《 Faint-hearted 》

《 Chapter 3 》

I was still on call with Jay, nothing too important was happening except for the constant whispers and giggles coming from the two. God how I hated hearing them together, everytime I even think about it my heart drops a little. I know Jay is my best friend and that I'm closer with him than Missy will ever be, but what if that somehow changes - like how they are just friends now, but what if it suddenly becomes more.

"Addy? Why don't I call you later tonight. I'm sure you still need to get some packing done."
"Uh yeah, alright. Talk to you later."
"See ya."

I need to confess, I just need to have him alone, especially while Missy isn't around.
I finally get up and walk back into the house to unpack, though it looks like Scott and mum have  already unpacked everything.

"Its about time, you alright munchkin?"
Scott says while putting the silverware in the drawer, sorta with a look of concern.
"Yeah. Sorry I took so long, I was calling a friend."
"No worries kid, take all the time you need."
I shot him a little smile and began to walk upstairs, I could see mom in my room unloading my clothes into the closet.
"Mum, I can do that y'know."
"Oh, of course. I just wanted to help you out, I know your stressed. I just want you to feel happy in this family with Scott around- if that's what your so upset about."
"Thanks mum, but really you should go order some dinner for us. I'm pretty hungry and I bet Scott is too."

I jumped on my bare mattress, my head landing straight into the comfortable pillows mum had laid down for me. This whole "new family" thing is putting me totally off guard, I don't want a new family, I was happy when it was just mum, dad and I; but of course, dad's not with us anymore. It was already upsetting to have Scott over 24/7 at our old house, but now the fact that he's gonna be living here with us made everything so much worse. Sure he's a nice guy in all but-
~RING - RING~
Huh, it's Jaylen. I wasn't really expecting him to call back so early. I answered, I thought maybe, just maybe that this would be the perfect time to tell him.

"Hey Addy!
Sorry I'm calling again but I really gotta get something off my chest."
Oh god, he likes Missy. I knew it!
"Oh uh, it's all good. So, what is it?"
"I uhm, well how do I say this-
I've liked y-you for a very long while now, and hanging out with Missy made me realize that it's hard to like anybody other than you."
"You, what..?"
"I'm being rejected right?"
"Oh, no of course not. I like you too."
"G-great!"
My heart was beating so fast it was almost skipping a beat, how could this possibly happen. All those countless scenarios I made in my head before I went to bed, or when get lost right into his beautiful sea sick green eyes during class, were finally coming true. It felt so amazing yet so off, as if there was something he wasn't telling me. I could hear it right through the stutters in his voice, he was unsure of something. I just shook it off though, since the boy I've had a crush on for a long while now has finally confessed his love to me and I'm just blatantly taking advantage of the situation and turning it into one big conspiracy theory, am I nuts?

"So, I can ask my mom if she can take us to the movies tonight?
Or this weekend if your not busy."
I said trying not to sound too excited.

"Well uh actually, tonight sounds great."
"Okay, be there at 7 o'clock then?"
"Sure, I'll be there!"
I could sense the uneasiness in his voice, still convinced he was keeping something fom me. But I'm not gonna jump to conclusions, he could just be nervous and maybe I just can't tell the difference between this and that.