~Adam's pov~
We drove in silence up hills and through grass paths. I kept looking over at her but she was quiet and fumbled with her fingers. I could tell she was nervous and it scared me. What was she going to tell me? I finally stopped and parked. She got out of the truck and started walking some before suddenly stopping. She looked up and looked out at the view and her jaw dropped. I got out and went to stand next to her. I took her hand and she stiffened before looking at me and relaxing again.
"This is beautiful" she whispered. "Like you" I mumbled. As she looked around her breath caught as she noticed the Hollywood sign. "I didn't think you could get this close" she said and looked at me. "Wait here" I said and turned back to grab the basket I packed and the blanket. I laid it out and patted the ground for her to sit. Ana looked at me and came to sit.
~Analise's pov~
"Thanks" I whispered. I sat next to him and looked at him as he emptied the basket. "You did all this?" I asked as he pull out strawberries, whipped cream, chocolate, sandwiches, and bottles of water. He smiled, "yeah, did I do okay?" I could hear the worry in his voice, but I couldn't tell if it was because of what I had to tell him or because he was worried I wouldn't like what he packed. "You did great" I said. He handed me a Nutella and jelly sandwich. I smiled and took a bite "mmmm". He laughed. "So..." He said like he was testing the waters. I looked at him, "I know what you're gonna ask" I said, "I'm just trying to figure out how to do it." He looked at me and nodded.
We talked and relaxed and laughed for hours. We watched the sunset behind the Hollywood sign and finished off the strawberries and whipped cream as well as the chocolate. We moved to the bed of the truck and looked up at the stars. I had been avoiding telling him all afternoon and I knew I had to explain.
"Adam?" I questioned looking up at him as we laid in the truck bed. He looked scared about what I was going to say, but he stayed calm and said, "yes Ana?" I took a deep breath, "5 years ago I was raped".
~Adam's pov~
"What?" I asked as I stiffened at her words. "I was raped" she explained. "I was in school and this kid I knew of because of a friend came in and raped me. My boyfriend at the time came in looking for me and stopped him. In short my school did nothing and I was harassed by him straight through high school. My boyfriend turned out to be a jerk and I left him. I was in therapy for a while and it worked but I still have my bad days." She finished and wouldn't look at me. I sat up and looked at her, "Ana I..." She looked at me with tears in her eyes.
"I'm sorry This was the last thing I wanted to talk about. I mean when you get the change to hang out with Adam Levine you don't really want him to see you cry and know your broken." She wiped her eyes with the back of her hand. I looked at her, "you have nothing to be sorry about" I said as I wrapped my arm around her, "I was the one that snooped and sorta forced you to tell me." She shook her head, "I should go, I mean you have better things to do than deal with this." I bit my lip and nodded not knowing what else to do.
We packed up the stuff and climbed back into the cab. "Ana, I can't imagine what that is like but all things considered you seem pretty trusting. If we never meet again, just be careful." I said as I pulled onto the main road back to the hotel. She nodded, "I'm not normally so trusting but something about you just makes me want to believe your okay." I nodded and I realized she was putting her emotional well being on the line here and I couldn't mess this up.
As I pulled up to hotel she hesitated, "thank you, I mean it was fun, Its just sad it has to end.... Bye Adam".
~Analise's pov~
As I got out of the truck I realized I didn't want the night to end at all. I mean you don't just drop a bomb like that and then say night. I looked back at him, "do you wanna come up?" I asked suddenly and feeling instantly stupid. "Uh I mean if you really want me too" he said with a slight smile. "I'll meet you up there" I said, which would give him time to park and give me time to change into something comfortable.
As soon as I finished changing Adam was knocking on the door. I opened it and smiled as he walked in.
We talked about everything, he asked more about my past and, although I cried some, he stayed and made me feel comfortable. After talking about the heavy stuff we relaxed and watched a movie and he talked about his family. I couldn't get over how happy he was to talk about them. It was cute.
Before we knew it it was 3am and we were asleep on the couch.
