Do you remember?

Chapter Twelve

I got into Theo's car and I saw how excited he was. This the first thing we have done that didn't revolve around finding out about Rowan's death. I crumpled the piece of paper in my hand and let it drop to the driveway.

"You look beautiful," he said, "as you always do."

A smile sprawled across my face. He excited the neighborhood and drive towards the middle of town, probably to go to an old diner. He loved diners, he always said it reminded him of a simpler time. I needed a simpler time right now.

He placed his hand on my knee, testing out my reaction before he finally put it there. I giggled at how nervous he was but inside I was just as nervous. I put my hand over top of his and I could see him start to relax. His shoulders started to slump down.

"Promise me you're not gonna get all touchy-feely on me." I sighed playfully.

His cheeks turned a little red and he cracked a smile.

"Haven't I always been that way?"

I laughed. It was true. It was his personality. I stared at him. The way he sat as he drove, one arm hanging out the window with the other gripped loosely on the stirring wheel. He was slightly reclined in his seat. It was the first time (the first time I wasn't intoxicated) that I felt like I loved him. I know it sounds weird because it is our 'first' date but I have known him forever. Our first date was back in second grade. The truth is that we have basically been dating this whole time without the label of being a boyfriend or girlfriend.

A pair of headlights came rushing at my side of the car. I turned just in time to see a car smashing into our car. I felt a sharp shoot of pain as I jostled and then a wetness that covered the lower half of my body. My vision became blurry and I remember someone trying to grab me out if the car as Theo screamed half conscious.