TIME : The Beginning.

CHAPTER 14

After Eric told me he liked me , he hasn't come to the store ,well part me me wants me to come and part of me is sad that he isn't coming .
I haven't been myself lately and even my mom has noticed, she even came to my apartment to stop me from going to work.
There was a knock on the door.

" Who is it?" I  ask ed walking to the door.

" It's me"

" Mom?" I opened the door " what are you doing here?"

" I came to talk to you"

" Well I'm about to leave for the store so we can talk on our way"

" No" she put her hands on my shoulder and dragged me to the couch to sit down.
" You're not going anywhere today and I've asked denise to open without you"

" Why am I not going?"

" Jenifer... what's wrong with you lately?"

" What do you mean? Nothing's wrong"

" Yes there is, you have been distracted for a while and it got worse after you went on a date with Eric and it got even worse when you went to pick him up that day"

" Ok, first of all it wasn't a date, we just went there as friends ok. And second of all I am fine , there's nothing to worry about "

" Yes there is, you've been spacing out a lot and you look like something is on your mind"

" It's nothing really"

" Does it have to do with Eric?"

" What makes you think that?"

"Isn't it obvious?"

" Really?"

" What did he say to you? Does it have to do with the past"

" What, no it has nothing to do with that"

" Then what is it?"

My mom is the closest friend that I have, plus she's older than me so she might have some experience tho I highly doubt it.
So I took a deep breath and told her .

" When I went took him to his house the day he was drunk , he uh..kissed me"

" He what!!" She shouted.

" Mom, keep it down"

" Sorry, he kissed...wow"

" Then when he came that night to talk to me, he told me he liked me"

Now this made her jaw drop and she just stared at me.
"...So ummm..what did you say?"

" Nothing, I got into a cab and left, I didn't know what to say"

She didn't say anything for a while.
" Ok, I just have one question"

" Ok"

" How do you feel about him?"

" Wh...I don't know, I mean.."

" Oh my God , you like him too "

" No I don't"

" Yes you do"

" No I don't"

" Ok if you don't then why are you blushing?" She said pointing my cheeks.
" My daughter's first crush"

" Hey!, I said I don't like him " I stood up and walked away.
But I knew I did and I had to choose, either I try to get over this feeling or I risk it and have it end badly .

*****

The next day I got a text from Eric asking if we could meet.

Eric: hey 👋

Me: hi

Eric: how are you

Me: I'm fine, you?

Eric: I'm good...um are you free this Sunday?

Me: yeah.

Eric: I was wondering if we could talk.

Me: sure, I'll see you Sunday.

Eric: ok.

Me: bye.

Eric : bye.

Honestly I didn't want to talk, but it was bound to happen sooner or later so why not now.

So on Sunday we met at a coffee shop, he wanted to pick me up but I knew that the ride there would be filled with awkward silence so I just told him that I would meet him there.
I spotted him sitting in a corner, he was putting on a black hoodie, with jeans and white snickers he also let his hair fall to his face covering his forehead, unlike his normal side parted style.
While I was putting on baggy blue jeans and a crop top and a jacket.
When I was walking towards him , he say me and smiled the I took a seat across the table he was sitter.

" Hi, you look uh..nice" he said.

" Thanks, you too"

" So uhmm what would you like to order?"

"Coffee is fine"

We both ended up ordering coffee.
" So...you wanted to talk"

" Umm yeah, I sorry if I took you by surprise the other day, I just wanted you to know that I meant everything I said"

" Hmm"

" And it's ok if you don't feel the same way, I understand"

" Well that's the problem"

" Huh" he was confused.

"I think I feel the same way" I said.

" You..you do?"

" I said I think, I wouldn't have told you but I want to and we're both adults and I think it would be childish of me to not tell you how I feel when you've already told me how you feel"

He started smiling.
" Why are you smiling"

" Nothing.. it's just I didn't think you would feel the same"

" Yeah me too.." we were both silent
"So...what now?" I asked scratching the back of my neck.

" I don't know.."

" H-how about we go out a few times and we'll see if we still feel the same way"

He smiled " sure..and if we still feel the same?"

" Wh..I don't know , I came up with this idea how about you come up with what happens after that"

" Ok, then how about we make the decision when we get there?"

" Ok that's fine... So.."

" So?" He asked.

" How many times do we have to go out before we decide?"

"Well I don't know either" he said still smiling.

" Why do you keep smiling? Is there something on my face?"

" No, I'm just happy"

" Why"

" I just can't believe this is happening"

I was starting to feel embarrassed so I looked away and drank my coffee.
" Nice coffee" I said still looking away.

"Hmm" he said still smiling.

So he told me we were going to watch a movie in the evening and I agreed .