"You're not going to lose me. I'm sorry. I was upset that you made the decision to quit without me. And then I thought you were going to break up with me. And it was hard being in class without you. I don't know if I can do it."
"Let's forget all the noise for right now, okay? Let's just enjoy us. We finally get to be together, Penny." He turned on the light so that I could see him.
He had that just fucked hair that I loved so much. He finished buttoning his shirt.
I looked around at the closet. It was a complete mess. "James, do you think maybe we should pick some of this up?"
"Eh, I don't work here anymore. Let's get the hell out of here before someone finds us." He grabbed my hand and opened up the door a crack. He pulled me out after him and we ran hand in hand through the hallway. Classes had started and no one was around.
A few students walking along the green turned to look at us as we ran to his car. He opened up the door for me and I quickly got in. He closed it and ran around to his side. As he turned his key in the ignition he leaned over and kissed me again.
There had been so much stress in our relationship. It finally felt like we were allowed to be happy. We were acting like two teenagers in love. And that's how I felt. When I was next to him, I felt like anything was possible.
"Truth or dare?" he asked and looked at me.
I looked into his eyes. He was giving me a challenging look. I didn't want to go back to his apartment. I didn't want to ever have to face reality. I wanted to get as far away from here as possible. "Dare."
Addiction - Chapter 22
Wednesday
It seemed like with every mile we drove away from the University of New Castle, James grew more and more relaxed. I couldn't pull my eyes away from his face. I was still processing the fact that he had quit his job.For me.Every few seconds he would turn his head to look at me and his smile would grow even brighter.
"What are you staring at?" he finally said.
"You."
He rubbed his thumb against my palm.
"What now?" I asked.
"Well, do you have a passport?"
"No. I've never needed one."I really wish I had a passport.
"You've never left the country?" He turned to me again. He seemed to think I was joking.
"I have. I've been to Canada. But I didn't need a passport."
"That's because going to Canada doesn't really count as leaving the country. So where have you been? I want to take you somewhere new."
I turned and looked out the window. "I haven't really been that many places." I watched the colorful autumn trees passing by us in a blur before turning back to him. "I've pretty much stayed on the east coast. Pennsylvania, Virginia, and Maryland. Oh, I've been to North and South Carolina. And New York ofcourse." I squeezed his hand. "And Florida a few times to go to Disneyworld."
"Disneyworld?" He smiled at me.
"Yeah, I love Disneyworld. Everyone loves Disneyworld. Don't look at me like that."
He laughed and turned his attention back to the road. "I wouldn't know. I've never been."
"You've never been to Disneyworld?"
"No."
I couldn't tell what he was thinking. "Well, maybe you should let me take you to Disneyworld."
He laughed. "This is my dare. I'm taking you somewhere. Not the other way around."
"So, where are we going then?"