I'll make a cup of coffee for your head.
Get you up and going out of bed.
~Coffee by Beabadoobee~
HARRY'S POV:
I wake up, and immediately I'm alarmed because I'm not alone in my bed. I don't panic as I look down to see a sleeping Sterling under me. Her arms are wrapped all the way around me loosely, and she looks so peaceful in her sleep. She's incredibly quiet, her lips parted softly as she breathes through them, and her eyes closed lightly. It's odd because I remember waking her up once before this a month or so ago.
She was sprawled out, and a complete mess. I guess it depends on the day with her. She kept reminding me that she had to sneak back out, but I kept telling her to stay a little longer... I didn't mean for her to stay, but she did... and I know she'll blame me, but she'll get over it quickly like she always does. I laugh softly to myself, imagining the conversation in my head as I look at her.
Right now she looks untouchable, like she's not even real...Like.. Like a dream, and I just stare, ignoring the fact that we're both going to be in deep shit if I don't sneak her out of here. I move my hand on her cheek, brushing her hair off of it, and holding it closely. She stirs a bit, her eyebrows drawing in as she lays. Her eyes softly flutter open, and look around before settling on me. Once they lock with mine they go from tired to wide awake instantly. She has the same realization I just did as soon as it sinks in.. Now she knows. We're in deep shit. I place my finger to my lips silencing her, and she stills, keeping quiet, but I don't say anything now, I just look at her, and she shrugs, wondering what I'm going on about I assume
"Why did you let me fall asleep?" She whispers quickly at me, and I laugh, keeping her in place so she doesn't start physically panicking like I know she's already doing mentally.
"Because I was also falling asleep, it's not like I forced you to stay either. Stop trying to get up, stay here, I like you here." I tell her, holding her close to me, and she gives up. Her movements stop but her expression is anything but calm, and relaxed.
"I like being here too but I can't just stay here forever. My dad is already at work, but your mom.. And your sister, and Robin, oh my god, Robin cannot see me sneaking out of your room, I swear I'll-" I cover her mouth with my hand and she glares at me. I know she hates that, I know she hates that more than she can even put into words but she's panicking for nothing... Well kind of.
"Calm down. Robin is already at work, let me talk to our only safe bet in this really quick hold on." I tell her, taking my hand off of her lips, and reaching behind my head for my phone. It's around ten thirty meaning I was right, Robin is gone already and at work, but I'm not sure about my mum. I call Gemma, and hear her groan from downstairs.
"What?" She asks, and I pull the phone away from my ear at the tone.
"Who pissed in your breakfast this morning? I was just going to ask if mum is home, and if she is please be discreet, it's important." I tell her, and I try to make my voice as calm, but serious as possible, knowing Gemma will help me out if she understands.
"She left about twenty minutes ago to run some errands, and said she'd be back in about two hours.. She's going to want to talk to you when she's back though so prepare yourself, maybe call Sterling and ask her to come over." Gem suggests, and I chuckle to myself.
"That won't be necessary." I mumble under my breath, and hear her start to reply, I hang up the phone, and I hear her scoff all the way downstairs.
"Why'd you hang up you little dickhead!" She yells up here, and I laugh to myself, turning back to Sterling as I throw my phone next to me.
"Mum isn't home it's just Gemma, but I need you back here within the next hour so you can either borrow some clothes, and use a spare toothbrush, or you can go home and change, but either way Gemma is going to probably freak out a bit so prepare yourself." I warn her, and sit myself up. She sighs in relief, closing her eyes as if her life is flashing before them.
"I could've just snuck back out the window, but the only reason I even snuck up here last night is because I knew she was sleeping. If your mom was here, and she was awake, and caught me sneaking out Harry I would've died of embarrassment I think." She shakes her head, and I smirk as I turn to her. She's always up for a challenge when she knows she's not going to get caught. The moment she knows there's a risk, or a chance of her getting into trouble she panics. She can't control being caught, she needs control. She only snuck out when we went to the baseball field because she was sure her dad would never know. She also didn't think there'd be a chance of anyone actually catching us on the field.. I'm not sure if she really thought last night through at all.
