Hey ya'll! So for those who are reading Remember When, my pages got completely lost! So I need to find my old notebook and retype them! I am SO sorry. But I will continue that story okaii??
I'm so glad all of you are liking this story so much. Like I said, it's one of my favorite ones! And this is one of my favorite chapters! It goes more into the Steven/Lola thing I'm starting to like so very much! -lol- So please review all of you precious readers! haha!
Chapter 2: Age is Just a Number
The weekend had passed. They decided to leave Monday instead so they could finish a single for Invasion. Lola and Tommy were packing for their vacation. Monday through Friday they were going to the Keys. Lola stopped asking questions just as Tommy predicted. They had been working on Invasion all weekend and they knew they were going to be the new band of the year. Also, as the week passed, Steven and Lola were talking…a lot. They exchanged phone numbers and either texted or called one another everyday. Lola knew it was a little weird for them to get close so fast, but she couldn't help it. Steven was awesome, sweet, funny, smart, and gorgeous.
Although Tommy was oblivious to the relationship that was growing between them, Sadie wasn't. Every time Lola's phone would go off with the ringtone Love Story, she would smirk at her. Being a woman she thought it was sweet and wasn't too concern. It was a little crush. But she knew if Tommy found out he wouldn't take it too well.
They were all in the house packing while Sadie was cooking some dinner for them. Then Lola's phone went off. "It's a typical love story. Started out as friends. This is how it ends." She quickly picked it up; her heart racing every time. "Hello," she answered.
"Hey, it's Steven," Steven said on the other end.
"Oh, hey there," she greeted. "What's going on?"
"Just wanted to see how your day was going," he said. "You left school early and I was wondering why."
Steven was a senior at Gainesville High, as Lola was a sophomore. They would always bring their friends together and have lunch in the courtyard. This time she left right before. "Oh, my dad just wanted me to get a head start on packing."
"Well, lunch wasn't the same without you," he sighed sweetly.
She blushed and hid her face from her dad. "Aw, who knew Steven Voltren was such a charmer?" She giggled.
Sadie and Tommy were in his bedroom. He was folding clothes while she was looking at pictures on his dresser. There was one that was taken at Skilcraft. It was a party. Lola was about eleven and she was onstage singing as song. She had this look on her face; full of passion. For a split moment, the face turned into Jude's, and then quickly back to Lola's face. Sadie shook her head and sighed. She turned to Tommy. "So, what exactly are you planning on doing?" She asked.
"You said Jude was going to be here this week," he said as if she didn't remember. "So, I'm taking my daughter for a vacation. Then, you call me when she's gone, and we'll come back."
"Are you sure this is a good idea?" She asked again. "Maybe you should let Lola meet Jude."
He stopped folding one of his shirts and stared at Sadie like she had three heads. Was she serious? That was the stupidest idea he had heard in a while. "You know, for someone who's really smart, you suggest a lot of dumb ideas," he accused.
"It's not dumb!" She said defensively. "I'm just trying to figure the best way for this. I don't think it's a good idea to runaway from this, especially, when you're going to be producing Invasion. You're going to see her eventually."
He stopped for a while with a worried look. He glanced her way and then put the rest of his close in his suitcase and zipped it up. He was never going to see Jude again. Not if her could help it. He walked out the room and Sadie sighed again. Things were going to go wrong. She could feel it. Tommy was running away from something that would sooner or later catch up with him. She didn't know if he could handle that.
Lola was sitting on the couch twirling her hair and smiling. Her suitcase was next to her and she was leaning on it with her arm. "I guess I'll let you go and finish packing," he said. "Call me later?"
"Of course," she assured. "Talk to you later."
"You better," he laughed. "Bye."
"Bye," she whispered and hung up the phone. She looked at her blackberry and sighed. Seventeen wasn't too old for her was it? It sounded old, but it was only a two year difference. Maybe she could work that out with her dad. Of course, nothing was happening now. It was too soon to tell. But a girl could still dream.
