Soccer, School, Friends, and More...

I Want To Make You Mine

Remember I fast forwarded a couple years this chapter!

I started walking around 12:45 since it took about 15 minutes to get there.  For the past 3 hours I have been rehearsing what I would say over and over.  I don't think I've ever been so nervous in my life.  I was finally going to make my move on Alex, the love of my life.  So many thoughts were running through my head right now.  What if she doesn't feel the same way?  What if I scare her away?  What if this ruins our friendship?  What if she never wants to talk to me again.  I was just about to turn around and run home when I saw her.  I couldn't help but stop and stare at her beauty.  She was sitting against a tree, the same tree we sat at when we first told each other our feelings.  The same tree that we were leaning against when I first realized that I wanted to spend the rest of my life with this girl.  This was the same tree we were leaning on when I realized that this is where I truly belonged.  This was our tree.  That's when I realized I had nothing to worry about.  Of course she feels the same way!  She has to, or else we wouldn't be this close.  We wouldn't share food all the time, or have so many lingering touches and looks, and we definitely wouldn't sleep in the same bed every time we have movie nights!  She loves me too, she has to!  I started to make my way over to her.  When she finally saw me she smiled and got up to hug me.

"Hey Lex!"

"Hi Toby!  So what's my surprise?!" She asked, wiggling her eyebrows at me.

"Let's sit down."  I ushered her over to our tree to sit down.  I turned to face her and took her hands in mine.  I took one final deep breath before spilling my guts out.  "Alex, I love you.  I have loved you since the day I met you.  And I know that I never had the courage to make things official between us 2 years ago and I have regretted it everyday since.  But I'm here now, I want to finally make things official between us.  It's time for us to stop beating around the bush and date already!  Everybody already thinks we are so why don't we?  I want to call you mine Lex, I want to be able to say that I am dating Alex Morgan.  So...what do you say?"

She just looked at me in complete and utter shock.  After about 30 seconds of silence, I started to panic.  What was I thinking?!  How could I be so stupid?!  Of course she doesn't feel the same way!  We're best friends, that's it!  Oh god, I just ruined ever-...  I was brought back to reality when I felt a pair of warm, soft lips pressing against mine.  I was taken aback at first. shocked that this was actually happening.  I slowly began to reciprocate the kiss, bringing my hand up to cup her cheek.  As we slowly broke apart I kept my eyes closed for a few seconds before opening them to be met with a gorgeous and smiling Alex Morgan.

"Uhh...what...so does that mean...a...yes?"  I stuttered out, still mesmerized by that kiss.

She just giggled at me, causing me to blush, before gave a quick kiss on the cheek and taking my hands in hers.  "Of course that's a yes you goof!  Tobin  I haven't stopped thinking about you since the day I first saw your perfect smile.  I fell head over heels for you 2 years ago Tobin and nothing has changed.  I was always too afraid that you didn't want to make things official between us, so I never made a move.  These past 2 years I've just given you every hint known to man so that maybe you'd catch on and ask me out.  I didn't think it would take this long, but you were definitely worth the wait!" She winked.

"Wow.  So you love me?"

"More than anything!  And you love me?"

"With all my heart."

With that being said, we both smiled the biggest smiles you'll ever see, before leaning in and connecting our lips again.  This time I took more of a lead.  I put my hand on her waist and pulled her closer to me.  I felt her smile before pulling away, giving me one last quick peck, and wrapping her arms around my neck as she hugged me.