Wretched And Divine
Chapter Ten
Lena only lived with her mom and her younger brother. Her mom never really paid much attention to her now that Lena was already seventeen. Lena didn't mind that much, though. It gave her the opportunity to do pretty much whatever she wanted and not have to worry about her mother being on her back all the time like Eve's mom was. Sometimes, she did wish her mom would give her that extra hug or say goodnight to her before she went to bed, but otherwise, Lena couldn't complain.
She got in her car and started towards the mall to meet Jake. They had agreed on meeting at five-thirty and of course it was just about that time when Lena got in her car. She had meant to leave earlier than that but she had gotten distracted by things on the internet and lost track of time. She sped through every green light and became exceedingly frustrated with every red light she came to. Her phone started singing to her, signalling that Jake had texted. She picked her phone up at a red light and quickly checked the message.
Jake: Hey, I'm here. Are you?
Lena groaned as the light turned green again and she set her phone down so she could drive the last few miles to the mall parking lot. As she pulled her car into a space and got out of the driver's side, and immediate wave of nerves hit her stomach.
"Stop, you're not nervous. It'll be fine." She told herself as she locked her car and made her way across the parking lot.
Lena: I'm walking in now
She pulled the glass door open and walked straight in but didn't see Jake. He hadn't replied to her text and he wasn't anywhere to be seen in the store. Her biggest fear popped into mind. He had stood her up.
"Lena!" She heard a familiar voice call out to her.
She looked up from her phone and saw Jake walking over to her. She smiled and walked over to him. "I thought you had stood me up or something."
Jake laughed. "No, I would never do that to you!"
Lena was beginning to feel a little better. Her nerves went away when she saw him standing in front of her. He was just so nice and she couldn't understand why anyone would be that nice to her. She wasn't anything special.
"So, suggest something for me to get from Starbucks. You're the expert here." Jake looked down at her.
"Well, you should definitely get a frappuccino. Get the mocha one. It's amazing." She suggested.
"Okay, do you want one? I'll pay." He offered, pulling his wallet out of his pocket.
"Oh, that's okay, Jake. I can pay for myself." Lena said, pulling out her own wallet.
Jake put his hands on his hips in a sassy pose and cleared his throat to get Lena to look at him. She burst out laughing at the sight of him. "No, Lena. Let me pay for you. I really don't mind. Besides, the guy is always supposed to pay on a date."
So, this was a date. Lena wasn't completely sure he was serious but she wanted to believe he was. No one had ever shown this much interest in her before.
Lena just sighed her defeat and Jake went to go pay for the coffee. When he returned to her side, they decided to make their way to Hot Topic.
"It's my favorite store of all time." Lena had said between sips of her coffee-esque drink.
Jake smiled at her. He thought everything she did or said was really cute. He couldn't believe he had never noticed her before. She was one of those genuine girls. She was modest, funny, had great music taste and was really sweet. She was like a breath of fresh air to him. Annabelle was really the only girl in his friend group and she was such a burden on him. Andy wouldn't give her what she wanted and Jake was a pushover who let her do with him what she wanted. Lena made him much more confident in himself. They had only been together for twenty minutes and he was already feeling happier than he had felt in a long time.
They entered the store through the big arch at the front and into the rather dimly lit store. Lena led them in and Jake followed her. He watched her weave in and out of display cases and racks of clothing. Then he saw her stop and gaze up at the big wall of band t-shirts at the back of the store. He walked over and stood by her, looking up as well.
Lena gasped. "I love that band!" She pointed to an AFI t-shirt in the plastic display case.
"You should get it." Jake encouraged.
He saw her pout a little. Lena was always unsure about spending money. She always wanted to buy everything in the whole store but she was always wary about spending her money on things. "I don't know..." She trailed off.
He saw her hesitation. "I'll buy it for you."
She looked up at him. "No, Jake. You really don't have to do that for me."
He chuckled. "I want to. Pick your size."
