[Anthony] He's Got Something Special

[Claire Jayne Madden]

“ Get out of here!” she yelled at Ethan as he was taking out a piece of chicken from the pasta she had bought. It occurred to her on the way back to her place that she may have invited Anthony over, but that she didn’t actually plan out anything for them to do. Without telling Natalia she had pulled into an Olive Garden quickly and ordered a family size of Chicken Scampi. She’d run back outside quickly, flashing Natalia an apologetic smile. But all of that effort was going to go to waste if Ethan didn’t stop his fat ass from eating all of her chicken. “ Shoo!” she said as she smacked him with a kitchen towel and pushed him out towards Natalia, shoving his car keys into his chest. She’d gotten rid of all of the evidence that she hadn’t cooked it herself, and had placed it in a few baking pots and pans. Claire blew her hair out of her face as she went back over to the pantry and took out a few bottles of wine. There were a few things of which she was certain; one. He would make fun of her for having wine. Two, it didn’t matter, because wine went with pasta. And she was trying really hard here.

Claire went to the bathroom quickly to do a few touch ups on her makeup, and fluffed out the curls that Natalia had somehow managed in her hair. Doing a few small turns in the mirror, she decided she looked good enough before she sprayed some perfume on her wrists and neck before leaving the bathroom. Now that Natalia and Ethan were gone, the silence was just making her more and more nervous. She didn’t want to look like she was just waiting for him,….even though she was. She went to the living room and turned on the tv, putting a DVD into the player and fast forwarding it a few scenes so it looked like she had been watching it a while, and that it didn’t matter to her when he showed up. After a bit she got up and opened the bottle of wine. A glass or so would probably help her loosen up before he got here and be less nervous. About a half a bottle of wine later she decided she needed to wait to have another glass until he got there; and that they would probably need a second bottle of wine. She set out a second bottle before she poured herself another glass. Okay so half a bottle, and a glass, before he got there. No big deal. Claire took the glass with her and sat down on the couch. ‘ Doors unlocked, just come in when you get here’ she texted him before she tossed her cell back on the couch and laid her head back.

[Anthony Marcus Owen]

Anthony was going to be seeing Claire tonight, at her house, alone. Anthony loved that last word, alone. They had spent some time together, but not too much. Anthony was too afraid of getting really attached to Claire and her being scared and leaving him just like that. Claire seemed like that innocent type to him that had a secret, to him. That's why he always pushed her away. He didn't need the pain of a relationship to go on top of the pain of his parents fighting all the time and treating him like he was invisible. Sometimes he wished he had that companion, but that's what his one night stands were for. It was all about him for at least one night.

Anthony grabbed his keys off of his bed and opened hi door. Once again his parents were fighting. He slammed his door shut and walked over to his closet. Anthony grabbed out the bottle of Jack Daniels, opened it and brought it to his lips. After a few big gulps of that, he replaced the top, put it back in his closet and closed the door. Anthony shut off his light as he walked out of his room and headed downstairs. "I'll be back later." he called to his parents, "Whatever." was the reply he got. "Or I could stay away, it's not like you'd miss me." he said under his breath as he got into his car. He turned it on and flew out of the driveway and down the street to Claire's house.

He pulled in front of her house and shut the car off. Just then he got a text saying just to come in when he got there. Anthony smiled, got out, locked the car and headed up the front steps. He opened the door and walked in, "Claire?" he said as he shut the door. He heard the TV on so he walked into the living room and saw her sitting there, "Whatcha watching?" he asked with a smile.


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[Claire Jayne Madden]

Claire looked down at her glass of wine and narrowed her eyebrows as she tried to remember whether or not it was supposed to be chilled. Screw it, it wasn’t like Anthony would seriously care either way. He’d drink it, whether he mocked her for it or not. She leaned her head against the side of the couch and tried to look over it as she heard the front door opening. Claire couldn’t help but smile as he said her name and then came into the living room, looking just as handsome as ever. “ Hey,” she said happily, sitting up on the couch. “ I was just watching The Roommate. But we can watch something else if you want,”. Claire sat her glass of wine down on the coffee table and stood up so she could go over to him. “I’m really glad you could make it,” she said honestly as she wrapped her arms around him and hugged him tightly.

