Taken

Chapter24- A carefree day

24.

After the couple days since I met up with Tucker, I have been happier. I let all my stress escape from me and all the worried thoughts trapped inside of me were all let go. My dad has been gone for about a week, he was spending time in Japan for some major industrial company. The only person who watches over me is Tucker, he was like my big brother, that's why I wouldn't date him, you wouldn't wanna date you're own brother. Right?

I was laying on my bed thinking about everything except Alex. Alex. Oh no! No don't think about him, oh gosh, how can I not? No Jennifer, I am stronger than this. My crazy thoughts cleared my head an I started to sing in my head, then to my mouth I hummed a little tune. I laid on my back then I rolled to my stomach. I reached over to my phone and begun to text Tucker.

Whats up? I am bored as hell. You should come over! PLEASE?!?!

Only 30 seconds pasted since I sent the text and instantly my phone buzzed.

Yeah sure, I will bring a movie. What movie do you want? Oh and order some Mexican food, I am in the mood for some spicy stuff.

I would like to watch, um, maybe Lord Of The Rings? and okay.

Yeah I have that. I will be right over.

I cleaned up a bit in the house, and ordered some food. I got a ton of blankets and threw it on the couch, I closed all the blinds so no light will come in. I fixed up some things to do later. Today will be a pajama day! Nothing but laziness. I went up satires and changed into some more comfortable pajamas. I put on some comfy socks and braided my hair to the side. I got some Wii games and out it on the kitchen counter.

I waited for some time for Tucker to come. The door bell rang and I sprung to my feet to the door. I slipped on the marble floor that was too slick for my comfy fuzzy socks. I fell right on my tail bone, I got on my knee's and got up instantly, I slowly walked to the door and opened it. It was the delivery man for our food.

"Hello, Miss. Gardner, glad to see you back."

"Hey, oh please don't call me 'Miss' it makes me feel like I am married to my dad; and how horrific will that be." I threw my hands in the air, in over exaggeration.

"Ha-ha, as you wish Jennifer. Would you like me to bring you're meal to the kitchen?"

"Yes, that sounds lovely."

"Ok, let me go get it."

He ran down the stairs to the delivery car. He was cute-looking but not my type. He was about my age, he graduated high school 2 years before me, and now hes working at a restaurant. He came back with a huge bag with our delicious food.

"Follow me, put it over here."

"Ok, and let me go get the drinks, and that will be $32.54."

He went back to the car, as I ran up to my room to get money. I counted the exact change and handed it to the delivery guy.

"Thank you Jennifer, have a nice day."

"Thanks and you too."

   I set up the food and put it on a tray in the living room. I turned on a light on in the kitchen to give us more viewing of we are walking. I waited on a one seat couch for Tucker. I had given him a key my house so he can come over freely. I swear this guy is always late, I waited 25 minutes then I heard the screeching sound of tires coming to a fast stop. I got up and went to the window, I peeped out and it was him. I jumped up and down as he brought a huge stack load of movies. I opened the door for him and helped him unload all his movie junk. He even brought his X-box! I love to play video games with him, he sure brings a challenge.

"Hey, darling ready to have some fun?"

"Heck yeah!"

"Good, and you said you wanted to watch a Tolkien movie first?"

"Yeah, anyone is fine to me."

"Okay then the first movie."

"They haven't made The Hobbit movie yet."

"No, but I heard that there starting to film one."

"Oh cool, I wanna watch that, I read the book and its awesome."

"Oh nice, lucky you, so Lord Of The Rings?"

"Yep."

   I ran and jumped onto the couch making a mess of the blankets that were properly placed on the couch. I looked over the couch and starred at Tucker hoping that he could hurry his butt over here and start the movie. He jumped over the couch and did a little skip to the television.

"Wow, that was pretty impressing."

"Thanks, I have been working on it."

   He put the movie in and sat down with me, we started to eat out lunch. Tucker was wearing a grey shirt with a black leather varsity jacket over it.

"Tucker? Aren't you hot?" I whispered into his ear as we were half way into the movie.

"Not as hot as you."

"Pfft, you know what I mean."

"Well yeah, it is getting warm in here."

   He leaned forward and took off his jacket, he was sitting on top of the blankets and me I was a bit cold so I stayed warm by covering my self with the blankets. We finished all three of the Lords Of The Rings movies. We finished up lunch by the first 20 minutes of the first movie. By the third movie I ran to get some snacks, there was little chip bags with my favourite kind of stuff. I poured it into a huge bowl and shock it up, I went back to the couch and Tucker put in Transformers. I looked down at the bowl and the first chip bag I saw was Hot Cheetos. That was Alex's favourite. That reminded me when we were in Las Vegas and the truck broke down, that was the day after Alex fought to defend me and saved me.

   I collapsed on to the floor, I spilt all the snack bags on to the floor. I saw Tucker get up an walk to me.

"What happened? Are you okay?" He said with concern in his voice.

"Yes, I am fine just a little flash back."

"Flash back? Flash back of what?"

"Alex, but please I don't wanna talk about it."

"No you have to, what about Alex?"

"Nothing, just stop bugging me about it."

   He helped me up and we picked up all the food and went to the couch. Tucker sat me down and held my hands. He looked in to my eyes.

"Tell me, I can help you Jennifer. What about Alex?"

"Nothing." I looked down at my hands ans Tucker's hands.

   Tucker let go and put his hand on my chin an raised my head to look up at him.

"Did he rape you?"

"No, but if I told you what really happened, you would never look at me the same.''

"That's not true, you know that I love you. I always will and always have loved you."

"I just can't do this anymore."

"Do what?"

"I love Alex. I think about him all the time. I do wanna talk to him but I am afraid that distance has separated us. I feel like I am dead but I am breathing. Even when I am happy I could kill my self."

"I heard when you love some one the other person can feel it, your in pain so Alex must love you unconditionally still."

"But he-he has a wife."

   My voice started to change as tears rolled down my cheek. My hands twitched at every word I spoke.

"Well it's obvious he loves you more."

   I talked to Tucker about Alex and how much I miss him, all the wonderful things about him.

   After 6 hours of obsessing over Alex, Tucker had to leave. We said our good byes and he left.