1985

N i n e

Chapter 9; Like a Virgin

Friday January 18, 1985
Scarsdale, NY

"No. Nope" I barely opened the door and I already don't want to leave the house.

It's not that I just don't want to leave my house, I don't but that gust of freezing air that hit my face just now was not fun at all.

"When do mom and dad come back?" Carrie asks me as she buckled herself into the seat

"Next week?" to be truthful, I have no idea exactly when I just know next week. Well my father comes back next week I don't know about Meredith.

God how I hate driving.

"Okay kid I'll see you later" I say to Carrie

She reached to the back seat to grab her backpack and she surprises me with a kiss on the cheek.

"What was that for" I laugh

"I just wanted you to know that I love you and thank you for taking care of me" she says before leaving the car before I could get a word in.

"Living in a material world" I sing along to the song playing on the radio.

I parked the car in the parking lot and then Dean pulls up next to me.

"Good morning Ace" he says

"Good morning"

"So what's the plan for today" He asks me excitingly

We both only have classes in the morning and we finish after lunch.

"I'm thinking going home and sleeping"

"Can I join you" he smirks

"Jerk" I lightly push him

We were walking into school and Heather and Jake were waiting at my locker.

"Hey guys" I say

I was pulling my books out of my locker when Cindy stops in front of us.

"Happy birthday Dean, You know I'm throwing a party later at my place you should stop by" she winks before walking away.

"It's your birthday?" I ask him

"Yeah it's no big deal okay" he says walking away from my locker and I follow behind him. Heather and Jake don't follow.

"Okay, But we're doing something later okay, you and I" I say

He stops in the middle of the hallway and turns to face me.

"As long as we won't be outside for long" he sighs

"Oh yeah we won't"

It is -5° outside it's been one of the coldest days this year so far. It's complete torture.

"Meet Under the bleachers at lunch" he says

We were stopped outside if my history class.

"Totally" I say before slipping into the classroom

"Hey, Hey Amber"

"Yes?"

"You and Dean Walsh" it was a girl in my class Her name is Veronica.

"Gross me out no way" I answer her. Me and Dean? Never in a million years.

"So you won't mind if I make a move on him" she says

"Not at all babes go for it"

I turn around in my seat to face the front of the classroom. Pulling out my history book.