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Chapter 10

Jason pulled up in front of Raven's house and cut the engine, releasing nervous air in a big, long blow.

Chelsea sat next to him, looking at his face. Jason seemed a little…off tonight. Maybe distracted was a better word. Jason ran a red light and nearly missed the block they were supposed to turn down. But, she chose to ignore it; she really liked Jason and didn't want to mess things up.

"I know it's cutting into our dating time, but I'll be in and out real quick, okay?"

Jason nodded.

As Chelsea gathered the makeup homework together, Tanya Baxter appeared by the passenger side almost out of nowhere. "Hi Chelsea! Raven told me you were stopping by."

Chelsea smiled, but seemed a little suspicious. Tanya had never met her at the car before. "Hi Mrs. B. I just came to drop off some of Raven's homework before my date."

Tanya looked past Chelsea to Jason. "And who is this?" She asked sweetly.

Chelsea shook her head, "Oh, this is Jason Miles. Jason, this is Mrs. Baxter, Raven's mom."

"Hey." Jason said dryly.

"Nice to meet you." Tanya stated, smiling.

Tanya backed away from the car so Chelsea could get out and gasped at the beautiful red dress that she was wearing. It came down to about her mid thigh up front, but was cut at an angle, so the back draped down to past her knees. It was elegant, but seemed casual at the same time. "My, my, don't we look stunning?"

Chelsea smiled and blushed a little.

Tanya laughed a little, her eyes moving from Jason to Chelsea and then back again. "Well, Raven's upstairs. I think she's feeling a little better. I would give her the homework for you, but I'm taking out the garbage. So, off you go."

"Okay," Chelsea bent down so her head was practically inside the car, "I'll be back in like five minutes."

Jason shifted in the driver's seat to a more comfortable position. "Okay."

Chelsea gave a curt nod to Tanya before hurrying up the front steps to the Baxter household.

Jason looked up and down the block, not noticing Tanya's glare from the passenger door window. When he finally noticed, he jumped.

"Would you like to come inside?" Tanya asked politely.

Jason contemplated it for a minute, but he thought it best to decline. It was probably safer in the car. "No thanks."

Tanya crossed her arms and leaned on the frame of the passenger door. "You know, Raven and Chelsea have known each other for quite some time. Since kindergarten, I believe."

Jason looked around, what was this woman talking about?

"I know that I'm not Chelsea's mother, but I do consider her a part of my family. She is my daughter's best friend and a wonderful girl. I hope you realize this."

Jason rolled his eyes. "Whatever."

"Listen to me young man, I know what you like to do and I hope that you don't plan on doing it tonight with Chelsea in the car."

"What?" Jason couldn't believe this. Why couldn't they just leave him alone?

"You know, if you are caught drinking and driving, a person you age could lose their license..."

Jason let Mrs. Baxter blabber on, his head already spinning from the conversation. He straightened himself up so it wouldn't seem completely obvious. Luckily, Mrs. Baxter hadn't noticed yet, and he hoped she wouldn't.

Jason drank four beers before picking Chelsea up. Four beers is nothing, he thought to himself. Besides, with all of the grief that Chelsea's friends had been giving him, he needed a little relaxation. A few breath mints and nobody would know the difference.

"….do you understand me?"

Jason's head snapped to attention. "Um, yeah. I do."

Tanya nodded with authority. "Good. I'm glad we understand each other."

At that very moment, Chelsea emerged from the house and quickly skipped down the steps to the car. Tanya straightened up and smiled, hoping that Chelsea wouldn't be too suspicious.

"Okay, I'm ready to go. Bye Mrs. B." Chelsea said, getting into the car.

"Okay. Buckle up. Drive carefully."

Chelsea clicked her seatbelt in as Jason started up the car. Putting her purse in her lap, she looked at Jason, who was popping yet another breath mint into his mouth. Jason looked like he was sweating too. This was their second date, why would he be so nervous?

Jason quickly put the car in gear and left the curb, looking in the rearview, watching Tanya watch them go.

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Raven sat in her bedroom, looking over the homework, but her mind was elsewhere. She couldn't help but worry about Chelsea going out with Jason.

Talking out loud to herself, Raven said, "Forget it Baxter, you can't keep worrying about Chelsea every time she goes out on a date with Jason."

Suddenly, she was pulled into a vision…

Tanya answered the loudly ringing phone. "Baxter household; Tanya Baxter speaking...What? What happened? Okay, I'll be right there."

Tanya hung up and went for her keys.

Looking directly at Raven, she said, "its Chelsea…"

Raven came out of her vision gasping for air. Her stomach turned; she felt as if she were going to vomit. "No. No not Chels." She said, nearly crying.

Raven got up and ran down the stairs, screaming her mother's name.