Heart Strings <3 ~Complete

Heart Strings Chapter Eight

His eyes widened in shock. ‘But...’ he shook his head. 'I can't...'

'You can Adam! Positivity is the key.' He was silent, his eyes far away for a while before focusing on me again. ‘Do you think it could work?’

I grinned, ‘of course I do! I wouldn’t have suggested it otherwise.’

‘Yeah... Well... I guess I have no other choice...’

‘I’ll be with you every step of the way Adam,’ I reassured him then winked wickedly, ‘I’ll even help you find a girl who’d be perfect for you. They’ll be all over you once you’re back on market.’ Adam looked alarmed.

‘On second thoughts...’ he joked, ‘I don’t think I’m ready for that Sephy. Oh my God. What if they want to go further than...and...’

‘Stop being silly, you big fat billy, you! Just say you want to take it slow. It’s easy as that.’

He looked at me sarcastically, ‘doesn’t the girl normally say that to the guy?’ A flashback of me and Nick on my bed the day before appeared in my head before I could stop it. Dammit.

‘No! It can-’

‘Sephy...’

‘Be anyone, it doesn’t really matter.’

‘Sephy...’

‘I’m sure loads of guys secretly don’t want to-’

‘Sephy...’

‘Yeah?’

Adam locked his green eyes with mine and bit his cute pink lips, ‘will you be my girlfriend?’

Oop.

I could bet on the utter hotness of Hugh Jackman that I was hearing things. (But I wasn’t. Which would mean that Hugh Jackman wasn’t hot. Which he was.) I blinked, stunned. Adam looked down, his cheeks growing hotter.

‘I won’t be the best boyfriend ever, clearly... but,’ he gave me a weak smile, ‘I’ll try. And you’d understand the whole thing anyway. I don’t want to have to hurt anyone when I...’ he cast his eyes down once again. It looked like he was struggling with what to say. ‘If there’s anyone I'd want to be my girlfriend...I’d want you.’

Just then, the bell rang. That was the first time I had actually not heard a single thing in a whole double maths period. All around us, people were standing up, chatting. But Adam and I were still. He looked so burdened. Tears filled my eyes. I had only ever seen Adam this depressed once, and that was when he’d tried to run away; I couldn’t let that happen again. For a second, I was sure I hated his dad more than he ever had.

I pulled him into a tight hug, wishing I never had to let go. Wishing I could keep him safe in my arms forever. ‘I will Adam. I’ve got your back okay?’ He nodded, unable to speak.

A picture of Nick entered my mind once again. What would I do about him? ‘Who?’ Adam asked pulling away slightly.

Huff. I swear everyone can read minds.

‘Nick...’ I sighed heavily. Recently it seemed like I was being worse and worse of a girlfriend to him. No wonder he had been a bit weird the other day, I thought.

‘Shit,’ Adam cursed uncharacteristically. 'I didn't think about him.'

‘No, it’s fine, it’s not like we are actually going out anyway, it’s just to get your dad to chill...’

‘Are you going to tell him?’ he asked me. I thought back to the last time I’d seen Nick and shook my head. I doubted it would go too well.

Adam turned away from me with a quiet sniff and began to pack his bag. ‘Why am I a problem to everyone Sephy?’ I stared at him shocked before giving him a playful punch on his shoulder.

‘Adam, stop!’ He looked at me reluctantly. ‘Forget about your dad Adam! And you are not a problem to me, you will never be. Bug me any time you want! I love you, Tabby loves you, the girls love you, your mum loves you, even if she has a funny way of showing it... Loads of people do. So stop this, okay?’

Adam looked at me with his beautiful eyes from under long, straight eyelashes. His face took on a sultry look. He pouted, mock angrily. ‘That’s not a very long list...’I grinned, happy that he was feeling slightly better.

‘Oh please! It’s quality, not quantity anyway m’dear Adam. Besides, problems make you stronger don’t they? So something good may even come of this!’

‘Oh please, if problems made people stronger I’d be totally buff by now.’ We laughed the sad atmosphere away.

Everything was going to be okay. We’d sort this problem out together.