Status: readers = heroes.
Thank You for Saving Me
Theme Song: Just Friends-Jonas Brothers.
[Jack’s P.O.V.]
I laughed at them. “Yall are gonna be best friends now.”
She rolled her eyes and sighed, “How do you deal with him?”
“I just love him to death.”
My phone vibrated. I looked at it.
It was from Alex.
>Stop fucking drooling.
I laughed to myself. He was my best friend, even if he was a stupid son of a bitch.
I heard a quiet, low rumble. Stella looked at me, biting her lip.
“Was that your stomach?!” I asked, looking down at her little body, surprised.
She covered her face with her hands.
*That was so adorable.*
“I haven’t eaten since lunch.” She said, in between her hands.
“Well, let’s get you something to eat.”
We decided we would go look in the mall because they had plenty of places to eat. We got to the food court and she was cracking me up.
“Oooh! Chik-Fil-A sounds good…but Subway does too…and I could get…yeah…that’s it.”
She looked at me and I was holding my stomach because I was laughing so hard.
“What?” She asked, laughing, too,
“You just had a full conversation with yourself.”
She explained. “Well, food is logical. I was just thinking about it.”
I laughed harder.
“What?” She wrinkled her nose at me. “Whatever. Are you getting something to eat?”
“Nah, I’m good. I’m gonna go get a table.”
She nodded her head and walked toward Subway. It wasn’t long until she was walking back with her tray.
“So, what’d you get?” I asked, smelling her warm sandwich.
“A chicken and bacon ranch sub.”
I nodded. “It smells really good. And what kind of cookie did you get?”
She smiled excitedly. “Chocolate chip.”
“Mmm.”
She pushed the cookie towards me. “It’s for you.”
I looked at her, shocked. “Stella…”
“Shh…you’ve been the best. And you could’ve just driven me back home, but you brought me here. It’s just a small, yet delicious token of my appreciation.” She smiled ever so sweetly at me. “So, please take it.”
I picked it up, thanking her and smiling at her. I thought to myself as she started unwrapping her sub.
*Ryan was a damn fool.*
I laughed when she got ranch dressing on the corner of her mouth. She pointed to the napkin dispenser and I pulled a few out for her.
*How could he not love and care about her? Grace has nothing on her. Ryan will regret losing her one day.*
I remembered something I’d been meaning to ask her for a long time.
“Where are you originally from?”
She looked at me with a silly, but confused face. “That was forever random, but I was born in Memphis.”
“Aha!” I said, sticking my finger in the air.
“Aha, what?”
“Sometimes you say something and you sound really southern…like when you say ‘yall’.”
She laughed. “I do?”
I nodded my head. “What are you doing up here?”
“Well, my dad works for FedEx and they just transferred him here when I was in 8th grade.”
“Alright. Just wondering.”
“Now can I ask you something completely random?” She wiped her mouth again with her napkin.
“Yes. Hit me with your best shot.”
She giggled, putting her elbows on the table, resting her head on her hands. She was looking into my eyes.
*She has beautiful brown eyes…they are so deep.*
“Why were you eyeing my sub?” She smiled.
I really thought she was gonna ask me something serious, but that sub did look amazing.
“Dangit, you caught me.”
“You can totally take a bite if you want.” She pushed it toward me.
I picked it up and took a huge bite.
“Damn Jack! I said take a bite, not inhale it.” She laughed.
I stuck my bottom lip out.
“Aww, I’m not really mad. You can totally have the rest.”
I picked it up and had it finished in about 2 minutes.
“Umm, are you a garbage disposal disguised as a boy?”
I laughed at that, too.
“No, you just eat slow.” I stuck my tongue out at her.
“Shut up. I have a little tummy. Dang.”
I pointed at her. “There you go. Sounding all country.”
“Oh blah, blah, blah.”
We looked up and the food court was closing.
“What time is it?” I asked her. She slid out her phone.
“Oh my, it’s 10.”
