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Chapter Eleven – Come in With the Rain Part I

"I can't believe they cancelled school because of the tornado warning, its barley raining." Jude said as he stared out the window.

"Well that just give us time to spend alone in this big empty house." Lydia said as she searched her kitchen cupboards for something to eat.

"Where are your parents any way?"

"They're visiting Jamie and Madison at Duke; they didn't think it would be smart to drive in the storm. They were worried about me but I told them you were coming over so they decided to stay."

"Do they know about … us?

"Not exactly, but I figured if I told them they wouldn't be so fond of letting you come over. I'll tell them soon, just not until after the storm."

"Smart girl."

"So I've been told." Lydia smirked as Jude made his way over to her. He quickly lifted her off the ground and placed her on the counter. He placed a kiss on one corner of her mouth and then moved to the other. She rolled her eyes and then pressed her lips to his. Things were beginning to get heavy when the phone rang. Lydia regretfully hopped down from the counter and made her way to the phone.

"Hello?" she asked.

"Lydia, its Jane." Jane was the woman who ran the shelter where Lydia volunteered.

"Hi Jane, what's up?"

"It's Jack, he's missing." Lydia froze.

"What do you mean missing, how is that possible?"

"I let all the dogs out so they could stretch before it started raining and he must have climbed under a hole in the back fence. I've been looking for him, but I haven't had any luck. I just thought since you're so close to him you should know."

"Yeah, thanks Jane, I have to go."

"Bye." Lydia hung up the phone and immediately ran to her coat closet, Jude close behind.

"What's going on?" he asked.

""Jack's missing."

"The dog?"

"Yes, the dog." She located her black rubber boots and slipped them on.

"And where exactly do you think you're going?"

"I'm going to find him." She now pulled on her rain coat and reached for her umbrella.

"You can't go out there, there's a hurricane warning."

"Like you said, it's not even raining yet." Jude sighed frustrated, he knew this wasn't a good idea, but he also know nothing he said could stop her.

"Don't you want to at least put some pants on?" He asked looking down at her jean shorts.

"There's no time. I have to go now." Jude reluctantly grabbed his coat and slipped it on.

"We have to go."

Davis ran into the school gym hoping to be in and out before the storm hit. He left his best pair of sneakers in the locker room and wanted them so he could practice while school was cancelled. He retrieved them from his locker just as he heard an enormous crash of thunder. He ran through the gym and to the doors that looked out into the parking lot. The rain was falling like crazy, there was thunder and lightning, and wind that was blowing in what seemed like every direction. In the distance he saw a small figure running towards him. He could soon make out the blonde hair and short figure.

"Jenny?" he called. She ran inside the building soaking wet and shivering. "What are doing here?" he asked. She caught her breath before answering.

"I left my chemistry book in my locker, and I have a test on Monday. Why are you here?" He held up his shoes.

"Forgot my sneakers, I thought I could beat the storm, looks like I was wrong."

"Me too, it's really coming down out there huh?"

"Yup, and it doesn't look very safe."

"I guess we should just hang out here until it passes, hopefully it won't be like this all day."

"Well at least you'll have your text book."

"And you'll have your shoes." There was another loud clap of thunder, it caused Jenny to jump. "I should call my dad." She reached into her purse and pulled out her phone, she frowned noticing she didn't have any bars. She held it up and moved it around slightly. "And there's no reception."

"Must be the storm, I'm surprised the lights are still on." Jenny nodded.

"Won't your parents wonder where you are?" she asked.

"I'm sure they will, but hopefully they won't freak." The storm was getting louder and Jenny was getting more and more nervous.

"Would you come to my locker with me? I know it's silly to ask, but I don't want to be alone in the halls if the lights decide to quit." Davis smiled.

"Sure thing."

"I wish I was with you right now." Johnny said into the phone.

"Yeah, me too." Sawyer responded.

"You don't seem too."

"What?"

"You've been acting weird since the auction, and then you completely blew me off at the classics."

"I had to be on stage, you picked a really shitty time to talk."

"There's more, do you still want me?" Sawyer could feel her eyes begin to water.

"Of course I still want you."

"Good, I did break up with my girlfriend for you, and now it just seems like you're done."

"I'm not done, I'm just worried. I broke you guys up because of the way I felt and I didn't even stop to think about anyone else. Are you happy without her?"

"Sawyer, it was over between Jenny and I long before you came along. All you did was help me realize that I could be happy instead of just content."

