1: Finding Miss Clumsy (John Pearce/Justice Crew Fanfic)

Chapter 14

* Bailey’s POV *

Frozen. Stunned. Surprised. Blown away.

That was when I heard John said, ‘I love you.’ I know all four words means the same thing, but that’s how I felt.

I stood there frozen the whole time wondering if this was a dream or a joke. But as I turned around to face him, he doesn’t seem stunned by the whole love declaration he just uttered. Instead, he was more of surprised by the fact it made me turned to face him.

Evidently, I was blown away with those three words coming out from his mouth. I really like him, but I’m not sure if I’m on to that level yet. Though I know for sure, I don’t want to lose him. If he could only wait for some more time…

With everything that has been going on, having a boyfriend was the last thing on my mind. Yet, shouldn’t I feel lucky to have someone to hold when I’m feeling all down and lonely? When I don’t think I could make it?

“Say that again.” I mumbled lowly for my own good, but I guess he heard my plead. I want him to repeat in case my mind played with me and jumbled all the words. Maybe what I heard was ‘I love YouTube’ or my ears were simply playing a trick on me.

But it didn’t. What I heard was the truth as he repeated those three words. “I love you, Bailey.” He genuinely smiled at me, perhaps waiting for a response. “And I don’t want to lose you.”

And that was all it took for me to go weaken on my knees, though not literally, but it terms of having someone in front of me who took my breath away. There were a few items playing on my mind, which I wanted to say, but with that love declaration, I couldn’t seem to utter it. I guess, it’s true when they say some things are left better unsaid. Though I know that wasn’t the case for me.

For crying out loud, a guy just proclaimed that he loves me and didn’t want to lose me. He would feel a lot better having to know that I felt the same way. But everything was all too soon. And to tell you honestly, this was all new to me. It was something that I didn’t expect to happen in my life. For someone to actually love me.

Growing up with no one but myself made me feel worthless, pathetic. No one wanted me, but now, there’s one guy who had sweep me off my feet and yet, I’m staring at him like someone clueless who don’t even understand what he was saying.

Having someone love me was unexpected, but hearing John say it made my heart flutter. It was as if my heart was locked up with chains and padlocks, and with those three simple words, he managed to remove all of it and had accessed it. My strong walls that I have built all these years all went down and I was ready to open up to him.

I’m ready to spill my world out to him.

* Jaq’s POV *

“Bailey…” John spoke out, trying to get the girl’s attention. All the while he has been explaining to her that I was nothing but the past. Nothing happened last Saturday, but mere catch up. Just as friends or whatever we were.

He uttered the girl’s name like that time he was begging for me to choose him instead of Lenny, but I chose what my heart desired, ignoring the fact that John has always been the one who has been with me whenever I needed someone. I did love him, and as a matter-of-fact, I still do.

But the thing is, I guess the whole reason I picked Lenny was because I was getting tired of Jill having all the things I wanted to have. Having her as my sister made my life a living hell. To be compared to her most of the time was what motivated me to this proposition.

For once, I needed something that would slap Jill in her face that I could also be that girl people were proud of. Jill was always praised while everyone wanted me to be like her. To be that girl they were proud to tell their friends about, or even the whole town.