The ride was silent and cozy. At least for Rose, whose heart is racing and jumping for joy at the same time. It was her first time in his car, driving alone with him.
She couldn't have felt happier at that moment.
She is seated in the passenger seat and CJ is busy at the wheel, focused but ignoring his own racing heart caused by her presence in his car.
Rose would look his way every passing minute, taking in his gorgeous physique and the extra added by his hand on his wheels.
CJ noticed her eyes on him, making him surprisingly nervous.
Rose averted her eyes from him, looking at the passing bushes and trees.
She noticed they were getting close to her neighborhood.
She seriously didn't want this moment with him to end.
"Which is your house?" CJ asked, making Rose look at him.
He is focused on the wheel.
"Uh....a bit far away," she lied, looking ahead as she fiddled with her fingers nervously.
"What?" CJ asked.
She looked at him. He is looking between her and the road.
Oh geez. Does he remember my house? She asked internally.
"What do you mean still far away?" He asked.
"I live far away, remember?" Rose asked.
He scoffed. "I don't remember shit,"
"Of course. I live far away," she said boldly, facing the road.
"Far away, as in out of town?" He asked.
"Not entirely," she said, looking at the window and smiling a bit.
"Why would you live that far away and come to school from there?" He asked.
She didn't respond.
"And your parents didn't think of picking you up?"
She shrugged while looking at the window.
"Are you messing with me?"
Her heart picked up as she looked at him.
He is looking at her and then the road.
"What?"
"Are you messing with me?"
"No. Why would I do that? I live far away. Is that bad?"
"Yes, it is." He said, heaving a sigh as he rubbed his temples a bit.
She looked away, fighting the urge to smile.
"I shouldn't have picked you. I have something important to....."
"Like what?" Rose retorted, making him look at her.
She was looking at him.
"Huh?"
"Something important to do, like what?" She asked.
"Why would I tell you?"
"I just....." She paused. "I just want to know if I can find my way myself."
He scoffed. "Well, if you must know, I have a date with my girlfriend in an hour."
Rose's heart clenched. She faced the road.
He looked at her.
She moved her eyes in a way to fight the incoming tears.
"Just drop me anywhere," she said.
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Caesar's Rose
RomanceThey say, the devil you know is better than the angel you don't know. How true is this? ◼️◼️◼️◼️◼️◼️◼️◼️◼️◼️◼️◼️◼️◼️ AKARIST CREATIONS PRESENTS Rose Adams 17, Sweet, shy, innocent, intelligent. She lives and struggles with her industrious mother to...
