I am thrilled with the reviews. The ideas are also helpful keep them coming. Hope you like this chapter, too.
Disclaimer: I do not own Kickin it or any of the characters.
CHAPTER TWO
JACK'S POV
We all headed to French class together. We got there just in time to be joined by Kelsey, Eddie, and Julie. We all hurried in and grabbed seats together closer to the back of the room again so that we could visit more. Jerry came running in right before the bell rang with a few others trailing right behind him. He grabbed the seat next to the window by Eddie. Then was Julie, Milton, Kelsey, Grace, me, and Kim. There was one desk left and Brody slide into it as the bell rang. Just the sight of that guy makes my blood boil and now he's sitting next to Kim.
"Julie, where were you during Chemistry?" Milton asked.
"Oh, I had a meeting with my guidance counselor. She was giving me all of the information about the exchange program that the school offers and how it would help me with my college applications. I have some big decisions to make." Julie stated.
Milton's eyes almost popped out of his head. "I didn't know you were thinking about leaving. When would you go?" he asked quietly.
"I'm not sure. I have a lot to think about before I decide. She said I could go right after Christmas break if I wanted to, but I would miss most of the rest of the year. I hate the thought of missing all of our school dances, parties, hanging out with all of you, and our spring break trip to New York; but it would be an amazing opportunity. I just don't know what to do!" Julie replied with tears forming in her eyes.
I was figuring this group out pretty well. Milton definitely has feelings for Julie, but for whatever reason he will not tell her. I think I can help him with this because it is obvious that she likes him, too. I know as a guy I should not be trying to play matchmaker, but this is just a guy helping out a friend by teaching him how to take charge and ask the girl out. This seems like something Milton could definitely use some help with.
Kim leaned in and whispered," Julie, don't worry about making the decision right at this moment. It will be okay and we will help you however we can."
"Thanks, Kim." Julie replied.
"Bonjure. Je m'appelle Madame Frazier." our French teacher said.
"Bonjure, Madame Frazier" everyone replied.
"Since it is the first day, I will allow some English today. After today, everything must be in French. Everyone stand up where you are and make a circle. I am going to throw this ball to one of you. When you throw the ball, you must ask the classmate you threw it to 'Comment t'applles-tu?' When you catch it you say 'Je m'appelle with you name.' Are you all ready to try this?" Madame Frazier asked.
"Oui, Madame Frazier." We all replied.
"Ok, here we go then." She threw the ball to Kim and asked,"Comment t'apples-tu?"
Kim quickly replied with, "Je m'appelle Kim." and got ready to throw the ball to the next person, but was quickly stopped by our teacher. "J'ai une question. Comment s'est passé ton ete?(I have a question. How was your summer?" Without skipping a beat, Kim replied with a beautiful and perfect French accent by saying,"C'etait merveilleux. J'ai passé la plupart de celui-ci sur la plage. Merci de demander."(It was wonderful. I spent most of it on the beach. Thank you for asking.) "Braver!(Bravo)"said Madame Frazier,"Vous pouvez lancer la balle maintenant."(You can throw the ball now.)
I think that my jaw just about hit the floor. Grace giggled at my reaction and leaned over and whispered, "Kim goes to France atleast once a year. She is completely fluent in French already so if you need a tutor, you should definitely talk to her."
Kim threw the ball to the next person and our game continued until everyone had a turn. After listening to Kim and Madame Frazier's exchange, the rest of us sounded pretty pitiful, but it was actually a lot of fun. We got our assignment and she gave us the last 15 minutes of class to start working on it. We all got our work done and then I couldn't resist getting to know Kim even better.
I turned to her and started to ask about her amazing French fluency, but her attention was already being monopolized by Brody. God I hate this guy already.
"Kimmy, you are going to come to my party tonight, right Babe?" Brody said to Kim.
She literally rolled her eyes at him and gave him a glare that made me nervous and then made me laugh internally. "I have told you a million times, Brody, DON'T CALL ME KIMMY! My name is Kim!" she practically yelled at him.
Mental note: Don't call her Kimmy! Atleast not yet, I think I will be able to earn calling her that soon.
"Ok, ok, Baby. I'm sorry. You know you just make me crazy. I lose my mind when I'm around you." Brody blabbered on and on.
"It's fine just don't let it happen again," she said calmly but you could hear the irritation in her voice.
"So are you coming tonight cause I thought you might want to be my date?" Brody asked.
