Breakfast Monkey

My mother had given Sophia a tour of the house while I tried to organise my room as much as possible. I saw her approaching the door with my mom. She rambled on about how disorganised and vampire-like I was. My room was completely dark, a small window was covered by a dark curtain, my walls were filled with posters and my drawings. She stood there silently, while looking at my mother sweetly. The phone started ringing, it was my grandma she called to check if I was okay she had just found out. "Gerard, I'm going to your grandma's house and we're picking up Mikey from work also. Sophia, are you okay if you stay with Gerard while I'm out?"
"Sure, Mrs. Way that'd be great"
"Okay then, I'll show you to the guest room. Oh Gerard, your father's in California. He'll be back next week, something came up at work"
I nodded while she took Sophia to the guest room. Great. A few days ago she didn't even look at me and now she was at my house. I heard my mom saying goodbye and starting the car. I must admit I felt really nervous, I wasn't sure if walking towards her room and apologising or if I should let her be and just see her around when we ate together or something.
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Sophia's P.O.V.:
After that awful sight in New York I was feeling really nervous. I hadn't been in America for a while but while in Germany I thought it was a safe place. My mom was German and my dad American/German/British. I had grown up and been in NY until I turned 16, after that I left to Munich. I was 23 now, it had certainly changed a lot while I was gone. Gerard, the guy who had been very hostile to me on my first day had saved me from dying in what looked as a terrorist attack. I was walking with his mother towards the guest room, I then realised I only had one stack of clothing in my bag. I carried clothes with me because I went to pick remaining clothes from Matt's apartment that morning, we broke up due to... Ugh. I felt a knot forming in my throat.
"Well, Sophia this is the guest room, it's right next to Gerard's room so you shouldn't have any trouble getting along. Do you have any clothes with you? Would you like to go shopping tomorrow? I don't think New York will be a safe place to go until things calm down"
"Oh, don't worry about that Mrs. Way. I have clothes enough for a couple of days, I picked some up from... The dry cleaner's"
"Okay then sweetie, I'll go pick up my mother. By the way, call me Donna, make yourself at home, we'll have dinner when I come back"
"M-Donna, uhm... I would like to thank you for having me. I... I don't know where I'd be without you or Gerard"
She came closer to me and hugged me, "don't worry darling, I'm glad you're safe. I don't know what happened today but I feel glad you guys are here in Jersey"
She smiled and left, I heard a car engine start and going away. I felt really nervous and shocked, the idea of those people throwing themselves off the 18th floor made me uncomfortable. Besides that I was worried about Matt, stupid me. I got my phone and tried to text him when a few messages went to my inbox. They were his and my parents'. I texted all of them back telling them I was okay and was staying with a friend in New Jersey. Fortunately Matt didn't go to work that morning because he was feeling extremely sick the night before. I went to his place that morning and he had a very high fever and nausea. I started having symptoms of an anxiety attack, the room itself felt quite empty and the house was silent, I walked towards Gerard's room while I thought if it was a good idea. He was sitting on his bed staring at the floor. I knocked on the door to call his attention.
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Gerard's P.O.V.:
She approached the door and stood there while waiting for my response.
"Sophia, yes, come in"
"Thanks, are you okay?" She asked while I signalled her to sit beside me.
"Yeah, I'm just a bit shocked that's it. Are you okay? What happened?"
"Well I was just overwhelmed and in shock. I'm a photographer while also an artist so i immediately saw the opportunity to take some great shots besides I wanted to test my new camera. So I ran, I took some great shots but zoomed in, that's where saw people actually exploding when their bodies crashed against the concrete. It was... Ugh.. It's so sad. I thought America was different"
"So you're German?"
"Well both of my parents come from German families, my father's side is German but most of them live here in America. My mom is completely German, my grandfather was actually a Nazi or some sort. I hope you're not Jewish..."
"Hahaha no I'm not, that sounds really cool though"
"It's pretty weird, I lived and studied in New York until I was 15, then I left to Munich"
"So... You're?"
