An act? ~ Max Battimo/Saved by the Bell

Love Letters - S1 E2 Pt5

Needless to say Benny and the boys did not enjoy Mikey that much. I mean of course, I do like Mikey, a lot. The boys could see it too. I'd say the only one that likes Mikey would he squints.
Squints is my best friend. He doesn't like me like that. We act like it but aren't. He's into Wendy. And everyone can tell we joked. I like Benny, I've always had. I like Yeahyeah, he's younger than me but he's too sweet and funny to have as a friend. But he's squint's other best friend, I would feel like I betrayed him. I like all of them. They bring out a different person of me. But they aren't Mikey. Mikey is new. I'm new. I haven't seen the same boys over and over again. It's tiring, I want different and Mikey's different.

"Chloe, were you ever going to tell us you had someone in mind of dating?" Benny asked rudely to me. I can tell her was somewhat hurt.

"I didn't know. We just met." I said sadly. I hated seeing people like this. Them hurt because of me.

"You know it hurt me a lot to see you with some dude that isn't me. You know I know the other guys like you, and if you got with them I wouldn't have been this hurt cause at least I know them and at least I know their intentions and I 100% would've known y'all wouldn't have had a better chance like I have with you and now he's with you. I have a lower chance. He's different, he's new....

..and he's not me."

That broke me.

"I'm sorry, I don't mean it. Why didn't you tell me? I mean of course I knew but still." I told him. Then realized I was blaming him.
"I'm sorry I shouldn't have said that."

"You know what, just forget it. I'm sorry I was talking to you about this, thought you should've known but it's clear you like him."

"Waif! No-Benny, please don't be like this."

"Why? Give me one good reason."

"I'm not his. But I do like him. And I like you too. I've always have and I probably always will." Benny started to hug me. He gave me a long one. I knew Mikey would be jealous and it would hurt him but Benny is the person that you will always love no matter what. You'll always have feelings for that one person.

"Talk to you later. Have fun I guess." After that Yeahyeah came up to me. I knew he always liked me and he was a year younger.

"Hey Yeahyeah."

"So who's he?"

"A friend."

"Friend? Friends don't look at each other that way."

"Yeahyeah, what is wrong with you?"

"You like him obviously. And that's killing me."

"Yeahyeah, you shouldn't like me. I'm too old for you, well at least right now I am. I'm sorry." 

"You know what? You're right. How can a heart like yours ever love a heart like mine." He was about to walk away but I grabbed his hand and pulled him into a hug.

"I don't mean it like that."

"Then what do you mean?" At this moment he hugged me back.

"It means maybe one day something will happen, but right now isn't the moment I guess."

"So you could like me?"

"Does this answer your question? I once like you. And apart of me will always like you. And it shouldn't be a bad thing that I'm liking other people. Good things never last, Alan." When I said, 'does this answer your question,' I gave him a kiss on the cheek. He smiled, I could feel it.

"Don't call me that! And so we could have a future?"

"We could. If something happens if I'm not with anyone. And when you're of age too, Alan."

"I swear if I didn't like you, you would've been a goner."

"Okay, sure Alan."

"Ughh! Okay enough please."

"Sure."

Yeahyeah ran back over to the boys to join the game of baseball again. The never ending one for this team.

"Urghmm? Did you forget about me? You know the person you flirt with 24/7. Flirting with other boys, and a younger one too." It was Mikey.

"Mikey, chill out. We were talking."

"Oh, so we kiss our friends on the cheek now? And give them long passionate hugs?"

"I don't know, you tell me." I asked him, he must of forgot that we literally kiss and hug all the time and we're so called 'friends'.

"Friends don't do that."

"So what are we? Not friends cause that's exactly what we do too and we say we're just friends."

"That's different."

"Different how? That we both like each other and don't like other people, so we can kiss each other and hug each other and say we're friends."

Mikey kept quiet.

"Huh? We're friends?"

"No."

"No?"

"We're not friends."

"Then what are we?"

"Lovers."

"But we aren't. And you haven't apologized. I can't be with someone who can't say sorry."

"Right, sorry. I shouldn't have acted like that. You're friends. Not lovers. And we're friends not lovers. I shouldn't be jealous for no reason. It's not my place to be."

"Thank you."

"For?"

"Apologizing."

"Wanna go home? It's getting late. I can walk you home if you like. Or I would prefer to walk you home. Wouldn't want something to happen to me or you."

"I would like to go home but let me say bye to everyone."

I said bye to everyone, me and squints being very dramatic for no reason.

"Ima miss you, you weenie!" I yelled at him, while hugging him.

"Ima miss you, you L7 weenie!" He hugged me back. We look at each other in the eyes.

"I'm gonna cry!" We say at the same time. We hug a little more and then break down into laughter. All the guys were looking at us crazy.

"You two have problems." DeNunez told us.

"Lots of them." Ham replied.

"Y'all are just jealous." Squints said.

"Of what?" Bertram asked.

"That I'm closer to Chloe than you all will ever be! Besides you Mikey, you the homie over here!"

"Uh thanks?" He replied.

"No problem man."

After that Mikey walked me home and apologized again to me and gave me a sweet little kiss on the cheek. We said our goodbyes and parted ways.