Their lips were softly pressed together for a long time, until Eliza separated. She had a bit of desire lurking in her eyes before she quickly put on a blank mask.

"Your a good kisser." She bluntly stated, a blush forming on her cheeks. Jason smirked, and stood up.

"Come on, lets go back." Jason said. Eliza followed, stealing one say glance at the view of their town before walking away. Minutes later they both walked out of the woods and into Jason's car. "Do you want to go anywhere else?"

"Nah, I actually have to go home now." Eliza said, twiddling with her fingers. Jason nodded and started driving, memories of the kiss still lingering in his mind. How perfect their lips were while they were pressed together.

Jason bit his lip and turned on the radio to distract himself. "So, I never really got to ask you. What's your favorite song?"

"Well, I have too many to decide, but if I would choose, I guess it would have to be all of Air Supply's songs." Eliza said with a smile.

"Air Supply?" Jason laughed. "They are so old!"

"I know they are old, but I love their music!" Eliza defended. "You've heard of them before?"

"Yeah, my family played them from time to time. Their music is good." Jason said, remembering a small snippet of a song. "Here I am, The one that you love," he softly murmured.

"Aha!" Eliza suddenly squealed. "You owe me twenty bucks!"

Jason raised his eyebrows and groaned, realizing what she just did. "Fuck."

---

Later on that day, after Jason dropped Eliza off, he called his two friends, Becca and Dominic to hang out. Today, he honestly did not want to be close to where his parents were. His way of dealing this were ignoring it until the problem subsided. And that's what he was going to do. Yeah, it's a bad way to handle things, but Jason didn't know how else he could handle this situation.

"We should totally go laser tagging." Becca suggested. They were at the mall, eating some very late lunch at four o'clock.

"With what people?" Jason scoffed. "Laser tag needs like twenty-four people and we only have three."

"I didn't mean now, stupid." Becca snapped, rolling her eyes. "I meant like next Friday. Dominic and I could invite some of our friends and hang out." Friday.. That's in one week. Jason thought sourly.

"I can't go." Jason said automatically. Becca sighed, while Dominic rolled his eyes.

"What excuse have you made up now?" Dominic asked, crossing his arms. Jason bit his tongue from saying something rude. He decided not to tell them. They wouldn't be as understanding as Eliza.

"Family problems." Jason decided to say. Dominic shrugged.

"Whatever," Becca sighed. "We should go do something."

"Do what?" Jason said, distracted.

"Find you a girl." Becca bluntly stated. Jason rolled his eyes.

"I already have a girl." He found himself saying.

"That Eliza chick?" Dominic asked, grinning.

"Maybe." Jason said, avoiding both of their heated stares. He didn't know if he and Eliza were friends, or more. Friends don't go kissing each other and flirting. He decided that he was going to ask her later on, when he saw her again. He hoped it would be very soon.

---

Two hours later, Jason was in his room, searching for a job. He figured that if he looked for a job during the day and then a job on the computer, he would earn double money and he wouldn't have to struggle as much.

There were two job offers while he was browsing the web that caught his attention.

ASSISTANT NEEDED AT ARA & CO'

We are looking for someone who can assist me in the building throughout the day. Working hours are at 7:00 AM to 4:00 PM Mon-Fri. $5.00 per hour.

Email for more info.

'That would be $50 dollars a day.. multiply that by five and thats $250.' Jason calculated. 'That job seems good.'

Jason bookmarked the site and emailed the person who put the job offer on the web, saying that he was interested and to send more information.

After that, he started searching for a job on the website that payed him a minimum of $100 per week. Sure, what he might be earning weekly might be very little, but it was something to start with.

Jason didn't notice it, but his mom came in the room on the verge of tears. "Jason, please just choose. You don't need to work at such a young age."

"I already told you, mom." Jason said, trying not to get mad. "I'm not going with either of you unless you guys are together. And I'm not going to be selfish about it, so I'm staying here, by myself."

His mom quickly wiped the tears away. "But your so young... you don't-"

"Mom." Jason interrupted. "I'm staying here."

