Babe.

46.

Blanca.

"He said it?" Tilly exclaimed exitedly, she clapped her hands together beaming, "oh my gosh! That is the most exiting thing I've heard all year! He said I love you!"

I shrugged, "well not those exact words, but yeah."
Nika frowned, "how can you say I love you to someone without saying the three words I love you? That makes no sense."
I rolled my eyes, "it was metaphorically."
Kya grinned, "that is the nerdiest thing I've ever heard, it's perfect for you!"

"What about you Nik?" I said turning the attention away from me and back to my best friend, "did you finally get over yourself and say it yet." 

She grimaced, "not yet, but I'm working on it. So get back to me in a couple of months."

I snorted, "a couple months? Oh come on Nik, if I can do it so can you." 

"You say that BB, but we both know it isn't true," Nika replied pointedly, "besides what do I know about being in love anyways? I might just be imagening things." 

"I feel left out," Emmanuel declared as he walked into my room saving Nika from a conversation she didn't want to have, "what are we gossiping about?" 

Kya grinned moving over on the bed to make space for him, "come sit with us, we're talking about how Benny told Blanca he was in love with her." 

"Aw," I flinched away as my brother reached over to mess up my hair, "look at you two being all serious." 

I made a face at him and slapped his hand away, "don't put your grubby hands on me." 

He scoffed dramatically, "grubby? There is nothing grubby about these babies," Emmanuel waved his hands in my face dramatically as I tried to beat them away with my throw pillow.

"Get off freak, or I'll ban you from my room," I grumbled smoothing out my hair. 

"You wouldn't." 

"I so would."

Gasping as if I'd just smacked him across the face he got back up, "I will not stand for this blasphemy, Kya let's go somewhere we're wanted." 

She snickered looking up at my brother amused, "what?"

Not bothing to explain Emmanuel grabbed her by the waist and hoisted her over his shoulder, "put me down," she choked out through fits of laughter, Kya laughed even harder as he started her spinning around on his way out of my room, "Emmanuel!" Kya exlaimed laughing even harder, "oh my god I'm going to wet myself." 

"Weirdest couple ever," Nika muttered watching amused as he took off down the corner.

"Cutest couple ever," Tilly corrected, "they're so perfect for each other it's adorable."

I nodded grinning, "took them long enough to get there, I'm glad for both of them that they're finally together." 

"I'm glad for you that you and Benny finally got together," Nika countered bumping my shoulder against hers, "you needed this more than any of us did."

That was probably true, I didn't even want to think about where I would be right now if it wasn't for him. A whole lot unhappier that was for sure, and probably a lot colder too seeing as the only jumpers I'd been wearing lately were his. 

"Aw, look at you blushing," Tilly teased smiling, "I take it back, Kya and Emmanuel can be second, you and Benny are first."

"Do I want to know what this is about?" Ty asked walking wearing a disgusted look on his face. "Scratch that, I don't. Blanca can we go outside? I'm so bored." 

I nodded jumping up to my feet, I'd been stuck inside all day  and I was dying to get out of the house, "do you want to play some football on the beach?" 

He grinned, "yeah, I'll get the ball and meet you downstairs."

Grabbing my trainers and a hoodie I walked down the stairs to while Ty went to get the ball from his room. "Ready?" He called running down the stairs. 

"Yep, let's go!" I replied opening the door. 

We walked up onto the beach before he Ty went long so I could throw him the ball, "so Benny told me you had your first kiss, was it with anyone I know?"

He groaned, "oh my god, you turned my brother into such a girl. Am I all you talk about?" 

I couldn't help laughing, "arrogant much? What's her name?" 

"Which one?" He replied cockily. 

"Wow, there's more than one big shot?" I asked amused jumping up to catch the ball. 

Ty shrugged smirking, "yeah, not that it's any of your business. You don't hear me asking for details about your kisses." 

"Because that would be super creepy and you definitely don't want to know that," I pointed out. 

He made a disgusted face, "no I definitely do not." 

"Moving on to better things, how's football going at school?" I asked steering the conversation in a far less uncomfortable direction. 

"You've been to my games, you know how it's going," he replied grinning. 

I did, and it was going fucking awsome. He was so good, way better than the other kids he played with and as someone who really had been to every single one of his games I could say that with confidence, "so good!" I exclaimed smiling, "I'll take my thank you for training you in the form of a written letter."

"Now who's the arrogant one?" Ty teased me, "I hope you're not taking credit for my bucketloads of talent BB." 

"Talent which I molded into a weapon," I reminded him amused. 

"You are such a credit taker." 

"Well you are such a... girl kisser!" I shot back laughing. 

Ty smirked crossing his arms over his chest, "you say that like it's a bad thing, and that's girls plural by the way." 

I bounced the ball off his head, "you're just as bad as Benny." 

"Please, Benny's got nothing on me," he scoffed grinning, "and neither do you."

"Well that's where you're dead wrong." 

"Wanna bet?" 

"Or we could have a race instead?" 

I smirked, "you're so on you little asshole."

"3..2..1" we got into position on before he took off runing shouting "GO!" midway through. 

"Cheater!" 

"Eat my dust Blanca!"