I stared at him for a second “she knows you feel guilty” I said softly
He sighed “I know” he whispered
I sighed and sat up, I crawled over to him and pulled him into a hug “she forgives you, even if you don’t” I whispered in his ear
He hugged me tightly back “I know” he whispered back
I pulled back and smiled “now get out, I have to get ready” I said, shoving him off of my bed
he looked at me quizzically, “ready for what?” he asked
I rolled my eyes “I have a date tonight, with someone with the name of Drake” I said, shoving him out the door
He turned around and cocked his head to the side “really? You’re up to a date? After all that happened today?” he asked me, an amused expression on his face
I nodded “yep” I said
His expression changed to a guarded one “then…you forgive me for yelling at you?” he asked
I nodded, smiling softly, he smiled a bright smile and hugged me, I hugged him back and shoved him out the door, he chuckled and I heard his footsteps into the room beside mine
I jumped into the shower and washed my hair out, I grabbed a razor and started shaving my legs, then my under arms, when I was done, I turned the shower off and jumped out, brushing my teeth, and checking myself for any scars
I only three, one on the back of my leg, another on my stomach across the belly button, and another on the side of my arm, one was from Garrison, the others were from the two shifters that I fought
I hummed tunelessly to myself as I looked through my closet for something to wear, I found a light blue dress, and paired it with my favorite silver earrings with blue stones
I still had my #1 mom necklace on, and I planned on wearing it for a long time
I wondered what my little red haired mother was doing right now, sitting in that big lonely house? Or enjoying life with friends? I hope she was enjoying life, because right now, even after all the attacks and scars I have gotten, I am enjoying life
I slipped on some light blue flats and put some makeup on, a little bit of blue eye shadow with a thin layer of black eyeliner
I looked at myself in my floor length mirror and smiled, I looked good
I blow dried my hair, it didn’t need curling, it was already wild with natural curls
I had just got done brushing it when Drake knocked on my door, I opened it and smiled, he had a short sleeve button blue shirt on, with khaki pants
He looked at my face, then slowly went down to the floor, and as his eyes went down, the heat in my cheeks went up
He looked up at my face and smiled “ready?” he asked me
I nodded, and he held out his arm to me
I looped my arm around his and we walked to the lunch deck
Everyone was either in their rooms, or at the music room, I heard music being played from here
We entered the lunch deck and I stopped, looking at the gorgeous table set
Tropical flowers sat in the center, candles illuminating them nicely
The sun was setting over the horizon, which made it look even better
The table was covered with a white table cloth, and a rose lay on a napkin beside a plate of spaghetti with meatballs
I turned to Drake, who was smiling down at me “you did this?” I asked him softly
He nodded “yes, I sneaked out of my room when you were in the shower and walked over here, I did this, and still had time to change” he said
I nodded “thank you” I whispered, hugging him around the neck
He kissed my cheek and nodded
“My pleasure” he said
He led me to my chair, pulling it out for me, pushed me in and sat on the other side
He pulled up an ice bucket, and pulled out champagne, or what I thought was champagne, it was actually a bottle made to look like champagne, it was white grape juice
I laughed when he told me the reason “your mother wouldn’t let us have champagne, so she gave me this, it tastes better in my opinion” he chuckled
He poured me a glass and handed it to me
We tapped our glasses together in cheers and drank some
I set my glass down and smiled at him “thank you for this, I have needed a night like this” I said, looking around at the beautiful sunset sky
Drake smiled “anything for you” he murmured
We talked for hours while we ate and drank, I told him about my likes, my dislikes, and my kind of in the middles and he told me the same “you can’t tell me that you don’t like soggy cereal! It is the best kind of cereal!” he argued
I shook my head “no way, I hate the way it feels in my mouth, for some reason it reminds me of a wet diaper, the weird slushy like stuff inside, it grosses me out” I said, laughing at the disgusted look on his face.
“I’ll never eat soggy cereal again” he said
“I told you” I laughed
He smiled teasingly “so, do you like Muse?” he asked
I stared at him for a long while with a blank face “do birds die?” I asked him
He cocked his head to the side with an amused expression “of course I do! They are like the greatest band ever!” I half shouted
He laughed “okay, I know what music to play at a birthday party” he said, raising an eyebrow at me
I just remembered that my birthday was three days ago, “oh yeah, I forgot” I murmured
He chuckled “wow, you forgot your own birthday, you should be ashamed” he teased
I shrugged, my cheeks turning pink “no birthday party’s!” I pointed at him
He cocked his head to the side in confusion and his eyes went down to my neck, it held my mom’s small necklace “you love your mother dearly” he said, not a question, a statement
I nodded “of course” I murmured
“You miss her don’t you?” he asked me
I looked away out at the darkened forest “of course” I repeated quietly
He sighed “I’m sorry, if I could, I would fly her out here and let her visit you
But I can’t
It’s too dangerous” he said
I nodded, understanding “I know” I whispered
I looked at him and smiled, “so…do you like Flyleaf?” I asked him
He snorted “who doesn’t?” he asked me
I shrugged “good question” I said thoughtfully
We talked for another hour before we started tiring, I yawned, making him yawn “I think it’s about time we called it a night, don’t you?” he asked me
I checked the time, it was twelve thirty “yeah, it’s getting pretty late” I said quietly
Drake nodded and got up from his chair, he stood up and walked over to me and held out his hand
I took his hand and he pulled me up
He pulled me into his side and put his arm around my shoulders
“So, why no birthday party’s?” he asked
I shrugged “because, it is embarrassing” I said
He laughed and kissed my forehead, my heart skipped a beat and I blushed
He walked me to my room, stopping there, he turned to me
I stared into his green eyes, and he stared deeply back
“Goodnight Jenna” he whispered
“Goodnight” I whispered back
He leaned down, kissing my cheek
I closed my eyes as his lips lingered, “Goodnight” I repeated as he walked into his room
I walked into my room and closed the door, leaning against it
I smiled, closing my eyes and touching my cheek
I got into bed; the only thing on my mind was Drake
I turned over to face the wall, putting my hand on it, he was on the other side, and I could swear I felt the warmth of his hand on the other side
I closed my eyes with a smile and fell asleep.
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