Forever And Always (Book 1)

•Twenty Two•

"OH MY GOD, SERIOUSLY?!" Cassie screams in the phone, making wince at the volume. I had just told her about what happened last night and I just couldn't believe it. Out of every girl in school, he chose me.

"I'm coming over!" I hear her say and I zone back into reality.

"Woah, woah, wait. What do you mean-"

"Later, Jess" And with those final words, the call has ended. I stare at my phone for a few seconds, confused out of my mind. What the fuck is that girl talking about? I then hear the a knock at the door ad I curiously make my way to it.

When I open it, Cassie engulfs me into a hug. "Hiya! I told you I'd be over"

"Um... And why are you here?" I ask her as she pulls away. Cassie rolls her eyes at me, letting herself in. Thank god mom and dad were working late today.

"I'm going to help you get ready, duh"

"Cas, I'm flattered but-"

"No buts!" She interrupts, placing a finger on my lips. "Now when did you say your date was?"

"At round 4-4:30 pm" I tell her and she looks at her phone, briefly before looking back at me.

"Okay, we have at least two hours, now come on!" Cassie grabs my wrist, dragging me up the stairs and into my room. She tells me to sit down on the bed while she looks for the 'perfect outfit'. Clothes start flying everywhere and I look around at my room, now completely messed up.

"Cassandra!" I gasp, making her turn around. When she looks at the state of my room, she sheepishly shrugs before going back to my closet.

"Oops. Sorry, Jess. Also, what's the dress code?"

I think for a bit then shrug. "I don't know. Just something casual, I think"

She nods, still looking at the remaining clothes. She then chucks black leggings, an infinity scarf and a red checkered flannel at me and tells me to get changed.

I slip on a singlet underneath and leave the flannel open. I put on my black ankle boots and a tie my hair up in a messy bun, leaving part of my fridge out.

"You look amazballs" Cassie comments, looking proud at the outfit she picked out. Her face lights up and she claps her hands together, saying, "Now, let's do your make-up"

"Only light make-up. I don't want to look like a fucking clown, alright" I warn, pointing a finger at her as she rolls her eyes with a smile.

"Yeah, yeah, yeah. Calm ya farm, would you?" And with that, she grabs a make up brush and gets to work.

After a few minutes of Cassie telling me to stop moving, she's finally finished.

"Okay, you have at least twenty minutes. So I guess you could just hang for a bit"

I nod. "Thanks, Cas"

"No problem" She smiles and grabs her phone. "I'm gonna go. Tell me how it goes by the way"

"Will do. Bye" I pull her into a quick hug and thank her once again. I now start to panic. Butterflies fill my stomach but not in a good way. I'm nervous. When I sit down, my body starts to shake and tremble and my teeth chatter.

I shouldn't be nervous. I've hung out with Josh so many times before, so why do I feel this way? Maybe it's because it's an actual date and not just as friends? That's still it's a reason to be nervous.

I take a deep breath to try and calm myself down. I constantly click my phone on a check the time. 4:15.

A knock at the door makes me jump as I realise that it's probably Josh. I slowly walk to the door, placing my hand on the doorknob.

'Stop being so nervous!' I yell at myself mentally before opening the door.

"Hey" Josh smiles down at me and I give him a weary grin.

"Hi" I breath out, fixing up the scarf wrapped around my neck.

"You look cute" He blurts out randomly, making me grin and laugh.

"Thanks. You don't look so bad yourself" Our hands brush against each other's as we walk to his car. "So, were are we going?"

"It's a surprise" He tells me with a wink. I groan, earning a small chuckle from him.

"I hate surprises"

"Too bad, so sad" He then turns the music up. I recognise the song, Bad Blood by Taylor Swift and start nodding my head to the beat.

By the end of the drive, Josh and I are shouting song lyrics at the top of our lungs. When we stop in traffic, we see an elderly couple stare at us. As we drive off we burst into laughter, causing my stomach to be sore.

When we've calmed down, I look straight ahead and jump in my seat, clapping my hands together.

"We're going to an amusement park?" I ask excitedly and he chuckles with a nod. I love amusement parks. Not so much the big rides but still, they're fun. Once Josh parks, I get out of the car and grab his hand, dragging him to the entrance.

"Well, someone's eager" He chuckles as I clutch onto his arm, not able to wipe the smile off my face. "So, what do you want to do first?"

I think for a while. Darting my eyes around the area, I spot the Farris wheel.

"Let's go on the Farris wheel" I tell him as he agrees. We wait in line for a few minutes after we get our tickets. When it was our turn to get in a carriage, Josh intertwines our fingers together and I blush.

Once we were at the top, I look down at the rest of the park. By now, the sun starts to set and the lights start to turn on, making the park look amazing.

"Wow" I say in awe, leaning forward a bit to see better. I then feel Josh push me slightly, causing me to jump, adrenaline rushing through my vains. I look back at him with my mouth a-gaped, a goofy grin planted on his face. "You suck"

He chuckles at my reaction, sliding closer to me. I playfully pout, then stick my tongue out at him.

The rest of the night is just us going on more rides, staying away from the scary, big ones of course and eating food.

The sky is filled with stars, creating the perfect scene, I guess you could say. We trudge down the dirt path, making our way to the car to end the date.

When we arrive back at my house, I notice that it's 10:00, so my parents would be home in an hour. I sigh happily and look at Josh, his face lit with a smile as well.

"I had a lot of fun tonight" I tell him as he looks straight into my eyes. "Thanks"

"Anything for you" He winks and I roll my eyes. "See you in Monday?"

"Definitely" I peck his lip and get out of the car, skipping to the door.

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Heyyyyo

Idk when the last update was because of the stupid Wattpad update thingy so yeah sorry if it took like a week to write but yeah, just wanted to say hi.