The main reason why Claire hadn’t just flat out told Anthony she liked him, or tried to make a serious move to get him into the bedroom, was because she didn’t want to be just another girl in his line of girls. She wanted to be different, or at least seem different to him.No matter how unlikely that was. “ Are you hungry? I figured I should feed you if you were going to make your way over here,”.Claire picked up her glass of wine and tilted her head towards the kitchen for him to follow her. “I’ll even share my wine with you,” She took a drink from her own glass before she set it on the counter and started putting some chicken scampi on a plate for Anthony. Once she was finished she took down another wine glass and poured him some. “We’re not too fancy to eat at the couch while we watch a movie, right?” she said with a small smile. “ I’m just eating off your plate by the way,”she said before she picked up her glass of wine and the plate and made her way back to the living room. Getting him on the couch was essential to her idea of what Natalia meant when she said ‘ Tease him then leave him high and dry’. It was easier to tease someone on the couch, at least that’s what she was hoping for.

[Anthony Marcus Owen]

The smile on Claire's face instantly made Anthony smile. He was a bit taken back by the hug, but he wrapped his arms around her and hugged her back. "Yeah, I'm glad I could too. And the roommate is fine." he said as he let go of Claire. Anthony took his jacket off and placed it on the arm of the couch, "Hope it's okay that I put this here." Anthony looked back at Claire and smiled. She looked great. That dress showed off her legs, which Anthony loved.

"Yeah, I am hungry actually." He smiled and followed Claire into the kitchen. Of course, he was watching her the whole time he was behind her. "Wine? Really?" he asked with a small laugh. Anthony did not drink wine, it was too much of a pansy drink for him. Didn't really do anything for him, but he'd drink it tonight. "Okay, I guess some wine would be good." The food smelled delicious. Anthony leaned against the counter as he watched Claire get some food on the plate and then pour some wine into a glass for him. "Definitely not too fancy to eat on the couch, although wine is kind of fancy." he smiled. "That's fine with me." Anthony was about to offer some help, but she was already headed back to the couch. "Okay then." he said to himself. He grabbed the bottle of wine off the counter and brought it into the living room, he knew they would need it again. Anthony sat down on the couch, put the bottle on the table, took his glass from Claire and put that on the table too. He took the plate from her, "Thank you." he said as he picked up the fork. He took a few bites and then looked over at her, "This is good. Did you make it yourself?"


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[Claire Jayne Madden]

“ Ha. Ha.” she said dryly as he continued to jest her about her choice of wine. “ Wine goes with pasta, smartass. It creates an ambiance. I’m sorry I can’t make you feel more comfortable by being a girl in a tube top dress drinking something that comes either in the form of a kegstand or a red plastic cup. I was trying to put effort into it and show you that you were special,” Claire said as she took the plate of pasta from him.” You know.. cause we’re friends,” she added quickly trying to cover up the need to make him feel special. Even though she didn’t like the way he just had one night stands with women, part of her felt like he was missing out on a lot too. They weren’t treating him like he was anything special either, even when he so clearly was. Claire bit against the inside of her cheek as he asked her whether or not she made it herself. ”Sure did,” she said quickly. She laid back against the armrest of the couch before she moved her legs into his lap. If anything maybe it would serve as a distraction from talking about the food any longer.

Claire held the plate back out towards Anthony before she lifted her arm back to grab a blanket off of the back of the couch. She tossed it over her legs that were still sprawled over Anthony’s lap and looked back towards the movie. “ Natalia and Ethan went out to a movie tonight… “ she said, bringing her attention back to him. “I think she likes him more than she tries to let on around me. And I’m not sure if he likes her, but I think he’s starting to like…notice her, or something”. As gross as her brother was, he was a good guy. And Claire knew that Natalia deserved a good guy,and Ethan wasn’t going to ever get a chance to get a girl that was better than Natalia, cause there just wasn’t one. ” I hope I didn’t steal you from any other big plans tonight,” she said with a small smile.