Alrighty my lovely readers here is chapter 5!
It was almost six when I pulled into the lot of the diner I could see Jayde's bright hair through the window sitting in a corner booth I smiled. My memory really didn't serve well to how beautiful she was, I pulled off my helmet and placed it on the handle bars of my bike. Walking into the Diner I felt all eyes on me which only made me stand taller my entire life the small town of Charming had stared and whispered about my family and I, it only made me more proud to be a Teller if people feared me it meant they respected me enough to see me as a threat, also the attention didn't hurt. Being associated with the club gave me a reputation which was well deserved, hell yes we were dangerous and bad ass that's just who we were and I had to take it in my stride or it'd crush me, that was Thomas's problem he hated the attention, shrunk away from it let his head hang at school and when he was downtown in Charming, My Dad always said that I got my tough skin from him and my junkie birth Mum 'having to fight for your life at birth gave you thick skin for your future' Grandma Gemma had said.
When I spotted Jayde from inside the diner she was looking at her watch checking the time her foot bouncing up and down from nerves I grinned the 'Teller Grin' as my mother would put it and walked up from behind her tapping her on the shoulder she jumped a mile in the air
"hey Darlin'" I said her face lit up in a smile
"Abel you startled me, Hey." She said and I sat into the booth across from her "You know I was starting to get nervous that the cute biker Boy wasn't going to show" She said with a nervous laugh I grinned
"You think I'm cute?" I asked raising an eyebrow at her and smirked
"NO!" she said turning read "I mean yes, but I didn't mean to tell you that sorry I'm a bit nervous" She said nervously picking at a napkin and not meeting my eyes
"Hey, listen you don't have to be nervous It's just a date" I said placing my hand over hers she smiled and met my eye smooth work Teller
"I know I just don't really do this whole thing very often, you know. Dating" She said I found that hard to believe a pretty girl like Jayde didn't get asked out much?
"You don't date that often?" I asked she shook her head. I was surprised.
"Nope, I mean it's not that I don't get asked out, I just got out of relationship; well kind of. It's been a year he went missing at the end of last summer and hasn't been seen since, also there's never been really anyone worthy to say yes to." She said and almost unconsciously linked her fingers through mine. I remember hearing about a kid going missing from our school, he was mixed up with all the wrong crowd doing drugs and such.
"Oh yeah I remember, Marcus right?" I asked she nodded then shrugged
"Sorry I shouldn't have brought him up, it sorta kills the mood." She said with a short chuckle
"Naw it's fine, I don't mind." I said, "So you hungry?" I asked checking the menu
"Starving," She answered and I ushered the waitress over she took our orders then disappeared into the kitchen
"So you always lived in Charming?" She asked taking a sip of water
"Born and raised." I said "How about you?" I asked
"Nah my family only moved here when I started high school, My parents divorced so my dad stayed in New York and My mum moved us here with her new boyfriend. Only child?" she asked, I shook my head
"Nope I have a younger brother Tommy who's fifteen and Rebekah who's five" I answered "how about you?"
"Two older brothers Charlie who's 19 and Mitch who's 21" She said "How'd you get involved in the Sons of Anarchy?" she asked
"My dad's the president and my Grandfather was 'first nine' which means he was one of the founders of the club" I explained "The club practically raised me"
"My friend Tiffany told me that you were younger than everyone else in the club" Jayde stated, I nodded
"Tiffany?" I asked before I answered her question
"Woodford? She gets around with a few of the guys there I think" The name rang bells but I could quiet put my finger on it, my confusion must have shown because she continued with a description
"Blonde hair, very slutty she's most guys type" then it hit me Tiffany Woodford the crow eater from the other night that my mum had caught me with.
"Oh sure, I know who you mean" I said dismissively. I'm guessing my chances with Jayde would be slim if she knew I had almost slept with her friend. Jayde looked disappointed
"Guess she was you're type as well?" She asked letting go of my hand, I immediately missed the contact
"Nah, I prefer red heads" I was hoping to make her forget Tiffany. It worked because she smiled and put her hand back in mine.
