Chapter 51: SIAN

The buzz started as soon as we pulled into the lot on Monday morning. I never knew what all the fuss was about, having your boyfriend drive you to school, when you had your own car. And I never understood girls who got miffed when the guy didn't offer.

Now I totally see the appeal, it makes a statement I think, sends a clear message. Or I could just be reading more into it than is necessary.

Whatever the case maybe, it felt amazing to have him come pick me up this morning after breakfast.

He'd blown his horn and waited outside like the kids in one of those after school specials from the early eighties, that mom hides and watches.

I hadn't even known that he was going to do this and of course practical me had questioned the necessity of him driving me here when I had a perfectly working car of my own.

In typical Jace fashion he'd ignored my questions and just ordered me to go get my stuff.

"You ready?" he held the door open for me and I stepped out to the surprised faces of some o