Remembering Red {Book Three} The Mentalist

17: The Date

*Brayson's pov* 

"I'm glad you took the time to go on a date with me Brayson," Kasey told me hugging my arm. I smiled at her has we walked down the streets of the town. Both Alexis and I had taken the day off to enjoy ourselves and get our minds back from what we learned from the video of Mom. We haven't gotten to Dad yet, but something tells me that it won't be fun to do. I look at the beautiful blue eyes that change to green and I calm down. I make her stop and look at me. 

"So where do you want to go?" I ask her. She looks around and smiles at me and I wonder what she wants. 

"Can we get Starbucks and ice cream?" she asks her face full of joy. I look around and see the ice cream shop with a Starbucks close by . I look at her with a smile on my face. 

"I didn't know you like Starbucks," I tell her walking with her hand in mine. 

"Well duh," she says fake flipping her hair and blinking at me. "I'm, like totally a typical white girl! I have to have my Starbucks!" 

I laugh at her and we walk into the coffee shop, the smell of creams and other things fill my nose. I get in line with her and soon we are giving our orders. She wants a caramel Frappuccino with extra whip and she orders me a blended iced mocha, whatever that is. We get our coffee and I take her hand and dragged her to the ice cream shop. 

"Brayson I will spill my coffee!" she cried and I laughed. 

"So?" I asked her. 

"I don't wanna spill it," she pouted when we come to a stop. I opened the door for her and she walked in. We were the only people in the shop, so we got to order right away. She ordered cookies and cream ice cream and I got chocolate chip cookie dough ice cream. I took the ice cream in my free hand and we sat down at a table outside. She took a sip of her coffee and than a bit of her ice cream. 

"Thank you Brayson," she told me with a smile and I smiled back. 

"What for?" I asked taking a bit out of my own cream and coffee. 

"I know it must be hard to deal with what you have too. I don't think I could do it. Yet you make it seem like nothing, and this is a perfect day." 

"Want to know what will make it better?" 

"What?" 

"A kiss." 

"I think it would." 

I leaned over and gave her a kiss. She kissed back, and her lips tasted like caramel and cookies. She placed her hand on my head so I wouldn't pull back. I opened my eyes and I thought I saw something out of the corner of them. I didn't look over to see if I was right, so I closed my eyes again. Than I opened them when she pulled away. I looked and I saw the man who took my parents walking away. I stood up and raced after him. He was right there, I kept thinking. I could catch him and get them back, but he was so far ahead of me. I finally got to the spot he was in, and I grabbed his shoulder. He turned around with a smile. 

"Hello Brayson Jane," he said. 

"Where are they?" I asked him and he laughed at me. 

"Where are who?" 

"You know who! Where are my parents?" 

"Why would I tell you that? I don't go around telling my secrets. I'm sure you don't either." 

"I will find them!" 

"I know you will find them. The question is what state they will be in: alive or dead?" 

"They better be alive!" 

"I can't promise you that Brayson Jane. Now I must go. Good bye." 

He got free of my hold and walked into his car. I watched him drive away and I kicked the ground. I walked back to where Kasey sat looking confused and I hugged her. 

"I'm sorry," I told her and she looked at me when I pulled away. "I saw him." 

"Him?" she asked wiping my tears. "The man who took your parents?" 

"Yes." 

"Brayson, you have to go get Alexis and go find them. Go." 

"Alright," I said and I kissed her again. I walked away going to find Alexis. We were going to go find them before that man did anything to them. I was tired of not knowing if Mom was okay. I was tired of not knowing if Dad was alive or not. I was tired of not knowing where they were. Don't worry Mom and Dad, I though to myself wishing they could hear this. I am going to find you. I promise. Alexis and I will be there when you get out of where ever you are. 

Poor Brayson. So do you think that Brayson and Alexis will find them in time? So I have something to tell you all. I am going to Porto Rico for two weeks. It's for school, so that means for about two weeks you will not get new chapters or anything. I don't know when this is, and it might not be two weeks. I do know that I am going on a few trips for school, but for my NJROTC class we are going to be gone for about a week and for band we are going to be gone for a weekend, so I will have to figure out what I will do. For the band trip I will most likely do a double update and for the unit trip I will try and triple update so you guys get a good mouth load. I promise I will let you know the dates. I know this will be over by then. All I have to say. Peace out my Stars!