The folkloric summer

Chapter-5

"It was enchanting to meet you....."

I was glaring at James. THIS CANT BE TRUE.

"Betty!"- Tristan spoke. "You love him too?" I turned to look at him and then back at James, and without thinking  twice, I moved two steps closer and held his hands, touching his lips to mine. It took him a second to process, when I felt grab on my waist. He looked up at me, his eyes hooked into mine,

"I love you, James!"- I whispered.

He smiled and his dimples grew, "I love you too, Elizabeth." I blushed, him saying my full name, is music to my ears.

He held my chin into his hands, kissing me again, I could feel that warmth, I've been craving since years. His fragrance was ethreal. When we fell apart, all the three pairs of eyes on us, nearly scared me. I looked up at them. All of them were surprised.

Inez smirked and walked to the kitchen, taking out coke cans I've kept for chilling. She handed it over to everyone. She opened her can up, followed by us.

"For the new sweet couple!"- she held her can up. We all laughed, when my eyes met James'. We all held our cans up too, "cheers!" The voice echoed through the room......

After chilling for about an hour, they left. I could never forget this day. I KISSED HIM! he is mine, now. I wanted to tell him how much I love him, but that wasn't possible, infront of all of our friends. I can't even express in words, how thankful I am of Tristan, without him, our love would have been a mystery, but now, it is on its ways to be history.....

I kept glaring at my phone, the whole night, after we had dinner. When he called. Without hesitating, I picked it up.

"James!"- I squealed in excitement.

"Hey!"- his voice is so hot! "Were you asleep?"

"No! No! I was totally awake."- I said,when he chuckled.

"Cool!"

"And you?"- I asked him stupidly.

"I literally just called you, babe!"- he said.

I was laughing, realising my stupidity, when that word struck my ears, "babe!?" He was still giggling. Oh betty! U stupid single ass! Get habitual to these words. We talked for about an hour. He told me how Tristan teased him after they left my house, the way Adrian threatened him for not mentioning his feelings to him, and the deathly glares Inez was giving him.

"She is like that. I know her!"- i laughed.

He told me about his obsession with skateboarding, and that he can play guitar and even piano, when I mentioned that one of my hobbies include song writing.

"We can make a song together."- he said, which warmed my heart. A song with James, sounds brilliant to me.

He continued to tell me about his family.

"There's nothing much I have to talk about my family. A sweet, wholesome group of people who love each other. Its just me, my mom and dad and my sister."- he tells me

"Sister?"- i asked confusingly.

"Yeah! Sophia! She is the sweetest! She'll be turning 10 next month, 12th of November."- he answered.

"I never knew you had a sister!"- i said matter of factly.

"Yeah! Nobody does, except Adrian and Tris!"-he replied.

"Oh!" - I whispered, how came even Adrian never told us.

"Actually she is adopted! I still remember, I was seven and had a horrible headache, I was admitted in the hospital. Where, my mom was a senior doctor! She heard a fellow doctor talking about a newborn, whose mother died, right after giving birth to her. It was Sophia!mom talked to dad, cuz sophia had no one except her mom. Finally, they adopted her! And now she is the sunshine of our house!"- his voice was slow, yet appreciative and thankful. I was smiling,
"Whoa!"-I whispered.

"I don't usually tell anyone about her!"- he stated.

"...Why are you telling me, then?"- my voice hesitated.

"Because...."- he began, "I love you!" His words made me blush, he knows damn well how to get me off guard.

"Oh James! I wish i could kiss you right now!!"- the words slip through my mouth, without actually wanting to. 'Shit!' I said in my mind.

To my surprise, he didn't laugh, instead breathed, "me too, betty!"

We finally hung up after he offered me to drive to school tomorrow, which, I instantly agreed to! He planned on taking me to a little outing after school, which I was totally looking forward to. Tomorrow would be the best day of my life!