Deep Blue Eyes

Chapter three | Blush?

Paige-

I arrived home at 3:23. My brother arrived home at 3:24. I had one minute of alone time. It was so nice.

"I'm going upstairs to my room, do your homework and then you can watch tv, ok?" I call out going towards the stairs. Harry nods. "I don't want to hear tv before it's done, I will be down to check." He nods again.

As i enter my room I put my bag on my desk and plop down on the bed. I turn over to my bed side table and press "on" on my speaker.

"I've been here all along why can't you see" I shout while jumping on the bed.

"You belong with meeeee."

I look out my window while holding my hairbrush as a microphone when I make eye contact with Jackson
I freeze.

Did he just see me dancing and singing, am i dreaming?

I can see him laughing hysterically while holding his stomach. I quickly duck down. I hear a window opening and I look out my own.

"You've not changed one bit, have you?"

I get up and dust myself off. I shake my head and then open my window.

"Of course not." I smile widely.

He laughs and then he just stops. I see he looks a bit sad.

"You alright?" I ask climbing onto my window sill.

"Well, not really. I got into an argument with Maya."

"Oh, are you okay?"

He looks at me like he's about to cry.

"She gets on my nerves sometimes."

I wanted to lighten him up so I said something I regretted deeply. "Do you remember when our parents would ask us when we were going to get married?"

He chuckles. Like actually chuckles. I look up at him to see him blush a pink colour.

Omg he's blushing.

"Take me back to those days. Do you remember my superman faze?"

I burst out laughing. I couldn't help it. He was so obsessed. "You had him printed on your glasses."

He joined in and laughed with me for a couple seconds before sighing.

"You know, I'm always here to cheer you up. Anyday, anytime." I say as I see him look down.

He nods. "I'm sorry about how she treats you."

"Yeah, it's fine because you know me, I stuck up for you when them "cool boys" made fun of your glasses, so I can stick up for myself."

We laugh together. I missed this.

"When's the last time we did this?" He asks.

I shake my head. "God I can't remember, like 5 years ago? It's so hard to believe how grown up both of us have gotten."

"Especially you." He says while looking at me up and down.

"Well you have a car now." I say hiding my blush.

He chuckles. "It's amazing, I'm going to have to take you for a drive some day like I told you when we were younger." We both smile together.

We sit and talk some more before I see my parents car pull up. "Well that's my parents, dinner time. Yum." I say rubbing my stomach while standing up.

"God is it bad that I miss your parents food?" He says giving me a questionable look.

"Do you want to come over for dinner?" I ask without thinking about what I just said. Oh god please say no, I can't handle sitting right beside him.

"Oh I wish, I have football practice now, but maybe in the future? I really miss their food."

I sigh i relief inside my head. "Oh that's fine, for sure!! uh- have fun at football training." I climb inside.

He climbs inside his house and closes his window. He looks back at me and gives a little wave before walking off.

I hope he's alright.

I made my way downstairs to greet my parents. "We're home!" I hear them shout out.

"Hey mum, hey dad!" Harry calls out from the kitchen.

"Hey." I call out swinging off the bannister. "Watch yourself Paigy." Dad says concerned.

Jackson made up the nickname Paigy when we were 3. He called me that and my parents video taped it.

Yes, video taped me and Jackson together.

FLASHBACK- VIDEO-TAPE

"Paigy" Baby Jackson says loudly.
"Jacky" Baby me says louder.

"Oh my god our kids are so cute." Both our parents say.

That's what we called each other from then on. I got jealous of Maya when she started calling him Jacky. I felt like it was the name I could call him. Only me.

"Any news from Jackson these days? How's that girlfriend he has?" Mum asks swinging her head out from the kitchen to look at me. She says the word girlfriend with distaste. 

She has always known about the crush I had on him and still have on him.

I didn't want to tell her about the argument they had just in case no one else knew. Pssh what am I saying it's going to be around the school tomorrow.

"I was just chatting to Jackson, for the first time in forever. We talked at the windows. It was nice."

She squeals. Squeals. My mom squealed. I faced her quickly squirming. "What was that?" I asked concerned.

"Finally you two are back talking after what? 5 years?"

After that weird talk with my mum she makes spaghetti Bolognese. Amazing as usual.

The dinner table consisted of slurping of pasta and the few gulps of drinking. "How was school dears?" Dad asks.

"Fine."
"Great."

"Cool, cool well work was amazing thanks for asking." He replies smirking.

I put my clean dish into the dishwasher and make my way upstairs. "Thanks for the delicious dinner, mum and dad!!" "Yeah thanks." Harry says while heading the the living room.

It was now 7:23. I was hoping to finish my homework and watch a movie but when I arrive into my room I can't help but look out my window.

There on the bed was Maya and Jackson making out.

I thought they were arguing? Maybe they made up?

I turn away, somewhat feeling jealous. I hop onto my bed and finish my homework not paying attention to my annoying neighbour.

I hear giggles and laughing. Kill me now.

She hugs him and gets up to leave. Jackson grabs a marker and piece of paper.

"Did you see that?"

I grab my paper and marker.

I didn't really want to reply. I write "yes. Close your curtains next time, plz"

He chuckles before writing.

"Srry paigy, will do."

I read it and realise he is still in his football gear so he must've just gotten home. She must've followed.

I scoff feeling so jealous of Maya.

I bet he's a good kisser. Shut up.

A couple of seconds pass of those thoughts and I hear a knock. Oh god was i looking at him that whole time.

Suddenly he shows me the piece of paper. "Checking me out?"

Oh god I blush and the hide it with a scoff.

"As if."

He laughs and his cheeks show a colour of light pink. He waves good bye and closes the curtain.

I hop back into bed and lay down as the movie I picked begins to play. I cant help but think about what Jackson just did. Blush?