Fresh Meat

Chapter 3

Sorry its starting off so slow! I promise it will get better, just cut me some slack ;)

Chapter 3

A week went by, and I didn't see Devein. But I didn't even think much about him, it was all Jared. There was only a week before the party he asked me to. I was excited, just being with Jared. It's defiantly a fangirl moment I would tell to my girlfriends back home. I really wanted go shopping because I didn't really have a party dress for that, if I even wear one. I don't even know what to wear. Ironically, Victoria gave me money to go out shopping by the nearest mall. I didn't have time today, I mean I can't bail on Jared..he asked me to go to his soccer game today because volleyball got canceled.

"Hey duck, if you don't mind but we have to leave early for the game, it's our first one" asked Jared.

"No big deal! I'll get ready now!" I walked towards the door.

"Alright," he walked away but then stopped and didn't turn around, "but will you wear my jersey? For like support?"

If he said he wasn't blushing at that moment, he would be lying. I replied, "Id be honored!" Few moments later, Lucas came running in with this shirt that looked like Waldo's shirt off of the book Where's Waldo? "Are you guys going to date?" Lucas asked.

"I don't think so, Jared doesn't like me like that."

"Wow, you're blind"

And he left. Maybe we are taking a step forward. Don't the girlfriends always wear their boyfriends jersey anyways?

I slipped it on, with jean shorts, and my black flats. I didn't really do much with my hair, just a casual sock bun. I looked in the mirror for a self check and I saw someone in my mirror. "That really shows your figure." Jared said. "Oh, ya think so? Maybe I should wear it to homecoming when we get back" I unrolled it so it looked like a dress. He laughed. I really love his laugh, it always makes me laugh. He pulled me closer, and stared into my eyes. He rested his hands on my hips as I looked up to him, "If you did end up wearing it, you would still be the most beautiful girl there." His words were so soft, it was hard not to melt. His hand made its way up to my face as he rubbed my cheek with his thumb he leaned in, "um, I think we better go." Still staring into my eyes, he slowly let go of me.

When we arrived to the pitch we got out and of course as clumsy as I am, I tripped but he caught me. Or I thought it was him.. "Lena, you okay?" It was Devein. "Oh, yeah. I'm cool!"

"I must be bad luck, you're always falling when I'm around." He looked up, "oh hey Jared, ready to drag?"

"Yeah..Lena you know Dev? How?" You can see the tension in his arms. I was guessing I needed to reply, "Not really, we just got a little mix up on registration day." No reply. He just walked away. But he did play one hell of a game, probably because that ball was visioned with my face on it.

Jared came up to me after the game, it's not like he had a choice..we had one car and we were going to the same place. I hope he isn't mad, it's not like I texted him. As he got closer, I couldn't really tell if he was mad or not. He just had no emotion. As we walked along, I thought I would break the silence, "Good game." He put his arm around me, "Listen, I'm sorry. When we get home, let me shower and lets go up to the mountains. We have to talk." Jared said. He softly kissed me on the cheek. You don't know how long I've been waiting for that, and it wasn't even a real kiss.

We got home, I went to the room I was staying in. Jared went to the shower, like he said. When he was out he walked in my room and grabbed my hand, interlocking his with mine. There was nothing I looked at but our hands, I just couldn't believe this. Best friends don't hold hands?

We reached the top of where he wanted to take me. There was blankets out so we sat on them, and the later it got we wrapped up in them.

"Lena, I don't know how to explain it. But I'm not mad at you, and I don't care if you like Devein..it's just-"

"What? I don't even know him Jared." I had to cut him off right there.

"It doesn't sound like that by the way he talks about you. I didn't know you were the girl he met at registration."

"He talks about me? What does he say?" Jared just stared at the ground, ignoring everything I asked and went on.

"Duck, I don't know what it is. But since we've been here..there's just something about you. I don't understand, I've known you for this long and I haven't felt like this." He was speaking his in his soft words that make me melt. After a break of silence he finally made eye contact with me, "I think I want to be more."

"Jared, I-"

"I understand if you don't want to, it's cool. No big deal."

I wanted to tell him about how long I've liked him, but I couldn't and I won't. It will freak him out. Besides I don't want to mess up the only chance I would actually have. I just played on the safe side and said, "I like you too."

It was already dark out by the time the conversation I've been dreaming of came to an end. We just laid there in each others arms for the rest of the night, just looking at the stars until we fell asleep with the mountains surrounding us. That was the best sleep I've ever had in a while.

We defiantly are moving forward.