"But I'm upset because it's messed up, but it was me who messed it up."

"You didn't mess up anything. Things we're going to end with me and Jenny no matter what."

"But you weren't going to cheat on her, and now you have. Do you have any idea how wrong that is? And it's not just you, I was aware of what I was doing the whole time, and now the guilt is eating me alive. Do you not feel bad about what w did?"

"Of course I feel bad."

"Then how can we continue to do it?"

"We're not…" Suddenly the line went dead.

"Johnny? Hello, are you there?" Sawyer slammed the phone down and cursed.

"Lyida! Stop, it's crazy out here, we have to go inside!" The young couple had been running around town for about an hour when the storm hit. They were now standing in the middle of what seemed like a hurricane, but Lydia refused to go home.

"I can't! He's still out there, we have to find him."

"What if someone else found him and he's safe right now, and we're just running around like a couple of idiots?"

"Fine, just let me check the docks and then we can go home."

"The docks, do you have a death wish? The current is going to be crazy." Lydia ignored him and made a dash for the marina. Jude quickly followed after. He loved this girl, but she was starting to aggravate him, she was putting herself in danger for a dog.

Lydia stood at the head of the dock and called for Jack, she was about to give up when she heard a faint bark. She ran as fast as her legs would carry her, following the faint sound. She spotted him in the distance, he must have been hiding but came out when he heard her voice. She made a run for him, when a huge wave crashed on her, knocking her off her feet. "Lydia!" She heard Jude yell behind her.

"Jack, come here." She felt Jude's hands wrap around her and lift her up. Another wave came from the ocean and crashed down on them, this time Jude held her on her feet.

"We have to go, now!"

"Jude, he's right there." She said pointing down the dock. "I have to get him." Jude shook his head.

"No, stay here." Before she had the chance to argue Jude took off down the docks. When he came to Jack, he bent down and picked him up. He carefully made his way back to Lydia who took Jack from his arms.

"Hey buddy, you're okay." Another wave hit them, causing Jack to let out a small whimper. Jude wrapped his arm around Lydia and led them off the docks and towards home.

Jenny's stomach let out a small grumble that was inaudible because of the thunder. She sat on the gym bleachers taking notes from her text book, while Davis dribbled up and down the court practicing his dunk. The storm wasn't letting up and Jenny was beginning to get bored, she had been studying for almost an hour now and was getting seriously sick of chemistry. She closed her book and dropped it dramatically on the bleachers, causing Davis to stop what he was doing and look at her. "What?" He asked.

"I'm bored, tired, cold, sore, and starving."

"That is quite the list."

"I'm sorry, I'm just going a little stir crazy being trapped in this place."

"I guess for someone who's not into gym it would suck to be stuck in one all day." Jenny nodded. "We could always go for a walk; if you're hungry we can go check out the staff room." Jenny's face lit up.

"That sounds perfect."

The two teens walked down the deserted halls and made their way into the staff room. It was a small white room, with two blue couches on either side and a long wooden table in the middle. There was an even smaller adjoining room that was the kitchen, it had a sink, fridge, microwave and stove. "Show me a pizza!" Davis said as he swung open the fridge. The fridge was basically empty, except for some Ginger Ale and some old sandwiches. "Thirsty?" he asked.

"Sure." They say down on one of couches and began passing the bottle of pop between them.

"So, I heard about you and Johnny. How are you holding up?"

"I've been better. It was just kind of out of the blue you know?"

"Yeah, it kind of took us all by shock. You guys were like the perfect couple."

"I'm starting to think there's no such thing as a perfect couple, that you can't trust anyone completely and that you just have to find the person whose close enough to what you want."

"One break up and you're already thinking that?"

"One really bad break up."

"You can't give up on people; sure some of them will screw you over but some of them will surprise you."

"I'm getting really used to the being screwed over part."

"Nobody's perfect, we're all going to make mistakes and bad decisions but if someone really loves you they'll learn to forgive, it may take a while but you can't give up."

"How do you know so much about love?"

"Jude's made me watch a lot of movies."

Sawyer paced her room, trying to figure everything out. She wasn't sure if she was in love, she wasn't sure if Alex was still her friend, she wasn't sure if she had screwed up beyond repair. Tired of thinking, Sawyer grabbed her keys and ran to her car. She was soaked by the time she got there, but she didn't care. She pulled out of the driveway, picked a random street and began driving blindly through the town that she called home.

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