Joe
I sat on the Zalfie couch and stared at the blank TV screen. How could she call me that? Just a friend? Am I just a friend after all that? That word was like a stab in the heart. Over and over. Just a friend.
*Flashback*
We sat in the cab going back to Zoe and Alfie's place. I felt Summer squeezed up against my arm. It felt like sparks across my arm where she touched. Oh how I missed her touch. So much..."Thanks for being an amazing friend and everything." She smiled up at me. Friend? I felt a pang of anger and sadness.
"No problem." I managed a weak smile.
*End Of Flashback*
Friend. Friend. Friend. Friend. It wouldn't leave. Circling my mind. Friend. Friend. Friend. Friend."What? Friend?" Zoe asked, sitting next to me.
"Oh I said that aloud?" I looked up at her. She looked happy and perky. Why couldn't I have that? Oh yea, Summer hates your guts, my conscience reminded me.
"Yea." She nodded. "Joe, if you ever need to talk, Alfie and I are here for you."
"Okay..." I nodded back and got up, walking into the kitchen to find the little ones on the floor playing with stuffed animals. "Hello Connor and Zoe."
"Daddy!" Zoe jumped up. She seemed like a ball of energy. Probably gets it from me. "Daddy, look at us!"
I smiled and sat down with them. I picked up a stuffed dog and began playing with them.
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Summer
I stood at the kitchen doorway staring at Joe playing with the twins."Give me back my apple!" Joe said playfully, making them giggle.
"No, Mr. Dog. I want the apples!" Zoe giggled.
"Grr." Joe said. He looked like an excited little kid playing with them. Adorable. Perfect.
Then it hit me. How could I not see it before? It made sense. It may not be the other way around but it was perfect.
"I belong with you." I whispered loud enough for him to hear and walked away.
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Don't Wait For The World To Be Ready [Completed]
FanfictionSequel to "Duets In The Rain", the story is set 3 years after the big breakup. Joe is heartbroken, he doesn't take care of himself, go on the internet, or sleep sometimes. He just sits on the couch of the house that Summer and he had moved...