We decided to go in the morning. We were just too excited about it. Jasper reached for the radio and turned up the volume. We did not have the same taste in music. I liked soft rock and he liked...Melanie Martinez.
"It's my party and I'll cry if I want to. Cry if I want to, cry, cry,cry-"
I laughed harder than I should have at how horrible he was trying to sound like her. Horrible and adorable, that was my boyfriend. I turned down the music and looked at him. "Babe, people are staring at us," I said.
He turned it back up. "I'll cry until the candles burn down this place. I'll cry until my pity party's in flames. Dun Dun Dun Dun Dun Dun."
I burst out again when he added the weird piano effects at the end. "You need help," I joked.
He turned down the music and laughed. "How can you not like Melanie, babe?"
I shrugged. "I don't know. The whole baby themed music videos freak me out. Like what is that?"
He laughed again. "You're so judgmental." he joked. The car turned into the SlingShot Arcade Center. "We're here," he said trying to find a parking spot. Lucky for us we were able to find a parking space in the front.
It was Monday so there were hardly any kids except the ones on a field trip. Jasper paid for our arcade bands and the time cards. We went inside and looked for a game we could play together. "Air Hockey," I said pointing to the game.
We ran to it, swiped our cards, and played. I scored two goals in the first minute. Jasper called me a cheater when I scored two more goals . "0-4 babe, man up," I said.
"I got this," he said, focusing on the puck. When it hovered onto his side he swiped his across the put so hard that it flew off the table. We both laughed. I grabbed it and we continued our game. The score stopped when I had seven points. Jasper only scored twice.
"I'm thirsty," he said.
"Me too. There's a vending machine over there," I told him.
He took out some cash and got us both Root Beers in a bottle. As soon as I twisted the cap, the Root beer splattered onto my dress the fizzed onto my hand. I was a sticky mess. Jasper's mouth was wide open and I could tell he wanted to laugh. He held it back though.
The red dress my mother gave me for my last birthday was ruined, decorated in soda. I put the soda and a nearby garbage can. "Great, I didn't bother to bring spare clothes," I said.
Jasper sighed. "We can go outside and wait for it to dry," he suggested.
I gave him a are you serious, look. "This stain is embarrassing. I can't play around looking like this," I said.
"So, we have to go home?" he asked.
I shrugged. "Well, yeah," I felt bad. I knew Jasper loved the arcade and wanted this to be special. We also paid $40 to get in. To make things worse, refunds aren't allowed. "I'm going to the bathroom first," I said. He followed me without saying anything. He looked so upset.
***
Jasper parked outside of my house. He turned off the car and just sat there. "Jasper, I'm sorry I ruined our date and my birthday gift."
He gave me a weak smile. "It's alright. Maybe we can find something else to do," he said. Jasper got out of the car. I took the house keys out of my pocket book then headed for the front door of my house. As soon as we get inside, Jasper sits on the couch and turns on the TV.
"We can go tonight when it's free. In the meanwhile, let's watch a movie on Netflix after you change your clothes," he said. While he watched TV, I headed upstairs to take a shower. After I was done, I put on a robe and looked through my wardrobe. On the floor was a purple bag filled with stuff Violet got me last week. It was an early present. It consisted of lingerie's and dresses. She told me to think of it as my, "I'm legal now, birthday." If that made sense.
I started to look through them. They were definitely sexy. I would love to show these off to someone and by that I meant my boyfriend. I just didn't know if it was the right time. I grabbed the black thigh high laces and tried them on along with the matching bra. I looked in the mirror. I liked how I looked.
I soon got the idea to add black eyeliner and mascara to see if I could look really pull off the sexy look. I put on some lip gloss then puckered my lips. I was so glad Jasper didn't see me having fun with the new clothes. I didn't plan on him seeing them at that moment, I just wanted to see how I looked in it.
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I smiled at the mirror one last time before grabbing some wipes from my makeup box. I was about to clean all my eyeliner off when Jasper opened the closet door. He stared at me with his wide eyes and a gaping mouth. I froze, suddenly embarrassed.
