Chapter two
"Where are we going?" I asked as Jasper and I got into the car
"I'm not sure," he replied, "I've got a bunch of maps so I figure we'll just drive here and there until night fall. Mom said to get you far away from here and that's what I'm going to do."
With that Jasper grabbed my hand and pulled me into his car. He walked around to the other side and jumped in. "Hey Crissy, hand me a map from under the seat. They all start at our house and go to another state all my other maps are in my suitcase I'll unpack those later." I reached under and grabbed one from around the middle of the pile. Jasper looked at it and said, "Well Crissy it looks like we are going up north. We'll probably stay in mid. Georgia tonight if that's okay with you that way we won't be getting in to late and can enjoy a nice dinner and a movie." I nodded and Jasper started the car.
We were extremely quiet as he drove toward the highway. Me in my thoughts, he in his. But as we drove onto the highway Jasper started up the conversation again. "Hey Crissy, what did you think of that note telling you we weren't really cousins?"
"Oh Jasper I could never think of aunt Jean and Uncle John as not being my aunt and uncle, I grew up that way and I don't care what she says!" I cried surprised he think that that would change things.
"Well I for one was surprised and maybe relieved at the same time," Jasper said softly. I turned my head to look at him, his face was bright red at having said that. "What do you mean relieved?" I asked tensely.
"Well, I think it was around when you were thirteen I started to like you like you, not as a cousin should. You were always gorgeous and sweet and just absolutely perfect, and over the years that feeling has just grown with you." Not sure as what to say I turned my head away again hoping beyond hopes that he was joking even though I knew this wasn't something Jasper would joke about. "So there you are," he said quietly after I was silent for a few moments, "that is why I was relieved."
The rest of the drive we were fairly quiet. I was completely stunned and Jasper was completely embarrassed. Around 5:00 we pulled off the highway into a normal everyday town called Warner Robins. It was the location of an air force base. After stopping to get gas Jasper pulled into a hotel and got us a two-bed room on the first floor. We brought our stuff inside and finally Jasper started to talk again. "We'll probably be here for a week or so unless mom tells me to go farther or come home. Hey Crissy, I'm sorry I told you that earlier I never planned to I really didn't."
"Oh Jasper I'm sorry," I cried as tears started to spill from my eyes, "it was so unexpected I didn't know what to do!" Jasper hurried over to pull me into his embrace as I sobbed. As he comforted me I cried for him, I cried for me, I cried for Aunt Jean and Uncle John, and I cried for Matthew stuck somewhere with my mother. And it was in Jasper's embrace that I realized I loved him truly as he loved me.
After I had gotten dried up and cleaned up. I came out smiling as best I could looked at Jasper and said, "come on where is that dinner you promised me?" Jasper smiled to see me once again happy and grabbed my hand to show me a list of restaurants he'd found.
We finally decided on Red Lobster, which was about a half an hour drive from here, according to the desk clerk. As we drove there I talked mainly about Matthew and how to get him back. Jasper listened to all my plans but I could tell he knew something else, something I didn't know or want to know.
After dinner we went back to the cramped hotel and settled down for the night. I couldn't help but notice the way I felt when Jasper gave me his usual goodnight peck.
A/N:I don't really like this chapter but it is going where I want it to go so I'll keep it for now. Thank you twistedgoddess88 for your reviews! Well I'll hopefully get another chapter up by Friday!
"Where are we going?" I asked as Jasper and I got into the car
"I'm not sure," he replied, "I've got a bunch of maps so I figure we'll just drive here and there until night fall. Mom said to get you far away from here and that's what I'm going to do."
With that Jasper grabbed my hand and pulled me into his car. He walked around to the other side and jumped in. "Hey Crissy, hand me a map from under the seat. They all start at our house and go to another state all my other maps are in my suitcase I'll unpack those later." I reached under and grabbed one from around the middle of the pile. Jasper looked at it and said, "Well Crissy it looks like we are going up north. We'll probably stay in mid. Georgia tonight if that's okay with you that way we won't be getting in to late and can enjoy a nice dinner and a movie." I nodded and Jasper started the car.
We were extremely quiet as he drove toward the highway. Me in my thoughts, he in his. But as we drove onto the highway Jasper started up the conversation again. "Hey Crissy, what did you think of that note telling you we weren't really cousins?"
"Oh Jasper I could never think of aunt Jean and Uncle John as not being my aunt and uncle, I grew up that way and I don't care what she says!" I cried surprised he think that that would change things.
"Well I for one was surprised and maybe relieved at the same time," Jasper said softly. I turned my head to look at him, his face was bright red at having said that. "What do you mean relieved?" I asked tensely.
"Well, I think it was around when you were thirteen I started to like you like you, not as a cousin should. You were always gorgeous and sweet and just absolutely perfect, and over the years that feeling has just grown with you." Not sure as what to say I turned my head away again hoping beyond hopes that he was joking even though I knew this wasn't something Jasper would joke about. "So there you are," he said quietly after I was silent for a few moments, "that is why I was relieved."
The rest of the drive we were fairly quiet. I was completely stunned and Jasper was completely embarrassed. Around 5:00 we pulled off the highway into a normal everyday town called Warner Robins. It was the location of an air force base. After stopping to get gas Jasper pulled into a hotel and got us a two-bed room on the first floor. We brought our stuff inside and finally Jasper started to talk again. "We'll probably be here for a week or so unless mom tells me to go farther or come home. Hey Crissy, I'm sorry I told you that earlier I never planned to I really didn't."
"Oh Jasper I'm sorry," I cried as tears started to spill from my eyes, "it was so unexpected I didn't know what to do!" Jasper hurried over to pull me into his embrace as I sobbed. As he comforted me I cried for him, I cried for me, I cried for Aunt Jean and Uncle John, and I cried for Matthew stuck somewhere with my mother. And it was in Jasper's embrace that I realized I loved him truly as he loved me.
After I had gotten dried up and cleaned up. I came out smiling as best I could looked at Jasper and said, "come on where is that dinner you promised me?" Jasper smiled to see me once again happy and grabbed my hand to show me a list of restaurants he'd found.
We finally decided on Red Lobster, which was about a half an hour drive from here, according to the desk clerk. As we drove there I talked mainly about Matthew and how to get him back. Jasper listened to all my plans but I could tell he knew something else, something I didn't know or want to know.
After dinner we went back to the cramped hotel and settled down for the night. I couldn't help but notice the way I felt when Jasper gave me his usual goodnight peck.
A/N:I don't really like this chapter but it is going where I want it to go so I'll keep it for now. Thank you twistedgoddess88 for your reviews! Well I'll hopefully get another chapter up by Friday!
