The Summer I Turned Pretty Imagines

Can I Be Him ( Part One)

The front door slams heavily and I hear cabinets opening in the kitchen.

" Is that your mom?" My friend Emma asks. I have my friends Elizabeth, Emma, and Christen over at my house today. They have no idea about Jeremiah Fisher.

" Uh no I think it's Jere" I say. They raise an eyebrow in curiosity.

" Maddison where are the eggs?" He shouts from the bottom of the stairs.

" Where they always are!" I shout back before eye rolling to my friends.

" Who's Jere?" Elizabeth asks. Everyone nods quickly. I can already tell their hoping it's some new love interest.

" Jeremiah Fisher. His mom is my god mother and he lives here in the Summer house with me and my family" I say.

" Woah woah woah wait" Christen holds up a hand in disbelief. " The Jeremiah Fisher is your close family friend? The hot one?" She gasps.

" Uh I guess so" I say.

" Never mind I found them!" He shouts back.

" How did you not tell us that? That boy is so fine" Ella trails off and the others nod in agreement.

" Madison! Oh hi Madison's friends" Jeremiah says storming into my room. He briefly acknowledges my friends before continuing on his rampage

" Mads I need a cloth" he says storming over to my vanity and tearing through a drawer.

" Top right" i sigh. "Why do you need a cloth?" I question already knowing the answer will be ridiculous.

" Conrad hurt his knee and it's just a little bloody" he says.

" So your going to use my skin care washcloth to clean it? Absolutely not just grab a regular towel from the bathroom" I say.

" Nope your mom went to the beach with Susannah and for some reason that means they need all the towels in the house" he laughs.

" Alright whatever fine but your going to buy me a new one" I groan

" Okay deal. Hold on a minute why is there a framed picture of me and you in your drawer? Why is not displayed on your shelf Maddie?"He asks.

" Are you serious?" I cry incredulously " The one form when we were five and topless? Yeah I took that down years ago" I say.

" Ohhh okay then" he quickly grabs the photo and hangs it before I can object he races out of the room and out the front door. My first thought is what did any of this have to do with him needing eggs?

I stand up and walk over to the photo. I analyze it quickly before taking it back down. That picture was taken years before the drama. Back when we were friends and it was all so simple. Back before he kissed me and made me question everything.

" Shit you guys are like...close close" Emma speaks breaking the silence.

" Yeah I've known him my entire life" I say sitting back down on the bed.

" You totally have to set him up with Emma" Elizabeth says excitedly. I know for a fact that if she herself didn't already have a boyfriend Jeremiah would totally be her type.

" Jere doesn't date" I say partially lying. The truth is I don't want to see him with anyone else. I have an special place in my thoughts where I sometimes wonder what we would be like together. I always suppress it though. Seeing him with someone else would destroy me.

" Sure he does I see with a new guy are or girl all the time" Elizabeth retorts.

"Exactly. Every week. He just hooks up with people and leaves. That's his thing. He isn't about the long term" I say. This is the truth. I've never once met a girl Jeremiah has thought about actually being with.