Imagination- Part 2

Authors Note- Make sure you are reading Heroin. That story directly ties in with this one.
Enjoy the show

I’d sat for a long time thinking about giving away my memory card to a bunch of rock musicians. I mean those things aren’t cheap but it was the only way that I could prove to them that I was serious. So I lost a hundred bucks, it was ok.
My coffee mug was held tight between my hands as I stared out over the California morning. My hair was pulled back in a loose ponytail and I wore my Buffalo Sabres jersey and a pair of black shorts, bare feet tapped out a rhythm on the floor to the music I heard in my head. It was going to be a gorgeous day, the sky was already showing brilliant blue, with white cotton clouds.
Growing up in the gray of Buffalo New York made me appreciate the color of California. Of course we had pretty days during the summer but so much darkness in the winter just made days like this even more memorable for me.
My attention was drawn to my door then as a knock sounded, loud and insistent. I sat the mug on the table on my way to the door.
I tugged the door open and felt my mouth fall open just slightly then.
Shannon Leto stood at my door, dressed in black jeans and a simple black t-shirt. His lips pursed together as he looked me up and down, not trying to hide it much at all.
“Can I help you?” I asked politely. He met my gaze and smiled.
“I came to bring back your memory card” he said holding it in his hand. “After you admit the picture is out of focus.” I stared at him, and even with what he said I had a hard time not smiling. He was positively awful. Did I mention he smelled amazing too?
“I think you are mistaken Mr. Leto, that photo was exactly fine as it was.”
“Oh come on Ms. Taylor… it was out of focus” I reached out, plucking the memory card from him and headed toward the Mac on my desk. He followed me, closing the door behind him. Good boy.
“Did they delete the photos from it?” I asked before sliding it into the card reader.
“No, they kept copies for themselves but they are all on there. Meg insisted.”
“Well tell her I said thank you, these pictures were pretty amazing.”
“If they weren’t out of focus,” he added. I turned, flipping him a middle finger as I hit the keyboard to bring the computer back to life. He clasped a hand to his heart then.
“You wound me, such rudeness”
A few mouse clicks and the photos were on the screen. I felt him move up behind me, his chest all but pressing into my back. He placed one hand on the desk, leaning down as we studied the photo. I could feel his breath on the side of my neck and my cheek. It was distracting.
I had to admit the focus was just a little soft, but nothing out of focus as he was claiming.
“It’s a little soft,” I admitted. I heard a small sigh from behind me. We both stared at the photo for a long time. It was just stunning, words really didn’t cover it. It gave me chills.
“But it’s not that out of focus. It’s a beautiful shot” he complimented, voice soft. I turned to look over my shoulder at him and found him a lot closer than I had expected. We looked at each other a couple seconds longer than we should have before he stepped back.
“OK, well, your card is back in your little hands so I am going to head out.” He moved for the door and then turned once he reached it. “So I was thinking, I could show you how to use that camera. Be at Visions around 7 tonight. Don’t be late, I’d hate to have to give you detention on your first day.”
I laughed, pulling the door open for him to step outside. “Detention huh? Well I would hate to get punished my first day of school” I played along with him. “We’ll see who teaches who.” I commented.
He rolled his eyes at me and started for his vehicle.
“7 tonight. Don’t make me come looking for you.” He warned.
“I’ll be there with bells on.” I commented, smirking as I watched him drive away.
I think I just got asked out on a date, and even if it wasn’t a date, I was going to see him again tonight.
That had my heart beating and a smile on my face.
Who would’ve thought?