"I'm 23 now. I'm getting old. How old are you?"
"I'm 25. So let me get things strait, your parents come from German families but your father's side got mixed with American genes?"
"Well yeah, my dad's dad married an American lady and later got divorced. Later, he married this British woman who is now my grandma and had half of her family here so they settled here and had kids. My father has three nationalities I only have two. My mom's side on the other hand, both my grandparents are German."
"Well a part of my family is Scottish, that's all the variety I've got" I said while laughing nervously. She was staring at the floor, as if something was bothering her.
"Hey, Sophia, may I ask you something?"
"I think you just did but, go ahead."
"What happened to Matt? Not that it's any of my business but I-"
She bit her lips and cleared her throat.
"Well, Matt.. Yeah we broke up. We were actually dating for a while in Germany but... Broke up for a while and decided to pick things up a few months ago. We were good friends before we started dating, he gave me a promise ring when we came here. Apparently that was bullshit for him. I... On the weekend I decided to surprise him at his apartment, I brought him breakfast. Friday morning I decided to surprise him with breakfast so that we could go to work together and have a nice day so I went to his apartment. The door was open, I walked into his room and saw him with another girl. I stood there for a couple of minutes until he realised I was standing there. I walked away before he stood up and went to work. I wanted to avoid making a scene but I was hurting, I cried a few times while we were working. I went to see my grandparents but they are on Holliday, I think they went to Africa. I spent the weekend at their house and stayed there until Monday, I didn't feel like going to work or seeing him. I was still hurting. Now this happened and well, here we are" I could see it still had an impact on her, her cheeks were wet and nose was red.
"I'm so sorry, i got cheated on too. I dated someone in high school, I was so in love with her. We didn't last long until one afternoon I stayed in detention. While I was getting out of the building I saw her making out with the janitor."
"HAHAHAHAAH WHAT?!"
"Yeah, it makes me look like such a pathetic loser but my only girlfriend cheated on me with the fucking school janitor"
"GERARD HAHAHAHAHAHAH THAT'S SO SAD I'M SORRY I'M LAUGHING BUT OH GOD"
I hadn't heard her laugh in a while, it was pleasant seeing her so happy.
We talked for a while about generic stuff. I found out she was a comic book fan like me, and also enjoyed horror movies as well as some cool video games.
"You're so wrong, I believe Aqua Man is a lame excuse of a super hero like seriously, what does he even do? Why is it even useful to talk to fish?! Unless you're drowning or need a ride from a dolphin it's pointless" she said enthusiastically
"Okay, you've got a good point"
"So... I won?"
"Well, not quite. I mean, Aqua Man is still cooler than Green Lantern so I'm guessing you ran out of arguments because Green Lantern clearly IS A LAME EXCUSE OF A SUPERHERO"
"Oh please, Gerard... Green Lantern is so cool! He's-"
"Oh he's so cheesy, I mean he's literally so cliché. He ILLUMINATES THINGS, HE THROWS LIGHT ON DARK ICKY STUFF"
"THAT'S THE POINT! It's so clever, so common and overdone but so clever"
"Okay, Sophia, I DARE YOU TO PERSUADE ME THAT HE'S AWESOME"
"Easy shit, I think his stronger argument is the following..."
She stood up and signalled me to do so. She pretended to hold a lantern on her hand, we stood facing each other and she begun speaking with a soft enticing voice.
"In brightest day, in blackest night; no evil shall escape my sight. Let those who worship evil's might beware my power"
I stood there, motionless. I never met a female that knew comic book characters so well she could even quote them.
She got closer to me and asked, "so... Was that enough?"
I gulped nervously and nodded, "ye-yes. Okay you win this time"
"I knew it!" She took a step back and started moving her arms in a victorious way.
That's when my grandma and my brother Mikey came into my room.
"Gram! Mikey!" I said as I went to hug them both
"Gerard! I was so worried about you, dude you need to get a phone I was freaking out. Luckily mom called me and told me you were fine"
"Yes sweetie, you've got to get one of those phones, are you okay? Are you in pain? Were you in that building?"
