Is this soon enough for you all? haha. Oh, I don't know if you figured it out or whatever, but this takes place in February after Sanctuary. And for those who read this on mcbc, it's going to change slightly. Not the plot or anything, but I'm revising it. Just so you know! ;)
These are the reviews I've gotten to this moment. If I've left anyone out, I'll do it next chapter.
Flonshoe: Aww thanks Lauren! I was really excited when I saw you reviewed! Oh, come on! It'snot really a masterpiece, is it?
scaryfreak419: Thank you! Is this soon enough? :)
heidigirl: Yeah, I agree. We do need more 1800 fics on here! Aww thank you! That makes me feel so confident!
RidgelandHater: Thanks!! Soon enough for ya?
sSilver sStarz: Yes, Rob said the L word. I was rather shocked when I wrote that too...lol. You read my mind, do you know that? Well, now you know what's going to happen in this chapter... it was kind of freaky when you said that! I was thinking "whoa..how did she know?" :D
zeml: SARA!! Not all caps is fine by me. As you can see, I like to use caps! haha. Aww, you like my writing! You're not just saying that 'cause I'm your aunt are ya? haha gasp! not like suspense? jk ;) I like your writing too! aww you're so sweet...thanks for making me feel good! I hope to see you soon also!
on with the story!
Chapter 2: Rob did what?
When I got home, I told my mom that I was going out for a while. At first, she wasn't too pleased, what with the whole "Rob's on probation" thing, but my dad helped me out by saying that it was my vacation, and he let me go. I was glad I left before my mom could forbid me from seeing Rob. Not like that was going to stop me.
I threw on a gray t-shirt and then my winter jacket. It fit me just right, but was still nice and warm. I adorned my outfit with my black ankle boots and white mittens. In my winter ensemble, I headed down the street towards the Stop 'n Shop where I was meeting Rob. It had to be zero degrees outside, it was so cold! By the time I got to Stop 'n Shop, my bones were rattling from being so cold. I would have gone inside and waited, but then I'd be afraid I would miss Rob. So I sat on the bench in the back parking lot. I glanced at my—well; actually it's Rob's—watch and saw that it was only two-thirty, and that I was early. I was real tired, so I leaned my head up against the wall that was next to the bench and me.
I must have passed out from being so cold because the next thing I knew, Rob was shaking me saying, "Jess! Jess! Wake up Jess! Oh, Jesus…"
I opened my eyes and blinked at him. At first, I had no idea where the heck I was. No clue. But the giant red and green sign gave me a hint. Rob was kneeling on one knee so he could see my face. "Oh thank God. Are you okay, Jess?" asked Rob, who, even through my drowsiness, I could see he was relieved I was awake.
"Jess? Answer me!" He said when I didn't say anything. Okay, now Rob was getting scared again, so I had to answer him.
"Um, yeah, I, um, guess I'm okay." I said, standing up. I felt really lightheaded and stumbled. Rob caught me and told me to sit down again.
"Whoa, there. Don't get up so fast. Are you sure you're okay? You don't look too good." Rob said, but I didn't comprehend. "No, no, I'm fine…," and I then said something incoherent.
I was shaking, and Rob noticed. "Jeez, you're shaking, I better take you home," he said, and sighed. He looked kind of sad about taking me home. I didn't want to go to my home; I wanted to go to his. Home, I mean. So I told him, sort of.
"No, no. I'm fine. Really. Uh, you said you wanted to talk to me?" Rob thought a moment. "Well, if you're sure you're okay…I guess we can go."
Rob looked behind him at his motorcycle, "Damn, I should have taken the truck. I'll go back and get it. You go wait inside and I'll—" Rob didn't finish because I said, "No, its fine. I promise not to die on your bike. And if I feel like I'm going to pass out again, I'll be sure to tell you." I gave him the best smile I could, even though I couldn't feel my toes.
