Drive | Joult

Chapter 2

(Jennifer)

*3 months later*

I jolt awake at the sound of my alarm clock and so does Nick. "It's almost eight. We gotta start packing if we wanna get to the airport on time." I rub my eyes. I hear Nick sigh sleepily next to me and I lay my head down on his chest. "You've gotta get up. You can sleep on the plane." I feel my own eyes start to droop. "I know I'm just really tired." He sits up at the same time as me. "I would imagine you are after last night." I say, starting to smile. "Yeah I guess that's part of it." He smirks at me.

I get up and change out of my t-shirt and underwear and into a tank top and jeans. "Nick get dressed!" I throw a shirt right at his face when I catch him staring at me. I grab both of our suitcases and stuff them with whatever clothes I find, making sure to pack my makeup and lotion. I carry the packed suitcases downstairs and grab an apple out of the fridge. Ugh, I want Doritos not a stupid Apple. Nick comes down minutes later dressed in a similar outfit to mine except he's in shorts and we walk outside together.

We walk into my parents house and my mom is the first to greet us. "Jen! Nick! You guys look so cute! I've missed you so much!" She wraps her arms around both of us. "Oh my god mom are those Doritos?" I see them as soon as she releases us. I grab the blue bag off the kitchen table and see it says cool ranch Doritos. "Yeah you like them right?" She asks. I can see Nick laughing as he walks to the couch. "Yes! Mom I love them!" I rip open the bag and stuff one into my mouth. I run over to the couch and jump on Nick's lap. He wraps one arm around me and turns on the TV, as my mom starts cooking dinner. "Jen, honey, please don't eat all the chips. I'm making dinner." She says, from the kitchen, making Nick laugh even more, probably at my facial expression. I grab a few more out of the bag and put them in my mouth, before setting the bag down on the counter. I look at Nick and I start to think about last night, I shiver involuntarily at the memory and I feel his grip tighten on me. I start to slide my hand down my thigh as I think. "Jennifer?" His voice brings my attention back to the present. God, he's so sexy when he says my name. I start to kiss him shoving my body against him so hard he falls back on the couch and I keep kissing him until I'm about of breath. I breathe with my face inches from his and I start to kiss him again, as his hand slowly starts to move towards my butt. I run my fingers through his hair and my lips curve into a smile as his other hand moves to my butt slowly caressing it as we kiss. I hear someone clear their throat and I turn around. It's my dad. "Hey dad, I uh didn't hear you come in." I mumble awkwardly, hoping Nick will say something. I see that my dad is smiling then I start to wonder why. Maybe I did something wrong, Nick didn't say anything if I did. What could he be smiling about? "It's okay. You two have fun." He walks up to his room like he didn't just see his daughter and her boyfriend making out on his couch. "Do you wanna go see what you're Mom's cooking for dinner?" He sits up and moves me off his lap. "Yeah." I follow him into the kitchen.

We eat dinner quietly and I can see Nick's nervous. I wonder why. He keeps reaching out to touch me and then moving his hand back. I finish my plate and then glance over at him, he's barely ate any of it, maybe he's not hungry. I bite my lip, trying to decide if I should ask him to give me his baked potato or if I should just wait until after he's done to get something else to eat. "Take it Jen." He pushes the plate over to me. I take a bite and look over at him wondering why he's so nervous. He keeps moving his hand around in his pocket.

I feel my heart pounding in my chest. "Jennifer, I love you more than anything in the world. Will you marry me?" He asks, holding out the ring. I glance over at my mom and I can tell she's just as surprised as I am. My hands start to sweat as I get more and more nervous. What do I say? I look over at my dad and I can see he's smiling. That fucker knew this whole time. "Yes, of course I'll marry you Nick." I let him put the ring on my finger. I take his face in my hands and kiss him gently on the mouth. "I guess we'll give you two some privacy." My mom puts all of our plates in the sink. Then her and my dad walk out.

I change into a t-shirt and shorts and I lay down on the guest bed. We could've stayed in my old room, I guess, but I don't think we would both fit on my bed. Nick walks in, fresh out of the shower with his hair dripping on his bare chest. "You could've dried your hair." The water splashes me when he sits down next to me. He shakes his hair off on me and I lift my shirt up, wiping my face off. "You're so beautiful, Jennifer." He says, sounding serious. "And you're so handsome Nicholas." I climb on top of him. "Why did you ask me to marry you? I mean like why now?" I ask. "Because I love you and I want to be with you forever. Isn't that a good enough reason?" I don't really believe him. There has to be something else. "Yeah, I shouldn't have asked." I kiss him on the cheek, then his lips. He pulls my shirt off and starts kissing me. "Nick my parents are gonna hear us." He starts to unhook my bra. "It's okay we'll be quiet." He whispers, throwing my shirt and bra on the floor. I run my fingers through his hair as he kisses my neck, slowly moving down to my breasts. I start to breathe harder as he starts kissing me more and more intensely. I feel him bite me and I scream, unable to stop myself. "Nick? What the hell my parents are in the next room!" I move off him and smack his chest as hard as I can. I cover up with the blankets as I hear someone walking in the hallway. "They probably think I got hurt or something stupid!" I pull the blanket over Nick. "I'm sorry I hit you." I frown, seeing the big red handprint on his chest. "It didn't hurt." He turns on his side to face me. Someone opens the door and I look up to find both of my parents standing in the doorway. "Uh hey." I smile at them and try to act natural. "You screamed?" My mom asks, sounding unsure if she really heard it. I feel the heat rush into my cheeks as they look over at my clothes on the floor. "Um...you two be careful." My dad walks out with my mom and shuts the door. "Oh my god! That was so embarrassing. Who knows what they thought was going on." I cover my face with my hands. I hear him laughing and I uncover my face. "Why is this funny to you?" I ask. "It's not. You are." He wraps his arm around me and pulls me closer to him. "You would be acting the same way if it was your parents." I look down at the white sheets. "No I wouldn't have. I would've waited until they left and continued kissing my beautiful fiancée." I roll my eyes and turn away from him. He wraps his arm around my waist and kisses my hair. I look up at him and smile. I get up, wrap one arm around my chest, and walk over to the door and lock it. Then I climb back into bed.