11 - I Can't Take Any Chances

Jace sent me a text message a few hours later saying that he was going to pick me up for dinner. I packed a small overnight bag and made my arrangements with Tara. Apparently Tara had a big crush on one of Jace's other friends and wanted him to put in a good word. 

I got some chores done and talked to dad for a bit, convincing him easily that I was going to Tara's. The minutes seemed to go by incredibly slow, I was starting to get super paranoid. 

I was probably staring at the wall a good hour, totally lost in my thoughts when I heard Jace pull up. 

I asked him where we were going to eat and he just smiled and said, "the diner of course!" 

We settled into a booth a few minutes later, and even though we both always got the same thing we often would sta