“I’m gonna be late, I’m gonna be late!!” yelled Deianeira, while she was jumping up and down, trying to comb her hair and to brush her teeth. With a last inspecting look in the mirror she dashed out of her room. Outside, she nervously climbed into her car and set off to the meeting point. Continuously she kept looking at her watch. “Gee . . it seems to be my destiny to be late all the time. .” Deianeira said in a brown study.Finally she arrived at the parking lot next to “The Bronx”. “That’s funny . .usually only guys from the music business gather in this cafe. Funny . . .” But she quickly pushed this thought aside and walked into the cafe. Deianeira searched in the smoky room for these intense, velvet eyes but couldn’t find them. Disappointed she turned around and wanted to go, when she suddenly had the feeling of crashing into a wall. Bedazzled she raised her eyes and there she saw those eyes again. Both cast a long, deep and intense glance towards each other and felt this immense tension between them .“Gee . . I thought I’d run into a rock . .” Scott grinned at her “ . .it’s nice to see you , too . . .let’s have a seat.” Together they found some free space in a corner. “So” said Scott in a nonchalant way “ What was this urgent thing you talked about on the phone ?” – “Uhmm . . it’s kind of complicated. You remember that I was talking, maybe more yelling than talking but anyway . . . I was talking about that you’ve ruined my live in this very moment? Unfortunately that happened.”- Scott wrinkled his brow – “I didn’t arrive on time at my exam and was abruptly kicked out. And the problem is that my sadistic Professor won’t listen to me. Fact is, if I can’t prove the whole accident thing, he won’t let me repeat my exam.” – “That’s pretty shitty girl. I hope you know that I’m really sorry about hitting your car and even more for acting like a complete jerk. Maybe I could call your Professor and explain the whole situation to him.” – “That’s exactly what I wanted you to do.” Deianeira gave him a big smile “ . . and I want you to pay the bill for the mechanic . .” Scott started to chuckle “No prob girl – I will”“I mean, I hope it won’t get you hopelessly in dept.” – Scott first looked confused at her, but than realized that Deianeira didn’t have a clue who he was – “No, no . . I think I can handle it” said Scott, while he was trying real hard not to laugh. “Goodie – by the way . .what do you do for a living?” Deianeira looked inquiringly at him. Scott felt this upcoming feeling of panic.” What the heck should I tell her?” Scott thought by himself. He didn’t want to destroy the rising bond of friendship, by revealing his real identity. “Uhmm . .I work in the music business.” Scott prayed, that this answer would satisfy her and it did. Deianeira dropped the topic and Scott was glad about it. “Don’t you think we should go somewhere else, where it’s not that crowded ?” – “Do you think of some place special?” Deianeira looked straight into his beautiful eyes. “Yeah . .you gonna like it” said Scott and they left the cafe together, both feeling that at this very moment, something special has begun.****************************************************************************************Deianeira and Scott both got out of the car. The beach looked magical in the twilight. “C’mon Deianeira” Scott took her hand and guided her to a beautiful surf. Together they managed to climb up there and now gazed over the sea. “Deianeira . . there’s something I have to tell you . .I . .” Before Scott could end his confession, a huge wave caught hold of him. Snorting he swept his hair back in place. “Could it be possible that Poseidon has something against what I was trying to say, or am I just paranoid?” Deianeira couldn’t help laughing. She really was down on her knees. “Hey girl . . you think that was funny, huh?” said Scott with an evil grin “ . .than you surly appreciate that!” With a battle-cry he lifted her up and threw her into the moving sea and jumped right after her. Screaming she cropped up again. “That means war dude!!” yelled Deianeira at him. Laughing they played around in the water. After a while both totally exhausted, they reached the shore again and fell into the sand. He rolled over her and gently touched her face. She began to shiver and slowly closed her eyes, expecting a warm, deep kiss. “Maybe we should go . . .you could get a cold.” Deianeira’s eyes fluttered and she looked confused at him. “What the hell is happening now?!” she thought. That wasn’t the situation she had imagined. “What’s wrong Scott?” She asked quietly. Scott gave her a sad look. “Nothin’s wrong, but this isn’t the right place, nor the right time. . .I’ll give you a ride home . .” Later he dropped her off at her home, he couldn’t stop thinking about what had happened. Like nothing more in the world he wanted to kiss her but it seemed wrong to him, as long as he didn’t tell her the truth about who he was. “ I have to speak with her tomorrow” He commanded to himself. “Damn . .I’m really madly in love with her” And soon a big smile appeared on his face.