Out of my League

Chapter 5:

"Your killing me smalls"
                  -Ham
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I ran into the kitchen and grabbed the phone from the wall, I dialed Benny's number and waited for him to pick up.

"Hi, is Benny home?" I heard a faint voice call from the distance "Who is it ma?" I heard.

"Yes hun he's homes. Would you like to speak to him?"

"Yes ma'am," I played with the cord with my fingers waiting for him to come to the phone.

"hey, Amber?"

"uh yea hi Benny, I wanted to ask you something," just hearing his voice made my heart squirm. My palms were starting to sweat and I was cracking my knuckles.

"Yeah what is it?" I could tell his voice lit up, as if his whole mood just changed.

"So since me and my mom just moved here I still need to paint my room, and I don't want to do it alone. So I was wondering if you could help me?" I was shaking never in my life have I ever had this much anxiety, or had this much anxiety talking to a boy.

"Amber I- I would love too, when do you want me to come over. I mean I was gonna play at the sandlot this morning but I could not go, the crew doesn't need me that much," there's was nothing better I wanted to hear, Benny was so amazing. I've barely known him but he makes the butterflies in my stomach fly, he makes my voice shake at the thought of him. He makes my heart pitter and patter in ways they have never pittered and pattered before.

"You can come anytime, we got the paint so anytime would be fine," I looked up and bit my lip.

"That sounds great," I finished the call and I hung the phone up. I jumped and squealed, I squealed! like a pig, I'm turning into Wilbur...

I've never been this excited for someone to be over. All I have to do is play it cool.
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I heard a knock at the front door, I ran to it but before opening the door I fixed my hair and adjusted my shirt. I opened the front door. There was benny standing with an old t-shirt and Jean's.

"Hey benny," he looked up from fiddling with his fingers.

"Hey Amber," I invited him in. We walked up to bedroom. I had laid the plastic down and gotten the brushes ready. The paint was a light blue, not something I would usually pick, but it's a new room so I might  as well try it. 

"How often do you paint rooms Benny?"

"I can't lie to you Amber, this is my first time"

"It's my first time too, guess we'll be each others firsts"

"Yeah, maybe" he smiled and we both started painting. We each got out own wall starting with layers at a time. Gliding the rollers and paintbrushes over the wall with small dripping falling slowly as we try to save them from the crown molding.

"Hey Benny," he turned around, our eyes met and I smiled.

"What's up?"

"Oh nothing... just this!" I splashed a but of paint on his face causing him to jerk away.

He opened his eyes slowly, running his tongue in the inside of his mouth over his teeth, "it's like that now? Huh, Amber?"

oh no...

Benny splashes paint on my face causing me to jerk away as well. The both of us splashing and painting each other clothes we were both covered in paint, almost as if we just walked out of an art museum but we were the art...

"What do we do now?" I asked.

"Good question, we either finish painting or don't finish painting..."

"Your right."

We continued painting, both of us still covered in the blue paint we continued making small conversation. Talking about the sandlot or finding out the dirty secrets from the residents in the town.

Benny knew them all, all of the secrets and the in-and-outs of this town. I'm glad to have him, because once school starts I'll have a good friend to tag along with.

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We had finally finished painting. Walls were dry and everything was ready to be decorated in my room. Me and my Mom put the bed all together and my dresser was placed into the corner of my room. With my collection of novels and dads baseball stuff.

My room was all perfect. everything looked great. Everything seemed so much better and out in place. I finally felt home.

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A/N yall are probs mad at me and it's fine I get it I didnt update for like 3 months BUT I finished this chapter so be happy :/ I may post more idk honestly but uhhh yea