My Brother's Brothers

Second Dates

READ THIS AFTER SANDY BEACHES 

I felt something wet hit my cheek and slide down it. It woke me up just a little but then I fell back to sleep. Then, I felt it again. Then more at a time. I finally opened my eyes and realized it was stating to rain.

I sat up and moved Jacks hand off of my stomach and intertwined it with my fingers. The sun had risen but it was hidden behind clouds. The sky was a hue of white and grey and there was a little mist over the ocean water.

I look over at Jack who was still asleep next to me. I see in the sand that it had only just started to rain because there were only a few marks from the water droplets.

I lay on my side, facing Jack, and kiss his nose. He wakes up a little and smiles.

"Good morning" I whisper. Jack rubbed his face and kissed me softly. His tongue just barley slipping out of his mouth into mine.

We lay there, my head resting between his shoulder and his neck, and we watch the clouds move and turn into different shapes. It was only raining a little so we didnt mind it.

The sound of the water mixed with the smell of Jack's cologne almost put me back to sleep. I was kept awake by rain starting to become heavier and more consistent. Before we knew it, it started pouring.

Jack and I got up quickly and ran everything back to the car. We were both soaking wet again by the time we got back into the car. We didnt care though.

"You didn't happen to bring another pair of clothing did you?" I ask playfully.

"Yeah right" Jack says with a smile as he buckles his seat belt.

A few moments went by of Jack driving when I decided to say something.

"This was amazing" I said. Jack smiled uncontrollably and turned his head just enough so he could see me and the road.

"I'm glad you enjoyed it babygirl" he said. We locked hands again and looked forwards onto the road.

"You look really sexy when you're all wet like that' he said. I laughed.

"You should see me when I'm in the shower then."

"Is that an invitation?" He asked.

I roll my eyes and shove his shoulder playfully.

I pulled down the visor and opened the mirror attached. All my makeup had ran and I looked like a mess. I was surprised that it hadn't washed off when we went swimming.

"I look terrible!" I say. "I didn't realize that my makeup looked like this." I try to rub my face to get rid of the mascara smudges on my cheeks. It was no use. That stuff wasn't coming off.

Jack took my hand and kissed it over and over.

"Stop it. You are so beautiful. Don't even worry about that."

I sit back in my seat and accept the fact that my mascara was not gonna get fixed and that Jack probably didnt have any makeup wipes.

I put my hair up in a loose bun and give my hand back to Jack.

We reach our neighborhood around 9:30 a.m. and Jack drops me off at my house.

I give him a kiss and he kissed me so hard that  it was like he was afraid he wasn't gonna ever see me again.

"What was that for?" I ask.

"It was for you" he said. "Just cause".

I smile and hop out of the car. Jack rolls down his window as I unlock my door and says,

"I'm gonna dry your clothes and drop them off in later okay?"

I nod and wave goodbye as I walk into my house. I go to take off my shoes and realize that I wasn't wearing any. I must've left them in Jacks car. I go to walk into my living room and notice that someone was there.

"Daniel?" I say. Daniel sits up and looks over. He had stayed the night. I guess I do remember him saying that he'd be waiting for me.

"Oh my god" he said. "What did that bastard do to you?" I was very confused until I remembered  that I looked like I had been crying for the past few months.

"I'm gonna kill him" he said as he jumped up off of the couch and came over and hugged me.

"Daniel" I say as I looked up at him. "I'm okay. I'm actually so much better than okay."

Daniel and I sat on the couch and I told him everything that happened last night. Well, I didnt tell him everything. When I was finished Daniel looked a little upset.

"What is it" I asked. Daniel looked away.

"It's nothing. I mean, you just went on one of the most romantic dates in the world with another guy, that's all". I roll my eyes and tell him, "Well, Jack is my boyfriend. You know that".

"Yeah but like, you don't love him...do you?" He replied. I bit my lip and sighed.

"Well..." I say. Daniel stands up and walks to the other side of the room.

"Hey, you knew this from the start that I was with Jack, and we were just casual. That's it." I walk over to get closer to him. He looked at me.

"Yeah, well, that's a little hard when you start to catch feelings for someone who you do stupid things for."

"Stupid things? Stupid things like what?"

"Stupid things like...like....plan a stupid date with stupid things that wont even compare to the stupid date that she went on with her stupid boyfriend. And I stupidly wait up all night just for her to come back in the stupid rain wearing her stupid boyfriends stupid clothes."

I step back and look him over. He seemed to be on the verge of tears.

"What kind of date" I ask.

"Does it matter" he said? He brought his hand to his face and wiped underneath his eyes. I put my hand on his chest.

"Of course it does" I say softly. Daniel finally looked me in the eyes and then he turned too walk upstairs. I followed him and he brought me into my bedroom. He opened the door and what was inside took my breath away.

There were flower petals on the bed and real candles all around my room. It smelt like chocolate and I noticed that there was a few small bags from Sephora and Tifany's on my nightstand.

"Oh Daniel" I said.

"I know, this is so dumb" he said back.

"No it isn't" I say to him. I kiss him. "No it isn't." I kiss him again. "It isn't."

Daniel started kissing me back and we sat down on the bed.

"It isn't" I kept whispering over and over between kisses. I scratched my fingers through the back of his head to keep him close. He was rubbing my back and reaching underneath my sweatshirt.

I broke away from our kisses and I slowly took off Jack's sweatshirt to reveal my naked body. Daniel put his hands all over me and kissed me softly. He started to get a little rough and when it hurt a little, I pushed him off. When I did this, I realized that he was crying a little.

"Hey hey hey" I say as I take his face in my hands. I start to kiss his forehead and his cheeks and eyes and lips and ears.

"It's okay, don't cry".

There was silence between us for a second before he hugged me tight.

We both sat our backs on my bed and we just laid there for a few hours. We didn't even say anything.

When 3 o'clock rolled around, I looked over at Daniel and he had fallen asleep. I carefully put my hand on his face and kiss his forehead one last time before I get underneath the covers and take a nap with him.