Chapter 13:
Whitney parked the car in the darkest corner of the Book Cafe's parking lot. She
quickly made way into the store, using the back entrance. Chad had told her to enter through
there and not from the front.
She gave a soft knock to the barely lighted door.
It was opened a minute later. Chad was grinning at her as he led her inside.
As soon as she stepped inside, she couldn't believe what she saw in front of her eyes.
Chad had set up the farthest corner of the Book Cafe with a candelit dinner for two and soft
music was already playing in the background.
He had closed the curtains to the windows of the Book Cafe so nothing would be visible
from the outside.
"Oh my gosh, Chad!" Whitney whispered. The sight around her took her breath away,
especially knowing that Chad had gone to so much trouble.
"You like it?" he asked her. His face was very close to hers.
"I love it, thank you," she said as she gave him a long kiss on the lips.
"Maybe I should set up romantic evenings for us every day if you're going to thank
me like that!" Chad said once they parted away from their kiss.
Whitney laughed lightly as she took off her coat.
"I made the cook prepare two dinners for us just before he left. Are you hungry?"
She nodded as they sat down.
They began to talk for a while as they ate.
"So tell me how did you get here? Were you able to leave your house easily enough?"
Whitney went on to tell him her whole plan with Theresa, down to every detail.
Chad laughed. His face turned grim as he said the next words: "I'm sorry that we have
to be meeting in private. I wish I could just take you out to eat, instead of hiding here like
this."
Her face fell, too. "As long as I'm with you, the man I lo -" She was just about to say
love! She couldn't believe she almost slipped that out. Especially since she wasn't sure if he
felt the same way.
"We're you just going to say love?" Chad couldn't help ask her. He hoped she would
say yes.
Whitney slowly nodded.
Throwing his napkin aside, he got up and walked over to her side of the table.
"That's a good thing," he began to say. "Cause I love you, too."
Whitney's face broken into a smile a mile wide as she stood up and hugged him. He
kissed her passionately, letting his lips dance in sweet pleasure since they were on hers.
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An hour and a half later, after they shared a dessert and talked for a while, Chad said
he had a surprise for her. He put on some R+B music, and asked Whitney for a dance.
She stood up, taking his extended hand. She smiled as they walked over to the
makeshift "dance floor."
The music began to play as Whitney laid her head on Chad's shoulder. She was so
happy this plot of hers and Theresa's had worked out. Why could her parents not understand
how much she loved singing and Chad? What was so wrong about that? She didn't know, but
she knew that she couldn't live without either of them.
~*~* I will never find another lover
Sweeter than you
Sweeter than you
And I will never find another lover
More precious than you
more precious than you
girl You are
Close to me your like my mother,
Close to me your like my father,
Close to me your like my sister,
Close to me your like my brother
And you are the only one my everything
And for you this song I sing ~*~*
"What are we going to do about my parents, Chad?" Whitney asked him
worriedly. She looked up to meet his gaze. "I mean, I AM going to have to go
back to them soon. I can't meet with you in private forever."
"I know," Chad said sadly. "We'll go talk to them tomorrow like mature
adults. I love you and you love me and I don't want to keep our relationship a
secret."
Whitney sighed. She hoped her parents would be understanding when they
approached them. Chad gave her a positive smile, trying to get her mind off
that worrysome topic.
~*~* All my life
I prayed for someone like you
And I thank God
That I finally found you
And all my life
I prayed for someone like you
And I hope that you feel the same way too
Yes, I pray that you do love me too ~*~*
"Did you pick this song out?" Whitney asked as they continued to
dance. "It's great!"
"Yeah. I love you, Whitney."
"I love you, too, Chad." Whitney leaned over and brushed her lips with
Chad's.
~*~* I'd send you all that I'm thinking of, baby
Said I promise to never fall in love
with a stranger
You're all I'm thinking of
I praise the Lord above
For sending me your love
I cherish every hug
I really love you ~*~*
They continued to kiss and hold on to each other. The volume of the
music prevented them from hearing the noises outside of the Book Cafe.
Officer Luis Lopez-Fitzgerald was on late night duty. From the
outside, he looked at the cafe that was owned by his girlfriend, Beth Wallace.
Why are the windows covered with curtains? he wondered to himself. They never
used to be..... what's going on in there? Being the cop that he was, he knew
he had to find out.....
