deserve to let loose once in awhile, my friends suck,” she laughed.
He punched the steering wheel three times and she cranked up the music and sang. He looked at her and she was smirking.
“I don’t need you of all people to have a savior complex with me Lucas. Take me home, NOW!”
Tessa laughed when he let out an angry growl. He stared at her with his jaw clenched. Tessa crossed her eyes and stuck out her tongue and laughed.
Lucas pulled in the driveway. Jade got out and went to his window.
“So wh at’s wrong with her?”
He looked Tessa and she glared at him.
“She drank, she’ ll be fine,” he said getting out.
“What are you doing?” Tessa asked him annoyed.
“I am going to hang out with you Tessa, for about an hour to make sure you’re okay,” Lucas said in exaggerated excitement and clapped his hands.
“I don’t need you to,” she stomped her foot.
Lucas took a deep breath and walked in the house, Chewy was all over him.
“I’ m hungry,” Tessa whispered under her breath as she looked in the fridge. Lucas smirked and looked down.”What’s so funny?”
“Nothing Tessa,” he said and he pet Chewy.
“Chewy get over here, you’ re my puppy, yes you are ,” Chewy ran over to her.
“Chewy you suck,” Lucas laughed.
“R eally?” Tessa asked. “Well… you swallow,” she started laughing and everyone joined.
Tessa made popcorn and shared with everyone. She sat on the couch and snuggled up to Phoebe. Phoebe laughed and snuggled with her too. Lucas stayed until she fell asleep.
~
The next day Tessa and her mother filled out Thank you notes with Toby’s mom. She sent personal ones to her friends and Lucas. She saw the book of people who attended the services and saw Lucas’s name. When they were finished she felt emotionally drained.
The week passed like the rest. She missed Toby, she hated Lucas, and she slept and hung out with her friends at play practice.
On Saturday Tessa cleaned, took a nap, went to play practice and then she dropped off the Jeep. Tessa was goi ng to hang out with Cassidy, Mark and a couple other friends.
They decided to go to the club in Syracuse. It just so happened that Ben’s band was there playing; she saw it on facebook and wanted to surprise him.
Tessa smoked on the way there. She was happy and she was going to see Ben tonight, almost two weeks after Toby died . I’m not going to let it tear me apart. Lucas has already done that, and Toby would want me to be happy, although probably not the way I’m doing it, but hey it works, she thought.
Jade texted Tessa and she told her she was with her fellow cast members on her way to Syracuse to a teen dance club and she would be back late. She shut off her phone; she didn’t want to deal with the drama.
Tessa walked in and saw Ben singing and playing guitar, he looked so hot. He wore faded jeans that sat on his hips, a white long sleeve cotton shirt and a navy knit cap. His brown hair was peeking out from under his cap and his full pink lips looked divine. She danced and laughed and had fun. Cassidy kept talking about how hot he was, and Tessa laughed.
~
“I bet I can get him to make out with me,” Tessa laughed.
The band went on break and she saw Ben walk into the bathroom.
“Come with me,” Tessa dragged Cassidy behind her.
They walked into the men’s bathroom and Ben was at the urinal.
Tessa peeked over his shoulder, “That’ll work.”
Ben didn’t respond. He finished going to the bathroom and turned around and saw Tessa. Ben smiled and winked at her.
“Well then-- take it home with you,” he slowly walking towards her.
She grabbed his face and kissed him. Cassidy was in shock and laughed as she walked out.
“Tess what are you doing here?”
“Sort of stalking you , I guess.”
“You’re fucked up?”
“A little.”
She told him about her bet with Cassidy and that she had no idea they knew one another.
“Cool. This is going to be fun! By the way… what’s
He punched the steering wheel three times and she cranked up the music and sang. He looked at her and she was smirking.
“I don’t need you of all people to have a savior complex with me Lucas. Take me home, NOW!”
Tessa laughed when he let out an angry growl. He stared at her with his jaw clenched. Tessa crossed her eyes and stuck out her tongue and laughed.
Lucas pulled in the driveway. Jade got out and went to his window.
“So wh at’s wrong with her?”
He looked Tessa and she glared at him.
“She drank, she’ ll be fine,” he said getting out.
“What are you doing?” Tessa asked him annoyed.
“I am going to hang out with you Tessa, for about an hour to make sure you’re okay,” Lucas said in exaggerated excitement and clapped his hands.
“I don’t need you to,” she stomped her foot.
Lucas took a deep breath and walked in the house, Chewy was all over him.
“I’ m hungry,” Tessa whispered under her breath as she looked in the fridge. Lucas smirked and looked down.”What’s so funny?”
“Nothing Tessa,” he said and he pet Chewy.
“Chewy get over here, you’ re my puppy, yes you are ,” Chewy ran over to her.
“Chewy you suck,” Lucas laughed.
“R eally?” Tessa asked. “Well… you swallow,” she started laughing and everyone joined.
Tessa made popcorn and shared with everyone. She sat on the couch and snuggled up to Phoebe. Phoebe laughed and snuggled with her too. Lucas stayed until she fell asleep.
~
The next day Tessa and her mother filled out Thank you notes with Toby’s mom. She sent personal ones to her friends and Lucas. She saw the book of people who attended the services and saw Lucas’s name. When they were finished she felt emotionally drained.
The week passed like the rest. She missed Toby, she hated Lucas, and she slept and hung out with her friends at play practice.
On Saturday Tessa cleaned, took a nap, went to play practice and then she dropped off the Jeep. Tessa was goi ng to hang out with Cassidy, Mark and a couple other friends.
They decided to go to the club in Syracuse. It just so happened that Ben’s band was there playing; she saw it on facebook and wanted to surprise him.
Tessa smoked on the way there. She was happy and she was going to see Ben tonight, almost two weeks after Toby died . I’m not going to let it tear me apart. Lucas has already done that, and Toby would want me to be happy, although probably not the way I’m doing it, but hey it works, she thought.
Jade texted Tessa and she told her she was with her fellow cast members on her way to Syracuse to a teen dance club and she would be back late. She shut off her phone; she didn’t want to deal with the drama.
Tessa walked in and saw Ben singing and playing guitar, he looked so hot. He wore faded jeans that sat on his hips, a white long sleeve cotton shirt and a navy knit cap. His brown hair was peeking out from under his cap and his full pink lips looked divine. She danced and laughed and had fun. Cassidy kept talking about how hot he was, and Tessa laughed.
~
“I bet I can get him to make out with me,” Tessa laughed.
The band went on break and she saw Ben walk into the bathroom.
“Come with me,” Tessa dragged Cassidy behind her.
They walked into the men’s bathroom and Ben was at the urinal.
Tessa peeked over his shoulder, “That’ll work.”
Ben didn’t respond. He finished going to the bathroom and turned around and saw Tessa. Ben smiled and winked at her.
“Well then-- take it home with you,” he slowly walking towards her.
She grabbed his face and kissed him. Cassidy was in shock and laughed as she walked out.
“Tess what are you doing here?”
“Sort of stalking you , I guess.”
“You’re fucked up?”
“A little.”
She told him about her bet with Cassidy and that she had no idea they knew one another.
“Cool. This is going to be fun! By the way… what’s
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