Back Together

Chapter 33

Chapter 33-

Tessanie's P.O.V.

I extend my hand to Leah and she gawks at my ring.

"Oh my god! Tessanie! It's gorgeous! How did he give it to you?" She squeals as we begin to stretch on the mat.

"Well, it was on valentines day and he took me to Disneyland. We spent most of the day there and after we ate, he took me to the 'bathroom'. Turns out, it wasn't the bathroom, it was the balcony to the castle and he put together a flashmob dancing to 'Don't You Forget About Me' which is his song to me. I thought it was just the flashmob, which was adorable, but he told me that wasn't all. A voice came on through a speaker and said that I was a special princess and my prince had an announcement. Everyone watched as he knelt down and poured his little heart out to me. After that, we kissed and then there was a firework show. It was definitely the best valentines day ever." I smile, thinking about that day. I have the best boyfriend in the world.

"Awh, he is such a sweetheart!" Leah says and I nod my head.

"What did you and Jack do?" I wiggle my eyebrows and she rolls her eyes.

"He took me to dinner and then a boat ride, and he gave me an infinity necklace." She pulls the necklace out from her shirt to show me. It really is beautiful. "Nothing extravagant, but I had a nice time with him."

"The necklace is beautiful." I compliment and the coach blows his whistle.

"Ok, everyone get into formation for routine three!" He orders and we all hustle to our groups. I place my foot in my base's hand and grip onto their shoulders, ready for the launch. "Ready, boom, down, up!" And I am flying in the air. They threw me pretty high, so I do a twist. I feel arms catch me and set me on the ground. I run over to the side of the mat, across from Leah and we nod at each other. We take off running and right in the middle of the mat, we both do a back-hand spring, followed by a back-tuck. Coach smiles at us, which is a sign that he is satisfied because he never smiles.

"Want to eat together?" Leah asks as we walk out of the gym.

"Can't, sorry. I am eating with Professor Fleming." I say and she waves, turning in the opposite direction toward the courtyard. I walk to my scooter and drive over to the science building. I knock on the door and hear a muffled 'come in'. The door creaks and I quietly walk into the room, closing the door behind me.

"Tessanie!" Claire greets me when I take a few steps inside.

"Clai- Professor Fleming." I correct myself.

"You can call me Claire outside of class. We are friends." She winks and I pull a chair up to her desk. "Oh, someone dropped this off for you." She slides a paper bag over to me and I pick up the note attached to it.

'Tess,

Got your favorite. Bon appetite.

-X'

"I'm pretty sure it's from Andrew. He even put a little 'X' on the note. He is so lame." I half-laugh and open the bag. Just like I thought. He got me my favorite food, Chicken Tiki Marsala. It smells heavenly.

"Oh, that smells so good. Can I try it?" Claire asks and I pull the plate out.

"Yeah, sure." I hand her my fork and reach down into my purse, searching for hand sanitizer. She takes a bite and let's out a long 'mmm'.

"That is amazing! Is it Indian?" I nod my head and rub in the hand sanitizer. "I love Indian food. What is the dis-" I turn my head to her when I hear choking noises. She falls out of her seat and I freak out.

"Claire? Are you choking?" I kneel beside her and see white foam forming at her mouth. "It's going to be ok. I'm calling 911. Hang on, Claire. Please." I dial 911 and press the phone against my ear.