When The Rain Falls - Book 1, N, Y. [read book txt] 📗

Chapter Nine: Put It Down

 

As I walk back to the apartment building, I get a text from Jacob, I read it softly in a loud whisper. 

 

After you make it back to the apartment i’ll meet you there by 7:30 and dress up.

 

 

"Wow, what man I have." I said aloud.

 

 Jacob got home and tok me around the block. As we walked down the block, we talked about where he was taking me.

 

 

"So you sent me a text saying to 'dress up' and wait till you're home, what’s that suppose to mean?"

 

He smiles then answers.

 

"I’m taking you out, well the both of us out. To a restaurant around the block, because we’ve been together for 7 months know, and our relationship has been going on pretty strong. I wanted us to celebrate, by going somewhere nice. Where it's just the two of us."

 

 

It was a small romantic place to have a date, it was perfect.

 

We sat down at a table, not far from the entrance.

 

 

The restaurant had a small garden like look and amazing lights hung from the tall gateway, that have bushesand a tree almost halfway from the edge of the tall gateway.

 

 

We ordered appetizers, we enjoyed the night like it was our first date again, but our first date was even more amazing than this.

 

We laughed, talked and even sneaked a kiss after a person who was selling roses came up to Jacob and asked him if he wanted to by one.

 

 

He said yes and gave me the rose.

 

"I’m really enjoying tonight, I love you so much," I say

 

 

As I look at him, in a way that I know, this is the person I  want to see everyday for the rest of my life.

 

He looks up at me and I can see in his eyes, that he knows. He loves me too.

 

 

He smiles and says I Love you too, at that moment.

 

I knew that we both deserved each other. From the beginning, when we first met until now, I thought that he was rude and hard to get, an impossible guy.

 

But then, I saw a totally different person. A nice, caring, thoughtful, positive guy. Who I truly love.

 

 

 

Jacob's P.O.V

 

 

Her eyes twinkled in the light. She smells like a goddess that somehow exists on earth, a smell unknown to me, but a seduction that drives me in.

 

"I love the way you look tonight." I say.

 

"Thank you, and you look very handsome."

 

 

We both smile for a moment, and stare at each other, like pieces of perfect art.

 

I know that deep down in my heart, that I love Elle very much. 

 

I would never let her go, ever. She will be mine forever. Because she is precious.

 

I don’t see Elle the way I saw her, we were younger, just a year ago.

 

 

Before we first met I thought she was selfish, a bit spoiled. But now, I see a totally different person. A loving, caring, special girl.

 

 

 

Elle's P.O.V

 

 

For dessert we had raspberry cheesecake and it was simply divine, it ended the date perfectly.

 

 

Later that night we toured the block and visited a shop where they had the most delicious cookies and my favorite.

 

Jacob bought me 3 of them, and then finally we went home. When we got home, Jacob lies down on the couch, groaning.

 

 

"Are you tired?" I ask.

 

"Yeah, from all the planning." He says.

 

 

"Man tonight was probably the best date we've ever had since we’ve been together."

 

I walk into the kitchen and sit down on a barstool. We bought barstools around valentine's day this year as our gift to each other.

 

I start eating my cookies, then I go through the hallway into our room.

 

 

I sit down at the table near by the bed and window and start typing.

 

 

"Things have changed in time, i’m in love with Jacob and he’s in love with me, what can I say. True romance even for the both of us. Work is great too, I got to pose in a picture ,which will be in the magazine. Not the front cover though. it's inside the pages. I’m proud to say that i can call New York my home  once again, even though i’ve been here for almost a year and counting. The past year has been amazing, i'm spending it with Jacob. We went to Central Park, Rockefeller Center and many other famous sites, we even got to go down to Brooklyn for a comedy speaker. I still think about our time in Paris, it’s been so long and i miss my mom often. Hopefully if the timeing is right, i'll see her again, i never thought i’d say that ever again, spring in New York will be beautiful I can tell, but i've gotta go and i'll see ya next time." - @SummerElleW_86

  

 

I never seemed to notice the feelings I had for someone, it was the feeling before that I knew something was gonna happen.

 

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The weather here in New York is amazing for this time of season, i'm hoping the weather will last forever.

 

I look out the big window in the living room. It’s raining.

 

I dream of going back to London and living there again, I haven’t really thought about it much but i’ll probably talk with Jacobabout it later.

 

 

My mom will always find me, I don’t want my mom to find me, but I want to talk to her one last time.

 

Just so our connection isn't ruined.

 

 

Before I decided go out and shop for things for the apartment without Jacob noticing, I made a phone call.

 

A phone call to my mom. She answered, she was in Paris.

 

 

It took a while to get a hold of her all the way from New York.

 

She spoke softly like she hasn’t left my life ever, she’s still there.

