Wretched And Divine
Chapter Sixteen
Jake handed her a CD. “Our first demo!” He smiled.
She could see the excitement in his eyes. “So what does this mean for you guys?” She forced a smile because she knew what he would say.
“We’re going to LA after graduation is over. The record thinks we have real potential.” Jake sounded almost sad. He didn’t want to leave Lena here all alone.
“That’s amazing, though! I’m so proud of you guys. Let me hear something.” She sat down on the ratty couch across from the ‘stage’ they had set up. Jake played lead guitar, Andy sang, James played rhythm guitar, and their friends Ryan and Kevin were on bass and drums.
They played her one of their original songs and her whole attention was on Andy. He was the lead singer after all which meant he was all up in her face but that wasn’t the reason she was so focused on him. Even after their fight in the car, she still wanted him to love her instead of Annabelle.
Lena clapped for them when they were finished. “That was amazing, you guys. I’m so proud of you.”
Jake swooped in and kissed her on the cheek. Andy insides raged with jealousy. But why should he be jealous? He had Annabelle, right? Right?
“Hey, Lena? Can I talk to you for a minute?” Jake came up to her after putting his guitar away and took her by the hand. He led her out of the room and into the small hallway. “Look, I have something really important to say.” He took both her hands in his own and looked down at them.
She looked at his downcast eyes and knew what was coming next. He was breaking up with her. This was it. He would say something along the lines of, let’s have a great time at prom but once I leave for LA, we can’t continue this. Part of her was already upset but half of her was a little happy. She liked Jake a lot. It was possible she loved him. He treated her exactly the way she deserved to be treated. He gave her everything she always wanted. He was perfect. But Andy had always been in the back of her mind.
“I want you to look at me when you tell me.” She said, lifting her hand and pushing his chin up so his eyes met hers.
He took in a deep breath before looking right into her eyes. “I love you, Lena.” It was the first time he had ever said all three words. Sure, he had said ‘love you’ when they parted ways in the hallways at school but it had never been all three words. As minimal as it seemed, it was life changing for her. “And,” He continued. “I want you to come to LA with us. Think about it. You can go to college part-time, join a dance company, be on the Vegas strip as a professional dancer, and work for us as a merch-girl. We can still be together and we don’t have to break off this relationship. I don’t want to lose you.”
She didn’t want to lose him either but she wasn’t sure if she really wanted the relationship to continue or if she just wanted to keep Jake as her friend. She briefly thought about all the opportunities she could be offered by heading to LA with the boys. She would still be around Andy, too. It would mean more confusion for her already confused brain but LA could also be eye opening.
“I’ll go with you.” She agreed.
The smile on Jake’s face was so wide, she thought his cheeks would burst. He kissed her so passionately that she could feel the lust seeping into her body through her pores and with each exchange of saliva. As Jake continued to kiss her, she became more and more involved in him. She let his presence wrap around her like a blanket and keep her safe from Andy’s adventure.
Was this really what she wanted or was it just a safe haven? It was the question that had been haunting her mind ever since her and Jake started becoming really serious and it would be a question that she would ponder for a very long time.
“Are you going to do the senior switch tomorrow?” Jake asked when he pulled away from her.
Oh, yes, the senior switch. She had completely forgotten about that. “Oh yeah… Are you doing it?”
Jake nodded. “It’s going to be so awesome. We should carpool. You, me, Andy, James, Carson, Eve and Annabelle. It would be really fun!”
“I don’t know if my car will hold that many people.” She laughed a little.
“We can always shove James in the trunk.” Jake joked and Lena laughed.
“I’m sure we can have people double buckle.” Lena suggested. The senior switch would definitely be an interesting day.
She could see the excitement in his eyes. “So what does this mean for you guys?” She forced a smile because she knew what he would say.
“We’re going to LA after graduation is over. The record thinks we have real potential.” Jake sounded almost sad. He didn’t want to leave Lena here all alone.
“That’s amazing, though! I’m so proud of you guys. Let me hear something.” She sat down on the ratty couch across from the ‘stage’ they had set up. Jake played lead guitar, Andy sang, James played rhythm guitar, and their friends Ryan and Kevin were on bass and drums.
They played her one of their original songs and her whole attention was on Andy. He was the lead singer after all which meant he was all up in her face but that wasn’t the reason she was so focused on him. Even after their fight in the car, she still wanted him to love her instead of Annabelle.
Lena clapped for them when they were finished. “That was amazing, you guys. I’m so proud of you.”
Jake swooped in and kissed her on the cheek. Andy insides raged with jealousy. But why should he be jealous? He had Annabelle, right? Right?
“Hey, Lena? Can I talk to you for a minute?” Jake came up to her after putting his guitar away and took her by the hand. He led her out of the room and into the small hallway. “Look, I have something really important to say.” He took both her hands in his own and looked down at them.
She looked at his downcast eyes and knew what was coming next. He was breaking up with her. This was it. He would say something along the lines of, let’s have a great time at prom but once I leave for LA, we can’t continue this. Part of her was already upset but half of her was a little happy. She liked Jake a lot. It was possible she loved him. He treated her exactly the way she deserved to be treated. He gave her everything she always wanted. He was perfect. But Andy had always been in the back of her mind.
“I want you to look at me when you tell me.” She said, lifting her hand and pushing his chin up so his eyes met hers.
He took in a deep breath before looking right into her eyes. “I love you, Lena.” It was the first time he had ever said all three words. Sure, he had said ‘love you’ when they parted ways in the hallways at school but it had never been all three words. As minimal as it seemed, it was life changing for her. “And,” He continued. “I want you to come to LA with us. Think about it. You can go to college part-time, join a dance company, be on the Vegas strip as a professional dancer, and work for us as a merch-girl. We can still be together and we don’t have to break off this relationship. I don’t want to lose you.”
She didn’t want to lose him either but she wasn’t sure if she really wanted the relationship to continue or if she just wanted to keep Jake as her friend. She briefly thought about all the opportunities she could be offered by heading to LA with the boys. She would still be around Andy, too. It would mean more confusion for her already confused brain but LA could also be eye opening.
“I’ll go with you.” She agreed.
The smile on Jake’s face was so wide, she thought his cheeks would burst. He kissed her so passionately that she could feel the lust seeping into her body through her pores and with each exchange of saliva. As Jake continued to kiss her, she became more and more involved in him. She let his presence wrap around her like a blanket and keep her safe from Andy’s adventure.
Was this really what she wanted or was it just a safe haven? It was the question that had been haunting her mind ever since her and Jake started becoming really serious and it would be a question that she would ponder for a very long time.
“Are you going to do the senior switch tomorrow?” Jake asked when he pulled away from her.
Oh, yes, the senior switch. She had completely forgotten about that. “Oh yeah… Are you doing it?”
Jake nodded. “It’s going to be so awesome. We should carpool. You, me, Andy, James, Carson, Eve and Annabelle. It would be really fun!”
“I don’t know if my car will hold that many people.” She laughed a little.
“We can always shove James in the trunk.” Jake joked and Lena laughed.
“I’m sure we can have people double buckle.” Lena suggested. The senior switch would definitely be an interesting day.
Notes
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-JINXXismyHero_Love_Him_Forever
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-MissSixx
-My-Five-Saviours
-TheEpitomeOfBlashpemy
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