Ballet Shoes

Embarressment

I wake to someone hovering over me. I blink a few times to let my eyes focus. I see its Sally from Social Services.

I follow her eyes down to my hips to see someone hugging me.

I slowly turn my head to see Ethan cuddling into my shoulder. My eyes grow wide. I push him onto the floor.

"Oh- Sorry- what- hugging." I make a noise somewhere between whimpering and mmhhing.

Ethan groans and stands up.

"What was that f-" He cuts himself off and follows my gaze.

"Mom! Hi." Ethan scratches the back of his neck. Jumping off the couch almost falling in the process, I pick up Amy.

Sally raises an eyebrow. She looks at me then at Ethan. She looks at me again. I awkwardly smile at her. I'm carrying a sleeping Amy.

Sally faces Ethan again.

"She's a keeper. So what do you kiss want for breakfast?" Sally changes the subject.

"Oh no we're not together-" Ethan cuts me off.

"French toast." He sits down at the table and yawns.

"How bout you sweet cheeks?" Sally asks me.

"Candy!" Amy screams in my ear.

"How about... strawberries?" Sally compromises.

"Deal!" Amy jumps out my arms and sits at the table.

"Amy!" I take her arm and take her out of the seat. She pouts.

"I am so sorry for coming here unannounced. You have a beautiful household well be going now." I start walking towards the door until Sally stops me.

"No please stay I insist." She smiles and Amy runs back to the chair.

I slowly walk to the table and sit next to Ethan.

As she makes French toast Sally talk about how we meet. She left out a lot.

She only told him that she had work in our house that needed to be done and that's how we met.

Ethan nods and eats his French toast. I don't eat my piece. Except i offer me piece to Amy. She accepts it happily.

Sally raises an eyebrow at me.

"You don't like French toast." I raise my head and look like a deer caught in a headlight.

"I-I-I like French toast i-i-i just-..." I stutter and trail off.

"Mom your making her nervous!" Ethan whispers at Sally angrily.

"Skylar usually doesn't eat breakfast. Sometimes she eats a granola bar." Amy blurts out.

I bury my head in my hands and hide behind my hair. Thanks Amy.

"Aww sweetie." Sally comes and brushes loose strands behind my ear.

"I have an idea. Lets go and get you ready for school. Sally takes my wrist and picks up Amy.

Ethan trails behind. Sally directs herself into my room. She closes the door in Ethan's face. I chuckle.

"Honey go back to the house and get ready for school. Love you!" Sally screams at Ethan through the closed door.

"Love you too." He mumbles and I hear the footsteps of him leaving.

Sally shoves clothes toward me and I tumble into the bathroom. I hear the clicking of her heels witch must mean she's going to get Amy dressed.

I look at what she gave me.

Since it's almost summer she gave me a white knee- length dress and some light blue Airwalks.

She gave me black pouch. I take out my contacts and out on my black thick glasses.

Someone knocks on the door and I open it.

Sally gasps.

"You look beautiful! Ok next hair and makeup." I raise my eyebrow.

She leads me to a chair in front of the mirror. Amy sits next to me brushing her hair.

Sally puts may hair up into a high ponytail. I furrow my eyebrows.

I DESPISE ponytails. They are like saying; hi world, look at my face.

Every Time she picks up a makeup piece I shake my head. She puts takes off my glasses and puts on mascara without my consult and puts it on quickly.

"Finally!" I stand up from my chair to see Amy wearing a skirt and a blouse with her hair in a side braid.

Sally drags me back to her house to see Ethan changed into a black t shirt and jeans.

He turns toward me and his eyes widen. I fix my glasses awkwardly. He scratches the back of his neck while slowly approaching me.

"You look different." He points out.

"Is that a bad thing?" I question. I then realize that Sally and Amy have disappeared.

"I liked you the way you were, but I can't say that I don't like this.

He puts a hand on my waist and uses the other to wipe away a loose strand of hair.

"I never knew you wore glasses." He leans closer to my face.

"I look nerdy in them." I answer back.

"No you don't." He argues leaning closer then ever. His nose is almost roughing mine.

Then reality sets in and slaps me in the face. Its has a frustrating habit of doing that.

I push him away.

" Do you know where Amy is?" He seems startled of how easily I changed the subject.

"Look behind you." I see Sally and Amy peaking their heads in the staircase.

"I was so looking forward to whiteness her first kiss." I bury my head in my hands and Sally puts her hands on my shoulder.

"Ok let's get you guys to school.

•••

Math was me basically telling Jenna what happened last night over text and filling in bogus answers on the worksheet. Not like he even looks at them.

As we walk to my locker Jenna couldn't stop squealing.

Writing was the same. we talked about The Fault In Our Stars.

He asked questions about it and I never raised me hand. Though he kept staring at me.

Gym was fine do to the fact Abigail was suspended for 1 week since the incident.

During lunch me and Ethan kept making awkward eye contact but neither of us broke the eye contact.

Xavier was too busy talking to Jenna to notice Ethan and I having weird Eye conversation.

Sage notices though.

"CAN SOMEONE PLEASE EXPLAIN TO WHAT IS UP WITH THOSE TOO AND WHY JAMES WONT STOP LOOKING AT ALEXANDER?!!"

"I can explain!" Jenna answers quickly. As Jenna explains what happened with me and Ethan I blush. Then suddenly she bursts out,

"AND SKYLAR IS WEARING A DRESS! A DRESS!" Then she continues.

After what felt like hours of embarrassment she moves on to James.

"James has a crush oh Alex."

"Hey! Do not!" James argues.

"Ya you do dude." Xavier butts in.

James face is red as a tomato and I laugh at him.

"Hey at least I didn't fall asleep at his HOUSE and have his mom find me." James snaps. I face plant into the cafeteria table.

Jenna laughs. The rest of the day was like that. Everyone making fun on Ethan and I.

•••

Ethan drives me home and Amy and I eat pasta for dinner then fall asleep by accident.