He loves me; He loves me not *Currently Editing*

Chapter 31

The next day, I wake up early. I put on jean shorts, a light blue spagetti strap shirt, & put on my makeup. I decide to put my hair up in a ponytail.

I go to the kitchen & make breakfast for my grandparents & I. Some bacon & eggs will have to do. "Aw Emma's making breakfast," Grandpa says.

"Looks wonderful," Grandma adds. I smile as I put the food on their plates & hand it to them, then make my own plate. It ends up being pretty good if I do say so myself.

I decide to head to the beach. It's only around 8 am, so nobody should be there. It's the most relaxing place i've ever been, I wish there was a beach like this near where I live.

I walk to the beach & just lay down in the sand. I feel the smile creep on my face as the morning sun dwells on me. There is also a slight breeze, making it barely chilly. Before I know it, I fall fast asleep.

I wake up & forget where I am, til I sit up & see the sand surrounding me. I pull out my phone to see that it's 10 am, I was asleep for 2 hours.

"Fuck," I mumble. I decide to text all the kids I met yesterday so they can know my number, since I forgot last night.

'This is Emma :b' I hit send, then I get up & walk into the water. The wind blows my hair as I walk in deeper & deeper. I finally stop when the water is a good foot above my knees & wiggle my toes in the sand underneith. I smile as I see tiny fish go by.

I pull out my phone to see a few new texts.

'Cool hi Emma :b' from Macy.

'Thx' from Josh.

'Thanks :)' from William. I put my phone back in my pocket & then walk back to the shore. I should go see what else this town has to offer.

I get off the beach, & i'm now walking down the road. I continue going til I see an entrance to a park. That's what i'm talking about! I smile thinking about the park back at home. Let's see if this one is any good.

I walk on a trail. I see a lot of squirrels, birds, & a few butterflies around the flowers. It's really pretty here. I go a little bit more & I see a playground, smiling at the children playing & having a good time. This park is a lot better than ours.

I walk over to the swing set & start swinging. The wind feels good as it hits my face.

By the time i'm out of the park, it's 10:45. I wonder when Jack is going to get here.

'Hey, do u know when yur gonna get here??' I text Jack. Within minutes, he answers.

'Miss me babe?? Lol. B there soon enuff ;)' I smile to myself, anticipating his arrival.

Suddenly, I get a call from my Grandma.

"Hey Gram."

"Emma, the police have found out who ran your mom over." My heart drops.

"I'll be right there." We hang up & I hurry over.

I get to the house to see a police officer there. We talk about the situation, & he asks some questions.

"Do you know Megan McRenolds??"

"No.." He holds up a picture & I jump out of my chair. "That's the woman my dad cheated on Mom with!"

"But you didn't know her name??" He asks.

"No, but I know that's her."

"Alright. Then from what I know now, I would say that it was no accident that Megan ran over your mother." I feel tears fill my eyes as it hits me that she had tried to kill my mom. I start crying harder when I think of how my mother may not ever wake up from her coma. Megan may get just what she wants.

After the cop leaves, I just go upstairs & lie in bed. My mom has to get better. She just has to.

I hear someone knock on my door.

"Come in," I sniffle. Grandma comes in with a batch of cookies, making me instantly smile.

"I was hoping that would cheer you up a little bit. I know that a lot has happened this year with your dad & your mom. I don't know how you handle it."

"Barely." I say. We eat the cookies & talk for a little while more. I tell her that Jack should be coming over today. She seems cool with that, & then she leaves the room, leaving me to my thoughts.

A little while later as I drift off to sleep I hear the door open, then close. Huh. It's unlike my grandparents to bardge in. I keep my eyes close as I hear footsteps come closer to me. Then I feel lips brush against mine, & I can't help but smile.

I open my eyes to see Jack smiling down at me.

"Hey," I say, grinning.

"Hey sleepy." He lays down next to me. "Your grandparents had to leave somewhere, so it's just you & me." Our lips meet. After we kiss he says, "I sure have missed that."

"Me too. Hey, you wanna go to the beach?? It's real close so we can just walk"

"Uh, sure." So we head over to the beach, hand in hand.

"Nice," he says when we get there.

"I know right.." We walk on the sand for a long time, til we're miles from any people. Then he starts kissing me, hard. His hand is on my ass, keeping us tight together as we make out. After a couple of minutes of this, somehow I end up laying down on the sand, with him on top of me.

"Sex on the beach," Jack grins. My heart races.

"We can go back to the house," I say.

"Come on, let's do it here. It'll be great. Nobody is anywhere near here, you'll be just fine." I try to get out, but he has me pinned down.

"Get off," I say, noticing that my voice cracked.

"But you're so beautiful right now," he whispers in my ear. Then he presses his lips to mine. How can I resist those sweet lips of his??