Chapter 35 – Leah's POV
We grabbed McDonald's and headed back to mine. We were sat on the sofa eating.
"So how did you find today being with the girls" I ask, munching my way through my chicken nuggets.
"I found it amazing, just a childhood dream turned reality really, so thank you"
"Oh don't thank me, also I'm sorry about Katie today, just ignore whatever she said today" I looked at Jules and she placed her food down on the table before turning to me.
"I do have a question about earlier actually" she purses her lips.
"Oooh should I be nervous" I let out a shakily laugh, placing one arm on the side of my sofa listening. Jules is sat cross legged opposite me.
"Earlier today, at training Katie made a comment and you didn't correct her and I have to be honest..because it's been driving me crazy and I think I'm just overthinking"
"Okay, you're scaring me" I laugh, sitting upright.
"The comment Katie made earlier today about me being your girl, I don't know it just stirred something in me, I guess we've just been spending a lot of time together lately and tell me if I'm reading into this, but I really like you and I was just wondering what your thoughts were about that. You know what, I have fully lost the plot haven't I, ignore me I'm losing the plot. You know what I'm going to go before I embarrass myself even more" she stands up and I shoot up and grab her shoulder turning her around to face me.
"Jules stop, you haven't let me answer" I let my hand drop to my side.
"Leah, please I've already embarrassed myself enough".
"I really like you too" I confess, looking down at my feet, silence fills my apartment, my eyes slowly make their way up to Jules, seeing her chest moving from her deep breathing.
"You do?" she whispers, if I wasn't fixated on her lips, I wouldn't have heard her. I nod not being able to speak, my heart racing amazed that what I have wondered and thought about for the past few months is finally becoming reality. I wanted to pinch myself. Relax Leah, nothings happened, yet...
"I don't know what to say, or how to respond to your outpouring towards me, but, I really do like you and I would like to start getting to know you, more than a friend" I say letting out a breath I didn't know I was holding.
"But, what about work?" she asks biting her lip. Normally that wouldn't faze me but considering the conversation subject it drove me crazy. I look back down at the floor to compose myself.
"Work will be work, then outside of work we can work out what this will be" I say trying to come to terms with the next steps in this situation.
Jules' nods and we stand in an awkward silence.
"Um shall I come and finish my dinner?" we both break into laughs and head back to the sofa, I sit down on the sofa and Jules' sits down opposite me, but a lot closer than before. I smile to myself testing the water by reaching forward to grab the remote to turn on Netflix and select a crappy film to put on before sitting back and putting my arm on the back of the sofa closer to Jules'.
I peel my eyes to look at her seeing her eyes concentrating on the tv I smile to myself that the little test I did.
Small steps Leah, small steps.
We sit there in silence, comfortable but silence. I can't keep my eyes off her after our chat.
"Leah, stop looking at me" she says, and I smirk, feeling a bit cheeky.
"Sorry" I smile.
"Is there something on my face?" she says. I bite my lip, fuck it.
"Yeah, actually there is, can I get it for you?"
''Oh yeah sure" she adjusts herself, so she's sat facing me, her eyes flicker closed. I sit forward, leaning towards Jules', my hand reaching up I retract my hand with nerves before reaching her cheek and I brush away nothing from her cheek, my hand remaining.
"There you go" I whisper, she opens her eyes and see's how close I am to her, her breath catches in her throat and I see her eyes flicker down to my lips. I lean forward our lips almost touching.
"Can I ?" I whisper, and she nods. Here goes nothing.
*BRINGGGGGG BRINGGGGGGGGG*
My phone rings, my eyes go towards my phone placed on my coffee table. I look at the name and curse.
*Katie McCabe calling...*
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