Making Memories

Chapter 6

After work that next day, Sam led me to the apartment she had found. She knew it'd be perfect for me. Now, it's time to see if she's right. We meet up with the realtor of this beautiful apartment. The first apartment is located on: 18005 Flynn Drive. I love it already, but I can't quite decide until I've seen all my options. We have a little tour through the entire apartment. I add this to the top of my list. I told the realtor that I'll think about this one, then move on to the next one.

The second isn't really my style, so we move onto the last available apartment. I look at this one, and it also does not suite me. I make my final decision on the first apartment we looked out. The whole process of renting an apartment is long. After visiting and deciding on it, I have to fill out some paperwork before actually being able to move in.

*A few weeks later*
I have successfully rented my first ever apartment in LA! I get the keys. All I have to do now is move all my furniture in and get my internet hooked up. I text to the Hi 5 group chat and ask for people to help me out with moving into my new apartment. Tanner, Gunner, Connor, Paul, Woods, Matt, Sam, Catherine and CJ, happily agree to help me out.

I check out of my hotel room and drive the U-haul truck to the apartment. Within twenty minutes, everyone shows up, parking their cars on the street. I open up the back of the truck and start moving the smaller things in.
"This apartment is truly amazing." Sam said.
"I know right. I loved it from the moment I walked in." I said.
"So glad you made a good decision and moved out of my house. I saw you struggling to breath a couple times. It scared me." Woods said.
"Yeah, your cat really did some damage on my lungs." I said.
"Uh huh. I just knew you had to move out." Woods said.
"So, when's the wedding, you two?" Paul asked.
Woods and I share looks at each other. "Yeah, we just started dating. . . So, does that answer your question?" I asked.
"You guys are actually so cute though." Sam said.
"Give us time to think, okay." Woods said.
"Yeah." I said.

It took about five hours to move all my things into my apartment. The only thing left to do is to install internet. To celebrate my move to LA, Matt wants to take us all out to dinner. I had ordered myself an amazing chicken alfredo with garlic bread served on the side. I also ordered water with it. We all sat around, chatting about random things. We chat YouTube, relationships, and what the future of the business looks like.

When dinner was over, Woods called me over.
"Hey. I wanted to talk to you, alone."
"What's up?" I asked.
"I wanted to give you this. . ." Woods said, popping open a box with a gold ring.
"Wait. . ." I said.
"It's a promise ring. I promise to be by your side. By wearing this ring, you promise to do so as well." Woods said. He slides the ring on my finger.
"This is beautiful." I said.
"I'm just priming you for the real question that comes later." Woods said with a wink. I giggle.

I drive back to my apartment and Woods comes in to hang out the rest of the night. We have a little jam session. Our voices blend so beautifully. After singing through a couple songs, we move to watching some Netflix, and we all know what that turns to ;) (cuddling, of course. What were you thinking, you nasties). Eventually, Woods got into the romantic mood. He moved my hair behind my ear;
"You're so damn beautiful." Then kisses me.
I smile and kiss him back.

Being the hopeless romantics that we are, things led to another, so on and so forth. Let's just say it moved to my room. I woke up that morning, realizing what I had just done. That was actually my first time. I was waiting for marriage, but for some reason, I couldn't wait for Woods. I just had to try. I go to the bathroom and clean up.
"Hey, you doin' alright babe?" Woods asked.
"Good, that was great last night." I said.
"I'm impressed you, huh?" Woods asked.
"Yeah, it was actually my first time." I said.
Woods' eyes widen, "Really?"
"I was waiting for marriage." I said
"Oh. . . I respect that, but you did it anyway." Woods said.
"You're special to me." I said.
"Nice to know that. I gotta go home and get ready for work. See you later." Woods said.
"Alright." I said and kiss him goodbye.

I get ready for work and head out. I walk into work and begin vlogging. I've got a good idea for a video today. I want to make a video about adventuring around the rural parts of LA. The places that are not popular for being a tourist attraction. I vlog my venture all throughout the interesting parts of this great city. I find Salvation Mountain. This place is beautiful. It reminds me of the time of when I used to go to church. I still believe in God, but I couldn't find the time to attend, that's all.

I head back to the office when I finish up my vlog. I open my laptop and start editing. Once I finish editing, I make a cool thumbnail. When that's done, I upload it. It finishes uploading and that took up most of my day. Then, Matt comes up to me;
"Where have you been all day?"
"I. . . Um, filmed a vlog." I said.
"You know you're supposed to stay here and help out. That's your job as a PA. This is your first warning. The next time you leave, you're gone, okay?" Matt asks.
"Okay, sorry." I said.
"No problem, just don't do it again." Matt said.
"It won't happen again." I said.

I sit down at my desk and sigh. I guess I don't have the freedom I thought I had. I guess I learned my lesson about leaving work when I'm not supposed to. Cat looked at me and asked what was wrong. I just explained to her that I left to go film something and apparently I wasn't supposed to. She understood what I said. All she had to say was;
"Rookie mistake."
"Yeah, guess I learned from my mistake." I said.
I finish up my work day by helping out at different bases and shoots. At 5, I post-mated my food to my apartment and ate dinner. I'm becoming a true LA citizen.