Thomas and I sat on the cold park bench, the snow scattering around us in chaotic little patterns. We talked about the past few months, when his dad and my mother got together, and he and Thomas had both moved into our home.
It wasn't fair.
I guarantee I have fallen for Thomas a lot harder than my mother ever could for his dad, James. The only redeeming thing I could think of was the fact that she never had the best track record with men. She "loved," and she left. For once, that gave me hope.
"Jenna? Hey, you okay?"
I snapped back into reality as his piercing blue stars for eyes stared at me through his glasses.
"Yeah, I'm fine. Just distracted, sorry."
I couldn't take my eyes off him. The way the snow landed in his shoulder-length black hair. If there is such a thing as a beautiful guy, Thomas was it.
"Do you think we should head back? Our parents probably think we ran away or something."
He smiled and off we walked, our feet crushing the snow-covered leaves, each dead, decaying step taking us closer to home. Exactly where I didn't want to be. He told me all about the town in Florida they had moved from years ago, and its endless summers. We talked about how we had both just graduated high school a year ago, and where life would take us.
"I don't honestly know if I'll stay in Maine or not, I don't exactly have a reason."
It was the truth. My mother was the only family I had and let's face it, she was never mother of the year.
"Oh. Ya know, I have a reason."
He blurted the words out like he was scared of something. I turned around on the leafy path to face him and ask what was wrong, and before I knew it, his lips were on mine and his fingers were tangled into my long midnight black hair. God I adore everything about him, I couldn't believe it was happening. His tongue caressed mine gently as I pulled him close to me. When we finally pulled away, his icy hand rested on my rosy cheek.
"I want you Jenna. And I think you want me too. I swear we can make this work somehow, we just have to keep it quiet."
And with that, our beautiful storm of a relationship began.
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"Kate, is everything packed up?"
James could be so impatient. A trait I'm happy didn't get passed on to Thomas. He and my mom were finally leaving for their mini-vacation in Florida, leaving Thomas and I at home by ourselves for a few days. And since it had been three months since that snowy night, needless to say we had been counting down the days.
They finally said goodbye and left, and here we were. Thomas and I were finally completely alone. I decided to go get a few things cleaned up in my room and touch up my hair and makeup for whatever we were getting into tonight. I also decided to change into a short little low-cut black dress. I couldn't wait to see what he thought.
I walked out of my room to see Thomas laying on the couch. So many times I had seen him lying there wishing I could at least lay with him, and now I could do even more. He looked at me and his eyes widened.