*Play Coffee by Beabadoobee*
"Don't go yet..." I still her as she starts moving, and she stays now, looking at me, almost like she's questioning me. "I just like this moment... and I know I won't have it again so I want to sit in for a few more minutes..." I explain, and she settles herself, laying her head back down as she lays on her side, one of her hands resting under her cheek as she looks at me.
"Well... Well.." She starts a thought but stops herself, and I feel the smallest smile creeping onto my lips as I look at her, seeing her retract her thoughts.
"Well what... Don't go shy on me now baby." I brush my hand across her face, and before I can move it she captures it there, placing her hand on top of mine so it stays put, cupping her cheek.
"Well what if you could have it again... One day? Did you ever think of that?" She asks me, and I smile wider now, letting my thumb glide across the silkiness of her warm skin, right over the curve of her prominent cheekbones. Her skin is flush, a bit rosy in the morning, but still as beautiful as ever.
"I have thought about it.. I think about it all the time Sterling." I admit to her, feeling my heart speed up. It just moved all the way from last place to first, that's how quickly it jump started at my own statement.. I can't believe I actually admitted that, she's going to think I'm-
"Really? When you say all the time what do you mean? How do you mean? What exactly are you thinking about? I must know everything." She moves quickly, rolling on her stomach so she can prop her arms up, and rest her face between her hands. She gives me a sweet close lipped smile, and I know as she stares at me that she's not going to let me out of answering. I'm backed into a corner, but I backed myself into it.
"I mean I catch myself daydreaming.. And I always would, back in England, and even a few months ago, but it's different now because I don't daydream about some flat in dreary, rainy England, or some dormitory at Stanford. I don't dream of the place I dream of you, a star right in front of me, and I dream about what exactly could become of us, and what we've created so far.." I start, keeping my hand pressed flat to the mattress now as she looks at me, her hair a natural mess, curtaining around her face, and billowing down her back.
"And when you say you've thought about this... About times like this I mean.." She pushes on, and I shouldn't be surprised. She likes details.. I do too. We thrive off of them, and I know that's what she's looking for now.
"Waking up next to you I mean... Just like this morning even though it was an accident. I sometimes think about how it would be if it wasn't an accident.. That's what I mean." I feel her move her hand forward, taking it within her own. She lifts it up, opening it wide so she can place hers on top of it, measuring the difference in size between hers and mine which is significant. I smile as she stares, her cheeks growing red.
"Tell me more." She speaks softly, lost in her own daydream it seems.
"I imagine waking you up in the morning or sometimes you me. Always with kisses, or soft touches, even a pillow to the face, or one of us tugging the covers from the other because one of us stole them during the night... No matter how it is I imagine all of it. If I wake up before you though I imagine waking you up with coffee, and-"
"But I don't like coffee." She laughs, intertwining our fingers now. I pull her towards me, wrapping my arm around her lower back so she's laying on my chest partly. She presses her hands to my chest now, looking down on me, and I reach up, brushing her hair away from her face, shaking my own head.
"I know you don't like coffee, not yet, but you will because when we move away I will need to find the best coffee place I can, and you're going to come with me to every single one of them. So you'll learn to like it." I explain to her, and she rolls her eyes.
"Okay, continue." She laughs, tracing her fingers over my chest softly. I'm not completely used to the touch, but it doesn't send chills, it sends electricity throughout my entire body, it makes me feel alive.
"I'll wake you up with coffee, and pancakes, that is if you always want them and I know you will... Everyday I'll get this moment. A moment where I can wake you up, and see you like no one else can, and I'll feel just as happy as I do right now, and I'll get you up and going, and out of bed. I'll make sure you're ready to go on whatever adventure you need to go on that day, and... and I don't know the rest. It goes in a lot of different ways, too many to explain, but today.." I shake my head, not wanting this to end.
"But today we've got to worry because I can't get caught." She pokes my chest again, and I smile, looking up at her as she leans over me.
