This life... by Emily Zimmerman. (online e reader TXT) 📕

hold better then an iron could. i took them out and let them fall loosely down my back, i ran a brush lightly through them, to make them look a little more natural. then i looked at myself in my floor length mirror, "man i look good" i said with a smile. my hair fell tightly curled around my face, my makeup matched my clothes perfectly, the black eyeliner made my eyes pop, and the mascara made my lashes look longer then they actually are. my skirt showed allot of leg, which i was not very comfortable with, it made me feel exposed, but the skirt was cute none the less, the shirt showed of my curves, it was an attractive look, if i do say so myself. there was a knock at the door "yes?" i asked. the door opened revealing a strapping Kyle, he had on a blue button down shirt and cream colored khaki pants. he came in and shut the door behind him "we should probably get going, the movie starts at seven and the reservations are at ten thirty" he said, distractedly, his gaze dropping lower and lower as he checked me out. i sighed, walking over to him, i wrapped my arms around his neck and kissed him softly, "okay, i'm ready" i said with a smile. he nodded "you look beautiful Kaila" he said as he walked me down stairs. i smiled up at him "thank you, you don't look so bad yourself" i said with a smirk. he laughed and right when we got to the door we were stopped by Jared "hold on now, lets get a picture" he said. i sighed "yes dad" i said, pointedly emphasizing the word "dad" so he understood. he shot me a look and then pulled out a digital camera, i smiled, and glanced up at Kyle, i laughed just as the picture was taken, his tongue was sticking out and he had a deranged look on his face, i slapped him on the arm "your such an idiot" i laughed. He nodded "but i'm your idiot" he said, kissing me forehead. i laughed "that's right, now lets go, were going to be late" i said, pulling on his hand. he nodded and we walked to the car, Jared was probably videoing us or something, Kyle insisted that he drive us, and he wouldn't tell me where we were going for dinner either. he took me to see Paranormal activity three, and i was terrified. i hid in his shoulder the whole time. he put a protective arm around me and assured me he wouldn't let the "big bad demon" get me. at that i told him to shut up while laughing quietly. the movie lasted three hours, which gave us just enough time to reach this fancy place called the grey goose, we ate here for my eighth birthday. "well my god Kyle could you have picked a fancier place?" i asked incredulously as we walked up to the building. he laughed "nope, this is the fanciest place in the city" he said with a smile. i stopped him at the door and stood up on my tiptoes, kissing him softly again "thank you, this is the sweetest thing anyone's ever done for me" i said softly. he smiled "anything for you" he said. we walked inside hand in hand "hi, reservations for Miller?" he asked. the girl, about my age, at the podium looking thing smiled a little too friendly at Kyle. she looked in the big giant book of reservations and found him easily "of course, right this way" she said, grabbing two menus and two rolls of silverware. she sat us down outside, the temperature was cool, but not too cool. it was nice out tonight. "okay, your waiter will be with you in a second" the girl said to us. Kyle nodded "thank you" he said with a polite smile at the girl. i rolled my eyes when she wasn't looking, when she left Kyle chuckled "they can't resist me, even taken" he said. i snorted and rolled my eyes at him "just a couple of lionesses trying to feed off another lioness's meat" i muttered. he laughed at my analogy. the waiter came over with a smile on her face. She looked at me and her smile faltered a little "hello, my name is Carrie, i'll be your waitress today, what would you like to drink?" she asked. i looked down at the drinks menu "Dr.Pepper" i said with a chuckle. he raised an eyebrow at me, then ordered two Dr.Peppers. he looked at me with an amused expression "Dr.Pepper? at a place like this?" he teased. i shrugged "don't judge me" i said with a teasing smile of my own. he held his hands up "I'm not judging, just thought you'd order something like... wine or something" he said with a joking smile. i grinned "wine? what, do you want to get me drunk and whisk me into bed?" i asked jokingly. he grinned mischievously, but i could see the teasing glint in his eyes, "not originally, but now that you mention it..." he trailed off, leaving the rest to my imagination. i snorted "Jared would be on you like a duck on a June bug, like white on rice, like butter on toast-" i started explaining the ways he would be on him. "alright, alright, i get the picture" he laughed. i giggled "so yeah, i wouldn't get me drunk if i were