Will He Ever Know?

New Year's Eve Party

"Age is but a number, oh wise one", Jax said.

Still shaking my head, we headed to class.

Cassie's POV

The second I got home, I felt so relieved.

After Lit class, I felt drained, so I was looking forward to lying in bed and cuddling up to my book!

Just as I got comfortable, I heard a car door slam outside and the front door opening.

"Cassie, I'm home!", my mom shouted.

"Up here, mom!", I shouted back at her.

"Hey sweetie, how was your day?", my mom kindly asked me.

If you looked at my mom and me, our features are identical to each other except my eye color.

My dad and everyone on his side of the family had the same eye color.

I guess my mom noticed there was something wrong, because she sat on my bed, waiting to listen.

I laid my head on her lap, just like I did when I was little and she ran her fingers through my hair.

"What's wrong, sweetie? Did something happen to you and the gang?", she asked me.

I shook my head.

"Did something happen between you and Alex?", she softly questioned me.

"Yes, how did you know?", I asked her as I looked up at her face.

"It's a mother's intuition. So, what happened between you two? Did you tell Alex how you feel yet? I'm pretty sure everyone is wondering the same thing, Cassie", My mom teasingly said.

"No, we kissed", I mumbled into my pillow.

"You know I can't hear you when you talk into your pillow, sweetheart?"

"I said, Alex and I kissed," I stated a little louder

"A little louder, dear. I couldn't quite catch that", she requested.

"Alex and I kissed today, okay! Was that loud enough?", I shouted.

"Finally! Tell me all the details and don't leave anything out!!!", my mother exclaimed with a huge grin on her face.

Once I caught her up on everything, my mom was silent.

"Mom? Could you say something, please", I questioned her.

"So, what did you do after the kiss?", my mom asked me.

"Alex tried telling me something, but then I remembered Tiffany and him are dating and I didn't know what to make of the kiss. I don't know if Alex was acting during the kiss scene or if he actually felt something. After that, Liam interrupted us and the girls and I left for class.

"I just don't know what to say to him. Mom. If I tell him the truth, I might land up making a fool of myself and it'll make our friendship awkward. But I don't want to necessarily keep quiet about it for the rest of my life either. There might be a chance, even a small chance, that he feels the same way about me as I do him", I rationally explained to her.

"Well, how will you ever know how he feels about you if you don't talk to him about it, huh?", mom wisely said.

"Yeah, I know", I mumbled.

"Just sleep on it and figure it out whenever you're ready", my mom suggested.

"Love you sweetie", she told me with a smile on her face.

"Love you too, mom", I replied back to her.

Once she shut my door, I reflected on what she said. I know my mom was right, but I wanted to procrastinate it as long as I could.