Jumping Bases ((EDITING))

Chapter 13

Thursday

i laid on my bed with my phone in front of my face. Ryan didn't come to school today, great. i went through my twitter news feed.

Ryan Cole - @ryancole ; that moment when a Little League player comes up to you and asks for your autograph.

Maya Flynn - @mflynn ; at home for the day. sick -_- can someone bring me some Kleenex ? i kinda ran out ..

I was looking through the feed when i heard someone knock on my door. I then accidentally dropped my phone onto my face.

"Oww !" I took my phone off my face and put it on the empty side of my bed.

I stood up from my bed and walked to the front door. As i opened the door, i ran my fingers through my hair.

"R-Ryan?" I felt my eyes widen.

He was leaning against the door frame, looking at the ground.

"Can i come in?" He asked.

I wasn't gonna say no. I opened the door some more and let him in. I closed the door behind him and watched as he walked towards the marbel table. He stood there, thinking. I gulped and walked closer.

"You talked to James?" Ryan asked but it sounded more like a statement.

"How'd you know?" I asked.

"James usually doesn't yell at me without a reason" Ryan chuckled lightly.

"Yeah.." I sighed "ry, why are you here?"

He sighed then finally put his eyes onto mine "i know this is like the third time i've said this to you .. But i came here to apologize"

I tilted my head "for what?"

"For what?" He repeated "for every stupid move i've made towards you. This was the biggest one so far" he told me.

I stood there in silence and crossed my arms, waiting for him to start talking again.

"Kris, the second i met you i knew there was something amazing about you. That's why i began hanging around you, it was because i wanted to find what was so amazing. You're funny, dorky, sweet, beautiful, generous, caring, nerdy .." He said.

He put his head down and blushed "i absolutely love everything about you and i just .. I've never felt like that. This might be hard to believe, but i've never been in a real relationship .. I honestly think Jake deserves you more than i do and that's why i stopped talking to you. I figured that if i didn't talk or see you, that i would eventually stop thinking about you. That defiantly backfired" he told me.

"Kris, i actually am afraid .. I'm scared of is falling for someone who doesn't feel the same way. And that's what i think is happening. I didn't want to tell you how i felt because i kept thinking that you rather have Jake over me .." Ryan concluded.

I bit my lip. That was exactly what i wanted to hear, it was even better than what i wanted.

He stood there biting the inside of his cheek, staring at me. His eyes then dropped at looked at the floor, insecurely.

"I don't want Jake and i don't see why you think i would" i said.

"you don't know why i think you would pick him? Maybe its because ever since we met i've gotten you in trouble. First i ran into your car, then i was your partner for a project and i probably caused you a low grade, then started problems with you and Melissa, the other day you almost got hurt because of me and i keep making mistakes. Plus i may be getting charged for battery some time soon .. And Jake would never do any of that. He would protect you the right way" Ryan said.