"Well, alright," he sounded unsure. "Here, take my jacket," Rob said as he took his jacket off and stuck my hands through the sleeves and helped me over to his bike. Then he kissed me, right on the cheek. I was in total la-la-land.
Almost as soon as Rob's Indian roared to life, I had wanted to take back declining his offer to go back and get the pickup truck. By the time we had arrived at Rob's house, he was freezing because lack of a jacket, and I was an icicle. "Jesus, Jess!" he said when we were both off the bike. "Why didn't you say you were freezing? I would have slowed down or something!" Rob said, his concern growing. I didn't understand. I mean, I knew I was freezing, I could feel it.
Shut up, I'm freezing my buns off here and you're making fun of me because I'm Captain Obvious. Thanks.
Anyway, how could he tell I was cold? So I asked him, "What?" Stupid question, I know, but I wasn't thinking straight. Luckily, Rob understood and said, "Jess, your whole face is blue! And you're shaking like mad! Let's get inside before you get frostbite."
I was so happy that he really cared, but I didn't have much time to think about that because I soon realized that I had lost much of the feeling in my legs, therefore, I could not walk. Great…
So I said, "Um, Rob?" Rob answered, "Yeah?" I said, "I don't think I can walk…" With a scared glance in his eyes he came up to me and scooped me up and carried me inside. I was in heaven. I was thinking about how warm he felt, which doesn't make sense I know, but then I was also concentrating on not shaking, because I was shaking pretty hard. It wasn't working.
Rob told me that his mom would be out for a while. That means we have the house to ourselves! Finally!
Rob steered me to the big green chair in front of the fireplace. As soon as I sat down, still shaking, although his house is heated (thank God!), Rob went buzzing around the room. He first went to the closet and got me a couple of blankets and then lit the fireplace. Then he disappeared into the kitchen. When he came back a few minutes later, he had two mugs of hot chocolate in his strong hands. I was so grateful.
A half and hour later, I had stopped shivering and my insides were all warm. Was it, I wonder, because of the hot chocolate? Or just being with Rob in general? I'd say both!
"Thanks Rob," I said, suddenly feeling shy and uncomfortable. "For what?" he asked, looking puzzled. What does he mean, "For what"? For the fire, the blankets, the hot chocolate…duh! I wanted to say that—but I held my tongue. Instead I said, "For everything." Plain and simple. I hope he gets the message.
"No problem, I'd never miss a chance to help my girl." He said with a smile so warm I was melting. I must have had a really goofy grin on my face or something because all of a sudden, Rob was laughing. And I didn't know why!
"What's so funny?" I asked, getting a little peeved. "You. You have a really funny smile on your face. It's cute," Rob explained. Did he say that I was cute? Well, indirectly, anyway? Score!
"Oh. Ha, that's funny," I said, pretending that I was pissed—even though I was really happy—laughing a little. There was a pause while we enjoyed the warmth of the fire.
"You okay now?" Rob asked, kind of suddenly. "What? Oh, oh yeah. I'm great. Thanks." I said. "You had me really freaked out there." Rob said, I noticed, awkwardly.
"I'm fine now. But yeah, I was kinda scared when I woke up and I couldn't feel my fingers." I said, wondering where this was going.
Maybe he was going to kiss me! Hey, a girl can dream can't she? And didn't he just a few minutes ago tell me that I was his "girl"? Then I remembered why I had been sitting outside Stop 'n Shop. He'd wanted to talk to me. He seemed to read my mind.
"Come here, sit next to me," said Rob. You have no idea how ecstatic I was. While half-heartedly wondering why he didn't come sit with me—I figured it to be there was only room for one in the chair—I picked up the largest blanket and came and sat next to Rob Wilkins. My boyfriend—it's now official.
Rob draped the blanket around our shoulders and pulled me closer to him. He shifted his body so that he was faced towards me. "I hear Molly's been to your house," he said, looking sad and serious.
"Oh, yeah, um, she came by…" said I, not knowing if he was going to get mad or just sit there looking sad. "I'm sorry," Rob said. Oh my God. Does this mean he's going to break up with me? Two years difference isn't that bad! Oh no! Please no! We were official!
