CHAPTER 2
Helena and Reese were surround by the trees in the park. There were trees as far as they could see. They were sitting on a large blanket looking up at the sunset. "I have been saving this for a time like this," Reese pulled out from the large bag a bottle of white wine. Along with two well wrapped wine glasses.
"You've thought of everything, haven't you?" Helena smiled as she took her glass.
Reese popped the cork and filled his and Helena glass half way full. Reese put the cork back in the bottle and Helena leaned back into Reese. "Here's to us."
The two of them gently tapped the wine glasses together and raised up their glasses to their mouths and sipped on the wine. "Not bad," Helena replied.
The two of them finished their glasses of wine. "Another glass?"
"Later." Helena relaxed as she leaned back into his chest with his arms around her. "This is a very nice spot that you have picked out. Very quite and alone."
"I knew you needed some time away from the clock tower, and I though this would be the perfect place for us to spend some much needed time alone."
"Yes, this is really great," Helena sat up and looked into Reese's eyes. They felt an unexplainable force pulling both of them towards each of them. The force pulled them closer until their lips touched and from there, the chemistry between them took over. Helena tilted her head as she felt the palms of his hands on her back. She felt her arms wrap around him, holding him close to her, not wanting him to stop. The world seemed to have faded away, as they opened up their souls to each other.
* * * *
Dinah had entered the pizzeria, expecting to wait five minutes for Jeff since she had arrived early, but he was already there waiting for her. That in itself told Dinah a lot about his integrity, honesty, and the type of boy he was. He stood up the moment she entered the room. "Hi, Dinah."
"Hi, Jeff." Dinah smiled sweetly.
"You look very pretty," Jeff commented.
"Thank you. Shall we sit down?"
The two of them sat down at small round table meant for two. The sat directly straight ahead from each other. There were two menus all ready in front of their spots. It was clear that he had arrived earlier and had every ready for arrival, which she loved.
"I took the liberty to buy a picture of Dr. Pepper. Do you like Dr. Pepper?"
"Dr. Pepper is fine," Dinah answered joyfully.
The two of them sat there, not quite sure what to say. They've only started dating for the past two weeks. They both were on the shy side so talking did not come naturally to these two.
"If you don't mind me asking, Dinah, why don't you ever want me picking you up at your apartment? Are your parents against your dating or something?"
It was clear to Dinah that he was nervous about asking the question but it was burning on his mind. It was a fair enough question, but one she could not tell the truth to him about. What a way to start a relationship, lying to your new boyfriend about your lifestyle! "I don't live with my natural parents. They're dead. I stay with someone who has been acting as my mother. Someday, I will have you meet her, but now is not the right time." That was brilliant, it wasn't totally a lie, it was just leaving out some important details.
It was enough to satisfy his curiosity. Again there was an uncomfortable silence between the two of them. They both wanted to talk, but about what? Neither of them were very good at starting conversations, especially with someone of the opposite sex. Dinah thought it was her turn to say something, so her mind was going a mile a minute trying to think of something to cut through this awkward silence. "How about your folks?"
"Their nice people, you would like them," Jeff said. "I've told them about you, and they want to meet you."
"I hope everything you told them about me was good," Dinah smiled.
"I told them that you are an intelligently, lovely hearted, beautiful girl."
That comment melted her heart, and made her attracted to him all the more. She was lost in his handsome icy blue eyes and before either of them realizing it, they were leaning towards each other, over the table. Before long, their lips touched and Dinah felt something like electricity jolt through her entire body as they kissed. It was a feeling that Dinah enjoyed tremendously. This would be a moment that she would never forget.
* * * *
Another day of school had just concluded and Dinah was anxious to see Jeff once again. She had the most magical time last night with Jeff. The kiss had sparked something inside of her that she had never felt before, and it was the greatest feeling she had ever felt. Jeff made her feel complete in a strange sort of way. She was happier on all the days that she was able to spend with him. On those that they could not meet even for a split second, she would feel down for most of the day. As usual, she met up with Jeff in front of her locker. "Hi, Dinah!" she was greeted.
"Hi, Jeff," She walked to him and the two of them greeted each other with a kiss. "How was your day?"
