One Week Later
Amanda's POV
I was off today so I decided to take my little sisters to the movies. When we finished the movie I took them to the mall and got them a few things. We were just about finished when I spotted Jason. He was talking to a few people and he was holding a little girls hand. "Who is that?" Jessie asked. "Who is who?" I looked at her. "That cute guy you were just drooling at." "Shut up." "Tell me." "He's a guy I work with." "Ohh.. And you like him and you wanna ki.." "Wanna go look for lip gloss?" Jessie loves lip gloss and any chance to buy some she'll take it. "Yes!!" "Alright." "I ran out of the strawberry number 5 kind so I need that and I want that blueberry kind." "Yeah, let's go get it." I shook my head and followed her to the store. When we got to the store Jessie went to looking for her lip gloss so I found somewhere to sit. While I was sitting there I gave my youngest sister a pretzel. While she was eating it my mind drifted off. "Jason is cute." I love his accent and his smile. I think me being attracted to him has turned into a full blown crush. Its clear that he doesn't like me though. I guess it doesn't bother me right now, but I hope in the long run he'll like me. Jessie was ready to go so I put the rest of the pretzel away and we headed to the parking lot.
When we got to my truck I locked my youngest sister in then made sure Jessie was fine. I was just about to get in when Jason walked over to me. "Hey." "Hey you." I smiled. "Hi!" The little girl he had with him smiled. "Hi there." "I'm Avery!" "I am Amanda, its nice to meet you." "Nice to meet you too." She smiled an I looked at Jason. "I'm baby sitting." He smiled. "Oh this is your little sister?" "No this is Ryan's little sister." "Oh ok sounds fun hanging out with this cutie." I tickled Avery an she giggled. "Yup, me and Jason had so much fun!" She looked at him "Yeah so funn.." He shook his head an looked away. I just laughed an looked at him. "What are you up to?" He looked at me. "I took my little sisters to the movies and out to get a few things. See." I pointed to the truck an he looked in the window. "Hi!" Sara smiled an waved. "Hey pretty girl." "I like your hat." "You wanna try it on?" "Yes!" He put it threw the window and she put it on. "Look bunny I'm a cowgirl!" I looked at her. "You are so pretty!" "Bunny?" Jason smirked. "Shut up Jason." "Let me hold it." Sara gave Jessie the hat and she put it on. "Amanda look." "I'm looking." Jason started laughing. "I'm stylin' on you." "Yes you are." I shook my head. "I want a hat like this." "No." "You mad cause I'm stylin' on you?" "Give me the hat." "No!" She shook her head an Jason started laughing. I took the hat an she looked at me. "You just mad cause I was stylin' on you." She rolled the window up and he started laughing again. "I'm sorry Jason." I gave him his hat back. "Its alright. What are you doing tonight?" "Probably just hanging out at home." "You could do that or we could find something to do." I knew this wasn't a date so I didn't get pumped about it. "Ok, what time?" "7?" "Alright." "Alright see you later." I got in my truck and Jason walked away. "You got a date." Jessie smiled. "Its not a date, we are just friends." "Oh." I took the girls home and hung out with them until seven.
Jason's POV
Today I was hanging out with Ryan and his little sister Avery. He got called into work so he asked if I could watch Avery until Ian got off. I said yeah so I took her to the arcade in the mall. I let her play till it was time to take her to Ian. When we went out to the parking lot I spotted Amanda. While I was looking in her direction Avery started. "You know her Jase?" "Yeah I work with her." "Ooh you like her?!" "No." "Yes you do! Let's go talk to her." She pulled me over to her. We talked for a little bit then I ended up asking her if she wanted to hang out. Its not a date so I'm hoping she didn't get all dressed up. I just wanted to get to know her as a friend and see what she's like outside of work. When we left I went and hung out with Ian for a while then I went home. It was just about seven so I decided to change and leave. When I got to the diner I went in an seen Amanda was already there. "Hey." I went over and and sat at the table with her. She didn't get all dressed up, she just had on some jeans and a pink aerosmith T-shirt. "Hey! So what are we gonna do?" "My friend has a show tonight." "Sounds good, let's go." "Alright." We went out to the parking lot and I walked her over to her truck. "Ok so I'll follow you." "Or we could ride together." I suggested an she looked at me for a few seconds. "You want me to take my truck all the way home... Why didn't you just say you'll pick me up?" She made a cute pouty face. "Sorry." "Ok so follow me." She got in her truck and I went to mine then we left. After a little drive Amanda pulled into the driveway of a big house.
