rooms, we went for dinner.  It was a nice dinner, nothing fancy but enjoyable.  We all chatted about stuff and Grace was making a huge mess and all smiles through the whole thing.  I guess that’s life with a five year old, right?

Grace is here with us now, and we’re about to put her to bed and go to bed ourselves.  No girl-piles tonight.  Grace has a roll-a-way, I’m with Liz, and Jack by himself.  

But first both of us are going to read Grace a story.  That’ll be so much fun!!!

Tomorrow we’re going to head back to Austin, and then they’ll drop me off home and head back to Ohio.  Aww.  But it’s been a wonderful week with Jack.  And I start school on Monday!!

Grace says “Love you all Auntie-Lily’s Friends!”

Love you all!!! ❤

Diary, Subscriber Content

August 18, 2022 – Houston!!!

Posted 3 years ago by Lily
This diary entry is part 18 of 31 in the series in Lily's diary named

August 2022

Hi! It’s me! Lily!

It seems like all we’re doing is travelling!  Jack, Sabby, and I went to Houston today to see Emiko!

Jack’s never been to Houston.  The Katy Freeway is impressive!!!

Anyway, Jack met Emiko and her family.  She made a nice Japanese lunch.  Aika and Mika quite obviously had a crush on him…  awww.  Now they know how David feels about them.  Everyone seemed to get along, though.  Emiko seemed torn, though.  Like she wanted to be motherly, and grill him, but didn’t feel comfortable.  So that was a little awkward.

Emiko told me he seemed like a nice boy, and seemed particularly intense when she talked about what it was like to be pregnant without the father anywhere around.  She made absolutely clear that she didn’t wish that on me, and if he was planning to do anything like that, he’d better just walk away now.  I wish she’d phrased it a little better, but I love her for saying it.

Jack, bless him, looked her straight in the eyes, and said “Two things.  Firstly, Lily has made it very clear that the only way ‘that’ is going anywhere near ‘there’ is if we’re married, and while that can be frustrating, I agree with her and am respecting that.  Secondly, if Lily ends up pregnant, I will be the happiest man on the planet, because I can’t think of anyone I’d rather have a family with.  I won’t leave her.”

I…  pounced on him.  I mean, literally jumped up, growled, and kissed him senseless.  Then I came to my senses, saw Emiko and Bill sitting there smirking, Sabby frowning, and Aika and Mika with their mouths dropped.  I cleared my throat and sat back down primly.

“Well, then,” Emiko said delicately.  “i guess that settles that.”

Bill giggled.  I just looked at him.  “What?”, he said.  “That was funny”

Aww. I guess it was kinda funny.  I mean, the look on Aika’s and Mika’s face… I giggled a bit too.

Anyway, an hour or two later, we drove back… it had started raining and we drove through some pretty heavy rain on the way back to Austin.  Yaaaay!!! We need the rain!!! How nice!!! And we’re supposed to get some tomorrow too!!!

Now, for a little bit of a bonus, but only if you’re a subscriber!!!  This isn’t the kind of subscriber-specific content I’ve had before, but I found a picture of me on the beach in Florida wearing a swimsuit!!!  But I don’t want just everyone to be able to see it.  So if you’re a subscriber, there’s a picture below.  If not, well, sorry!!!  But for you, I’ll have a picture too!!!

Here’s a picture for y’all that aren’t subscribers!!!

That’s me in Japan wearing my kimono!!!!

Love you all!!! ❤

Diary, Subscriber Content

August 15, 2022 – Endings and Beginnings

Posted 3 years ago by Lily
This diary entry is part 15 of 31 in the series in Lily's diary named

August 2022

Hi! It’s me! Lily!!!

As you might have expected with a post involving Jack, there is subscriber content in this post.  But as always, it is not necessary to the story, and you’re not missing anything important if you’re not subscribed.

Jack and I went on a date!!!

But…  first.

I talked to the owner today.

I told him that I was going to start doing dual-credit courses at the community college, and wasn’t sure if I could work at the convenience store anymore.

