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Eleven

Chapter Eleven

"I'm taking you out on a date." The text reads.

A small smile lights up the corners of my lips and I glance up, my eyes trailing over the bumps and ridges of my bedroom ceiling. Soon enough, my fingers fly across the blue lit screen.

"Is that so?"

I slowly sit up in my bed, my nail caught between my teeth as the three dotted bubble appears on my screen. Someone knocks at my door and, without looking away from my phone, I stand up and stumble my way over to the door, opening it and walking back to my bed.

"Hey, Sugar." I drop my phone and grin. "Whatcha doin', Baby?"

Jumping off of my bed, I wrap my arms around Jessie and tug her onto the covers, ignoring her choked laughs. "I missed you." I mumble against her smashed cheek.

She chuckles. "I know you did."

Pulling back, I kiss her cheek and make a loud 'muah' sound as I release her. "I've been lying in bed, crying because you left me for your drunk father."

Jessie's gorgeous, round eyes narrow. "He's still my father, Sugar."

"I know, I know." I sigh and grab my phone, turning so she can watch. "I can still hate him—" I rush out before speaking again, giving her no chance to butt in. "Anyways, guess who just told me they're taking me on a date?"

Jessie grins. "Who?"

"Landon!" I squeal and open the message he sent me. "See?"

"It is so, Darling. Does Wednesday night sound good?"

Jessie nudges me, nodding towards my phone. "Tell Lover Boy you agree because god damn!"

"Oh my god." I whisper, biting my lip and typing quickly on my phone in agreement. He tells me that he will just take me after school and the date is settled. "Dude, he is so nice. I am falling in love—not literally, but still."

"Just be careful." Jessie pursues. "You never know and I don't want you getting hurt. My knuckles still throb from the last guy."

"Yeah," I draw out, wincing. "But that dude was a one night stand who wouldn't back the fuck off."

"True." She shrugs and sighs, leaning into my side. "So, what do you want to do?"

"Dayummm, shawty!" I whistle, wiggling closer to her and licking her cheek. "What are you offering?"

Rolling her eyes, Jessie bites my tongue, eliciting a yelp from the back of my throat. Once she releases me, I pout and hide under my covers. It doesn't take long for me to peek back out, grinning mischievously at her.

"Wanna go grocery shopping so we can bake some shit?" I waggle my eyebrows, my toes jumping beneath the sheets. 

Jessie narrows her eyes at me. "As long as we can eat an edible before it."

"Deal." We shake hands and I stumble off of my bed, grabbing her arm.

The both of us rush to my car and hop inside, immediately speeding out of the driveway. A grin lights up Jessie and I's face as Love Runs Out by One Republic swarms through the speakers of my car.

"I'll be your light," I sing.

"Your match,"

Jessie laughs as I hold an imaginary microphone to my mouth. "Your burning sun."

"I'll be the bright in black," She twists her torso and turns up the volume. "That's makin' you run."

I nod along to the song. "And we'll feel alright,"

"And we'll feel alright."

We continue singing our hearts out, the faint light of other cars flashing around us. The car rumbles beneath us as I drive around town, weaving and passing different objects, before we finally reach the grocery store.

"I'm tired now." I yawn, pulling the keys out of the ignition. Suddenly, I smile at Jessie. "I'm tired of this, grandpa!"

She smiles back at me, stomping around the side of the car and yanking me out of my seat. "Well, that's too damn bad!"

In one sluggish motion, I heave myself out of the car and slam the door behind me, locking it shut. We both walk up the slanted parking lot and enter through the automatic doors, a cold gush of air pushing our hair back in a rhythmic swoosh.

I smile at a worker and swerve a student I know from school with wide eyes. Jessie and I land in the aisle with all of the supplies we need to make baked goods from scratch. I immediately grab flour and curse to myself.

"I'll be right back." I holler to Jessie before running around the corner and off to the front of the store.

Coming to a screeching halt, I stare carefully at the lady with her back turned and an empty cart. I tip-toe forward and yank her cart towards me, running off in Jessie's direction, ignoring the yelling woman.

"I—" I pant. "I've got us a cart."

Jessie stares at me weirdly and gives me a once over. "Did you just run a fucking marathon or some shit, Sugar?"

I shrug. "Somethin' of the sort."

Shaking her head, Jessie gets back to picking ingredients and I decide I should do the same. By the time we are done, we have the cart filled to the rim with sugar (both white and brown because we are not racist. #equality), all different types of chocolate chips, baking soda, baking powder, eggs, icing, sprinkles, butter, vanilla extract (and orange for some reason), and different types of nuts and dried fruits.

That was a brainful.

I also somehow managed to shove my fat ass into the cart because my feet hurt by the end of the shopping trip. Jessie was pushing the cart while I piled all of the ingredients onto the register. Once we were done checking out, Jessie pushed me out of the door and started laughing maniacally.

"What is it?" I laugh at her, turning around to look at her.

Suddenly, I jolt forward and I am left screaming. The cart flies down the parking lot and I can't help but laugh. 

Well, that was until I realized I was barreling straight for a stranger's car.

"Oh, fuck—oh, fuck—oh, fuck!" I scream as I crash into the side of the car, setting the alarm off. "Shit." I pant.

Crawling out of the cart, I start rapidly grabbing random bags before sprinting to my car, leaving Jessie to grab the two bags I managed to leave behind. She rushes after me and we hop into my car, speeding out of the parking lot.

"You fucking bitch." I laugh, glancing in my rearview mirror.

(A/N: Hello my loves.  I am sorry but the chapter will end here. My mind is somewhere else and that place is on the next chapter. This chapter is more of a filler chapter but I may come back and finish it. With that being said, proceed to the next chapter with caution. I wish you all good luck.)