She parked then came an got into my truck. "Ok we can go now." She smiled. "This is where you live?" "Yeah." I pulled off. "That's a really big house. "Yeah, I don't know." "It looks humongous." "I guess." She looked at her phone. "So what kinda band is your friend in?" "Its a country rock band." "Cool, does he write his own music?" "Yeah." "Awesome. So what do you do when you're not at work?" "Well I have a band and I'm working on getting a publishing deal." "Really?" She looked at me. "Yeah." "So you sing?" "Yeah." She didn't say anything so I glanced at her an seen she was wearing a giant smile. "What?" I kinda laughed. "You have to sing me a song." "No.." "I like aerosmith, as you can see by my shirt. I like Tracy Lawrence, George Strait, Faith Hill, Johnny Cash.." "I'm not singing." "But you are." I glanced at her. "No I'm off tonight." "Jasonn." She started poking me. "Stop it girl." I laughed. "Sing to me." She kept poking me. "Amanda!" "Jason sing." "No stop it." "Sing Lionel Richie." "I'm going to pull this truck over if you don't stop it." "Pull over and sing." She kept poking me and laughing about it. "That's it." I pulled over and started poking her back. "Stop it Jason I'm ticklish." "No!" I kept going until she said she would stop. "Cheater." She said fixing her hair. I pulled off and started thinking. "She smells good." Her hair brushed against my nose and it smelled like peaches. "What am I doing? I don't need to be thinking about girls right now." "Jason!" She poked me. "Yes?" "Sing." "Don't start poking me again girl." She laughed an poked me a few more times then stopped.
When we pulled into the parking lot of the place my friend was playing we walked to the door. "What is your friends name?" "Peter." "Oh, are you going to talk to him before he goes on?" "Probably." "Alright." "Do you want to meet him?" "What I want is for you to sing me a song." "I'll sing you a song next week." "Right." She laughed an I opened the door. "Thank you." She smiled and walked in. "No problem." We went in and went to find my friend. Him and his band were getting ready to go on when I tapped him. "What's up Jason?" He said turning around." "Nothing.." I noticed he was looking at Amanda. "This is my friend Amanda." "Your pretty friend Amanda." He smiled. "Hi." She kinda blushed. "I'm Peter, nice to meet you." He grabbed her hand. "Nice to meet you too." He kissed her hand and I was annoyed. "Trying to make me look bad?" I laughed. "No.. I'm just trying to flatter a pretty lady." "Well mission accomplished." She smiled an looked at me. "I'm gonna find a seat and let you guys talk." "Alright." I smiled an she walked away. "What the hell man?" I looked at him. "I didn't hear you say girlfriend." He laughed. "Whatever." "So is she your girl?" "No we are just friends." "Then don't be mad." "Don't fall off the stage." I laughed an walked away. I wasn't really mad about him doing all of that, I just felt like he should've asked first. I shook it off and went and found Amanda. She was talking to a group of people so I waited until she was finished. A few minutes later she came over to me. "Hey why didn't you come over?" "I thought you knew them." "Nah, they were just asking about my awesome shirt." She giggled an looked around. "It is a nice shirt." "Thank you." "You want something to drink?" "Nope I'm alright." "Sorry about my friend." "Its alright." She looked towards the stage an I looked at her for a few seconds. If I wasn't trying to stay focused on my music I would be interested in getting to know her on the next level. She seems really great but I don't need the distractions. I'll just be friends with her instead.
