Alone... // ON HOLD

15

The door opens, and catches us off guard. I blush and pull away from Brandon. It was a make-out session, and when Kat walks in and says,

"Woah, Um... Imgonnago." And rushes back out the door. I look up at Brandon, and his green eyes meet my pale blue ones.

"I love you, Brandon." When I say this, each word Brandon straightens up. I smile, and he starts talking.

"Lilly, I love you more than anything." He pauses and says, "I want to know more about you. It's funny that we would fight till the end for each other, but we don't know one thing about each other, accept that we go to the same school. Ever thought of that?" I pause at the way he wants to get to know me. Nobody has ever done that. Well there's Kate, and Tuck, and Zane, but that's it. Garett never wanted to get to know me, nobody has. The thought of Garett makes me want to rip out my insides, and die all over again. He also brings back memories, like my first kiss, my first date, my first-

"What's going on up there?" Brandon asks as he taps lightly on my temple.
I sheepishly say,

"Sorry, my thoughts got the best of me." He smiles and nods.

"So, what do ya say? Wanna go out with me?" I nod my head, without hesitation, and smile so wide my lips hurt.

*****

"You look amazing! You are burning up your so hot!" Kat laughs, and I join her. She keeps making bad jokes, and I humor her, mostly because I'm really really nervous. I have a date with Brandon at 8:30, and its 8:15. The butterflies in my tummy make me want to go throw up everything I ate, which is nothing, because I could not down anything more that water.

Ding dong.

Kat squeals, and hugs me tight before screaming,

"I'll get it!" I sigh and grab my purse, which consists of $0, and my old phone. I rush to the door, and meet Kat gawking at Brandon.

"Woah, Lilly! You look amazing!" I blush and say,

"You're not so bad yourself. You clean up... Very nicely."

He smiles and winks at me before linking his arm in mine. He leads me to his car, and tells me that I look beautiful, again.

"Where are we even going?" I ask.

"Somewhere." I roll my eyes, and we decide to play a game. Twenty questions.

This is how it went:

Brandon "Favorite color."

Me "Orange."

Brandon "Favorite animal."

Me "Polar bear."

Brandon "Favorite food."

Me "Everything."

Brandon "Swimming or running."

Me "Running."

Brandon "Favorite subject."

Me "Drama."

Brandon "Oh, so you are a drama student? Cool, but next question. What happened to your dad?"

Me "He left us, just like Garett."

Brandon "Oh, I'm sorry. I will never leave you. We can stop playing if you want."

I nod, and we stay quiet for the rest of the drive.

*****

"We're here!" Brandon yells at me. I was beginning to think he was driving me into the woods to murder me. I look around, and notice that he brought me to an open field, and there's a picnic set up in the middle. I smile and link my hand with Brandon.

"I love you, Brandon."