Part 12 (1/2)
”Really? That's the last time I saw Jonah.”
Ok time to go before I beat the s.h.i.+t out of him. ”Olivia if you want that Christmas tree we should probably go.”
”Yes well I better get going too. It just so happens I'm having dinner with Olivia's parents tonight.”
Yep, Professor Todd was going to get another visit from me, ”Great, have a good time.”
”Oh I plan to.” Todd said smirking at me.
Shaking my head I walked Olivia to my car.
Opening her door for her, Olivia gave me a grim look, ”He's going to tell my parents he saw us together.”
”Want me to go beat the s.h.i.+t out of him?”
”Funny, but your joke is not going to help.”
I wasn't joking but glad to know she thought I was, ”Baby it's not a big deal, they know we're sleeping together might as well know I pick you up from school.”
”Oh my G.o.d.” Olivia looked horrified at the thought.
”Get in the car babe.” I said giving her a little shove and waited till her door was shut until I burst out laughing.
”That's not big enough.” I whined.
”That's what all the girls tell Mason!” Denny shouted laughing at his own joke while dodging Masons flying fist.
I'd been in their words *dragging' them around the Christmas tree place for over an hour looking for a tree that did not exist. But it did exist they just weren't looking hard enough.
”Maybe we should go to a different place baby.”
”No!” Denny yelled loudly, ”Unlike you Jonah, I am not getting s.e.x out of this deal so Olivia sweetheart, pick a freaking tree.”
”You're very cranky today Denny.” I said linking my arms with Jonah and Mason's turning down another row of trees.
”You're very cranky today Denny.” Denny mocked like a five-year-old following behind us.
”You know what just for that,” I snapped spinning on my heels towards Denny, ”I'm going to take another freaking hour.”
”You wouldn't.”
”Oh, but I would.”
”Mason how about you and Olivia look over there and me and Denny will look on the other side.” Jonah said stepping between Denny and I.
”Great idea.” Mason said pulling me along with him.
”I don't know how you and Jonah put up with him.”
”He's an acquired taste.” Mason shrugged. ”But we should probably hurry up so Jonah and Denny can get a little more sleep before they have to go to work.”
This is what amazed me about Mason, from what Jonah had told me Mason was never loved as a child and had no one to take care of him. So how come he could be so caring and loving himself? And how could someone not love Mason he really was a great guy who deserved a great girl. Smiling I let the idea unfold in my head, let the match making games begin.
”That's the one.” I said pointing to a nice green tree that would look perfect in the corner of Jonah and Denny's living room.
”Really?” Mason asked raising one eyebrow at me.
”Yes, that's the one.”
”Denny's going to kill you.”
”Why?”
”Olivia, that's the first tree we looked at.” Mason whispered.
”I like you Olivia, so I'm going to give you a head start.” Denny said popping out from behind a tree looking like a tiger ready to pounce, ”Run Olivia because when I catch you I'm going to spank the living s.h.i.+t out of you.”
”You wouldn't.” I said slowly backing up as Denny crouched down further, ”Jonah wouldn't let you.”
”Babe, I love you and everything but I just looked at trees for over an hour when we could've done it in under five minutes.”
Denny was still stalking towards me but I didn't care, Jonah had just said he loved me. ”You love me?”
Smiling Jonah jogged to me pus.h.i.+ng Denny into a Christmas tree as he came, picking me up he leaned his forehead against mine, ”Yeah Olivia, I love you.”
”I love you too.”
”Yeah?”
”Yeah.” I said half laughing half crying as his smiling lips met mine.
My day had turned out to be one of the best days of my life thanks to Jonah saying he loved me and the hours that followed, showing him just how much I loved him back were just as good.
The night was turning out to be not half bad either, Jonah and Denny had left for work a couple of hours ago, Mason was slumped over his laptop doing some kind of work. A chick flick was playing on the TV above the fireplace and I was continuing in my quest to cover every surface in some type of Christmas decoration, just to p.i.s.s Denny off.
Skipping up the stairs to Jonah's bedroom I pa.s.sed the pink bubble bath that was still sitting outside Denny's door. Between the decorations and the bubble bath Denny really was going to kill me.
Laughing to myself I went into Jonah's room that I'd positively destroyed with a dozen bags full of decorations. Going through the bags my cell rang, thinking it was Jonah checking in as he had yet to check on me tonight I picked up without looking at caller ID. ”h.e.l.lo.”
”Where do you live Olivia?”
This is why I should always look at caller ID. ”You know where I live mother.”
”Oh so you do remember who I am.”
”Why wouldn't I remember who you are?”