Steven looked at the picture of Lola he had in his phone for a minute before flipping it closed. He put it in his pocket and smiled when he was Jack—the drummer of the band—came up to him. These two had been best friends since they were in diapers and been through everything together.
Jack put an arm around his friend and started talking about this girl he met in chemistry. They made it up to Steven's mustang that his songwriter had given him. They threw their backpacks in the back. They were about to climb in when they heard whistling. He turned around and saw two blonde girls laughing and smiling at them. They waved. He waved back and rolled his eyes and looked at Jack. "Vultures, all of them," he laughed.
Jack laughed with him. "Hot vultures," he said.
"Yeah, I guess," he nodded his head. "Listen, you wanna come over today? I need some help with Algebra 2.
"Ha," he scoffed. "Right, like I know anything about that." He rested his arms on the hood of the car.
"Hm," Steven hummed. "Oh wait, Lola knows about all that math stuff. She's in an advance class. Think I should call her and—"
He stopped short when his buddy started to chuckle. He didn't understand what was so funny about math. "Steven, dude, you've got it bad."
He looked at Jack with a confused look. "Huh?"
He chuckled again. "Don't even try to play dumb," Jack warned. "You're feeling on Lola, aren't you?"
Steven shook his head and hopped into the car. Jack followed him suit. Truth is, Steven really like Lola. He had been denying it in his mind since the first day they met. But there was no way around it. He couldn't help how he felt. "Yeah, a little," he admitted.
"Be careful with her. She's only fifteen and your about to turn eighteen. That's not a smart thing to do." He closed the car door and waved at the girls again.
He nodded. "I know, I know." He twisted the key and started his car. "Trust me, it's not going to get that serious."
Or at least, he hoped not.
Tommy woke up to his daughter laughing. He looked over and saw her texting and smiling. She had been doing these late night texting sessions for a couple of days now. He looked over at the hotel clock and it was almost midnight. He groaned quietly. He contemplated on whether to tell he to go to sleep, or ask her about it in the morning. Seeing as he could hardly keep his eyes open he decided to worry about it tomorrow. So he yawned and went back to bed.
Lola was texting Steven all night. It was becoming more and more frequent now but she wasn't minding it at all. Steven was hilarious and always knew how to make her smile. Those two were becoming closer and closer every minute and it scared her a bit. This had never happened to her before. She had crushes on boys before, and even a couple of boyfriends. But with Steven it was different. It was like something kept pulling her in. There was something about him that made talking to him a necessity.
Her phone vibrated and she realized she had another text message from him. Thank God she had unlimited texting, Lola thought. Her dad would kill her. She opened it up.
Evr taken a moonlight swim?
She clicked reply and started to text back.
no not yet. but i plan to someday w/ a bf
or something. i think it's romantic.
Just then she had a picture in her head of her and Steven. They were swimming in a lake with the moon shining ever so brightly. Both of them were staring into each other's eyes. The image was gone when she felt her phone vibrate in her hand.
Well I know I'm not a bf. But you want 2
take 1 wit me? b/c I have a surprise for u.
Look out the window. *winks*
Lola's heart stopped. For a minute she didn't believe him. But there was that force again. It was pulling her towards the window. So she followed her feet and opened the curtains slightly. There was an image swimming inside the pool. She stepped on the porch and leaned on the railing to get a closer look. Finally, the person rose to the surface again and waved at her. It was Steven.
She dialed the number four on her phone and it dialed Steven's number. Oh, yes, he was on her speed dial. She heard it ring and he went to the edge of the pool to pick up his phone happily. "Hello, Lola," he greeted.
"So it is you," she confirmed. "How'd you get here?"
"Plane," he simply stated. "I've been wanting to go here for a while and did Jack and Bree."
"And you brought my best friend here too?" She squealed. "What do you want?" She asked thinking it might be a bribe.
"Nothing," he laughed. "Come on out. I'll be waiting for you."
