ValleyVille

Something New

Spotters POV
Im struggling to put on my suspenders. Ive always had a hard time putting on my uniform. I walked into the front. "Mom. I think I messed it up again" I say. Misty laughed and walked to me. "You did better this time. I think you loosened it, either that or youve been losing weight" she says tightening my suspender. Jack walked in, in his new uniform. "Your dad is terrible at instructions, so I wanted to make sure I put this on correctly" Jack says. I looked at him in his uniform and nearly started drooling. "You finished your training already? You were faster then me!" I say. "No. You just had extra time because your father wants you to take over for him when he retires" mom says. "Yeah I finished. What do you think?" Jack asks. "You look good" I say. "You put it on correctly. Maybe you can show Spotter how to do it. He keeps messing up" mom says. Jack laughed. "Mom!" I say. "Show Jack where the jackets are so he can pick one that fits ok" Mom says. I nod. "Come on" I say. Jack followed me.

"Are you really gonna take over for your dad?" Jack asks. "Yeah, its always been my dream. Ive always looked up to my dad. Im happy to follow in his footsteps" I say. He smiled. "Ive never really known what I wanted to do with my life. I still dont really know. I get what you're saying though. Duke is following my mothers steps" he says. I smiled at him. "Im sure youll figure out what your heart desires. For now, you get to be my second in command" I say. "Gladly" he says. We stared at each other for a moment. "Ok, so we should probably load the truck incase theres a fire" I say trying to escape the awkwardness. "Yeah, right" He says.

"Wow, so thats your stripper pole" he says. "Its not a stripper pole" I rolled my eyes. "Whatever you say chief" he says. "Hey. Dont get messed up. Im the chief" dad says coming in. "Hi dad" I say. "Hey. I see you're showing him the stripper pole" he says. Jack laughed. "See!" He says. "Its not a stripper pole!" I say. Dad and Jack chuckled. "Thats not what you said when you were drunk" Dad says. "Dad!" I say. "What?" Jack asks. "Spotter got drunk on his fifteenth birthday when we let him drink. He actually spun on the pole. Ask Wyatt, he saw it" dad says. "You actually spun on it?!" Jack laughs. I got red. "You can go now dad. Mom is waiting for you" I say. "Yeah yeah. Bye" he says leaving. "It was a one time thing" I say. "Thats hilarious" Jack says. "It will not be happening again" I say raising a finger. "Please" he begs. "No" I say. He groans. "You're boring" he says. "Yeah whatever" I say. The alarm went off. "Ok stripper, lets go" I say jumping onto the pole. He followed after me.

A few trees caught on fire. It was a simple fix. Seeing Jack so focused was really hot. I think I might be going insane. "Hey Jack, you wanna get lunch?" I ask. "Yeah sure" he says.

We're eating lunch back at the station. "So hows Duke been?" I ask. "Good. He and Jasmine are the cheesiest couple ever. They're happy though so I guess its fine. He said that him and Tylers movie is coming along pretty fast now. We might actually be able to see it soon" he says. "Cool. Itd be nice to see that with you" I say. He looked at me confused. I panicked. "You know, if you want to see it that is" I say. "Are you... trying to ask me to the movies?" He asks. "Uh... that depends on your answer" I say. "Well that depends on why you want to see a movie with me" he says. We stared at each other for a moment. How am I supposed to turn this? "I gotta go" I say. I tripped over my chair, ran to the pole and slid down.

I ran into the front. "Mom!" I say. "What? Whats wrong?" She says getting worried. Im breathing heavy and panicking. My thoughts are too fast to concentrate on them. "I cant do it. I cant tell him. I want to but I cant. Its like my body tries to explode everytime it comes up. I cant do it!" I say. "Woah. Its ok, calm down" mom says. "How do people do this?! Its driving me insane! I cant do it mom. I cant... I cant..." i say. "Breathe Spotter. You're having a panic attack. Just breathe. Calm down and breathe" she says. She pulled me into a hug. I hugged back and put my head in her neck. Im shaking. When did breathing become diffucult? "I understand how hard it is to tell a boy you like him. For the longest time, I couldn't tell your father" she says. "You asked out dad?" I ask looking at her. She nodded. "He didnt know I existed. He knew I was the new girl that everyone had a crush on. That was pretty much it. He was the star of the basketball team and I fell for him immediately. It took me forever to tell him because I was scared. After I told him though, I was confused on why it took me so long." She says. "But, what if he doesn't like me like that? What if Im just imagining things? What if he hates me afterwards? I dont wanna lose him" i say. She smiled at me. "Dont you realize? Youve asked yourself those same questions before. Remember?" She asks. I hesitated while i thought. "When I came out" I say. She nods. "The moment that you say it is the scariest moment of all time, because once its out, its out. Theres no taking it back. What matters is what you do after you say it. No matter what happens, you have to stay strong. Besides, you have nothing to worry about. Jacks just as crazy about you" she says. "You really think so?" I ask. "I know so" she says. I hugged her again. "I love you mom" I say. "I love you too, and I always will no matter what. Now go get your man" she says.

I climbed up the pole. "Ok so we went from stripper to monkey" he says looking at me like Im crazy. "It was the shortest way" I say. He stood up and walked to me. "Are you ok? You left in a hurry and I heard you yelling down there" he says. "Yeah Im ok" I say. "Are you sure because you look like you had a breakdown" he says. I hesitated. "Yeah Im fine. Dont worry about it" I say. "If you say so" he says. He went to walk away but I grabbed his wrist. He looked at me confused. "Hold on" I say. He stood there waiting for me to speak. I didnt let go of him. "Jack-" I started. I cant get it out but I need too. He spoke before I got the chance. "Do you like me?" He asks. "Oh come on! I was almost there!" I say. "Sorry sorry. You can try again" he says. I sighed and groaned at the same time. I stared at him. "I do like you. I really like you" I say. He smiled. "I know" he says. "You do?" I ask. "It was pretty obvious" he says. I looked to the side to avoid his eyes. My heart is pounding out of my chest. "I like you too" he says. The second he said that, my ears started ringing. Nothing else existed except him standing in front of me. "Spot?" He asks. The ringing stopped. "Huh?" I say coming back to reality. "Are you ok?" He asks. "Uh huh" I say. "You're pale" he says. "Maybe you should be a doctor" I say going to sit down before I pass out. He sat down next to me. "Im sorry I scared you" he says. "Its ok. Im just really anxious right now" I say. "Then lets calm you down. You wanna catch a movie to calm your nerves?" He asks. He stood up and reached out his hand. "Do we have time for that?" I ask. "If we watch it in here on that Tv over there we will. Then we wont have to leave" he says. "Ok" I say taking his hand. We held hands and walked to the couch in front of the Tv. "So what does this mean?" I ask turning on the Tv and looking at him. "I dont know. Something new I guess" he says. I looked back at the Tv. "Thats really cheesy" I say. "Im taking after my brother" he says. "Clearly" I laughed. We smiled at each other. We're still holding hands. I intertwined our fingers and held tightly. I definitely cant lose him now.