Chapter 29

When I got home I showered and put on my black jeans my yellow tank top and my blue jean jacket. I put on just a little bit of foundation and eyeliner and headed out the door. The plan was to take Sara out to dinner first. Afterward I was going to drive us down to the water line. Sara loved the ocean. In the back of my car was a brand new basketball. On it in black sharpie I had written "will you be my girlfriend?" I had worked out the whole thing up during Mrs. Evans class. Ollie and I had tried to think of all the romantic cliches but it was hard considering the fact that Mrs. Evans was lecturing. She kept eyeing us every time we'd try and continue the conversation. We ended up with the current plan.

When I pulled up to Sara's house I turned the car off and pulled the key out of the ignition. I pulled down the mirror to take one last look at myself and got out of the car to go knock on the door. I knocked and waited about 2 minutes before Mrs. Lots opened the door.

"Hi Avery, Saras just going to be a minute. You can wait inside if you want." She said opening the door for me.

"Okay thanks." I said. I sat on the couch and waited for Sara to hurry up. As I waited I noticed my hands were shaking so I started playing with my rings. I heard some rustling coming from the stairs. When I looked up I saw Sara in similar black jeans, black boots and a tight white long sleeve shirt that showed off her shoulders and had laces in the front. Her dirty blonde hair fell in waves around her shoulders.

"Close your mouth sweetie." Sara said to me with that damned smirk. I stood up and made my way over to her. I pushed her up against the wall and put my lips right next to her ear.

"Lets forget dinner and just go back up stairs." I said grabbing her waist and pulling her close to me. Sara just wrapped her arms around my neck and said

"I didn't get all dressed up to do nothing." I felt her lips on my neck and I hummed in approval. Suddenly I heard and "ahem" behind me. I quickly pushed Sara off of me and backed away about two feet. I turned around and saw Mrs. Lots behind me. Saras dad was still at work. Thank god.

"So whats the plan tonight?" She asked with one eyebrow raised and her arms crossed.

"Umm dinner. Then maybe a movie." I lied. I didn't want Sara to know my plan. So I added

"We were just going to wing it after dinner." I had talked to Saras mom a hundred times but this was different because now she wasn't just Saras mom she was Saras Mom. It makes sense in my head.

"Okay well just keep me updated on where you guys go after the movie. And I want you back by 12." She said this to Sara but still gave me a look. I just nervously laughed.

"Okay mom we'll see you later. Love you." She said as she hugged her mom and gave her a kiss on the cheek. I could feel her moms eyes on me as we walked out the front door.

When we got in the car I asked Sara where she wanted to eat. We couldn't decide so we wrote down a bunch of places on different pieces of paper and put them in a hat I had in the back seat. The paper Sara pulled out was some sushi place in town near the water line so everything worked out.

At the restaurant we had so much fun. We talked about any and everything. Basketball was a big part of the conversation. We were rehashing the fight and then we started talking about our greatest games and then we started talking about times we ate shit.

"No seriously," I laughed. "I was literally just walking to the other side of the court to line up for a free throw and I swear I ate shit. No one was around me which made it even worse." Sara just laughed and laughed.

After I paid for dinner we got up and left the restaurant. I held the door open for her just so I could watch her ass as she walked out. No wonder guys do this.

"So what are we going to do now?" Sara asked as I ran around the car to open the door for her.

"I have an idea." I said smiling at her.

"If your idea is for us to drive somewhere and have car sex then I'm going to have to pass." She said laughing.

"Wow. Thank you for that. You make me sound so unromantic." I laughed.

"Thats plan B." I said taking her hand in mine and kissing it. She just laughed as I drove out of the parking lot.

It only takes about 10 minutes to get to the beach from where we were. Sara kept asking where we were going. And every time I told her to just wait. The water line was mostly a concrete wall that led down to the sand and then to the water. People didn't usually go swimming here. It was mostly for people to run, bike, or skateboard in a pretty and populated area so that people would see that they actually exercise. But since it was 9 o'clock at night there weren't going to be too many people there, if there were it would just be other kids riding those scooter things up and down the concrete.

As soon as she figured out where we were going she just looked at me and said

"Now what are you planning Avery." She cocked an eyebrow at me.

"You'll see." I said. I pulled the car over and parked. I ran around the car to open the door for Sara. I held out my hand and waited for her to take it.

"Come on, let's go for a walk." I said as she got out. I kept my fingers intertwined with hers as we walked. There were palm trees that towered over us to the left of us. On the right there were benches every couple of yards or so. I kept looking at Sara. She just looked so beautiful.

"Why are you staring at me?" She asked kinda shyly. Which was weird because Sara was always so confident.

"Because you're beautiful." I said

"You're full of it." She laughed. After a while I couldn't take it. I walked over to one of the palm trees and put my back against it. I hooked my fingers in Sara's belt loops and pulled her towards me.

"You're absolutely beautiful." I leaned in forward and placed my lips on hers. I loved how she smelled liked mint. I loved the way our bodies intertwined perfectly even though we were standing. After a nice little make out session I pulled back and said,

"So I have something for you in the car." She gave me a little look that made me smile.

"What'd you get me?" She asked.

"Its nothing big at all, and I didn't spend much money on it. But I hope you like it." I said. I grabbed her hand and led her back to the car.

When we reached the car I popped open the truck and pulled out the basketball. As I handed her the ball she just kind of stared at it. She had this face that said 'you're kidding right'.

"Umm thanks?" She said it more like a question than an actual statement. I just kind of laughed.

"Turn it over." When she found the writing on the ball she just looked at it then me several times.

"You know now would be a great time for you to answer." I said nervously running my hand through my hair. When she looked up at me her eyes were glistening. She just smiled and nodded.

"Really?" I asked

"Yes Ave I will be your girlfriend." With that I wrapped my arms around her waist and kissed her with so much emotion it wasn't real. I felt light headed and my whole body was buzzing. She was really mine now.

"So now can we have car sex?" I asked while my lips were still against hers. I just felt her lips turn up in a smile.

"Maybe." She said. Giving me a smirk.