To the Moon//Michael G. Clifford

Sleepover

"Damn it, Michael! THAT WAS MY PIZZA!!"

"Just get another slice"

"That was the last slice and you know it." He always eats my food. Ugh. It was sometime around 1:30 in the morning. We had watched movies, had a dance party, ate a lot of food and now we're playing video games.

"Oh boo-hoo." he paused and looked me over. "Well, don't you look cute." I started blushing like crazy. I, being the stupid person that I am, brought nothing to sleep in. So, Michael was kind enough to give me one of his sweaters and it was large on me. It came down to the middle of my thighs and I could make sweater paws out of it. I was wearing a pair of glasses (because I also forgot to bring contacts) and knee-high purple, fuzzy socks.

"Thank you" I yawned while petting Popcorn.

"You tired?" I nodded. He picked me up ( making sure not to crush Popcorn) and carried me up the stairs.

When we got into his room he puts me down on his bed and put my bunny on his tiny couch like thing for her to sleep in. I got comfortable in his bed as he got in it. He was wearing sweatpants. Just sweatpants.

Michael wrapped his arm around me and pulled me into him so we were.......spooning.

"How's Luke and his whore of a girlfriend?"

"Um.....they're good" I could tell he was lying without even looking at him.

"Michael"

"Well" he dragged out. That's when I (still under his arm) turned the face him.

"Kayla asked him to have....sex with her"

"What!? Why!? He's only fourteen. And why didn't he tell me this I was at his house two days ago" this little slut is killing me. Kayla my life long enemy. The reason why I can no longer go to school with the boys. She's a fourteen year-old slut and I hate her.

"Yeah, Luke didn't know what to say. I think i was the only one who knew because I was there." I was just about to say something but he spoke first. "Tara, when are you gonna go on a date with me?"

Michael had asked me out before I left the school. I want to be able to say I'm his girlfriend but 1) I need to focus on school, 2) he's my best friend and I don't want to ruin that, and 3) my dad absolutely will not and would never let me date him (or any boy for that matter). I've told Michael all these things, but he won't give up. It does make me a little happy that he hasn't lost hope for us.

"Michael, please let's not have this conversation again. You know I love you, but I'm just not ready." I gave him a kiss on the cheek. I turned around so my back was pressed against his chest again. I got comfortable and let sleep consume me.

~~~~~~~next day~~~~~~~

"Aww they're so cute." I think Calum said, "Let's take a picture" yep definitely Calum. I'm like 1000% sure that's Calum. I mean his voice wakes me up everyday. Why is he here? I wanted to hear what they were saying so I just kept acting like I was asleep.

"Um....don't you think we're invading their privacy Cal?"

"No Luke, I think we should wake them up......go get the pans." Calum said.

I almost shot up but Michael's grip tightened on me and he said, "Do that Hemmings and I'll kill you." The fact that when I opened my eyes and Luke and Calum were no where to be seen made me laugh because they were wusses.

"Good morning beautiful." Michael gave me a kiss on the head. "How did you sleep?"

"Like a baby," My entire right side of my body was on him. My arm was draped across his chest and my thigh was right above his crotch. I finally looked up at him and smiled.

"Hi."

"Hi." then we just stared at each other. God, I wish I could kiss him. He must of been reading my mind because he was leaning in. Our lips were only centimeters apart.

"I wish I could kiss you," He looked at my lips, then stared straight into my eyes.

"What's stopping you?" I challenged.

He got so close I could feel his lips just barely touching mine. I was all ready for this kiss when Calum burst through the door with my phone in his hand.

"Tara your mom is o-.......were you two about to kiss?"

"What? No, Calum. Um....what about my mom?" I was now out of bed and very embarrassed.

"She's....um...on the phone" I snatched the phone from his hand and put it up to my ear.

"Hello?"

"Hi sweetheart. How are you? Did I wake you?" She asked nervously.

"No, mum I was....uh....just about to hop in the shower." I lied.

"Oh, okay. Your father and I are leaving for the weekend to visit your grandparents. We're going to drop Ryan off at Michael's house because she doesn't want to go. Is that okay?" She asks.

"Yeah, that's fine when is she gonna be here?" Just as I asked that the door bell rang and Luke shouted through the house. "Ryan's here!"