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Chapter Four; Date Night

As I walked through my front door, Ashley ran into my arms. "Where'd you go!? I didn't see you for almost two days! Where were you?!" She nervously asked. "I was....somewhere." I said glancing at the clock. 4:52. And I Jason's picking me up at 7. Jee, nice timing McCann. "Somewhere?! Where's somewhere?!"

"Ill tell you where somewhere is if you help me get ready for a date." "A date?" I sighed. "Stop asking me so many damn questions! Take a breath. I'll explain EVERYTHING when you help me get ready." I breathed. She nodded. "Okay okay." I followed her up the stairs. I felt my phone buzz in my pocket.

'Hey Scar. It's me Jason. In case you were wondering where we're going at 7, it's not a fancy restaurant, so don't bother going all out. See you then ;)'

I sighed and put my phone back into my pocket. He called me 'Scar'. No one ever called me that. My dad USED to before he turned to alcohol for stress reliever. "So what kind of date is this?" She asked plugging in a straightening iron and getting stuff out. She always helps me with this stuff. I mean come on.

I've known her since kindergarten. "So, are you gonna explain?" She asked, getting impatient by the minute. "Well you see. I sat at the bar while you were having fun, enjoying your birthday. I walked out for some air. Then all I saw was darkness. I woke up with my hands and feet tied." I saw Ashley's frightened expression in the mirror.

"This guy came up the stairs and cut the tied rope off. But he also sliced my leg. I tried cleaning it the best I could. I tried my best not to break down because he told me to keep my mouth shut. Then, another person came up the stairs. He was my age and had light brown spiked up hair and.....gorgeous honey brown eyes." Ashley's eyes widened. "No...don't you dare tell me it's who I think it is."

"He told me his name was Jason....McCann. He cleaned up my leg and took care of me. Then his crew needed my help for something for their business and Jason just dropped me off and here I am." Ashley glared at me in disbelief. "Don't tell me you're going on a date with..." "McCann? Oh I am. And I kinda don't want to. Just being the kind of person he is." "Then don't!!" She said throwing her hands in the air.

"But there's just something about him. He seems so mysterious but he really seems really sweet too." I said looking into space thinking of his flaw-free face. His perfect jawline and face structure. His honey brown eyes. Everything. "Scarlett! You do know who you're talking about right? He killed his legal guardian Paul Huxby. He's been charged with killing several fucking people but yet he gets away with it. He's the one that does it! Not the people that get arrested for thinking they did it."

"Will you fucking relax? Just give me awhile to get to know him! He's probably not that bad." "Yeah that's why he's top of the list." I turned around to face her. "Can't you just support me on this date? Isn't that what best friends are supposed to do?"

"Jesus, you act like you're dating him. You practically just met him." "I know, but just respect my decision of doing this." I sighed. She looked at me calmly and exhaled deeply. "I'm sorry. You're right. I should respect your decisions." She said. "Thank you!" I said exhaustedly.

She finished straightening my hair and I walked to my closet. Ashley came from behind me and looked at the clothes in front of me. "Again, he said its nothing fancy. But I don't know where we're going still." I pouted. "You should do the pants you're wearing now with this tank and these strap sandals."

She suggested excitedly. I stuck my lip out approving of her choice and grabbed them and changed into them quickly. I looked at the time. 6:45. Jeez, we argued for how long again? I sat on the couch and my leg constantly bounced up and down. "Is Scarlett Reed nervous?" Ashley teased.

"Shut up." I giggled. I heard a knock on the door. "Is he seriously here 10 minutes early?" I asked standing up. "He can't resist." He giggled. I rolled my eyes playfully and opened it to Jason's tall height. Ashley stayed next to me but Jason wasn't able to see her. "Hello? Is there a Ms. Reed here?"

He joked.

"That's me." I smiled. "You ready to go?" He asked. I nodded. He nodded as well and started walking to his car. I looked over at Ashley and she gave me a thumbs up. I walked behind Jason to his car and hopped in the passengers.

After a while of driving, we pulled into a Burger King. "Really? Jason McCann eats Burger King? Shocker," I joked. He rolled his eyes and pulled into a parking space. We walked out and no one was really in it. We sat in a booth in the corner and just talked. We didn't eat. Just talked. Got to know each other a little better. After a bit we walked around town. We spotted a photo booth.

"Ooh! Can we take some pictures?" I asked like a little kid. "I'm not much of a picture taking guy." "Please!" I begged. He chuckled. "Okay." I cheered and stepped into it and he came in after. The photo film had 6 pictures total. That's as many as we could take. The first one we made funny faces. Then a serious face. Then some more funny faces.

Then the 10 second countdown started for the last one. I noticed Jason looking at me from the camera. When it was at 4 seconds, I glanced at him to see if anything was wrong. He didn't say anything, instead he crashed his lips onto mine as I heard the camera snap.