Chapter 17

Jessica's POV 💭

"Babe get this blind off me it itches!" I yelled at Tyler . She had been driving for hours and kept me blind folded and handcuffed the whole time .

About ten minutes later I felt the car come to a complete stop. Tyler's soft fingers brushed against my face as she removed the blind fold . I blinked a few times and looked over to see her smiling at me.

"What weirdo?" I asked eyeing her curiously . She grabbed me and spun me around so I was facing the beach . There was a path of lit torches leading to a set table near the pier .

"Baby oh my--" I started before she put a finger over my mouth, gabbed my hand, and walked me down the path. When we reached the table she pulled out my chair for me and we both took a seat.

"Tyler you--" I started .

"Shhh ...," she said cutting me off. "I'm not done yet." At that second her friend Dontae and my Bestfriend Shelly appeared carrying a box. Tyler stood in-between them; they all smiled at me.

"Jess...," Tyler started. She opened the box and pulled out two platters, placing one infront of me and the other on her side of the table. She took the top off to reveal my favorite food; Chicken and Shrimp Alfredo😍. "I made it myself,"she said,"well me and my mom but... Yea."

Tyler sat down across from me and eyed me. I grabbed her hand;kissing it lightly. "You're the sweetest person ever you know that right?" I asked smiling at her.

She nodded and leaned back in er chair. "Try it." She said obviously talking about the meal she made. I picked up my fork and tried some of it . It was so good! Like really really good ! It felt like food porn in my mouth. ( 😂😂😂😂 lmao ok don't you dare judge me!)

"By the look on your face I can tell you like it." She said laughing .

"I do." I said covering my mouth full of food.

I slowly started to hear music in the distance then I turned my head to see Shelly and Dontae by the pier with speakers smiling at us. Weirdos .

I turned my attention back to Tyler who was smiling at me. "What?" I asked starting to blush.

"Nothing..," she started,"just admiring my view." This made me blush even more. She slowly placed her hand on-top of mine. "You should really be mine..." She said . Her words slowly drifting off as she looked off in the distance.

My heart dropped for a second.

"I just honestly care about you so much and..." She started to say before I cut her off .

"Tyler I don't know .." I said .

"What do you mean?" She asked with a slightly hurt expression.

"Tyler you know I like but you also know I just got out of a bad relationship." I said .

"Yeah that you would still be in if it wasn't for me." Anger slowly rising in her voice.

"I know I know but..."

"But what?" She said cutting me off."Am I still not good enough? You don't 'trust' me? You still love her? You're still hurt?"

All the the above was true ...

"I've still hurt from my last relationship too," she started,"but I'm moving on, and I want it to be with you Jess."

I sat there speechless. I want to be with her too . I wanted to shout it but my mouth was dry and my body felt paralyzed .

Suddenly I felt her hand move from mine. I looked up to see tears forming in her eyes . She turned away putting her hands in her pockets and walked off...

Tyler's POV 💭

I don't know if I believe what just happened .. Happened . I feel like she just strung me along as a rebound and when I want to get serious she let me go. But whatever right? I'll live .

I felt around my back pocket for Jessica's car keys and tossed them ontop of her car , not really caring what happened from there . I looked around to see that Dontae rode my bike here, leaving the helmet and the key on the back . I hopped on , put on my helmet , started my bike and sped off . I was home in no time .

I walked into the house angrily throwing my helmet on the couch receiving looks from my brother, sister and mother.

My mom sighed. "Baby what happened?"

"Nothing ... That's exactly what happened ! Absolutely ... NOTHING!" I headed up to my room slamming and locking my door . I fell onto my bed running my fingers through my hair and letting out a deep sigh.

Jessica's POV💭

"What the hell happened?!" Dontae asked walking over to me with Shelly close behind .

"I didn't give her a answer..." I said staring at the spot she was once sitting in.

"You froze didn't you?" Shelly asked. I nodded .

She sighed. "You need to talk to her.. She probably feels like you played her."

"Why would she feel like that? I'd never do that."

"Maybe because she just texted me that she does .." Dontae said rejoining the conversation . "If you're gonna talk to her you might wanna let her calm down first ...unless you can handle a ticking time bomb." He slightly laughed . I glared at him.

"What?! I'm just trying to lighten the mood ... You're the one who just slightly ruined her chances of being in a great long term relationship."

"You're not helping!" Shelly screamed !

"I'm just saying ... I've never seen Tyler act this way towards anybody since before her ex died." He said as a matter of factly .

"Huh?" Me and Shelly asked in unison.

"Seventh grade to Freshman year .. I can't remember the girls name but she was new ... Moved here from Florida cause her dad won custody of her. She and Tyler met the day she moved in our neighborhood ... That whole year Tyler was worried about nothing but her. Protected her, did just about everything for her . Eighth grade Tyler asked her to the school dance and at the dance they kissed, ran off to some hiding place they had and they came back the next morning a couple . Happiest couple I ever saw . But shortly after Tyler's mom went to rehab and the only thing that could pull Tyler out of a bad mood was her . Freshman year spring break... Ole girl goes to visit her mom in Florida . But she didn't come back... Her mom was with a really bad dude... Shot them both . Girl was in the hospital for awhile ... Tyler went down there as soon as she found out and never left her side .. They talked whenever she came through .. You know to consciousness .. But one day in the middle of their conversation Tyler told her she loved her .. Ole girl said I love you too but then her line went flat ... Tyler wasn't herself after that . Honestly she hasn't been until now with you .. So just ... Let that sink in."

Shelly punched his arm. "Let that sink in ?! REALLY?!"

"I'm trying to help her ! While you sitting here hitting me y'all should just take me home and then go think about how goldilocks over here is gonna get Tyler back .. "

As much as I hated it he was right ..

We all eventually piled into my car and rode home . Shelly offered to stay with me for the night but I politely declined.

I changed my clothes to one of Tyler's jerseys, a bra and underwear. I tied my hair in a messy bun and pulled out my phone ..

Tyler's POV 💭

I heard a faint knock at my door.

"Come In." I said in a low voice .

The door slowly opened and I turned my head slightly to see that it was my sister . I rolled over onto my stomach and held myself up on my arms .

"The lock on your door still sucks..." She said laughing

"I don't wanna talk..." I said .

"Neither do I . Who does when they're hurt?"

I slightly laughed . "No one."

She climbed on my bed and laid across my back .

"So what now?" She asked .

"I don't know... Back to square one."

"So that's it?! It's just done?"

"C'mon I feel like she played me this whole time .. why stick around ?"

"Because,"she said sitting up,"maybe you're wrong . Maybe she's just scared."

Just then my phone rang . I looked at the caller ID that read 'J💍' and looked at the picture of me and Jessica kissing on my screen . A few seconds later I tossed my phone aside until it stopped ringing . I wanted to talk ... Just not tonight.

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To be continued ...

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