Trading Places

Chapter Four

It had been a month and a half since Amanda and Patrick first met. They hung out as often as they could, and talked every day. The friendship was getting stronger and with each visit between the two of them, the mutual feelings for the other one grew stronger as well. There were times where Amanda could have sworn Patrick was flirting with her, and unbeknownst to her, Patrick thought the same. They really had grown close, but neither of them wanted to push things to an awkward spot. The two of them played things off as if they were content with where things were, but each of them wanted things to go further. Other than the hidden feelings, the friendship was great. The pair spent a lot of time just hanging out together, and they were just fine with that.

One Friday evening, Amanda was watching movies at home with Nicole. While she was watching the movies, Amanda was also texting Patrick. Her smiles at her phone didn't go unnoticed, and Nicole paused the movie, smirking.

"Let me guess, you're texting Sharp?" she said.

Amanda looked up and felt her cheeks blushing. "Guilty." She said shyly.

"When are you guys gonna start dating?" Nicole asked, munching on some popcorn.

"I told you, we're fine being just friends." Amanda replied. Her phone began to ring and she bit her lip. "Hang on." She said, seeing Patrick's face on the screen. She swiped the answer button and smiled. "Hello?"

"Hey how's the movie night going?" Patrick asked on the other line.

"It's going pretty well. What are you up to?" She asked.

"Well I just got a call from Shawzy and there is a family skate tomorrow." Patrick said.

Amanda bit her bottom lip and smiled. "Well that should be fun." She said.

Patrick smiled and nodded some. "Yeah it should. I was thinking that maybe you could come with me." He suggested.

Amanda's eyes went a little wide, earning a snicker from Nicole. "Uh, well I would love to go with but there's a tiny problem." She started.

Patrick smirked. "Not knowing how to skate isn't an excuse hun, I can teach you." he said.

"Alright well that solves that tiny problem." She said. "Should I meet you there?" she asked.

"How about I pick you up? I can take you to the arena early and we can practice a little before everyone gets there." Patrick suggested.

Amanda smiled and couldn't help but get butterflies. How sweet of him? "That sounds like the perfect plan." She said.

"Great. I'll pick you up around two tomorrow if that works for you." He said.

"That definitely works for me." She smiled.

"I'll see you tomorrow then." He said a smile evident in his voice.

"Yes you will. Night, Patrick." Amanda smiled.

"Night, Amanda." He replied.

Both parties hung up the phone with smiles on their faces. Amanda looked over at Nicole who was grinning from ear to ear. She rolled her eyes smirking and got up to get a drink from the kitchen.

"So Mr. Sharp is teaching you how to skate?" Nicole asked.

Amanda smiled and nodded. "Yes, he offered to teach me how." She said.

"Amanda that is too cute. Maybe he'll finally make a move this time." She joked.

Amanda shook her head smirking. "Nicole I told you, we're in a good place."