• "Hey, Jack!" I yelled across the hallway of Kenedy High School.
    Jack Middleson turned around to look at me. He smiled and started to walk toward me. When he got to me, he put his arm around my waist and kissed me. Jack and I had been going out for almost 3 months now. I smiled to myself as I thought about how lucky I was to have Jack. He does almost everything for me, and he never expects me to do anything for him. But, when I do do things for him, he tells me that all he wants from me is my love. And, so since the day we first got together, Jack and I have been Going strong.
    "Hey, Taylor! What's up, baby?" Jack said.
    "Not much. Hey. Do you wanna come over for dinner with me and my mom tonight?" I asked him. He always says yes to me when I ask him that question. Mostly because I don't have a dad that waits on the front porch with a shotgun for him. Well, I did have a dad, but he died when I was 7 years old. Since then it's just been me and my mom. But, since I was expecting jack to say yes, I guess that's why I was so caught off gaurd when he told me no.
    "But, why not? I thought you liked my mom's cooking?" I asked him when he refused my offer.
    "Because, I-", he hesitated.
    "You what, Jack?"
    "I'm going to my aunt's house tonight." He said quickly.
    "I thought you hated your aunt Jack!" i said. Whenever Jack and his aunt are in the same room they are all over each other! They fight like an old married couple I always tell Jack.
    "Well, yeah. But-" He hesitated again.
    "But?"
    "But, my dad isn't giving me a choice this time. He says, that me and my aunt need to learn to get along."
    "Oh." was all I said. It made since. Whenever Jack's dad's sister was brought up in their house, Jack's dad would tell him that him and his aunt needed to learn to get along. So, I had no idea about what was gonna happen that night! "okay, I guess."
    "That's my Taylor." He said. He kissed me and left for his next class.
    "Bye." I said quietly after he left. Although I knew he wouldn't hear me.
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    "So, let me get this straight." My mom said after I told her Jack wasn't coming over for dinner with us. "Jack is blowing us off for his aunt -who he hates- because his dad says he needs to learn to get along. But, everyone knows that'll never happen?!"
    "Yeah. basically." I told her as I set the table for 2 as most other nights. Mom put the potato salad and the Chicken on the table. Moms chicken is the best chicken i've ever tasted. She puts all sorts of spices and herbs in it. And when i try to make, it doesn't taste as good as moms!
    I laughed and sighed. "Hey, after dinner i'm gonna run to the ice cream place around the corner and get a huge ice cream cone. Want anything while i'm out?"
    "Yeah, grab a gallon of rocky road ice cream for the freezer please sweetie?"
    "I can do that." I sighed and sat down. We both loaded our plates with potato salad and got some of moms chicken.
    After dinner I grabbed the my keys and my wallet. I walked out the front door to my car, which was a new shiny silver volvo. Well, it was mine and moms new shiny silver volvo. I got in the driver seat and started the engine. I pulled out of the driveway and pulled into the ice cream shop fifteen minutes later.
    I went up to the counter and ordered mom's gallon of rocky road and I got myself a large waffle bowl of chocolate chip cookie dough ice cream. As I payed the lady at the counter, I say a glint of silver out of the corner of my eye. I looked over, and before I could do anything, the tears came spilling out of my eyes. I'd recognize the siver eagle necklace around that boys neck anyday, anywhere, anytime.
    But i couldn't believe my eyes. I grabbed my ice cream and moms and ran to my car. I set them both in the passenger seat next to me. I raced home and ran insie. I put my ice cream in the freezer and made mo some of hers before running to my bedroom. When mom saw the look on my face, he must've realized what had happened. So she let me run to my room without asking any questions.
    About an hour later, mom came up to my room, and she brought my ice cream and a spoon with her. We sat on my bed for about 2 hours, before i finally realized that mom, must've known what would happen tonight, and why Jack didn't come.
    "You knew, didn't you, mom?"
    "Any guy who makes you cry, isn't worth your tears, babygirl." she said as she shook her head yes.