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Sorry for having you all wait so long. Things have been pretty hectic lately and I didn't have much time to write. But here's the next chapter and I'm working on the next one. Enjoy!
Melinda went to pick up her brother and sister from school, then went home and started cooking dinner. Her dad was on a business trip for a couple days and her mom was working extra hours that day.
Melinda was in her room that night doing the homework Andrea brought over since she left early. She was on the last part of her science assignment when her phone started ringing.
"Jim, I'm doing my homework." she said.
"Oh, are you almost done?" Jim asked.
"Al…most…done…" she wrote down the last sentence. "There. All finished."
"Good." he said.
"What are you doing?" she asked as she put her books in her bag.
"Climbing a tree." Jim said.
"Then how are you on the phone?" she asked.
"Headset." he replied.
"Oh, right. Why are you climbing a tree at 9:43pm?" she asked, glancing at her alarm clock.
"So…I…can see…you." Jim was grunting as he got to Melinda's balcony.
She turned her head and saw Jim standing by the door. She smiled and hung up her phone. She opened the door to her balcony and leaned against the door frame.
"Hey stranger." Melinda smiled.
"Stranger is not what I am to you." he took her hand and pulled her to him.
"And what do you think you are to me?" she wrapped her arms around him.
"Hmm…I would hope I would be your special friend." he smiled.
"Special friend? Not my boyfriend, but my special friend." Melinda chuckled.
"Boyfriend is too exclusive." he said.
"So we're not exclusive?" she asked.
"Nah." Jim joked.
"Jim! Seriously, stop joking." she gently slapped his chest.
"Who's joking?" he laughed.
"Really. You haven't called me your girlfriend or your girl or your baby in days." she pouted. "I need to hear it."
"Okay okay. Which one do you want to hear?" Jim asked.
"My favorite one." she smiled.
"Okay, my baby. Lets go inside before you freeze." Jim looked over her body, which was covered in only a tank top and shorts. "Don't you think it's too cold to be wearing this?"
"Inside it's warmer." she smiled and led him inside. "Plus, its comfortable and nobody sees me in it."
"I'm seeing you in it. And may I say, you look…" Jim paused for a second. "Sexy."
"Well thank you." Melinda's body started getting hot to think Jim was looking at her the he was.
"Do you think we'll get caught being up here together?" Jim asked as he pulled off his jacket and threw it on her chair.
"No. My mom was exhausted so she went to sleep and my brother and sister don't really care what I'm doing." she said.
"And your dad?" he asked.
"Is on a business trip for three days, today being the first day." she pulled him onto her bed and they sat down.
"Okay. But lets stay quiet. Just in case." he said, taking off his shoes.
"What would we possibly be doing that we'll be making noise?" she asked, even though she knew what he meant.
He looked at her with a devious smile. She felt butterflies in her stomach. Melinda wasn't sure if she was ready for the next step. She loved Jim and wanted to be with him, but didn't feel like she was ready. It was a big step.
"You know this is the first time I've been in your room, right?" Jim asked, looking around her room.
"Yeah. Now I have to see your room tomorrow." she smiled.
"No you don't want to see it." he said.
"If I didn't, I wouldn't have mentioned it." she said.
"Well, I'm not letting you see my room." he said.
"I don't need your permission. I'm going to see it and you cant stop me." she challenged.
"You wanna bet?" he smiled.
"You'll let me. I have my ways." Melinda smiled, leaning against the headboard of her bed.
"Please, I can take you on." Jim said.
"Can you? I don't know about that, Jimmy. I can be pretty demanding." she smiled.
"Oh I've noticed. Like the time I bought some ice cream and I wouldn't give you any. Then you started attacking me for it." Jim reminisced one of their memories.
"Exactly. I'll just attack you again." she laughed.
"Oh come on. How many kisses do you think I can handle?" he asked.
"Not much, which is why it wont take me long to get to your room." Melinda said.
"Fine, fine." Jim raised his hands in defeat. "You win. I'll show you my room tomorrow."
"You knew I'd win." Melinda crawled over to him and kissed him.
"Yeah, I should challenge you more often if you're gonna attack me like this." Jim kissed her.
"Maybe you should." she kissed him again.
Jim smiled and kissed her passionately. He pulled her onto him as they made out. He laid back on the bed as the kiss got more intense. Jim traced her bottom lip with his tongue. Melinda hesitated on whether or not she should let him in. She decided to open her mouth and deepen the kiss. She moaned at how good it felt. She had her fingers threaded in his hair as he gently turned over so he was on top. Jim's hand reached the bottom of her tank top and almost slipped it in when she stopped him.
"No. I'm not…I'm not ready for that." she said quietly.
Jim sighed and laid down beside her.
"You're mad now, aren't you?" she asked.
"Yes." he said. "At myself. I should have known you weren't ready. I was asking too much of you."
Melinda rested her head on his chest.
"I'm sorry, Jim. I want you like that but just not right now." she said.
