That night, Grace and I sat on our couch eating pizza and I listened to her go on and on about Jerry. She had grown a crush for him and begged me to go on a double date with him and his best friend.
"Please Kim! I really like this guy." That's when I gave in.
"When the date?" I asked starting to get excited. She shrieked.
"This is great! You haven't gone on a date in forever!" I laughed along. She was right. My last boyfriend was jerk model in New York. He just wanted to get in the pants of the hottest teen in the world or so he said to his best bud over the phone. I had strutted over to him with confidence. I stared at his face as he hung up the phone. He didn't apologize like a normal guy was but said it was true and that he was going to spread all the secrets she told him to the whole world. I ripped the phone out of his hands and crushed it with my heel. Not a single tear fell for him. He tried telling the press my secrets but he made them seems impossible and became the biggest dirt bag of the year.
"You're right Grace! I should be having fun again." She jumped up and down in her seat and pressed some buttons on her phone. "What are you doing?"
"Telling Jerry" She smiled at me and I hugged her. I could feel her excitement radiate off her body. "He says him and Jack will be here tomorrow at 6." I smiled at her.
"Wait did you say Jack as in Jack Brewer?" I asked. She nodded. "Great just great" I mumbled.
I told Grace the whole story.
"Maybe he won't recognize you." I nodded.
"Yeah I was wearing a lot of makeup… and I don't think he knows my name." I said suspicious.
I walked out of the shower only to be bombarded with clothes. Grace held up two outfits.
"This one's mine." She waved the yellow dress at me. "And this one's yours." She began to shake the other one.
"No Grace!" I whined but she was already throwing the clothing at me.
Jack POV:
I got out of the white escalate and rolled my shoulders. Jerry jumped out of the passenger seat and I patted his back—I could tell he was nervous.
"Grace is so important to me! I can't fail this time!" I chuckle thinking about his last girlfriend that he cursed out in Spanish for taking a fry of his tray. Did I mention she was Spanish? Yeah I know.
"You will be fine." I replied pushing him to the door. "Just knock on the door man!"
Kim POV:
I watched as the white car pulled up and Jack and Jerry popped out. Jerry was all nervous and Jack was comforting him. It was sweet. Then Jack pushed him to the door. I could hear Grace walking down the stairs and mouthing 'is it them?' I nodded and put my ear to the door. There was voice so I slowly opened the door and saw a nervous Jerry.
"Just knock on the door!" Jack groaned and gestured to the door that was now where I stood.
"Hello!" I said simply and frankly not like myself. Jack fixed his coat and Jerry looked over my shoulder.
"Where's Grace?" Jerry asked.
Jack POV:
"Where's Grace?" Jerry asked. I could see he was scared she ditched him. I examined the girl's face. I was stunned. I knew her. She wore a tight pink dress that hooked her curves perfectly.
"She's coming, Tiger." She said patting Jerry's back, "Don't worry." I laughed and Jerry roll back his shoulders and smiled.
We stared at each other for what seemed like forever and that's when the girl fixed her dress. She looked uncomfortable like she was forced into the dress.
"Oh Gosh, I'm sorry! I'm Kim!" She said backing up so we could walk in. We walked into the big house and I smiled looking around. I looked at the wall and saw many modeling pictures. Jerry told me these girls were models but he never said they had that many modeling jobs. There were millions. The last one that was just hung was a magazine cover. The words 'Hottest Teen' read the front and a picture of the girl. That is when everything clicked. Kim sat on the couch and waited for Grace. Jerry looked around the room and mostly at the pictures of Grace. I sat down next to Kim. I could feel her get uncomfortable as I sat right next her—hip to hip. I wrapped my arm around her shoulder and breathed on her neck.
"You are very friendly." She commented acting like she didn't know me.
"Miss me?" I asked in her ear. I could feel her stiffen. She relaxed and pushed me away.
"No I do not, Jack!" She sat a foot away from me now. I scooted to her and she scouted away. This went on until she was squished against me and the arm rest.
"That is no way to treat guest." That's when Jerry came out of the kitchen, hand in hand with Grace, laughing. She stood up quickly and fixed her dress.
"Time to go" Kim hollered, clapping her hands. We walked out the front door and too the car. I sat in the driver's seat and Kim got in next to me.
"I knew you wanted to be close to me." I commented starting the car. She clicked her seat belt on.
"Either you or with Mr. and Mrs. Lovey-dovey" I laughed at their nickname and left the drive way. I drove with one hand on the wheel. I could see Kim glare out the window. I pulled into the restaurant and looked for a parking spot. I put my hand on Kim's bare knee and smiled at her, who was glaring at me. Jerry and I jumped out of the left side and Jerry ran to the right to open the door for Grace. I went to open it for Kim and when I got to it she was already out.
"Impatient?" I asked. She shot me daggers and rolled her eyes.
"Reservation under Martinez" Jerry said to the hostess. The waiter ushered us to a both and placed menus in each spot. I sat down in one of the sides and grabbed Kim hand pulling her down next to me. Grace smiled at her telling her that it was just one night. Kim gave a weak smile back.
The waiter came back and asked for our drinks.
"Root Beer, please" I said. He wrote it down and went to Kim. That's weird. Waiters usually recognize me. Maybe he is new.
"And you miss?" He asked Kim.
"I'll take a root beer as well." He nodded at her and went to walk away when he did a double take. He then looked at Grace and then at Kim.
"You know you too look a lot like Kim and Grace the models." Grace giggled.
"We are. Hi I'm Kim." Kim replied sticking out her hand. The waiter's face light up.
"Are these your boyfriends?" He asked. I smiled. Jerry nodded and he faced Kim.
"No-" I interrupted her, pulling her close to me to the point where she was on my lap.
"Yup! I'm Jack Brewer." He shook my hand and I waited for him to freak out like he did with Kim but he never did. I heard Grace giggle and Jerry began to laugh too. "What?" I asked.
"He didn't know you!" Jerry said.
"He didn't know you either." I sneered but it didn't seem to affect Jerry. He went back to flirting with Grace.
