Just Friends (Editing)

Chapter 25- What Are We?

Letting the door slowly click closed I fastened my pace in the direction of the park feeling incredibly nervous. I haven’t spoken to him since the party and now he wants to talk. What the hell is he going to say? I don’t think I’ll be able to keep my cool if he wants to just forget about everything. I mean maybe we should but I can’t. Charlotte, what are you even thinking? The little voices inside my head were going crazy.

“You love Ryan!”

“Char and Ryan sitting in a tree, k-i-s-s-i-n-g!” The voices inside my head teased me, can’t I control these things?

“Yeah you can but you love it this way!”

“Shut up!”

“Nah ah! Charlotte and Ryan forever!”

“Seriously shut up!”

“Are you okay misses?” An old concerned woman asked from her garden.

“Um yeah!” I hesitated.

“It’s just you were fighting with yourself there! I was getting a little concerned.”

“Shit!” I was talking out loud I mentally face palmed myself.

“No, no I’m good!” I replied then hurried on down the street with embarrassment.

Well that wasn’t awkward at all, my inside voices sarcastically noted.

By the time I was approaching the park it was exactly two o’clock. The park was deserted due to the fact it was windy and raining. When I opened the gate to the park I scanned my eyes across the park then over to the usual place where Ryan would be; beside the lake and the tree; the same tree that has all six of our initials written in it. He was sitting on the bench, the same bench I found his mum that day. This place brought back so many memories.

“Hey.” I half whispered half sighed taking a seat down beside him on the bench.

He sat silent and didn’t respond so I just stared out across the lake. No wonder this was Ryan’s favourite place to go to, it truly is beautiful.

“Did you love him?” He broke the silence first, startled at his question it took me a moment to reply,

“No.”

“What are we Charlotte?”

“We’re friends, more than friends, really good friends!”

“What happened the other night, was it a mistake?”

“Only if you want to forget it?”

“I don’t.” He responded catching me of guard. He doesn’t want to forget the kiss? Does that mean he doesn’t think it was a mistake?

“Neither do I.” I finally responded.

“Then what shall we do?”

At that moment in time I don’t know what gave me the confidence or courage to do what I did next but I did.

I moved closer to Ryan on the bench, like at the party I tilted his chin and our lips met. Just like before his soft warm lips moved in sync with mine but this time it felt so much better, like it was meant to be. Cliché, I know.

When we broke apart he asked me another question,

“Charlotte? What are we?” I hesitated at his repetition of his question but then responded.

“We’re friends, more than friends, really good friends but not just friends.”

Satisfied with my answer he leaned in and cupped my cheek with his hand and them now familiar lips met mine. And to say I felt sparks or seen fireworks would be an understatement. Ryan was like my missing jigsaw piece now found.

As on queue my phone started ringing.

“I leave my heart open but it stays right here empty for days.

She told me in the morning she don't feel the same about us in her bones.

It seems to me that when I die these words will be written on my stone.

And I'll be gone, gone tonight.

The ground beneath my feet is open wide.

The way that I been holdin' on too tight,

With nothing in between.

The story of my life I take her home

I drive all night to keep her warm and time,

Is frozen.

The story of my life I give her hope,

I spend her love until she's broke inside.

The story of my life.”

“You might wanna answer that!” Ryan laughed.

“But One Direction are just too cute!” I joked.

“Not as cute as you!” Ryan teased back.

I picked up my phone and read the caller Id, mum of course it would be her to ruin a moment like this. I answered the phone.

“Hey!”

“Hey so I totally forgot to mention that a little dickie bird told me two weeks ago that you have a boyfriend and oh my god I’m so excited for you!”

Shit, I thought! Whoever told her about Reese is dead.

“So we’re having the coming home party tomorrow and you so, so, so have to invite him Char, I can’t wait to meet him.”

I hesitated to answer as mum kept rambling on.

“You are going to let me meet him Charlotte!”

I looked over to Ryan and saw he was oblivious to anything mum was saying.

“Yeah of course he’ll be there!” I smiled replying to mum.

“Yes!” She screamed down the phone, talk about over excited.

“Bye Char, love you!”

“You too!” I replied and hung up.

“Your mum?” Ryan asked chuckling a little.

“Yeah!”

“Hey, Ryan you’re coming to mine tomorrow for dinner by the way so I can introduce you to my family!” I smiled.

“Sure, can’t wait to meet them, I’ll be sure to make a good first impression!” He joked grabbing my hand and pulling me off the bench.

“Let’s go play on the swings for good old time sake!” He smiled.

“Coming!” I laughed chasing him over to the swings.

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Authors Note

Hey guys! So here's my  last chapter! *cries* it's all coming to an end so quickly!):

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