Amanda's POV
Jason and I were at his friends show and it was great so far. I don't know what I think about his friend though. I don't know why but I get a gay vibe from him. I could be wrong but he seems really gay to me. If he is it isn't going to bother me at all. I love gay people and I am going to try an be his friend. I ended up talking to a group of people until Jason came back. When he finally did I went over to him. "Hey why didn't you come over?" I know I have a crush on Jason but it was clear he wasn't interested in me. "I thought you knew them." "Nah, they were just asking about my awesome shirt." "It is a nice shirt." It was disappointing but I guess he has a girlfriend or something. "Thank you." "You want something to drink?" I looked at the stage and seen there was a guy about to talk. "Nope I'm alright." "Sorry about my friend." "Its alright." I guess I could try to get him to like me but then again, I just got out of a relationship where I had to do most of the work. I'm not interested in that. Starting a relationship should be easy until the hard parts start. Not hard and always hard, I don't need that. I'll get over liking him and like someone else. The guy started talking then the show started.
When the show was over Jason and I talked to his friend a little bit more. When we were finished I knew he was gay and I was gonna try to be his friend. We went out to Jason's truck and he looked at me. "Wanna go get something to eat?" "Sure!" I smiled an got in. I was still a little bit disappointed about him not liking me but I figured I'd get over it. We went to a diner and decided to sit there an talk. "So Amanda?" Jason looked at me. "Yes?" I put my phone in my pocket. "You really live in that big house?" "Yes, where do you live?" "Not in a house like that." He laughed. "Its a nice house but I'm not sure if I'll be living there long." "Why?" "Long story for another time." I shook my head. "Oh.." "So you live close by?" "Yeah, I live a few miles from here with my mom." "Oh ok. Where's your dad?" "He's in Florida." "For work?" "No that's where he lives with his wife and my sister." "Oh." "Yeah him and my mother split up when I was a kid." "I'm sorry." "Don't be, they are both happy now." "That's great." "Yeah, what about your parents?" "They are together and happy.. Its gross." I shook my head and he started laughing. "So you said you have a sister?" "Yeah, my father and step mother. My mother doesn't have any other kids. I seen your two little sisters, they are cute." "Ugh." I laughed. "Is it only them?" "No, I have an older sister and an older brother." "Oh, are you close to them?" "Well my older brother passed away and I cannot stand my older sister. Ugh long story." I shook my head. "So how old are you Jason?" "17, what about you?" "The same." We sat there eating and talking about everything. I think by the time we were finished I liked him even more now. He said he wanted to hang out more and I didn't have a problem with that. If we can't date we may as well become good friends. Jason dropped me off at home and I went and took a shower. When I finished I put on my pajamas and went an talked to my mother for a while then went to bed.