He just said “Lily, this is a convenience store.  It’s not an engineering firm.  Students like you come and go, I’m glad to see you come, and I’m glad to see you go.  Most of the time, you go because you have something better in your life to move to.”  He leaned forward.  “I don’t want to have long term employees.  This kind of place isn’t made for that.  One year… two years tops… and I’d rather you move on to something better.”  He sighed.  “School is important.  Very important.  It’s not important which school you go to, or what you study…  but it’s important that you study.  You have an opportunity.  Take it.  Take it, run with it, and make me proud.”

I sniffled.  “You’re… you’re proud of me?”

He smiled.  “Lily, it doesn’t matter what you do in life.  You were talking about investing in a business with your mother.  But whether you do that, or become a professional blogger, or CEO of some big company somewhere… no matter what you do, this will always be your first job.  And I can look at my wife, and my friends, as you’re talking on the TV, and say ‘I knew her back when she was sixteen years old and doot dooting and karen wrangling.'” He grinned.  “I read your diary, you know.”

My eyes widened.  “You -”

“I don’t have children,” he said.  “It’s not that I don’t want them… I just don’t have them.  I like having a convenience store.  Every time I hire someone your age it’s like I have another child, and every time they leave it’s like they’re leaving the house and making their own way.  You’re a special girl, Lily.  You’ve dealt with so much… and you’re always happy and smiling and looking forward to the next thing.  There’s…  always a place for you here, if you need it.”

I couldn’t help it.  I gave him a big hug.

“I know your boyfriend is over this week.  I can hire someone easily to start tomorrow, I’ve got three applications waiting for an answer.  Go, have fun this week.  I’ll pay you until Friday.  And Lily?”

“What?” I said.  I was kind of shocked.

“Don’t be a stranger.  Come by sometime and let me know how you’re doing.  I’m sure my wife would love to make you some Indian food.”

I took off my apron and handed it to him.  He gave my name tag back to me.  “Remember,” he said, and sniffling, I left.  What a nice man.

I came home, feeling a little sad, but happy at the same time.  Sabby asked me what happened.  I told her.

She sighed.  “I’m going to have to make that man some cookies,” she said simply.  “You hit the jackpot with him, you know that, right?”

I nodded.  “I hit the jackpot with a lot of things,” I said softly.  She gave me a big hug.

So I took the little extra time I had and made sure I was nice and pretty, you know, makeup (but not so heavy Sabby went Claire Huxtable on me about it), one of my nice black dresses, some pretty stockings, some mid-heels.  I looked good.  I always look pretty good but I looked really good.  Jack came around and we went on a date!

Well, first, we had dinner.  It wasn’t anything really special, but it was nice.  We went to a Japanese food place and had sushi!!!  Delicious sushi!!!  But… it’s not like real Japanese sushi.  But I wouldn’t know that if I hadn’t actually had it!  But I told him all about my trip to Japan and it was nice, just spending time with him after all those months.  I think the last time I saw him was… what.  Memorial day?  I forget.  But it was a long time ago!!!

And then…  boy did his homework!!!  OMG!!!  He took me to Mt. Bonnell!!!  We sat there, cuddled up to each other, and watched the sun set over the mountain!!!  Even though there were some clouds and a little tiny bit of rain, it was still really pretty!!!  We spent some time kissing too, omg I missed that!!!

But that couldn’t last forever, and he took me home finally.

Oh I love that boy soooo much!!!  And I love his family too for coming over here and letting me have time with him!!!

Sabby is so right, I hit so many jackpots!!!

Love you all!!! Especially Jack!!! ❤

Diary, Subscriber Content

March 12, 2022 – I LOVE OHIO

Posted 3 years ago by Lily
This diary entry is part 12 of 31 in the series in Lily's diary named

March 2022

Hi!  It’s me!  Lily!!!

There is subscriber content in this post.  To see it, you have to subscribe.  This is because the subscriber specific content is PG-13.  But don’t worry, you won’t miss any important story parts if you don’t!

So I was sooo happy to see Jack I forgot about everything else that happened!!!