Jason's mom nodded, knowing that this was his choice and she couldn't control that. "Okay. If this is what you want, then I'll accept that."

"I do."

"Okay, I'll talk to you tomorrow." His mom nodded and hid the tears, walking out of the room. Jason sighed. He didn't want to hurt either of his parents, especially his mom since she was the most sensitive. If he did choose, the other parent would get hurt. It was the best decision in this scenario.

When Jason looked at his computer screen, he realized that the person who put up the offer of the job had responded. Excitedly, Jason clicked on the email and read the contents.

TO: JASON

FROM: THE BOSS OF ARA & CO'

Jason,

We are glad to see that you have interest in our job offer. Please stop by Riverdale Street, building 104, tomorrow at 7:00 AM for your interview.

Thanks, Ava.

Jason responded with a quick thank you, and continued searching for internet job offers. At least he had found a job before his parents left.

---

The next morning, Jason stood in front of building 104. People entered and exited at a quick pace. 'It must be rush hour.' He thought randomly.

He nervously played with the collar of his white button down dressing shirt and entered the building. He stopped in front of a desk, where a lady was typing furiously on a computer. "Yes? How may I help you?"

"I received an email from Ava. She offered me an interview?" Jason said. The lady scrutinized him, frowning.

"With someone as young as you? I doubt you'll get the job." The lady scoffed. "Ava is extremely picky. Your lucky that she even gave you the interview."

"I need the job, though." Jason said slowly, not caring if he was too young or too old to be getting jobs. She sighed and typed on her computer again before looking at Jason.

"She's been expecting you. Go to the fifth floor the last room on the right." She instructed. "And, good luck. You need it."

"Thanks?" Jason said, not knowing what to say. That lady was strangely being rude, nice, and helpful at the same time. Rolling his eyes, Jason entered the elevator and hit the fifth floor. He got off and walked to the last room (which was red, for some odd reason) and knocked softly.

"Come in!" A chirpy voice said. Jason walked inside and found a woman, which he presumed to be Ava, and sat down. The room only had three main colors, red, black, and a white. Behind Ava's desk was a window that had the view of most of the buildings. Trying not to be awed at the beauty of the room, he smiled at Ava.

"Hi, I'm Jason." He greeted. "I'm here for the interview?"

"Ah yes, the gentleman who emailed me last night?" Ava said, her voice a mixture of a british accent. Jason smiled and nodded.

"What made you want this job, Jason?" Ava asked, taking out a sheet of paper and a pen. Jason exhaled a breath.

"My parents need the help financially and I want to help." He decided to say. Lying wasn't a good thing to do in an interview, but he didn't want to tell this Ava girl that he needed the job because his parents were divorced and that he needed the money.

"I see," Ava said, writing something down on the sheet. "How good are you at following orders?"

"I try to follow them to the utmost extent," Jason replied as she wrote something down. This process repeated for about an hour. Ava asked a question, Jason responded and she took notes.

"Okay. Jason, although you are a young man, I take pity for you. You have the job." Ava said, a smile on her face. "You start next on Monday."

Today was Friday. He had three days until his job started. "Great. Is there anything else?"

"Here is a packet that contains the rules and regulations of working as my assistant." Ava handed him a thick packet. "Now if you will excuse me, I have a meeting to get to."

Jason followed Ava out of her office and went inside the elevator. When he went to the lobby he went back to the lady behind the front desk. "Hey you," Jason looked at her name tag. "Jessica. I'll see you on monday."

"She hired you?" Jessica said in disbelief while Jason nodded confidently. "She must be crazy then!"

"Or maybe your the crazy one." Jason teased, exiting the building before she could respond. He went inside his car, driving back home when he received a text message. At a red light, Jason quickly checked his phone and realized that it was from Eliza. He opened the message and skimmed it.

'Jason, I need to tell you something.' Frowning, Jason typed a reply with his free hand.

'What happened?' Eliza replied instantly:

'It's better off if we talk in person.'

Jason responded: 'Where?'

'Meet me in the park that you were going to show me on wednesday.'