"Be right down. Bye." She hung up right away and went into the bathroom, careful not to wake Tommy. She grabbed her brand new bikini that Sadie had ordered especially for her. It was a string bikini; red. On the back of the bottoms it said 'Beach Bunny'. On the front of her top, on the left part, it said her name. It was cute and sexy, so she was happy she could show it off to her friends. She put on a white, fishnet robe that reached the top of her thighs. She grabbed a towel, her flip-flops, and ran out the door.
Lola swore she never ran so fast in her life. Since she was in a suite, she was on the ground floor. So, it wasn't really a far walk. Finally, she was out the back door of the hotel, and at the gates of the pool. She opened it up and saw Steven splashing around. Then she saw Bree and Jack jumping in. She smiled and closed the gate behind her. Jack swam up to Steven. They both saw Lola coming and both of their jaws dropped. Steven was absolutely speechless when she said hi to them. Bree came out of the pool and hugged her. When Lola took off the robe, he was stunned even further. "Lord, forgive me for my sinful thoughts," Jack laughed.
Steven elbowed him in the stomach. "Hey, watch it," he mumbled a little irritated.
Both of the girls walked into the pool and Lola swam right up to Steven. "So, this is some surprise," she said.
"Yeah, isn't it?" He boasted playfully. "I'm full of them."
Bree and Lola were sitting on the side of the pool with their feet in the water. They watched the boys play fight and dunking each other in the water. Lola didn't realize she was staring at Steven until Bree mentioned it. "You like him," she assumed.
She turned to face her friend and smiled. "What's not to like?" Lola asked.
"Maybe the fact that he's turning eighteen in a couple of weeks and your jailbait," Bree hinted.
"Eighteen in a couple of weeks?" Lola asked. "I didn't know he was going to be…legal…so soon."
Bree sighed and put her arm around her. "Look, he's sweet and everything. But don't get yourself in trouble, ok?"
"I don't plan on it," she sighed. She knew it was too good to be true.
They swam in the pool until they realized it was almost two in the morning. Bree and Jack got out first. "I guess this is goodbye," she sighed and looked at Steven.
The others went out the gate and it was just Steven and Lola. He looked at her with that crooked smile she loved. Subconsciously, she smoothly swam closer to him. He reached out his hand, and his fingertips ran down her cheek softly. She sighed and closed her eyes for a second. She moved closer still, until their bodies were touching. "Lola," Steven started. "I'm seventeen, about to be eighteen. You're only fifteen. And, yet, I'm…I'm feeling things I know I shouldn't be feeling; things that could get me and you in a lot of trouble. But I want to take that risk when I'm with you." He raised his hand to her cheek and softly caressed it. "What are you doing to me girl?"
He closed his eyes and rested his forehead against hers. "The same thing you're doing to me," she whispered.
He opened his eyes and looked in her blue-gray ones intensely. Then, slowly, he closed his eyes again and kissed her softly. Lola was gone. Her mind went blank. Her heart was racing. She sucked in a deep breath and her arms automatically went around his neck.
She pulled him closer and deepened the kiss. Lola had been kissed before, but it was nothing like this. It felt like her whole body just exploded as a firecracker would. Steven felt the exact same way. He thought about this moment so many times before. Now that it finally happened, he couldn't get enough. He couldn't get enough of her soft porcelain skin, the coconut smell of her hair, her hands pulling on his hair, or the feeling of her lips moving with his.
All the world around them faded and nothing else existed but them. Steven pushed Lola against the wall of the pool. She wrapped her legs around him. Her nails lightly scratched his chest all the way down to his perfect abs. He groaned and his hands made it down to her smooth thighs. He bit her bottom lip and worked his way down to her neck. He sucked on a sensitive spot and she moaned. This set him off even more.
He didn't understand what was so special about Lola than any other girl he thought he loved. This intense feeling of just wanting to be close to her was new to him. Especially, only knowing each for not even a month. It wasn't normal. None of this was normal. Yet, for a moment he didn't care. For a moment, all he wanted was Lola. For a moment, undoing her top, he didn't think of the risks anymore. For a moment, as her top was thrown to one of the beach chairs, and her body flushed with his, there was no before and after. Then, when Lola tried to reach for his trunks, that moment was gone. Both of them realized what was happening.