So first interesting thing is:  IT SNOWED!!!  Two inches!!!  I’ve seen snow before, of course, but never in its natural habitat.  People here drive like it’s nothing, I guess it has to be six inches before they’ll even close the schools!!!  Wow!!!  It’s soooo pretty, though, especially at night time.

And Grace is here!!!  Well, of course she is, because she’s Jack’s sister, but I was happy to see her!!  And she was happy to see me, too!! “Auntie Lily!”, she said, and ran up and hugged me!!! She’s sooo sweet!!!

This morning they made a nice breakfast!!!  It was light, but filling!  And then we all piled in the car to see Columbus!!!  There was still some snow on the ground and some snow showers so we couldn’t do much outdoors, so we went to one of those arcade places, like the one on 183 back home!!!  Like the one Jack and I had our first real date at!!!  We were like little kids, running around, playing all the games!!!  Grace tagged along too, because why not?  Jack and I would have plenty of time to ourselves later, and I love Grace!!!

So after that, we came home, and Grace wanted to play Legos.  You know what?  If Grace wants to play Legos, then Grace gets to play Legos.  We built the tallest, most impractical tower out of different color bricks possible!!  But Grace loved it!!!  I… I wish I remembered being her age.  It seems like such good memories.

I’m just… soo happy to be here.  With Jack.  I know they can’t do fun stuff every day, but that’s okay.  I have Jack for a week.  I don’t know how it could get better.

Love you all!!!  ❤

Diary, Subscriber Content

November 24, 2021 – The Lake

Posted 4 years ago by Lily
This diary entry is part 25 of 32 in the series in Lily's diary named

November 2021

HI!  IT’S ME!  LILY!!!

This morning everything was the same, but different.  I got kissed yesterday!  Not just a little kiss, but properly kissed!  Like in the movies!  I don’t feel any different today, but I feel very different at the same time.  Jack is such a nice boy and he kisses well too!

I went down for my run and Jack was there.  But I decided to just ignore him and run.  I think I attacked that treadmill like Grace did her waffle yesterday.  I just ran and ran until I lost track of time.  Until I felt a gentle touch on the small of my back.

I looked back, and there was Jack.  I removed my earbud.

“We’re getting breakfast soon.”

I nodded and started my cool down routine.  He looked at me with a look I couldn’t quite read.  It was a different look than yesterday.  There was a… sadness… in it I haven’t seen before.  Without another word, he sauntered out of the room.

Y’know, it’s funny.  When you first arrive at a new place everything’s so fresh and new, but eventually even the best things get old… or at least normal.  At breakfast, I went to the buffet, and actually got some stuff without chocolate.  I love chocolate!  I don’t want it to think I’m cheating on it!  But sometimes you just feel like eating something else.  I did get some hot chocolate, but I had some scrambled eggs and syrup, some sausage, and a couple of pancakes with fruit.  Still delicious.

Grace had a cut up waffle and a sliced up piece of sausage.  She was chattering about how great a time she had yesterday.

I was eating, and Jack said, quietly, “I read your site last night.”

I turned red.  I couldn’t help it.  “All of it?”

“All of it.  I even signed up as a subscriber.  I read that too.  Nice pic of you in your swimsuit, by the way.”

I blushed harder, and gulped.  “And…?”

“And I was right.  You’re amazing.”

Oh God I melted.  I just melted.  I turned into a little Lily puddle and felt like I was going to slide out of my chair and oh my God.

“I’m…  amazing?”, I said, not quite trusting my ears.

He nodded.  “You’re amazing.  You’ve been through so much.  So many tears,” he said quietly.  Everyone else at the table had stopped speaking and was listening to him, even if they were trying to pretend they weren’t.  He blushed a little, but soldiered on.  “So many tears, and you’re still amazing.”

I felt flustered.  “I…  I don’t know what to say.”

Liz’s mother spoke up.  “I think ‘thank you’ would be in order, dear.”

I lowered my head, not really embarrassed but just flattered at his words.  “Thank you,” I murmured.