Thanks a lot, Molly.
"Sorry? About what?" I asked, dreading the worst. "That she came by the house. I didn't know until after. You must have gotten in some serious trouble," said Rob. I couldn't hold my inquiries in any longer.
"Um, are you breaking up with me?" My God! I cannot believe I just said that! "Wha-what? Breaking--what are you talking about?" Rob asked looking very confused. But even that emotion looked hot on him. No, Jess! No time to be thinking about how hot he is! You're trying to figure out if he's breaking up with you.
"Well, I don't know…you seem so serious…it just seemed like…I don't know…" That was the truth. I really couldn't think of a reason why he wanted to break up with me. Maybe the cold really got to my head…
"Jess, I am not breaking up with you. Okay? Now, let's get back on topic. I don't want you to get into any more trouble than you already are on account of me," said Rob, looking serious.
"Okay. Sure. What were we talking about again?" I thought a minute. "Oh yeah, about that Molly Walker…um. Yeah, my mom was sort of pissed at me, because you were on probation and I didn't tell her. But I plan on pretending like I had no clue what you were on probation for—but that may make her think that you aren't completely honest with me, which is totally bogus. So—"
My babbling was cut short, thank God, because Rob leaned over and kissed me.
I kissed him back. We were about to get into a heavy make-out session on Rob's couch—but then he broke free of my grip on his shoulders.
Oh, come on! Why does he always do that? Break away when were about to get "hot 'n heavy," I mean.
"Jess, we really need to talk first," said Rob. Okay. Rob's been calling me "Jess" the whole time I've been with him today. Not one "Mastriani." Man, he must be serious! He never calls me Jess unless he's dead serious.
"Sure, Rob," I said, thinking about why he could be so grim. "Okay…I think that you now have a right to know…what I'm on probation for."
Oh, my God. Oh my God! He's going to tell me! He's really going to tell me! "Um, are you sure?" I asked. Why did I say that? He's sure! Ahh I'm so excited!
"Yeah, I-I'm sure. Now you have to accept that I'm telling you the truth, and that I'm not going to do it again. Promise me, Jess." Rob said. Uh, duh! What am I going to say? "No, I believe you'll do it again, don't tell me." Uh, how about, no. So instead I said, "I promise."
"Okay. I was hanging out with some guys, and they told me to meet them behind this general store. So, I went. But when I got there I saw that they were smoking pot." Oh my God, I hope this isn't going where I think it is… "And they offered me some…" Oh no… "So I took a joint, and I was for a minute thinking about smoking it. But then I stopped myself. So I was just standing there, staring at it. Then, the police came. Once my 'friends' heard the cars they fled. Leaving me there, holding a joint, and a bag of dope at my feet. So, the police obviously suspected me. So, I went through days of interrogations, and ratted out the people who I had thought were my friends. They currently are in jail, while I got off with probation." Rob said.
(A/N: is all the drug stuff right? I really wouldn't know; if it's not, bear with me please!)
I couldn't do anything but stare at him. I mean, I had never, NEVER expected that. To say that I was shocked would be the understatement of the year. I thought it would be something like cow tipping or vandalism. But, really, to me, the fact that he followed the "Just say no" rule, makes it all okay with me.
"Jess? Say something, please." Rob said. "Huh? Oh, I just—never thought that it would be anything like that. With drugs and all. I'm just kind of shocked, is all. But, I understand that it wasn't your fault." I said hastily trying to make his face look less sad.
"Yeah, thanks for believing me, Jess. You know I love you right?" asked Rob, looking a little happier. I kissed him. "Does that answer your question?" I asked. He laughed a yes and kissed me back.
So...what did you all think? Now you know my version of why Rob could be on probation! I already have most of this story written, so I will be able to update quickly. So..everyone please press that little purple button and REVIEW PLEASE! I would like...5 reviews until I update again! Thank you!!