Is this a dream?

Chapter 12

I walk upstairs in fear of the worst because as soon as the yelling and smashing started it stopped. I go into the living room and see Jared sitting on the couch with his hands on his face and I can hear him sobbing into his hands so I go and sit by him and he instantly hugs me and cries into my chest. I try soothing him by rubbing my hand on his back and he slowly calms down.

"Jared I'm sorry I made you feel this way it's all my fault."

"No it's mine I knew I shouldn't have tried to make you mine so fast. I do really like you though Brooke and hope that if I'm lucky I'll get a chance to call you mine someday."

"Jared I'm not going to lie to you I really do think you're good looking and I could see a future with you and I but I don't know you that well and I want to start as friends first okay?"

"That's fine with me I can respect that."

"Thank you Jared." With that I hug him tight and get up to clean up the glass off the floor from where he threw a vase at the wall.

"You don't have to clean that I can do it Brooke."

"No no it's fine really."

"Okay thank you."

He goes off to clean himself up and I decide to do some reading but I don't know where his books are or if he even has any books. So I wait till he comes back to ask him. 20 minutes past and I hear him come down stairs and he walks into the living room.

"Hey Jared do you have any books ??"

"Yep sure do follow me."

So I follow him and we walk into a huge room full of books and I see one that catches my eye. It's my absolute favorite book time between us and I instantly go and grab it.

"Why do you have this book?"

"What can I say I'm a sucker for romantic books,"he laughs.

"That's cute though I like a guy who likes to show his emotions. Guys that act like nothing can hurt them and guys who are full of themselves are the most annoying creatures on the planet."

"I used to be one of them before I turned. I used to be a football jock and a hockey jock I had all the girls swooned but once I turned I could feel everyone's emotions when I used them to my advantage and I vowed to never be that way again and I haven't been that guy in over 60 years."

"Well I'm glad cause I wouldn't be able to live here if you were that guy."

"Bare with me if I have my moments when I act like him though because when I get really hungry I become needy and the old me takes over."

"I'll be sure to make sure you have enough to eat then,"I chuckle.

"Good cause I don't want to be that guy around you ever."

"This is nice Jared."

"What is?"

"Us talking like this it lets us get to know one another a lot better."

"Oh well I like it too."

"Since you told me a part about  you is there anything you want to ask me??"

"Yea where do you want to go the most out of all the places in the world?"

"Umm I want to go to Ireland so bad it's one of the most beautiful countries in the whole world I could live there for the rest of my life and never get tired of it."

"Would you like to go there now??"

"What!?"

"Do you want to go to Ireland?"

"What about work you can't just up and leave?"

"I'm due to have my 3 weeks vacation I can request it now and we can go probably next week sometime."

"Omg yes yes yes!!! This isn't a joke right !!!??"

"I'm not joking Brooke if that's where you want to go that's where we'll go," he laughs.

"Yes that's where I want to go I can't believe this I need to tell my friends......" I realize that I can't because their dead and my mood instantly goes from happy to depressed and I start crying.

"Hey it's okay brooke come here."

I walk over to Jared and hug him so tight and let everything out.

"Jared why does it hurt so much??"

"You really loved them you did everything with them and you had to let go of them so fast and your mind can't wrap around the thought of them not being here anymore."

"Yea I suppose I just miss them and my parents so much." I look at the clock and it reads 9:45.

"Jared I'm just going to go to bed but can you come with me I don't want to sleep alone. I feel protected when I'm with you and the other night after that nightmare when you stayed with me I had the most peaceful sleep ever."

"Yes I'll come with you. Let's go."

We walk upstairs and head to my room and I go into the closet that's in my room to change into pajamas and then lay down in my bed under the covers.

"Thank you so much Jared and I'm sorry for everything."

"Hey don't be it's okay and you're welcome."
He then kisses me on my forehead and I fall asleep 20 minutes later and I think this is the best sleep I've had in my entire life.