{a/n: uh-oh, are chad and whitney caught? read on to find out! oh and
that song was "all my life" by KC and jojo.}
Whitney parked the car in the darkest corner of the Book Cafe's parking lot. She
quickly made way into the store, using the back entrance. Chad had told her to enter through
there and not from the front.
She gave a soft knock to the barely lighted door.
It was opened a minute later. Chad was grinning at her as he led her inside.
As soon as she stepped inside, she couldn't believe what she saw in front of her eyes.
Chad had set up the farthest corner of the Book Cafe with a candelit dinner for two and soft
music was already playing in the background.
He had closed the curtains to the windows of the Book Cafe so nothing would be visible
from the outside.
"Oh my gosh, Chad!" Whitney whispered. The sight around her took her breath away,
especially knowing that Chad had gone to so much trouble.
"You like it?" he asked her. His face was very close to hers.
"I love it, thank you," she said as she gave him a long kiss on the lips.
"Maybe I should set up romantic evenings for us every day if you're going to thank
me like that!" Chad said once they parted away from their kiss.
Whitney laughed lightly as she took off her coat.
"I made the cook prepare two dinners for us just before he left. Are you hungry?"
She nodded as they sat down.
They began to talk for a while as they ate.
"So tell me how did you get here? Were you able to leave your house easily enough?"
Whitney went on to tell him her whole plan with Theresa, down to every detail.
Chad laughed. His face turned grim as he said the next words: "I'm sorry that we have
to be meeting in private. I wish I could just take you out to eat, instead of hiding here like
this."
Her face fell, too. "As long as I'm with you, the man I lo -" She was just about to say
love! She couldn't believe she almost slipped that out. Especially since she wasn't sure if he
felt the same way.
"We're you just going to say love?" Chad couldn't help ask her. He hoped she would
say yes.
Whitney slowly nodded.
Throwing his napkin aside, he got up and walked over to her side of the table.
"That's a good thing," he began to say. "Cause I love you, too."
Whitney's face broken into a smile a mile wide as she stood up and hugged him. He
kissed her passionately, letting his lips dance in sweet pleasure since they were on hers.
______________________________________________________________________________
An hour and a half later, after they shared a dessert and talked for a while, Chad said
he had a surprise for her. He put on some R+B music, and asked Whitney for a dance.
She stood up, taking his extended hand. She smiled as they walked over to the
makeshift "dance floor."
The music began to play as Whitney laid her head on Chad's shoulder. She was so
happy this plot of hers and Theresa's had worked out. Why could her parents not understand
how much she loved singing and Chad? What was so wrong about that? She didn't know, but
she knew that she couldn't live without either of them.
~*~* I will never find another lover
Sweeter than you
Sweeter than you
And I will never find another lover
More precious than you
more precious than you
girl You are
Close to me your like my mother,
Close to me your like my father,
Close to me your like my sister,
Close to me your like my brother
And you are the only one my everything
And for you this song I sing ~*~*
"What are we going to do about my parents, Chad?" Whitney asked him
worriedly. She looked up to meet his gaze. "I mean, I AM going to have to go
back to them soon. I can't meet with you in private forever."
"I know," Chad said sadly. "We'll go talk to them tomorrow like mature
adults. I love you and you love me and I don't want to keep our relationship a
secret."
Whitney sighed. She hoped her parents would be understanding when they
approached them. Chad gave her a positive smile, trying to get her mind off
that worrysome topic.
~*~* All my life
I prayed for someone like you
And I thank God
That I finally found you
And all my life
I prayed for someone like you
And I hope that you feel the same way too
Yes, I pray that you do love me too ~*~*
"Did you pick this song out?" Whitney asked as they continued to
dance. "It's great!"
"Yeah. I love you, Whitney."
"I love you, too, Chad." Whitney leaned over and brushed her lips with
Chad's.
~*~* I'd send you all that I'm thinking of, baby
Said I promise to never fall in love
with a stranger
You're all I'm thinking of
I praise the Lord above
For sending me your love
I cherish every hug
I really love you ~*~*
They continued to kiss and hold on to each other. The volume of the
music prevented them from hearing the noises outside of the Book Cafe.
Officer Luis Lopez-Fitzgerald was on late night duty. From the
outside, he looked at the cafe that was owned by his girlfriend, Beth Wallace.
Why are the windows covered with curtains? he wondered to himself. They never
used to be..... what's going on in there? Being the cop that he was, he knew
he had to find out.....
{a/n: uh-oh, are chad and whitney caught? read on to find out! oh and
that song was "all my life" by KC and jojo.}