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she said softly.
Jack smiled as he lifted the ring and necklace out of the box. Libbie turned slightly and pulled up her hair so he could clasp the chain around her neck. He gently caressed the side of her face before kissing her softly on the lips.
Libbie fingered the ring. “You didn’t even get a chance to wear this ring,” she said.
Jack grinned. “I didn’t buy it for me, silly. I only bought it so I could give it to you.”
“Jack, you are the sweetest boy I’ve ever known. I’m the luckiest girl in the world.” She reached up around his neck and kissed him again. They lost their balance for a moment and had to pull apart to steady themselves.
“We’d better get out of this tree before we fall in,” Jack said, laughing. He climbed down out of the tree and then helped her down. They stood on the path, holding each other close and kissing until they were both out of breath.
“I want to tell the world that I love you,” Jack said.
Libbie laughed. “What’s stopping you?”
Jack turned toward the lake and yelled at the top of his lungs, “JACK PRENTICE LOVES LIBBIE WILKINS!” His words echoed across the lake as both teens laughed.
Jack walked her back to his truck with his arm around her. She fit perfectly next to him, as if they were meant to be together. When they got inside the cab, Libbie turned to Jack and reached for his hand.
She looked up at him, a serious expression on her face. “I do love you, Jack. I’ve never felt like this about any other boy. I just hope you don’t mind if we take things slowly. I don’t want to end up pregnant and having to get married. It’s happened to so many girls I know. I hope you understand.”
Jack looked at her tenderly. “I will never ask you to do anything you don’t want to do,” he said softly. “You’ll always be safe with me.”
Libbie smiled up at him, and then he started up the truck to take her home.
“Do you think my parents heard you yelling all the way across the lake?” she asked, her eyes sparkling mischievously.
“I don’t care if they did. I’ll go inside and tell them myself if you want me to.” He grinned at her.
Libbie hit him playfully on the arm. “Don’t you dare. They’d have a cow. They’re still trying to get used to the idea that I spend so much time with you.”
Jack glanced over at her. “Okay. Whatever you say. The woman is always right.”
Libbie hit him again and then slid over to sit beside him as he drove her home.
“What is that thing you’re wearing around your neck?” Libbie’s mother asked her one night at dinner. Gwen and the baby were there, but Walter was at his weekly golf league. All eyes turned to Libbie and the ring around her neck.
It was only a week into the school year. Until now, Libbie had made sure to keep Jack’s ring under her clothes whenever she was at home. Tonight, however, she’d rushed home after cheerleading practice and changed quickly for dinner, forgetting about the ring. She looked up at her mother and could tell by the expression on her face that she knew exactly what it was.
“It’s Jack’s class ring,” Libbie said, lifting her chin in defiance. “He gave it to me.”
Gwen gasped. “You and Jack are going steady?”
Libbie looked at her father, who sat at one end of the table, and then at her mother. She sat up straight, trying to be brave. “Yes, we are.”
Abigail dropped her fork onto her china plate and ran her hand over her forehead. “Oh my God!”
Libbie glanced up at Gwen and saw a smug look cross her sister’s face. She was enjoying Libbie’s discomfort. To his credit, Randall kept his expression calm and unreadable.
“Do you mean to tell me that you and that gas station boy are serious?” Abigail said, her voice rising. “Ridiculous!”
“Now, Abbie. Let’s be calm about this,” Randall said gently.
“Calm? About our little girl dating that boy? Why, he’s not good enough to clean her car windows, let alone date
Jack smiled as he lifted the ring and necklace out of the box. Libbie turned slightly and pulled up her hair so he could clasp the chain around her neck. He gently caressed the side of her face before kissing her softly on the lips.
Libbie fingered the ring. “You didn’t even get a chance to wear this ring,” she said.
Jack grinned. “I didn’t buy it for me, silly. I only bought it so I could give it to you.”
“Jack, you are the sweetest boy I’ve ever known. I’m the luckiest girl in the world.” She reached up around his neck and kissed him again. They lost their balance for a moment and had to pull apart to steady themselves.
“We’d better get out of this tree before we fall in,” Jack said, laughing. He climbed down out of the tree and then helped her down. They stood on the path, holding each other close and kissing until they were both out of breath.
“I want to tell the world that I love you,” Jack said.
Libbie laughed. “What’s stopping you?”
Jack turned toward the lake and yelled at the top of his lungs, “JACK PRENTICE LOVES LIBBIE WILKINS!” His words echoed across the lake as both teens laughed.
Jack walked her back to his truck with his arm around her. She fit perfectly next to him, as if they were meant to be together. When they got inside the cab, Libbie turned to Jack and reached for his hand.
She looked up at him, a serious expression on her face. “I do love you, Jack. I’ve never felt like this about any other boy. I just hope you don’t mind if we take things slowly. I don’t want to end up pregnant and having to get married. It’s happened to so many girls I know. I hope you understand.”
Jack looked at her tenderly. “I will never ask you to do anything you don’t want to do,” he said softly. “You’ll always be safe with me.”
Libbie smiled up at him, and then he started up the truck to take her home.
“Do you think my parents heard you yelling all the way across the lake?” she asked, her eyes sparkling mischievously.
“I don’t care if they did. I’ll go inside and tell them myself if you want me to.” He grinned at her.
Libbie hit him playfully on the arm. “Don’t you dare. They’d have a cow. They’re still trying to get used to the idea that I spend so much time with you.”
Jack glanced over at her. “Okay. Whatever you say. The woman is always right.”
Libbie hit him again and then slid over to sit beside him as he drove her home.
“What is that thing you’re wearing around your neck?” Libbie’s mother asked her one night at dinner. Gwen and the baby were there, but Walter was at his weekly golf league. All eyes turned to Libbie and the ring around her neck.
It was only a week into the school year. Until now, Libbie had made sure to keep Jack’s ring under her clothes whenever she was at home. Tonight, however, she’d rushed home after cheerleading practice and changed quickly for dinner, forgetting about the ring. She looked up at her mother and could tell by the expression on her face that she knew exactly what it was.
“It’s Jack’s class ring,” Libbie said, lifting her chin in defiance. “He gave it to me.”
Gwen gasped. “You and Jack are going steady?”
Libbie looked at her father, who sat at one end of the table, and then at her mother. She sat up straight, trying to be brave. “Yes, we are.”
Abigail dropped her fork onto her china plate and ran her hand over her forehead. “Oh my God!”
Libbie glanced up at Gwen and saw a smug look cross her sister’s face. She was enjoying Libbie’s discomfort. To his credit, Randall kept his expression calm and unreadable.
“Do you mean to tell me that you and that gas station boy are serious?” Abigail said, her voice rising. “Ridiculous!”
“Now, Abbie. Let’s be calm about this,” Randall said gently.
“Calm? About our little girl dating that boy? Why, he’s not good enough to clean her car windows, let alone date
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