Cincinnati Boy

Chapter 5

I came home and slept good, but woke up early. My mom told me we needed to go to the mall with her, so I slid on some lazy day clothes. Caro stayed over at my house last night, too, so she also came. Jackson sat in the front seat as me and Caro sat in the back. Once we got there, we didn't part just yet. I had to help my mom find her size in this shirt. Caro tapped on my back. I looked back at her, then looked to where she was pointing. "Jon.." I thought I whispered, but I guess not because my mom asked me "what?". I looked at my mom, "That's Jon." I pointed to him, he was searching for clothes on the men's side. "Ooh, can I meet him finally?" She quickly put the shirt in her shopping cart as we headed over to him. He was turned around so his back was facing us. I walked up to him and put my hands over his eyes. "Guess who?" He put his hands over mine and removed them, turning around. He smiled widely and hugged me. "Goals." Caro told my mom. Jackson was making a puke noise. I looked back at them all. "Mom, this is Jon. Jon, this is my mom." I introduced them to each other. They shook hands, "Nice to meet you, ma'am." He kissed her hand. "Oh, you found you a gentleman, Erica." My mom told me, raising her eyebrows. I laughed, as did he and Caro. "I can't find my size in this shirt." He started searching under the stack of shirts, I was helping him. Our hands touched on accident and we both made eye contact. I blushed deeply because of the way he looked at me. This man surely was handsome. "Found it." He slipped his hand under mine and interlocked our fingers, then grabbed the shirt from under our hands. I smiled, looking at our hands. I looked back and Caro was giving me the look that signaled "He's a keeper." He didn't let go of my hand. "Hey, Erica. I need your help with something else, also." He told me, "I want to get a phone so I can text you." I looked back at my family. "Go ahead, we'll be here." My mom told me as Jackson and Caro stood there beside her. I nodded and walked by Caro with Jon's hand still in mine. She whispered, "get it" as I walked by her. I giggled quietly and walked with Jon to the electronic area.

Time passed, I finally found a phone for Jon. He wouldn't buy a phone that was over $200, so he got the Samsung Galaxy S4, which was $115. "Finally I can text you instead of waiting a whole week to see your face again." He grinned. I looked up at him, he was much taller than me. He looked down at me aswell, our eyes locked together. "I didn't ever tell you this, but you have the most beautiful eyes I've ever seen. That's why I often give you eye contact." We smiled at the same time. As we paid for his phone, I wrapped my arm around his. Once we got the phone paid for, we headed back to my mom, Caro, and Jackson. "That took longer than I expected." My mom said, then Caro winked. I shook my head, knowing she was thinking dirty. "The line was long." I told them. "Thank you, Erica." He told me once again. I nodded, smiling up at him. "Can I... ask you something real quick?" He asked. I made a confused look and nodded slowly. He set the phone on the ground beside our shopping cart. "Erica, ever since I first laid my eyes on you, I knew something was special about you. I'm so glad I came up to you last month, because if I never would have, I wouldn't have ever found the best girl I've ever met," He looked around at all the people, who weren't minding us. "Attention, everyone!" He shouted, they all looked our way. I blushed. He looked back at me and smiled softly. "I've dated many girls, but none of them add up to you. You're perfect to me. And I want to cherish that for a long time, so.." He looked around to make sure everyone was looking still. "Will you be mine, Erica? I promise I won't hurt you. I promise I'll love you. I promise.. you'll be only mine." He stepped closer to me. I looked behind at Caro, she was tearing up. "I... Yes." My voice cracked because I broke into silent tears as I jumped into his arms. My legs were wrapped around his waist as my arms were around his neck. He rubbed my back. My face was buried in his neck, but I needed his lips on mine. I lifted my head up and crashed my lips onto his. We stood there, our lips moving together. Everyone clapped for us, which was sort of weird. But it was cute. I didn't expect Jon to ask me to be his.. But now I sit here in Jon's arms... As his girlfriend.