Open Hearted

Chapter 9

Finally it was winter break. We had two weeks of freedom before we had to go back to hell. It was the day after exams and I was doing service hours so I wouldn't have to worry about them later. I looked at the time. It was two o'clock. I looked around the parking lot waiting for Jace who was supposed to be picking me up. I felt someone put there hands on my hips and and speak slowly in my ear with a sexy deep voice. 

"Excuse me miss? I need some help. I'm looking for my beautiful girlfriend who I'm supposed to be picking up."

"How bout you forget about your girlfriend and we can hang out instead." I said as I turned around and hugged Jace. 

When we got to his house I said hi to Lucy and Rose who were making cookies. 

"Yum! I love homemade cookies!" I said as Rose ran up and hugged me. She was the cutest thing I've ever seen with her hair in pigtails and a barbie apron on. 

"You can have some when they're done."

"Yay! I can't wait." 

We ran upstairs before Mr. Smith got home. I hadn't seen him since the incident and I didn't want to. He knew that Jace an I had gotten back together and as far as I knew he didn't like the idea. We went to Jace's room and he closed the door. I sat on the bed  and he laid down with his head on my lap. I was playing with his hair. 

After some time we ended up making out. Somehow our shirts and jeans ended up on the floor and we were cuddled up under the covers. It was perfect. Almost as if the two of us had become one. I had my head in my chest listening to his heartbeat almost asleep when there was a knock on the door. When neither of us replied Tony opened the door slowly. 

"Hey dad wants to talk to you guys." He said. There was no doubt that he had seen the clothes on the floor by the bed. I blushed and saw him shake his head. 

"Alright. Tell him we'll be right there." Jace murmured tightening his grip around me. 

After Tony closed the door again Jace got up and put on his jeans and a plain white t shirt. I put on my clothes and grabbed one of Jace's sweatshirts from his closet. I hid behind him on the way down. Almost as if I was hiding from a monster. To me Mr. Smith was a monster. An evil one that had tried to break Jace and I up. 

"You wanted to see us?" Jace said as we walked into Mr. Smith's office. It was a large room with glass doors. There was a desk in the middle and some shelves behind it and a plant in the corner. Jace went to sit in one of the chairs across from the desk and I went to sit in the other but he pulled me into his lap. 

 

"Andora..." He said as he put down the papers he was looking at. 

"Yes?" 

"Andora, I... I just wanted to say that... I'm sorry." I sat there in shock. I felt my jaw drop and I closed it quickly. 

"My words and actions were childish." He spoke so formally. I stayed quiet and he continued. "What you said that day on the patio truly impressed me. I was wrong for judging you because of your background. I can see my son really loves you and I shouldn't have tried to ruin that." 

"Mr. Smith... I don't know what to say." He smiled at me. His blue eyes smiled with him. 

"Call me Andrew." I smiled widely and ran to hug him. Now i know what your thinking. I mean me of all people forgiving that asshole? The thing is... I could tell he was truly sorry. I mean the guy did raise Jace and I knew that's were Jace had inherited most of his traits from. I heard him chuckle softly and I let go as Rose and Lucy walked in with a plate full of cookies and some milk. 

 

Rose gave all of us a glass of milk and a cookie. Tony and Lynita walked inside from laying out by the pool. 

"You guys are having cookies with out us?!" Tony said with a hurt face. We all laughed and he smiled.

"Look at my beautiful family." Andrew said proudly. "My wonderful wife, my sons, and my three beautiful daughters." I smiled at him and Jace winked at me. 

A few days later Jace's parents had invited my parents and I to a barbecue lunch. Turns out our parents had a lot in common. Andrew's grandfather was from New Zealand which was right next to Australia. Our mom's had both lived in the Florida keys for a while and both played tennis. 

After it got dark Jace and I walked out to his dock. We sat with our legs dangling off the edge and he had his arm around me. He seemed tense and almost nervous about something. 

"Are you ok babe?" I asked almost worried. He never acted this way. 

"Andora you know I love you more than anything right?" He said staring out at the canal. Oh God. He was gonna break up with me. No that couldn't be it. Oh no he was moving! Wait no maybe he decided to join the army. Did he get another girl pregnant? Was it Gianna?! Oh that fucking slut. I was going to kill her. I'll run her over with my car. 

As I went over the different scenarios of how I could get rid if Gianna in my head Jace pulled something out of his pocket. He took my right hand and slipped something on my ring finger. I looked down at it and my jaw dropped. It was a beautiful white gold ring with a heart shaped ruby in the middle and small diamonds surrounding it. 

"It's a promise ring. I promise to love you forever and to marry you one day." He said. I was too shocked to speak. 

"Alright I can tell you hate it. I'm an idiot. I'll take it back." He said as he went to take the ring off my finger. I slapped his hand. 

"Ow!" I grabbed his face gently and kissed him. When I finally pulled away I looked into his gorgeous eyes. 

"So you didn't get Gianna pregnant?" I said after thinking of my crazy assumptions. 

"Whaaa?" He said looking at me like I had three heads. I laughed and told him to forget it. 

"This must have costed a fortune!" I said admiring the beautiful piece of jewelry.

"Naww. I'll just need to work a few more shifts at work." He said rubbing his neck. I laughed and kissed him again. Damn this boy could kiss. I felt him smile almost as if he could read my thoughts. 

Who would have thought that two people could fall in love so perfectly? It all started when I looked into those beautiful blue eyes. When I saw that perfect face. Was there anything I would have changed about that day? Would I have changed running into him? Even though it would have saved me from a bruise there was not one thing I would have changed about the moment. With that moment... I met my soulmate. 

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