The next day at work I was bored until Mia got there. "Hey girl." I smiled. "Hey! What's new?" "You tell me." I smirked. "We'll talk at lunch." She smiled. "Ok." We worked until our lunch break then we met up at a diner. After we got something to eat we sat at the table. "You start." I smiled. "Ok, so remember I said Ian asked me out?" "Yeah." "Well I went out with him and.. Wait for it. ... We are totally starting something." "Like a thing?!" I whispered. "Yes!" She smiled. "I thought he had a girlfriend." "She cheated on him and they broke up." "Awesome... Well not the cheating. That's actually really sad.. You know what I mean." "Yeah." We both laughed. "But that's great!" "Yeah, I'm going to take it slow with him cause as I stated before, he just broke up with his ex." "Right, and you don't want to have feelings for him then he runs back to her." "Right. So what's new with you?" "I went out with Jason." "What?!" She whispered. "It wasn't a date.. It was really unproductive." "What do you mean?" "Well he's not into me, like at all. He just wants to be friends and I'm good with that." "Wait he said he wasn't into you?" "No but he gave off that vibe." "Really?" "Yeah, it was just there." "Wow, so what are you gonna do?" "Date someone else, the guy that works in the outdoor department asked me out a few times, I guess I'll just go out with him." "What did y'all do?" "We went to see his friend play then we got dinner. I'm just mad at myself because I liked him more after that." "Maybe you should try an get him to like you." "Nah I had enough working hard with Dru." "I'm sorry girl." "Its alright, its not like I'm in love with him or anything." I laughed and we finished our lunch. We went back to work and I finished out my shift. I was headed out to the parking lot when I spotted Jason. He didn't see me so I figured I'd pretend I didn't see him and go to my truck. I was just about to get in when he came over to me. "Hey." He smiled. "Hey there." I stepped down an looked at him. "So how was your day?" He said leaning against my truck. "It was the same old same old. You are just coming in?" " Yeah, I was off but they need help unloading the trucks tonight. " "That sucks." "I know, wanna get some late dinner?" "Sure, sounds good." "What are you gonna do when you get home?" I didn't know why he was asking me this but I went with it. "I don't know, probably lay around and wait until you get off." "Sounds fun, what's your number? So we won't have to keep meeting at the diner." I gave him the number and left.
Jason's POV
I was in the house laying around in my boxers when the night manager called me. He asked me to come in for some over time and I jumped at the opportunity. Soon as I got there Ryan came an talked to me about how the night shift worked. I seen Amanda come out so I figured I would go an talk to her. Soon as I got over to her I could smell apples. "She smells good." I thought. "Hey." "Hey there." "So how was your day?" I leaned against her truck an looked at her. "It was the same old same old. You are just coming in?" "Yeah, I was off but they need help unloading the trucks tonight." "That sucks." "I know, wanna get some late dinner?" My mother worked late and I wasn't in the mood for the guys so a late dinner with her sounded better. "Sure, sounds good." "What are you gonna do when you get home?" "I don't know, probably lay around and wait until you get off." "Sounds fun, what's your number? So we won't have to keep meeting at the diner." I talked to her a little bit more then she left. I went and clocked into work and hung out till it was time to unload the truck. While I was doing that my mind went back to Amanda. I don't know why but when I asked her what she was gonna be doing and she said waiting for me, it made me happy. Its been a long time since I've had a girl say something like that to me and it was nice. Even though it was nice I wasn't going to let it mess up my focus. I need to continue focusing on my music and getting a publishing deal. "I don't have time to fight with her about dumb stuff." I mumbled. "And I sure as hell don't have time for her to cheat on me." I shook my head an finished out my shift. After work I went home and showered. Before I got dressed I decided to call Amanda and see if she was still up for dinner. I laid across my bed and dialed her number. It rung a few times then she answered. "Hello?" It sounded like a kid. "Hi can I speak to Amanda?" "Nope! What's your name?" I looked at the phone then put it back to my ear. "Its Jason." "Hi Jason." "What's your name?" "Jessie." "Hi Jessie.." "Jess are you on my phone?!" That sounded like Amanda. "Shut up I'm talking!" "To who Jess?!" "Jason! He asked to talk to me!" I started laughing. "Give me the phone!" "Ugh here!" I was still laughing. "Hello?" "Hey." "I'm so sorry." "Its alright. Are we still on for dinner?" "Yeah, I was waiting for you to call." "Really?" "Yeah." I told her where to meet me then I got up an got dressed.
When I got to the restaurant I went inside and looked around for Amanda. I spotted her in the middle of the place so I went an sat at the table with her. "Hey." "Hey Jason." She smiled. "You look nice." She had on a blue button up and regular jeans. "Thank you, so do you." "Thank you." "How was your night at work?" "Ugh it was long." "Was it a lot?" "Yes and I didn't have any help." "I hate lazy people." She shook her head and I kinda laughed. We went on talking about random stuff for a while then my ex came over. "Jason?" I haven't seen her since she cheated on me and I told her it was over an walked away. "Hi." I looked at her. "How are you?" "I'm good, how are you?" She was only over here because of Amanda and I was already over talking to her. "Good.. Are you going to introduce me to your girlfriend?" "Is that why you're over here Hope?" "Oh so she is your girlfriend?" "Are you finished?" She was getting on my nerves. "Mike told me you weren't dating right now. I guess he was lying?!" She snapped. "I would like to get back to dinner." "Screw you Jason!" She slapped me then walked away.