She gave him a grateful smile as she picked up a t-shirt from the mesh, metal rack that jutted out from the wall. Jake was trying really hard to impress Lena and Lena could tell. He wanted her to like him but the thing was, she already did like him.
She got in her car and started towards the mall to meet Jake. They had agreed on meeting at five-thirty and of course it was just about that time when Lena got in her car. She had meant to leave earlier than that but she had gotten distracted by things on the internet and lost track of time. She sped through every green light and became exceedingly frustrated with every red light she came to. Her phone started singing to her, signalling that Jake had texted. She picked her phone up at a red light and quickly checked the message.
Jake: Hey, I'm here. Are you?
Lena groaned as the light turned green again and she set her phone down so she could drive the last few miles to the mall parking lot. As she pulled her car into a space and got out of the driver's side, and immediate wave of nerves hit her stomach.
"Stop, you're not nervous. It'll be fine." She told herself as she locked her car and made her way across the parking lot.
Lena: I'm walking in now
She pulled the glass door open and walked straight in but didn't see Jake. He hadn't replied to her text and he wasn't anywhere to be seen in the store. Her biggest fear popped into mind. He had stood her up.
"Lena!" She heard a familiar voice call out to her.
She looked up from her phone and saw Jake walking over to her. She smiled and walked over to him. "I thought you had stood me up or something."
Jake laughed. "No, I would never do that to you!"
Lena was beginning to feel a little better. Her nerves went away when she saw him standing in front of her. He was just so nice and she couldn't understand why anyone would be that nice to her. She wasn't anything special.
"So, suggest something for me to get from Starbucks. You're the expert here." Jake looked down at her.
"Well, you should definitely get a frappuccino. Get the mocha one. It's amazing." She suggested.
"Okay, do you want one? I'll pay." He offered, pulling his wallet out of his pocket.
"Oh, that's okay, Jake. I can pay for myself." Lena said, pulling out her own wallet.
Jake put his hands on his hips in a sassy pose and cleared his throat to get Lena to look at him. She burst out laughing at the sight of him. "No, Lena. Let me pay for you. I really don't mind. Besides, the guy is always supposed to pay on a date."
So, this was a date. Lena wasn't completely sure he was serious but she wanted to believe he was. No one had ever shown this much interest in her before.
Lena just sighed her defeat and Jake went to go pay for the coffee. When he returned to her side, they decided to make their way to Hot Topic.
"It's my favorite store of all time." Lena had said between sips of her coffee-esque drink.
Jake smiled at her. He thought everything she did or said was really cute. He couldn't believe he had never noticed her before. She was one of those genuine girls. She was modest, funny, had great music taste and was really sweet. She was like a breath of fresh air to him. Annabelle was really the only girl in his friend group and she was such a burden on him. Andy wouldn't give her what she wanted and Jake was a pushover who let her do with him what she wanted. Lena made him much more confident in himself. They had only been together for twenty minutes and he was already feeling happier than he had felt in a long time.
They entered the store through the big arch at the front and into the rather dimly lit store. Lena led them in and Jake followed her. He watched her weave in and out of display cases and racks of clothing. Then he saw her stop and gaze up at the big wall of band t-shirts at the back of the store. He walked over and stood by her, looking up as well.
Lena gasped. "I love that band!" She pointed to an AFI t-shirt in the plastic display case.
"You should get it." Jake encouraged.
He saw her pout a little. Lena was always unsure about spending money. She always wanted to buy everything in the whole store but she was always wary about spending her money on things. "I don't know..." She trailed off.
He saw her hesitation. "I'll buy it for you."
She looked up at him. "No, Jake. You really don't have to do that for me."
He chuckled. "I want to. Pick your size."
She gave him a grateful smile as she picked up a t-shirt from the mesh, metal rack that jutted out from the wall. Jake was trying really hard to impress Lena and Lena could tell. He wanted her to like him but the thing was, she already did like him.
Notes
Shout outs:-My-Five-Saviours
-iBVBwarrior12
-Kvenegance
-JINXXismyHero_Love_Him_Forever
-xEmmaBVBx
-BVB_Lover
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