Sky by jewel crotan (early readers .txt) 📕

the fam and Barbi was literally pouting throughout the entire dinner because she was not really a part of either conversation. Ugh, She’s so annoying.



The night had been nearly perfect, minus Barbi’s presence, and we were getting ready to dive into dessert when the mood suddenly changed. Mr. Hunter directed the question to me.



“Skylar, have you seen Jonathan’s band play?” There was definite tension behind that question.



“I have, I saw them a few weeks ago, and they were awesome!” I was beaming because I was happy that I had the opportunity to let his parents know how talented I thought he was. Little did I know that was the wrong thing to do.

I glanced over at Jonathan and I could see the irritation on his face and then I glanced at his father and his jaw looked razor sharp as he clenched his teeth.



“We like to encourage all of our children’s little hobbies, but I hope that Jonathan hasn’t graced the stage with his presence too many times.”



I didn’t know what to say to that and thankfully Jonathan jumped in.



“Dad, I know what my priorities are, okay? There is nothing to worry about.”



He did not look happy at all as the words spilled out of his mouth and I could tell that his band was a sore spot for his dad. His mom didn’t say anything but, by the look on her face, it was obvious that she felt bad for Jonathan.

“I hope not.” Mr. Hunter’s words were firm.



Tension hung in the air as we finished dessert and then we all headed home. We dropped Barbi off first and she was not happy about that and tried to lure Jonathan back to her room.



“Jonny, I was hoping you could help me hang those pictures I told you about.”



Jonathan’s mom, jumped right in. “Barbara, Jonathan has a big day ahead of him tomorrow with the welcoming committee and all. Surely you can find one of your friends to help you hang a couple of pictures tomorrow at a more appropriate hour when you won’t be disturbing your dorm mates.”



Well I guess she doesn’t want anyone else to call her son Jonny!



Barbi’s cheeks were bright red as she mumbled a response. I couldn’t tell what she said but she quickly thanked the Hunters for dinner and told my parents how nice it had been to meet them. She plastered a fake smile on her face and she looked at me.



“I will see you tomorrow some time, I’m sure Skylar. It was so great to spend time with you tonight, we should definitely do this more often.”



I plastered an equally fake smile on my face and nodded at her. Um, yeah, that will happen when pigs not only fly, but sing and dance too!



She gave Jonathan a hug which lingered a little too long in my opinion, and then she was gone. Finally!



The energy really shifted after Barbi left and the car ride back to the dorm was a lot of fun. My parents and Jonathan’s parents were chatting like they were old friends and it was all pretty surreal to me. Everything felt like a dream as Jonathan casually draped his arm around the back of my seat. The car pulled up to our dorm a few minutes later and I thanked his parents for dinner and told my parents I would see them for breakfast. Jonathan said goodnight to his parents and mine, and the car waited until we were safely in the dorm.



Jonathan walked me to my room and was really quiet as we walked down the empty hall. When we got my door, he stood looking at me with a pensive look on his face for a minute and I started to feel a little bit uncomfortable and raw. His voice was gentle as he finally spoke.



“Did you have a nice time this evening, Sky?”



“I did, your parents are so nice Jonathan.”



“I could tell that they like you and they like your parents, who are equally as nice.” A small smile touched the corner of his mouth.



I was on cloud nine and then I remembered Barbi. “So, Barbi is your cousin by marriage. Why didn’t you just tell me that from the beginning Jonathan? That would have saved both of us a bit of heartache.”



He took a step closer to me and gently held my hand, his eyes searching mine. “Your heart was aching?”



Oh, I revealed too much. I decided to be honest as I held his gaze. “Yes, it was.”



He raised my hand to his lips, gave it a gentle kiss, and looked at me. “So was mine. I’m sorry I didn’t tell you sooner Sky, but I tried. You just wouldn’t listen to me.”



“Well, I’m happy that is all cleared up now.”



“Me too. I want you to know that I’m not the kind of guy to go after more than one girl at a time. And right now, you’re the only who has my attention. I don’t plan on looking anywhere else.”



I wanted to melt right there on the spot. What do you say to that? Luckily he kept talking and I didn’t have to say a thing.



He casually smoothed away my hair that had fallen over my eye and he smiled at me.



“Thanks for coming to dinner with us tonight. I probably won’t see you tomorrow since I am helping set up a bunch of stuff for the festivities, and my parents and I are going to dinner with the dean and a few other people tomorrow night. But I’ll see you Sunday night, right?”



