Chapter 9
By the time Jewel had her study hall session; she was smiling non-stop and feeling warm and fuzzy. She spent her entire last period talking to Alex. She never counted study hall as a class because she, Jenna, Jaymi, and Kallie were in one group with Jade and Jean. The boys weren't in the group because the school liked to have one gendered groups so the work got done. Jewel had walked to study hall with Alex, hand-in-hand. He walked her as close to her group as he could get, kissed her cheek good-bye and left with his study hall member Kaleb. After he left, she walked toward her group smiling.
"Hmm…he works fast, I mean weren't they arguing just this morning?" Jenna commented.
"Oh, be quiet. I wanna get the details from her; like why now, she's interested in dating." Jaymi scolded.
"Well I wanna know what's in store for them, since schools coming to an end and all." Jade squealed.
"Do you think he knows?" Jean asked nervous.
"Yes, he does know and she's not interested in dating him. She's destined to be with him, and the reason they're together so fast is because he's her lifemate. She's his lifemate and he's claiming her slowly….so as not to scare her. He's a smart one, that one. I wouldn't allow anyone better for her." Kallie added into the comment as Jewel walked up to the table and sat down.
"Someone looks happy." Jenna pointed out as Jewel looked at the gift sitting in her lap. She figured it would have melted by now, but Alex made it solid ice so it would never melt.
"I know right, she can't stop smiling. Come on jewels, spill us the details!" Jaymi demanded.
"I don't know what to say. He's just different, we're going out and that's it." Jewel sighed.
"A sigh like that doesn't say that's it. Now spill it out!" Jade screamed.
Jewel told her sisters and best friends the story of Alex and her getting together. She watched their reactions go from big wide eyed to small eyed and sighs.
"And that's it. So I have dinner with him, what time do you think is good?" Jewel asked anyone.
"I think 7:00 is good." Jean chimed in.
"Ok. Oh, he also gave me this, isn't it gorgeous?" Jewel asked setting the gift on the table for them to admire.
Jewel looked over at Alex's table to find him staring at her. The way he looked at her made her feel so beautiful, sexy, and even loved. She had never felt that way before, she wish she knew how he felt about her.
"You know you could ask me and Jean or ask him your-self." Kallie said, reading her mind.
"Oh, then you tell me." Jewel demanded.
"He thinks you're the most beautiful, smart, and genuine girl he has ever laid eyes on. He doesn't think those words even do you justice, but he thinks that it's a start. He can't figure out how to put what he feels into words, but he knows they're good." Kallie said checking Jade's assignment.
"He feels so much affection and when he looks at you, all the air in his lungs gets caught in his throat and he can't explain his feelings. And when you look at him he feels affection, compassion, handsome, and love…just like you feel beautiful, sexy and love when he looks at you." Jean stated while looking at her assignment before handing it over to Jaymi to have it checked.
"Well if he feels the same as you…then why are you still sitting here? Go tell your man to pick you up at seven and tell Sean and Scott that they're riding home with me." Jenna all but pushed her in Alex's direction.
Jewel nodded and smiled. She had never felt so…so happy. She got up and walked over to Alex's table.