A folklore love triangle

Chapter 4: Betty (6 months later)

6 months later

I gazed at my phone as James' face appeared on it hardly able to hide the giant smile on my face

"hey" he said to me his hair falling into his shining eyes he had the same grin on his face as myself.

James and I had started talking a while back and recently got extremely close I was totally in love with this man hoping he felt the same way, I'm only 16 but something tells me James is my soulmate, yes that sounds crazy he isn't even my boyfriend yet but I'm positive he will be soon but then again I think back to my past relationships, I had never had one that wasn't toxic only ones that had left me with scars so I was still scared to fall in love, yet it felt different with James, he was healing me, patching my broken wings.

"You look pretty," he said to me and I blushed suddenly feeling so hot I had to take my cardigan off. We talked for the whole night planning our next hangout at the beach.

"Yes, mom Ill be back early I promise" I shouted down the hallway sunscreen In hand with my favorite bikini on rushing outside the front door it was the first day of August, the evening still light and the sun still blazing I was meeting James at the beach alone together, this was going to be the night, I could feel it. He was already at the beach looking unreal in his swimmers and tan skin his face lit up when he saw me I could feel mine do the same.

He hugged me telling me how beautiful I was and at that moment I wondered how a man could be that perfect. It was the best night of my life we watched the sunset as we splashed and danced in the water the pink glow from the sunset shining down on us he suddenly grabbed me and kissed me like I had never been kissed before I felt fireworks erupt throughout me

"will you be my girlfriend Betty" he looked at me with eyes filled with curiosity and love

"of course I will" I replied trying to keep my cool when I'm sure every part of my body was trembling.

We went back and sat on the beach opening a bottle of wine James' had bought, sipping straight from the bottle

"sorry I was trying to be romantic by bringing wine" he laughed at my disgusted expression as I drank it we cuddled as we stared at the stars finishing the bottle of wine unknowing if we were drunk or just happy and grateful to be in this moment.

Soon we knew it was time to go home but I didn't want the moment to end, he invited me back to his house, we were too drunk to drive so we walked stopping under the street lights to dance and kiss under the bright lights.