Wow, thank you everyone for your uplifting and kind encouragement! It really means a lot. I'll keep going for now and tried to write and publish this chapter faster as a thanks. I've been wanting to write the last scene for a while. It may be a bit much, but I hope you enjoy it :P
All characters are above the age of 18.
Character key at the end.
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A small rolled up piece of paper hit my arm. Did people even throw paper wads at school anymore? Flicking it off my desk, I looked up first to make sure the teacher wasn't looking my way, then glanced at where it had come from.
Asher stuck his tongue out and wiggled it suggestively. A zing of desire swept through me.
My phone buzzed. I discreetly read the text.
Avery: Your face matches our hair.
I'm sure I blushed a deeper red.
Asher in the group chat: Oy, follow the sweet trail after class.
Me:?
But they didn't reply.
When class ended, I found a row of Hershey kisses lining the pathway from my first class of the day to my locker, which when I opened, spilled out what seemed like hundreds more Hershey kisses. I turned to find Caleb had materialized with a silly home made sign reading: 'Now that I have kissed the ground you walk on, will you go to senior prom with me?'
I laughed in delight and jumped in his arms. He lifted me off my tip toes and spun me around.
"Is that a yes?"
Still hugging tightly around his neck and giggling, I replied, "Yes, of course!"
A few onlookers cheered and some playfully shouted for us to get a room when we started kissing.
I know it was a cheesy way to ask, but I know Caleb meant it genuinely, and... no one had ever done something like that for me before. I had a big, goofy smile the rest of the day.
The sweetness didn't end there.
When I arrived home, I almost tripped over... a bouquet of lollipops?
The twins jumped out, scaring me!
"Ahh!! How'd you guys get home so fast?"
Each pulled out a sign, when together, read: 'Will you be a smartie and go to junior prom with these dum dums?"
"Aaawww you guys aren't dummies! Don't say that!!"
"Relax, it's just to match the candy theme!" Asher soothed.
"Oh! You talked and planned this out with Caleb? That's sooooo cute! And I didn't know there's a junior prom."
"Not every school has one, but ours does!" Asher said excitedly.
Avery unwrapped a dum dum and held it out for me to suck on. I did, but he pulled it back, licked it thoroughly, then stuck it back in my mouth. The gesture kind of made me hot. He smiled at me knowingly.
That night, Caleb helped me apply for my driving permit. Avery gave me a driving practice lesson later that week. I realized it was one of the few times I spent alone with one of the twins. I made a note to make more of a habit of it. Next time, I went with Asher alone. We usually got ice cream or stopped at a park briefly after one of my driving lessons. I was learning, having fun, and got to spend quality time with each of the brothers.
When those brothers' schedules got busy, Reese offered to take me out for more practice.
One of the days, we were just getting ready, when he got called into his part time job at the car garage.
"Want to come along?" He asked.
"Ok! I'll get dressed real quick!"
After, I ran back down the stairs and threw my sandals on.
Reese laughed. "You're dressing like that? Summer on the bottom, winter on top?"
I looked down. I had flip flops and shorts on but also a big sweatshirt. "Spring is unpredictable," I reasoned.
He pet my hair then ruffled it!
I immediately went to fix my hair.
"Come on," he threw his muscular arm around my shoulders and lead me to the car.
We arrived at a car garage not 15 minutes away. I followed Reese inside.
"Hey, boss! How's it going?" Reese greeted an older man.
"Good, good. Who's this you've got there?"
I smiled and introduced myself.
Reese added, "He's my boyfriend."
I froze.
Reese's boss laughed heartily. "Yeah, right. Well, any friend of Reese's is a friend of mine. Come on, I'll show you some of the fancy cars, while Reese finishes his work."
I wasn't much of a car guy, but I appreciated the expensive looking, old collectables.
It was getting dark by the time Reese finished and helped me practice driving on the highway.
The exit he had me take wasn't our usual one, though.
"Aren't we going home?"
"It's a surprise."
He kept giving me directions as we were somewhere I'd never been before.
"Here we are." He smiled wide and rolled down his window to pay at a drive up kiosk.
"Oh cool! It's a drive in movie, right? Like the 1950s or whatever decade those were?"
"Yeah. They started earlier, but became popular in the 50s. I thought it'd be fun, since, you know, movies are kind of our thing." He looked at me meaningfully.
My mouth dried up. "Yeah."
We parked on the outskirts under a tree but could still see the huge screen. A classic old timer's movie I didn't know the name of was just starting.
I was nervous. Was Reese going to make a move? Was this a date?
In the small car, even with the windows down, a mix of his cologne and that scent that was just him surrounded me. I inhaled deeper to smell more of him.
I peaked over. He seemed to intently be watching the movie. Maybe I should, too...
Reese's hand landed on my bare thigh. Oh! He gently squeezed. Hhmm...
My eyes flitted between his hand on my skin and his gorgeous face, which was trained forward, still supposedly watching the movie.
I squirmed. He started caressing my soft skin up and down. I squirmed more.
He pushed a button on the side, and the windows pulled up, muffling the sound of the movie. Slowly, he leaned over the console and kissed my cheek.
"Reese?"
"Little one?" He kissed my neck and sucked on my sensitive skin lightly.
"Oh, Reese." I turned, brushing our lips together.
