Moving Love

Chapter 8.

This morning I woke up late, because I had spent the rest of yesterday night thinking about Chris's mom. I was 15min late and had a bunch of texts from my friends, trying to see what happened. I was thinking so hard still, that I had totally ignored their texts in the end. I had passed Chris coming into school but didn't look at him. He looked at me, but until I can get a better understanding of what's going on with his mom I needed to chill out on my feelings. Not saying I'm going to stop liking him! Heck no! Not in a million years would that happen.

I think you could tell that I was thinking about this way too hard, because I keep spacing out everywhere. In class my teacher called me 3 times and had to tap me on my shoulder to get my attention. I was so embarrassed!! I've never thought so hard about something in my life. Everything that happens with Chris, ends up always taking my full undivided attention.

Later on at lunch I went to our usual hangout to find everyone there, even the friends who have class are there.

"Don't you guys have class?" - Jess

"Yea but finding out what happened yesterday...is worth the tarty pass!" - Nina

"Yea she'll be fine. Just tell us what happened so you don't have to repeat it later!" - Kayla

"Well after I had left the restroom I saw Chris and his mom talking in the living room. I went back to the table and had a small and short conversation with his grandpa and dad, before Chris and his mom came back. There was still awkward tension between everyone, but there was more of an angry look coming from Chris's mom. So I took the Ty route and asked him to call me to get me out of there as fast as I could. Since I didn't drive that was my time to ask Chris what was up with his mom and Amanda. He said he was sorry and how his mom liked Amanda so she put him and her together. But he didn't like Amanda's way of doing stuff and she kinda influenced his mom. But he reassured me in letting me know that he is never going back with her." - Jess

"Oh my god...that's crazy! When you texted us telling us she had said she liked Amanda better I couldn't believe it." - Tyra

"Same I re-read the text like 5 times!!" - Maria

"I think you need to investigate this further...or ask more questions at least." - Alyssa

"Yea I'm with Alyssa." - Kayla

"But there is one great thing that happened after Chris dropped me off." - Jess

"What?!" - Ty

" He kissed me on the cheek!" - Jess

It might not have been a full on kiss but it still was enough.

"Omg! Look at my baby growing up!!" - Nina

"You guys who are missing class should really get going it's already been like 20min..." - Kayla

"Oh crap!!!" - Maria and Nina

Maria and Nina had left but then Maria came back...

"...Guys...Chris is outside and he wants to talk to you Jess." - Maria

Everyone froze up like a piece of ice had been dropped down everyone's shirt. Of course I went out there, and then we walked out to the steps outside to get more privacy. I didn't know what this was about so I was just waiting for him to say something.

"Jess even though you said it was okay I know it's not okay. So just be honest and tell me how it really made you feel. Because I do care a lot, idk why but I don't like having any uneasy feelings when it comes to you." - Chris

It's like he read my mind yesterday after I left the car...

"...Well yes the thing with your mom was puzzling but it's not because it hurt my feelings. Yes I wanna see why she said it and what I can do to make it to where she likes me. But...to be 100% honest...I just don't want anything to cause a problem with our relationship."

"Okay-"

"I mean not like we are in a relationship ya'know just our friendship"

I didn't want to say friendship at first because that isn't the label I want to put on it...well just yet, unless he says something.

"Haha! Okay! Well I know my mom and kinda knew from when you walked in the room that something was gonna happen. I was right...sadly, and again I'm sorry."

"You don't have to say sorry so much? Unless I am actually crying it's okay."

"Okay well I have to get back to class but I'll see you later?"

"Sure"

The rest of the day I didn't really think about it because of the talk with Chris. Classes went by as fast as usual and had a normal high school day. Chris gave me a ride home today because I didn't have my car. As we drove we had a good conversation, about school today and our crazy teachers. His friends are almost like mine, it's as if each of his friends are like one of my friends. We compared them and told great funny stories that we had with each one of them. It got deep when he said Amanda would only ever talk about her friends and what she did. So him being apart of the conversation felt different. I told him that in any relationship equal grounds is needed, yea one can be more dominant but the other still is able to speak freely.

When I got home I was really surprised to hear that from Chris. I would have never expected him to have that type of relationship. I guess he had it because of his mom...but he is so different than Amanda. I feel like he was hurting on the inside the whole time he was dating Amanda, and for as long as they did is insane.

Chris really is an amazing person...