Tim Horton's (Joe's P.O.V) (UNEDITED)

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Joe's P.O.V

"Whoa, you look........wow." I tell Ariana and watch as her cheeks turn bright red.

"Thanks," she says biting her lip,

I want to kiss her so badly but I shouldn't.......should i? No. I will not kiss her.

"Do you want to go find a booth while I order?" I ask hoping she'll say no and I can spend more time with her,

"Sure, can you just get me a maple ice cap?" She asks me reaching into her purse to grab money I suspect,

I place my hand on hers and she looks up at me, "I'll pay." I tell her,

"Okay, thanks." She says and heads off to an empty booth,

Once I have the orders I go to the booth she picked that is on the end of the far right wall and against the window. I sit and hand her the ice cap and than silence takes over us. What's gonna happen?

"So....." I say hoping the conversation can start and the awkwardness will pass,

"So....." She repeats,

"Can we skip the awkwardness?" I ask beginning to be a little impatient

"We can try," she smiles "I have a question about....err.....us." She tells me and my heart beats faster,

"Ask away." I smile taking a sip of my regular coffee,

"What's gonna happen to us? What if things don't work out? Will we still be friends?"

"Yes." I say and I stare into her eyes she bites her lip,

"Stop biting your lip it's distracting." I blurt out what's on my mind and she releases her lip.

"Sorry." She rolls her eyes. "Didn't mean to displease you."

"You didn't. It's just distracting me from our conversation and I want to kiss you." I explain without thinking. Oh, shit.

"Um..what?" Ariana laughs, astonished.

"Uh, did I I say that out loud? Well, fuck." I swear under my breath.

"That totally helps with the awkwardness." She points out, dryly.

"Don't start." I feel my face start to blush in embarrassment.

"It's fine, I feel the same way." She tells me and I start to feel a it more comfortable,

"Are you sure?" I hesitate.

"Nope! You made it worse." She laughs.

"Thanks." I groan and cover my face.

"Anytime." Ariana pulls my hands away and places them on both sides of her face. "Don't be embarrassed."

"Too late." I look her in the eye.

"I bet there's something I can do to fix that." She says with a wry smile.

"Like what?" I squint at her, having suspicion of what she meant.

"Maybe a replay of what happened yesterday." She hints slyly and my heart rate speeds up.

"Making out?" I ask hopefully.

"Uh..no. I was talking about watching Shadowhunters. I really like it. Is kissing all you think about?" She teases.

"Ugh. You set me up for that." I roll my eyes. "And no, it's not all I think about. I just really want to kiss you."

"Yes, I did set you up for that." She admits. "You really want to kiss me?"

"I did say that, didn't I?" It's my turn to chuckle.

"Shut up." She laughs. "You never know with you."

"I wouldn't lie about that to you." I wrap my fingers around her soft hands. "I care about you, Ariana. Never doubt that."

"You sure? There's always better than me. You obviously can do better." She shakes her head at me, a small sad smile on her lips.

"Has it ever occurred to you that maybe I don't want better?" I snap, getting upset that she thinks so low of herself.

"Well, sorry. I'm just saying that I'm not the best girl out there. That's all I'm pointing out. Chill out, Joe."

"No. I won't just chill out. You shouldn't think of yourself like that. I think you are perfect the way you are and there is no girl for me other than you. You understand me?"

"Whatever you say." She shrugs, angering me.

"Damn it, Ari! Listen to me. You are absolutely amazing and mine. You don't get to date anyone else because I won't survive if you do, okay? No one else deserves you."

"Okay." She says staring into my eyes,

"So you wanna go back to my place? We can just hang out and discuss." I suggest,

"Okay but I seriously do want to talk so don't bring up kissing because then it'll be you who's distracting me." She says and I laugh,

"Okay, I won't bring it up." I smirk knowing what I said was a lie,

We stand up and dump our drinks in the garbage, I lace our hands together and the second our hands meet I feel my heartbeat speed and I suddenly can barely catch my breath, how does she do this to me?

We start to the doors and I feel Ariana's grip tighten, confused I look at her and see who she's looking at. It's Skyler Antonio the girl who makes everyone feel so terrible and the one who hurt Ariana. "Just ignore her." I say and she listens once the door is opened I see Skyler pull Ariana slightly back.

"What the hell do you want?" I snap,

She ignores me and turns all of her attention over to Ariana. "So I'm guessing I won't have to warn you about staying away from Jake anymore?" She asks her with a look of satisfaction in her eyes,

"You never did!" She yells and turns around pulling me along with her, before we make it out the second set of doors Ariana gasp. I look at her and Skyler pulls her hair to stop her from leaving. Ariana lets go of my hand and kicks Skylers feet out from under her and pin her to the ground. She sits on top of Skyler with Skylers hand above her head. I wish that it was me in Skylers place.

"I broke your wrist the last time you hurt me and I wasn't even trying, so if you touch me again I'll break a lot more than your wrist. Understood?" She demands,

"Yes." Skyler whispers,

Ariana gets up and Skyler does the same before scurrying off to her table. We walk out the door and I can tell she's still pissed at Skyler.

"I'm sorry." She says while getting into my truck,

"For what?" I ask,

"For making a scene." She says tucking her hair behind her ears,

"There's nothing to be sorry for and plus it was kind of sexy." I laugh and start the engine,

"Oh my god, I cant believe you would say that." she blushes,

"Well believe it baby." I smirk feeling fearless for the first time in a while,

I drive out of the parking lot and we start off to my place to hopefully resume what had happened last night.

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