When I heard this, my eyes became huge but I kept my head down so he wouldn't see me and waited eagerly to hear her reply.
"Gosh, I'm sorry Brody. I already have a date for tonight." She replied.
"What? Who?" Brody sounded really annoyed. I wasn't exactly thrilled myself who was she going with.
"Well, I asked Jack since he doesn't know that many people yet. I thought it would be a good way for him to meet everyone. Right, Jack?" Kim looked at me with pleading eyes and the sweetest smile.
"Yep, we decided to go together right after Chemistry. Sorry, Brody. Can't wait to come to your party. It sounds like a blast."I quickly shot him a smirk that in guy speak told him that I was beating him at this game.
"Well, no problem. You always did have a soft spot for the losers. You really do need to get over it though, Babe. Cause someday it could cost you your image." Brody looked at Kim and then grinned at me.
"Brody, I'm not worried about image and Jack is not a loser so I think I will be fine. And you really need to stop calling me Babe, too. You are really starting to get on my nerves and I would hate to have to hurt you in front of all of your friends!" Kim smarted off back.
The bell rang saving Brody from any more embarrassment. The rest of the morning went by pretty smoothly. I actually had every class with Milton, Julie, Grace, and Kim. Milton told me that since we are all in the advanced classes it was obvious that we would be together. I was perfectly fine with that. After French, we had Precalculus with Mr. Banner, Home Ec with Miss Lipe, and then lunch. These classes were basically just review from last year and then in Home Ec we just set everything up for next time. Even though, I had gotten to spend a lot of time with Kim, I couldn't wait for lunch so that we could just talk the entire time. Everyone got their lunches and since it was such a nice day we went outside to some picnic tables to eat.
KIM'S POV
This has been a whirlwind of a day. Normally I am so much more guarded when it comes to letting new people into my life, but for some reason with Jack things are just so easy. Now that it was lunch time, I gave Grace the signal that I needed to talk to her about some things. We took our time at my locker, but everyone came up to us so quickly that we didn't really get to talk much.
"Kim, I forgot my lunch at home. Would you mind driving me over to the Dairy Barn to grab a burger real quick? Pretty please." Grace said with a wink in my direction.
"Sure. We will be right back guys." I told them all and we sped toward my car.
"So spill. What is going on with you?" Grace eagerly awaited my answer.
"I don't know. There is just something about him that I can't shake. He is intoxicating and so easy to be around. I feel like I could almost tell him anything…ALMOST." I told her.
"Kim, I know that you have to be careful because of the kids, but maybe it is time to get some outside help with everything that you are dealing with. I don't mean Jack, but you know that my parents would help you guys. They think of you like a daughter." Grace said to me with concern all over her face.
"Grace, you know I appreciate everything you do for me. I can't put your family into this mess any more than I already have. I love you all too much for that. Besides I'm fine, I swear." I lied through my teeth, which I am sadly getting better at.
"This is serious, Kimmy. He could kill you one of these days. You have to tell someone. Just think about it, Please." She pleaded with me. I hate it when she does this and this is why I have to make sure no one else ever finds out.
"Ok I will. Can we talk about something a little lighter now? What am I going to do with the kids so that we can go to the party tonight? I have to have them away from the house because there is no telling what Samantha and David will be up to tonight." I asked.
"Why don't you bring them over to my house and we will hire a babysitter. They love it there and my dad is away on a business trip and mom has to work late so they won't care." Grace answered.
"Are you sure?" I wanted to make sure that I didn't ask to much of my best friend and her family.
"Absolutely. Now back to the good stuff, What are we going to wear? And do you think you and Jack might become a couple?" Grace winked at me repeatedly.
"You are so ridiculous, but I love you anyway. Go get your burger and lets get back to the school." I laughed at her comments.
We drove back to the school and Grace told me that she had to wear the red party dress that I had in my closet because a dress like that deserves better than to sit on a hanger being ignored. I told her that I would bring over options for all of us to go through after practice. She seemed satisfied with that answer. We walked up to where everyone was sitting eating lunch and joined in easily.
"Girls, guess what? Kim said that she will bring over dress options for all of us to my house after practice. We will look AMAZING at the party tonight. So be at my house at 5pm sharp so that we can put ourselves together." Grace smiled excitedly at the girls.
"Oh that is so great, Kim. I wasn't sure what to wear tonight." Kelsey quickly replied.
"Sounds like a blast," Julie answered.