"Well you're not going to get caught if we hurry up, mum will be home in around an hour or so." I tell her, getting up. She already pushed herself out of bed, and it's obvious to me that neither of us want to leave our little nest, but we know we have to. Her eyes look a bit tired, and her cheeks a bit flushed from the rush we woke up to, but she's still beautiful, and her eyes are kind too. She slides her shoes on her feet, bending down to tie them, and she hurries, grabbing her phone, heading straight for the door.
"I'll come back in like thirty minutes, let me kinda get ready.. Also that way if my dad asks me when I came over here I don't have to lie, I can tell him whenever I actually come over. Do you need anything? I can go pickup breakfast? I still have some of those pancake cups if you-"
"What the hell." Gemma speaks up as Sterling jumps down the last step. I step behind her, and notice Gemma's eyes moving between me and Sterling, looking more than confused at the sight.
"Goodmorning Gemma." Sterling waves, gives a smile, and heads for the door. "See you guys in a few!" She chirps, obviously her entire demeanor changing now that she knows she's in the clear. "I love you!" She calls out to me, and she walks right out the door, leaving me standing in the middle of my living room, still wearing nothing but my sweatpants. I put my hands on my hips, my mind reminiscing on the night I had, sleeping next to her, and holding her through the night, getting to wake up next to her, and enjoy a few moments of peace within that. I think back to what my mum said, knowing that when we both go to college we have every right to move in with each other.. We'll be away.. I like what I felt this morning, and all night last night.. And I want it again, sooner rather than-
"Hello!" I feel a pillow hit my face, and I turn quickly, looking straight to my sister. I pick the pillow up off of the ground, and walk towards the couch, throwing it down again as I sit myself next to her.
"What?" I ask, and I keep the smile on my lips, letting it fold into a smirk as I look ahead.
"Did you fuck Sterling? Right next door to me? I don't care what you do with her, but.. Right next to where I'm sleeping? And mum, and Robin too.. Disgusting!" Gemma swats at my arms, and I scoff, looking next to me in shock, being brought down from the high I was feeling as I reminisced, but now I'm brought straight back into reality. Thanks Gemma.
"Can you not say it like that? And no, I'm... No, we haven't had sex yet. She just snuck in through the window and stayed over, we both had shitty days yesterday, and she was worried about me." I shake my head, and cross my arms too, partly out of protection in some ways... I'm not sure why I feel so vulnerable now.
"Awe, you guys haven't had sex yet?" She asks, and I sigh out, knowing I don't want to have this conversation.
"Gemma we've only known each other for four months.. Not everyone gets to that step as quickly as others, and either way.. Even if she was ready I'm.. I'm not yet, and she's okay with that." I cross my arms over my chest, rubbing my hands up and down as I do, feeling uncomfortable talking to her about it.
"I get it, I get it! You don't have to defend yourself to me. That stupid bitch ruined sex for you, and now Sterling is making up for that, I get it.. Either way though I think it's sweet.. Because I know Sterling hasn't yet, and with you.. If it's you, you'll make it cute and sweet, and you'll do something special." She teases me, and shoves my shoulder. I feel my cheeks getting red, and she squeals sitting on her knees. "You wanna be her first don't you!" She teases me harder, pushing and pulling on my shoulder.
"Did you know that the reason we blush is because the blood is rushing to our face. It's actually a defense mechanism, kind of like a way to avoid our fight or flight in confrontational settings?" I ask, trying to change the subject.
"Sounds like you're deflecting.. Answer me!" She pushes further, and I shove her back now.
"Okay fine! Yes, of course that's what I want, and yes I've thought about it. I'm not ready yet, and I doubt she is either, but I hope to be her first, because I'd rather it be me, someone I know will be careful with her... I'll treat her the way she deserves, and the way I wished I was treated... I know how guys can be." I defend myself as I confess, and Gemma clasps her hands to her chest, her eyes softening.
"You know, you don't do that as much anymore..." She changes the subject, letting her softness disappear as she clicks the remote at the TV.
