Thanks for the reviews guys! :), i wrote this one kind of fast, I'm going to try to update on the weekends cause I'm way to busy during the week, Anyways Hope you like it :)
They were driving back to Kate's place; it was a lot darker than it was when they entered the woods. After their intimate moment in the woods, neither of them brought it up on the car ride, Jack figured Kate was one of those girls who didn't like to be weak, she was strong, he liked that about her.
When they reached the city lights again, Jack decided to speak "Kate, are you okay?"
She slowly eased her head from where it rested on the side on the door "I'm okay"
Jack nodded dropping it; she gave him a grateful smile and said "You know I'm not always that emotional"
"It's okay Kate" He smiled at her
"I don't know what happen; I just had a mild breakdown or mid-life crisis or something" She told him with a nervous laugh
Jack tilted his head and shrugged "It's good to get those out of the way while you're young" He joked back, managing to get a real honest laugh out of her
"Listen Kate, I was planning on going to get some dinner after I dropped you off, but I thought maybe you'd want to come" He asked , adding quickly "If you're hungry?"
Kate smiled at him, finding the awkward tone he was using while asking her, kind of cute "I could eat" She replied
Jack seemed to let out a breath he was holding in and gave her a nod, Kate looked down at her clothes , blue jeans and an old t-shirt, she laughed adding "Nowhere to fancy"
Jack laughed looking at his own jeans and t-shirt; he agreed "I know the place"
They pulled up to a little place at the corner of the street, it was small compared to the places around it, and if you didn't know it was there you'd miss it. Jack got out of the car, walked over to the other side and opened Kate's door for her, and walking into the restaurant
"So what is this place?" Kate asked
Jack smiled at her "The best restaurant in town"
Before she could reply, an older lady with black hair came up to them, wrapping her arms around Jack in a tight hug; Kate couldn't help but smile at this
"Who's this Jack?" The women asked smiling at Kate
"This is Kate, Kate this is Rose" He introduced the two
"Rose here, makes the best meatballs in Los Angeles "Jack informed Kate
Rose laughed, kissing Jack's cheek before seating them both "What can I get for you two?"
"I'll have the usual "Jack announced, Kate looked at the menu and replied "I'll have the number 4"
Rose left them alone to talk, while she went to work on their orders. Kate looked over the booth at Jack and smiled "So how'd you find this place?"
"I just kind of stumbled across it, now I come here all the time, Rose is like family" He said
Kate smiled "You guys seemed close, it's nice"
Jack shrugged "I'm a pretty likable guy Kate"
They both chuckled, "So number four huh?" Jack asked "You're a vegetarian?"
Kate raised her eyebrows at him, then smiled, of course he knew the menu "Yeah, I am" she replied
"You're not going to lecture me are you?"
Shaking her head, she laughed "Nope"
"So where did you go to school Jack?" She asked after a few minutes of silence
"Ummm, I went to high school here, than to New York for college"
"NYU?" Kate asked
Shaking his head, he said "Columbia"
"What about you, what did you do after school?" He asked her
Kate smiled shyly " I painted, I always wanted to be a painter, you know maybe one day have my own gallery" She said, and her voice got lower as she continued "But then I got sick, and I don't know I just stopped"
Before Jack could reply their food came, and the subject was dropped. Jack had spaghetti and meatballs and Kate had the veggie burger and fries
After a while of casual conversation, Kate looked at him with a devilish grin "I think that you should try this"
"Hey, you said no lectures" Jack laughed pointing at her
"This isn't a lecture, just a friendly suggesting "She laughed, pushing her burger over to him
Jack looked down at the burger, and smiled "Okay, I'll try yours if you try a meatball"
Kate hesitated before nodding her head, she picked up half her burger and raised it to Jack's lips, he looked at her, a nervous look on his face "You like these things?"
Kate simply nodded, and Jack leaned closer to take a bite, as soon as she pulled the burger away, she could see the sickening expression gracing his features, and she couldn't help but laugh, he managed to swallow it down with his drink, and then looked at her , he said "God knows why"
She laughed, taking a bite of her meal, he looked over at her with a small smile "You know you don't have to try this if you don't want to" He offered motioning to the meatballs
Kate thought about it, he was such a good sport about the burger, she reached over a picked a meatball with her fork, putting it in mouth, she swallowed and smiled "You're right, those are pretty good"
Once they were almost finished their meal, Kate decided to ask another question, she liked getting to know Jack, she was interested…..
"So Jack, what is something no one else knows about you?" She asked as if daring him to answer
Jack chuckled, thinking about it, he answered "I rented The Notebook"
Kate held back a giggle, but it soon came out, although Jack was laughing to he said "Hey don't laugh"
"You ever watch a movie, and think that's how it's supposed to be, either you get it or you don't, you know no playing around, everything's just right" He asked her
Kate smiled sweetly at him, thinking that he was right; everything should be that easy, she wondered about the two of them, this seemed right didn't it?
They finished eating and paid for their meal, said goodbye to Rose and headed for the car, Driving Kate back to her place, they made small talk and there were some silences but comfortable ones. They reached her place, stopping at the curb, Jack got out and they started walking towards her steps
"You know you're pretty great Kate" Jack smiled at her
"You don't have to say that, I can handle the truth" She told him
"It's true, and I think someone should tell you that, so that you know, you deserve to know"
They reached the door and Jack walked in with her, they'd spent the whole day together, and he wanted to make sure she was okay before he left. She kicked her shoes off and sat down on the kitchen chair, she looked tired, Jack grabbed a pen from the table, and turned to the sticky pad on the fridge, written down his number, he turned back to her "If you need anything, anything at all, call me okay?"
Kate nodded "Thanks Jack, I had a lot of fun today"
He smiled "Me too"
"So does that mean, I'll see you again outside of the hospital?" She asked boldly in her flirtatious tone
Jack shook her head and chuckled, waving as he made his way to the door "Goodnight Kate"
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