Chapter 20

*Jamie's POV*

*(Jane and Jamie are walking home together)*

"The suffering is finally OVER!!!" Jane yelled as we walked home. The football coach assigned a last-minute meeting so the boys will be late today. "Hey, let's go to the mall to get boba to celebrate," she suggested.

"Yup, how long has it been since we got boba?"

"Long. Let's drink so much boba that we will go into a boba coma!" she jumped. She's such a goofball.

"Heh, sure but not so much that I need to carry your fatass home." She gasped and hit my shoulder making me stumble.

"Ow! Women you are lucky you're like a sister to me." She giggled and marched on ahead. We got to the mall, got boba, and we decided to watch a movie. It's been a while since I have hung out with friends.

"Let's watch a horror movie," I froze on the spot when she suggested. "What? Don't tell me you are already scared?" She teased me. Yeah, I'm not good with horror movies.

"Jane, sweetheart, you know how bad we both are with things that go bump at night. The last time we watched a horror movie together, our parents had to come to get us because we were too afraid to get out of the theater." Don't judge, we were too scared to even leave our seats. One of the workers had to call our parents and it was not... good. Joseph made fun of me for 3 weeks.

"True, but I really want to watch something scary!" She cried. Before I could protest my phone pinged and it was Damian.

Damian: Meeting just ended. I'm so tired 😪

Where are you?

ME: Out with Jane, we are debating on which movie to watch… Come over, please.

Damian: Why?

Me: She wants to watch a horror movie and me too but I'm scared😖. Please 🥺

Damian: Gimme 5 minutes, I'll be right there.

Me: Yay! I LUV YOU ❤❤❤

Damina: 🏃‍♂️🏃‍♂️🏃‍♂️

"You look happy, is Damian coming?" She said looking up from her phone.

"I see you are called Dennis. Do you know what this is?" I said, getting excited.

"Oh My God!!! IT'S A DOUBLE DATE!!!" We both squealed and jumped with happiness. "Let's go buy the tickets and boba!!!"

"You get the boba, I'll get the tickets!" I yelled and ran towards the booth. My first double date.

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*Damian's POV*

*(At the school parking lot)*

"Damian! Wait!" Dennis called me out as he came running towards me from the gym. "Are you also going to the mall to meet up with Jane and Jamie?" He asked panting.

"Yeah, did Jane call you too?"

"Yeah, she's not good with horror movies. The last time she and Jamie watched a horror movie, it was a mess." He said laughing.

"I remember Joseph talking about it. He couldn't stop laughing when he got the message." I said feeling nostalgic. "So what did you want?"

"I came here to ask you for a ride to the mall." He said with a surprised tone. I so didn't wanna but Jamie would be mad if I didn't.

"Hurry up and get in," I signaled him to the car. The ride to the mall was quiet, he tried to make a few small talks, but it was awkward so he shut up. We reached the mall and were greeted by a very overly excited Jamie and Jane. They both looked like they were high on caffeine.

"How many cups of bubble tea have you two had?" Dennis asked.

"Five or six... we don't know and we don't care! It's a DOUBLE DATE!!!" They both said in unison, are they not twins? Jamie was on his tip-toes, waiting for a kiss. God, he is so cute. I bent down and kissed his soft rosy lips.

"How did you do on your finals?" He asked as we walked into the theater.

"Actually it went pretty well, thanks to my amazing tutor," I said, making him giggle.

"He sounds like a great guy." He said.

"He sure is," I said, kissing his forehead. We got popcorn and drinks and headed into the theater. "Are you ready for this?" I asked as he looked a little troubled.

He gulped at first, "I'm born ready," He said, making me laugh. This movie was no joke, with multiple jump-scares, unsuspected brutal deaths, and gruesome special effects. Jamie kept jumping and screaming like a little girl. He kept cowering to my side, which btw, I did not mind

"You sure you're okay?" I asked. He turned to me and nodded with a nervous smile but was quickly spooked by a scream. He shivered like the little bunny he is but he might not have shivered because he is scared he might be cold. I pulled him from his chair and sat him down on my lap. He quivered closer to me, burning his face into my neck. So cute...

I took this opportunity and kissed him, he was surprised but complied. "Damian... there are people here," He whispered.

"So what? I can't resist you when you're all curled up against me." I said and before I could say anything I planted another kiss. He tried to resist but his struggle was futile. I was interrupted by loud screaming and suspenseful music, causing Jamie to jump up from my lap. He wrapped his hands around my neck and shivered.

"Can we leave, please?" I heard him whisper into my ear, almost sounding like he was crying. Without hesitation, I carried him out of the theater and sat down nearby. He kept shivering and inching closer toward me. "I think I'm gonna have nightmares for weeks." He finally spoke up but his voice trembled.

"Want to stay with me again?" I asked. He looked up to me with a pouty face but nodded. Happy with the answer, I kissed his pouty little lips. "Let's get going." I carried him to my car and drove him home so he could get extra clothes.

*Meanwhile…*

"Those two left us, didn't they?" Jane said in a monotone voice.

"They sure did," Dennis replied. "Wanna come over?" He asked.

"Aren't your parents home?"

"Nope, that's why I'm asking." He said with a smirk.

"So you're saying you're lonely tonight." She said with sass.

"Exactly," He said, kissing her.

"Guess I have no choice." She kissed him back.