With a Chance of Jake

All over Again?

When I finally let Josh go, his face looked sadder than mine.  

"Hey aren't you supposed to be going to the skate park or something", I said, sniffling, and wiping away tears.  

"Um yeah, I guess", he said.  

His eyes looked sad, like he'd been crying, but I would have never known. I grabbed his hand as he was walking out of the room. "Hey, I love you", I said.  

"Love you too", he replied as he walked out the room

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I walked outside and was met with a few greetings from Jake's sister, and his grandmother. I looked at them, smiled, and waved. It was 3 days since the Jake incident, and I finally decided that it was time for me to go back out, and try to enjoy Sunny California. Just then Jake's car pulled up in front of my house. I hadn't seen him since that day, and seeing his face just brought tears to my eyes. I walked off the porch, and down the street. I could see his car following me from the corner of my eye. He could see that I was close to the end of the sidewalk, so he sped up and turned around the corner, blocking the walkway.  

"What do you want!", I yelled.  

"Just get in, please" 

I looked into his sad eyes that seemed to be saying "Please, ill do anything." 

I got in the car, and wondered where he was taking me. I refused to talk to him, but luckily for me, he didn't have anything to say to me either. After the fifteen minutes of driving, the car stopped. We were at the top of the hill. Instantly, his quote filled my brain: 

"You know. I'd never hurt you" 

I shook my head trying to forget and got out the car. I walked over to the cliff and sat down. It was only 12:00 so the sun was high in the sky. I looked at Jake who was staring down at his shoes. I could see that he wasn't acting normal. 

"She dumped me", he whispered. My eyes widened as I looked at him. "She said that I seemed disconnected and she couldn't deal with it anymore, and to be honest I don't think I was. I mean I liked her, and she was pretty, but I don't think I wanted to be in a relationship with her", Jake explained. My face lit up with each word. fortunately for me, I was facing the city, so he couldn't see. "I'm sorry, for what happened.... the other day. I realized how much it must've hurt for you to let someone into your heart, and then have them break it. I just hope you accept my apology". I looked at him and saw how sad his face looked. He was truly hurt, but why? He said he really didn't love her, so why would he be so sad? But then again, he is an actor. He could be faking the whole thing. "I know what your thinking", he said. "If I didn't love her, then why am I sad. Well ill tell you. I'm not really a person to hurt people, and I hurt you, and that hurt me." It sounded so scripted, especially since it was coming from an actor, but I believed every word. "and I'm pretty sure that Ive lost my chance to be friends with you. I mean it was your 2nd day here and I already made you cry? I can't even look at my self in the mirror without saying You're a horrible person. I can't.", he continued. "Don't", I said cutting him off. He looked up at me in confusion. "Don't make yourself feel bad. It's my fault. I wasn't ready to let someone in, but I did, and it hurt me. I do accept your apology though. Something inside of me just can't stay mad at you. I know that you're not that kind of person. You don't just go around hurting people, I just know you don't! I don't know, I could be wrong, but for now, I don't believe that you're that kind of person". I looked up and saw him staring at me through sad green eyes. I couldn't fight it anymore, that first day, the day we held hands, when he told me he'd never hurt me. I loved it, and I wanted it back. I turned back towards the city and saw the waves pushing and pulling. It was amazing that the beach was so far away from us, but it was so clear. Like we were right there. "Um. My, uhhh brother wanted to go to the beach today, if you wanted to come?", I asked him. "Oh, uh sure. Ill see if Jessie can come to." I smiled at his reply and stood up. We walked back to the car, got in, and drove home.

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"Mom, were going to the beach with Jake!", I yelled to her. "Ok sweetie, have fun", she replied. I wore my shorts and a short shirt because I didn't plan on swimming, but I might want to go in the water. When we walked outside, Jake and Jessie were waiting in the car. I got in the front passenger seat, and to my surprise, Jake hugged me. I didn't know what to do. After about 10 seconds, he let go, and got the car ready to go. "Aww, such a cute couple", Josh said. I threw him a "death stare", and he covered his mouth. 

When we got to the beach, 2 men stopped our car. "Sorry guys, the beach is closed today. We've got some very important people filming a music video.", one of the men said. He then looked in the back seat. "But you know, we do need some younger kids to be extras for a big scene, if you two wanted to be a part of it"?, he said pointing at Jessie and Josh. "Of course", they both screamed, jumping out of the car. The 2 men handed me 2 release forms. "These need to be signed by their parents, and brought back to us, or else they will be cut from the final cut of the video." He said. "We finish shooting at 7, so if you're not going to stay, that's when you should be back.", he added. We nodded taking in all the information as or two siblings ran down the boardwalk with the other man. "Hey, do you know whose music video it is"?, I asked. He pointed to the release form which said in big bold letters: 

"One Direction Music Video Shoot" 

"Wow, 1D", I said. "I love them" Jake gave me this confused look. "What"?, I said. "They're a good group, and they're all pretty cute", I said laughing. I thanked the guy for the info, and we drove down the street to the parking lot. "I don't know, I didn't make you out as a One Direction kind of girl", Jake said. "Well I'm not a huge fan, I just like them." "Oh, that's cool." We both got out the car and walked over to the edge of the parking lot, where there was a full view of the beach. We could see the people setting up cameras, and lights, and doing the (what I guessed to be) dancers, makeup. "So what are we gonna do now"?, Jake asked. I didn't know what to say. the whole point of bringing Jessie and Josh was so that there would be no awkwardness between the two of us, and now that they were gone the awkwardness was starting. "Um, i don't know. Stake N' Shake? Your treat?", I joked. he laughed and began walking back to the car. we both got back in and drove away, and just then it happened again. That feeling I got, on the first day. When he first put his hand on mine in the car. That fan girl feeling. Where was it coming from, and why was It back? Next thing I knew, I was looking out the window smiling, as Jake put his hand on top of mind, and we drove down the beautiful L.a. highways, singing along to Blink 182, and One Direction.