you" i teased. he laughed "i'll keep that in mind" he said with a charming smile. the waiter came back with our drinks, she set them down and i realized we hadn't even looked at our menu's "are you ready to order?" Carrie asked. i shook my head, trying to hide a laugh "no, sorry, we got a little side tracked" Kyle said with a laugh. Carrie smiled and nodded "okay, well call me over when your ready" she said. he nodded "thank you" he said. I picked up my menu with an amused smile, i read through the menu and decided to order chicken Alfredo pasta, it sounded good, and came with a side of steamed vegetables. the place we were sitting was quiet, it was fairly privet because we were sitting outside, and everyone else except for a couple in the corner was sitting inside. Kyle said he wanted the grilled lemon fish with a side of steamed Vegetables and Garlic mashed potato's. we called over Carrie, and she came immediately, "your ready to order?" she asked. Kyle nodded and gestured to me "i'll have the,uh, chicken Alfredo pasta please" i said. she nodded and turned to Kyle "i'll have the lemon fish with a side of steamed Vegetables and Mashed potato's" he said to her. Carrie nodded "garlic or regular?" she asked. "Garlic" he said. the waiter nodded and went to put in our order "Kyle?" a girl asked. we both looked up to see a girl, blonde hair, huge brown eyes, she stood there wearing a skin tight dress,she looked about my age, but she was short, and beside her was a guy, he towered over her, but hey, i could do that. "hi Lacy, its... nice to see you again" Kyle said, his voice was tight, restrained. i looked at him, confused as to who this was "well i see you already got someone to replace me" Lacy said, crossing her arms. oh, this is his ex that kicked him out. i looked at Kyle again, then back to Lacy, she smiled sweetly at me "hi, i'm Lacy Sails, this is Terrence Vowler, and you are?" she asked in a fake friendly voice. i glanced at Kyle dryly "i'm Kaila Highlander" i said, smiling a very convincing friendly smile. i stood and shook her hand "its nice to meet you" i said. she looked a little surprised, but hid it and smiled back "the pleasures all mine" she said. i looked at Kyle, who looked a little surprised himself, and winked. he smirked and sat back "yes, he hasn't told me much about you, but my brother did tell me you kicked him out of your apartment, i wonder why" i said, giving a pointed glance a Terrence. Kyle got up and put his arm around my waist "i'm actually quite glad you kicked me out, i never would have found Kaila if you hadn't, and were happy, aren't we dear?" he asked me in a mushy voice. i smiled a mushy smile "of course we are" i said, barely concealing a laugh. i looked back at Lacy, and i almost laughed, she looked like she was trying to hide a disgusted face "okay, well were going to get back to our table now" she said. we waited till they were at there table to burst out laughing, i was about to sit back down when he grabbed me and kissed me passionately, only for a second though, he let me go and i stumbled back into my chair, he chuckled and sat in his chair. I leaned on the table put my chin on my hand, i stared at Kyle with a small smile. he let out a soft laugh "what?" he asked with a disarming smile. 'your in love' a voice in my head told me. "oh nothing" i said innocently, a little surprised by what my mind just told me. He opened his mouth, but hesitated, "Kaila, i brought you here to tell you something, I..I.. I love you, I fell in love with you the first day i saw you, and this past week has been the best week of my life, i'm in love with you Kaila, and it doesn't matter to me if you don't, i'm sorry if i rushed things" he said. I stared at him, the room melted away, and it was nothing but us. he smiled softly at me, but i saw a hint of sadness. i got up and walked over to him, i pulled him out of the chair and smashed my lips to his "I love you too!" I said under his lips. he hugged me tightly, as if he couldn't get close enough to me. Chapter Five.

 chapter five when we got home, Kyle "escorted" me to the door, me laughing the whole way because he was making this hilarious face and holding his arms out in a flourish as he walked me to the door. he opened the door for me and bowed from the waist, I laughed and kissed his cheek when he returned to a standing position. We walked hand in hand into the living room, Jared was sitting there casually eating popcorn and watching TV. He didn't look up when we entered, i gave Kyle a sign to be quiet, I started pulling him up the stairs when Jared's voice stopped us "I said no going into each others rooms" he said from downstairs. I silently giggled "don't worry, were just walking each other to our rooms" i lied smoothly. i heard him snort in spite of my very clever lie. "no, your going to sneak him into your