Dinner passed smoothly after that we talked about everything and anything she was interested in the club and about my family and I was interested in her. Everything she did drove me crazy; In a good way, the way she flipped her hair over her shoulder and when she was thinking about something she rubbed the back of her neck, the way she cut all of her food into tiny squares before she ate anything and chewed her lip if I complimented her. There was something different about Jayde, she was so completely different than any girl I had encountered. She had self-respect and dignity which most girls from the club lacked, she was confident but sometimes I could see that she doubted herself. Jayde laughed at my jokes but didn't seem to crave my attention or try to impress me, Jayde saw the real Abel Teller, not Abel Teller the son of the SOA President or Abel the dangerous kid, Not Abel the newly appointed prospect or Abel who carried a gun. Jayde just saw Abel a 17 year-old boy just trying to find his way like everybody else sure I was all those things but I was so much more than just labels.
Jayde had just finished the last of her ice-cream when I noticed how dark it had gotten outside, I checked the clock above the counter and seen that it was almost 9 o'clock.
"Wow it got late," I said stretching my arms above my head
"Yeah, time flys when you're having fun" She said
"Did you drive here?" I asked looking over at the lot for her car,
"Nope my Ma dropped me off on her way to work, my brother has my car tonight so I'm just going to walk home I only live about 20 minute walk." She said
"No don't be stupid I'll give you a ride, It's dark out and Charming can be a dangerous place. Trust me I know" I said she looked up at me for a second and rubbed the back of her neck thinking
"Yeah I suppose you would know," Her expression was thoughtful and it made me uncomfortable, before her expression changed to excited "I've never been on the back of a motorcycle" she said as she started rummaging through her bag for what I assumed was her wallet I snatched the bill off the table before she could pay for anything and slipped $50 inside and handed it back to a waitress walking passed
"Abel, you should have let me pay half" I shrugged
"Nah, it's our first date let me pay for it" I said she laughed and we walked out of the diner hand in hand over to my bike
"and what makes you think there will be a second date Mr. Teller?" She asked biting her lip and looking from under her lashes at me flirtingly
"This." And before I could change my mind I grabbed her face between both hands and kissed her she was surprised, I think at first but I felt her lips curl against mine in a smile before she slipped her arms around my waist and kissed me back after a few seconds we both pulled away breathless, She was grinning
"Wow, you definitely get a second date" She said and I laughed and pulled her in for a hug. I handed Jayde my helmet and showed her how to climb onto the bike then climbed on in front of her "wait don't you need a helmet?" She asked wrapping her arms around my waist
"Naw, I'm a good rider don't need it" I said and started the bike kicking up my kick stand I felt her arms tighten around my waist in fear, I slowed down an bit even though I wasn't going that fast she gave me directions before we left and it was only 5 mins later that we pulled into her street
"The one with the white picket fence" Jayde called over the roar of the bike I nodded and pulled up out front shutting the bike off, I seen someone peek through the blinds then the porch light come on
"That's probably Charlie" She said I nodded knowing she had to get inside "So I'll see you at school tomorrow?" Jayde asked
"Yeah of course, want me to pick you up on my way?" I asked noticing her car wasn't parked out front
"Yeah that'd be great" She said a huge smile spread across her face
"Okay I'll be here at 8?" I asked
"Cool," She said stepping closer and slipped her arms around my neck and hugged me when she pulled back I gave her a peck on the lips
"Night Jayde" I said when she stepped back and I climbed on my bike
"Goodnight Abel." I started my bike and drove back out of her street and towards my house a huge smile on my face.
I walked in my front door and headed towards the kitchen where I could hear my mum on the phone,
"Abel that you?" she called
"Yeah mum, it's me" I called back hanging up my cut, she was hanging up the phone when I walked in when she turned to face me a smile covered her face
"Wow someone's happy, I'm guessing you're date went well?" She asked I tried to compose the stupid grin that covered my face but couldn't
"My date went great" I said going to the fridge and drinking out of the orange juice carton
"Use a glass" My mother chastised "That's fantastic hunny, so what's she like?"
"Well she's no Crow eater" I said before walking over to kiss her goodnight. I went to bed that night thinking about Jayde and I woke up the next morning doing the same. Yeah, I'm turning into a girl.
Author's Note!
There we go! The big date!
Once again I'm Australian and school here starts at 9 o'clock in the morning and goes till 3:30 in the afternoon! Can anyone help me out with what time American schooling starts/finishes' that would be great!
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