A F R A I D | a Bell ff

N I N E

I slept in the following morning and was woken up by my mother. "Bianca," she whispered, "someone is here to see you." I rubbed my sleepy eyes and slowly opened them to see a tall figure standing next to my mom. Oh no, it was Will. I quickly pulled the blankets over my head and yelled, "I just woke up!!" I heard my mom laugh and tell Will to come to the kitchen while I get ready, I then heard the door shut after that. Great, now Will has just seen me look my absolute worse and it's all my mom's fault. I groaned and got out of bed. I brushed my hair and cleaned my teeth. I then put on some makeup and threw on some decent looking clothes.

I headed for the kitchen where I could hear laughs and faint music playing, the smell of pancakes filled the air. Will and my mom were talking about, what sounded like school. I smiled as I entered the kitchen and Will looked at me, smiling big. "Hey Will. I'm sorry you had to see me like that," I spoke, "I don't look the best when I'm half asleep." He chuckled softly, "It's okay. You looked great, Bee." I blushed a bit, but realized that my mom was looking at us. I cleared my throat, "So what were you guys talking about?" My mom laughed, "About how you two met! I think it's absolutely adorable how you two became this close from one project." I sighed, my mom always had a way to make things awkward.

We all sat around the table and ate pancakes, talked about our grades and classes, and Will and I even made plans for the day. We were going to beach together. I thanked my mom for the food and for inviting Will inside, in the first place, and went to go fetch my bathing suit. After saying goodbye to my mom, Will and I were off in his lovely car. I loved his car, and when he would take off with me on the road, it felt like an escape from all of my stress and worries. I was set free when I was with him.

When we got to the beach I ran out of the car and straight to the cool water. When I looked back, I saw Will chasing after me. I laughed and when he caught up to me, he wrapped his arms around my stomach and spinned me around in the water. When I felt his touch against my skin, I melted in his arms. I knew I was feeling something special with him that I haven't felt like with anyone else. He was everything I could ever ask for and I don't know how I ended up here with him.

We played and splashed around in the water together and when we got tired, we sat in the sand and admired the sun that was over the water. When that sun set, it painted the sky beautiful shades of pink and orange. Will and I closely walked along the water as the sun set. We talked about video games and YouTube. He also told me all about the YouTube channel he has, where he uploads gaming videos. He wanted me to make a gaming channel as well, but I am not sure yet.

And then it happened. Something that I never thought would happen in a million years. He snaked his arm around mine and slowly interlocked our fingers. It sent a shiver down my spine, truth be told. I couldn't stop the smile from forming on my face, this moment could not get any more perfect. The small little act of holding hands, somehow seemed like the biggest thing in the world, to me. We walked together, hand in hand, in comfortable silence as the sun set over the water.

We went to his place afterwards, as he was adamant that I make a YouTube channel. He helped me set it up and, although I was nervous, I managed to find the right words. "Hey I'm Bee!..."