Beautiful Secrets

Chapter 23

I woke up to the sound of sizzling. The air smelt like bacon. I looked around, Jimmy was gone. I propped myself up on my elbows and checked the time. It was 9:00 am. It was Saturday. I smiled to myself and the flopped back down on the bed. I then got out of bed and walked to the kitchen where I saw Jimmy at the stove. His hair was all messy and out of place and he already had scruff growing. He was still in his pjs. I smiled at him. "Hey, babe" I said as sneaked up behind him. "Well good morning" he said as he leaned back and kissed my forehead. "What are you doing?" I asked as I looked at the bacon. He smiled at me. "Making breakfast" he said as he lay down more bacon. I raised my eyebrows. "Why" I asked. "Because I love you" he said with a big smile. "You don't have to do this" I said as I took the strip of uncooked bacon from his hands. "I want to" he said as he took it back. "You're too much" I said as I walked to the couch and sat down. "So, what do you wanna do?" Jimmy asked from the kitchen. I looked back at him. "What do you mean?" I asked. He shrugged. "Do you wanna go somewhere or something...." He said as he put the bacon strips on a plate. "I don't know, should we go in public together?" I asked. "Stevie, I wanna do something with you. Take you out, do stuff regular people do" he said. I looked out the widow. It was cloudy and snow was in the forecast for later today. "Ice skating" I said as I looked out the window. "You sure?" He asks as he walked over to me with a plate full of bacon. "Are you trying to give me a heart attack?" I joked as he set it down. He laughed and sat next to me on the couch. "No.....I don't know, anyway, you wanna go ice skating" he joked. "Shut up" I said. "And yes, I do" I continued. He rolled his eyes. "Wow, how basic could you get?" He said as he put his arm around me. I shot him a look. "I'm not basic!" I protested. He raises his eyebrows and looked down. "Okay maybe, but you said regular people stuff! This is regular stuff!" I said. "But I'm not regular" he said as he looked back at me. I grinned. "Obviously" I said. "Neither are you" he added. I looked at him. "Have I told you that you're beautiful" he said. "Yes" I said quietly. He stroked my face. "I love the way you smile" he said. I looked down. "Don't look down, you're beautiful" he said as he raises my chin up. "I wanna go ice skating" I said as I got up.

I wore what I came in last night, cute and simple. "You ready?" He asked. "Yep!" I exclaimed. He stood up and kissed my head. "Let's go" he said and then started for the door.

Rockafellar ice skating rink was pretty packed. I refused to let Jimmy rent out out for just us, because I really wanted to do something normal. "Are you sure you wanna do this?" He asked as we walked to the skate rentals. "Yes" I said as I grabbed his hand. People were already suspecting. "Is that Jimmy Fallon?" Someone said. I looked at them. "It is!" The person yelled. People started to make their way to us. "Stevie, we need to leave" he said as he grabbed me and we started going towards the exit. "Jimmy..." I said as I followed him. When we got out of the rink, we made our way to a small coffee place down the street. "We just can't be normal" he said as we walked. I smiled at him. "I'm sorry" he laughed. "It's fine" I said as I linked my arm in his. "Let's just get some coffee and I'll give you a tour of 30 Rock" he said. I perked up. "Seriously?! You're gonna take me on a tour of 30 Rock?" I exclaimed. He smiled at me. "Only if you want to" he said. "Sure! If love to!" I said. "Awesome!" He said. As we made our way into the coffee shop, Jimmy pulled out some sunglasses out of coat and told me to put them on. "Why?" I asked. "I don't want paparazzi getting in you're face." He said. I took the sunglasses off and have them back to him. "It's fine, I'll be fine" I said. "No! You don't know how invading they are" he said as he handed them back. I looked at him. "I do. Trust me" I said and then handed them back. He then remembered. "I'm sorry" he said. I looked away. "Whatever, just...let's get some coffee" I said as the memories rushed back. "Okay" he said.

After we got coffee, we sat inside and talked a little. "So, tell me everything about you. What had happened in the last two years?" He asked. I sighed. "A lot and nothing" I said. He gave me a puzzled look. "So....you're a senior now" he said. I nodded. "Are you....going to go to college?" He asked. I looked away. "I don't know....I want to, but at the same time, I don't" I said. "Why?" He asked. "It's a long story" I said. He took another sip of his coffee. "Tell me" he said. I sighed. "Well, when everyone found out about...us, I swore to myself that as soon as high school was over, I would move far away and try to forget everything. I picked my grades up and joined stupid clubs so that I could get into a nice college far away. I got accepted to one in California and one in Oklahoma and a few others." I said. "Are you gonna go?" He asked. I looked down. "I don't know.....I need to, but when we reconnected.....I don't know. You have the power that could change my whole decision" I said as I took a drink of coffee. He looked at me. There was an awkward silence. "You should go" he finally said. I looked at him. "What?" I said. "You should go to college. You need to get your degree and then when your done, I'll be right here" he said. I looked at him shocked. I can't believe he would actually agree to me going away. "No, I went two years without you, I can't go four" I said. "I want you to succeed, I want you to have be educated and then maybe we live happily ever after" he said. "I don't know.....I'll think about it" I said.