 

I hadn’t spoken to her since I left Rosewood, it was a mistake to leave, but also the best mistake I ever made and had in my life.

 

  

I took a few deep breaths before speaking.

 

"Mom, I can’t explain but there's something I want you to do."

 

 

I hear her moving in the background, i’m pretty sure she seemed surprised.

 

I hadn’t called her ever,, I take 2 more deep breaths then speak again.

 

"I just wanted to call you, so that you can come out to Manhattan. I want to talk to you about what I did, and why I ran away. And the reason why I ran away to Paris."

 

I pause then continue. 

 

 

"I want you to come to New York alone, no excuses. I don’t want any complaining from you, or anything that might make me sound stupid, but hear me out. I’m doing great, i’m living the life I always wanted and I did run away so that I could escape my old ine, and to forgive myself.

 

 

"I should have developed a new relationship with you, a year ago when you started anger management."

 

 

I pause then continue suddenly.

 

"I was afraid that yourweren’t gonna change or ever come back into my life, I was afraid that you weren’t gonna change for me when really, I should have noticed that all these years since Paris, you were trying to change for me. Dad told me you were changing, but I didn’t believe it because I knew you would never forgive me or dad ever since Paris. I thought that you would never love me again the same way, I was scared afraid and thought that if I never cared about you anymore, what good use is living with you and dad."

 

 

I held on strong to my tears and continue.

 

"I just thought that if I left, ignored your calls and answers, you would know what it was like for me. To feel left out of your life, searching for so long, then finally giving up like it’s never gonna happen. I can't doubt it, our connection is gone."

 

 

She was listening, the whole time.

 

"But now I know, you’ll never stop searching for me and you will find me no matter what, but I stopped searching for you a long time ago. And i wanted to make that up, so as soon as you make it to New York, I want you be at Central park around 1:00 by tomorrow. I want to meet you there and make things right again, no exceptions."

 

I hesitated before hanging up.

 

"Love you mom, and I miss you."

 

 

I hung up the phone. Even though, there are no tears rolling down my cheeks, I knew what I felt was immense and left me teary eyed.

 

That was what I wanted to do and it’s gonna happen.

 

 

But for now, I have to tell Jacob about meeting my mom and seeing her again, alone in New York. 

 

Jacob comes into the room, a few minutes after I made the call.

 

 

"Hey, what’s for lunch?"

 

I answer.

 

"Oh, just something I whipped up and I have to tell you something."

 

 

He pauses then leads me to the couch, where we sit.

 

I hesitate to speak.

 

"I'm...meeting,...my mom after...I left rosewood."

 

 

He smiles and kisses me on the forehead.

 

"I understand, you need time to think about what you have going on with you and your mom, take some time off and explore. When you're ready to come back, let me know."

 

 

I knew Jacob would understand, he knows me better than anyone else. Not like mom ot dad, but he knows me well enough.

 

"Thanks for your support and, i'm staying at Rikki's, my new friend's place for tonight. I need motivation for a girl's point of view, so I hope you don't mind me leaving." h

 

 

He shushes me.

 

"Go ahead, take all the time you need, just come back when you've solved it."

 

I smile and hug Jacob bacl.

 

 

I say to Jacob as I leave on the elevator that afternoon.

 

Two seconds pass by before I hear someone running towards the elevator, it’s Jacob.

 

 

And he stops the elevator doors from closing, making everything stop.

 

I hesitate in surprise, he looks at me the way he always looked at me since we first met.

 

Those eyes, always watching me and the feeling that rises in my chest makes it even more believable.

 

 

"I can’t say goodbye just once, I really need to say goodbye for real. If this is what you want." He says.

 

I look at him confused and surprised at the same time.

 

 

He pulls me into kiss.

 

Like in one of the romantic movies, where the guy stops the girl from leaving and gives her one last kiss, before she goes.

 

 

But then the girl realizes, she shouldn’t leave, but she does anyways.

 

It was one of those long, but very special kisses that just makes you feel thankful for the person you're with.

 

 

He finally let's go of me and says a final goodbye.

 

He steps out of the elevator with a small smile on his face, as the elevator doors close.

 

I smile back once the elevator goes down.

 

 

I finally knew what I was doing and it hit me with a dozen feelings right in the heart.

 

 

When I arrived at the Rikki's building in New York, I was surprised.

 

It looked like a run down city hotel.

 

"Well, this is my new home for the next…whatever time I spend here,"

 

I walk up to my room and unlocked the door.

 

 

I looked around at my belongings and other things that were already there in the apartment.

 

 

The person who owns the building said someone who lived here before Rikki or herself, didn't have most things that would make up an 'apartment'.

 

 

Rikki's bathtub had a gold graffiti writing on the side that said 'GRAD-4 LAURISSA', written in big letters.

 

Rikki came in from the front door