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Chapter 22- Wildflower

A/N: Double update ye haw :D  Okay, so a quick thing. I'm not going to add in any author's notes or anything for the next few chapters just bc it sort of ruins the mood ig? Also I'm thinking of just taking the beginning ones out all together but keeping the ones at the end. I just feel like it will be better to jump right into the story.

Chapter 22- Wildflower

Word Count- 1064

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I check the time on my phone. "It's already 9", I told Jackson. "What are we going to do with them.", I motioned over to my friends who clearly were in no shape to drive.

"I don't know."

"Fuck, I really wish I'd thought about this. We can't take them home"

"It's fine I'll drive", Kayla said. Then she started laughing. "Drive-hic. That's a funny word. Drive, drive, drive."

"Yeah, no.", I replied. "Actually, you know what? We can probably drop Carrie off. She had a party last month and they had a bunch of alcohol. Her dad probably won't care."

"Are you sure?"Jackson asked.

"Yeah.", I responded. "I don't know what to do with the rest of them though."

"Well, I guess the guys could stay at my house. We'll just have to text their parents. It's the weekend anyway."

"Are you sure your parents will be okay with that?", I asked.

"Oh, uh, they're actually back at our old house. They're too afraid that their stuff'll get lost with movers, so they're just bringing it themselves."

"Okay, well uh, great.", I said. "I guess I'll try to convince my aunt and uncle to let Kayla and Flynn stay here."

"I'm gonna go bring the guy's over to my house, but I'll meet you back here in like 10 minutes?"

"Sounds good."

After he dragged Ethan and Nick out of the door, I could finally be alone with my thoughts. And three half-conscious girls.

Oh my fucking god. I kissed Jackson Williams, I thought. Sure, it was just a stupid game, but we fucking kissed. I knew what I was doing. He knew what he was doing. I think I wanted to kiss him. Holy fuck did he want to kiss me?

Then I remembered I should be texting my tio and tia to try and save these girls' asses.

Dahlia- Hey guys! I dont know when youll be home, but I wanted to know if Flynn and Kayla could stay over tonight.

I nervously awaited their reply, knowing I didn't have a back up plan.

Tia- Sure, no problem! We'll be home around 9:40. Love you!

Well that was easier than I expected.

*****

After making sure Flynn And Kayla were upstairs and sleeping, Jackson and I rushed to put Carrie in the car and drove to her house. We only had like 20 minutes.

As we walked to the door, I really hoped my assumptions were correct and that Carrie's dad would be fine. I rang the doorbell, but no one answered. I rang it for the second time, and again, no one answered.

"Shit", I said under my breath. "Carrie, is there another way we can get into your house?"

"Yeah, just open the door, stupid", she slurred, rolling her eyes.

I sighed. "I would if it was-"

Jackson pushed open the door.

"-unlocked."

*****

We sat in silence for the whole ride home. I just didn't know what to say to him. As he pulled into the driveway, I spoke up.

"Hey, uh thanks for helping me with this.", I said. "You really didn't have to. I don't know why you wanted to join in on this for my birthday anyway"

He laughed lightly and looked down. "I care about you. That seems like a good enough reason."

"I don't believe you."

He turned his head to look at me. "After we broke up you didn't talk to me. Not even once.", I said.

After he didn't say anything, I was just about to get out of the car.

"I wish I didn't."

I took my hand off the door handle.

"Break up with you I mean."

"Then why did you?", I asked quietly, not looking at him.

"I don't know."

I just nodded. I didn't know what to say to that. I guess he didn't know what to say either, because the next second he leaned over and pulled me toward him. Then he kissed me.

At first I was shocked, but I didn't stop him. Then I was kissing him back, my fingers winding through his brown hair and my eyes closed. Even if I wanted to, I couldn't stop. It was like gravity was pulling us toward each other and we couldn't break away. It felt like the world outside of that car didn't exist. It was just us.

Then he pulled away. I had to say something.

"Do you still-"

"Yeah, I do."

And then we were kissing again.

The only thing that broke us apart was the sound of a car horn from behind us. We both jumped, startled. I quickly turned and looked in the mirror to see my tia's car.

"Fuck", I said under my breath. "Give me a minute."

I got out of the car and walked up to my aunt who was closing the door. "What's going on here?", she asked me.

I quickly made up a lie. "That's a, uh, friend who came by to say happy birthday.", I said.

"Okay, well why did you have to go in their car?", she replied, still not buying the whole story.

"It was really hot out here", I said. "I wanted to talk to them for a bit anyway, so I just went in their car." I left out that my friend was a boy, because I knew she would make assumptions. Even if those assumptions were true.

She sighed. "Okay, mija. Why don't you tell your friend good night and come inside. I'll back out so they can leave."

I smiled at her. I was really happy I had decided not to drink. I knew it would be 10 times harder to make up a lie with alcohol in me.

I walked up to the driver's side of Jackson's car and he rolled down his window.

"Okay so, I guess that's my cue to leave", he said.

"Yeah", I replied. "But do you think you could drive down a couple of blocks before coming back? The lie I made up wouldn't really work if she knew you live next door."

"Sure."

"Thanks."

I watched him pull out of the driveway and drive away.

What the fuck did I just do.

A/N: Okay so another fairly short chapter, but I felt like this was a good place to end it. But, ahhh I tried another kissing scene. I feel like it was a little better than the one I put in a while ago. What was that like chapter 12 or something? I swear like every time I write something and I need to look back on a previous chapter, I have to go through like 5 because I forgot which parts of the story are in which chapters. Maybe I should make a document with all of them...Yeah I'm gonna go do that now. By babes<3

- Jillian