Enemies with Benefits by KiKi XoXo (ebook reader web .txt) 📕

I feel bad, it just seems that when Jake started getting attention Jason didn't like it. It seems to me that Jason is scared that Jake will out record him in his reputation. I almost role my eyes at them both, I don't understand the whole reputation thing. But if it's important to him.. I'll live with it. 

 

Jake digs into the picnick basket pulling out a vine of grapes, and I grab the blanket. and I spread it out on the sand. We talk some more, while trying to toss grapes into each others mouths. We move on to sports, and I tell him about softball and volleyball. He talks about baseball and basketball.

 

The day was perfect, and we didn't even realize so much time had passed until the un started setting. We'd spent the whole day talking. Once we did notice the sun setting though, we decided we should probably get back to school. It's Saterday night, so we don't have school in the morning or anything, but still we thought it be best if we were back before it got to dark, it is like  a two hour drive anyway so by the time we get there it will probably be dark. He grabs my hand, once we're on the road and he holds on to it the whole ride home. I don't sleep this time, which surprises me, but the car also isn't quiet at all. We still talk, which is amazing because we shouldn't have anymore to talk about but there are millions of more things it seems. We talk about our favorites memories, and our least favorite. Favorite foods, and our most annoying family members like cousins or uncles. The only thing we never mention is the future. Which I am okay with. I mean this is technically the first date, so talking about a future together could jynx it all. The only thing that has anything to do with the future is the musical, which is also another thirty minute conversation we have on our trip back. 

 

Somehow from the musical we get baseball, and I decide to tell him Jason's offer for me to be the manager. Mentioning that Jason offered it, makes him quiet for a moment. I watch his face as he thinks it through,  but I don't get much. Jake is good at hiding emotions. Which I guess he must be used to doing around Jason... he becomes stiff like this when Jason is around, and when Jason is in the conversation. I wish that Jake really trusted me when I say nothing will happen between Jason and me. But I understand that I'm sure Jake asked all his other girl to not go to him yet they did. I also know that it's hard for Jake when it comes to Jason and me because Jason and I have a small 'history'. It's was just a dumb little kiss to me, but I get the feeling Jason told Jake it was more. I don't push the matter of me actually wanting to do it, I do add in that if I did do it though we would be together more often. That makes him smile slightly, but he also realizes that Jason and I would need to spend more time together. 

 

"Hey.. Jason told me to think about it." I say, finally not wanting Jake to think about it to much. "Why don't you think about it too? If you really don't want me to I wont." I offer. He squeezes my hand, and pulls it up to his lips giving the back of my hand a quick kiss. 

 

"If it's something you really want to do I don't want to be the one to stop you." He says looking over at me. I shrug my shoulders. I really hadn't thought about it to much until now. I actually kind of forget I even had the offer. 

 

"Well I wouldn't mind spending the extra time with you."  I look straight ahead at the road. We drive past a sign saying the school is a mile ahead. 

 

"Oh yeah huh? Well... I guess bus rides would be pretty fun. We could sit in the way back seat and do-" 

 

"Jake!" I laugh, and so does he. 

 

"I wasn't gonna go there but you know if you really wanted to." He chuckles. 

 

"God... focus on the road." I cover my eyes with my free hand. We pull back onto school grounds and Jake checks in at the gates. He pulls up to his dorm, and runs around letting me out. 

 

"I am going to walk you back to your dorm." He smiles at me, and I shake my head. He is definately trying to impress me. It's worked all day. He's been sweet and open all day, and he has been a gentle men. He is really trying.

 

"If only you tried this hard at your history homework." I look up at the stars, he unfolds my blanket and wraps it around my shoulders. I grab it with my left hand, and then he grabs my right hand walking next to me on my right side. 

 

"I can do that." he whispers. "If that would make you understand how much I want to be with you."  He looks down at me, with a serious look. 

 

"I had a good time with you today." I admit, "Great time actually."  He smiles, a little boy grin. "Did you have fun though?" I question.

 

"Most I've had in a long time." his smile broadens, it's contagious. 

 

"What about with all your guy friends?" I inquire, leaning back against his car. I pull the blanket in around me tighter, it's a chilly night. 

