Jennifer went into her bedroom and started picking out something to wear. She was stopped in her tracks when she heard Cody's bike start up again. She closed her eyes and took a deep breath, repeating her mother's words in her mind... "This will pass."
An hour later, the doorbell rang, it was Cody.
"Uhh, Cody, hi," said Jen, a bit stunned and breathless.
"Hey baby, wow you look hot, where you goin'?" he asked.
"Uhh, just out with some friends for pizza, no big deal," she answered nervously.
"Oh yeah? All your other friends gonna be dressed in mini skirts and thigh boots to eat some pizza too?" he asked.
"Cody, what do you want? My friends will be here soon," she said, slowly pulling the door closer to her body.
"I don't want anything, baby, how bout I sit here and keep you company until your friends get here?" he said, taking a seat on the front steps.
"Uhhh, oookay," she said, nervously shutting the front door and sitting down beside him.
Cody turned and looked at Jen, "I miss you, baby," he said, leaning in to give her a kiss.
"Oh God, Cody, don't," she said, scooting away from him.
"Cody don't? What the fuck is that, Jen? This summer I never heard "Cody, dont," he said.
"Yeah, well, things have changed," she said, looking down.
"Only thing that's changed is you've suddenly become a Daddy's girl and you can't stand up for the man you said you love," he said.
Just then, Caleb pulled up and honked the horn, waving to Jen.
"Some friends huh?" said Cody, standing up, "Friends means girls, Jen, I don't see no damn girls in that truck, all I see is some weasel."
"Cody, please, I'll talk to you when I get home," said Jen, standing up and walking to Caleb's truck.
"Talk to me? Yeah you do that, bitch, you fuckin' talk to me," Cody yelled, walking back over to his house and hopping on his motorcycle.
Jen watched him peel out of his yard, "We can go now, Caleb," she said, buckling her seat belt.
The whole time Jen was out with Caleb, her mind was with Cody. Where did he go? He was soooooooo pissed and Jen knew of his bad temper.
"How's your pizza, Jen?" asked Caleb.
"Huh? Oh, I'm sorry, my pizza's just fine, thank you, Caleb," she answered, a bit embarrassed.
An hour later, Caleb and Jen were already heading back to her house.
"I'm sorry, Caleb, I guess it's just too soon," she said, as they drove down a dark, secluded road.
Caleb never responded, or even looked at her.
Soon, he was pulling into a very dark parking lot, lit only by one flickering street light.
"Where are we? I thought you were taking me home," said Jen nervously.
"It's an old abandoned cemetery, I come here sometimes," he answered, clicking the automatic locks before shutting the truck off.
"Why did you lock the doors?" she asked, trying to pull the door open.
"Relax, Jennifer, it's not safe to sit here with the doors unlocked, besides, I thought you and I could talk," he answered.
"About what, Caleb? I don't wanna talk, I wanna go home, right now," she said.
"Not yet, baby," he whispered, leaning in and kissing her hard.
She began to squirm and push her hands against Caleb's chest, "No, Caleb," she screamed, "Take me home!!!!!"