Grace, thank GOD, spoke up right at that moment.  ‘I GOTTA POOP!”  The huge smile on her face completely belied the earth shattering importance of her statement.

We all laughed.  The tension was broken.  Her mother came and got her and took her to the bathroom.  I couldn’t look at Jack anymore.  I just couldn’t.  Every time I did, I blushed.

After breakfast, we packed up our swimsuits and beach stuff and packed ourselves into the car.  Jack and Liz traded places, so we could sit together.  Liz is being soooo nice about the whole thing, it’s amazing.  I asked her about that last night, and all she’d say was “You’ve been through a lot.  You need some good things in your life.  I don’t want to take this away from you.”

I love Liz.

Turns out Florida has lots of lakes, and quite a few around Orlando.  We drove to one of the larger ones.  The adults had all chipped in and rented a boat, and a nice one too.  Jack and I spent the entire trip there talking and holding hands.  He asked me about some of the stuff I’d talked about here, and I answered.  I couldn’t quite read the look on his face, but it was softer than yesterday, somehow.  Like there was some emotion that neither of us quite understood.  Every now and then he’d rub my hand with his thumb and I’d just melt.  He was just looking ahead and out the window and sometimes at me with that look that made me just crumble all over again…

Oh God, Sabby was right.  Sabby was soooooo right.  Liz’s mother was right.  Everyone was right.  I didn’t think I wanted a boyfriend but I’d give a lot to have this every day.

Oh no.  I’m in soooo much trouble.

Finally we got on the boat.  the lake was soooo beautiful and the air smelled soooo good!  I even forgot about Jack for a while!  We made our way back to the beach and I stripped down to my swimsuit and waded into the lake.  Liz and Jack and Grace and I splashed and swam and had such a great time!  Finally everything calmed down, and I laid in one of the sunbeds soaking up some sun.  I know the sun can be dangerous but it’s sooo nice.  Jack was near but he wasn’t within touching distance.  I flipped over, and suddenly I heard the squirting of suntan lotion and felt hands on my back.  I struggled to look and heard Jack’s voice.

“Ssssh,” he said.  “Your back needs sunscreen.”

Oh no oh no oh no oh… yes.  Oh yes.  I relaxed into the sunbed and turned to putty.  I think he kept going a little longer than he had to, but finally he stopped.  Why didn’t anyone tell me it was so nice to have your crush put suntan lotion on you?

“Do you need your legs done?,” he asked innocently.

“No.  Thank you.  I’m okay.”  He audibly shrugged and went off to catch some rays of his own.

After an hour or so, after I’d drifted off into a sleepy haze, he came over and said that it was time for dinner.  I got up and put my street clothes on, and we packed up and piled into the car.  He held my hand some more and it was the nicest thing ever.

After dinner we went back to the hotel.  Jack and I shared a goodnight kiss.  We both went back into our rooms.  Liz was practicing violin and would be for about an hour, and I…  I couldn’t think straight. I just kept thinking bout Jack, and how it made me feel when he was holding my hands.  I sighed and laid there, just trying to get a handle on how I felt.

It wasn’t love.  At least not really love.  I think we had gotten to know each other and we really liked each other and I think it could be something if we weren’t a thousand miles apart most of the time.  And that look he was giving me all day, it wasn’t just about my body, I’m sure of it.  He read this site and still thought I was amazing.  But today…  he held my hand and rubbed suntan lotion on my back and kissed me, and I loved it.  It made me want a boyfriend for the first time in my life.  That I can remember, anyway.

I hope he reads this tonight.  I hope he does.  We need to talk about it.

Edit:  He read it.  He texted me just two words before I went to sleep.  “I agree.”

LOVE YOU ALL!!!  ❤️

From the creator (written 6/16/2025):

At one point, there was subscriber content on this site.  It was a little (but not too much) more PG-13 than what you read here.  I turned that off, and that may not see the light of day anymore.  For now, anyway.

But I can’t remove the reference that Jack made.  If I do, then the story won’t make sense.  So just assume that at some point in the future Lily turned it off.  Because that’s not too far from the truth.

