I couldn't stop my legs from bouncing, filled with anticipation as I wait for the text that would tell me to come down. My eyes roamed the dorm room walls, a specific section reserved for Jake, we couldn't be there with each other but we sent pictures all the time, happy ones with big smiles to keep the joy in the relationship. When I looked at his photo's I'm always reminded of why I love him and why I choose to be with him, I remember how much he's worth when all I want is a hug from him but can't get it.
Everyone was leaving for break and now I was to wait for my ride. Andy and his sucky driving.
I couldn't wait to get home, I did it, I was making a future for myself and I couldn't wait to see how this future of mine played out.
"Have a good week" Sammy waved, holding the two douffle bags on her right arm.
Sammy, my roomate of two years at Arizona State. How she managed to run Track in the heat amazed me the first year I was here but my body has adapted and been marked with so many crappy tan lines. I now identify as a panda bear.
"You too, tell your dad I said 'Heyyyy'" she rolled her eyes but smirk before shooting back.
"Do me the same to your brother"
I laugh as she leaves, it was our thing really and it was the only real joke Sammy always made, she was so serious about things and I couldn't keep my eyes off the picture of her dad when I first moved in. Her father, who happens to looke like a true god, the body of an athlete which I now know is from training with Sammy.
My phone pinged as a text from Andy comes in and I rush to the stairs with my bag in tow. Catching Sammy still in the halls, I guess our little farewell was unnecessary.
"I thought track stars were supposed to be fast but here I find you" I shrug as she rolled her eyes at me.
We walk silently as she texts and walks, her eyebrows pulling together in an annoyed expression as she argues with her on and off again boyfriend. I liked to call him Shit-Stick-Shawn and he was aware of that being his permanent name. He was truly an asshole narcassist, manipulative at times and his hobbys include drinking and guilt tripping.
"So what you doing for the holidays, any special traditions?" I ask, my voice echoing down the stair case.
She smiled and tucked her phone away.
"Nah, my moms pretty basic" She shrugged, Thanksgiving is her moms holiday and Chrismas day is her dad's, one fine ass divorced man. Had I been single I would jump on that train real quick.
If only my family hated Jake, or if only jake gave me a reason to hate him.
We make it outside and I smile as I see the same dark blue Jeep I left almost three years ago. My baby.
I laugh as the back window roll down. Zeke with his obnoxiously loud mouth yelled for me "BEE BEE" a little cartboard sign in his hand reading 'I buzzing missed you' in bold white wording.
Daniella also in the car was squeezing to stick her head out "HEYYY GIRLY!" She sang.
The doors on the car opened and I laugh as people piled out, I laugh harder as the first person met me, Jake took me into his arms, his breath tickling my neck makes me squeal, tingles shoot through my body. I hugged him tight as this was the first time in three years I have seen him, live in the flesh, we held each other for a good while. Next was Leslie who as always looked ready to cry, glassy eyes as she hugs me. I felt bad that she was ditching her family for me this year.
My dad finally remarried, Trinity, the woman was amazing, I loved her and as they're off on their honeymoon I would be house sitting. They eloped with me as a witness but they still wanted to do the whole honeymoon thing.
I was proud to call the woman my stepmom, with my mother in a different country, time zone and working we hardly had the time to talk, Trin was great with advise though and basically saved my long distance relationship with Jake more times then I could count.
But things would be different now, he was coming to me, an apartment already lined up, a job still doing machanics. This would be a new chapter, not one I see as smooth going but one I see working, our biggest problem was the limited talking time. Now, I was just happy I wouldn't spend Thanksgiving alone this year.
Zeke was last, he waited till people cleared away from him, making a little pathway for him before running up to me. Suffocating me in his arms and choking me with the strong scent of his colgne.
"I MISSED YOU" He yelled and I cringed as he spin me around until a smile cracked on my lips.
When I was put down I turn back to Sammy who stood there awkwardly.
"Is your ride almost here? I could wait a while so your not standing out here by yourself" I tell her but she shook her head.
"Shawn just bailed on me so I have to wait for my mom now" she sighed.
"I could give you a ride" I shrug in suggestion but again she shook her head.
"No you look like you've got a full car" she eyes the people who came for me and I shrug again.
"I need to boot Zeke in the back anyway's, Andy will have no problem joining him" Andy scowled at me and I smile at him as I remembered "Sammy, this is my brother Andy, my friends Leslie, Daniella, Zeke, and you've met my boyfriend Jake" I introduce.
"Hi...Are you sure?" She asked me, hesitent.
"Yup" I answer and quickly, with the speed of light, ripped the car keys from Andy's hand and rushed to the drivers side.
My baby, how i've missed you.
I caress the wheel and start the car, Jake taking the passengers seat, the back seat filling with females and a glowering two in the back with angry eyes but neither would dare complain in front of the tall, tight, and toned Sammy who quickly made conversation.
Jake took my hand and kissed it, shooting the middle finger back at Andy who playfully gagged. I was happy, especially because I was right all in the end. The duo had turned into a trio, Zeke now had to share the attention of his best friend with not only me but my brother too. It was an easy competition though, I won all that attention every time I wanted it.
The first year was the hardest for me and Jake, he worked double time because his brother had a relaps, he was also still trying to respect that I was still a minor so that was weird for him.
My dad and brother? Absolutly loved him, my dad appreciated how respectful Jake was, got a free machanic, and my brother got a friend who wasn't in love with football, had other topics to talk about. They all had one thing in common though, teasing me, especially when it came to cooking. Jake and I use to cook and eat with each other over the phone and they all loved to tease me for burning foods. To this day I never lived down that mac and cheese in a cup, all I had to do was mircowave it.
Andy cringed when he saw couples in public, doing all their PDA and I loved that. That's how I got him to shut up but because Jake and I mostly talked on the phone I settled with makeing remarks and saying cheesy stuff to get him to scurry away.
"I missed you" He mouthed to me, his head leaned up on the head rest as he squeeze my hand
"I missed you too" I mouth back.
Relief, I was in the need of getting laid, three years I kept my legs closed, dedicated to the guy beside me no matter what. Yet cheating on him not once flashed through my mind.
With him moving only ten minutes away from my dorms, any toy of mine was going into retirment.
Me and Jake took in that silence between us, we had so much to talk about but I wanted our converstaion to be just that, ours. Whether it was PG or not. We took comfort in holding hands and listening to the argument between Sammy and Andy, the audience in the car egging them on.
The tension between the two was thick.
I was content where I was in this moment and would continue to move forwars with time.
I'm sorry if anyone wanted a realistic ending but I'm a sucker for happy endings. Your welcome to think of an alternate ending though.
This is the end and I don't think I'm writting bonus chapters for anyone who may ask. I hope you enjoyed this book, I appreciate you all for reading and sticking around for the end. Have a great day and Happy holidays.