"I don't do what?" I ask, and she smirks to herself as she looks in front of her, paying me no mind, but talking to me aimlessly.
"The fact thing. You used to do it every sentence, deflecting questions, and attention from yourself so you could tell us the next random fact... You did it constantly, and now it's like I wouldn't hear one even if I asked.." She chuckles to herself, and I shrug.
"I was deflecting. I knew I was smart, but I wanted everyone else to know it, and not question it. It was an anxiety thing as well.. Instead of talking about normal things that I had no experience in, I could talk about things I knew, and I was sure of.. I was never sure of myself, so I deflected with facts... Now I don't really.. Well I'm more comfortable with myself now so I don't really have to... At first I stopped because I didn't want people to think I was weird.. Now I've stopped doing it as much because I know that I'm weird, and it's who I am, and I'm okay with that.. I don't need to prove myself to everyone, cause I've already proven me to myself." I explain, and I see her melt back into the soft gushy state she was in before with each word that I speak.
"I could kiss Sterling I think... That's how much I love her." Gemma gushes, and I laugh.
"Why do you say that?" I ask, looking towards the tv that's playing mindless cartoons.
"Because she's your one, and I was waiting for this day, not for me but for you because no offense... Since we were kids you've always been the weird one, you've never really stuck with people well, or doing anything besides studying... So to see you so happy, and with someone who makes you feel normal, so sure of yourself and wanted, and... and okay being you.. It's refreshing, and to see her be someone like Sterling who's just as smart, and beautiful... I swear she's like a gift from the gods." Gemma gushes, and I find myself blushing again, my cheeks heating, I look in front of me, my smile growing as the cartoons play. I bring my finger up to my lips, pulling my bottom lip between my forefinger, and my pointer as I think about her just as Gemma has explained. My mind wanders, and my thoughts jumble, knowing when it comes to her I can never think straight. Gemma is right, she's normally right, but this time especially.. Sterling really is my one.
The last two weeks of summer have been a true breeze. Sterling, and I have completed the rest of the bucket list with the exception of one thing. I kept pushing it off, but now that summer is over there's not telling when it will get done.. Well that's what she thinks, but I've got a plan... A giant plan actually. But that plan will be put on hold for a long while until I can officially make it happen, and I'll have to pull a lot of strings to make it possible. I still have no idea what will happen with Stephanie, and the authorities either.. We've done everything we can so far, but heard nothing back... So right now I focus on her, and only her... and school, that's important too.
"Okay, backpack." Gemma pushes my bag to my chest. I stumble back a bit, taking it in my hands.
"Gemma, why are you even awake right now?" I ask, knowing she should be sleeping. She doesn't start classes till next week now that she's transferred to Oregon state.
"It's your first day of american school! I've got to make sure you're ready for this!" She shouts.
"Wait! Here's your breakfast! A healthy mind needs fuel!" Mum runs through the entryway, and towards me as quickly as she can. She passes me a bagel in a bag, and a coffee in one of the take away cups she got for me.
"How's the coffee?" I ask, starting to open the container.
"Black with a few sugars just like you always take it, now go get Sterling and make sure she's awake." My mum starts to shove me out the door, and Gemma pulls me back.
"You're forgetting something!!!" Gemma urges as she reaches to the side table behind her. She grabs the red tulips that I had specifically gotten Sterling last night, knowing it would brighten her morning to get them.
"Okay, flowers, bag, coffee, keys, I'm leaving now." I roll my eyes, and start to turn around.
"No! Uh- uh! We've got some things to go over, now what did I tell you yesterday? Repeat!" She snaps her fingers in my face.
"Don't take anyone's shit." I sigh, wanting to speed this up.
"Yes, and-" She waves me on.
"If anyone gives me shit, and I can't handle it, remind them I have a sister that will hurt them." I sigh.
"And?" She asks quickly.
"And if they don't believe me then find out where they live so you can find them." I urge on, knowing all of this will be useless.
"Good, and for Sterling, what did I say?" She asks.
