Revenge meets Love

My Truth

The truth. It's a delicate thing, you can play with it or you can use it. It's something misdirecting, it's tempting. People don't always want to know it. Or they don't want to hear it  or don't want to tell it. It's your own choice if you tell the truth but remember that it will come out eventually. One way or another.

I am standing in front of him. It is our first meeting since we've been chatting for 2 months. The first thing I want to do is turn around and walk, no, run away. But before I start thinking or so he gives me a hand and a kiss on my cheek. I don't know what to do so I lay out my arms around his neck and hug him. He doesn't break off the hug so we stand there like that for a while. I lost track of time but some minutes later someone coughes. I look up and see a glim of anger in my mother's eyes but one second later it is gone and she smiles just like a child who got a present that she doesn't like. Jameson turnes around and what I see in his eyes that moment is incredible, it's a look that he's going to do everything to impress her and he will fight to stay together.

I am impressed! I have to admit! I have told him a lot of bad things about my mother and have warned him of the things she could do. And still he is standing here to meet her and still he hasn't run away. I know, he has already said that he would fight for me, us, our love. But I didn't believed him then, I mean you can say whatever you want when you're not actually facing the person.

At that moment I start wondering if we have something for real. "Stop!" I say to my thoughts but I realise I have said it loudly. My mother and Jameson immediately quit their conversation and they both turn to me at the same time. Is it coincidence?
"I'm sorry to interrupt" I say "but Jameson and I were going to a movie and if we don't leave now, we're going to be late!" Luckily I remembered on time that we had planned to sneak off with a good reason if things went awkward and bad. Jameson gets the hint and plays the game.
"Oh yes! I totally lost track of time, I'm so sorry Miss Vander Woodsen! Kathryn and I have to go, the limo is waiting." I see in my mother's eyes that she is surprised. He has spoken like he had private speaking lessons since he was a kid (which he probably had) and he has used Miss and Limo in the same sentence. Wait what? Limo? I meet his eyes which are sparkling of joy. He really meant it! I look at my mother but she is still looking with a surprised look in her eyes like he has just said she is an amazing, beautiful woman who has inspired him. Thanks to a life-long training from the 'Etiquette' (a book for rich people who want to act like the royal family) she recovers quickly and gives him a normal smile. You can feel the tension in the air and she is the only one who brakes the silence.
"So" she says "I guess I see you two when you get home." What? She hasn't said anything about a time-limit? I give a sign to Jameson that I will meet him at the limo. He understands that I want to talk to her alone. When he walks slowly to the limo I turn to my mother.
"No time-limit?" I ask.

"No" she says simply "I mean I see he's changed and I like to give him a chance." I have the feeling my mouth will fall open of surprise. What is going on with my mother?
"Shouldn't you go? If you miss the beginning of the movie you're going to regret your date! I know how you like the beginnings of movies!" My mother has remembered how I used to like the beginning of movies because you don't know the people and they can surprise you. But I have said that only once and that was when I was three. Maybe she remembers a lot of things when my dad was still around.
"Thanks mother!" I say while giving her a hug. I run to the limo and like the gentleman he is, he has been waiting there to open my door. Wow, he does have changed!

When he sits next to me he turns to me and asks "Is it just me or did you guys really hugged each other?" I laugh at him with an absolute smile and say "shut up". But he is right! We have never hugged in public before! But it feels so good! So Jameson does serve me good except getting my revenge. My revenge. I am not so sure that I want it anymore. Maybe I should just say that I'm breaking up with him and everything will be al right. No! I can't do that to him! We already got this far and it would be worse if I threw that away than the fact that I am using him!

We arrive and he lets me pick the movie. I say to him " you don't have to do this, it was just to sneak off now we could go somewhere else if you want to."
"Really?" he asks hopefully.
"Yes of course! Where do you want to go?" I ask him while I take his hand and strangle my fingers with his. He looks at me with a small laugh around his lips.
"I know some place where it's quiet." he says. Some place quiet? That sounds like. No it is our first 'date'! I have no idea so I let him take my hand and guide me to the limo.

We drive over half an hour but finally we stop. He leads me to a building, which isn't so big. It has 2 floors, the ground floor and the first floor. I look at him for a sign but he has a poker-face. Daimn! I don't know what to expect so I just wait. He leads me to a gate which you can roll open. When he rolls it open I don't see anything. It was so dark. He sees my hesitation and goes in still holding my hand. That gives me a sort of the security I need. He closes the gate and everything goes dark. I am scared and I think I squeeze his hand totally. He whispers in my ear "say the name of your favourite horse." I am to scared to think so I did. I call "Jumper" and that moment thousands of lights light up and my eyes have to have some minutes to get used to all the light but when I can look I think my eyes deceive me! "Is... Is this real?" I stutter. "Yep!" he says "and you can come whenever you want."

I see hundreds of boxes with horses in all sorts of colours to my left and right. Between the boxes in de middle is standing, Jumper!
"How did you get him?" I ask
"Well, I didn't get him, I bought him. The owners didn't have enough money any more to work with him and to keep him."
That was the moment I kiss him. And not just a kiss, no, like a kiss who makes you fly. A kiss you want to last forever because it just feels good. That's how we stand there for 2 seconds or something when Jumper suddenly whines. Oh right I haven't told you about Jumper.

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I'm sorry it's a short chapter but I'm busy with school and stuff so I'll try to update more but I don't promise anything...
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