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Chapter 9: Christmas Part 2
Early Christmas Morning 1979
This must be heaven. Lying hear in Jack's arms I can't imagine there being a more perfect place in the world. This most definitely is going to go down as the best Christmas ever!
"Hey are you still awake?"
"Um?"
"I asked if you were still awake. I think I got my answer. What are you thinking about?"
"What makes you think I am thinking about anything? I could just be trying to fall asleep."
"Come on Tara. I know you way too well. You get real quiet when you are thinking."
"I was trying to sleep. That is my story and I am sticking to it."
I look up and I smile at him. He knows I am lying.
"Really? What if I started to tickle you? Would you change your story?"
"No. I am not ticklish."
With that Jack started to tickle me. He knows full well that I am extremely ticklish. We are both hysterical laughing.
"Okay....okay....I give up....I was thinking about how happy I am right now."
"And?"
"And how I wish we could stay here like this forever."
"I would like that. Unfortunately, you have to go to your parent's house for Christmas and I can't go with you."
"I wish you could."
"I know. I do too."
"Next year."
"And the year after that and the year after that...."
"You promise?"
"I promise. I love you."
"Since when?"
"Huh?"
"When did you fall in love me?"
"I think it was the first night I saw you at the track."
"Really? I was so mean to you that night."
"No, not that night."
"I don't understand."
"I have a confession to make. That was not the first night I saw you at the track. A few days before that night I had left my watch in the locker room so I went back to the arena to get it. On my way back to the dorm I saw you running. At first I was going to go over and talk to you. Our first conversation hadn't really gone so well. But when I got up to the track you looked so peaceful I did not want to disturb you. So I stood there and I watched you run. You were so beautiful. I even followed you to your car that night. I meant it when I said it was not safe for girls to be out alone at night. I came back every night that week and I just watched you and every night I meant to talk to you, but something held me back. Finally, I told myself I was being a coward and that was the night I spoke to you."
"I never saw you."
"I didn't want you to."
"I can't believe you would follow me to my car every night."
"So when did you fall in love me with?"
"The night I saw you with the other girl."
"What other girl?"
"The girl in the bar."
"I have no idea who or what you are talking about."
"The first night at met you at the bar, you were talking to some girl."
"Still lost."
"After I went over to you, you started talking to another girl."
"Oh, that girl. I remember now....were you jealous?
"No?"
Jack gives me a doubtful look.
"Ok, maybe a little. I couldn't understand how my little tirade did seem to adversely affect you."
"It did. That girl was asking for directions and when I couldn't give them to her she left to ask someone else. And if you had stayed a little longer you would have seen me leave the bar about ten minutes later."
"God....we were both so stupid."
"Maybe. But I wouldn't change a thing."
"Neither would I, except maybe the fact that I have to leave for my parent's house in less than four hours and you can't come with me."
"We could make the most of the next few hours. Unless, you really do want to fall asleep?"
"Are you kidding? I would love to sleep!"
We both look at each other....he knows I am kidding. We both laugh and then we kiss.