"Give her whatever she wants throughout the entire school year because if I hurt her, or break her heart, you will hurt and break me." I roll my eyes, knowing that's just as useless. "Okay, can I leave? I'm going to end up making me and Sterling late on our first day." I sigh, and they both move out of my way.
"I love you! Have a good first day!" My mum pulls my head in, kissing me quickly on my cheek. I keep walking, and Gemma smacks my ass. I turn around and glare at her as I walk out the door but she points two fingers at her eyes, and points them back at me.
"I'm watching you! Remember what I said!" She speaks out. I shake my head, and walk through the front yard towards Sterling's house. I promised her that I would drive us together at least on the first day, but as much as she needed, knowing she'd be nervous especially today. I walk to the front door, and knock softly, seeing Jon who's not so small anymore first, and then Jason next, opening up the door.
"She refuses to leave her room." He sighs as he opens the door.
"Is she even ready to go?" I ask, and he nods.
"She hasn't put her shoes on, and she says she won't." He tells me, and I look up.
"May I?" I ask, and he throws his hand up towards the stairs.
"Be my guest." He sighs, and I leave my bag on the bottom step, and run up the stairs, opening Sterling's door right away.
"Ster baby..." I knock softly as I step in, and she's sitting on her bed with her hands through her hair, her elbows connected to her knees. She sits, obviously distraught about this as she sits there, and stares at the ground below her.
"I can't do this." She shakes her head quickly, and I press my lips together, stepping forward. I crouch down in front of her, down one knee.
"Well I've got something for you." I speak softly, and hold the flowers out in front of me as I crouch. She looks at me, her hands still on each side of her face as she panics in her own mind. "Red Tulips... Do you remember what I told you about the red ones?" I ask, and she shrugs. "Come on.. I know you do... Tell me." I push her, and she sighs, letting her hands fall, and cross in front of her. I notice how they shake, and my heart drops a bit, at how much this is affecting her. I wish she was completely okay with this, but that's the thing about people like me and her.. We're never completely okay with the unknown, and we never will be.
"Red flowers signify... They signify... Um.." She starts, tapping her leg, and she puts her hands back where they were before. I set the flowers down next to me, and I take her hands, moving them from her face.
"Red Tulips signify true love... and you're my love so I had to get you some for your last first day of school... For good luck.." I speak to her, but her head is still down, and I completely understand her right now. I know how hard it must be to re-enter a place you willingly left. "Let me get a good look, come on.. Awe look at you... You look beautiful baby..." I suck in a sharp breath as I look at her. She's got on a blue flannel, and a turtleneck underneath to match. She's got on a necklace, and black jeans that are a bit loose, but still fit her just right. She wears the normal mismatched socks. She wears the normal light makeup, but it looks like she might have put curls into her hair. Light ones, but they look incredible on her, everything always does. "I like this. You look amazing, is that.. Is it mine?" I ask, pulling on the blue flannel.
"Wore it for good luck." She tells me, her eyes fluttering up, and back down, obviously not knowing what to do. She's anxious, even around me, and that says something.
"For good luck, where's that luck right now huh star baby?" I ask, pulling her forward a bit by the hems of the flannel. She continues to look down, and I flip her chin up so her eyes look straight at me. "Hey, where's that smile? That excitement.. First day of school, last first day till we make it to Yale, and we can get out of here." I tell her, moving my finger on her chin. I take my hand, and grasp her face, letting my thumb draw across her cheekbone.
"No one has seen me since November... I can't do this." I gasp, moving myself back to look at her, only reacting this way because of the words she just spoke.
"I... Excuse me, but.. Where is Sterling? Because you are not my girlfriend." I sit back, and she shakes her head.
"Yes I am. I've always been this way." She tells me.
"No. No you haven't. Ster, love... it's okay to be scared, and nervous, but you and I both know that you can do this, and you never back down from something you know you can do. I'll be with you every possible second I can, and either way.. If people are looking at us, they're probably looking at me.. The hot new british kid." I boast, and feel her push me back.
"I'm serious.. What if people start asking questions?" She asks.
