She Rises

Chapter 15

Hey Peaches! I wanted to dedicate this chapter to someone who has been following my story religiously, and I love her dearly! Even though she will be yelling at me till I get the next chapter up.

@AshleyFulk this is for you!

Jace P.O.V

After I get home from dropping off Haseya, I notice my dad is passed out on the couch and Lily is upstairs in bed. I go up and check on her. She's sleeping peacefully. I go to my room, take off my shirt, and change into some sweats. I lay down and text Haseya a quick goodnight, letting her know I got home ok. As I lay there, I can't help but think about that kiss on the beach. It was nothing like I have ever felt before. I've kissed plenty of girls. I've never felt what I did with her though. It wasn't like with any other girls. It felt natural and right. Ugh, I'll have to talk to the guys about it tomorrow. For now, I'm going to bed.

I wake up to the sun shining. It's Sunday. I look at my phone and I see I have a text.

Haseya: Hey! Though I would text you just to tell you good morning, and have a good day.

Jace: Good morning to you too, love. I'm going to try and have a good day. Would be better if I saw you. ;)

Haseya: Maybe we'll meet up later. I'll let you know!

I text Andrew and ask if we can hang. I need to talk to him. Since I've got school, and can't always be with Lily, I decided to hire a babysitter for her when I'm not here. I can't count on my dad to watch her. I call her up and ask if she can watch Lily for a while so I can go talk to Andrew about what's going on. As soon as the babysitter comes over, I give Lily a kiss goodbye and tell her I'll be back in a few hours.

I pull up to Andrew's house and walk right in. "Andrew!" I yell. "Downstairs." I hear an answer. I walk down there and it's just him sitting there, watching t.v. "Dude, I gotta seriously talk to you about something. It's bugging the hell out of me and I don't know what to do." I tell him. "What's going on bro? Is it a girl? Or a certain girl that starts with an H?" he smirks at me. "Remember I told you we were going on a date yesterday? Well, I took her out to dinner and we chatted about a lot of stuff. I told her some of my family drama and she opened up to me and told me some of her's. Which I will not say anything about. Anyway, we went to the beach and we laid down and watched the stars. For some reason, I couldn't help but ask her if I could kiss her." I tell him. "Well, what did she say? Did she say yes?" he asks me. "She said yes." I can see him smiling at me. "So, how was it? Was she a good kisser?" he asks me. "You have no clue! It was an amazing kiss. Like, I don't know how to explain it. There was this feeling that I have never felt before. It kind of scares me. I'm not a relationship kind of guy. I don't like the idea of settling down. This girl though, she makes me feels thing I haven't before, and I don't know what to think about it. What do I do bro?" I ask him, sighing and holding my head in my hands. "Do you know how she feels about you? Has she given you any hints of her feelings?" he asks me. "I haven't really noticed anything. A little harmless flirting, but that's it. I don't know what to do." I say. "Maybe go another date? Or just spend some time together. Better yet, ask her about her feelings. Or see what she thought of that kiss. When are you seeing her next?" "I asked to maybe meet up with her later today. I'll ask her then. Thanks bro." I tell him, giving him that bro hug and leaving to call Haseya. She answers on about the 3rd ring. "Hey cutie. What's up?" she asks me. "I was wondering if you wanted to meet up at the beach we went to last night." "Sure! How about an hour from now? Does that sound good?" It's about 4 or so right now. "Yea, that works great! I'll see you then, bye!" "Bye" she says, and hangs up.

About an hour later, I'm heading down the beach and see her standing near the water. Her hair just blowing in the soft wind. It was so soft last night. How much I just want to take her in my arms and kiss her again. Stop! You can't do that! You don't know how she feels about you. I start walking and she turns around and looks at me with a big smile on her face. She starts running up to me, giving me a big hug and a kiss on the cheek. "Hey! Let's go sit down. I brought a blanket." She tells me and leads me down to where she was standing and we sit down. "So, how has your day going?" she asks me. "It was good. Better now that I'm seeing you." I can see a small blush forming on her cheeks. I can't help but stare at her beauty, it's so simple, even with no makeup on. "Haseya, can I ask you something?" She looks at me. "Of course, what is it?" "That kiss last night. Do you regret it?" I ask her. She looks at me with shock. I see her eyes fill with sadness. "I don't." She says. "I'm guessing you do though, seeing as you're asking me. I'm just going to go." She says and starts walking away. "Haseya! Hey, wait up." I catch up to her. I turn her around and start to see a few tears fall down her face. No, I didn't mean to make her cry. "I'm so sorry! I wasn't asking because I regret it. That is the farthest from the truth. I loved every minute of it." "You did?" she asks me, with a hint of a smile forming on her face. "I did. I would love to do it more." When I look into her eyes, and see something I can't decipher just yet. I look down to her lips and back to her eyes. I grab her hands and pull her closer to me. "Haseya, what do you feel for me? I have to know?" I ask her. "You really want to know?" I nod my head. She then puts her arms around my neck and she crashes her lips to mine. God, this girl can kiss. It's intense, but at the same time, soft and slow. I put one of my hands on her waist, pulling her closer to me, while my other hand is in her hair. I hate to do this. I must break off the kiss. I need to know her answer. I pull our faces away from each other, but put my other hand on her waist and pull her closer to me. "Haseya, I need you to tell me how you feel about me. Because, I really like you. I need to know if you like me too?"

"Jace, I...."

Hey my lovely Peaches.

I know, I'm mean for the cliff hanger!

Remember, I love you all though!