Page 154 of Promising You
He rubs my back and kisses the top of my head. “I love you, too.”
I hold on to him a little longer, then finally let him go and stand up. “Now can we start Garret night?”
He laughs. “Okay, but I still don’t know why we’re having Garret night.”
“We just are, okay?” I go over to the movies. “Which one do you want to watch first?”
“Where did you get the DVD player?” he asks, seeing it next to the TV.
“I borrowed it from Harper.”
“And you made me cookies?” He points to the container of cookies, which is sitting next to the snacks I bought.
“No. I asked Charles to make them. He said those are your favorite. He made them this morning.”
“And he drove here and delivered them?”
“Actually Decker picked them up for me since I can’t drive yet.”
“You really put a lot of effort into Garret night,” he says, wrapping his arms around my waist.
“Yeah, well, given that it’s the first one I figured it better be good.”
“So this isn’t a one-time thing?”
“Nope. Garret night will continue but you won’t know when. I’ll just surprise you.”
“You’re so damn sweet,” he says, tickling me as he kisses me.
“For the last time, I’mnotsweet,” I say, laughing as I try to squirm away. “Now go pick out a movie.”
We watch two movies, then have sex again before finally going to sleep. Garret wakes me up early and we do it again. I think he’s trying to make sure I remember how good he is at that when I’m spending all those hours alone with Carson. As if I’d even consider doing anything with Carson. Not gonna happen.
We go to Al’s Pancake House for breakfast since we’ll miss our traditional Sunday breakfast. Luckily, there aren’t any photographers there. They must all be hanging out at Garret’s house.
When we get back to my room I finish packing. At 11:30 we say our goodbyes before Carson arrives.
“So you’ll call me every hour from the road,” Garret confirms.
“Yes. But Carson’s going to think I’m crazy calling you that much.”
“I don’t give a fuck what he thinks. I need to know you’re okay and not dead in a ditch somewhere.”
“He’s a very safe driver. And don’t start getting upset. He’ll be here in a few minutes and I don’t want you two fighting before we leave.”
“I won’t fight with him.” Garret doesn’t sound at all convincing.
“Garret, I mean it. If he says something that pisses you off, just ignore him.”
He drops his head down, shaking it side to side. “I can’t believe I’m going along with this. Why the hell am I letting some guy I can’t stand drive the person I love most in the world halfway across the country? Your life is in his hands. He could veer off the road into a ditch and kill you. Or hit another car.” Garret runs both his hands through his hair. “Shit! I can’t let you do this, Jade. I can’t trust this guy.”
I take Garret’s hands in mine. “Relax. Everything will be fine. Nothing bad will happen. Isn’t that what you always tell me when I worry about stuff?”
“Yes, but this is different. You sure you don’t want to stay here? We could watch movies at my house all week. Charles will make you whatever you want. You could hang out with Lilly.”
“Those are all good things but I need to spend time with Frank and Ryan.”
“Just make sure you call me, okay? And leave your phone on.”