Poor Lily.  She’s so besotted she doesn’t know what to do with herself.

Subscriber Content, Diary Liz, Orlando, Jack, Grace, lake, boat

November 23, 2021 – OMG!!!

Posted 4 years ago by Lily
This diary entry is part 24 of 32 in the series in Lily's diary named

November 2021

HI!  IT’S ME!  LILY!

Such a confused Lily.

So last night after I wrote my post, I did my nightly stuff, got into my pajamas, and went to bed  Liz was already in bed and snoring in the other bed.  She’s even pretty when she sleeps!  It’s not fair!  It wasn’t too late, but it was a long day.

I was just settling in when my phone buzzed.  I looked at it, and there was a message.

Lily?

It was Jack!  OMG!!!  I forgot that we exchanged contact info that morning!

It’s me, I typed back.

There was a long pause.

Can we talk?

In the morning, I replied.

There was another pause.  Okay.  Goodnight.

Goodnight, I replied.  I put the phone down, turned out the light. and was asleep within seconds.

That morning, before my run, I texted Jack.

I’m in the lobby.  Come see me if you want to talk.

There was no reply, but five minutes later I felt someone sit down next to me.

“Hi,” he said, quietly.

“Hi,” I said.  My hands fidgeted in my lap.

“My father had a long talk with me last night.”

“Liz’s mother had a talk with me, too.”

He was quiet.

I couldn’t stand it anymore and the words just started gushing.  “I’m sorry Jack I know we just met but I’m so attracted to you and I don’t know why and I know it’s not love but I loved our time last night and I don’t want it to end and Sabby warned me and…”  a tear leaked out of my eye.  “I didn’t mean for this to happen.”  I wiped the tear away with the back of my hand and sniffled.

There appeared to be a war going on in Jack’s face.  So many different expressions were battling with each other.  Finally he turned his head and looked at me.  He looked just as uncomfortable as I felt.

“I didn’t either, Lily.  I’ve thought you were amazing since the first time I laid eyes on you.  There’s… just something about you.”  He sighed.  “This is so awkward.”

I giggled.  “Why would we think it’d be anything but?  Would it be like one of those books my sister is always reading, where the boy and the girl just see each other and it’s love at first sight and a year later they’re getting married?”  I scoffed.  “I don’t think it works like that.”

He took my hand and rubbed the back of it with his thumb.  If he did that much more I was going to just melt.

“There’s something here,” he said.  “Maybe nothing, maybe something, maybe everything.”  He looked at me, his eyes boring into mine.  “I’d like to find out.”

OMG.  His eyes.  His…  EEP!  He put his finger under my chin, lifted it, and pecked me on the lips.  Nothing deep, just a peck…  and it was everything.  He pulled his face back, and let go of my hand.  “I’d like to find out,” he repeated, then he stood up and went off to the exercise room.

I don’t think I moved for like five minutes, my mind was whirling and everything was spinning around all topsy-turvy, and you could have hit me with a feather and I’d have fallen over.  Finally I shook my head and ran off to the exercise room.  I had to get my exercise for the day.

Somehow I pulled myself together in time for breakfast.  Grace was a wonderful distraction anyway, she had another waffle that her mother had cut into little bites and put some fruit and syrup on it, and she was shoveling it down like an excavator on a construction site (how’s that for an analogy?). Between bites she was chattering on and on about all of the characters she met the day before.  Apparently she ran into Gaston and gave him a piece of her mind!  All the adults were laughing but she defended Belle’s honor like you wouldn’t believe!  Belle even came over and thanked her, but promised she had Gaston well in hand.  There’s no fury like an angry four year old!

After breakfast we went back to Disney World. This would be our last day there, but everyone agreed that one day wasn’t enough to see the whole thing.  This time Grace’s parents wanted a little time to themselves, so she was put in the care of me, Liz, and Jack.  As we walked around the park, she was chattering and bouncing around everywhere.  Every time she saw a character she liked she insisted  on going to talk to it.  We got her some ice cream (choc’late, of course) and she ate her ice cream and chattered and was just having a grand time.  A part of me was jealous, actually.  To her, the park was magic, it was real, and I didn’t remember any of that magic in my own life.

