I'm Happy If You Are |Book Two|

Stuck In A Daydream

Chapter Song: A-Team - Ed Sheeran

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Chapter 46:

(Kerri's POV)

The fact that Diana says nothing when I walk into the room makes it clear that I won.

She doesn't even look at me.

I take a shower in peace and lay down in my comfortable bed; clean, happy, excited, and at peace. Lets just say that I was one happy camper when I finally drifted off to sleep.

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I woke up out of the blue around 6:30. I didn't even have to wake up to my alarm. I had it set to 7 but…

When I switched on the light Diana groaned but didn't give any other problems. Thankfully.

I pulled a blue v neck over my head and slipped on a pair of light wash skinny jeans.

After a last look into the mirror I put on my grey vans and headed over to the bathroom.

I straightened my hair and put on a light cover of makeup before heading out the door, dragging the butterflies in my stomach along with me.

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When I opened the doors to the campus cafe the butterflies got more intense and the smile on Justin's face grew larger.

I returned the smile and sat across from him.

"You decided not to sleep in?"

I give him a playful glare," I can leave if you'd rather drink your coffee alone."

I start to get up but he jumps up and tugs on my sleeve. "Stay."

He looked slightly scared. That I would leave?

"I was just kidding," I smile at him and sit across from him in the booth.

A woman brings us two coffees and Justin gives her a smile and a head nod signifying a 'thank you'.

"You ordered for me?" I asked slightly shocked but mostly giddy.

He nods and smiles," it's what I always get. It's my favorite. It just makes you feel all cozy and warm like a winter night by a fire."

I drift off and think about that last night with Grey. The one night that made me see him a bit differently. Although it was ended on a bad note, it was an eye opener and one that changed my perspective.

The guy he was that night is a guy that he is not now. He's different, he's not Grey--the Grey that I loved--a Grey that has fallen down further than I had ever imagined.

I wish I could go back to that night. I want to imagine his terrified face. I want to see the fires flames flickering in the dark room, casting shapes and warm humbling colors onto his defined face. I want to feel his lips on mine when we kissed by the pool light.

"Kerri?!" Justin brings me back to the cozy little cafes chatter.

"Yeah?"

He smiles," you okay? You don't have to drink it."

I pick up the warm cup. I pull it towards my lips and let the warm hit them. The cinnamon-y warmth is gentle and the maple flavor is perfect.

I close my eyes and try to break my mind from Grey and move it towards the kind guy in front of me.

He doesn't say anything but when I open my eyes I see his smile and his eyes trying to find mine.

"So?" he questions.

I smile," it's fantastic."

He smiles and takes a drink of his.

"Tell me, what's the stressful thing that is causing you to drift off and be tense," he asked and sat up in his seat more, showing me he was listening.

"How do you know I'm stressed and tense?"

He deepens his eyes," I asked first, don't answer questions with another question when having a casual conversation."

I laugh at his tactics," one, I'm not tense or stressed and two, the only thing that I can think of to make me either one of those is very confusing to explain and very complicated."

"Kerri, exes are natural."

My saliva gets caught in my throat," w-what?"

"It's obviously an ex, look, exes are in the complete past. Don't worry about it. The past is in the past, the only way you move forwards is by changing and accepting the fact that everything is what it is."

"What?" I ask again, stupidly.

He sighs and sets his coffee on the table," look, no matter how complicated it gets, life itself is not worth living in the past. Just be happy okay? Don't let them get in your way."

"I'm not gonna let the past get in the way," I whisper to myself.

His wisdom has really taken me for a spin.

"How did you get so… so…"

"Wise?"

"Yeah," I reply, slightly dumbfounded.

"Lets just say, you're not the only one who has a past not worth explaining."

He gives me a smirk and stands up holding his coffee. He gives me his hand and we walk out of the cafe, side by side.

The fact that I never heard from Lucas tells me that he's the one who slept in this morning.

I decide to let him, he probably had a rough night anyways.

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We arrive to our first class together. When we sat down I attempted to look for Lucas but all I found was people I didn't know.

"Who are you looking for?" Justin pulls me back to conversation.

"My friend. He must be sick or something."

Justin gives me a questionable look but starts to get out his notebooks.

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When the bell for my last class rings I get up to meet Justin at the door.

"Well how was your classes?" he asks when I join in step with him out in the hallway.

I smile," pretty good. My first class is the most fun, I don't know much of anyone in the rest of my classes."

He grins and continues walking on our route to my dorm.

This is definitely more of a filler chapter. There are bunches of time breaks and it just kinda sucked. I worked a good bit on the coffee "date" scene. Making Justin's true character come out and his brighter side shine was a bit more time consuming. Sorry for the wait on this one, especially since its not even all that great. The next chapter will reveal some secrets and some drama between Justin and Kerri and Kerri and Grey. Hopefully you guys will like it. I hope to get that chapter published by tonight. Comment or Vote if you enjoyed it! -C