i am only updating cause Kate asked so nicely *lmao*
Chapter 9I hugged my class mates and told them all once again I would still be in the town, the suburb and even my old house and they could all still visit. I felt bad, but I had tonight on my mind. Cooper was coming over to watch a movie with us. I know what you are thinking, Jade has gone crazy over a movie. Well you would to, he is my best friend and I can’t see him when I want, so I am going to make the most of when I can. I also decided from yesterdays performance with Bryon that I needed to look different, so Ruby cut my hair.
Two hours after Ruby and I got home Cooper knocked on out door, I answered it (of course). “Hey Coops” I said giving him a smile “You are early, Come on in”.
I called out to dad “It is just cooper and we are going to be in the lounge. OK?”
“Ok, Jade he called back. I will be here if you need me” we heard the rustling of papers as he went back to reading (He is such a square). 5 minutes later Ruby came bounding down the stairs. “Hey cooper” she said dreamily as she picked up the phone and dialed (two guess who she was calling). Cooper and I went back to our conversation. “So what are you going to do at school without me” I asked him. He gave me a cheeky grin “Well where to start, first of all I am going to study more, maybe then I won’t get into strife…”
I poked him in the ribs and he grabbed my hand and pulled me towards him and started to tickle. We heard a clearing of a throat and stopped. Mum was standing at the door. “Hey mum” I said with a laugh “I didn’t hear you get in”.
“Hi Jade” she replied “I am not surprised with all the noise going on in here. I will be back in a moment.”
I looked at Cooper and gave him a grin. As he was momentarily distracted it gave me a chance to tickle him back. (he ended up begging for mercy).
15 minutes later mum came back and I started up the movie.
We got interrupted twice. Once for Ruby asking is she could go out with Bryon (mum knows about him and has met his ‘teacher’ mum.) and then Dad saying he was going back to work for an hour (don’t they know we are trying to watch a movie here). Thinking that was it we settled back in (wrong choice) the phone rang. Mum stood up to get it. I looked at Cooper “You want some pop corn to go with the drama in the house at the moment?” I asked with a laugh. “Sure he replied. I started to walk away when he called me and stood up himself. He came over to me “Gem…I..…I want…..I will come with you”.
“Ok” I replied and started to walk again, when he moved in front of me. “Coops, do you feel ok?” I asked.
He sighed in frustration his head moved forward and his lips met mine. I felt like I was floating. This was my first kiss and everything I expected it to be and more.
I was so disappointed when he pulled back “I….I am sorry my gem” he said blushing.
“Are you serious” I replied “you are sorry for what? Giving me my first kiss? because I’m not!” I grabbed his shoulders and kissed him again, making this one longer and deeper.
We would have kept kissing if it wasn’t for the sharp intake of breath. Mum was standing at the door, the phone in her hand. She looked at Cooper “I think its time you went home” she said to him “Jade and I need to talk”. I turned red, not because my mum had caught us kissing, but because what she was so abrupt to Cooper it was embarrassing. Coops gave me an ‘I am sorry’ smile and left. I turned to mum in anger “What did you do that for?” I fumed.
“Jade” she said with lips pressed together “You are NOT to see Cooper again. Ever, do you hear me. Not with supervision, not anytime”. My mouth dropped open in shock. “But…Why mum? He didn’t do anything, all we did was share a kiss!”
“A kiss today, a baby tomorrow” my mum mumbled as she dilled in a number into the phone she was holding “yes Megan” she said into the receiver “I don’t want Cooper having any contact with my daughters, especially Jade….Yes… I don’t wish to discuss this... No, my decision is final….Can you please inform you son of this…..Good-bye Megan”.
I looked at my mum and shook my head, with tears in my eyes I said “how could you mum. He is my best friend. And just because you are fighting with yours don’t mean I can’t hang out with mine.” Mum reached for me and I took a step back. She sighed “Jade, I love you and would never do anything to hurt you. I did this for a reason, a reason I can not explain to you right now. Please understand and trust me”.
I shook my head at her “I cant believe you mum. I cant believe you would do this.”
With tears streaming down my face I ran upstairs to my room.
I didn’t move from my bed until I heard Ruby coming up the stairs. I went into her room, I told her about my fist kiss, about how when he calls me “my gem” now it has a whole new meaning, and makes me feel loved and how mum rudely kicked Cooper out and what she had said to me.
I also asked her for her help. I was for the first time in my life going to defy my mum. The guy I liked had just kissed me, I wasn’t going to let that go.