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cliché bouquet of flowers since this is an official date, girlfriend,” he said. With exaggerated slowness, he showed me a gorgeous basket of lilies, daisy poms and carnations that were every color of the rainbow.
“Oh my gosh!” I squealed. I reached greedily and brought my nose closer. They looked and smelled heavenly. “Now wait, this isn't very cliché because they're in a basket, boyfriend. But I accept your cheesy display of affection.” I winked and gave him a chaste peck on the lips. “Here, follow me while I go set these down.” I turned around and walked into the kitchen.
My back was still turned when I felt Jax's arms go around me. His warm breath tickled my ear as he buried his nose into my hair.
I wiggled around so I could face him. “Where are we going in this boring old town?” I whispered. I closed my eyes as he leaned in and kissed my forehead, spreading warmth throughout my body.
“How dare you call Seabrook boring? There are lots of places to go and things to do,” Jax mockingly scoffed at me.
“Not like Austin.” As soon as the words left my mouth I panicked. Shit, shit, shit! Austin was where we had originally met, at UT, but that was the future from now, not the past.
Confusion crossed his face for a brief second, but his lazy grin returned. “When have you been to Austin? You're not old enough to have fun on Sixth Street.”
“Just a couple times. My aunt lives there. Way more to do there than here; it's like a different world.” My answer sounded reasonable enough, but inside I was trembling. I hadn't had one slip up until now.
He nodded, then loosened his grip a tiny bit, “Well, you haven't been on a date with me yet. You're gonna have so much fun, by the end of the night you'll be saying, 'Austin's so boring compared to good old Sea B.'”
His lips collided with mine then. Our tongues met and swept across each other. The way our bodies responded to one another reminded me of our college years, how eager we had been to be so close. Those kinds of feelings eventually die down, but oh how they made you feel so alive.
We left shortly after and Jax seemed to be riding some kind of adrenaline high. He sang along with the Goo Goo Dolls’ 'Slide' which was hilarious because the boy could not sing, at all. He was so excited and I was too.
We drove to the other side of town and my heart skipped a beat when he parked in front of a building with a sign that said “Rollin'” and had two huge Rollerblades on the side.
“We're going skating?!” I squealed.
Jax nodded enthusiastically, his hair bouncing all over the place. “That cool?”
“Hell yes! I haven't been in forever!”
He leaned over and planted a kiss on the side of my mouth. “Let's go babe.”
As soon as we stepped inside, I felt like a kid again. There was loud music playing, muffled only slightly by the closed glass doors. Jax paid the girl at the counter and we took our skate tickets inside.
“Okay, so you gonna get the old school four wheels or the rollerblades?” Jax asked as he took my hand.
“Old school, and you?”
“Hmm, well, I do look good in either one, but I'll copy you and go old school this time,” he joked. I jabbed him in the ribs with my free hand.
We received out skates, laughing at how old both pairs looked and found a table to sit at so we could change into them.
There were kids everywhere and for a moment my heart tightened painfully, as Josie's freckled face came to mind. We hadn't taken her skating yet, but I didn't know why. It was something every kid should do often. I vowed if I made it back to my old life, then I would take my baby girl skating as soon as possible.
“Hello? Earth to Teeg.” Jax's voice broke me away from my reverie. My head snapped up and I gave him an apologetic smile.
“Sorry, just thinking,” I said softly. “You know we're like the oldest people here to skate.”
He looked around and saw all the elementary school and the few middle school kids
“Oh my gosh!” I squealed. I reached greedily and brought my nose closer. They looked and smelled heavenly. “Now wait, this isn't very cliché because they're in a basket, boyfriend. But I accept your cheesy display of affection.” I winked and gave him a chaste peck on the lips. “Here, follow me while I go set these down.” I turned around and walked into the kitchen.
My back was still turned when I felt Jax's arms go around me. His warm breath tickled my ear as he buried his nose into my hair.
I wiggled around so I could face him. “Where are we going in this boring old town?” I whispered. I closed my eyes as he leaned in and kissed my forehead, spreading warmth throughout my body.
“How dare you call Seabrook boring? There are lots of places to go and things to do,” Jax mockingly scoffed at me.
“Not like Austin.” As soon as the words left my mouth I panicked. Shit, shit, shit! Austin was where we had originally met, at UT, but that was the future from now, not the past.
Confusion crossed his face for a brief second, but his lazy grin returned. “When have you been to Austin? You're not old enough to have fun on Sixth Street.”
“Just a couple times. My aunt lives there. Way more to do there than here; it's like a different world.” My answer sounded reasonable enough, but inside I was trembling. I hadn't had one slip up until now.
He nodded, then loosened his grip a tiny bit, “Well, you haven't been on a date with me yet. You're gonna have so much fun, by the end of the night you'll be saying, 'Austin's so boring compared to good old Sea B.'”
His lips collided with mine then. Our tongues met and swept across each other. The way our bodies responded to one another reminded me of our college years, how eager we had been to be so close. Those kinds of feelings eventually die down, but oh how they made you feel so alive.
We left shortly after and Jax seemed to be riding some kind of adrenaline high. He sang along with the Goo Goo Dolls’ 'Slide' which was hilarious because the boy could not sing, at all. He was so excited and I was too.
We drove to the other side of town and my heart skipped a beat when he parked in front of a building with a sign that said “Rollin'” and had two huge Rollerblades on the side.
“We're going skating?!” I squealed.
Jax nodded enthusiastically, his hair bouncing all over the place. “That cool?”
“Hell yes! I haven't been in forever!”
He leaned over and planted a kiss on the side of my mouth. “Let's go babe.”
As soon as we stepped inside, I felt like a kid again. There was loud music playing, muffled only slightly by the closed glass doors. Jax paid the girl at the counter and we took our skate tickets inside.
“Okay, so you gonna get the old school four wheels or the rollerblades?” Jax asked as he took my hand.
“Old school, and you?”
“Hmm, well, I do look good in either one, but I'll copy you and go old school this time,” he joked. I jabbed him in the ribs with my free hand.
We received out skates, laughing at how old both pairs looked and found a table to sit at so we could change into them.
There were kids everywhere and for a moment my heart tightened painfully, as Josie's freckled face came to mind. We hadn't taken her skating yet, but I didn't know why. It was something every kid should do often. I vowed if I made it back to my old life, then I would take my baby girl skating as soon as possible.
“Hello? Earth to Teeg.” Jax's voice broke me away from my reverie. My head snapped up and I gave him an apologetic smile.
“Sorry, just thinking,” I said softly. “You know we're like the oldest people here to skate.”
He looked around and saw all the elementary school and the few middle school kids
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