After Breakfast, Paolo went back to his house to get ready for his classes. Jai went up to her room to take a bath and dress up, humming a song while doing so.
She finished her 30 minute bath and put on her uniform. She lets her hair down, falling into a cascading waves. As she was fixing her tie, her doorbell rang once again this morning. Ignoring it the first time, finishing her tie and smiling at herself at her mirror. The doorbell rang once again.
"Damn it. If this is Pao again, I will seriously smack the living shit out of him." She huffs out.
She made her way down to her front door, yanking it open. Jai sees a disgruntled Paolo wearing a white button up and blue slacks with his ties undone.
"Help." He says.
Jai scowls and smacks his arms and chest. Paolo lets out a pained noise from Jai's hits.
"Why are you so violent this morning?" He asks, rubbing his arms. "Are you on your period or something?"
That earns him another smack to the head.
"You say that to a hormonal woman, you'd die within the second dumbass. She says.
" What were you doing anyway?" Paolo asks.
"I was getting ready, you ass. You aren't the only one who goes to school." She says.
"Whatever. Can you help me with my tie or not?" Paolo rolls his eyes and asks her.
"Get in." She says and stomps her way towards the living room. She went around the couch.
"Stand up properly." She orders him.
Paolo stands in front of Jai. His figure instantly towering over Jai's small figure. He hands Jai his tie and lets her do the work. A comfortable silence engulfs the both of them.
"So, I was thinking-" He starts.
"No." Jai cuts him off.
"First of all, rude. Second of all, you didn't even let me say what I had in mind." Paolo pouts.
"Oh how I'd kiss that pout away" Jai says to herself.
"Every idea that you think of the outcome never came out good." Jai reasons out.
Paolo sighs in defeat, "J-just hear me out, okay?"
"Fine." Jai huffs out in agreement.
"So you know that the formals is in a month, right?" Paolo asks her.
Jai nods, waiting to hear his next words while finishing up his tie.
"I was thinking of asking Evie out. You know, the same girl who got my attent-" Paolo chokes as his throat suddenly got tight.
Jai pulled his tie way too tight, cutting of his air supply. Her knuckles turned pale white and she glared at him.
"Too tight, luv." He gasps out.
Jai snaps out of her deathly stare and releases her hold on Paolo's tie.
"I'm sorry." She kept her head down.
Paolo gasps out and sighs in relief, oxygen filling his lungs back. He stares at Jai, studying her fidgeting hands and lowered head.
"Green, luv, never suits you." He says, kissing her forehead.
Jai was so glad that her head was lowered. Her face was sos red that if you placed a tomato beside it, you'd never know the difference.
Suddenly, Paolo places both of his hands on each of Jai's cheeks.
" I spoke too soon." Jai thinks to herself.
Paolo lifts her head so that her brown eyes met his blue ones. Her eyebrows were furrowed and confusion filled her face.
'Why was he doing this?'
'Does he like me?'
'Is he gonna kiss me?!?'
'Does he know I like him?'
These thoughts ran wild in Jai's head. She was wishing that he liked her back. But at the same time she was wishing that he didn't. Everything could go wrong and she didn't want to risk losing the connection they both built up when they were young.
"You're the only person who understood the real me. When I'm around you, I don't have to put up a wall and that cold stoic face that everyone around us can see. With you, I could be myself and goof around. You laugh at my jokes, You comfort me when I'm sad and You even let me wake you up and cook for me when I'm hungry. So thank you, for being my best friend."
He leaned down and kisses the corner of her lips. Her eyes widened. Is this real? Is this really happening? Am I dreaming?
" He said I was his best friend, that kinda hurt." Jai thought.
She felt his lips linger for a moment, allowing her to feel the softness of his lips. Paolo kissed the corner of her lips?! But it was enough to make her fluster, the butterflies to fly wilder than before and her heart beat 100x faster than before.
Paolo leaned back, his eyes staring deep into her eyes. Suddenly he presses her cheeks together, squishing her face in the process.
"Lesh me go, I'm ghunna khill you."
(Let me go, I'm gonna kill you.)
Paolo runs around the couch and out her door, with Jai on his tail.
"Thankyouloveyoubye!" He yells out.
Jai huffs out and closes her door, walking back into the living room. She plops down her couch and rests her face in her hands.
"I'm so gonna kill you for giving me mixed signals."
A few minutes later, while she was fixing her bag, making sure she has everything she needs. Her doorbell rang once again.
"IF THAT IS YOU PAOLO, I'M GONNA CALL YOUR MOM AND TELL HER YOU'RE BEING MEAN TO ME!" Jai yells out in frustration.
"I COME IN PEACE, JAI, I BROUGHT YOU A TREAT!" He yells out from outside.
Jai stomps her way towards the door. She opens it and crosses her arms, rasing her eyebrow. Questioning the man in front of him.
"You look gorgeous." He says, smiling.
"What do you want?" She says.
"I brought you chocolate." He says handing her a box of chocolate.
"Why?" She asks, eyeing the box held in front of her.
"Because I haven't really thought about caring for you until I've come to a realization about how you've treated me ever since we're young. You're my best friend and You've been there for me when no one else is. I love you, Jaimie."
