Second Chances

Chapter 9-A day away

J<"have you guys decided what you are gonna do today"?(He asked, leaning against the door frame to the closet, watching her search for clothes)

E<"no,(she sighed),I'm in desperate need of clothes since all mine are in the hamper"

J<"I can order you stuff"

E<"no, you aren't paying for me jay,(she stopped looking and transferred her gaze to him),you have done enough for me since we've gotten here. I'll just wait till after this is all over so that I can go back to work and make money again,(she watched him nod and then get quiet),hey can I ask you something"?

J<"of course"

(Ever since they kissed, Jay has pushed a wedge some what between them. She wasn't being pushy but he started acting strange the morning after they kissed, leaving her questioning if she read into it all wrong)

E<"the other day...you know,(she paused),when we kissed, was that in the moment or..."?

J<"what do you mean"?

E<"like...ever since we kissed you've kinda been weird. I didn't want to push you, but I'm starting to think I read into it all wrong. If so it's fine,(she looked for clothes again),kinda use to it by now, I just wanted it to be clarified"

J<"hey,(he pushed off the door frame and walked up to her),you didn't read into it wrongly and it wasn't an in the moment thing. You said you wanted to take it slow and that's what I'm doing. This isn't about me anymore Erin, it's about the both of us. You need to stop second guessing that you can't have good things in your life"

E<"are you sure"?(she asked, their eyes locking )

J<"absolutely,(he brought his hand up and cupped her cheek),step by step"

E<"step by step"(she mimicked)

J<"I think,(he brought his arm out and grabbed a pair of light blue boyfriend Levi jeans),that these would look killer with this white shirt,(he said picking out her white long sleeve fitted shirt and then holding them in front of her in both hands),what do you think"?

E<"I think you should've been a designer"(she giggled, grabbing the jeans and shirt out of his hand)

J<"at least you think I have something to fall back on"

(Erin gave him a smile and squeezed his hand before gently pushing him out of the closet so she can get dressed. After she put new underwear on, and pulled a bra on, she got dressed in her jeans and long sleeve shirt, looking at the outfit in the mirror. She nodded her head and smiled lightly at Jays clean fashion style sense before turning the knob and walking out after shutting the switch off)

(Jay looked up from sitting on the bed and raised his brows when she walked out, shutting his phone off and placing it on the side of the bed)

J<"I like that outfit"

E<"same. Very comfy,(she said pushing down on her jeans before taking a seat on the bed beside him),thank you"

J<"no problem,(he looked to his side),Kim texted, her and Adam should be here soon"

E<"mkay,(she looked down at her sock covered feet before raising her head and sniffing),do you still smell syrup"?

(Jay lifted his nose and sniffed, shaking his head and looked down at her again)

J<"no"

(Erin look around since it smelt like she was close to it, turning her head and seeing maple syrup on Jays chin)

E<"jay,(she laughed, raising her hand to his chin and turning it so he faced her),do you not feel anything on your chin"?