Run Away J.M.

38

Rose's pov

I hear loud banging coming from downstairs and my cellphone ringing from my nightstand.

I grab the phone, seeing it is Jack I pick it up immediately.

"Rose, I am outside! It's two forty five! Are you okay?" He asks and I bite my lip.

"Y-yeah I'm fine" I pause wiping some of the dried tears from off of my face and walking into the bathroom.

"I'm sorry, I-I was just sleeping" I say shutting the door, "I'll be out in a minute" I say before hanging up and looking in the mirror.

My mouth drops when I see my dark blue bottom lip and dark purple eye.

I touch it with my fingers, squealing in pain, running to grab my makeup. I cover it up as best as I can, throwing a random dress on.

I run downstairs, grabbing my bag from the kitchen counter and walk out the front door to see Jack.

He is smiling with a dozen red roses in his hand and I smile up at him.

"You didn't need to do that, Jack" I say, pulling him into a hug. He rubs my back for a minute, pulling away.

"Oh stop, I wanted to" He says handing me the flowers and I place them on the coffee table.

We both walk to Jack's car getting in, and he drives away. He parks his car outside of the restaurant.

He gets out quickly, and runs to my side, opening the door. I laugh, grabbing my bag from the floor.

We walk side to side into the door, and the waiter brings us to our table. The waiter hands up the menus and I place mine down.

I watch as Jack's eyes narrow as he looks at the food and his jaw clenches. He looks up at me as his eyebrows furrow.

"Do you already know what you want?" He says laughing and I nod my head, bouncing in my seat.

"I get the baked ziti everytime" I say, as he looks down to find it, "it is amazing here"

"That actually sounds like a good idea" He says putting the menu down as the waiter walks to the table.

"Any I get you guys anything to drink?" She says, looking at both of us.

"I'll have a water with lemon, please" I say as she looks over at Jack.

"I'll have a red wine" He says smiling up at her, and she nods.

"Are you guys ready to order?" She asks and Jack looks over at me. I nod my head and Jack slides his menu to the middle.

"We will both be having the baked ziti" He says and the waiter takes the menus, walking away.

"So when should I go back to school, you think?" I ask and he looks at me.

"Probably in a week or two I think would be best" he says as the drinks get placed on the table.

"How is work?" I simply ask, taking a sip of the water as he watches me.

"It's okay, nothing new I guess" he says shrugging as the food gets to the table.

We eat the delicious food in silence, and I stop a minute to grab a napkin.

"Rose" Jack says and I stop like a deer in a headlight, looking back at him.

"What is that" he says in a low, deep voice, and my eyebrows furrow.

"What do you mean?" I ask, grabbing a napkin and wiping my face with it.