Well hello again! Here's the first official chapter for All I Wanted. I just typed this up, so if there's any spelling mistakes, just holla at me ;) Hope you enjoyed the prologue and hope you enjoy this chapter! It's 3:39 in the morning right now- I couldn't sleep for anything. But i'm kind of getting tired now, so I shall retreat to mah bed. Enjoy chapter 1! And review please! :)


Chapter 1

On the morning before his last day on leave, Ben awoke to the phone ringing. Someone answered the phone and a couple of seconds later, he heard his mom calling his name. He rolled over and put his pillow over his head. His mom called his name again and Ben rolled over and looked at the clock- 9:45. Who calls for him at 9:45 in the morning?

His mom called again, this time ouder, and he could tell she was growing impatient. He rolled out of bed and headed out into the kitchen where his mom was sitting at the kitchen table, paying bills. His mom took off her glasses when she saw him,

"About time, I called you five times." He rubbed his eyes,

"Who's on the phone?"

"Your friend, Jeff." He picked up the phone and said, yawning,

"Hello?"

"Hey, Ben, what are you doing?" His friend asked.

"Nothing, trying to sleep."

"What are you doing around lunctime?" He asked, ignoring Ben's comment. He yawned again,

"I don't know, why?"

"Will you come up to Burgaw and have lunch with me and Emma?"

"Lunch?" Ben asked, not believed he was awoken for this.

"Yeah, please? She wants me to have lunch with her."

"So why do you need me to come?" He asked, looking out the window. It was Thursday and his father was mowing the lawn.

"Because she wants to meet you, and I want you to go. Oh, and she invited her friend Allison and she doesn't want her to be a third wheel." Ben sighed and thought about it. Oh, why not? He didn't have anything else to do.

"All right, what time do I need to be there?"

After hanging up the phone, Ben took a quick shower and put on a pair of jeans and a black, long-sleeve shirt. Even though it was the middle of February, it wasn't that cold outside. He didn't have that much time- he was supposed to meet Jeff, Emma and... Allison? at Ruby Tuesdays at 11:15.

Burgaw was only thirty minutes away, but the Ruby Tuesdays they were eating at was on the other side of Burgaw, which would take about forty-five minutes, and it was already 10:20. He walked through the kitchen where his mom was still sitting at the table. She saw that he was dressed and that he was reaching for his keys.

"Where are you going?" He turned towards her,

"Oh, i'm going up to Burgaw to have lunch with Jeff." His mom took off her glasses again,

"You're going out again?" He had been out almost every day this week.

"Yeah, it's just lunch though. Don't worry, i'm going to spend my last day on leave with you and dad." She wore a serious expression,

"Okay. You better." He smiled and went over to her and gave her a kiss on the cheek.

"I will. I'll see you later, okay?"

"All right, love you. And be careful."

"Okay, love you too." He said as he walked out the door.

His drive to Burgaw took a little longer than he expected. He was supposed to be at Ruby Tuesdays at 11:15, but he pulled in the parking lot at 11:25. He got out of his truck and saw them sitting outside the restaurant on a bench. He felt bad for making them wait. He walked up and Jeff was the first to see him. He hopped up and walked towards him,

"Ben! What's up? We were worried you weren't going to make it." Ben nodded,

"Yeah, i'm sorry. It took me a little longer than I expected." Jeff shook his head,

"No worries," he put an arm around Ben's shoulder, "Come on, I want you to meet Emma and Allison."

Ben saw them sitting on the bench. He recognized the blonde as Emma; Jeff had shown him a picture of her while they were on base. There was a girl sitting beside her and figured it was Allison. She was sitting with her legs crossed, talking and laughing with Emma. She had long, brown hair and he could see her shivering from the weather. He, again, felt bad for mkaing them wait.

"Ben, this is Emma." Jeff said. She stood up and extended her hand,

"It's nice to finally meet you. Jeff has told me all about you." Ben took her hand,

"Same. He's told me alot about you, too." She looked at Jeff,

"Good things, i'm hoping." Jeff smiled at her and Ben wondered if she had any idea how much Jeff loved her. She interrupted his thoughts and said,

"Oh, i'm sorry, this is my friend, Allison Johnson." Allison stood up and smiled and extended her hand,

"Hi, it's nice to meet you." He took it and it felt warm, despite the cold weather.

"Nice to meet you, too."

"Well, are we ready to eat?" Jeff asked. Ben and Allison said, at the same time,

"Yeah, let's go." They looked at each other and their eyes met. Ben could swear he felt a click when she looked in his eyes. She smiled at him and he smiled back. Jeff led thew way with Emma right behind him. Ben held the door open and Jeff and Emma walked right in, but Allison smiled and said 'thank you' as she walked inside.

He smiled back and they walked in. They were seated in the smoking section, in a booth along the wall. Jeff and Emma sat on the insides, across from each other, leaving Ben and Allison on the outsides, across from each other. Jeff whipped out a cigarette.

