Aaron Barlow

If the sun was God i'd be covered in faith. If the ocean was the devil i'd be drowning in hate.

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Victor chuckled at the way the stranger grew more and more upset. It was obvious, and he liked that. “It’s a little bit of that, a little bit of the fact that I’m good at it,” he said, keeping a casual distance between himself and the other.

“Oohh, Mr. Teacher knows how to throw out some F-bombs. That’s pretty damn hot,” he continued, undoubtedly annoying this man more than either had encountered before. Good. “Y’know what else isn’t so bad? This whole ‘I’m gonna bash your fuckin’ head in’ vibe you have going on. I don’t mind that either.” After a slight pause, he stuck his hand out. “Victor Collins.”

Aaron glanced over at him, annoyance and frustration clearly displayed on his face. He let a puff of air escape his lips as he stayed quiet, listening to the man ramble on. “Yeah, I can tell your good at it.”

Aaron scoffed, looking at the man’s hand “Wait, you really think i’m gonna shake your hand?” he rolled his eyes, “after all the shit you’ve been bugging me with?” He gripped his basket with one and hand stuffed his other into his pocket. “Since you introduced yourself...I’m Aaron Barlow.” 

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“Thanks, I guess” Aaron smiled.

“Well it doesn’t really…bug me to talk about her. I don’t have any remaining sympathy or feelings for her” he glanced over at the waitress bringing over their food.

“I know i’ll find someone eventually, but if you find someone tell me” Aaron looked back over at Kate “I don’t need you getting hurt and it having toxic effects on you, I need to protect you as well.”

“That’s good I think. It’s way better than hating her.” Kate stated with a nod. She watched waitress bringing their food, clapping her hands lightly.

“No I haven’t found someone yet.” Kate nodded. “Aww Aaron you are so sweet. But you don’t have to worry about me, I have learned my lesson. No matter what I do, I will get hurt at the end.”

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“That’s good I think. It’s way better than hating her.” Kate stated with a nod. She watched waitress bringing their food, clapping her hands lightly.

“No I haven’t found someone yet.” Kate nodded. “Aww Aaron you are so sweet. But you don’t have to worry about me, I have learned my lesson. No matter what I do, I will get hurt at the end.”

Aaron glanced down at his plate of food, “So what exactly did you order me?” he said with a smile.

“Well I want to try to avoid you getting hurt, Kate. I don’t need to hear you sobbing on the phone at 3 in the morning then you crashing at my place, sitting on my couch with the tv blaring as you eat” He spoke softly.

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“It quite possibly could be,” Rosaline commented with a shrug. “I don’t know a girlfriend of mine had me try it once and told me it was a beer. Though she could’ve been mistaken for sure.”

“Well I will definitely try it out when I get the chance.” Aaron said with a small smile.

“I haven’t been to any of the local bars, so they might have something good,” he spoke softly “but I just don’t drink as much as I had before.”

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“I would never let you suffer even I am mad at you.” Kate nodded, chuckling at him.

“I know but that doesn’t mean you would want to talk about her all the time.” Kate said, watching him quietly. “Well you will find someone eventually. I believe there is someone for everyone.”

“Thanks, I guess” Aaron smiled.

“Well it doesn’t really...bug me to talk about her. I don’t have any remaining sympathy or feelings for her” he glanced over at the waitress bringing over their food.

“I know i’ll find someone eventually, but if you find someone tell me” Aaron looked back over at Kate “I don’t need you getting hurt and it having toxic effects on you, I need to protect you as well.”

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“Exactly. You are my friend, I wouldn’t want you to end up as a Fiesta Del Failure. I am speaking fashion wise of course.” Kate laughed loudly.

“Are you sure? Because I would understand if bothers you.” She said with understanding look on her face. “True though. You should start to eat Chinese food at some point.” She smiled. “Speaking of women, do you see anyone?”

“You would never let me suffer like that unless you were mad at me” Aaron grinned.

“No it’s okay, Kate. I’ve gotten over her” he said. Aaron scanned the room slowly, spotting one girl, but turned when he saw the ring on her finger. “Nope, plus it’s just older women here. But outside of work and everything nobody has really caught my eye.”

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“I did that, didn’t I?” Kate shook her head slowly. “In my defense those colors clashed and they were hurting my eyes.” She joked with a grin.

Kate sighed deeply as listening her friend. “Oh I see.” She said, pausing few minutes. “I didn’t know.. Yeah I remember her. We can go somewhere else if you want.”

“Well you should know if colors clash or not, so i’m glad I listened otherwise I would have been a ‘walking fashion disaster’” Aaron smiled.

He shook his head “No it’s fine, it honestly doesn’t bother me at all” Aaron gave her a small smile “plus I get to try Chinese food again after a long hiatus.”

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“I love chocolate pudding and you know that.” Kate said with a nod. “Aww thank you Aaron. You always know what to say to me. What can I say? I have a great fashion sense.” She shrugged, chuckling lightly.

“Really? Why not?” She asked, raising her eyebrow.

“Well I mean, you got mad and told me to change what I was wearing before I went to work one time all because you didn’t like the colors” Aaron grinned.

“The last time I ate Chinese was when I was dating...” he looked down awkwardly at his lap before continuing “Amanda, you remember, and since then I haven’t really bothered to eat it anymore.”

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“I enjoy the food you make. Oh my god no you know how much I hate microwave cooked food.” Kate chuckled, nodding her head fast. “That’s true. It’s because I have very different taste than everyone, not just you.”

