"Where are we going?" I asked. "Let's drive to Louisiana!" Gracie said excitingly.
Gracie was actually born in Louisiana and I had only gone there once when I was 7. I started the long drive and called my dad to let him know I was leaving town but it went to voice mail so I just left a message saying I was going with some friends out of town.
It's about a 6 hour drive from Houston, Texas to Baton Rouge, Louisiana and we had already drove 4 hours listening to whatever Gracie had on her iTunes playlist. The sun was starting to come on and it was a misty morning. We had experienced a little bit of rain but it passed after about a half hour or so.
"Hey Bryce?" Gracie asked "Do you still like me?"
"Yeah, you're a great friend." I replied
"That's not what I meant and you know it." she said
I really liked her and I never had the courage to tell her how much.
"Yeah, I do like you. Ever sign the first time we talked I have had strong feelings for you." I said. It was the only thing I thought would be right to say.
I had my left hand on the steering wheel and my right arm resting on the console. Gracie put her arm over mine and placed her hand in mine. It felt so right and I didn't want to ever let go.
"So I'm guessing you like me too huh?" I asked jokingly.
"You'd be guessing right." She replied with a smile.
I leaned over and kissed her. I had never thought about kissing her before because I never thought I would have the chance to but all I was thinking about was the fireworks I was imagining in my head.
"You know Bryce." She paused "You do have a big back seat. What do ya say we get busy?"
I pulled over to the side and put my hazard lights on and said "Let's go then."
About 20 minutes later I was shirtless and hovering over her naked body. We were both sweaty and gazed into each other's eyes and I leaned down to kiss her. It was a long kiss. Not just they type of kiss you give your boyfriend or girlfriend before you let them go to class but one that really made you love that person.
"Will you go out with me?" I asked
"Yes!" She said "It's about time you asked me!"
We laughed and laid down to cuddle in the back seat because we hadn't slept in a long time. We woke up a few hours later and it was around 5pm and we heard a knock on the back seat window.
Gracie looked back and said "Oh no! Bryce we have to get out of here!"
