Absolutely Unforgivable(11)

Chapter 4 - Rowdy’s

I had gotten at least an hour of sleep before Jeromy sat on the bed beside me and woke me up. He gently nudged me. “Stacy, are you awake?” I looked up at him groggily and then gave him a half smile.

“What do you think about going out? Billy’s band is playing tonight and I thought maybe you would want to go and meet the rest of the gang.”

I pulled his face down to mine and kissed him. “Sure. That sounds good to me.” I kissed Jeromy again and then stroked his arm as he moved his lips to my neck. I closed my eyes as he lightly ran his tongue up my throat. My heart sped at his touch and I moaned lightly.

But then I heard a soft tap at the door. “You guys ready?”

Jeromy jumped up and I quickly looked down to make sure I was still fully dressed. When Jeromy was around my clothes had a way of disappearing. Jeromy opened the door slightly and Billy cocked his head charmingly to the side as he checked me out as I laid on the bed. I pulled the bedspread over my body.

“Yeah, man, give us a minute,” Jeromy told him as he grabbed the door. “Stacy will need a few girlie minutes, if you don’t mind.”

Billy gave a light chuckle and told us to take our time; that we still had another hour before we had to leave. I jumped up and went to my new luxuriously large closet to try and find something to wear. I started to feel nervous. What do people in this city wear? My clothes suddenly felt so plain and boring. I wished I had taken Jeromy up on his offer of a shopping spree before we left Oklahoma. I sighed and grabbed a simple black dress out of the closet and some matching black platform heels.

I put on some makeup and did my best to fix my hair. I worried what the others would think of me. I know I shouldn’t, but it’s hard not to sometimes. I stared at myself in the mirror and I could feel the anxiety start to set in. What was wrong with me tonight? What do I even care what the people I don’t even know think of me?

I put some glitter above my eyes and then across my chest and I walked back into the bedroom where Jeromy was patiently waiting. I went over and stood in between his legs and leaned in to kiss him. Then he stood up, took me by the hand, and led me downstairs where Billy was waiting for us. He greeted us with a huge smile on his face as we came down hand in hand.

Billy eyed me up and down, locking his gaze on my face. “Well, don’t you clean up nice?”

I reached up and touched my hair. Oh God, did I really look that bad before? I could feel heat filling my cheeks. I gave Billy a smile and then put my head back down as Jeromy led me to the car.

When we got outside I noticed his familiar Hummer wasn’t in the driveway. I looked up at him curiously. I had just assumed that Jeromy had shipped his precious Hummer down with the rest of our belongings, but much to my surprise sitting in the driveway was a completely different car. For a moment I thought his Hummer hadn’t arrived and this was just one of Billy’s cars, but instead he said, “What do you think of your new car Stacy?”

“What?” What did he mean, my new car? This I loved. It was an actual car, unlike the monster he drives. This is a white convertible BMW with black leather interior. It was a beautiful sight. But I didn’t understand what he was saying to me.

I looked up at Jeromy with a confused look on my face. He bent down and kissed my forehead and handed me the keys, his eyes were sparkling with excitement. “I bought this for you. A housewarming gift.”

I felt tears forming in my eyes as I jumped into his arms. I couldn’t believe he had bought me such an extravagant gift. I wanted to protest but I knew Jeromy, it would do no good. He gives and he gives. That’s just his way ... his wonderful, wonderful way. It was as if he derived his own happiness from the joy he brought to others. I loved that about Jeromy, but sometimes he was so kind and so unbelievable, it made me feel like I wasn’t worthy of all that he gives me. He just gives me so much and it makes me wonder what I ever did to deserve someone as absolutely perfect as he is. But when those insecurities came creeping in I did my best to push them aside as quickly as possible, like right now. Today isn’t a day to question our relationship; it’s a day to celebrate all that I have with him.

Jeromy lifted me up and hugged me tightly. When he sat me back down on the ground he grabbed the keys and playfully said, “But tonight I’m driving.” We got into the car and followed Billy to the bar.

We turned into the parking lot of a shopping center. The marquee above the bar read Rowdy’s. I was a little disappointed we had arrived so quickly. I was enjoying the ride in my beautifully perfect new car. My shiny, new convertible BMW. I still could barely believe it was mine. I was still so caught up in the thought of my new car, I had almost forgotten about the people I was coming to meet. Billy and Jeromy met up in the parking lot and started to head into the bar together while I followed just behind them.