"No grandma, I was six blocks away from it. Uhm, this is Sophia. She works with me, she's part of the new creative team"
She smiled nervously and walked closer to my grandma and Mikey.
"Oh it's so nice to meet you sweetie, I'm Helena. I'm so glad you're okay. Are you from Jersey?"
"Oh no, I just moved back to the States. I live in New York but came back from Germany"
"Yeah, I brought her here because I couldn't leave her by herself"
"Oh pumpkin pie, I'm so glad you're being a gentleman. Okay kids, I'll leave you talking. Dinner will be ready soon"
My grandma left the room, Mikey came inside and introduced himself.
"Hi, I'm Mikey, I'm Gerard's brother, Sophia right?"
"Yeah, nice to meet you"
"So what's up? Why did you leave Germany? I hear it's great over there?"
"I guess it's too secure, I needed to be part of a terrorist attack. Plus, I wanted to see Captain America in action"
"I guess you're a comic book fan too, so that's why you and Gerard are...?"
"Mikey, we're just coworkers." I said in a bitter tone. I saw Sophia's facial expression change.
"Okay guys, uhm... I'll leave you two talk. I'll go help your mom with dinner"
She left the room quickly without looking back.
"Why did you say that?"
"What? We are just coworkers"
"That's great but you hurt her feelings. She's probably by herself her and she probably thought she had a friend but no. You just fucked up. Besides she's cute and is really cool... Just stop being an ass"
"Why should I even bother"
"What if she likes you back? Or if she becomes your best friend? Gerard man up, you need female company and she looks great. Stop being an idiot"
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After dinner, I could see Sophia was blending in very nicely with my family. She was very funny and polite, I was starting to think my mom was willing to adopt her. I found out her parents were important business people in Germany and that she knew almost 5 languages. She seemed to know lots of things about different subjects, from astronomy to cars. She was amazing. After she helped my mom and grandma with the dishes I lend her a shirt and sweat pants so that she could use those as pyjamas.
At about 2 am I heard her door open followed by the main door. I went to the front yard and saw her sitting on the staircase, everything was dark. I silently walked close to her and sat by her side.
"Do I bother you?"
"No, not at all I actually think you're pretty cool"
"Why were you so upset at me the first day we met and now when we talked with your brother?"
"I just... I don't know. I'm not really good with people nor words. I never had a girl here, I wasn't really good with girls ever"
"I feel lonely, I thought I had found a friend in you but apparently were just two individuals who work together"
"Sophia..."
"Well I think I should go back to bed... It's been a long day"
She stood up and started walking up the stairs.
"Sophia, wait" I said while I grabbed her arm
"What?! What is it, coworker?!"
I grabbed her wrist and kissed her lips. This was new to me, I had never been so strait forward. She raised one of her hands, i though she was going to slap me but she caressed my cheek while our lips blended together. She pulled away in shock.
"That... Was... Nice..."
"I'm sorry if that made you feel uncomf-" she smiled and hugged me while pressing her lips onto mine and kissed me softly. Her lips tasted like raspberry gum.
"Ach mein gott, look at the time! We should go to bed" she said while avoiding eye contact with me and smiling nervously
"Yeah, it's cold here too"
"Goodnight Gerard, uhm... Thanks for this"
"Uhm yes, goodnight Sophia"
She ran inside and closed the guest room door rapidly but silently. I dragged my feet inside the house while I closed and locked the main entrance.
"She seems nice, is she the one that you told me about the other day?"
"Oh god, grandma I didn't know you were here" she was sitting in the living room, she must've seen the whole thing
"I told you she wasn't that bad after all. How are you feeling?"
"I... Great. I... I think I need to go to bed"
"Goodnight pumpkin pie, sleep tight. You've had a very busy night" she said while winking
"Goodnight grandma"

Notes

yes! New chapter up. I'll be working on my other fic, I'll probably update this one tomorrow.
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