"Don't be sorry. I'll wait as long as you need." he kissed her head.
"I love you." she snuggled closer to him.
"I love you too babe." he held her close.
"By the way, I don't mind if we kiss like that. It was amazing." she smiled.
"Yeah, it was." Jim chuckled.
Melinda looked up at him and kissed him, which led to the French kissing.
"Jim, it's getting late. I want you to stay, but you have to go" she said after ten minutes of making out.
"Yeah, I should. I'll see you tomorrow." Jim kissed her and got off the bed.
Melinda walked him to the balcony and kissed him one last time.
"Bye." she whispered, giving him a hug.
"Bye, babe." he kissed her forehead and then left.
Melinda locked the door and went to bed. She laid in her bed and thought about what almost happened.
"That was incredible. The most intense feeling I've ever felt in my life. I wonder how it would feel to go further. But am I ready to give myself to him? I don't know." Melinda thought to herself. "I'll know when I'm ready."
With that thought, she drifted off to sleep. The next day after school, the couple went to Jim's house. Aiden, Faith, and Dan weren't home so they had the house to themselves. Jim was stalling taking Melinda into his room. He didn't know why it was such a big deal to him but it was. It was just one of those weird things you just cant explain. But Melinda didn't forget. She was all over him about letting her see his room.
"Come on Jim. Please?" she batted her eyelashes at him.
"No. That's not gonna work on me." Jim tried to resist.
"If you wont take me then I'll go by myself." Melinda started walking up the stairs.
"Oh no you don't." Jim gently grabbed her by her waist from behind and stopped her from going upstairs.
"Jim! Let me go!" she laughed.
"No." he smiled at the sound.
"I'll kick you!" she joked.
"Do it!" he challenged her.
Melinda turned around in his arms and wrapped her arms around his neck, kissing him passionately. She kissed him for a few minutes, leaving Jim breathless.
"Did I say kick? I meant kiss." she kissed him again without letting him catch his breath. "Are you gonna take me?" she asked.
"Uh, sure." Jim answered dazedly.
He let her go and she took his hand, leading him up to his room. Jim opened the door to his room and Melinda walked in.
"I love your room!" she looked around. "Cleaner than I thought."
"My mom is a neat freak. She yells at me to keep it clean." Jim replied.
"Good. I would too." she sat down on his bed.
Jim laid down next to her and closed his eyes. Melinda looked at him and smiled. He looked so adorable to her. She leaned down and softly kissed his lips. Jim jumped a little in surprise and kissed her slightly deeper. Melinda didn't resist. He gently pulled her onto him as they made out. They laid there in each other's arms kissing for a while until Melinda pulled away.
"I need to pee." Melinda giggled.
"Bathroom's right there." Jim laughed as he pointed to a door in his room.
Melinda walked into the bathroom and closed the door. Jim laid there and waited for her to come back out when Dan walked into Jim's room.
"Hey you're home." Jim sat up on his bed.
"Hey man. Mom wants to know if you're still going to move in with Aunt Kate." Dan said.
"Oh crap. I totally forgot about that." Jim ran a hand through his hair. "I already bought the plane ticket and everything."
Meanwhile, Melinda was finished in the bathroom, but didn't go back into the room. She heard Dan and Jim talking about him moving.
"Well what are you going to do?" Dan sat down next to him.
"Well I could go. But just to visit. I'll book the flight back while I'm there." Jim thought.
"Good idea. But what about Melinda?" Dan asked.
"I don't know. I don't want to leave her but I don't want to waste the money." Jim said.
Melinda listened carefully. She didn't want Jim to leave either, even for a few days. But she didn't want him to lose the money. She didn't know what to think.
"Well I don't know what to tell you, bro. You'll think of something. You always do." Dan patted Jim on the back and went downstairs.
Jim fell back on the bed and sighed. Melinda came out of the bathroom sat next to him.
"I heard what you guys were talking about." Melinda said.
"I don't know what to do." Jim sat up. "You're the deciding factor. What do you think I should do?"
"I don't know. I mean I want you to stay but you spent a lot on that ticket." Melinda sighed. "If only I could go with you."
"Hey. That's a great idea. You can come with me." Jim smiled.
"Really? You'd let me come?" Melinda smiled at him.
"Of course. It would be so much more fun with you there. You'll love Pennsylvania." Jim was ecstatic by the idea.
"Okay. But I need to get permission from my parents." Melinda said.
"Okay. I hope they say yes." Jim said.
"Me too." she smiled.
Jim pulled her face to his and kissed her passionately. Jim talked about his plan to his mom and she agreed. His flight was Friday morning and he had to know if Melinda was going to go by Thursday afternoon. Which means, that she only had two days get an answer from her parents and book her flight.
Wednesday night
"Hello?" Jim picked up his cell phone.
"Hey, Jim. I have some bad news." Melinda said, sadly.