"Harsh. I had a algebra exam today. Tomorrow, I have two exams, including a chemistry exam."
"Ouch, that is harsh," Dinah agreed.
"As much as I would love to go out with you tonight, I really need to spend the night studying for those exams."
"I understand," Dinah replied.
"Ah, good, there you are?" the last voice Dinah wanted to hear came up from behind her. Barbara controlled her wheel chair and to Dinah's surprise, past her and to Jeff. "Mr. Chadwick, I believe this is yours," She handed Jeff a folder.
"Thanks Mrs. Gordon," Jeff said.
Barbara turned her head to see Dinah looking down in embarrassment. "Hello, Dinah!"
Dinah leaned down to Barbara's ear. "What are you doing?"
"I was just giving one of my students his folder that he left in class. Wait a minute, am I disturbing something?"
"Yes?" Dinah whispered angrily.
"Dinah, you have Mrs. Gordon as a teacher?"
Dinah was stuck between a rock and a hard place. She sighed, not being able to hide the truth from him any longer. "Yes, but she's more than a teacher. I live with her."
"I'm sorry, Dinah. I didn't mean to embarrass you, but I'm just doing my job."
Dinah did not reply. She was embarrassed beyond words. Jeff now understood why Dinah didn't tell him about her foster parent. Perhaps she was embarrassed about her being a crippled. Whatever it was, their relationship was very rocky. Perhaps there was something he could do to help. "Mrs. Gordon, I almost forgot, I am done with my extra credit report." Jeff opened up the folder that Barbara had just handed him and pulled out a neatly typed five page stapled report. "Here is is."
"You are a week early? Are you sure you want to hand it in now?"
"I'm sure. I've proof read it twice." He handed the report to Barbara. As soon as her hand touched the paper, the paper began to glow gold. Neither Dinah nor Barbara noticed it. Jeff let go of the paper and Barbara put it on her lap as she instantaneously felt light headed.
Dinah saw Barbara's reaction. "Are you alright?"
"Y-yea, just a little light headed. Nothing a Tylenol won't cure." Barbara turned her wheelchair around and made her way back towards her classroom.
Helena and Reese were surround by the trees in the park. There were trees as far as they could see. They were sitting on a large blanket looking up at the sunset. "I have been saving this for a time like this," Reese pulled out from the large bag a bottle of white wine. Along with two well wrapped wine glasses.
"You've thought of everything, haven't you?" Helena smiled as she took her glass.
Reese popped the cork and filled his and Helena glass half way full. Reese put the cork back in the bottle and Helena leaned back into Reese. "Here's to us."
The two of them gently tapped the wine glasses together and raised up their glasses to their mouths and sipped on the wine. "Not bad," Helena replied.
The two of them finished their glasses of wine. "Another glass?"
"Later." Helena relaxed as she leaned back into his chest with his arms around her. "This is a very nice spot that you have picked out. Very quite and alone."
"I knew you needed some time away from the clock tower, and I though this would be the perfect place for us to spend some much needed time alone."
"Yes, this is really great," Helena sat up and looked into Reese's eyes. They felt an unexplainable force pulling both of them towards each of them. The force pulled them closer until their lips touched and from there, the chemistry between them took over. Helena tilted her head as she felt the palms of his hands on her back. She felt her arms wrap around him, holding him close to her, not wanting him to stop. The world seemed to have faded away, as they opened up their souls to each other.
* * * *
Dinah had entered the pizzeria, expecting to wait five minutes for Jeff since she had arrived early, but he was already there waiting for her. That in itself told Dinah a lot about his integrity, honesty, and the type of boy he was. He stood up the moment she entered the room. "Hi, Dinah."
"Hi, Jeff." Dinah smiled sweetly.
"You look very pretty," Jeff commented.
"Thank you. Shall we sit down?"
The two of them sat down at small round table meant for two. The sat directly straight ahead from each other. There were two menus all ready in front of their spots. It was clear that he had arrived earlier and had every ready for arrival, which she loved.
"I took the liberty to buy a picture of Dr. Pepper. Do you like Dr. Pepper?"
"Dr. Pepper is fine," Dinah answered joyfully.
