Carlie POV

It was the final day of school before we broke up for a week for thanksgiving. My birthday was on Monday and I wasn’t looking forward to it, I hadn’t really had the best birthday’s, I was always on my own for them. Only because my parents either had to work or were away on some stupid work retreat.

I only had five minutes of left of class before I was free but it was dragging; I then had to meet my friends. They apparently had a surprise for me; I hated surprises with a passion so, I was tempted to try and leave without seeing them but, I couldn’t because I had Jack and Rian in my class.
Unbeknownst to me they had been ordered to make sure I don’t leave their sides and that I show up.

When the bell rang I packed up my stuff with a sigh of relief but then I groaned when I realized I had to go to my surprise. I had no homework luckily so this week I was free to just be with Alex watching movies.

“Come on then Carlie, we better get a move on; don’t want to keep Cass and Alex waiting any longer,” Jack said excitedly.

I fake smiled and walked out to see Alex, Cass, Zack, Vic, Tay and my grandparents stood next to a van with a trailer which gave me an instant sense of dread and wonder on what was happening which I voiced suspiciously, “OK what’s going on?”

“Well we are going on atrip and before you ask no we are not going to tell you where we are going. We also not going to give you hints on where we are going either,” Alex Replied he was really excited so I guess this surprise couldn’t be that bad wherever we are going.

“Well Jellybean when he says we he means you and your friends, we’re not coming with you. I think your grandma and I are too old for road trips. We just came to see you off and we will see you in a week,” My grandpa explained before he and my grandma pulled me to one side gave me the safe sex talk and also gave me money for the trip.

When they started talking about sex I blushed bright red; Alex and I hadn’t even got past kissing yet so I doubted we were anywhere near close to having sex yet.

I hugged my granparents good bye and got in the front seat of the van next to Alex who was driving. Before I got into the van though I asked my friends what about clothes and they said that my granparents had packed stuff for me.

It was winter so my immediate thought was why are we going on a road trip when it’s going to be really cold.

As everyone piled into the van Alex gave me a lingering kiss which left me tingling and wanting another kiss.

“Come on lovebirds let’s hit the road. I have snacks and Carlie here is the music you’re in charge of that because I know you will pick the right songs,” Jack said winking at me.
I put the first CD into the CD player without even looking at what it was. As soon as the CD started to play “American Idiot” by Green Day started booming through the speakers of the van.

“Good choice girl! I knew giving you the music while Alex is driving was a good idea,” Jack said from behind me.

I turned around and smiled at Jack then looked at Alex whos’ eyes where focused intently on the road. I hadn’t slept much the night before so I pulled on Alex’s hoodie that he had placed at my feet it smelled like him and to me he was home.

Alex looked at me and smiled and said, “You getting comfy there in my favourite hoodie. What would you do if I got cold and wanted it back?”

“Rob Jack,” I replied.

“NO, NO robbing Jack at all. I like my hoodie just rob someone else. No one is robbing me.” Jack said appalled at the suggestion.

“Jack your hoodie has already been robbed by Vic, if you look next to you,” Zack laughed from the back of the bus with Tay.

“Seriously babe you have your own hoodie,” Jack whined.

“Yeah but for a girl stealing your boyfriend’s hoodie is so much better and a tradition especially if its big on them.” Cass stated.

“She’s right,” Tay added.

“Well Vic isn’t a girl he’s a guy otherwise I’m screwed if he’s a girl because that means I’m straight,” Jack said.

“Vic is an honourary girl, he’s the girl in your relationship ain’t you Vicky-poo?” Cass asked and Vic nodded with a laugh.

Rian then proceeded to ask the question that was on all the boys minds, “Why do girls steal their boyfriends’ hoodies?”

“Dude I’m glad someone asked it because I keep losing hoodies and T-shirts and finding them at Carlies’” Alex interjected quickly with a grin.

“Well each girl is different reason mine is that Zack is so much bigger than me so it’s like being wrapped in a blanket. What bout you guys and by that I mean Vic, Car and Cass?” Tay answered.

“Mine is that they smell like Rian and they’re comfy,” Cass replied.

Vic was the next person to respond, “My answer is the same as Cass and Tay. Car it’s just up to you now.”

“Well Alex smells like home and I feel at home when I am with him. So me wearing his hoodies and his t-shirts is home for me like a comfort blanket because, I know that when I am with him nothing bad will happen and I feel safe,” I replied which followed with a string of “AAAWWWS” from everyone.

