falling like rain / jack harries fanfic

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jack }

noelle rolled her eyes and ate her last bite of veggie lo-mein.

"just stop staring, alright? it's freaking me out." she told me with her mouth full. "it's like i have something on my face."

"it's nothing." i felt myself blushing and rapidly looking down at my almost empty container of lo-mein.

"is it my hair?" she nervously touched her intricately braided hair, pulling out and rearranging a bobby pin.

"no, no.... you're hair is fine, seriously." i took a deep breath. "it looks fantastic, seriously, just... keep it in."

her cheeks grew a slight shade of pink and she removed her prodding hands from her hair.

"ok, ok..." she sighed. "are you done eating?"

i nodded as i handed her an empty container with traces of greasy chinese food and a empty plate of egg rolls. she stacked my container with hers and got off into the couch.

"you can change the channel while i clean up if you want."

"nah, i'm really liking this...house hunters" i smirked. "it's even better than exciting." i smirked.

she rolled her eyes and headed to the kitchen. i leaned back into the couch and felt tiffany's nose nuzzle into my hand. i opened my hand up and petted her soft hair, her breath quickening and her tail violently shaking. soon she put her front legs on my knees and almost crawled on top of me, her tongue inches from my face.

"noelle?" i yelled into the kitchen as i tried to keep her wet tongue off my nose. "tiffany is attacking me with her love."

i heard noelle laugh and run into the living room. "oh my god, this is hilarious."

"help me already!" i told her, gently forcing tiffany off my chest.

noelle wiped the small tears that formed in the corner of her eyes and took a deep breath. "tiffany, you need to get down."

tiffany quickly responded and left my chest, then quickly padding off into the kitchen.

"whew... that was... fun." i sighed.

"yeah, she can be a little.. excited." noelle muttered.

she touched her hair again and headed back into the kitchen, interrupted half way by her phone.

she started quickly chatting with someone who i assumed was heather or her mum, busily discussing something about dresses or shoes.

i continued watching house hunters (which wasn't half bad), but i was distracted by noelles conversation in the kitchen.

i quietly went into the kitchen and slid into the wooden swivel chairs by the counter. noelle continued wiping down the counter with a wet rag while talking on the phone, glancing up and smiling when she noticed me sitting.

"hey, i'll call you back later, alright?" she said, ending the call and sliding the phone into back pocket.

she put the wet rag into the sink and leaned up against the counter.

"what was that about?"

"oh god, so much wedding stuff." she groaned.

i felt my mouth fall slightly open, then close again. wedding?

she looked at me confused and then quickly burst out into laughter.

"oh my god, i totally forgot to tell you." she careened over in laughter.

"what are you talking about?" i awkwardly laughed with her.

"no, no, my mum, my mum is..." she cried. "it's not my wedding, it's my mums."

i wave of ridiculous relief came over me and i laughed.

"your face was so worried, i'm so sorry..." she wiped the tears that were now running down her cheeks. "you actually thought i was getting married, i'm dying..."

i felt my cheeks blush rapidly, as i actually thought for a moment she was getting married.

"that's not going to happen for a long time... whew." sighed.