Halloween Is Scarier Then you Think

Chapter Four

I wake up the next morning and I just lay there staring at the ceiling. After the whole mirror fiasco I was afraid to go to sleep, but Jake said he'd sleep on the couch in the den in case Jennifer decided to come back. I left the doors open and I can almost hear Jake snoring a little. I smile a little because it's kind of funny.

I sit up and I get out of bed. I walk over to my closet and I grab a red halter top along with a pair of black jean shorts. I stand behind my bed away from the den and I change out of my pjs then I walk into the den.
Of course Jake would still be asleep, so I walk past him to the back of the room where my vanity is. I sit down and I start to brush my tangled mess of hair. My hair is super thick and gets frizzy when I sleep so I literally have to brush it almost every morning. Sometimes I have to have a small brush with me when I go out with Cat.

I hear Jake stir on the couch and through the mirror I see him sit up. He stretches for couple minutes then stands up. I finish brushing my hair and I turn around.

"Hey," I said, almost blushing because he slept without a shirt on and every muscle in his back were very toned.

He turned around and gave me a small smile.

"I have to go change. Be right back," he said, then he walked out of the room and I heard my bedroom door click shut.

I hunch over with a huff and I stare at the ground. Why does he have to be so gorgeous and so unavailable?

I hear a buzz and I get up. I walk past the couch and toward my bed. I pick up my phone and I open the text from Cat.

Jasen and I are going to go bowling and wanted to ask if you could come with us :/

That face. She definitely knows what happened last night and she doesn't want me to be alone. I text back a reply.

Yeah okay, I'll be at your house in 20

I do need to get out of the house without being afraid.

Jake comes back into my room wearing jeans and a brown t-shirt on and he goes over to the couch in the den. He picks up his phone and slides it in his pocket, then he walks up to me. Ugh why is he staring at me so seductively?

"I'm going to go bowling with Cat and Jasen so you don't have to babysit me anymore," I said as he stood in front of me. He looked almost disappointed but he nods his head. Gawd why is he making this so difficult?
I turn away while biting my lip and I can almost feel his stare burning a hole in the back of my head.
I grab my black knee high combat boots and I sit on the edge of my bed while I put them on. Jake sits down next to me and he wraps his arm around my waist. He pulls me into his chest and nuzzles his face into my neck. He hugs me tighter and kisses me.

The kiss was sweet and I didn't want it to end.

My phone buzzes while a knock on my door ruined our little moment.

We pull apart and I reach for my phone as the door starts to open. Its my dad. He is dressed in his uniform which means he has to leave for work again. I check my phone to see that Cat replyed with a kay.

"How are you Lennox?" my dad said not noticing that Jake had stood up and walked into the den. I set my phone facedown on the bed and I finished putting on my shoes.

"I'm fine dad," I said, not looking at him.
It was quiet for a few minutes, then he left my room. He always seems to be working, like he's a full time cop now cause he never shows up for dinner and I never see him in the mornings.

"Why is it that we can never have five minutes alone?" Jake said, sitting back on my bed. I giggle at that.

"Maybe the universe is trying to tell us something?" I nudged him with my elbow hoping he'd get the hint about Courtney. With my boots on, I stand up and slide my phone in my back pocket.
Jake sighs and I ignore him.
I need to focus on something other then him and that means hanging out with my friends who are single. They can back me up on this and tell me that kissing Jake while he is still seeing Courtney is out of bounds.
I put on my leather jacket I borrowed from Cat and I walk out of my room.
I hear Jake follow me and I just leave my mind blank even though all I can think about is kissing him and ripping his shirt off.

"Hey Lennox, everything okay?" Brad said as I got downstairs. He had been waiting at the bottom of the stairs for me to make sure I was all right. I smirk at him. Guess he had decided to keep the haircut he gave himself last night. Looks kinda nice.

"I'm fine. I'm going bowling with my friends so I don't need you to hover anymore," I said, taking my keys off the hook. Brad huffs and I can almost feel Jake staring at my back with worry.

I breathe in and I open the door. I open the door to my car and turn the key to start the engine but there was a problem. It wouldn't start, whenever I turned the key it would just click. It sounds like there's no engine at all. Great, just my luck. I groan and I reach under the steering wheel and I pop the hood. I don't know much about cars but if I ever need help then I can just call the guys out here to help me.
I get out to check whats wrong and I lift the hood up. I prop it it up and I look at where the engine is supposed to be, but its not there.
I scream at the top of my lungs at what I see.

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Whoa. Didn't see that coming.

Tune into the next chapter to see what happens next.