Jase by Fields, J. (ebook reader browser TXT) 📕

Moms head spun back and she looked at him shocked, “You’re coming to book club?”

“If that’s alright,” Jase smiled, his dimpled winked, and my mom smiled.

“Do you know what you’re in for Jase?”

“I think I have a pretty good understanding of what I’m in for,” he chuckled, “We ran into Mimi earlier.”

“Alright then,” Mom smiled at me, “See you in a couple hours?”

“Yep,” I leaned over Jase and gave my Mom a kiss. She stuck out her hand and shook Jase’s and walked away.

Jase looked at me and shook his head, “Wow.”

I couldn’t help but laugh.

“Where to Carly? This is your town,” Jase laughed.

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“Right here?” Jase looked confused when I told him pull over.

“Yes,” I jumped out of my little Honda Accord, which wasn’t little but Jase was tall and it seemed to be too small for him. He got out and walked around the car and hit the lock and grabbed my hand.

We walked into a little café and ordered, “I would like to sit outside, if that’s alright with you.”

“Of course,” Jase smiled and ordered. I tried to pay and he laughed at me and gently batted my hand away. The girl behind the counter smiled at him, a big old smile. Not just a friendly ‘may I take your order’, or ‘have a nice day’ smile. Man, I wanted to choke her.

“I will bring that out to you when it’s ready.”

Seriously it’s counter service chick, ughhh. I looked up at Jase smiling down at me, “You done with whatever is going on in there?’

“In where?” I asked as he pulled me behind him.

“Your head,” he smirked.

“Yeah, yeah, yeah,” I rolled my eyes.

We sat in the corner, kind of hidden in the trees planted for the purpose of creating privacy.

He pulled out my chair and I sat. He pulled his so that it touched mine. I sat back and smiled. How could I not, Jase was here and it had been two months since I’d seen him. You know how sometimes you think that the longer you’re apart from someone, the more you think and dream about them and then, when you finally see them you think damn-- that’s it. In our minds we take little snapshots of moments and they seem to grow with each day we’re missing that person. They become more caring, or beautiful than they really are.

It was not like that with Jase, not at all. He was beautiful. Dreamy, sexy, gorgeous, and here with me right now looking at me and probably wondering…

“What the hell is going on in there now, baby?”

I laughed, “What do you mean?”

“That look has not changed in two months,” he grabbed my hand and held it rubbing his thumb slowly across the back of my hand and then back making small circles.

“Care to explain?”

“Two months ago-- I saw this girl. She seemed to blend in, didn’t have much to say, and seemed just happy with whatever was going on. It was alluring. But what the hell are you thinking all the damn time? You know what, it doesn’t matter… it’s you. Sexy, and smart as hell. I was like a moth to your flame Carly. You sucked me in. Seduced me with your smile, made me want to make sure you didn’t end up on your ass, and then when I saw who you really were I started falling fast, and it scared the hell out of me for just a moment. There is no bullshit with you. I don’t wonder if you’re pissed at me, or what mood you’re in.”

“I’m different,” I laughed and he did too.

“Yes, and today I fully intended on using that line to get into your panties.”

“I fully intend on letting you.”

Jase closed his eyes briefly and smiled. “I said we would attend Book Club, huh Baby?”

“Yeah you did-- what were you thinking?”

We both laughed and he leaned over and kissed me, mmm, mmm… how I love that steel ball in my mouth.

The waitress cleared her throat and it was gone, “Boo.”

Jase looked at me and stuck out his bottom lip and, gawwww!

2

Jase and I decided to arrive early, it was actually his idea. He wanted to meet my Mom first, get to know her a little bit before Mimi, Dee, Michelle, Gloria, Gayleen, Thaty, and Hope arrived.

“You’re early,” Mom looked over her shoulder and smiled as we walked into the kitchen.

“Jase wanted to get to know you a little before…”

Mom laughed, I love her laugh. It wasn’t a cackle like a witch, it was a softer sweeter higher tone, not just from her belly but from her toes all the way up to her head. Best. Laugh. Ever.

“Before the firing squad?”

“Is that what it’s going to be like?” Jase smiled. His smile was enthralling. It drew you right in and made you want to stay right there looking at it all day. Apparently that’s what Mom and I were both thinking because he stopped and looked at us and the smirked, “Alright, then.”

Mom laughed again breaking the silence, “No, I was just thinking.”

“That’s where Carly gets it from.”

“Gets what?”

“I don’t really know how to explain it, other than her mind is going all the time,” Jase closed his eyes briefly and smiled. “And then there is awkward silence like this and it just makes you wonder what’s going on in her mind.”

Mom smiled, “She is a thinker.”

“She gets it from you.”

“I will take that as a compliment.”

“It was intended to be,” Jase smiled and looked towards the counter filled with groceries, “Let me help.”

“You cook?”

“I like to play around in the kitchen.” Jase unpacked the bags and grabbed the pineapple and strawberries.

He lifted the pineapple to smell it and Mom and I both stared at him. He turned and opened the drawer next to the sink and grabbed a knife. I had no idea how he knew what drawer they were in and then he bent over and opened the cupboard and grabbed a platter.

That was a mighty fine