The G(r)ay Area

Part Nine

Part Nine.

"Aiden."

I pulled the blanket over my face and groaned. I wasn't ready to wake up yet. I wanted to sleep longer. So long, in fact, that all my problems fixed themselves.

"Aiden, wake up."

"No."

Lucas laughed and shook me. "Come on. I have a surprise for you."

"I hate surprises."

"I know." He pulled the covers off me and rolled me so I was facing him.

"Lucas, stop."

"Please? I really want to cheer you up."

"Then let me sleep."

"No. Sleeping is your way of ignoring the problem at hand. I know you, Aid."

I sighed and sat up. My eyes were tired and my hair was going in all different directions.

"Get dressed." He tossed some clothes at me.

"First you wake me up then you force me to look presentable? You should know that I'm not capable of anything right now."

"Not true. You look adorable and you didn't even have to try."

I grumbled and got to my feet. I changed into a t-shirt and shorts, Lucas's obviously, then grabbed one of his sweatshirts. The ones with his name on them were my favorite.

He grabbed my hand and led me from the room. His mom was sitting on the couch with a book in her hands and a bottle of water on the side table.

"We'll be back later." Lucas said, grabbing the keys.

"Where are you two headed?"

"It's a surprise." I said, rolling my eyes.

His mom smiled. "Well have fun."

"Oh we will." Lucas and I left the house and headed down the sidewalk to his car.

"Wait. I need to talk to my mom first." I said, stopping dead in my tracks.

"I already told her where we're going."

"When did you have time to do that?"

"While you were sleeping."

I pulled my phone out of my pocket and sure enough it was close to six. He let me oversleep while he planned this surprise.

Lucas pulled out of the spot and started driving down the street. He plugged his phone into the radio and pressed something at random. I was too busy falling asleep to notice.

Until a song I knew so well came on.

I groaned. "First a surprise and now this? Why must you torture me?"

He smiled and took my hand. "Because I love you."

"If you loved me, you wouldn't be torturing me like this."

"Justshut up and close your eyes."