"Oh no. You cant go?" Jim asked disappointedly.
"No, I cant. Sorry. But you should still go." she said.
"Oh, that's okay, I guess." Jim was laying on his bed. "I'm gonna miss you so much."
"Oh, you wont miss me that much." Melinda said.
"Yeah I will." Jim said.
"Hey, I have a question." she said.
"What?" he asked.
"Which airline did you choose?" she asked.
"Jetblue. Why?" Jim replied.
"Because I need to know which airline to book." Melinda smiled.
"Oh - wait, what? You said you weren't going." Jim said.
"Well I lied." Melinda giggled.
"You are the worst! You made me all disappointed for nothing. Oh, I'm gonna get you back." Jim said.
"Ooh, I'm so scared." she mocked.
"You will be. Just wait.." he smiled.
"Well I'm booking my flight right now. And I'm pretty tired so I'll see you tomorrow okay?" Melinda said.
"Okay. Goodnight babe." Jim said.
"Goodnight." Melinda smiled.
Jim made a kissing noise into the phone and Melinda did one back before they hung up.
Thursday night came and Melinda was all packed and ready. Maddie came into her room while she was reading a book.
"Hey." Maddie said.
"Hey. What's up?" Melinda put her book down.
"Nothing. Just wanted to say bye before you go on your trip. I'll still be asleep when you leave." Maddie said.
"Oh. Okay." Melinda could see how sad her sister was. "Hey, I'll only be gone a couple of days."
"I know but still. It's the first time we're going to apart this long." Maddie said.
"Yeah, but don't worry, I'll be back and it'll be like I never left." Melinda smiled.
"I hope so. Umm, can I ask you something?" Maddie said with uncertainty.
"Anything." Melinda replied.
"When you come back, can we spend some time together? Like, go to the mall or the movies or something. We haven't done that in a long time." Maddie suggested.
"Of course. I would love to. We'll do that." Melinda hugged her sister.
Jim was in his room making sure everything was set for his trip when his dad walked in.
"Hey, son." Aiden sat down on the bed.
"Hey, dad." Jim sat down next to him.
"So are you all ready?" Aiden asked.
"Yup. All set." Jim smiled.
"Good. Now when you get there, I want you to call me to let me know you arrived safely." Aiden stated.
"Got it." Jim said.
"And don't give you're aunt a hard time. Although you're the good one. Dan always made the trouble." Aiden chuckled.
"Yeah., okay. I'll try my best." Jim smiled.
"One more thing. You and Melinda better be careful. And I think you know what I mean. I know you're at that age where you cant wait any longer and things will happen. But please make sure you take precaution and take it easy. Wait if you can." Aiden clarified.
"Don't worry, dad. We will. Melinda is not ready for that just yet and I don't want to pressure her. Everything will be fine. I'm seventeen years old and pretty smart for my age." Jim reassured his father.
"Okay. Goodnight Jim. You're mother and I will take you to the airport in the morning to say bye." Aiden got up to leave.
"Alright. Night, dad." Jim gave a little wave to him.
The crack of dawn was creeping into his bedroom as Jim woke up to get ready. They had an early flight to Pennsylvania so they had enough time to visit. An hour later, Jim was carrying his suitcases downstairs to load them up into the car. A short while after, they were at the airport.
"Hey, Mel." Jim met up with Melinda and her mom.
"Hey. Are you ready?" Melinda asked.
"Yeah, just let me use the rest room." he said
Jim left to go to the rest room and Beth went to get Melinda's ticket. Aiden and Faith stood with Melinda while they waited for the other two to come back.
"Hey, Melinda. I just want you to know that we are putting a lot of trust in the two of you. Although it is not far away where you'll be visiting, you two need to be very responsible." Aiden stated.
"I know Mr. Clancy. I'm a little nervous about this trip." she chuckled lightly.
"Well, I know you'll be alright with Jim." Faith patted Melinda's shoulder comfortingly.
"Yeah, I am alright with him." Melinda smiled.
"What are we talking about?" Jim walked up to them.
"Nothing." Melinda said.
"Oh really?" he asked.
"Yeah." she said.
"Melinda." Beth called.
"I'll be right back." Melinda walked over to her mother.
"Yeah, mom?" she said.
"Here's your ticket." Beth handed her the ticket. "You'll be safe and careful, right?"
"Yes, mom. I'll be fine. Its Jim and his family." Melinda reassured her.
"Right. Now be careful. Don't do anything irresponsible and make sure to call me everyday." Beth said.
"I'll be careful. Nothing irresponsible and I'll call everyday." Melinda smiled and hugged her mother.
"Okay. You have to go." Beth said.
"Okay. Bye, mom." Melinda grabbed her suitcase.
"Bye, sweetie." Beth smiled.
"Bye, guys." Aiden and Faith called after the couple.
"Bye." Jim and Melinda said.
The two of them got onto the plane without any problems. Soon, they were taking off to Pennsylvania.
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