Gone for days (complete)

Chapter Seven: Names and Dates

JE's POV ####====----====####====----====#####=====----====####
"Do you have a boyfriend?"
That was the last Question I expected her to ask.
"Ummm.... Yeah......."

Awkward

"oh okay. Did you leave him in New York?"

Why are you so curious???

"Yeah. Oh wait." I slapped my palm on my forehead. "Yes but I forgot to tell you. I bought a house on Rhoade Island. Just for the both of us. Or just you if you want."
She smiled at me.
"That's amazing!" She said in a cheery tone. If we were online I would have assumed she was actually fine. But the way the corners of her smile dropped and her eyes didn't crinkle like they did at jokes gave it all away.

How do you know all of this? You've barely seen her face for ten minutes. Stop analyzing her!!!

"hey he's not gonna be there. I promise. I wouldn't put that on you." I said.
she smiled at me. Still sad but the crinkle returning.
"I'd actually like to meet him."
"Well grab your car keys and suitcase we need to hit the road!!!"
I said grabbing my case.
" How long is this trip gonna be!?" She asked frantically throwing clothes into her suitcase and other things into bags. Trinkets , toys ,jewelry. Anything of value. But she never grabbed a single picture of her family.
Except one.
"Who's this one of?" I asked holding up a picture of a five year old looking girl. Who looked exceptionally like Noelle.
"That" she started up "That's my sister. She passed away when I was eleven."
I stared.
"I am so sorry. I didn't know."
I put the picture back and walked over to Noelle. She was sobbing. I held her close cradling her like I would a small child who had list their favorite toy.
"Hey. Hey shhhhh. Its gonna be okay. You'll be okay."

She's so, so, so caring.

"why hadn't he just hit me dead center." I heard her whisper. "Why hadn't he just killed me? He hates me. He fucking hates me."
I looked down at her She could not talk like this.
"Hey No. You don't talk like that." I said in my most stern but calming voice I could muster. "You are my best friend. And my only friend.and whenever I need to talk you picked up the phone.
If you hadn't gone around asking for a friend or YouTube partner. I wouldn't be here. I'm not kidding. It was gonna be my last time playing Minecraft. Survival mode was my last game. If you hadn't asked. I wouldn't be here. Your my savior. My light in the darkness. The words in my book."

The person who I want to have with me for the rest of my life

"The best to my friend."
She sobbed.
I lowered my voice to a whisper. Whispering sweet nothings into her ear to calm her down.
"The Day to my light"
She shivered
"The Mine to my Craft"
Tears hit my Jean covered leg.
"The mid to my night"
She calmed down a little. Becoming less tense.
"The Inside to my Joke"
She shivered again.
"The Play to my Date"
Her breathing slowed
"The fuck to my airplane ride"
She giggled but her breathing slowed down tremendously. I assumed she was asleep.
"the I to my Love you."

I love you.

"I hate that I'm afraid to admit it." I said brushing the hair out of her red face. Wiping the tears say with my jacket sleeve. "But I love you Noelle." I said leaning down toward her cheek. "I love you." I whispered before kissing her cheek.
Its clique I know. But that's what I did. And I don't know why I liked max so much. He never understood anything I went through. Sure he was hot. But that shouldn't be the soul reason I like him.

----------------------------------------Max 👩‍❤️‍👨 ------------------------------------------
Love you
                                                                      Hey I- Can we phone call?
                  Max👩‍❤️‍👨
Of course babe I'm always here.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                             Incoming call from Max👩‍❤️‍👨
"hey Jordan. What's up?"

This is gonna be more difficult then I thought. Just rip the bandaid off.

"Umm... I want to- to-" I stuttered trying to get the words out.

Pull it together

"I want to break up." I spit out. Still running my hand through Noelle's hair reassuring myself she was real. That I wasn't dreaming. That I did love her.

"Oh- umm"
"I'm sorry its really clique to do it over the phone but... I- I'm in love with her max."
"No No its absolutely fine. Hearing you say that. The way you talk about her I guessed you did. I just. Wanted you to realize that without me breaking up with you."
I smiled into the phone.
"Thanks max." I whispered
"No problem. And remember this has indeed fucked up our friendship. But if you need advice I'm here. So is Rob okay?"
He said officially saying we were done.
"Thanks Max."
"Buh-bye Jordan"
He hung up.
I was fine.
More than fine. I felt free.
I felt like I could love her without repercussions.
Except there was one problem.

How am I supposed to tell her?
######======------======#######======------======#######=====