The Boy Next Door

Chapter 10: What Will I Do Now?

Author's Note: I hope you enjoy the second installment of today and I hope you all have a Happy Valentine's Day whether you are spending it with your loved ones or with a special someone or even your dog and/or best friend. Please comment because I really like seeing what you guys say to me, I get a little smile on my face every time. Thank you so much for reading, and I won't put a second Author's note this time I promise haha. Until next time...

~The Late Night Book Addiction

Emilia's POV:

It's been three days of ignoring Noah's texts and calls. Three days of bloodshot eyes. Three days of torture, heartbreak, and snot-filled tissues. Three days lying under the covers of my bed. Before Noah I was never like this, I never missed school over a boy, I never cared enough about who I was dating to miss school over them, but Noah is different. Noah had been my friend for years before we started dating, and when he came back I was so happy, but now I don't know what I am; confused I guess.

How do you love someone, yet the day before you confess your feelings to them you kiss someone else? I guess I have no right be angry with Noah, after all I did kiss Matt at the party the night after he kissed Veronica. Then again, he did punch Matt in the face after we kissed, and I did nothing to Veronica. I keep going back and forth between being mad at him and wanting him back in my life. Noah may have done something stupid, but it was stupid for me to kiss Matt too and I shouldn't be so hypocritical. The past three days I have been struggling with this decision, but now I think I know what I want; I want Noah.

I jump up out of my covers and get out of my Noah-induced sadness and jump in the shower. It's Saturday so I don't have to worry about making up my homework. I quickly curl my hair because I know that's how Noah likes my hair the most and then I do the last finishing touches on my makeup. I call Jace and ask if Noah's with him, and thankfully he is, I don't know what I would do if he was at that jerk Alec's house.

I get the directions to Jace's house and quickly drive my Audi to go see know. I'm so excited and giddy, I can't wait to see Noah. I knock on the door of Jace's house but am told I have the wrong house. God that's awkward, I'm number dyslexic, so my mind flipped the numbers. I run over to the next house and I know I have gotten the right one when Jace opens the door for me. I quickly run into the kitchen where I see Noah holding a soda with a sad look on his face, the same look I had just hours ago.

He looks up and sees me, "Emmy I'm so sorry about Veronica, I never meant-," He start but I cut him off by pulling his mouth to mine in the most passionate kiss. His lips are so sweet and soft, this is a feeling I have missed so much. We finally pull away and I see the light back in his eyes. "Does that mean you're not mad at me anymore?" He asks with a lopsided smile. "Shut up and hug me you idiot, of course you're forgiven," I say. He sighs with relief and pulls me in so tight I'm not sure he'll ever let go. "Hey can I breathe please," I say sarcastically.

Noah laughs at me, but eventually he releases me and settles for putting his arm around my waist. "Hey you guys hate to ruin the reunion, but could you guys go do that mushy crap somewhere else," Jace says ruining the moment. Even though we know Jace is joking, we decide to go back to my house for a night in.

Noah's POV:

I am so happy that Emilia and I have made up, I can't wait to just cuddle with her as she hides under my arm at the parts of a movie she doesn't like. No one is home at her house, so we start to heat up some popcorn in the kitchen for our movie. "I'm so glad that I have you back, Emmy," I tell her. She honestly doesn't know how much I love her. The little things, even the way she crinkles her nose when she finds something gross, or the way she laughs when I tell her corny jokes that aren't even funny.

"I'm glad to have you back too Noah, I love you so much," she says. "I love you too Emmy," I tell her. We head upstairs and I let her choose the movie, I always do so that I can see the excited look on her face. We lay on her bed as the movie starts and she left the popcorn on her side table. "What do I not get any popcorn?" I ask her smiling. "Nope," she replies popping some in her mouth and giggling. "Is that so?" I say with a devious smile before tickling her. She can't stop laughing and she keeps gasping for breath from laughing so hard. I'm relentless though, and I don't stop until she starts getting hiccups.

"You're an ass, now I have hiccups!," she says hitting me in the chest. I just laugh and pull her close to me. I may never live with my dad again, but I wouldn't care. This is where home is, wherever Emilia is, I will always be, after all home is where the heart is...