Please, Don't Change Me Too.

Chapter 9

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I walked outside to find Gage sitting at our table awaiting my return. I walked up to him and stood there looking down at him. He turned and looked up at me and smiled. Of course my insides melted and I smiled back. "Ready to go." I asked.

"Yep." he said as he got out of his chair.

As we were vacating the seating area, Logan and his friends were leaving too. Logan being the ignorant fool he is couldnt leave without saying something. "Bye Bye Gagey Poo." Logan said this in a girly baby voice that really wasnt flattering.

Gage just made a big gaping smile and waved sarcastically back. It was funny, and made me giggle. This caused Logan to roll his eyes say, "Loser." to Gage. It was a very weak come back. But Gages was better, He simply smirked and draped his arm over my shoulders and pulled me slightly into him and he said, "Wait. Who's the loser?"

Some of Logans friends even laughed. We started to walk away and as we did Brandon caught my eye and he said, "Later Heather." with a smile.

I was polite and smiled back and waved. This little exchange confused Gage. Once we got farther away from Logan and friends he asked, "How do you know Brandon?" he was still walking with his arm over my shoulder.

"I just met him inside. When I was paying, so was he and the waitress took forever to get back to the counter." I shrugged a little to show it was no big deal before continueing, "He actually seems nice and nothing like Logan."

"Yeah he's okay, I guess. He's Logans cousin, but hes not like Logan at all. He just hangs with him because of the whole being related thing. He has never actually been mean to me personally, but who can actually sit around and watch some of the embarressing things that Logan does to people." Gage countered.

I took this kind of personal but its not like he knew my past. Thats something I will always keep from Gage, im certain. He had people pick on him his whole life and made him feel terrible. How could he like me if he knew that I was the person doing that to people in my past. Its something I'll have to live with forever, even though I have had payback from everyone and these last 2 years have been hell, but still it cant measure up to what I personally did to those people.

All I offered back for conversation was, "Yeah."

We walked in silence for a while, before Gage removed his arm, just as I was getting use to the natural warmth his side offered me. He looked down at me and smiled. Which caused me to be suspicious.

"What?" I asked with a bit of a suspicious smile.

"What do you want to do now?" He asked a mixture of excitement and enthusiasm.

"Why? What do you want to do?" I asked still a bit weary.

"Wanna play in the arcade?"

I busted out laughing, I couldnt help it. He was so excited and I was getting scared all over an Arcade. "Whats so funny? Im serious." He said deffensively.

I abruptly stopped laughing and said, "I know thats why its so funny. That smile was starting to scare me and then you said Arcade and I felt silly for worrying." I let out a chuckle at my distress and so did Gage. I continued, "I would love to go play games in an Arcade with you Mr. Gage.. Gage.. Wait what is your last night?"

This time it was Gages turn to laugh, but he chuckled more than laughed. He pulled himself together to say, "Its Stewart. Gage Stewart. Your Turn."

I smiled. Gage Stewart its such a cute name. Heather Stewart, awhhh I sounds a heck of a lot better than Pickler. "Dont laugh." I urged.

"I wont." He simply said.

"Promise." I insitead.

Gage rolled his eyes and folded his arms across his chest before saying, "I promise."

IT still didnt feel good enough, "Pinky Promise."

"Really."

"Do it." I said with a smile.

"Fine." He unfolded one arm and held out his pinky to me, and I grabbed it. He continued, "I pinky promise."

Gage went to let go of my pinky but I held my grip and protted, "For what?"

Gage groaned, "I pinky promise not to laugh"

"At?"

"At your last name." He released my pinky and I allowed it. He continued, "Happy?"

I beamed a smile at him and said, "Extatic."

"Good, now spill."

"Its Pickler. Heather Pickler." Gage busted out laughing. "Hey you pinky promise! Pinky promise breaker!" I yelled at him.

"Im sorry, but thats a terrible last name." Gage said trying to contain his laughter.

"You broke a secred pinky promise." I said and turned around away from him, but continued, "I can never trust you again."

"Awhhh. Im sorry." He came up behind me and wrapped his arms around my wait and gently kissed my neck. "Forgive me."

I tried to act like I was still mad. "If I must. So wheres this Arcade at?"

We were actually pretty close to it. We playe din the Arcade for hours and wasted a bunch of money. It was great and a ton of fun. Expecially since most of the people in there were under 13 years old. After our hours of games and fun, Gage walked me to my car. This time he didnt kiss me good bye, I wondered why the whoel way home. We had a good time yet, nothing. I decided I wasnt going to worry to much about it now. I had much bigger concerns, like my surf lesson tomarrow morning.