“How come? All of them looks delicious!” She said, then turning to waitress and ordered for them.

“On a good night maybe a Kid Cuisine with the chocolate pudding and sprinkles” Aaron teased, chuckling to himself. “Well a lot of people are just not as great as you, especially with fashion choices.”

“I just haven’t had Chinese in a very long time” he said with a small smile.

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“Don’t take it personally, I am just picky. This is who I am.” Kate said with a shrug, smiling slightly. “Thank you.” Kate said, taking a seat. She grabbed the menu, taking a quick look. “Do you trust me? Because I am gonna order for both of us.”

“I’m offended whenever you don’t enjoy the food I make, next time you’re getting some Chef Boyardee ravioli directly from the can, microwaved in Chef's Aaron's microwave” Aaron teased. “Nah it’s fine, I just have a very different taste than you.”

Aaron glanced up from his menu, “Go right ahead, I couldn’t really find anything anyways.”

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”Rosaline smiled as he answered her, it seemed they were more alike then she originally thought, “I definitely say you should give Apples Angry Orchard a try if you like the fruitier tasting drinks, it’s still a beer but it’s got a better taste than just normal beer.”

Aaron nodded “Okay, i’ll try out Apples Angry Orchard,” he said with a smile. “Kind of sounds like a name for a cider rather than a beer.”

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“Oh good to hear. Well I let go on some days as well but over all I love eating healthy honestly.” Kate said, shrugging slightly.

“Trust me on this.” She stated. “It will meet up to your expectations. You know me and you know how picky I am.” She chuckled, entering to the restaurant. As they entered, Kate said to woman that they had reservations and the woman led them to their table.

Aaron smiled “That’s true, you can be picky with your food sometimes. Especially with what I make”

Once they were lead to their table, Aaron pulled out the chair for Kate, and once she sat down pushed it in. He sat down across from her and looked around the room, before glancing down at the menus placed on the table. 

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“Well it all depends on what kind of drinks you like that aren’t beer,” Rosaline replied with a slight shrug. “Do you like the fruitier drinks or the stronger ones?” She herself enjoyed the fruitier ones but she did like the occasional regular beer. “Oh yeah of course, weekdays you have classes to teach, can’t exactly come in hungover and all.”

Aaron looked down at his hands, thinking of the past drinks he’s had. “I enjoy the fruitier ones, but I can drink strong ones too if it comes to it.” He ran his hand through his hair “I don’t drink strong ones too often, though.”

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“It always is. What can I do? I love being a girl and I love dressing up. I feel bad when I go out with a bad outfit.” Kate said with a shrug, chuckling slightly.

“Honestly I am fine with any weather as long as it’s not too hot.” Kate declared, nodding her head slowly. “That’s because you don’t eat healthy.” She said, watching him open the car door for her. “Thank my dear. Now we are going to eat the best Chinese food ever.” She said with an utter excitement.

“I eat healthy, sure I let go on some days but its not often.” Aaron quickly glanced at her as he closed the door once she got out.

“Best Chinese food ever? We’ll just have to see if it meets up to my expectations” Aaron chuckled as he started walking towards the restaurant doors.

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“Haha you are funny.” Kate said, rolling her eyes at him. “Sorry again, I really didn’t do it on purpose. You know me, I am always on time.” She stated, watching the road.

She turned him as they stopped at a red light. “It is always frizzy to be honest.” She shook her head. “I hate humidity, it’s basically my worst enemy. That’s why I prefer winter over summer.” She chuckled.

Aaron shook his head, “It’s alright, I completely understand that your outfit, makeup, and hair are top priority” he grinned and started driving as the light turned green.

“I’m more of an Autumn person, it’s not too hot or cold” he slowly turned into the parking lot of the restaurant, parking near the front. “Plus I tend to get sick during the winter time.” He got out of the car once it was parked, and walked around to open the car door for Kate.

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Rosaline laughed and couldn’t help but roll her eyes at him, mostly because she seemed to be quite the opposite. “Light drinking? Come on, maybe you just haven’t found a good kind of beer that you like, it took me a few times to find something.”

Aaron chuckled “Do you want to suggest some to me, because I haven’t found any good ones so far.” He looked down at his empty cup and set it on the table. “My light drinking depends on what day it is, weekends I really don’t pay much attention to how much I drink, but weekdays I have to.”

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“No, not at all. You are awfully early.” She teased, shrugging her shoulders. As she got in the car, buckling up and giving her friend a warm smile. “I hope I didn’t make you wait.” She pouted.

Kate chuckled as hearing his question. “Both. Sorry.” She said with a giggle. “In my defense, I was having a bad hair day and I had to fix it.” She explained.

“I waited for a good 5 minutes before I saw you bolting to my car. I’ve never seen you run that fast” Aaron laughed as he continued driving, occasionally glancing at the signs on the road for hints that they were near the restaurant.

He glanced over at Kate when he stopped at a red light. “Was it frizzy again? I know sometimes humidity can kill a woman internally because it ruins their hair,” he smiled.

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Rosaline shrugged her silent agreement, “Yeah that’s for sure. I never expected to hear of your old partying ways but everyone’s different. Though I doubt you’d be too keen on going to parties like that nowadays.”

Aaron nodded, a small smile forming on his lips. “I enjoy adult parties, but i’m not like out at some club every night getting drunk with someone I barely know. I’d rather be with people that I know with..light drinking,” he looked away “no beer though, it tastes really gross” Aaron chuckled softly.