"Then I'll tell them to piss off, and if I'm not there you can politely decline to answer, and if they're assholes about it then ignore them until I can get my hands on them..." I pound my fist into my hand, and she laughs lightly. I grab the simple converse next to me, and lift her foot up to my knee that's propped up. I start putting her shoe on, looking up at her. "My Sterling isn't a quitter, and she's never backed down from a challenge... Today wont be the first." I shake my head, tightening the laces. "You've got a whole group of people cheering you on, and they're all waiting on us too." I tell her, moving onto the next shoe. I put it on her foot, and start tying quickly, knowing I don't want us to be late.
"You really think this will be okay?" She asks, and I nod.
"I don't think so. I know so.. You know, the majority of the time our fears are just made up completely in our heads. Meaning you can tell yourself your not that scared, and you'll trick your mind into believing it's true.. Come on.. Where's your bag?" I ask, and she reaches next to her.
"Right here... Let's go.." She nods once, and I stand up, holding my hands out for her. She grabs her flowers, and takes my hand, and we exit her bedroom, walking down the stairs together.
"All ready?" Jason asks.
"Ready! Can you put these in water for me?" She asks, and he nods, taking them. "I'll be home after Chesney's... Remember, it's tradition!" She tells her dad, and I have no idea what she's talking about but I'm sure she'll tell me.
"I'll bring her home right after... Well after whatever she's talking about." I shrug my shoulders, grabbing my bag. We both head out of the door, and towards my car in front of my house. I open the door for her, and climb in on my own side. We drive together, and I keep my hand wrapped around hers. I hum lightly to the radio, turning towards her every now and then to check up. She's the same every time, looking towards the window, staring at everything that passes by until we pull up to the school. She looks at the sign out front, and I see her eyes shut tight now.
"Hey, tell me about what'll happen after school?" I ask her, trying my best to distract her.
"Hm?" She asks, her thoughts keeping her from my words.
"After school? You said something to your dad about Chesneys' and some tradition?" I ask, and she nods, keeping her eyes locked on the other cars as we pull into the school, and in the parking lot.
"Oh yeah... Every year since middle school we've always gone to Chesney's after the first day of school. The whole group, and now you're part of the group.. So I figured you'd want to go, but you don't have to.. Honestly, if you'd rather just skip out we can.. We can even go home now if you'd like, just skip the whole day.' She shrugs, and I shake my head.
"Not gonna happen. We've got reputations to uphold. If I'm not mistaken you were the top of the class, and now it'll be both of us up there.. So we need to be there together, but I've got to remind you of some things alright?" I ask her.
"Okay, please just keep talking because it calms me down." She nods her head.
"Remember that people might look for the first two days, maybe three. They'll get over it though okay? And after that it'll all be normal again. Remember no matter what happens you've got me, you know that right?" I ask her, and she nods her head. "But not just me, you've got others too.. You've got an army standing behind you baby." I tell her, and she shakes her head.
"Harry we've all got our own lives to worry about, our own colleges, and grades, and classes, and-" She stops herself as I pull up to my assigned parking spot which is next to her empty one, and also Carson's spot. Standing around Carson's car is everyone, Carson, Hallie, Claire, Jake, Jalyn, and Andrea. As I pull up they all give waves, and I see her smile to herself, stopping her own speech. "They waited up.." She speaks to herself.
"Of course they did." I laugh, wondering why she still doubts that. She climbs out herself, not hesitating the moment I park the car. She pulls her friends into a hug, and I put my sunglasses on, turning the car off too as I get out and follow behind her. I pull Carson in by the shoulders, and him and I start walking towards the school together.
"Ready for a new start?" He asks me.
"I've already had it... and I'm glad i'll be walking into my last year with all of you guys." I motion around me, and I see Carson look over his shoulder.
"How's she doing?" He asks me, and I turn back seeing her stand between Jalyn, Andrea, and Hallie as Claire walks with Jake to the side.
"She's better than expected.. I promised her I'd walk her to her homeroom though so I'll see you later alright?" I ask him, and he pushes me to the side.
