Hey everyone! This chapter is going to be a little short, so please bear with me. I will post very soon! And thanks for the reviews! They are quite pleasant and don't worry I know it's very soft and they are a little out of character! But hey, its romance, of course they are going to be OOC! Thanks, though!

Disclaimer: No own Jimmy.

If Only

Chapter 6

"Do you mind if I stop somewhere? I'll only be a minute. I have to pick something up," he asked with a soft voice, hoping not to get on her bad side. She just smiled and nodded in response. "Thanks," he said as he backed out and drove away from the lake, heading into town. An unbearable silence came between the lovers. She couldn't take it anymore.

"Jimmy, you don't have to pick me up you know. I'm capable of driving to the restaurant myself," she said as she looked out the window.

"Yes, Vortex, I know, but we live directly across the street from each other. There is no point in us taking two vehicles to the same place, besides I want to pick you up..." and he paused before continuing, "There's somewhere special I want to take you after dinner, remember?" he asked with unbelievable affection in his tone and not taking his eyes off the road, yet feeling her eyes wander up and down him.

"Of course, how could I forget," she said and sighed deeply at the thought of where he may take her. She began to daydream as she gazed at him, watching his eyes scan the road ahead of him, listening to his easy, soft breathing, and his gentle hands caressing the steering wheel, the same hands she so longed to have fondling her hair and strong arms wrapped around her, holding her and taking away all her fears. 'Maybe I'll tell him tonight... yeah, tonight...' but her thoughts were cut short when he parked the car in the parking lot a the mall. He smiled at her before he got out of the car and gently closed the door. She watched him as he activated his hover shoes, floating in the air a few seconds, and winked to her before flying off in the direction of his destination. She waited in the car for a few moments before her patience could last no longer, and looked into the backseat at his red beach bag. In one quick movement, she grabbed his bag and tore open the zipper. Her eyes searched the inside of the bag before she caught a glimpse of what looked like a small leather book. 'That's just like Neutron to bring a book to the beach,' she thought, but when it accidentally flipped open, she noticed his handwriting on the thin white pages. Soon curiosity got the better of her as she opened the small journal on her lap and read to herself the writing on the first page. ' Dear journal,

I have been having a lot of crazy mixed up emotions lately and Carl suggested since I didn't want to talk about them, that I write them down somewhere. At first I thought it was ludicrous for man of science to write down his feelings in a stupid girly diary, but the more I thought about it more logical it sounded. I guess I might as well get down to the point, since your going to be holding my deepest thoughts and secrets. Yes, the source of my anxiety, as you most likely imagined, is a girl. The most beautiful female I have ever seen and the smartest woman I have ever met. She makes me smile but at the same time frown. She confuses me beyond comprehension and yet I dream of her. And because I'm going to be talking about her a lot I should just go ahead and tell you who this mystery girl is. She is my green eyed angel, C...,' but before she could read the name she heard a familiar humming sound and her eyes snapped up to the window to watch Jimmy's feet slowly descend towards the pavement. Her eyes grew large and as quickly as she could she threw the book into the bag and tossed it into the backseat just as he opened the door. She tried to stay calm as he climbed into the car and placed a rather small brown bag on the seat between them. She looked questionably at him as he started the car and began driving out of the parking lot, toward home.

"That wasn't long," she stated as she tried to cover the nervousness in her voice and peered over at the small bag, curiosity once again pouncing on her. She was startled when he spoke.

"I told you I would only be a sec," he told her, not taking his eyes off the road, yet acknowledging her presence nonetheless. But out of the corner of his eye he could see her slowly reaching for the bag that sat beside him on the seat. And without a moment to spare in one quick fluid motion, he snatched the bag up in his hand and rested it on his lap in protection. She scowled at her misfortune of not being quicker like she planned.

"What's in the bag?" she asked with the best innocent sound in her voice that she could muster in a situation like this. And batting her eyelashes, she hoped to get an answer from the genius and her long time crush.

Ooo, I wonder what's in the bag? Something nice, I can tell you that! Sorry for the short chappie, but the cliffhanger was too tempting.