Jack could tell something was bothering me.  He didn’t know what, but he squeezed my hand anyway.  I gave him a grateful look.

This time we just had whatever lunch we felt like having.  So the four of us found a little fast food place and had some (honestly pretty good) burgers.  Grace got a kid’s meal, and was bubbling and burbling with happiness as she munched.

As we walked the park, I could tell Grace was getting tired, so I picked her up.  She fell asleep in my arms!  How adorable!  I had Jack call his parents and find a place to meet them so we could hand her off.  That accomplished, the sun was setting and it was time for the fireworks again.  Yet again, Liz had to use the bathroom, and I was seriously starting to think she was doing it on purpose.  Spoiler:   She absolutely was.

As the fireworks were popping off, he looked at me.  “Lily, do you remember this morning?”

“How could I forget?  You kissed me!  I couldn’t concentrate after that!  I… mmmmmmm.”  He kissed me again.

This time it wasn’t a peck.  It was a real, honest to goodness kiss.

It was soooo nice.  Finally, I laid my head on his shoulder and he stroked my hair.  It felt soooooo good.

“Lily?,” he said, quietly.

“Hmm?,” I said, my power of speech quite handily taken away from me.

“That was my first kiss.”

“Mine too.”

“Was it good?”

I chuckled and disentangled myself from him.  “Jack, I know for a fact I will remember that kiss for the rest of my life.”

He reached up and moved a stray wisp of hair out of my eye.  “So will I.”

The fireworks had just ended and Liz came running up.  “Hey!  Are you –  YOU KISSED, DIDN’T YOU?”

We both blushed mightily.

“YOU DID!!!!!  OMG!!!  Was it good?  Lily, you have to tell me all about it!!!”

I looked helplessly at Jack.  “It’s a girl thing,” I said apologetically.  He just waved his hand.

“Girls gonna girl,” he said sagely.  All of us cracked up.

Before we stood up, I whispered in Jack’s ear, “It was a wonderful kiss.  If you want to kiss me again…  I think I’d like that.”

He squeezed my hand and we both stood up.  We found the adults and took the shuttle back to the hotel.  We had a nice dinner, and then Liz went to practice violin.  Jack and I just sat in the lobby.  He held my hand but we didn’t dare kiss there.  We just talked.  We talked about everything.  I told him about what happened after I was found, and how Dave and Sabby adopted me, how Liz became my friend, and how Beth became my sister.  He told me how he was bullied in school, and had a few girls he liked but none of them like him, and how sad and lonely he was sometimes.  At one point during his story I gave him a hug.  He looked genuinely uncomfortable.

Turns out he doesn’t get many hugs.

I resolved to help him make up for lost time, at least for the next few days.  And I was going to talk to Liz’s parents about that too.

I showed him where to find this site.  That was a gamble on my part.  But I’m going to make it available to the public, at least I can make it available to my first crush.

Finally, it was time for us to go back to our rooms.  He walked me to mine.  He took my hand and gave me a very brief, gentle, but meaningful kiss.  Then he went off to his room.

I felt like I was floating.  Floating on air.  It was such a wonderful feeling.  He kissed me!  And we talked, and got to know each other, and…  it was soooo wonderful!  Why do I not want a boyfriend again?  I don’t remember!  Something about wanting to know who I am?  I still feel that way, but… but…  it’s so amazing!

Liz came in a little while later and demanded to know everything.  So we talked and giggled and I felt so much like a girl.  Like a real bona fide normal loved girl.

I called Sabby before bedtime and we chatted.  I told her everything.  She was a little concerned but told me that she knew I’d make the right decisions and that she trusts me.  She also told me that she was happy for me.  Every girl needs to have at least one vacation romance in her life, and she thinks I picked a good one.

So do I.

Goodnight!  Tomorrow we’re doing something different!!! 

LOVE YOU ALL!!!! ❤️ 

Diary, Subscriber Content Sabby, Liz, Disney World, Jack, Grace
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