A Mad Holiday

Chad’s wearing the suit in Mal’s dress picture lol

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Chad had the entire four day, five night vacation planned for himself and Mal! He was bored lately, bored of Salem and bored of all the girls in it except for Mal. Sure, they were fun to be around and stuff, but nothing was really exciting anymore if she wasn’t involved. Chad had wanted to get away from Salem to a City up near Hollywood, but it would be boring alone! He had been talking to Gracie and offhandedly he suggested going somewhere with Mal, and after a while this idea had sprung up! Chad had picked up a dress in her size – after getting it from Gracie – and left a note with Gracie to leave for her! Chad didn’t know what Mal would think of it but he could only assume she’d be impressed like every other girl he’d wooed.

Though, he’d never quite gone through lengths this long to impress anyone.

Chad checked himself out in the mirror, adjusting his tie and suit which were tailored perfectly to fit his body in the most flattering way possible. His hair was combed and his cologne was spritzed, giving him an expensive, charming scent. He really did look something like a prince charming.

He hired a driver to get them to the restaurant, so he could talk to Mal in the back. The car was a miniature limousine, the driver young and handsome with sunglasses obscuring his vision, also in a suit. The vehicle got eyes as it drove through town. Chad sat in the back until they pulled up, and spotted the beautiful sight of Mallory in her dress, with her hair done up as well as her makeup. He grinned – no doubt Gracie had a hand in this.

He stepped out of the vehicle and adjusted his suit, giving Mal a grin as she spoke. ”A hitchhiker as pretty as you? You better get in my car before you get picked up by some skeeve!” he said, holding the door open for her with a small bow. He looked up at her through his lashes. ”Ladies first, Mallory.”

Chad grinned at Mal’s comment, shaking his head. ”Mal! You can’t say that when you actually know me!” he said, though her smile indicated she was intrigued by this show. Chad watched as the driver put her bags in the backseat and allowed Mal to slide into the vehicle. Chad followed after her, and the driver got behind the wheel and started up the engine.

Her question made him shrug. ”I’m bored! This town is so boring when nothing’s going on. And we should have fun on this long weekend! I was thinking, since you’ve never seen the appeal of the way I live,” he grinned wider and looked at her, ”I’d show you! Tonight we’ll go to one of my favorite restaurants up in Hollywood! And while we’re there, our driver will drop our stuff off at the hotel. And then I’ll drive us back in my rental car, which is already parked in the restaurant’s lot.”

He hummed and leaned back. ”Besides, isn’t a vacation something you need after those big projects you just finished?”

Chad pouted at Mal, as the driver began to pick up speed. The entered the highway, heading towards Hollywood as indicated by the signs they passed on the way. Among the other cars their miniature limo stuck out, but as there were no passerby, the only stairs they attracted were from other cars. The windows were tinted, and the partition down, so no one could see inside of the vehicle though Chad and Mal could see outside if they chose to look.

”I know! I know, but I want to have fun with you, Mal! I know sex is fun, but that’s all we do! And I love it and want some on the trip, but I want to do something else too.” He said, sincerely. He liked to have sex with Mal, but he wanted to have fun with her outside of the bedroom. She was a good friend, after all. He’d never met anyone like her. He grinned at the wooing woman comment. ”Oh, I’d do anything to woo a girl! But you are Mal, and you are hard to woo so I have to go the extra mile!”

When she admitted she was burned out, Chad grinned. ”See! I noticed. I get brownie points for being a good friend,” he said. ”Do you have any more big projects?”

Chad saw the tint on Mal’s cheeks and counted it as a plus that he got that sort of a reaction from her. He was oblivious to the real reason she was blushing and the real reason she was unhappy when he said friend. To Chad this was perfect – they expected nothing of each other and were just beginning to hang out aside from classes. The driver switched to the fast lane to pass a few cars, and some soft pop played in the background on the radio.

”Glad you think so, Mal! Wait till you see this place! It’s a five course meal so I hope you brought your appetite,” Chad said, bringing his other hand over to gently put on hers. He smiled and reached for his phone, not noticing the falter in her smile. ”Oh! That’s good, no thinking about any of them on this trip! Now, look at this place...” He opened the webpage to a very fancy website, and showed her a picture of a very prestigious building. ”This is Juliaoso, my dad knows the other through a few guys, but anyway I got us a reservation for 6! They have all kinds of food, soup, steak, fillet, seafood, you name it. You get whatever you want when we’re there, okay? I won’t be holding back!”

Chad laughed when she agreed it would be crazy fancy. She wasn’t yelling at him and telling him it was bad or a waste of money, so he considered that a positive! Her comment about the place was definitely one that was overwhelmed, but he didn’t seem to let that bother him.

”It is. I’ve only been there a few times, but my dad talks about it all the time.” He took a moment to glance out the tinted window. They were long past Salem now, and the sun was reflecting off of the large buildings in the city down below them. ”So many famous people go there. You’ll love it!”

He hummed and leaned back in his seat, turning back to Mal. ”The dress looks good on you by the way! Gracie said that color would work really well and he was right! He’s really good at this stuff!”

”Mal! Don’t ask for an autograph, I’ll smooth talk anyone you like and get them to ask if you want one,” Chad teased, grinning at her when she mentioned how surreal this was. ”You’re not wrong! This is meant to be a treat, so don’t complain about how expansive this all is!”

When she asked about the length of the dress he nodded. ”Yup! Well, we’re going to a fancy restaurant, but you need to be able to walk. A long dress would be too much, right? Plus I like seeing your legs,” he said, slowly sliding one of his hands to the skin just above her knee. ”Gracie and I picked it out together! We went shopping and he helped me plan this! So of course he’s excited!” Chad said. He blinked at Mal for a moment. ”...but you are happy to spend a weekend with me, right? Because I’m happy with you.”

”Oh! Well that’s depressing! You should like some alive film makers too you know,” Chad said, though he knew there was no changing her mind on that. As the driver drove through yet another city, he smirked at her commentary. ”Well put that aside! I want to spoil you this weekend because I’ve been bored lately. Lonely, too.”

There was a beat of silence as Chad admitted the loneliness he felt, ever since his mother had again tried to appear in his life solely for his money. He swallowed a lump in his throat and turned back to Mal, to keep things happy. And her words did make him happy. They shocked him, and made his heart skip a beat. His ears tinted a light color as his smile widened. ”You think I’m wonderful, Mal? Thank you! I think you are, too!”

He leaned over and gave her lips a quick touch with his own, his hand moving up to cup her chin. He looked into her eyes for a moment. ”you used to think I’m horrible, I think this is a great improvement!”