Better Than This

Chapter 22

When Hunter dropped Allie off at her house, he said, "You know, I'm very surprised that you don't have any more friends. Your really nice and I'm lucky to be doing this with you. It's something I won't forget."

Allie smiled. "Hunter, you have absolutely no idea how much that means to me!"

"I know," he said, smiling and he pulled out of the driveway.

When Allie walked in, her mom asked her, "Is there a little romance going on between you two?"

Allie stared at her mom in shock. "How could you even say that?"

Hey mom motioned to sit on the couch. "I see the way you look at him. It's not hard to tell. And the way he talks to you, he sure is a gentleman!"

Allie was shocked at what her mom was saying. "Mom! I'm 15 and he's like 21! You honestly expect him to fall for me? He's famous!"

Her mom shook her head. "Oh, Allie. You're so young, you have your whole life ahead of you. Explore! Ask him how he feels."

Allie gave her mom a blank look. "Why would I? After Prism, I'm not gonna see him again."

"Well, you just never know."

Allie walked upstairs to her room, thinking about what her mom said. "How could be like me? I'm just a small town girl with not many friends. Maybe it's act, maybe he just feels short for me." She looked at her poster. "It would never work pithy anyway. I like Easton... if he found out, what would be think?"

Just then, she got a text from Hunter. "Goodnight :)" it read. She replied to it saying the same. When she put her phone down, she got another text. Thinking that it would be Hunter, she didn't answer. As she thought about what her mom said, she fell asleep.