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handed it over to us. I looked, and it was two large T-shirts that had the bar’s name, Lantern, and his signature on it.
“Just in case one day I’m famous. You can say you saw me first.”
We thanked him and left for Blake’s car holding hands. We didn’t break contact on the way back to the dorms. His hand rested on my knee and I covered it with my hand. We were so perfect and comfortable around each other. He made me feel incredible in a situation that I had worried I would never be able to experience. When we pulled up to the dormitories, I stayed in my seat for a minute before asking him a question that had been bugging me all week.
“Why did you kiss that girl at the party after you were done talking to me?” I turned in my seat and faced him, “I’m not trying to sound immature, but I thought we were hitting it off and then you stopped talking to me and did that to that girl.” He touched my cheek and rubbed it before he answered. He leaned back in his seat and sighed.
“To tell you the truth, I haven’t ever really dated one girl before. I’ve never felt like there was a point trying to pretend that I would stay faithful to one girl when I’m not even 22 years old yet. So, when I saw you with Seth, it hit me that for once there was a girl who seemed to change my whole theory and outlook on dating, but she was already taken. So I went to that other girl so I could numb the fear and confusion I felt after talking to you and then seeing the way you were with Seth.”
“What do you mean the way I was with Seth?”
“Just how comfortable y’all were together and the way he looked so concerned for you… I don’t know. I couldn’t help but think about how I wanted to be the one who comforted you. To worry about you. To be the one you could look at like that,” he said, eventually looking out the window. He shook his head slightly as if he didn’t understand what he was saying, or why he was saying it.
He was so honest in his response, and I was so taken with what he said, that I couldn’t even stop my body from gravitating towards his and turning his face to me so I could kiss him. I licked his bottom lip, before he opened his mouth to me and allowed me access. It was a soft, sweet kiss, and it was perfect after everything that had happened that night.
We broke off the kiss before it got too heated again, and he walked me up to my bedroom door. Blake stopped at the door, and took my hand to pull me into his embrace.
“At the risk of sounding cliché, I wanted you to know that I had a great time tonight.”
“I don’t think there was anything cliché about our night together.” I stood on my tiptoes, and gave him a small kiss and added, “And I had a great time too.”
I turned to open my door as he walked backwards staring at me. He smirked and hollered down the hall, “Get used to this, Jo, I’m not gonna let you go!”
Chapter 6
Sunday Present
When I was ten years old, I remember witnessing my dads in a fight. I never really saw them fight that much, so it was something that has stuck with me. I was sitting at the table doing my homework, when I heard their conversation progressively get louder. I wasn’t trying to listen, but they talked so loud, I didn’t really have an option.
“I shouldn’t have to explain why I changed my mind!” Daddy raised his voice to Dad, which didn’t really ever happen that much.
“Will, this just isn’t something I have ever wanted for you. It’s my job to take care of you and Josie! You have never had a problem staying home until now! So yes, I want a damn explanation as to why you changed your mind! Am I not doing a good enough job?” Dad had a deep voice, and when he raised it, everyone listened to what he had to say.
“This has nothing to do with you! You can’t shelter me from negativity, Tony. This is an opportunity for me that could make me happy. Why don’t you see that?”
“Because it makes me feel like I’m not good
“Just in case one day I’m famous. You can say you saw me first.”
We thanked him and left for Blake’s car holding hands. We didn’t break contact on the way back to the dorms. His hand rested on my knee and I covered it with my hand. We were so perfect and comfortable around each other. He made me feel incredible in a situation that I had worried I would never be able to experience. When we pulled up to the dormitories, I stayed in my seat for a minute before asking him a question that had been bugging me all week.
“Why did you kiss that girl at the party after you were done talking to me?” I turned in my seat and faced him, “I’m not trying to sound immature, but I thought we were hitting it off and then you stopped talking to me and did that to that girl.” He touched my cheek and rubbed it before he answered. He leaned back in his seat and sighed.
“To tell you the truth, I haven’t ever really dated one girl before. I’ve never felt like there was a point trying to pretend that I would stay faithful to one girl when I’m not even 22 years old yet. So, when I saw you with Seth, it hit me that for once there was a girl who seemed to change my whole theory and outlook on dating, but she was already taken. So I went to that other girl so I could numb the fear and confusion I felt after talking to you and then seeing the way you were with Seth.”
“What do you mean the way I was with Seth?”
“Just how comfortable y’all were together and the way he looked so concerned for you… I don’t know. I couldn’t help but think about how I wanted to be the one who comforted you. To worry about you. To be the one you could look at like that,” he said, eventually looking out the window. He shook his head slightly as if he didn’t understand what he was saying, or why he was saying it.
He was so honest in his response, and I was so taken with what he said, that I couldn’t even stop my body from gravitating towards his and turning his face to me so I could kiss him. I licked his bottom lip, before he opened his mouth to me and allowed me access. It was a soft, sweet kiss, and it was perfect after everything that had happened that night.
We broke off the kiss before it got too heated again, and he walked me up to my bedroom door. Blake stopped at the door, and took my hand to pull me into his embrace.
“At the risk of sounding cliché, I wanted you to know that I had a great time tonight.”
“I don’t think there was anything cliché about our night together.” I stood on my tiptoes, and gave him a small kiss and added, “And I had a great time too.”
I turned to open my door as he walked backwards staring at me. He smirked and hollered down the hall, “Get used to this, Jo, I’m not gonna let you go!”
Chapter 6
Sunday Present
When I was ten years old, I remember witnessing my dads in a fight. I never really saw them fight that much, so it was something that has stuck with me. I was sitting at the table doing my homework, when I heard their conversation progressively get louder. I wasn’t trying to listen, but they talked so loud, I didn’t really have an option.
“I shouldn’t have to explain why I changed my mind!” Daddy raised his voice to Dad, which didn’t really ever happen that much.
“Will, this just isn’t something I have ever wanted for you. It’s my job to take care of you and Josie! You have never had a problem staying home until now! So yes, I want a damn explanation as to why you changed your mind! Am I not doing a good enough job?” Dad had a deep voice, and when he raised it, everyone listened to what he had to say.
“This has nothing to do with you! You can’t shelter me from negativity, Tony. This is an opportunity for me that could make me happy. Why don’t you see that?”
“Because it makes me feel like I’m not good
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