“Well that was cute, Alex dude I think you have a keeper. She literally put everyone else to shame, sorry guys but it’s true. Like I said dude though she’s a keeper,” Jack said tapping Alex on the back.

“I already knew I had a keeper, no need to point out the obvious,” Alex replied as he squeezed my hand and took my hand in his before quickly leaning over and kissing me before turning his head back to the road.

I yawned and Alex turned and said, “Why don’t yo have a nap I’ll wake you in a few hours when we stop.”

I nodded and pulled Alex’s hood over my eyes, I then put my feet up next to me on the seat, rolled on my side and fell asleep.


Alex POV

What Carlie had said while they were all speaking about why girls steal guy’s hoodies made me smile; I didn’t realise that she felt like that and it was comforting to know. I knew that her past relationships weren’t the best and neither were mine; we neverspoke about out pasts it was like unchartered territory for us. I wanted to tell her about my past but I didn’t want her to leave me because of it, the amount of times I almost told her was unbelievable. I felt the same as her I felt at home when I was with her, I couldn’t steal any of her clothes though even though I have one of her t-shirts at my house. I sleep with it but not in a creepy way it’s just so I feel closer to her.

I looked next to me at the sleeping girl in my favourite hoodie; she was the only girl that I’d let wear that hoodie. All my old girlfriends toried to wear it and I told them no. I wonder why Carlie is different.

Because she is nice.
Because you really care about her.
Because you love her.
No Alex you can’t think like that I thought as I shook my head no way could I be in love with the sleeping girl next to me not yet anyway we had only been dating two months but, I knew that I was falling in love with her.

“You OK dude?” Jack asked me leaning over.

“Yeah man, just thinking,” I replied.

“About Carlie?” he questioned.

I looked around at my other friends and noticed that none of them were paying attention to mine and Jack’s conversation so I said, “Yeah I think I’m falling in love with her. We’ve only been dating two months, what if she doesn’t reciprocate those feelings?”
“Recipro what? Dude you know I’m crap with words like that,” Jack asked confused.

“Reciprocate it means like respond or feel the same. What if she doesn’t feel the same?” I responded.

“Oh ok. Just tell her and if she doesn’t feel the same just give her some time. We all know there is stuff she’s not saying but she just needs time. She really likes you anyone can see that; I mean look what she said about the hoodie thing. You just need to speak to her,” Jack said and for the first time in probably his whole life he was making complete and utter sense.

“Thanks man, you make sense which is a first,” I said back.

“No problem dude,” Jack said as he sat back in his seat.

I spent the next few hours that I had to drive thinking and sneaking peeks at Carlie sleeping; she really was the most beautiful thing I had ever seen. After four hours of me driving none stop I pulled into a service station so we could all stretch our legs and also so someone else could drive.

“Babe wake up we’ve stopped,” I whispered to Carlie while nicely shaking her awake.

“mmmmmm. I’m awake,” She yawned sleepily while opening her gorgeous blue eyes.

I smiled at her and she smiled back before she muttered, “I could get used to waking up beside you.”

I got out of the van without responding but with a huge grin on my face and walked round to Carlie’s side before grabbing her and kissing her before I whispered in her ear, “Good ‘cause I don’t plan on going anywhere any time soon.”

“Stop making out you two you’re making me envious,” Tay laughed.

“Awwww is Zacky not putting out?” Jack taunted.

“Not everything is about sex, Zack just isn’t big on PDA’s. We’re not you and Vic OR Alex and Car who don’t mind PDA’s. We are just us,” Tay responded.

“Sex is a fundamental thing in any relationship. Vic and I have sex at least three or four times a week. Alex and Rian know I’m right,” Jack explained and Vic looked appalled at Jacks’ analogy.

Carlie spoke up before anyone else a tiny bit pissed off, “No Alex doesn’t know because we haven’t had sex and it’s not fundamental when you love someone.”

There was that word “LOVE” but, she couldn’t have meant it for us there was no way. Was there? Could Carlie love me? I mean I was sure I loved her. They say that it’s love if you think of that person as soon as you wake up and if they’re the last person you think of at night. Carlie was always on my mind. Why wouldn’t she be, she was beautiful, she was smart, talented and she put up with Jack. Then I knew YES I DID LOVE CARLIE!

Notes

IM A DAY LATE SORRY GUYS.

there might be some more chapters up today so keep an eye out.

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as i said before a lot of the first chapters will be nice chapters but by about chapter 14 or 15 things will start to go wrong. i have it all planned out.

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