DEATH WISH - j.hale

ANIMAL NITRATE - 12

THE PAIR spent the rest of their time in the diner talking, speaking of light-hearted things in an attempt to lighten the mood.

It was almost eleven now, yet Sara didn't feel tired. She felt at ease around the blonde man, finding herself letting her guard down throughout the entire night.

She was on her third coffee for the night and she could feel the caffeine high through her bones. She was jittery, her knee bouncing beneath the table.

"Jasper?" She found herself asking, turning to look at the man next to her.

"Yes?"

"Wanna come back to my house? I'm getting kind of tired of sitting here— " the question was casual, easy to ask, yet she found herself regretting the way she had asked it when she saw him smirk. She immediately blushed deeply, covering her mouth in an attempt to mask her embarrassment.

"I'm flattered, Sara. This is all moving so fast—"

"Oh my god shut up," she snorted, bursting into a fit of laughs. Maybe it was the caffeine, but she felt as if everything was funny at the moment. He laughed beside her, holding the table to keep himself up.

"That is not — what I meant," she said, still laughing. She breathed heavily, holding her side as she caught her breath. Jasper was still laughing near her, though it had eased a bit to a small chuckle.

"Well, what did you mean then, darling?" He asked, a teasing smile dancing across his features. He watched as she flushed scarlet red. She couldn't help herself — the way the pet name rolled off his tongue was just so adorable. 

"I meant that I'm nowhere near close to tired and my ass is starting to fall asleep from this booth. Let's hang at my house, cowboy." She leaned in, smirking at him lightly.

His curious eyes gazed into hers, trailing down her face slightly to attempt reading her emotions. He caught nothing. Sara Adams was truly a mystery to him.

"Sure," he finally said, standing as soon as the words left his mouth. "Lovely." A smug smile rested on her face as she stood and followed him.

He waited as she paid her bill and then they were gone.

They walked the short distance to her car, an easy silence falling on them. Suddenly, Sara remembered something.

"Wheres your car?" She asked, looking up to look at the boy. Innocent suspicion filled her eyes as she looked at him.

"My brother dropped me off. He went shopping with me," he said, knowing she would ask this question. She seemed to believe it, seeing as she shrugged and hopped into the driver's seat of her car. He followed suit, shutting the passenger door after he got in.

Sara took a minute to scan through the radio stations, finally choosing Space Age Love Song by Flock of Seagulls. "My car, my music." She sent a smirk over to the boy beside her before turning the music up, the music completely filling the car.

Jasper rolled his eyes, a soft smile resting on his lips. As she pulled out of the parking lot, he looked at her. Her lips moved to the song, singing each and every word.

She turned slightly, exaggerating mouthing the words to him when she caught him staring. He couldn't suppress the laugh that built up in this chest and neither could she.

As the song finally finished, they pulled into her driveway.

Jasper suddenly felt a bit awkward. I mean — he had been in her house before, hell, he was even in her room, but it felt strange when he wasn't sneaking in.