We’d been there for 2 hours and it didn’t even feel like it. Time both sped up and slowed down when I was with her.
I laughed at them. “Yall are gonna be best friends now.”
She rolled her eyes and sighed, “How do you deal with him?”
“I just love him to death.”
My phone vibrated. I looked at it.
It was from Alex.
>Stop fucking drooling.
I laughed to myself. He was my best friend, even if he was a stupid son of a bitch.
I heard a quiet, low rumble. Stella looked at me, biting her lip.
“Was that your stomach?!” I asked, looking down at her little body, surprised.
She covered her face with her hands.
*That was so adorable.*
“I haven’t eaten since lunch.” She said, in between her hands.
“Well, let’s get you something to eat.”
We decided we would go look in the mall because they had plenty of places to eat. We got to the food court and she was cracking me up.
“Oooh! Chik-Fil-A sounds good…but Subway does too…and I could get…yeah…that’s it.”
She looked at me and I was holding my stomach because I was laughing so hard.
“What?” She asked, laughing, too,
“You just had a full conversation with yourself.”
She explained. “Well, food is logical. I was just thinking about it.”
I laughed harder.
“What?” She wrinkled her nose at me. “Whatever. Are you getting something to eat?”
“Nah, I’m good. I’m gonna go get a table.”
She nodded her head and walked toward Subway. It wasn’t long until she was walking back with her tray.
“So, what’d you get?” I asked, smelling her warm sandwich.
“A chicken and bacon ranch sub.”
I nodded. “It smells really good. And what kind of cookie did you get?”
She smiled excitedly. “Chocolate chip.”
“Mmm.”
She pushed the cookie towards me. “It’s for you.”
I looked at her, shocked. “Stella…”
“Shh…you’ve been the best. And you could’ve just driven me back home, but you brought me here. It’s just a small, yet delicious token of my appreciation.” She smiled ever so sweetly at me. “So, please take it.”
I picked it up, thanking her and smiling at her. I thought to myself as she started unwrapping her sub.
*Ryan was a damn fool.*
I laughed when she got ranch dressing on the corner of her mouth. She pointed to the napkin dispenser and I pulled a few out for her.
*How could he not love and care about her? Grace has nothing on her. Ryan will regret losing her one day.*
I remembered something I’d been meaning to ask her for a long time.
“Where are you originally from?”
She looked at me with a silly, but confused face. “That was forever random, but I was born in Memphis.”
“Aha!” I said, sticking my finger in the air.
“Aha, what?”
“Sometimes you say something and you sound really southern…like when you say ‘yall’.”
She laughed. “I do?”
I nodded my head. “What are you doing up here?”
“Well, my dad works for FedEx and they just transferred him here when I was in 8th grade.”
“Alright. Just wondering.”
“Now can I ask you something completely random?” She wiped her mouth again with her napkin.
“Yes. Hit me with your best shot.”
She giggled, putting her elbows on the table, resting her head on her hands. She was looking into my eyes.
*She has beautiful brown eyes…they are so deep.*
“Why were you eyeing my sub?” She smiled.
I really thought she was gonna ask me something serious, but that sub did look amazing.
“Dangit, you caught me.”
“You can totally take a bite if you want.” She pushed it toward me.
I picked it up and took a huge bite.
“Damn Jack! I said take a bite, not inhale it.” She laughed.
I stuck my bottom lip out.
“Aww, I’m not really mad. You can totally have the rest.”
I picked it up and had it finished in about 2 minutes.
“Umm, are you a garbage disposal disguised as a boy?”
I laughed at that, too.
“No, you just eat slow.” I stuck my tongue out at her.
“Shut up. I have a little tummy. Dang.”
I pointed at her. “There you go. Sounding all country.”
“Oh blah, blah, blah.”
We looked up and the food court was closing.
“What time is it?” I asked her. She slid out her phone.
“Oh my, it’s 10.”
We’d been there for 2 hours and it didn’t even feel like it. Time both sped up and slowed down when I was with her.