"Sorry about that Amanda." "Its alright, wanna talk about it?" "That's my ex." "Really?" "Yeah." "Well its nothing to serious, she cheated on me and I caught her. I told her it was over and that was that." "Now she's here slapping you and pretending to be hurt? Really?" "Yeah." "She has a nerve on her. You should've told her go ask the person she cheated on you with those questions." She shook her head and I got the feeling someone hurt her. "So are you single?" I asked. I knew she was from when Hunter asked her back at the bonfire. "Yup." "Really?" "Yes." "Why?" "Because the loser I was dating decided he wanted to cheat and get the girl pregnant." "Wow that's huge." "Yes it is." She said looking around. "Are you looking?" "I'm not really looking, I guess if a cool guy comes around and he has the patience to deal with me then I'd date him." I was confused by that. "What do you mean the patience to deal with you?" "Well I know I can be a pain in the butt. I like to be together, to talk on the phone, kiss, hold hands, cuddle, complain. You know, the things girls do." She looked around. "The guys I run into don't seem to like that kinda thing." I was lost about the kinds of guys she ran into because all of the stuff she just named is part of a relationship. "There's something wrong with the guys you date." "Yeah.." She sipped her water. "You don't think its the guys?" "Well.. Its just.. You date a person and they don't like something you do so they leave. Then you date another person and they leave too. That's two different people you've dated, it can't be them it has to be you at this point." "So you think its you?" "It most likely is. However, I have faith that I'll find a guy that likes me... And my flaws." "I don't think its you I think its the guys you date." "Jason I've accepted it." "Well you shouldn't have." "Yeah.." We went on talking about other stuff then I looked at her. "What?" She kinda laughed. "I've been thinking." "About what?" "Your house." "And I thought I was creepy." She laughed. "Noo not like that, I just have a question." "What's that?" "Are you rich or something?" She just looked at me. "Its just that your house is huge and you have a top of the line truck." "I'm not rich." "Then how can you afford that stuff?" "My dad got me the truck and I think my mom picked out the house." "Your parents being rich is the same thing as you being rich." "Jason neither me or my parents are rich." "We're friends you can tell me." "I'm not." "Your house is like 7 bed rooms and 10 bathrooms." "Um no." She shook her head an kinda laughed. "What?" "Is this you trying to get me to invite you into my house?" "Maybe?" I joked an she didn't say anything. "I'm just kidding." "I bet." She laughed. We went on talking an laughing until my mother called then we both went home. When I got home I watched a little bit of TV then I called it a night.
Amanda's POV
After dinner with Jason I went home and took a shower then went to bed. I laid there thinking about him for a while then I fell asleep. The next day at work I was bored as crap. At lunch I went an met up with Mia. "So how was your dinner with Jason?" She asked. "It was alright, I think we could be good friends." "That's great I guess." "He thinks I'm rich." "What? Why?" "He thinks my house is huge." "Wait you took him to your house?" "It was only to drop off my truck so we could ride together." "Oh, so what did you tell him?" "I told him I wasn't because I'm not." "Do you still like him?" "Yeah but he's not dating at all." "Why?" "His ex cheated on him and now he just isn't. I guess he has other things to worry about.. Oh! While we were eating his ex came over to our table." "What?!" She whispered. "Yeah, she was asking him if I was his girlfriend then she slapped him." "Why?" "He told her he wanted to get back to eating dinner." We both started laughing. Mia and I finished our lunch then went back to work. When my shift was over I went home and hung out with my little sisters until it got late then went to bed.
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