What we're made of. (Logan Lerman fan fic)

Chapter 12

Stella's POV:

After what seemed like only minutes, i looked up to see the clock on the wall had changed from 9:30 to 11:30. Two hours had passed! The whole time we had been talking about the fun times we had, remembering the old days.

"You liar! I made it across the river faster than you!" He laughed, sipping on his coffee.

"No way! That day, i made it across the river way faster than you and you know it! Hell, I bet you i could do it again!"

"Woah! You're so on!!" He stood up and waited for me to follow.

"You're serious?" I laughed. We were kids when we did it before.

"Of course. What? You lost your adventure haven't you?" He smirked at me playfully. Adventure? I'd show him adventure!

"Oh, it's so on!!!" I stood up and ran to my car, Logan in tow.

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"One, two....okay maybe i'm not as brave as before!" I called across the creek.

"Come on! I'll catch you in case you fall! Don't be a weenie," Logan called back.

"Okay...One, two, THREE!" I ran and leapt across the creek. My feet barely landed on the soft edge of the creek walls, but i landed it. Unfortunatly, the ground was too soft and it began to slide beneath me. I let out a yelp and closed my eyes, ready for the cold embrace of the half frozen water. Suddenly, I felt his warm arms wrap around my waist and he yanked me up. We both stumbled back, but regained our balance. I could tell i was safe, but i refused to let go of Logan. He tightened his grip and kissed my forehead.

"I'm sorry Stells. I shouldn't have told you to do it. We were younger and not afraid...it was dumb," He whispered.

"No. That was...awesome!" I laughed into his strong chest. It shook with laughter beneath me as he stroked my hair.

"I'm glad you're safe. And i'm glad you enjoyed that."

"I knew you'd catch me..." I pulled back and looked up at him, feeling a pull in my chest. Every muscle in me ached to jump into his arms once again and kiss him, but i resisted. He had moved on and i had to do the same. But maybe, now wasn't the time for waiting or holding back. Just like I had done with the creek, I had to be brave and leap ino what I believed would catch me. So just like i had done before, I leapt into his arms and pulled his head down, crushing his lips to mine. We stood there, lips moving in perfect harmony, nothing could break what we had. In that moment, I forgot the world around me. He had caught me, just like he said he would.