What A Catch.

Chapter 54

Happy Fob day!

Pov Beth

We get down from the roof and sit at the table. Patrick had sent a text saying that everything is okay earlier so we get the afternoon off.

"Tomorrow is the picnic right?" Joe asks.

"Yeah." Gerard replies, "and our last full day."

"Does time go by quickly or what!" I say.

Everyone agrees.

"What happens after this? Will we see you guys ever again?" Gerard asks dramatically.

"I hope so." I reply.

Patrick bursts through the door. Behind him is a girl with jet black hair and a sly smile.

"Patrick!" I shout, "how was it?"

"She wanted to meet you guys."

Everyone waves in turn and mumbles some sort of hello.

"This is Florence, my girlfriend." Patrick states.

The whole room is aghast. Patrick has only known her for a few hours. She makes eye contact and something clicks within her.

"She is spending the day with us and then we will meet her back in Chicago." Patrick continues.

After an awkward silence I pull out a pack of cards and deal for all of us.

Pov Pete

"Cheat." I catch Patrick out again.

"Pete, you know me way too well for me to play this game." Patrick replies.

I grin at him.

Beth thinks before placing down a card and telling us that it is a three.

It continues around the circle until its Florences go.

"A... Urm... 4" She laughs all cutesy, hitting Patrick on the nose.

I shuffle uneasily, but Patrick seems okay so I leave it.

"Cheat. Mother fucker." Frank shouts, flipping the card over. A four.

He sits down in defeat and collects all the cards.

"Do you think Im a cheater?" She asks him.

"No? Just its part of the game. Dude, calm your ass." Frank leans back.

She rolls her eyes before pouting at Patrick who laughs, punching her arm lightly. Nobody else is laughing.

Frank breaks the silence by shouting, "Four!"

Slowly we rotate around the circle again. Each person places a card and states a lie.

"I dont get this game. Im bored." Florence whines, "Pat, can we do something else?"

Everyone stares at Patrick.

"I guess so..." Patrick says, placing his cards in the centre.

Everyone looks in disbelief before continuing placing cards.

Pov Patrick

I sit down on the sofa, she sits next to me, laying her head on my shoulder. I wait.

Her lips pucker and release as she leans close to me. I breathe heavily, unsure on what to do.

"Havent you ever kissed someone properly before?" She whispers, like a snake.

"I- urm." I stutter at her closeness.

"Well it goes like this. Pucker up. Lean in. Follow me! Simple as."

I nod slowly, doing the first step. She laughs at me.

"You look ridiculous."

I shrug and laugh nervously. I didnt know there was a wrong way to love someone.

Slowly her face inches close to mine and her lips touch mine softly. I feel the lipstick peel off onto my lips. She slowly makes out with me. I am confused, stuck still.

"See, that was a good start." She whispers at me.

I grin and exhale the breath that Ive kept in for the past few minutes.

I look at her, my possible soul mate. Ive waited so long to see this fate.

"Stop staring, creep." She bops my nose before standing up, "come get me an apple?" She demands softly.

I nod, following her next door, past the rest of the group, mid game.

Pov Beth

I lie facing Pete. I am suspicious of that girl Florence. I look up to meet Petes stare, grinning.

"That Florence kid." He whispers, as she is only one bed away.

"She seems okay, except... It is a bit fast, right?"

"Yeah."

I drag my finger down his nose and he kisses it when it reaches his lips.

"To the last day. Tomorrow." I whisper. He repeats.