just keep swimming | l.h.

5

The boys and I slept through almost the whole next day, but I still had a bit of a headache when I woke up in the early noon.

I didn't even drink that much, how the hell was I feeling this bad?

I quickly showered and got dressed, then I swallowed a painkiller and felt better almost immediately.

I sat down in the kitchen and was soon joined by Larry. Jaime and Michael were still asleep on the couch in my room and neither of us wanted to wake them up.

I made breakfast for Larry and me and we started talking about everything that was going on in our lives, we did talk a lot over the phone and skype and we always texted back and forth but talking in person was just something entirely different.

I asked "So how's it going with the girls? Do you have a crush on somebody right now?"

Larry blushed, which was so cute that it almost made me swoon, then he shook his head a slight bit, sighed and said:"Honestly? There is someone. But this someone is not interested in me at all and I don't want to destroy the awesome frienship we have."

Now it was my turn to blush, Larry wasn't just trying to tell me that he was crushing on me, was he?

Larry looked at me, then he started chuckeling "Don't worry Bels, i'm not having a crush on you, love. Even though you are gorgeous and funny and lovely and.."

"Enough" I laughed "tell me who you're having a crush on now"

"Um" Larry began and was interrupted in the middle of him speaking again, this time by Jamie and Michael, who came into the kitchen together.

I gave Larry a confused look, daring him to tell me who he had a crush on, whether i knew her or not, he had made me suspicious.

Larry just shrugged and mouthed "later", then he joined the converstation of the other two boys, while I began making some more toast and grabbing plates and glasses for Jamie and Michael.

Later that day, the boys and I went to the cinema with Chloe and another girl called Felicity, who were friends of all of us.

The film was great and so was spending time with some of my closest friends, but I felt like Larry was being bothered with something and i wasn't able to figure out what it was and there was not even a second where I was able to talk to him alone.

Larry, Jamie, Michael and I went to get pizza after the movies but Felicity and Chole went home already.

When we were sitting at the table I suddenly noticed something I had never seen before. Larry looked at Jamie with so much adoration and he looked all loved up while looking at him, unlike he did when he looked at Michael for example, who had been one of his closest friends since kindergarten.

I was pretty sure that Larry was crushing on Jamie and I didn't even bother me at all, deep down I had always kind of known that Larry was this guy who could be attracted to guys, even though he had had girlfriends before. I decided to talk to Larry about this later, but for now I just admired the way Larry looked at the one year younger Jamie.

This night, the boys were going to stay over at Michael's, before they'd head home tomorrow. I was invited to stay over, too, but I didn't want to. Firstly I didn't because the boys wanted to play Fifa and other games that I couldn't even name all night and secondly because I was really tired and wanted to be on my own for a night.

Shortly before Michael dropped me off at my house, Larry announced that he'd spend a little time with me and that he'd walk to Michael's later, which was a good thing for me.