Does He Love Me, too?

Chapter 3

Jeremy blushes at me. "O... OK." He gives a smile.

"I'm going to go out and eat something. Do you want to come?" I been wanting to ask him to go out, but my ex-girlfriend and him being so scared to were he runs out never let me get the chance.

"I... I don't have my w... Wallet." Jere rubs his neck.

"I'll pay for you." I smile at him.

"Are we g... Going to eat here?" I can tell he doesn't like the idea of eating here.

"Hell no! We just almost died here. We need a calm place to eat." I smile bigger.

Jeremy rode with me to a homemade pancake place. I love to go here when I can for breakfast, or dinner after my shifts.

I take a normal two person table. I sit on one side and watch tiny Jere try to get in the tall seat. I try not to laugh.

I get off my chair. I grab him by the hips and lift him up into it. 

He squeaks and looks at me. "M... Mikey!" He's red again.

I smile back. "You looked like you needed help."

We got our drinks and food. I focus on what Jere got.

Chocolate chip pancakes with bacon. A glass of strawberry milk, which was their special milk of the day.

I look at my food. Banana French toast with hash browns. I picked the special juice. They don't tell you what it is till it's on the table. It's apple juice today.

Then I focus on Jeremy.

Small, brown hair that covers his nice green eyes, and a little scar under his left eye. I never notice it till now. It's not big or looks like it was bad. 

I frown. I know there was trouble at him, that lead to his stepfather in jail. Now he lives with his step-grandma.

His mom is in the hospital because of his stepfather. He's still waiting for her to get the ability to talk again.

I sigh. He's still so nice when there is all this badness in his life.

"M... Mike. Are y... You OK?" Jeremy catches me staring.

"Yes. I'm fine. I'm just thinking." I till him the truth. "Sorry for zoning out."

"I... It's OK.... Wh... Who do you like now M... Mike?" Jere bites his lip.

I bite my tongue. Ow. It hurts.

"A guy."

Jeremy makes a face of surprise. 

I just caused him to dislike me. Dang it.

"M... Me, too......."

There is a weird quietness now between us.

"So... Do you need a ride home?" I try to break it.

"N... No. I not h... Heading home. I'm g... Going to my mom." Jere frowns, but at the same time sound happy.

"Can I come? I want to meet her." I've wanted to see how bad she is.

Everyone cracks joke about others mom. Everyone is OK with them, but with Jeremy you can't say anything about her or he cries.

I want to see why it breaks him so much, so I know how much I need to beat the bullies who say that stuff.

The night watch sits there for a bit. I guess he's deciding.

"Th... That's fine." Jeremy finally answers.

I payed for the both of us. Then we had to the nursing home his mom is at.

"Pl... Please don't say rude things." The boy asks me.

"Do you think I'm that mean?"

Jere just looks at me.

We go in and get to the room. We stand outside the door.

"Pl... Please don't panic over h... Her injuries." Jeremy looks like he's about to cry.

....

Sad Jere there. I just upset myself.

Also another short chapter! :(

I can't write long ones for some reason.