June 27th, 1957
Dear Diary,
You would not believe what happened last night! After I was done writing, I laid in bed, trying to go to sleep, but I couldn't because something was tapping on my window. It was Jacob! As soon as I jumped out of bed and saw him, standing next to the tree and about to launch another little rock up here, I smiled so big my face hurt. He smiled too, and boy is he really pretty when he does.
I opened the window, and he asked me if I could meet him downstairs. I knew Granny and Pawpaw were asleep, so I snuck downstairs and went out the backdoor. They'd never hear me over the hum of the fan in their room. The air was really hot and sticky. The humidity made my thin white cotton night gown cling to my skin
The floorboards didn't creak like they used to, and that surprised me. Jacob said it was because him and Quil had replaced them before I arrived this summer. He pulled me around to the side of the house by my hand, and... This is something I'd never admit out loud to anyone, but there was something there when he touched me. It was like tiny fireworks dancing along my skin. It didn't hurt, it was nice actually.
The thing I remember most about it was the way he smelled. He had a scent that smelled like soap, spearmint gum, a hint of tobacco, and Jacob. I don't have any other way to describe it. The scent was all his own.
He stood very close to me, so close I could feel his breath sweep across my face, causing the hairs on the back of my neck to stand on end. My heart seemed to speed up after that. I could feel the little pitter patters and had tried to calm my breathing, but the more his breath swept across my face, the more mine seemed to get out of control.
He asked me if he made me nervous, and he did. But in a good way. In a way I couldn't describe. It felt like when you're doing something you probably shouldn't do, but you do it anyway because it feels so good.
He asked me if I wanted to go to the Fourth of July Carnival in town next week. I had never been asked to attend anything with anyone before. I wasn't sure if I needed to ask permission from Granny and Pawpaw, but I told him I would love to go. That pretty much means the same thing, right?
I mean, I think that means I'm going to go with him...
Granny and Pawpaw had to go because of her apple pie she entered in the Pie Baking Contest, and Pawpaw had a cow he was showing.
I would already be there, and they would be busy. So, I didn't think they would mind if Jacob kept me company while they were otherwise preoccupied.
When he was going to leave, he placed a light kiss on my forehead. I held my breath and closed my eyes, afraid that if I breathed or even moved a muscle, the moment would end. Sure enough, as soon as I began to let the breath I was holding out, he pulled back and walked away without turning around.
I wanted to reach out to him, but I didn't because I had never been in this situation. I'm not sure how you're supposed to react. I was also frozen where I was standing. I couldn't move because...I was really just enjoying the moment. To some, it wouldn't seem like that big of a deal, but to me, it was a HUGE deal.
I had just had my first kiss, not really, but I had been kissed by a boy on my face, and I felt wonderful.
Beta: Imaginaryheartx
Pre-reader: luvinj
I don't own any of the characters except for Granny and Pawpaw. Aaand a little piece of South Texas.
Another short one. Next one may be longer, maybe... :) Thanks for reading. Love to hear your thoughts! -km3-