The two of them sat there, not quite sure what to say. They've only started dating for the past two weeks. They both were on the shy side so talking did not come naturally to these two.
"If you don't mind me asking, Dinah, why don't you ever want me picking you up at your apartment? Are your parents against your dating or something?"
It was clear to Dinah that he was nervous about asking the question but it was burning on his mind. It was a fair enough question, but one she could not tell the truth to him about. What a way to start a relationship, lying to your new boyfriend about your lifestyle! "I don't live with my natural parents. They're dead. I stay with someone who has been acting as my mother. Someday, I will have you meet her, but now is not the right time." That was brilliant, it wasn't totally a lie, it was just leaving out some important details.
It was enough to satisfy his curiosity. Again there was an uncomfortable silence between the two of them. They both wanted to talk, but about what? Neither of them were very good at starting conversations, especially with someone of the opposite sex. Dinah thought it was her turn to say something, so her mind was going a mile a minute trying to think of something to cut through this awkward silence. "How about your folks?"
"Their nice people, you would like them," Jeff said. "I've told them about you, and they want to meet you."
"I hope everything you told them about me was good," Dinah smiled.
"I told them that you are an intelligently, lovely hearted, beautiful girl."
That comment melted her heart, and made her attracted to him all the more. She was lost in his handsome icy blue eyes and before either of them realizing it, they were leaning towards each other, over the table. Before long, their lips touched and Dinah felt something like electricity jolt through her entire body as they kissed. It was a feeling that Dinah enjoyed tremendously. This would be a moment that she would never forget.
* * * *
Another day of school had just concluded and Dinah was anxious to see Jeff once again. She had the most magical time last night with Jeff. The kiss had sparked something inside of her that she had never felt before, and it was the greatest feeling she had ever felt. Jeff made her feel complete in a strange sort of way. She was happier on all the days that she was able to spend with him. On those that they could not meet even for a split second, she would feel down for most of the day. As usual, she met up with Jeff in front of her locker. "Hi, Dinah!" she was greeted.
"Hi, Jeff," She walked to him and the two of them greeted each other with a kiss. "How was your day?"
"Harsh. I had a algebra exam today. Tomorrow, I have two exams, including a chemistry exam."
"Ouch, that is harsh," Dinah agreed.
"As much as I would love to go out with you tonight, I really need to spend the night studying for those exams."
"I understand," Dinah replied.
"Ah, good, there you are?" the last voice Dinah wanted to hear came up from behind her. Barbara controlled her wheel chair and to Dinah's surprise, past her and to Jeff. "Mr. Chadwick, I believe this is yours," She handed Jeff a folder.
"Thanks Mrs. Gordon," Jeff said.
Barbara turned her head to see Dinah looking down in embarrassment. "Hello, Dinah!"
Dinah leaned down to Barbara's ear. "What are you doing?"
"I was just giving one of my students his folder that he left in class. Wait a minute, am I disturbing something?"
"Yes?" Dinah whispered angrily.
"Dinah, you have Mrs. Gordon as a teacher?"
Dinah was stuck between a rock and a hard place. She sighed, not being able to hide the truth from him any longer. "Yes, but she's more than a teacher. I live with her."
"I'm sorry, Dinah. I didn't mean to embarrass you, but I'm just doing my job."
Dinah did not reply. She was embarrassed beyond words. Jeff now understood why Dinah didn't tell him about her foster parent. Perhaps she was embarrassed about her being a crippled. Whatever it was, their relationship was very rocky. Perhaps there was something he could do to help. "Mrs. Gordon, I almost forgot, I am done with my extra credit report." Jeff opened up the folder that Barbara had just handed him and pulled out a neatly typed five page stapled report. "Here is is."
"You are a week early? Are you sure you want to hand it in now?"
"I'm sure. I've proof read it twice." He handed the report to Barbara. As soon as her hand touched the paper, the paper began to glow gold. Neither Dinah nor Barbara noticed it. Jeff let go of the paper and Barbara put it on her lap as she instantaneously felt light headed.
Dinah saw Barbara's reaction. "Are you alright?"
"Y-yea, just a little light headed. Nothing a Tylenol won't cure." Barbara turned her wheelchair around and made her way back towards her classroom.
