life is just a phase i'm going through

Tennis Lessons (Jack)

Book: How I Learned to Fly

Summary: Mia and Jack take tennis lessons. Based on that passage near the end of the book where Jack offhandedly mentions that him and Mia were talking tennis lessons next week.

Mia and I were walking home from a vigorous tennis lesson. Well, "vigorous" for her. I just spent most of it sitting in a corner of the tennis field, hoping the coach wouldn't call for me.

It was like the Purple Rose concert we went to last week. She spent most of I think shrieking at the top of her lungs, while I spent most of it covering my ears.

But I don't mind. I just like being with Mia.

She was still wearing her tennis outfit. She started to tie a hair and with pink lace heart into her hair. "I really had fun today, Jack."

"So did I," I lied.

Mia laughed. "So that's why you spent the entirety of the lesson cowering in the corner?"

"I wasn't cowering!" I said. "Tennis just isn't really my thing, that's all."

Mia laughed again, but didn't say anything.

We walked in silence. The sun started to make my hair tangle. I quickened my pace.

"Maybe we could so something next Monday?" I suggested.

"Oh, no," said Mia. "My cousin's birthday is then. Sorry."

"Oh. Okay." I tried to keep the disappointment out of my voice.

"We could do something tomorrow," Mia suggested. "Get ice cream at the Dairy Freeze.* You know. Just hang out."

"For sure," I agreed.

Mia smiled at me. She really did look cute. Her hair was all sweaty, already starting to fall out of the heart hair and. Her cheeks were all pink and flushed. Her green eyes seemed to sparkle...

...and suddenly I realised our faces were very close together.

I didn't know what happened next. One minute we were walking, and the next minute we were...kissing? I think she was the one who kissed me, but I happily reciprocated.

When we finally pulled away, I didn't know what to say. "So...do you like me?" I blurted out. I inwardly scolded myself for asking such a lame question.

Mia practically rolled her eyes. "Jaack," she said, "we just spent five minutes making out. What do you think?"

"Well, I didn't want to assume-!"

"Do I need to kiss you again?"

I smirked. "Well, I wouldn't object-"

Suddenly, Mia leaned in and gave me a very quick, very light kiss on the lips. "Does that answer your question?"

"If you did that a couple dozen more times, it might," I teased.

Mia rolled her eyes.

"So, are we still getting ice cream tomorrow?" I said.

"It's a date," Mia said.

*Yes, that is the Dairy Freeze from Say Cheese and Die! I never miss a chance to connect the books together.

Here, have a bit of Jamia (yes, it's a ship name now. Deal with it). Jamia is cute, but I prefer Evandy. Mia seemed kind of bland in her book, so I tried to give her a bit more spunk.