working with jace {jace norman}

Chapter 19

I feel the shift of him under me, causing me to sit up as the lights of the car turn on.

My eyes squint around, watching him rub his.

"We're here" Jaces voice groggy, left with him as opens the car door.

I stumble out after him, shutting the door to the empty car.

I glance around the parking lot at the still cars, the sun starting to rise to reflect off their hoods.

I take a seat on the couches in the lobby. Everyone around us bored with sleep as we wait for Dan to show up.

My suitcase presses aginst my knees as I lean myself on the arm of the couch, feeling the weight of someone next to me.

I look over to meet the eyes of Maeve. I slightly roll mine forward, closing them again.

"Emily..."

I pretend to sleep, silent.

She continues,
"Look, I know things started out kind of shakey, having a bad conscience isn't always a good thing- what i'm trying to get at is. I dont want to have a bad trip because we're mad at each other. So maybe we should just put this all behind us?"

I lift my head up at her, surprised and contemplating as I nod anyway,
"Yeah, okay"

"Yeah?" She grins, hugging my side as her perfume overwhelms the surrounding air.

I lock eyes with Jace across from me, he threads his eyebrows together and smiles lightly in confusion.

I raise my eyebrows in a signal back of I knew as much as he did.

I watch Cooper and Riele stand to greet Dan as he walks through the sliding doors, a suit case in one hand, his phone in the other.

Jace moves from being alone, swatting the air to tell Maeve to scoot over.

He sits between us, leaning himself on me.

"Whats the room situation?" I brush my fingers lightly through his hair as I feel the vibrations from his voice.

"You two and Riele in one room, Sean and I and then Cooper and Dan I think"

"Okay"

"Why?"

"My mom and I were talking about it, she was on edge about letting me go, something about us sharing a room and getting pregnant or something- I was just wondering"

"Well dont get me pregnant and we won't have a problem" he teases.

"No promises there"

"I'd be a hot pregnant guy"

"Mmhm" I grin and rest myself on the arm rest once more, letting the room fall silent.

|~*~|

We stand in the middle of the hallway, ready to part ways to our rooms for the time being.

We watch as the two oldest travel down the hall a little further than the rest of us. Unable to get rooms next door.

"Whats the plan for today?" Maeve shifts her hair as she glances around us.

"Lets just get unpacked? Meet up once we're all settled"

"Im taking a nap" I mummble.

"Youve been sleeping the past two hours"

I shrug, sliding the card key to unlock the door as I push it open.