After the bell

Nine

I leave the store getting in the car looking to Jon who sat there, I pull out the antiseptic wipe opening it and I lean across cleaning the cut on his lip.

"I want to thank you. What you did back there for me" I said avoiding eye contact with with him as I couldn't trust myself.

"It was nothing" he said, Jon rests his hand on mine and I jump at his touch

"Yeah your lips fine" I said looking away "think it's time you dropped me home"

We pull out outside my house and I go to get out  "hey Peyton you phone" Jon said holding my phone I go to grab it but he moves and starts typing in it "my number is in there. You need anything. Just ring"

"You didn't have to do that but thanks" I get out the car walking inside closing the door.

I get out the shower looking at myself in the mirror and I realised how lucky I was to actually be showering, if it wasn't for Jon id be with them freaks stuck god knows where, I pick up my phone going through it seeing Jon's name I click the text option

'Hey Jon its Peyton. I just want to thank you again for tonight!' I push send before drying my hair and getting ready for bed.

I lay down in bed seeing it was gone midnight when my phone buzzes I pick it up seeing Jon had replied

'Hey I never imagined you would text me but I'm glad you did. You don't have to thank me I'm just glad I was there for you!'

I put my phone down laying there for a second before picking it up should I text him back? I thought

'Why didn't you think I'd text?'  I wrote it out pushing send instantly regretting it, minutes later I hear my phone buzz

'I'm not sure just never thought you would surprised me that's all. What surprised me more is you still being awake. It pretty late!'

'Yeah I know it's late I'm still kinda shook up, not sure I'm going to be getting any sleep tonight'

'Bet you are. Try and get some sleep and I will text you in the morning. Night babe x'

I read the text seeing the word babe and the kiss it caused my heart to race and butterflies to spread throughout my body
'Night x '  I texted back before placing my phone down

I wake up to my phone buzzing I look at the time seeing it was 9:30 I look at my phone seeing it was Jon again

'How did you sleep?' It read

'Not great'

'Plenty of coffee for you today then!'

'Yeah, your right there'

'Got any plans for today?'

'No but whatever it involves it will have to be something that doesn't require much movement.'

'Your that tired then?'

I look at the messages wondering why Jon was messaging me, so I had to ask him
'Can I ask you something?'

'You just did babe, but go on'

There it was again the word babe seeing it made me smile but it was so wrong to be so excited over that word that my teacher sent me, but the wrongness in it just made me even more excited.

'Why are you texting me?'

'Why wouldn't I? There's a few reasons why I am.'

'What are those reasons? I wanna know babe!'
There you go I sent it now if he can call me babe, why can't I call him it?

'I was worried about you last night. And also you know the other reason'

'No I don't! Tell me!'

'Don't make me tell you again'

'Refresh my memory' i texted I had a feeling what he was getting at but I wanted him to tell me again

'Because I really like you, and me feeling like this about you is so wrong! But I honestly can't stop feeling like this'

'I know where your coming from. I be honest I did come on strong but I realised that and backed away. But it hasn't stopped how I feel for you. I've never felt like this about anyone before'

'Seeing you everyday it's so hard. I gave you them stupid detentions just so I could spend time with you babe x I felt like such a jerk'

'Reading these messages are honestly making me what you a thousand times more. And it's wrong X '

'It's so wrong but I can't help how I feel, I'm sitting here looking forward to seeing you on Monday.'

Jon and I texted all weekend and all I could do it count down the seconds till Monday morning.