The Deal [(SLOW) EDITING]

~Chapter 18~

Going to school not being able to talk to your two best friends sucks. Especially when it comes to your childhood best friend and your, friend with benefits, best friend.

I was a mess.

All I could think of was how to talk to Nancy and let her know what was really happening. The other thing I was thinking of was Jace saying "you're the reason i'm smiling AGAIN". What would that 'again' mean?

I didn't know him, back then. I had to do something to get everything back to normal. And I had to do it fast.

My first class was biology which I had with Jace and let me tell you, it was awkward. The time passed slowly but when it did it hit me hard. The bell rang and I immediately got up and walked towards Jace. He was putting his stuff in his bag not looking at me. I sighed.

"Hi" I simply said. He chuckled.

"Oh i'm sorry, my mom tells me to not speak to people who aren't my friends." He said fake smiling. I sighed again.

"Look, we need to talk. Please." I pleaded. I couldn't do that anymore. Three days passed after what happened between me and him and I needed him. His stare softened and he spoke.

"Fine."

We were now at the fields in the back yard.

"What do you wanna talk about?" He asked as we sat down on the grass. I took a deep breath.

"About what I said the other day. I'm sorry." I turned to look at him and he looked at me as well. "You are not my friend, Jace, you are one of my best friends - well the only one at the moment since Nancy isn't talking to me - and I need you." My eyes started to water. I really needed him.

"It's sad the fact that I don't consider you as a friend nor as a best friend, Mel." He said and my gaze fell on the ground. He smiled. "I'm falling in love with you." He said still staring in my eyes with a beautiful smile plastered on his lips. I smiled too.

"You're lucky, cause I think i'm falling too." we both smiled and just stared at each other's eyes for a couple of minutes.

I have to say that, that day was actually the best day of my life. I finally confessed my true love towards Jace, that I didn't really know I had, and I felt amazing. He is my best friend and my lover. And I know it may sound a little cheesy but I don't think I can actually live without him.

He completes me.

And then out of a sudden he leaned in and kissed me. A kiss that sent electricity to my spine and butterflies in my stomach. A kiss that was different than the others. This was real. This kiss was actually real, full of love, desire and care. And then I remembered.

At that moment I remembered the first day Jace and I met. I remembered hugging him for the first time because it was his birthday. I took him by surprise. I remembered when I first saw his smile and melted. I remembered when we first became friends and we couldn't go a day without laughing. I remembered the day that we just drew apart.

And then I remembered when we first kissed. It was amazing and unforgettable. I remembered our fight and the fact that I cried my eyes off that night. And now, this is really happening. I'm kissing Jace. Not the first time, and obviously not the last time. But this kiss is real. And perfect.

I pulled away slowing, my eyes shut still processing what happened just a few seconds ago. I confessed that I'm falling in love with Jace Carter and Jace Carter is falling in love with me, Mel Johanson. And it's absolutely incredible. He smiled at me. Genuinely smiled.

"Now we have to fix the problem between you and Nancy." he said touching my right cheek softly making me melt.

"God yes. I need your help." I simply said.

"Of course, love, I'm here for you, always." he let those words come out of his mouth carefully. I smiled.

"Thank you." that's all I said before hugging him tightly.

After that we went back to the school to the cafeteria where Nancy would be. And guess what? She wasn't there.

"What's the plan?" I asked Jace as we sat at the cafeteria. We had to do something to get to talk to Nancy and tell her everything.

"I don't know, she's your best friend, not mine." He simply said and I glared at him. I'm not going to date Jace. I mean, we used to sleep together. I'm totally comfortable with him, except from now on we will be a couple. I don't think nothing will change though.

"Come on, help me out." I pleaded.

"Okay okay. Stop begging, I will help you." He grinned and continued talking. "What if I talk to her? I tell her everything and bam, you're perfectly fine."

"First of all stop joking around. Second of all she's my best friend, I need to tell her everything, but how am I supposed to tell her everything when she's ignoring me." I told him and let out a deep breath.

"Hey, everything's gonna be fine." Jace said touching my hand to reassure me. I smiled. "No we have to think what are we two going to do."

"What do you mean?" I asked confused.

"About all this friends with benefits thing. We are not doing it anymore, right?"

"Right."

"Good. Now, what are we going to do? Date? Be friends? Be a couple? What?" He said too quickly for me to handle.

"Hey, relax. We're what we are. Nothing will change except the fact that we are not using each other any longer. Okay?" I told him keeping a straight face.

"Will you be my girlfriend?" He asked randomly.

"What?"

"Will you be my girlfriend?" He asked again. I smiled.

"Of course I'll be your girlfriend." I ensured him and he let out a deep breath.

"Thank God, I was holding this question inside of me since 7th grade." Wait, what?

"Wait, what?" He liked me since 7th grade?

"What what?"

"You were holding this question inside you since 7th grade?"

"Pff, no. Who told you that bullshit?"

"You just did, a second ago."

"I have to go, bye." That's all he said before disappearing out of the cafeteria.  I learn a new thing about this kid every day.

I like that

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