Him and I

Chapter 4: The Car Ride

•10 minutes later•

Chase's P.O.V

I can't wait until school's over, just 3 more minutes. I really want to hang out with Marry. I've liked her for about 2 months now. I wonder if she likes me and if she's counting this as a date or what?

I still can't figure how I'm going to wait for her after school, should I have flowers or something? Should I be romantic or cool or what?! Ummmm.......... Oohh! I've got it!

"Mr.Johnson! Are you paying attention to Ms.Simmons." Mr.Dawson said.

"Uhh. No." I said fast

"Mr.Johnson! Pay attention!"

"Ok. Chill!"

"Don't you dare ch-"

"Ring! Ring! Ring!" Thank god the bell rang!

"Shit!" I said quietly. I'm really, really, really nervous! I gotta hurry, before she gets there first.

I walked really fast out of the school. I was looking for a rose, where are they?!!??!

There they are! "Oh my, there she is." I quickly grabbed a rose and walked away from the bushes.

"Hey!" I yelled and waved. What was I thinking of waving?!!

"Umm hey." She said shyly as she walked over to me.

"Uhh this is for you." I said as I gave her the rose.

"Awwwe thanks!" She said cutely as she started blushing. And tried to hide her face.

"Why are you trying to hide you face?" I asked while trying to lift her chin up.

"Cuz it's embarrassing."

"It's not, you're beautiful." I said.

"Here I go blushing again." She said embarrassed.

"Whatever. So do you wanna go now?" I asked

"Sure. Do you wanna walk or?"

"Umm, I was thinking about taking my car. Are you ok with that?" I asked.

"Yeah sure." She replied.

We walked to my car and I wanted to hold her hand, but she might pull it away from mine. So I didn't.

We got to my car and went inside. We both buckled up and I started the car. She asked "Can I turn on the radio?" "Sure." Thinking Out Loud by Ed Sheeran was on.

"I really like this song." I said trying to create small talk.

"No way, me too" she said.

I drove away from the school parking lot. When the song was over, it was pretty quiet.

"Umm are you excited for the vacation?" She asked.

"Yeah. It's going to be fun going to Disneyland and stuff with you guys."

"Totally." She chuckled.

"Is it ok if I get some shut eye for like 5-10 minutes? I'm really tired, I didn't get that much sleep last night." She asked.

"Yeah, totally." I tried mimicking her.

"Thanks jerk." She giggled.

"No problem, anytime. Well you can get some shut eye and I'll wake you up when we get to the mall, it might take a while. There's a lot of traffic in LA." I said.

"Ok, thanks. Can you change the radio station and turn the volume down? " she said like a baby.

"Sure, now go to sleep!" I said like a parent.

•5 Minutes later•

She finally fell asleep. She's so cute when she's sleeping, not trying to sound creepy. I touched her hand making sure she was actually asleep.

She didn't move. I really wanted to hold her hand. So I did, her hands were really soft. I held her hand and she held my hand back. She moved her hand away from mine and rubbed her arm with her hands. I bet she was cold.

While we were stuck in traffic, I took my varsity jacket off and put it above her chest and her arms. She then held my hand again. I was really happy.

•10 minutes later•

We're still stuck in traffic. Marry let go of my hand and started to rub her eyes. She's completely up now.

"Do you want your jacket back, I'm not that cold anymore." she said. Her voice was cracky.

"No, you can wear it just in case you get cold again"

"What if you get cold?" She asked.

"It doesn't matter, just use it."

"Well ok then. Thanks. Was I snoring while I was sleeping?"

"No, you were adorable though."

"Why are you so nice to me?" She asked.

"Cuz your adorable." I smirked.

"There you go again!" She said madly.

"Fine then, wanna here the truth?"

"Yes!" She said loudly and fast.

"Ok..this is pretty hard."

"Just tell me, I won't laugh or anything."

"Ok.... Ok, I...... I like you." I said quietly.

"Is that why you asked me if I wanted to hang out with you?"

"Yes."

"Well I like you too. When did you start liking me?"

"About 2 months ago. When did you start liking me?"

"Same as you. What did I do to make you like me, like why do you like me?"

"When I broke my arm, you helped me with everything. And you came over everyday to help me cuz my parents were on vacation. Do you remember when you slept at me house?"

"No, I can't really remember anything from earlier this year."

"Well, you stayed at my place on a Friday because you were helping me cuz I couldn't do anything. You were scared to go home cuz it was dark and it was like 11 at night. So you asked if you could sleep at my place and I said yeah. We watched a movie in my room. And you fell asleep on my chest and then I stared at you for a while and then I went to sleep. In the morning I felt great. That's when I realized you were the girl for me."

"Oh, I kind of remember now."
She said. I'm so glad she remembered.

"Now tell me why you like me."

"Ok. So when I broke up with Bryce, I was sad because I didn't want to but I didn't want to get dumped and getting dumped would hurt more. So you came in and helped me with everything, and that's when I started growing feelings for you." She said sadly.

"Oh. I see. Do you still like Bryce?" I asked hoping she wouldn't.

"Not really, but just a little." she said and I got sad.

"Ok." I said sadly. After that, the car ride was pretty much silent other than the music.