forbidden love

chapter 6: the deal

jacksons house was 3 hours away from the airport but dad and rachel fell asleep in the back only an hour into the drive. the only noise i heard from the last hour was dads soft snoring and the car radio with a few commercials and comments from the radio station people between every few songs. i hardly knew this guy besides his name and i had to be stuck with him for another hour.

"so how you feeling?"

"huh?" i asked confused. the comment seemed kind of out of nowhere since we hadn't talked for the last hour since they fell asleep.

"your dad said you get car sick so i'm wondering how your doing."

"oh i'm fine thanks. these roads aren't too bad." i awkwardly laughed.

"yeah i guess not." we both awkwardly laughed and then just kinda faded out.

"what do you do in your free time? do you have a job or anything?" i asked jackson not wanting the silence to continue.

"yeah i help my old man at home. we have some horses so i help maintain them, they are some freakin messy animals."

i laugh, "sounds fun! i love horses."

"we have this super awesome trail back behind my house. maybe i'll take you riding, if your lucky. " he smirks at me.

"if i'm lucky?" i venture because this car ride has been so boring.

"oh ya i don't take just any girls to that trail. only the special ones." he jokes and winks at me.

"oh so i'm not special?"

"now lia, right?" when he sees me nod he continues, "lia, you have to prove to me that you can handle the horse."

"oh and how do i do that exactly?"

"well for starters you'd probably have to help me take care of them."

"ok i can't do that," i admire how easily he keeps this conversation going almost as if we're friends already.

"then," he thinks for a few seconds, "then you'd probably have to have a picnic with me."

"a picnic?"

"oh yeah it's the most important part."

i fight back a laugh at his lame attempt to ask me on a date, "more important then the horses?"

"definitely."

"this all seems like a lot of work and i want to have ridden a horse by the end of the week, so when do we start?"

"well, we'll probably get home too late tonight so early tomorrow morning. but just to warn you, i'm a pretty good horse back rider," jackson gloats.

"oh yeah? we'll see about that."

"is that a challenge?"

"i guess it is."

"challenge accepted. what does the winner get if they win?"

"well, when I win," jackson says emphasizing the word i, "you'll have to admit i'm better then you and go on a date with me."

not skipping a beat, even though my heart felt like it would explode out of my chest at any given moment, i said, "alright seems fair, but if i win you have to admit i'm better and do whatever chores my dad will try to make me do. for the last week i'm here. deal?"

"deal," parker responds happily, "i hope your ready to lose."

i playfully shove his arm, "in your dreams."

"oh so we're flirting now," parker smirks at me.

"oh my gosh," i roll my eyes, "your one of those guys who thinks if a girl jokes around with them or does any physical contact that they're somehow flirting and deeply in love," i say dramatically emphasizing the o in love.

"well maybe your not 'deeply in love' with me yet but i guarantee you will be by the end of this trip," jackson says matter of factly which almost makes me scared that it could actually happen. i mean he is an attractive guy.

"in your dreams jackson."

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authors note: this chapter is kinda sucky sorry. but guys were 6 away from 100 reads!!

edit: WE GOT OVER 100 VIEWS IM SO HYPE