My Boyfriends Best Friend

Chapter 10

Jon texts me when he is parked outside my grandparents house and I rush down there as fast as lightning and hope my grandpa doesn't talk to him too much. When I get down to the driveway though Jons truck is parked but he isn't in the drivers seat, where could he be. He drives an old Ford pick up like old old and it is a bright teal blue color. I kind of love it. I head into the house to see if by chance Jon got dragged in by my grandparents and is being held hostage by an old photo album of mine. I cringe at the thought of this and race inside to find exactly what I feared. Jon is sat between my grandparents with the thickest photo album you have ever seen on his lap. However when I look at his face he is not looking at the pictures in disgust he is looking at them in this sweet and loving way. When I walk through the door his eyes immediately come up to meet mine and he holds up the photo album "Look at what your grandparents were just showing me, you were such a cute kid." He is beaming his smile so bright and warm it almost takes my breath away. I don't know what to even do right now, Jon is looking at me with that goofy grin and my grandparents look pleased. Why do they look pleased? I thought they didn't like Jon, had he really changed their minds in the three minutes it took me to walk down from my house? "We should probably get going" I say to Jon "Don't want to be late the captain might leave without us." I laugh a little at this joke but it isnt whole hearted. Jon seems to immediately understand that I am upset and swifty shuts the book before shaking hands with both of my grandparents hands and ushering us out to his truck.

Once the we are heading down my street Jon looks over at me quickly "Are you doing okay?" he asks me softly "The photo album was your grandparents idea I had nothing to do with that just so you know." He is looking back at the road when he says this his voice soft and apologetic. "I didn't mean to cross a line." I let out a sigh and turn on the bench seat of the truck so that I am looking at Jon. "They met Darren when he came over to pick me up for our first date which was only like two weeks ago," I say "I just..." I dont know what to say but Jon seems to know exactly what I am thinking because he finishes the thought for me "don't want them to think bad of you seeing multiple guys?" I sigh again hearing it from him makes it sound even worse "Something like that" I say sitting back against the leather looking out the window. It was actually a really nice day out today and I was wearing a cute outfit and I was hanging out with a nice guy and here I was dwelling on something as stupid as what my grandparents think of me. I know they think Im a good person, I am the oldest grandchild and I have always taken care of everybody else. I think they see that and know that I wouldn't do anything too stupid. I have a good head on my shoulders my grandpa always says to me. I am the only one who actually bothers to spend time with them now that us grandkids are all grown up. My cousin Sarah who is only about six months younger than me moved to Florida about a year ago to live with her internet boyfriend and has not been back to visit yet. I look back at Jon and I just look at him as he is driving drumming his fingers against the stearing wheel. I reach out and grab his hand holding it in mine as we drive. We don't talk for almost the who trip its not till we get close to Lake Stevens when Jon takes his hand away from mine. "I think we need to talk about a couple things before we see Darren," he says not taking his eyes off the road his grip tightening on the steering wheel. "I think it would be best to keep our distance around Darren, I just dont want him to catch on to anything." he says chancing a quick look over at me. "I think that is a good idea." I say back to him. "I also think," he continues "that you need to make a choice." He parks the truck and looks over at me his blue eyes landing on mine "because I like you, but Darren is still my best friend and I want to make sure he doesn't get hurt." He looks straight ahead through the windshield and runs a hand through his hair. "No you are totally right, I was going to break up with Darren at lunch yesterday but everything got all messed up." I look at Jon trying to catch his eye again. "I just need a minute alone with him at some point."