Steven pushed himself away from her, breathing heavily. She looked down at herself and blushed putting her arms over her chest, trying to cover herself. He had to look away. She looked beautiful, but he had to keep his common sense. That was something he lost every time their eyes would meet. "I, uh," Steven stuttered. "Ok, um, I didn't…I mean this wasn't…" He trailed off and groaned. There was nothing that he could say to make this better. He jumped out of the pool and grabbed his towel. He held out a hand to help her out. She took it, still having one arm around her chest, and he pulled her out easily. Handing her his towel, he looked away again, ashamed. "Your top is over there," he told her pointing behind him. He sat down on one of the chairs and covered his face with his hands.
A minute later he felt a tap on his shoulder. He turned around and saw Lola with her top back on and her robe. He stood up and immediately held her hand. She smiled and laced their fingers together. "Are you ok?" He asked, worried written all over his face.
"Mhm," she mumbled nodding her head.
"Are you sure, because I—" He was cut off by her.
"Steven, I'm fine," she reassured him. "I think you should go back now, though. I just know Bree's going to be calling me asking about my…um, our first time or something." She didn't want to admit she was a virgin. She already felt embarrassed enough by being so exposed.
I really, really, like you," he confessed. "I mean, extremely. There's just something about you. But I should've known better."
She held his hand tighter. "This wasn't a mistake Steven," she tried reassuring him. "My dad always says that nothing is ever an accident. Some things happen for a reason."
He sighed and tucked a hair behind her ear. She reached up on her tip-toes and kissed him slowly. Hesitantly, he responded and held onto her waist. "I like you too," she whispered against his lips. They kissed for a moment longer until Lola pulled away.
"I better get back," Steven said smiling a bit.
"Yeah, me too," she said smiling also. "Maybe I'll see you tomorrow at the beach?"
"If you want me there, I'll be there," he said and kissed her cheek. "Goodnight, Lola."
She smiled. "Goodnight."
Lola grabbed her towel and started to walk towards the gate. She couldn't believe that just happened. It was so fast, yet during it, it was all in slow motion. The movements, the feelings, the touching, were all significant and highlighted in he own little replay in her head. She could still taste his lips on hers and feel his touch on her skin. It gave her a burning sensation and she found she had goosebumps. But what she didn't know was what it all meant.
They both admitted they liked each other, but were they together? Her head was filled with flashbacks of that moment, and questions that were unanswered. She wanted the answer tonight. But after what had happened, it wouldn't be such a wise idea. It would make things more complicated then they were now. Nevertheless, her curiosity had the best of her and she turned around.
Steven was drying off his hair and he noticed her staring. "What does this mean?" Lola asked bluntly.
He looked surprised for a moment. "Well, you didn't ease into that did you?" He laughed and moved towards her.
"You know me," she said. "I like to cut to the chase. So, are we together or what?"
He laughed again. He pecked her lips. "I'm with you, and you're with me," he explained. "But you have to understand, if this happens, we need to keep it quiet. This won't look good to our parents or anyone else if we let everyone know."
She nodded. "I understand. But can I at least tell Bree?"
"Why not? I know I'm going to tell Jack."
They both laughed, kissed once more, and Lola finally went back to her room. She saw her dad still asleep and she changed into her PJ's and went to her room. She sighed happily as she lay down on the bed and smiled. "Yes!" she whispered.
Sneak Peek Chapter 3:
She sat down and waited for him to speak whenever he was ready. "I have to tell you something," he sighed. "It's...it's about your...mom."
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"No!" she screamed. "A mom is supposed to be someone who takes care of you!"
"I wanted to!" Jude shouted. "But your dad took you away from me. You wanted to go. What was I supposed to do?"
"You were suppopsed to be his wife!" She yelled.
