Wait For Me

Chapter 7

"What's wrong?" Jake breaks me from my thoughts. I look over at his concern face.

"Nothing." I say. "Just want to get home."

It's been thirty minutes since I texted April the address of the building. I'm a little worried for Casey, I don't know if she should is okay or not. I don't know what I'm going to tell her mother neither. I also don't know what I'm going to tell mine. I'm already pass the time that I should have been home, hopefully she's working and forgot about the time.

"I'm sorry this night turned out the way it has." He says. "I didn't expect any of this."

"It's not your fault so don't apologize." I shake my head. "What are you going to do about your car?"

"I don't know. Probably just leave it here. The keys probably got lost anyways."

"You didn't have them." I ask.

"Casey probably left them in there and someone could have taken them out."

"What are you going to tell your parents?"

"The truth." He says. "Expect that I was at a party. They wouldn't be too proud about that."

"Mine neither." I give him a small smile.

"Can I ask you something?" Jake says after a few minutes of silence.

"Sure."

"I honestly was surprised that you actually accepted my invite to the dance." He says. "I thought you would never have time for a guy like me."

"Why do you say that?" I frown.

"You know I have always had feelings for you and I know that you don't, but I was really happy when you accepted."

I turn away from Jake. As much as I care for Jake, I hate it when he talks about his feelings for me. I have always known they were there. He never bothered to hide them until I told him that I didn't want to be in any relationships. But if I really want to move forward, I have to start by seeing other people.

"I know that you told me that you never wanted to hear these words, but I feel that you should know how much I really like you." He continues. "You must probably be mad at me for saying that but it's the truth."

"I'm not mad." I say an mean it. I wouldn't be mad at him only because of what he's feeling. "It's just that, I'm not ready to be with anyone just yet."

"Why?" He frowns. "You always say that but you never say why and I want to know why."

I still have faith in Ronnie to come back and love me the way he always had. I'm still much as in love with him as I was back then. None of my feelings have changed for him and they never will. If I move one, I would be breaking the promise that I made a=to him years ago and I would be betraying him. He would never forgive me if I did that.

"I'm just a little nervous, I guess." I say after fining the right words to say to him.

"Nervous about what?"

"Dating." I admit. "I'm not used to it. I don't know how it works anymore."

"Anymore?" He asks. "I thought you've never dated anyone before."

"I mean," I search for the right words once again. "I've heard of people dating other people and I never really understood it." I have never told Jake or Casey about Ronnie and I don't plan to.

"Well, that's up to the people in the relationship." He says. "Not every relationship is the same, they are unique. But you never know if you don't try."