Amelia - jenna mcdougall

chapter 11

Hey sorry the last one was just a filler. Hope your enjoying it so far though. Daisy x

I woke to the sound of voices from downstairs. I slowly got up and made my way towards them. I blinked as bright kitchen lights blinded me.
"Ah jenna! Good morning!" Bens mum said cheerily, giving me a short hug.
"Good morning-?" This was so bad, I didn't even know her name.
"Mandy" she replied with a sparkle in her eyes.
"Sorry." I said.
"Its fine." She laughed, " I was just telling ben that I and bens dad will be going away at the weekend to see his grandparents. Is that okay with you?" She asked.
I nodded slowly, "eh yeah, sure." I smiled confidently. In reality I was terrified, what if my stepmum comes after me?! What if-
My thoughts were interupted as Ben asked if I was sure.
" Yeah honestly its fine." I said reasurringly.
Thoughts were running wild in my mind. The kiss! What was going to happen, I'm going to be alone with him all weekend!

***

We waved as the car pulled away, taking my feelings of security with it. I gulped, just calm down Jenna, you'll be okay.
"So what do you want to do?" Ben asked, leading me back into the house.
A smile passed over my face. "Was I seeing things or do you have a guitar?"
"No I have several!" He replied grinning, "do you play?"
I nodded, "I also sing sometimes but-"
"Seriously??"
"Um yeah." I awkwardly tucked a bit of hair behind my ear.
"Come on then!" He began walking upstairs to his room. I quickly called that I was going to get dressed and ran back to the spare room. I was properly panicking now, and my thought kept turning to the 'emergency' blade I kept in my make up bag. I threw on a pair of black leggings with skulls on them and an evanescence T-shirt. I reached for my make up bag but shook my head and ran out of the room.
I knocked nervously on his door and waited for him to open it. When he did I turned bright red and stared at the floor, he was wearing black jeans and no top.
I heard him chuckle.
"You coming in?" He asked, mid laugh.
I nodded and shuffled through the door. His room was painted a dark blue and there were bmth posters covering up half of it. I grinned. "So bmth is your favourite band?"
"Yup! What's yours?" He said throwing himself onto his bed. I laughed.
"Umm probably paramore."
"Nice."
"Yeah..." I stood awkwardly in the middle of his room, shuffling my feet. I glanced up and caught him staring at me with an amused look on his face. I suddenly felt self conscious. "What?" I said.
He laughed and I swear my heart melted.
"Just thinking about how someone so pretty can be so oblivious!"
I turned a deep shade of scarlet and my stomach flipped. Jesus! I couldn't even take a compliment without freaking out!
"Your not bad yourself." I replied.
He chuckled, "well thank you, anyway guitar?"
"Yeah!" My face lit up. He picked up two acoustic guitars and handed me the smaller one.
I perched on the edge of his bed and began strumming the intro to 'when it rains' by paramore and quietly began to sing.

And when it rains
On this side of town it touches, everything
Just say it again and mean it
You made yourself a bed
At the bottom of the blackest hole
And convinced yourself that its not the reason you don't see the sun anymore

And no oh, how could you do it?
Oh I, I never saw it coming.
No, oh, I need the ending.
So why can't you stay
Just long enough to explain?

"Wow"
I stopped strumming and turned to Ben who was sitting staring at me with wide eyes. I raised a questioning eyebrow at him.
"Bloody hell you can sing Jenna!" He cried, I grinned.
"Really?!"
"Fuck yes!"
I laughed "thanks!"
I put the guitar down and crossed my legs. Ben copied my action. Now we were sitting on his bed, facing each other. I was the first to break into a laughing fit. I didn't even know why! I stopped and looked at him. He hesitantly leant forwards and out his hand on my cheek. I lowered my gaze but I felt his fingertips on my chin lifting my head and gently pressing his lips against mine. I kissed him back softly, wrapping my arms around his bare shoulders. He drew back and smiled. I rested my head on his shoulder and smiled, all my old fearful thoughts gone, I knew that as long as he's around I'd be safe and sound.