Chapter 10

"Willow Road"

Tori

The school day went on as usual, and after the final bell rings I head out to the parking lot, waiting for Jade. I spot her by the bench, and walk up behind her, covering her eyes with my hands.

"Guess who?" I ask. I know it's stupid, but I love being a dork, it's just what I do.

"Hm, oh I don't know, Cat."

"Wrong. It's your girlfriend." I say, letting go.

"Man, I was so close." Jade turns around.

"Not really." I laugh, greeting her with a quick peck on the lips.

"Oh well. So are you riding with me today?" She asks, shifting slightly on her feet.

"I hope so, are you gonna let me?"

"No, you can walk." Jade teases, and takes my hand.

"Ha. Ha. Real mature Jade." I say. "Of course you can ride with me. I would never let my pretty girlfriend walk home alone. Who knows what would happen, there are some sick people out there, even worse than me."

We starting walking to her car, and she unlocks it. "So do you have a lot of homework?" She asks, putting the keys in the ignition and starting it up. "Not really, do you?"

"None. Does that mean I have you to myself again tonight?"

"Yes, but I want to take you somewhere."

"Sounds like a plan, but wait, you can't drive."

I pull out my wallet from my bag, and retrieve my license. "Look what I got today in Driver's Ed!" I hold it up, beaming with joy.

"Nice job. And you didn't run over any elderly women in wheel chairs?"

"No!" I say, slipping it back into my wallet.

"It's about time you got it though."

I can't argue with that, I've been procrastinating it for over a year now.

"Well now I can drive you to my special place." I reply confidently.

"Alright, well I'm proud of you."

"Thank you." I smile with my own pride, sitting back against the seat as we get to my house.

"I'm gonna just finish this lab real quick." I say, as we arrive.

"Okay." Jade makes herself at home, taking a seat on the couch and begins playing on her phone. I sit at the table, and fill in the sheet. I soon finish, and put it away.

"I'm ready to go." I say, getting up and grabbing Trina's car keys. I assume she's upstairs watching TV, a normal routine she does everyday after school, instead of doing her homework.

"Great." Jade walks outside, and I unlock the car, getting in. I tremble with excitement, and put my seatbelt on. "Someone seems happy." Jade chuckles.

"I'm ecstatic." I pull out of the driveway, and start driving down the road, and then taking a turn down a very winding road.

Jade looks out the window with an uneasy expression, looking over a me for answers. "Are you sure you know where you're going?" She questions.

"Yes, I promise the drive will be worth it."

We soon arrive at Willow Road, the place where Jade ended up the night she came over to my house. She had seen it after dark, and didn't get to experience its beauty during the day.

"Hey, this is where I got lost the other night." She remembers, and I start to get out after parking on the side of the road.

Jade follows, and I guide her through the meadow to a group of the biggest Willow trees. "Wow, this place is gorgeous. It seemed so deserted at night."

I nod, and sit down in the cool grass underneath my favorite tree, pulling Jade down with me. "Yeah, I found this place 2 years ago, I was riding my bike back here and got lost."

"I think it's really nice, very peaceful and tranquil."

I sit in between Jade's legs, leaning back against her chest. "I'm glad you like it. That's how I knew how to get to my house from here."

"Oh, that makes more sense." Jade rests her chin on the top of my head, a zephyr of wind blows, rustling the leaves on the trees.

"I'm glad our friends are okay with us being together." I say, playing with Jade's fingers on my lap.

"Me too, everything is finally working out for once. God, I hope I didn't jinx that." She shakes her head.

"Don't worry, you didn't." I smile up at her, kissing her jawline.

We sit in silence for a few minutes, and I glance at the tree.

Jade shuffles through her pocket, taking out a small pocket knife. "Uh, Jade, you're not planning to kill me are you?" I ask nervously.

"No Vega, I'm going to do this." She stands up, driving the knife into the wood, carving a heart with our initials in it. I laugh.

"That was pretty cheesy Jade, coming from you at least." Jade rolls her eyes, sitting back down. "Oh hush."

"I always knew you were a secret softie."

"You wish, I only act this way around you."

"It's okay Jade, I know you really are a great big ball of romance." Jade shakes her head. "You're dreaming Vega."

"You can deny it all you want." Jade rolls her eyes, and holds me close. "Tori Vega, you are a little pain in the ass, but I love it."

"Gee thanks."

"You're welcome."

We both sit there for another hour, enjoying the day until the sun begins to creep behind the clouds, the day almost coming to an end.

I drive us home, and we get out, Jade walking me to the front door again. "That was fun." She says, and I nod, biting my lip.

I lean in and kiss her, and instinctively she deepens it. I open the door, not breaking the kiss, and close it behind us. I shove Jade against it this time. I moan a bit, and our moment is interrupted by a small 'ahem' from behind us.

I turn around abruptly, not expecting to see my parents looking back.

"Mom, Dad, you're home early..." I say, my face getting hot.

Uh oh...haha. Hey guys :) Thanks for your suggestions! I appreciate your feedback! Sorry for the delay, 11 will be up tomorrow!