Unexpected Feelings

I ended up telling him everything.

"Wait, y-your mom miscarried?"

I nodded feeling the sadness come back to me.

"Did you know?"

"She never told me.."

"I'm really sorry.."

"My whole life is a lie.. I never met my father, I only knew of his name and seen a few pictures. My mom became a raging alcoholic when she lost him. Life is just not the way I want it."

I glanced over at Stan.

"I know your father is crazy and all but losing your dad is the hardest thing ever." I added.

"I.. Don't know what to say." He said with sadness in his voice.

"I'm just really hard set on saving his life." I said looking at my feet.

"Even if it erases me myself... I'll take the chance to have him in my life."

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We approached the woods when I grew slightly nervous. It was much darker than before. It was messing with me a bit considering I hate walking in the dark.

"S-Stan.?"

"Yeah?"

"I can b-barely see. Can you help me by chance?"

"Yeah, sure."

I felt him grab my hand. The second he did I pulled myself close to his arm holding it shaking slightly.

"Uhh you okay?"

"I... Really hate the dark especially in the woods."

"It's okay, I'm here." He said reassuringly.

This was actually the first time I actually felt safe.. It was really strange.

Soon after, we approached the drive-in.

"Where are they?"

I point at the truck.

He lead me toward the truck as it was still really dark.

When we get go the truck I speak up.

"Hello boys. I'm sorry I was gone for so long."

I see them all look over at me.

"Hey Jess. Wait who's this?"

"Oh this is Stan. I ran into him when I was gone. Is it okay if he joins us?"

"Oh uhh that's okay, we don't mind."

"Are you two dating or something?"

I tensed up.

"N-no we're not, why would you ask that?"

"Your holding hands?"

My heart jolted as I quickly let go of his hand getting extremely flustered.

"B-because it was dark I didn't want to fall." I said in defense.

"Oh okay. Well get up here you two.. The movie just got really good."

Stan talked to his dad during the movie. Stan told him he was a Marsh and he was a long distance relative like me. Randy believed him and invited him to stay at his place.

I was sitting next to my dad when I felt him nudge me.

"So that's Randy's cousin? He has good taste in fashion that's for sure."

"Actually the cashi-.. Y-you know what....yeah he does have some good taste in fashion."

I look over at him. I felt my heart throbbing as I see Stan smiling really big talking to his dad.

'Wow....this IS.... Really nice...'

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After awhile I leaned against the side of the truck crossing my legs and arms shaking slightly due to the cold.

"You okay?"

I look over and see Stan looking over at me.

"Uhh Y-yeah. It's really cold." I said shivering.

"Well we are outside and your wearing a skirt."

"Hey, I didn't have much to choose from."

We were whispering the whole time to not disturb the guys.

"Do you want to burrow my jacket?"

I looked at him feeling my face heat up.

"Uhh n-no I'm fine."

"Oh I see. I can be stubborn too."

I hear him taking off his jacket.

My heart began throbbing.

"N-no...Stan really I..."

"Come on...just accept it. I know your freezing."

Before I knew it he wrapped me his the jacket.

I felt my breath get taken from me feeling the warmth in his jacket. I inhaled loving the scent left behind.

I grabbed the jacket and tighten it around me craving the warmth. I look up when I hear chuckling followed by whispering.

"I knew they liked each other, why doesn't he just ask her on a date?" They whispered just enough for us to hear.

I felt my face heat up by the second.

I glanced at Stan and see him looking away really quickly obsessively embarrassed.

I hear the guys whispering the rest of the movie.