Dinner with the dean, must be nice to be rich. Wait, what does he mean Sunday night?



“Sunday night? Did we have plans?”



“Yes, that’s when I was going to explain the whole Barbi situation. You’re supposed to meet me at 8:00.”



I was confused. “But, that’s all cleared up now.”



“Yes, but I still would like to spend time with you. So, if I don’t see you tomorrow, will I see you on Sunday?”



I could not have been happier as I smiled at him. “Yes.”

He eyes lingered on my lips and he leaned down and softly touched them with his own and smiled at me. “Goodnight, beautiful Sky.”



Butterflies for days. I gave him a small, sweet smile. “Goodnight Jonathan.”

chapter ten

 The rest of parent’s weekend passed in a blur for me. I was still in a fog over what had happened Thursday night, and while I loved having my parents visiting me, all I could think about was my date with Jonathan Sunday night. We were scheduled all day Friday and Saturday with campus activities and I ended up crashing at my parents’ hotel Saturday night because they were leaving the next day. My cot was all set up in their room, Jay was brushing his teeth, and my mom and I were talking about the weekend. She said how nice it had been to meet Jonathan’s parents and how impressed they were with the campus and my professors, and then she wanted to talk about Jonathan.



“So, I think Jonathan is a really nice young man and I hope we’ll get to see him again soon. He seems to like you Sky, but don’t let that interfere with your studies.”



I rolled my eyes and smiled at her. “Mom, how well do you know your daughter?”



“Pretty well, I think.”



“Have you ever known me to let a boy get in the way of any of my goals?”



She smiled at me. “No, I suppose you have never allowed that to happen.”



“Exactly. Trust me, it’s not going to start happening now. Besides, Jonathan and I are just friends, nothing more.”



She gave me a knowing look but dropped it just as Jay came out of the bathroom.



“Okay ladies, lights out, we have an early day tomorrow.”



He was right, there was a farewell breakfast for the families the next day and my parents were flying home after that. As I lay there in the dark, my stomach did flips as I thought about seeing Jonathan the next night. I had only seen him briefly across campus once because he was busy helping out. I couldn’t wait to see him the next night.



The next morning we ran into Jonathan and his parents after breakfast and we chatted for a few minutes about the weekend. Jonathan’s mom really liked my mom and they were chatting like they were old friends. I guess what still surprised me about that was that they seemed to be so different, at least on the outside. My mom was very simple in her appearance, she was pretty but wasn’t really into fashion that much, and Jonathan’s mom was dressed in designer stuff from head to toe. She looked like the kind of woman who you would see in a high society magazine or something. But she was so cool and down to earth, not at all what I thought she would be.



Anyway, they were chatting away, Jay and Mr. Hunter were talking about golf and Jonathan couldn’t take his eyes off of me.



“I have to help clean up after all of the parents leave but we’re still on for tonight, right?”



“Definitely. I’ll meet you in the lobby?”



“Actually, change of plans. Come down to my room instead.”



His mom must have heard him because she glanced at him and gave him a disapproving look and Jonathan quickly explained.



“I’m having a quick floor meeting and sometimes the guys like to linger and hang out, but when they see you they’ll know to leave. We can go to the student union   to grab a quick snack.”



His father must also have been listening because he chimed in.



“Jonathan, if you have plans with Skylar it is much more appropriate for you to go to her door to pick her up rather than have her come downstairs to your room, we’ve raised you better than that. I’m sure her parents would appreciate you behaving like a gentleman.”



The words were firm as he gave Jonathan a knowing look, and Jonathan looked sheepish as he looked from his dad to his mom to me. I could see that he really respected his parents.



“My dad’s right, I’m sorry about that. I will come upstairs to your door at 8:00 and then we can go to the student union  .”



My mom smiled and I knew that she liked that he was going to do what she considered “the proper thing.” My parents were very old-fashioned like that and apparently so were Jonathan’s parents. Adults could be so stuffy sometimes.



“Okay, great. I’ll be ready at 8:00. Mom, Jay, we better get back to the hotel to check out and get your bags. You don’t want to miss your flight.”



“Oh, she’s right Sarah, we better get going. It has been so nice getting to know you, and thank again for the wonderful dinner Thursday night. And Joshua, so nice to meet you as well. We hope you have a safe flight back home.”



My mom and Jonathan’s mom hugged each other goodbye and said that they hoped to see each other again very soon. Joshua gave my