"Text me your schedule alright? All of you!" He shouts, and turns back to grab Hallie's hand. They run off together, and I tuck Sterling under my shoulder, pulling her close to me.
"Sorry ladies, you can have her in homeroom, she's mine for now." I tell Jalyn, and Andrea, knowing they'll be with her soon. They roll their eyes, letting me steal her away, and she smiles up at me.
"Everyone is staring." She speaks through her teeth as she smiles, not wanting to make it obvious that she notices the wandering eyes.
"Get used to that now that I'm here." I adjust my sunglasses on my face, letting my smirk grow, and she tugs on my arm.
"Harry..." She chastises, and I chuckle to myself.
"Hello, hot british guy here... Remember?" I shake my head, waving my free hand at myself, and she practically groans in response.
"I'm serious." She argues.
"I am too. It's because you're not Sterling King anymore.. You're Sterling King with a piece of sexy arm candy walking next to you." I joke, and she shakes her head, rolling her eyes.
"You're so full of yourself... Now take those off, we're inside." She reaches forward, pulling my sunglasses from my face.
"They make me look cool." I shrug my shoulders, and she puts them on top of her head, pushing her hair out of her face.
"They make me look cooler." She boasts.
"No, you're cool without them, I need them or I'm useless." I tell her, and she laughs.
"Not true. You're full of many uses.. Without you I won't be able to pass this year, I need you." She jokes, and I scoff.
"Not funny at all." I flip her a bird as I push myself away from her, letting out a playful laughter just like her. She lets her jaw drop at my gesture, and I smile, connecting back with her, pulling her back to me by clasping her hand in mine. "You deserved that one." I shake my head. "I have no idea how this school is laid out so please explain." I motion to her as she looks at the school around her. I've been here once, only to get my transfer in order, other than that I have no idea.
"Main hallway here, gym over there, front office here, theatre, and all arts classes are that hallway. Walk past the library and the cafeteria and you've got your hallways all mapped out by number." She tells me which number starts in each hallway and I'm thankful for my memory right now, knowing how easy this will be to get a hang of. I start walking her to her homeroom, and she points me in the direction of mine as soon as we get to the door or hers. She starts looking down, her hands growing sweaty, and her nerves obviously coming back. I flip her chin up, and shake my head.
"None of that.. Jalyn, and Andrea are in that room, and you're bound to have me in one if not all of your classes.. We're like.. The smartest people here." I joke, and she shakes her head. I know no matter what I say her nerves won't leave.. Not until she sees it for herself. "Hey.. I love you Star baby.. You changed my life, don't forget that." I lean down, and kiss her forehead, but she leans up before I can back away. She leaves a tiny kiss on the corner of my mouth, keeping it sweet, and gentle as she pulls away.
"I love you... I'll see you soon." She smiles up at me, and I watch her walk into her homeroom, and go straight to her best friends. I know she'll be fine, and of course I worry more than anything. I just want her to be happy, I want her to have the best day possible, and I'm a control freak. There's nothing I can do to fix the outcome of her day which drives me insane. I text her one last time as I walk towards my own classroom.
"If you need me, I'll be there in one second... One message away." I tell her, and send it.
"One message away. I love you." She texts back right away. I'll wait for her to send her classes, and I know her and everyone else will be waiting on mine too. I hope we have classes together, but I know... Even if we don't, now that she's here...
Now that she's started, and stepped foot inside that she's going to have the best year she can, and I know I will too.. It'll be impossible not to with Sterling, and the group surrounding me.. It's like.. It's like I've got family at every corner, and I don't know how I could even think of asking for more.
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A/N: Alrighty I think we have 5 more chapters left.... which is kinda sad but there will be an epilogue too!! Maybe two who knows hehe but either way(:
What do you guys think will happen.... HMMMM college letters are coming soon.....
Just a reminder... you never ever know with me... HEHEHEHEHE
I LOVE YOU ALL!! SEE YOU SOOOOOON!! *virtual hugs*