I just smiled and started to eat my lunch. Jack was sitting next to me at the picnic table and he turned to look me straight in the eyes. He looked like he was going to ask me something, but we both just froze for a minute when our eyes met. No guy has ever had this effect on me and trust me several have tried. I lose myself in his chocolately eyes and I can't even think clearly.
Jerry yells, "WHOOOHOO!"
We both snap out of our trance to see what is going on. I look over to see Jerry with his arm around Grace. It's about time those two got together. They have been fawning over each other since the 5th grade. Jerry likes to act like a player, but he has a really big heart and Grace is the girl of his dreams.
JACK'S POV
"What in the world was that for?" Jack asked me quietly. Kim leaned in so that she could whisper back to me. OMG she smells so good.
"Jerry gets really excited most of the time. You will get used to it. He has had a thing for Grace since middle school and it looks like he finally asked her to go to the party with him. I know she has been waiting for him to ask her out for awhile." She answered.
I turned my head to say something back to her, but I hadn't realized how close she really was to me. When I turned my head, our lips were literally an inch apart. I wanted so badly to close the gap and kiss this gorgeous girl beside me, but I knew it was too soon for that. So instead I leaned closer to her, but slightly to my right so that I could whisper back in her ear.
"About tonight? What time do I pick you up? And where is Grace's house so that I can get you?" I asked her. She shivered slightly at my closeness and I put my hand on hers while sparks flew through my body.
"Um, the party starts at 7 and I can just meet you there if that would be easier." Kim answered with a whisper.
"No, I want to pick you up. I'm your date, right?" I shoot her my famous smirk."Here let me see your phone. This is my number, just shoot me a text with the address and I will be there." I save my number in her phone and hand it back to her. I know this will sound crazy. Whatever it is about this girl that has drawn me in like this is actually making me fall in love with her already. I just met her a few hours ago and I am completely hooked.
While I'm lost in my thoughts, she simply smiles at me and says, "I really did appreciate you going along with me and the whole date thing. Brody drives me crazy sometimes." With a giggle she continues,"Actually, he drives me crazy all of the time. I have to say he is determined though. By agreeing, you totally saved him from a day full of rejection and possibly being flipped! I'll text you the address and see you at 7. It'll just take us about 10 minutes to get to the beach so that we can be fashionable late!"
She winked at me and leaned back to finish her lunch. I immediately missed the warmth of her closeness, but was excited about tonight. What a great day this has been and it is only half over. It was time to head to our next class, which I of course had with the same group.
The next few classes flew by. I had World Literature with Mrs. Clark, Geography with Mr. Jones, and then for my favorite class PE/Health with Mr. Hooper. Unfortunately, today Mr. Hooper focused on Health so we didn't get to play any sports and I didn't get to see Kim in her gym uniform. Our last class of the day was perfect because it was Study Hall so I was going to be able to get all of my homework done. This just left me going to the dojo with Kim and then getting ready for the party and OUR DATE. Kim and I were drawn together like magnets all day. We talked about everything from favorite color to karate and all of the subjects in between. She really didn't say much about her mom, but I didn't want to pry too much yet. When the last bell rang, we headed out of class and to our lockers quickly. I was grabbing a few of my book when my eyes were covered up.
KIM'S POV
I grabbed a few things and threw them in my bag and turned around to see Jack still messing in his locker. I quickly ran over to him and covered his eyes.
"Guess who?" I teased. And before I knew what was happening; he had grabbed my wrists, twisted me around where my back was against his locker, and he was pressed up against me. "Wow! You are fast, Jack. I will have to keep my eye on you." I winked at him and he just smirked at me.
"Sorry. I guess my instincts just kicked in. But I must say that I like this. Don't you?" Jack asked me and stared so deeply into my eyes that I felt like I was actually on fire.
"Well do you think you could let me go so that we can get to practice on time?" I just smiled at him not really trying to get loose."Or am I going to have to force you to let me go?"
"I think I might just like to see you try but since I know we are in a hurry. Besides, we can save that for another time," Jack answered.
He slowly loosened his grip on me and then let me go. I looked at the time on my phone and realized we were running a little late. Without thinking, I grabbed Jack's hand and headed him out the door and towards my car in the parking lot. I tried to ignore the electricity running through my body from his touch. I unlocked the doors and motioned for him to climb in the passenger seat. We were in and I took off to pick up the boys. This should be interesting!