Never say forever (Never series Book 1) by Courtney A. Taylor

look at Aiden and he is looking out at the waterfall as well.
    “ Beautiful isn’t it?”he said. The only coherent thought I have at the moment is: yes, you are beautiful.
     
    “ Yes. I would love to have this in my backyard to look at every morning. It’s very calming,” I say as I turn back to look at it.
     
    “ Well it’s a good thing the rest of the day is planned right here.”
    I’m a little confused by that. He walks closer to my side and turns me around. What I find made me gasp. There is a blanket set out with a picnic basket. Wow! I would have never thought he would do something like this. I turn to him with a huge smile on my face.
     
    “ Thank you so much. I love it!” I’m excited now.
    “ I figured you would like this. I brought some food for us in case you were hungry.”
     
    He sits down and starts going through the basket. “I’ve got sandwiches, watermelon, chips, water, and soda.”
     
    He really thought this through. I couldn’t be anymore happier than I am in this moment. He really did do something romantic and that is really making my heart flutter. We start eating our food and there’s so many questions that’s flooding my mind. I figure I’ll get some out of the way while we are here.
     
    “ I saw a picture on your dresser. Was that you and your mom?”
     
    I hope I’m not intruding or bringing up painful memories.
    “ Yeah, that was the best picture of us. I treasure it. It’s the first thing I see when I wake up in the morning. It’s a substitute for not waking up to the real her,” he said with a little sadness in his face. I feel a pang of guilt because I can feel the sadness coming from him.
     
    “ She’s very pretty. What was her name? I’m sorry if I’m being too intrusive. If you don’t want to share, just tell me I’m being too pushy,” I say with a little hesitance.
     
    “ No, it’s okay. You’re my best friend. I’ll tell you anything you want to know,” he said with sincerity. “Her name was Theresa, but everyone called her Tee. She grew by the name. Little kids called her Tee Tee, and she loved it. She was the perfect example of a mother. She was loving, always cared, always there. She was the type of mother you can tell anything to and she wouldn’t judge you or get pissed off. That’s what was so hard for me. I’ve never had anyone I could tell everything to. Every time I tried, I was judged or lost a friend or two. So eventually I closed up and wouldn’t tell anyone anything. My dad is similar to my mom. I can tell him mostly everything but it’s not the same as telling your mom. She always has the sensitive side, whereas, my father is more masculine.”
     
    With that, he lies on the blanket on his side and props his head with his hand and looks up at me.
     
    “ Well you can trust me. I won’t judge you,” I promised.
     
    “ I know Serena. There’s something about you that’s different than everyone else. I saw it the moment I saw you in chemistry class.” He looked in my eyes at that moment and I can tell that he is being honest.
     
    “ How did your mom pass away?” I ask, almost regretting asking because I don’t want him to clam up on me.
     
    “ I used to play football. I was the best on the team and my mom never missed a game. She was always the number one fan there. One day, I was at practice before a very big game and my mom was running late from work. She texted me saying she was running late and hopes to be here right before kickoff. Right as we were about to kickoff, a timeout was called. The coach pulled me off the field and said that my dad was on the phone. I’ll never forget that phone call. I could barely make out the words my father was telling me because he was crying and he broke down. His sobs washed away the words that crushed my heart. My mom was on the way here, rushing, and a drunk driver slammed into her car. The car smashed into her driver’s side. She was rushed to the ER but she was already