 

"Hmmmm nope." He says not even really thinking about it. "Now, let me walk you back to your dorm, and be a nice gentlemen."  I look up at him in suspicion. 

 

"Jake Lincoln ... a gentle man?" I ask jokingly, "Well, I never thought I'd live to see the day." 

 

"Ah you see new things everyday." He smiles down. "Of course, I don't have to be to gentle if you don't want me too." He smirks. I shake my head at him, and he chuckles. I grab the collar of his shirt, and pull him towards me. Our lips touch, and fireworks go off in my head. It's first time it's happened, out all the times we have kissed. For some reason my mind drifts to when he was talking about the elusive one, and soul mates. I let go of his shirt, but he doesn't move. It's not a rough and heat filled kiss, it's more of a... first shy kiss after a date. Which is what it is. 

 

"Get a room!" a voice says, and Jake steps away. We both look towards the way it came from. The bus. It came from the bus dropping off students. The ball game! They are just getting back! I look away completely embarassed. How many people saw?! Who is all on that bus?  Jake shakes his head, as the bus stops and a bunch of guys... his friends get off the bus. I take a deep breath, unsure how the rest of this night is gonna play out. Jake could completely revert into a jerk, and the whole would've been a waste!

 

"Ready to go?" He asks, without saying anything to his friends. I look over his shoulder seeing them watching us. 

 

"Jake-"

 

"Ah... gentle men remember?" He asks, and a smile comes to me. He offers his hand to me again, this is it. The moment of truth. Holding hands in front of his friends. It's little kiddish, but it's something that shows.  I grasp his hand, and he smiles at me teeth and all. "So.. if I really try on my homework, you'll go on another date with me right?" he asks as we walk away from his dorm. His friends behind us snickering. Which he ignores greatly. He is trying. 

 

"Hmm, I supose." I look up ahead, trying to seem reluctant. He still gets a giggle out of me though, and he holds my hand tighter. Once we're back at my dorm, he doesn't even go inside the dorm. "I had a wonderful day." I say again. 

 

"Me too." He says, "I should go.. before I loose this whole gentlemen like attitude." He chuckles. 

 

"Goodnight, Jake." I say, he steps closer to me kissing my cheek. Then he lets go of my hand and steps down the stairs. 

 

"Goodnight, Paige." He replies. I go inside, leaning against the door. Like you see in movies when the let out a breath and bite their lips. Accept I don't bite my lip. I let out a breath though. Holy shit, Jake and I spent the day together! I agreed to another date! We held hands, and talked. I get the feeling this is right. Those fireworks were a sure sign. 

 

Once I'm in my room, I go to my bed. I plop down and sleep comes fast. Today was long and amazing. Jake really put in an effort. If he is trying hard... then he really wants this.. I think. I really do wish he'd try this hard at his homework though!

Chapter 39- Official

Paige's POV

 

I sit up, running over yesterday in my head. It was perfect. It was real! Jake really took me on a date. I lay back down, remembering every little detail even the guys out on the jet skis doing what ever they were doing! After a couple minutes of remembering I decide I should get up. Showering and doing all the essentails I go downstairs and cook myself some waffles. I feed Fiddle and hang out with him for a while, I think he feels a little neglected.  

 

"Hey Paige!" a girl from my dorm walks by the kitchen. I don't know who she is... like I've seen her around but we have never talked before. I wave, completely lost. I wonder what that was about? I eat my breakfast, taking my time and going off into space. Once I actually finish I'm pretty sure it took me two hours altogether to eat my waffle. Including I played with fiddle and that I actually made them from scratch. I head back up to my room deciding on what to do for the day, I should go to the gym and dance. Go through my solo in the musical! I can't do that now though, I just ate a syrupy waffle I need to let my stomach settle. I dig through my school bag making sure I had no homework, and then I clean up my room, I grab my cdirty clothes and run them down to the laudry room, each dorm has it's own huge laundry room. I sit down there headphones in my ears, doing my laundry. Then Once it's done I go up to my room folding it and putting it away. 

 

I hop in my car changed and ready to go. Once I'm at the gym I see I'm the only one here, thank god, I also soee I'm the first one here because I have to turn on all the lights. It snot hard just have to go back into the back room, and turn the two switches. Once I have that done, I open the