Roller Coaster Summer

~Chapter Twenty-One~

     After I was out of the shower, I made myself a cheese omelet and Jake looked at me as if I made him one too. I gave him a sweet smile and walked away, implying that he would have to make his own omelet if he wanted one. He caught me around the waist when I saw him coming after me and I finally gave in and fed him some of mine.

     Once that was over, we played tennis on the Wii and I guess he didn't know how good I was because I whopped his butt three times in a row and he stared at me in disbelief.

     "Okay, fine. Let's play something that isn't ripped off and technical." He turned off the Wii like a sore loser and looked in the hall closet for board games. I was looking over his shoulder the whole time and saw Taboo! That was my favorite game ever! But I couldn't talk so I had to remind myself that we would play it next time we were with Summer and Chris because Summer and I were dominant.

     "Here it is!" He said and then pulled out checkers. I'm awesome at this too so Jake's going to get his butt kicked again.

     When we were sitting across from each other with the board game and coffee table between us, I jumped him three times and then I could see the frustration on his face. He really sucked at games. Suddenly his arm jerked forward and knocked all of the pieces to the ground.

     "Opps, my I guess my arm spazzed." He said with a smile and that was it! I got up and went on the other side of the table to tackle him to the ground. Some how I was the one that got tackled in the end because his thighs were cradling my hips and both of his hands had mine above my head. "Haha, back fire."

     Since I found out I could whisper since that didn't really use my voice, I said, "I bet you like being pressed up against me like this." His smile just grew wider and then he trapped both of my wrists in one of his hands and used the other one to tickle my sides. He knew I hated being tickled!

     As my sides were starting to hurt from laughing so much, I managed to tell him I surrender. He chuckled and said, "Victory!" And that's when I took my move.

     I slipped out from under him and then climbed on his back and brought his arms around his back so he wouldn't be able to flip me. It was my turn to laugh.

     "Dang, Elena, when did you learn to do that? I'm impressed." I heard the smile in his voice and then let go of his arms because I didn't want to hurt him. He turned on his back so that I was the one cradling his hips this time and his eyes were sparkling at me.

     I leaned forward and pressed my lips to his ear to whisper, "Self-defense in high school after they canceled the choir classes." He then looked at me like he really was impressed and then his hands went up to cup my face and bring it down to his. He slowly kissed me and then I melted into his body. "Lots of kissing today." I whispered against his lips.

     "I have a lot to make up for." He replied back.

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     "Elena! Come here!" Jake yelled to me from the kitchen. My voice was slowly coming back so I managed to say, "Jake, I'm writing my story online, what?" But it was kind of squeaky and hoarse at the same time.

     "I want you to taste this." He said and then turned around with a spoon that looked like had some sauce on it. Before I could protest, he brought it to my lips and the flavors exploded in my mouth. It was sauce but it had something else in it that made it even better. "Family recipe." He said with a smile.

     "Yum." I said and then started to turn around but he grabbed my wrist to pull me back.

     "Wait, wait, wait. I'm not finished with you." He said and then held up a noodle, wanting me to open my mouth to eat it. It’s very cute and sweet that he's doing this I open up willingly. He fed it to me again and it was really good.

     I put two thumbs up because I was still trying to swallow it. The next thing was a little piece of a meatball. "Jake, it’s like my own little dinner in my mouth." I said and then wiped my mouth off before I kissed him on the cheek. I finally finished writing a chapter in my newest story, Looming Secrets, on this site Webook just for fun after all of Jake’s distractions. I didn't usually put my serious stuff on there, but people still seemed to like my ideas; I even had some good friends on there that I would message.

     That writing was only for fun and practice for what I was taking in college. Oh... college. I didn't know what I was going to do! Before my parents died, it was all figured out; I would be going to Boston College to get my major in English and my minor in Mathematics and then whatever was going to happen after that, happen. My whole college years were paid off so I couldn't blow it off just because my parents died. They would be so disappointed.

     It was only two weeks of summer when it was Carrie's wedding and I knew Jake for about five weeks; I only have about a month before I had to go to college. I didn't even know what I was going to do about the Chocolate Box! Obviously I couldn't keep control of it when I was going to be all the way up in Boston, Massachusetts. And then there's Jake...

     I'm in love with him and from what he said, he was falling in love with me and our relationship was getting so serious, I was emotionally attached. Who would have thought that at Carrie's wedding, that stranger in the shadows and played the bass guitar would be my first love and the guy I could see myself with forever. I knew we could make it work if I still went to college but I wouldn't see him that much... Gosh, we have a lot to talk about.

     After we were done eating, it was time for the seven-oh-five Phillies game since they Mets weren't playing that night, so Jake had to watch them with me even though he was "suffering".

     "Jake." I said my voice almost completely back.

     "Yes?" He looked down at me with a smile and tightened his arm around my waist.

     "You're still going to be there for me at my parents’ funeral tomorrow afternoon, right?"

     "Of course, Elena, I'll always be there for you even when you no longer want me." At that moment, I thought, I'll always want you.