there goes my heart - j.s

chapter four

I pull my hair into a ponytail and slip on some shoes. I haven't seen Joe and Caspar for almost a month now. I've been busy working and organising my apartment. And wow, have I been missing them.

Eventually, I got round to texting Joe and organised to meet him and Caspar at a cafe down the road.

My phone vibrates. It's a message from Caspar:
We're at the cafe, see you in a bit :)

I lock the door behind me and a cool breeze rustles around me, I never get tired of that wind, its part of home now. When I arrive at the cafe, I see Caspar and Joe sitting at a table near a window. I walk over, my heels clicking on the floor and a huge grin starting to spread on my face.
They stand up and wave, I wave back excitedly. They are smiling too, and it's so good to see them. It feels like forever.
I give them each a big hug and sit down on the empty seat. We order coffees and start chatting.

"So what's up Adeline? How have you been?" Joe asks, and he's smiling one of those magical smiles and my heart dips and dives and, wow, I really need to control myself.

"Not much, really, I've got a job as a waiter at some restaurant for the time being and I've just been getting settled in. I've been good you know, feeling really independent and such. I've missed you two though! It's been too long," I smile.

Joe is looking so intensely at me and I can sense his gorgeous eyes scanning me. I give him a big grin and he smiles back. His eyes seem to sparkle and my heart instantly starts beating faster.

Recently I have been watching his videos and they are fucking hilarious. I didn't realise how Joe is so silly and funny, and not to mention cute. I've obviously subscribed to him. I also watched Caspar's videos and subscribed to him as well. Caspar is so awkward and adorable, I smile to myself thinking about their videos.

My thoughts are interrupted by Caspar.
"Aw crap, I gotta go. I've got a collab scheduled for today and I don't want to be late, sorry guys."

I say goodbye and give him a hug. Once he's gone, Joe and I are quiet, sitting in a comfortable silence, I stare at the ground, unable to look into his eyes.
Suddenly Joe says, "you look really nice today, you know."

I snort, "Pfft, thanks. You obviously look great too." I say without thinking.

"Obviously?" He laughs and I feel my face becoming hot.

Well yes, obviously, but I shouldn't have said that out loud. He'll think I'm stupid, or weird.

"Oh shut up, Joe," I tease.

I'm looking at the ground, still blushing, when I feel his hand under my chin lifting my head up.

He's looking into my eyes, and fuck, I could get lost in them.
He is gorgeous.

"Thank you, Adeline."

Joe moves inches closer to me, and I can just about feel his warm breath touching my skin. He's looking so intently at me, and I'm doing the same.
He sees me, he really sees me.
And then I lean forward, and then he closes the distance between us.
With that, he kisses me.

And everything seems to fall into place. His lips, against mine, is almost too good to be true. It sends electricity throughout my body and lights my souls on fire. His hands slide gently to the nape of my neck and hold me close.

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Joe's POV

I don't quite know what just came over me. We seem to connect on such a deep level.
I was looking at her and seeing so much more than just her appearance.
I have a feeling she likes me back. So, I kissed her.
I am kissing her. And it's heaven.
Her lips, pressed against mine. They're soft and warm and feel just right locked with my lips.

We break away. She looks at me, smiling and breathless. Her eyes are glittering and her cheeks flushed.

"Ok Joe, this may not come as a surprise since we literally kissed two seconds ago but, well, I really like you," she says quietly.

"Well, Adeline, I happen to like you too," I say, and lean in to kiss her once more.

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Adeline's POV

I shut the door behind me and slide down it. My thoughts are whirling around my head like crazy. I don't quite know what happened in the cafe, it's all a bit blurred. I confessed to Joe that I like him, and he said he liked me too.
He likes me.

How is this possible? I sigh, get up and make myself a cup of well-needed tea. I sip it slowly, letting the warmth spread through my body. I try to sort my thoughts out, organise them, stop them from tangling up and whizzing around inside my head. I've gotten good at this since my head is always clustered and messy.

When I finish my tea and finish think about everything that happened today, I collapse onto my bed and exhale heavily. It's 11 pm and pitch black outside and as soon as I lay down, I realise how exhausted I am. I fall asleep instantly.

—

As soon as I wake up, memories flood back to me. Joe. The kiss. The second kiss. My heart leaps and soars and pushes me out of bed.
I stand up and stretch. Yawning, I make myself a little coffee and some toast.

My phone rings, it's Joe. My heart beats slightly faster as I click the green phone icon.
"Hello?" I say into my phone, my heart fluttering.

"Hey, just wondering if you had work today?"

"No, I don't, why?"

"Just wondering if you want to film a video with me? We could do something fun, I have a few ideas," He offers, and God help me, I can't help but notice how fucking sexy he sounds. It's his morning voice, still a little croaky and deeper than usual.

"Sure," I say, "That sounds like fun, and I did promise ages ago that I would. So I'll be round in a minute," I hang up and I go to my room to get dressed.

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I cross the road, the wind whipping my hair into my face. My stomach churns excitedly at the prospect of seeing Joe again after what happened between less than 24 hours ago.

Joe opens the door and smiles a gorgeous smile, I smile right back. He reaches forward and pushes my hair behind my ear.

"Hey there, gorgeous," he whispers.

There goes my heart; fluttering away, leaving me behind in a trail of hopelessness.

I smile and roll my eyes, "Hi Joe," I peck him gently on the cheek.

—

"Hello everyone, welcome back to my channel! So, today I'm here with my good friend, Adeline," He looks at me expectantly.

I smile and look from him, to the camera, "hi guys! It's nice to finally be in the studio."

Joe laughs.
"Oh yes, it's definitely a professional studio, over here in the ThatcherJoe company. Ok, but seriously, today we are going to do the whisper challenge, Q&A style."

We are sitting on his bed, the background in most of his videos. It feels so weird, but I meant it when I said that it's nice to finally be here, next to him.

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Hope you liked this chapter.
So now they have kissed! Yay!!

— "taylor"

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[edited againnn; 30/4/16]
(edited again uGh: 16/05/17)
[oh shit waddup: 04/01/18]
[fuck me sideways: 26/6/18]