It Happened to Me

Chapter Ten

Chapter 10

"Jayce!" I yell down the hallway.

"Hey, Mia." He smiles as I get closer to him.

His green eyes flicker as he stares at me and I feel butterflies begin to form in the pit of my stomach. The nervous feeling growing in my stomach soon disappears as I feel Jayce's arm snake its way around my shoulders. I look at him, watching him wink at me with a huge grin on his face. He looks towards Carrie and begins to rub his hand up and down my arm. I feel my cheeks burn up and I immediately avert my gaze.

"Sorry Carrie," He grins. "But I'm already seeing someone."

Carrie looks from me to Jayce, her face stricken with astonishment. "You're dating that ugly thing?"

"This thing is my girlfriend," He hisses coldly at her, his eyes narrowed slits. "And she's beautiful."

Carrie narrows her eyes, pouting and turning to leave. "Whatever."

"What was that all about?" I ask when Carrie is out of earshot. "Why did you lie to her?"

"Because I don't want to date her," He says. "Plus, it wasn't a total lie."

I avert my gaze, feeling uneasy about my thoughts of Jayce. The purpose of doing this was because I didn't want Carrie to start dating Jayce. I think I would start to go insane if they did. Jayce is mine, I just don't know if I'm ready to act upon my feelings yet.

Suddenly, I feel something pulling me, snapping me out of my thoughts. I look at Jayce, watching as he slips his fingers through mine. He smiles at me, motioning for us to leave. I walk with him, our hands still intertwined and my heart doing flips in my chest. We walk outside towards the grass field in silence. The silence is comforting but maybe that's because I'm with Jayce. I look at Jayce expectantly, waiting for him to say something.

Jayce sits down on the stone seat behind us, stroking my hand with his thumb. I look at him wonderingly but he only smiles at me. I begin to feel a little weird but out of nervous habit, I smile back at him. He pulls me to the spot next to him and I can't help but wonder why he is in such a happy mood. I set my gaze on Jayce, observing his face but he is only smiling. My eyes are drawn to his lips and I have a sudden urge to kiss him. I haven't had a crush on a guy since I was thirteen and now, there's Jayce.

The only problem with Jayce is the fact that maybe he won't feel the same way. What if Jayce only thought of me as a friend? That would be mega awkward if I made a move and he didn't feel the same. I think I would drown in my own embarrassment if that ever happened. However, I'm beginning to think otherwise because he is staring at me in a weird way. His eyes have a soft expression and his mouth is curved into a grin. If I didn't know any better I'd say that Jayce looks like he has a crush on me.

"Mia," I hear him murmur. "What's wrong?"

"Nothing," I answer. "Why would you think that?"

"Because ever time you have something on your mind, you doze off." He smiles at me, amusement playing on his face. Oh wow, this is awkward.

"I do not," I scoff in an attempt to defend myself and looking away from him.

"I think you do," He laughs.

"Whatever," I mutter, a smirk on my lips while I look away from him.

"Seriously Mia," I look at him and I see him frown. "Why won't you look at me?"

I look at my fingers, watching them fiddle with each other, my mouth refusing to open. It isn't until that moment that I actually realize that I'm not staring at Jayce but I can't help myself. I'm feeling a little awkward and slightly embarrassed just thinking about Jayce.