****************************************************************************************Deianeira stared thoughtfully at the ceiling. “Was it my bad?” This question haunted her, since Scott has dropped Deianeira off at her house. Restless, she left her bed and walked into the bathroom. Skeptically she inspected her mirror-image. “Okay, let’s see...” She spoke to herself “Two eyes. Brown. Usual. . . . The lips . .mhmm . . .not as bulky as they could be but thoroughly complying with the standards . . .What else?” Suddenly she froze and said with a voice fraught of danger “It is my nose I knew it!! Damn . . .”“What did you know, hun?” Out of the blue her Mom stood behind her. “Jesus Christ – Mom!! Could you please stop scaring me all the time with your sudden appearances?!”“Oh I’m sorry” said Ryanne with a funny smile on her face “But what did you know already?” “Mom . .” Deianeira said with a serious voice “. . .do you think my nose looks like the Grand Canyon?” Her Mom looked at her aghast but than still decided to burst into laughter. “Oh c’mon . .Seriously Mom!!” “Okay, okay . . No hun, I think your nose is perfectly right. Why you are asking me that?” – “It’s nothing Mom . . just wondering . .” – “ It hasn’t accidentally something to do with a tall, velvet eyed guy, who listens to the name Scott?” – “Oh Mom – Please! – Stop it!! I hate when you do that . . . .” – “ Has it or has it not, my dear?” Enraged she turned to her Mom “No!! I mean . . maybe . . .but that’s not the point! And at the moment I really haven’t the nerve to discuss that with you, in a sudden assault of insanity. So please leave me alone and do some cooking or whatever . . .” With an initiated smile Ryanne left Deianeira’s bathroom.Deianeira loved her Mom, but the whole “I’m-your-Mom-and-you-have-to-tell-me-everything-stuff” was sometimes really annoying. But than she thought of Scott again and about their evening at the beach. Suddenly some lyrics she heard on the radio came up to her mind:“Desperate for changing Starving for truth Closer where I Started Chasing after you I'm falling even more in love with you Letting go of all I've held onto I'm standing here until you make me move I'm hanging by a moment here with you .““Oh my, oh my . . .I’m think I’m in love . . . Damn . . “With a bittersweet feeling she dragged herself into her bed again, not knowing that somewhere else, another person thought exactly the same. More asleep than wide awake, Deianeira fumbled for the remote control and turned on the TV. Sighing she zapped through the channels and decided to watch MTV, in order not to fall asleep again. She turned the volume louder and tried to climb out of her bed , as she recognized a familiar voice. She turned her head to the TV. “Gee . . .” thought Deianeira “This guy speaks and looks exactly like Scott . . . “ Almost laughing about her stupidity she forced herself to have shower. Afterwards, her body finally agreed to wake up and she went down for breakfast. Her Mom was standing in the kitchen and made the breakfast, while she was summing to a song on MTV. Deianeira smiled “Don’t you think you are too old for that crap??” – “A Good Morning to you too, sweetheart” said her Mom, without noticing Deianeira’s offense. Deianeira rolled her eyes and was about to turn off the TV, as she suddenly uttered a cry – a hysterical one. “OH MY GOD!!” He Mom nearly dropped her mug (once again) and looked at her inquiringly. “What the hell are you . .” - “That is Scott!!! O holy sh...” – “Deianeira!!!! Are there any drugs in this household, I don’t know?!?!?!? Usually you are the one who’s preventing me to use bad language, so what’s wrong?” Almost exhausted , Deianeira dropped herself into the next chair. With an empty look she glanced at the TV.” Do you see this tall guy with the chin long hair on the TV, who’s evidently the front man of a rock band named Creed?” – “ . .Yes . . and??” – “That’s the jerk who hit my car. . .” – “ . .and the jerk you are falling for, am I right?” Deianeira look confused at her Mom “How did you . .” – “First of all :I may be old, but not senile – and last but not least, I’m your mother . . .I know everything” – “Oh Mom – I feel like a complete jerk!! But why on earth didn’t he tell me?!” – “Maybe he was afraid of telling you the truth . .” – “But why?? What did he think I would do?? “ – “Couldn’t it be that he simply didn’t want you to judge him by his popularity? I can imagine that it has to be on the one hand, wonderful to be famous and known, but on the other hand it’s difficult to handle too. The chance to meet and get to know someone, without revealing your identity as a big rock star, has to be very small I guess.” – “ And I even asked him, if the bill for the mechanic won’t get him hopelessly in dept . .Oh God . .” “And what are you going to do now?” – “ I have no idea . . .really no idea . .” said Deianeira ,while hitting her head continuously against the table. Her self-destruction was suddenly interrupted by the ringing door bell.

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