A Little Piece Of Heaven
Girls' Night with Secrets
I feel like I floated all the way to Jace's place. I couldn't stop thinking about the kiss with Matt. When he kissed me, I felt it all the way to my bones. I've never felt anything like that. I could get used to it.
I mean, I'm going to have a month of freedom. Maybe I could pull off a few more dates until I have to break things off. There is no way my so-called stepfather is going to let the fact that I'm dating someone that isn't him, stand. He's already possessive.
I think that he picked up on the fact that Jace is more of a brother to me than anything else a long time ago, because he's never said anything about me hanging out with him, ever. I guess that's somethig I never realized until now. I honestly don't know what I would do without him. He's my solace. His place has always been my go-to place when things got especially bad at home. I couldn't always get away but I normally could after. I feel so safe there.
I got out of my car and grabbed my bags of things. I moseyed up to the door and knocked. Gwen pulled the door open and gave me the why-the-hell-are-you-knocking-you-know-Damn-well-that-you're-always-welcome-here-and-of-course-we-unlocked-the-door-for-you-silly-girl, look.
"Hey Gwen," I was barely able to squeeze out two words before she pulled me into the living room and deposited me on the couch before looking at me expectantly.
"Spill! I want all of the juicy details." She squealed. "I can't believe my girl finally went out on a date. I wanna see a picture." She gushed. I blushed and waited for her to finish. She held my hands in hers like she was about to get life-changing news. "I'm so excited for you."
"His name is Matt." I told her. "I bumped into him right before I met Jace for breakfast the other morning. We go to the same school, so I had seen him around. And he's crazy, gorgeous. I trip all over myself when he's around. I can't help it." I told her. She smiled.
"How did your date go, woman?" She asked me. I laughed. She's a cross between the sister I've never had and the mother I wish I did. I love it.
"He met me on my house and we took his bike to lunch." I told her. She made a face.
"Oh, he's one of those?" She asked. "Is he one of those green freaks? Or does he just not want to get a job? Because my daughter isn't dating a scrub." She ranted. I giggled.
"It's only been one date. And it's not a bicycle, it's a motorcycle." I told her. "Oh, well now I feel stupid." She quieted. Jace walked in and didn't say anything just plopped down on the couch next to me.
"We went for burgers and just talked it was really nice." I told her. I bit my lip. "And when he drove me home I kissed his cheek and then he kissed me. He asked if he would go out again." I finished. Gwen squealed again.
"My baby is all grown up." She pulled me into a hug. I can practically hear Jace rolling his eyes behind me. "How was the kiss?" She asked, almost suffocating me.
"Really good, but I need to breathe." I told her. She let me go, beaming.
"Why is it that you never want to hear about my sex life but as soon as Angela has a date, you'll pee yourself for details?" Jace asked.
"Did I ask about your sex life, Gel?" She asked. I shook my head. "I asked her about a date. When is the last time you took a girl on a date? Never. You just hook up with those hussies." She told him.
"Mom, no one says 'hussies' anymore." He told her.
"Okay, then the whores you hook up with." She corrected. We all laughed. She isn't wrong. Jace has never really dated. He just has sex.
~*.*~
"How long do we have to wait for the mask to harden?" I asked her. The mask she applied on my face still feels wet and unsettled. I've never really done the spa-at-home thing. My mother was always preoccupied with booze.
"Give it like five more minutes and we will peel them off. She told me, as she painted my toes. I nodded as I did hers. I opted for a midnight blue for her and has a really dark purple for mine.
We chattered about boys and about what movies we should watch and whether or not Jace would let us put a mask on him. It was really nice. A much needed change of pace.
"Alright, it should be good now. Your face should feel softer than a baby's ass." She laughed, peeling off hers. I set off to work peeling off mine. I started pulling it off and gathering it in my hands. She looked over and gasped.
"What's wrong Gwen?" I asked her. She put a hand on my face and touched right above my eye.
"Who did that to you?" Crap.
I mean, I'm going to have a month of freedom. Maybe I could pull off a few more dates until I have to break things off. There is no way my so-called stepfather is going to let the fact that I'm dating someone that isn't him, stand. He's already possessive.
I think that he picked up on the fact that Jace is more of a brother to me than anything else a long time ago, because he's never said anything about me hanging out with him, ever. I guess that's somethig I never realized until now. I honestly don't know what I would do without him. He's my solace. His place has always been my go-to place when things got especially bad at home. I couldn't always get away but I normally could after. I feel so safe there.
I got out of my car and grabbed my bags of things. I moseyed up to the door and knocked. Gwen pulled the door open and gave me the why-the-hell-are-you-knocking-you-know-Damn-well-that-you're-always-welcome-here-and-of-course-we-unlocked-the-door-for-you-silly-girl, look.
"Hey Gwen," I was barely able to squeeze out two words before she pulled me into the living room and deposited me on the couch before looking at me expectantly.
"Spill! I want all of the juicy details." She squealed. "I can't believe my girl finally went out on a date. I wanna see a picture." She gushed. I blushed and waited for her to finish. She held my hands in hers like she was about to get life-changing news. "I'm so excited for you."
"His name is Matt." I told her. "I bumped into him right before I met Jace for breakfast the other morning. We go to the same school, so I had seen him around. And he's crazy, gorgeous. I trip all over myself when he's around. I can't help it." I told her. She smiled.
"How did your date go, woman?" She asked me. I laughed. She's a cross between the sister I've never had and the mother I wish I did. I love it.
"He met me on my house and we took his bike to lunch." I told her. She made a face.
"Oh, he's one of those?" She asked. "Is he one of those green freaks? Or does he just not want to get a job? Because my daughter isn't dating a scrub." She ranted. I giggled.
"It's only been one date. And it's not a bicycle, it's a motorcycle." I told her. "Oh, well now I feel stupid." She quieted. Jace walked in and didn't say anything just plopped down on the couch next to me.
"We went for burgers and just talked it was really nice." I told her. I bit my lip. "And when he drove me home I kissed his cheek and then he kissed me. He asked if he would go out again." I finished. Gwen squealed again.
"My baby is all grown up." She pulled me into a hug. I can practically hear Jace rolling his eyes behind me. "How was the kiss?" She asked, almost suffocating me.
"Really good, but I need to breathe." I told her. She let me go, beaming.
"Why is it that you never want to hear about my sex life but as soon as Angela has a date, you'll pee yourself for details?" Jace asked.
"Did I ask about your sex life, Gel?" She asked. I shook my head. "I asked her about a date. When is the last time you took a girl on a date? Never. You just hook up with those hussies." She told him.
"Mom, no one says 'hussies' anymore." He told her.
"Okay, then the whores you hook up with." She corrected. We all laughed. She isn't wrong. Jace has never really dated. He just has sex.
~*.*~
"How long do we have to wait for the mask to harden?" I asked her. The mask she applied on my face still feels wet and unsettled. I've never really done the spa-at-home thing. My mother was always preoccupied with booze.
"Give it like five more minutes and we will peel them off. She told me, as she painted my toes. I nodded as I did hers. I opted for a midnight blue for her and has a really dark purple for mine.
We chattered about boys and about what movies we should watch and whether or not Jace would let us put a mask on him. It was really nice. A much needed change of pace.
"Alright, it should be good now. Your face should feel softer than a baby's ass." She laughed, peeling off hers. I set off to work peeling off mine. I started pulling it off and gathering it in my hands. She looked over and gasped.
"What's wrong Gwen?" I asked her. She put a hand on my face and touched right above my eye.
"Who did that to you?" Crap.
This is an amazing story. Some chapters were hard to read but I was hooked. Thank you for sharing it.
2/16/18