SOMEDAY (a JaDine Fanfic)

CHAPTER 18

Nadine

I was leaning on James when he suddenly stiffened.

"What's it?"

James

Holy shit.

Why today? Why today of all days?

Nadine

I felt my heart beating so loud in my chest. What is the matter? I knew it. It was too perfect. Too perfect for the fates not to mess it up.

Wait it's Mark. He's walking over to us.

With a girl.

How could this be so bad?

James

Shit. Fuck.

"Hey, James," Steph began talking. I swear to God if she ever does something to her, I will hit her.

"You must be Nadine, right? I've heard so much about you. I'm Steph, James' friend," she said to Nadine with a smile.

"Uh, yeah. Hi," she timidly replied.

"So are you and James-"

"Steph!" I cut her off. I don't want her to say another word.

"What? I'm just asking."

"Steph, let's go around for a while," Mark said to her. Oh, thank God!

"But I wanna know her more. Can't we stay with them?"

"No, they should be alone. Let's go," Mark pulled her away and the universe knows I'm thinking of ways to thank him for it. I looked at Nadine and she has this crease on her forehead, as if she were thinking so much on something, I wanted to kiss it away. So I did. And she looked at me.

"Hey," I said.

Nadine

"Hey," he said.

He kissed my forehead. I've always dreamt of someone who'd kiss my forehead first before my lips. Oh gods.

"Hey," I replied.

"What are you thinking?" he inched closer now so I'm back to leaning against him.

"Nothing. Just things," I said.

"Tell me those things."

"They're stupid."

"I don't care. Tell me," he insisted.

I took a deep breath.

"I hate that girl," I said. "Well, not that I really hate her because I can't tho I really really would love to, but I've only just met her and you're friends so hey, she's nice."

He laughed. Why did he laugh? Gods, am I embarrassing myself again?

"Why are you laughing?"

"You're funny, you know that?"

"I have limited sense of humor, but thanks."

"You're cute," he said.

"Degrading someone from beautiful to cute? That's brutal, man. Wow," I laughed.

"True, because I regretted the very moment I called you cute."

"I was joking."

"I wasn't."

I looked down. Why dear heavens I probably look like a tomato in outer space. Bursting with gobs of determined hormones.

"So? Why would you love to hate her?" He finally asked.

"I don't know. It's stupid, I told you. She's your friend and she did nothing but introduce herself. and smile. I don't have reasons to hate her. But I do hate her," I explained.

"Okay. I'll make sure she doesn't give you reasons," he smiled. And that's it, Steph is off my load. I don't have to hate her. I'll just go with the flow of things and maybe we'll be best friends in no time. Sure thing.

James

Whatever was bothering her, I could see it fading away a little. Good. I'll make it my personal job to protect her from everything that could hurt her, that includes Steph. Damn that girl. She really knows how to time things.

"Do you think it's possible for turtles to breathe six feet underwater?"

Give it to Nadine for the most random questions.

"Uh, yes? What's with the random question?"

"Really? You think so? I'm a turtle, you know?"

"Yeah. Why are you a turtle?"

"People say turtles can't breathe six feet underwater but did they really try to place a turtle six feet under? And if they did, would they care so much as to check if it were breathing?"

I looked at her. How does she do it? How could she say such fascinating things?

"They say I can't but did they give me a chance to show I can? Would they even care to know? But you said turtles could breathe six feet underwater. You're not just some guy to me, James. Not anymore," she said.

I hugged her. Tight. I'm not just some guy to her. I felt like I could go aboard a spaceship and touch a planet, Pluto, or Neptune because Pluto is not a planet. Heck.

Nadine

He thinks turtles could breathe six feet underwater.

I hugged him back and I felt like I'm wherever I've dreamt so much about going. Like my dreams, too far, too vague, finally have clarity.

"What song would you like to hear?" He asked.

"Once In A Lifetime, One Direction," I replied.

"Come with me," he said and gently pulled me with him as we run to where the DJs were. He said something to them and the club music stopped. Once In A Lifetime started playing and I closed my eyes smiling. He asked the DJ to play it for me. I love the song so much, it sends me chills down my spine. I could cry by the way my boys poured so much heart and soul into this track, I could feel it radiating to the soles of my feet.

"Dance with me," he whispered in my ear. I smiled.

James

I led her to the dance floor. My arms are around her waist, hers around my neck. She leaned on me again, like she did before, but this time felt different, more electrifying. She sang softly along to the song. And I smiled to myself. I'm glad I asked her what song she'd like to hear. I'm glad for it made me the luckiest guy ever. I fell even deeper in love the moment I heard her sing.

"I love you," I said. I just had to say it, I'm afraid I'd burst if I hadn't. I could wait. Heck, I could wait for ever.

Nadine

"I love you," he said.

I leaned on him and breathe on his scent. As if he'd disappear the moment I conceded his effect on me, like all other things that matter. As if he'd get sucked out into the darkness and I don't get sucked out with him. As if he'd run the way I did the moment I decided to listen to my heart.

As if he'd refuse to catch me the moment I fall.

"I love you," I said.