Tampons // PAUSED

N I N E

_Trinity_

I look up at Michael bewildered, afraid he would be upset with me for being too close. I lift my head off of his shoulder and ask, "What is it?"

He takes a deep breath before continuing with his confession, "Okay, so do you remember the day in year eight when Mrs. Wambold paired us up for that psychology project?"

Despite my surprise that he still remembers, I nod.

"Well, I may have..." Michael's face turns as red as his hair, "Developed a small... Crush on you... And, umm... Eventually, that crush may have turned into something more... So now, here we are, and I just wanted to say that... That I think I'm falling in love with you more and more every second I spend with you."

Then he fully turns himself to me and asks the question that I've been waiting to hear for eleven years, "I was wondering if... Maybe... You wanted to be my... Girlfriend?"

I'm at a loss of words, so I do the only thing I can; I pull him in for a hug as I nod fiercely.

****

I smile as Michael pulls me closer to him. We've inseparable for the past three hours, especially so after Ashton told us some news about one of our past classmates, Shay Stephan. I was never close to her, and neither was Michael, but it's still sad seeing as how close Calum was to her.

"Hey Trinity?" asks Michael looking me in the eyes.

I can't help but stare at him in wonder, still not believing that he's my boyfriend...

"Trinity?" he repeats, elongating all of the vowels.

"Uhh," it takes me a minute to snap out of my daze, "Sorry! Yeah?"

"Would you mind if I kiss you?"

"What?" I'm shocked that he even liked me, let alone ask to kiss me... I realize my mistake when he turns a dark shade of red and looks away, obviously embarrassed.

"I-I... Sorry..." he mumbles. "I shouldn't have asked that... "

"Shut up, you dork," I smile before pulling him closer and softly lay my lips on his.

This is better than anything I've ever experienced. For so many years he's held my heart in his hands without even knowing, and he's kept it beating when he didn't know it was about to stop.

"I love you, Michael," I whisper.

"I love you more."

I laugh, "That's not possible."

_Corrine_

I knew I shouldn't have done that! For once, I actually listened to Sapphire, so I decided to put all of my fears and hesitations aside... How was I supposed to know this was going to happen?

@CorrineBarker: Hey Travis, I am Corrine, a big big fan of your group, but mostly of you. You've keep my heart beating since I listened to your first album just few years ago. Hope you'll see this and I don't know, maybe answer something. :) With love, Corrine Thompson. Xx