Adopted by Our2ndLife

Chapter 10

For lunch, Jc and I decide to go to a new restaurant called Simone's. It's an Italian restaurant, Jc says their pizza is to die for.

We're seated by a cute little redhead, her name tag reads "Brianna". She smiles at me then Jc, "Hey guys, I'm Brianna but call me Bree. What would you guys like to drink?"

The waitress could be a little less enthusiastic, but at least she's not sour. "Coke." "Make it 2."

The waitress nods happily then walks away, "That was..." "Interesting." Jc chuckles.

I place my napkin on my lap neatly and meet Jc's smiling face, "So proper" he teases.

I roll my eyes, "It's better than getting food on my clothes."

Jc nods but I know that he doesn't care, we chat about his youtube life and very briefly of what-used-to-be my life until out drinks arrive.

"What would you guys like to order?" Brianna flashes a dazzling smile, I smile back.

She seems nice, "Uhm can I please get 2 pieces of pepperoni pizza."

Jc chuckles, "What are you laughing at?" I ask him. Why does he keep laughing? It's starting to annoy me...

"Nothing. I'll take 2 pieces of sausage-anchovy pizza." Jc says to the smiling server.

"Ok then, your meals will be out soon! Toodles!" with a wave of her pink nails- she's gone.

"Toodles" I mimic under my breath in an annoying voice, Jc chuckles- again.

"What's so funny?!" I finally shout at him.

"Nothing, just you." "Me?" "Yeah." "How?"

Jc study me for a while before his brown eyes flicker to a wall, he leans back in his seat.

He clicked his tongue and replies "You really have no idea do you? You're actually pretty hilarious, the way you mimicked that "pretty in pink" waitress."

I roll my eyes, "I am not funny." "Ok, fine. You're a boring, stick in the mud, sophisticated, annoying-"

"Ok, fine I'm funny. Now can you stop laughing at me?" I say staring at my drink.

Jc considers my request for a while, he bites his tongue as his mind process. He's so dramatic.

"Nah." he smirks, I groan. He's so annoying, doesn't he get that I don't like being laughed at? The way my cheeks turn red and I cringe.

I've always been this way since 3rd grade when my so called 'best friend' Courtney pushed me onto stage during our ballet recital when I wasn't even my turn. I fell and trampled all my fellow ballerinas performing- long story short I never talked to her again and I was the laughing stock of the whole school until 5th grade when I moved.

I roll my eyes at him, he doesn't need to know anymore of my past- I'm sure I've already sounded dramatic enough.

Our food arrives and we eat in silence- awkward silence. Finally after we're both done Jc and I hop in the car am start on back to the house.

"Are you ok?" Jc asks me, he swiftly lays a hand on my bare thigh. I don't remove it but I immediately get goosebumps.

"I-I'm fine..." I say, I really was ok. But today I felt weird, I felt like everyone was paying attention to me- and I hated it.

I shrug down a little in my seat, Jc doesn't notice. I lean my head against the window and hum a song I used to listen to all the time.

When we arrive at the house, we stay in park for a while- just sitting in silence.

Breaking the silence, Jc says "I know you're not ok Tori."

I stay quiet, he continues. "I didn't mean to make you feel like I was laughing at you... You need to tell me when something bothers you."

I nod. I don't want him to worry about me anymore, I climb out of the car and into the house- leaving Jc again.