Ben had never smoked; his grandfather had passed away from lung cancer and he asked Ben to never start smoking. He had honored his grandfather's dying wish and had never touched a cigarette. Though he occasionally drank, he was definately not an alcoholic. He drank maybe a couple of beers a week, but could go a whole month withought having one.

The waitress appeared and took their drink orders. After she left, Jeff and Emma started talking, leaving Ben and Allison feeling a little awkward. Jeff took another hit of his cigarette and he exhaled smoke. Allison wrinkled her brow.

"So, I take it you don't smoke?" Ben asked. She looked at him,

"Oh, no I don't. I never really got what was so great about them. I mean, they do nothing for you what-so-ever. Your teeth fall out, you get wrinkles, and there's lung cancer." Ben nodded his head and smiled, liking her answer.

"What about you?" She asked. He shook his head,

"No, like you said, I never really got what was so great about them."

The waitress reappeared with their drinks and she took their order. When the waitress left a second time, Allison brought her hands together,

"So, I hear you're in the Air Force with Jeff?" He nodded and took a sip of his sweet tea. It wasn't really sweet so he added a packet of sweet-n-low.

"Yeah, but he's been in longer than me."

"How long have you been in?"

"About three years." She nodded and took a sip of her tea. She must have thought the same thing he did because she followed his lead and added a packet of sweet-n-low.

"So, what do you do exactly?" She asked.

"I'm a pilot." She raised her eyebrow,

"Really? That's so cool." He smiled,

"Yeah?" She nodded,

"Yeah, it's not everyday I meet an Air Force pilot."

She asked him about being in the Air Force and being a pilot and he explained that he wasn't just a pilot, he was a fighter pilot. His missions included providing air support in the war and shooting down enemy planes. She was amazed at this and he could tell she was listening attentively when she nodded her head and asked different questions. He told her that, aside from being a fighter pilot, he often studied and read about aviation and different parts of the plane.

They talked nonstop until the waitress came with their food. As she sat Allison's food in front of her, Allison smiled and said thank you. He noticed a tiny gap between her teeth when she smiled. She had long brown hair, but he could see a few strikes of blonde underneath. She was pretty and had a warm smile, that went with her personality. He, of course, didn't really know her- they had only met forty- five minutes ago- but she seemed like the kind of girl that always used her manners and didn't have a mean bone in her body.

When the waitress left, Allison took a bite out of her burger, as did Ben. Allison took the napkin and wiped her mouth and folded it in her lap.

"So, why did you decide to join the Air Force?" He put down his burger,

"Well, my whole family has been in the Air Force- my great-great grandfather, my great grandfather, my grandfather, and my dad. So, I guess you could say my family had something to do with it. But, even without the influence of my family, I loved planes, even as a kid. Growing up I must have had a thousand toy planes and about fifty model airplanes. I just loved the idea that something as big as a plane-"

"-Could fly through the air without a problem?" She finished for him. He smiled and nodded,

"Exactly." They ate for a while before she asked,

"So, how old are you?" He put down his burger and wiped his mouth with his napkin.

"23. I'll turn 24 in July." She nodded.

"How about you?" He asked.

"I just turned 21 in November." He nodded,

"Well, happy belated birthday." She smiled,

"Thank you." The waitress appeared and gave them their check. Ben grabbed it and Allison reached for her purse.

"I got it." Ben said. She wore a surprised expression and shook her head,

"What? No-" He nodded his head,

"Yes, I got it." She looked at him, then put her purse down and smiled,

"Thank you."

"No problem." Ben paid for his and Allison's and Jeff paid for his and Emma's. They paid the bill and walked out. Jeff had driven by himself and Allison had ridden with Emma. Emma and Jeff's cars were parked on the other side of the parking lot. When they got outside, Jeff turned to Ben and asked,

"Did you have a good time?" Ben looked over at Allison and then back to Jeff,

"Yeah, I think I did." Jeff turned to look at Allison and then looked back at Ben, smiling,

"Oh, so you've taken a liking to Allison, huh?"

"What? No. I mean, yeah she's a nice girl." Jeff looked suspiciously,

"Mhmm, okay. Well, I guess i'll see you at the airport tomorrow afternoon." Ben nodded,

"Yep, 6:30 right?"

"Yeah, the plane leaves at 7."Ben nodded again,

"Alright, i'll be there." Emma and Allison both turned to them. Emma stuck out her hand and said,

"Nice meeting you, Ben." He took it,

"You too, Emma." Emma and Jeff went back to talking and Ben shuffled his feet. Allison finally broke the silence and said,

"It was really nice meeting you, Ben." He smiled and said,

"You, too. I enjoyed talking to you." She smiled,

"Me, too. It was interesting to hear you talking about your job." He nodded,

"Yeah, maybe we can do it again sometime." She smiled again,

"I'd like that." She extended her hand and he took it, again feeling the warmth of it. She smiled,

"Bye, Ben." He smiled too,

"Bye, Allison."

He watched her turn and fall in step beside Emma. She turned around and smiled and waved. He waved back to her, smiling. He went back to his truck, thinking this was definately not the last time he wanted to see Allison Johnson.


Well, there's chapter 1! Hope you guys liked it :) Please review! See you next chapter!