The Beat of My Heart
Chapter Two; Part Three
 

I finished brushing my teeth before walking out to get my phone. Deciding it could wait a few, I walked over to Jax.

    "So, since you're home early and I've got wifey status... Does that mean you're going to stay the night tonight?" I said standing in front of Jax.
    "If you want," Jax said nonchalantly.
    "Are you freaking kidding me!" I exclaimed as I pushed Jax onto the bed while kissing him.

Jax pulled me into a gentle embrace, then quickly flipped me so that I was now the one lying on the bed. He kissed my lips, then my neck and then traveled down to my upper chest. For once I actually felt like everything was falling into place. I felt Jax make his way back up to my lips. We stared at each other for a minute and then started kissing again. I reached for Jax's shirt and pulled it off. He started to unbutton the shirt I was wearing and when he finished I undid his jeans. Throwing the clothes onto the floor, Jax was kissing my neck again. This time he kissed down my neck and all the way to my bellybutton before I just couldn't take it anymore. I gently pulled him back up to me and kissed him harder this time. I've never felt more in love with Jax than I do at this very minute. Everything was going to be different now. Jax cut off my train of thought and I was in ecstasy.

I woke up in Jax's arms the next morning. I've never been happier in my life. My mom was cooking breakfast. I could smell cinnamon pancakes and bacon. Dad must be home, I could hear voices downstairs, but couldn't understand what they were saying. I shimmied out of Jax's arm; careful not to wake him up, and walked over to my dresser to put on a pair of shorts. I brushed my teeth, washed my face and then walked down the stairs while putting my hair up into a ponytail.

    "Morning Baby Girl," my dad said as I walked into the kitchen.
    "Hey Dad," I said while stretching.
    "Jax upstairs?" He asked.
    "Yea, he's sleeping still."

There were already plates set on the table for the four of us. I decided to go back upstairs to wake up Jax while the food was still hot. When I got upstairs he was walking out of the bathroom.

    "Hey Babe, smells good. What's for breakfast?" He asked.
    "Cinnamon pancakes and bacon," I said kissing his cheek.

We grabbed hands then walked down the stairs.

    "Congrats man," my dad said patting Jax on the back when we walked into the kitchen.

Jax smiled and pulled me closer.

    "He knew?" I asked Jax.
    "Sure did. Helped me with a good percentage," Jax said still smiling.
    "What are you guys talking about?" My mom asked.
    "Umm. Mom, last night when Jax and I went out to dinner--,"I started to say before my dad cut me off.
    "Jax asked her to marry him, Julianna."
    "Oh. I'm so sorry I made you guys come home then," my mom said.
    "It's alright Mom."
    "Why did then need to come home last night?" My dad questioned my mom.
    "Well, umm, yesterday morning at the pier... The police found a young girl. They thought it was Blayne because the girl had a picture of our family. It wasn't her," she replied.
    "You didn't call me?!" he exclaimed.
    "It wasn't her," my mom said calmly and sat down at the table.

My dad walked over to my mom , kissed her on the cheek and then sat down across the table from her. We all ate quietly, and when we were finished we went and did whatever we had to do for the day. Mom and Dad went to the living room and watched TV. Remembering I had received a text before going to sleep last night, I headed upstairs. Jax followed me to my room and went into the bathroom to take a shower. I walked over to my phone, picked it up then opened it.

I ran down the stairs and almost fell half way down. Quickly turning the corner into the living room, I stopped in front of my parents.

    "What's wrong Illiana?" my parents say together.
    "I got a text from Blayne!"
    "Really! What does it say?" my mom asked.
    "I don't know. Hold on a second."

I open my phone and read the text out loud.

    "Hey Illy. Congratulations about you and Jax getting engaged! I'm doing great where we are. I've made tons of friends my age, but I do miss home. I've been thinking about coming back home soon. Tell Mom and Dad I love them and that me leaving had nothing to do with them. I hope they aren't mad. And the girl the cops found, she was a friend. Clarissa Jones is her name. I told her to go and find you guys to tell you I'm okay. Ill talk to you later. Love you."
    "Well, I'm glad she's fine," my dad said.

I left my parents talking and went back upstairs. I closed the door when I got into my room and leaned onto it for a few seconds. Jax came out rubbing his head with a towel.

    "What's up Babe?" He questioned.
    "That text I got last night. It was Blayne. She's thinking about coming home," I told him.
    "Well that's great! Do you think she'll come back soon?"
    "I don't know. I'll text her tomorrow. But I'm gunna go shower," I said walking towards the bathroom.

I turned on the hot water and let my hair down. When I got in I just stood there letting the water hit my chest. I didn't know if I was happy that Blayne was going to come back or not. It seemed like everything was great at home. My parents, mainly my mom, didn't have anything to worry about with it being just me at home. When Blayne was here she caused so many problems. Always skipping school to go and do whatever with her boyfriend. She was always stressing out Mom and Dad.

When I was finally done showering, I blow-dryed my hair before leaving the bathroom. It was going to be a boring day. I decided to put on my bikini and go to the beach for a bit. Jax called Keaton and Alexa to meet us there. The boys surfed while Alexa and I laid out for a few hours and talked.

    "So what was up with dinner last night? You never texted me back," Alexa asked.
    "This is what dinner was about," I said flashing her my beautiful ring.
    "Oh, my, God!! Illy it's freaking beautiful!!"
    "It's the one I'd look at every time I went to the mall. He's a pretty good observer," I said glancing at Jax.
    "No kidding," Alexa said looking at her ring.