Counting Stars(Book One/Noel's Story)

Ch. 03-Count the Stars

Ch. 3: Count the Stars

Eric left as soon as Silver came back. He made a scene of it, thanking her for rescuing him from the stampede of Disney princesses. After his debut as an actor he gave me a hug goodbye and even though it was warm and made my heart soar it wasn't exactly what I had wanted. I wanted him to kiss me like he did back in the other suite in Steve's room. I wanted him to hesitate, walk away and come back and lay one on me right before I closed the door. Or something like that. Just something to make my knees go weak and give me chills throughout my body. Something to have me day dreaming about it all day and dreaming about it all night. Of course he didn't. It was like we took two steps forward just to take ten steps back. I really shouldn't have expected him to though. After everything that had happened between us why would I expect him to just out of the blue kiss me? I was just going to chuck it up to being due to his shyness. I really hoped he wasn't trying to be careful with me. That was the last thing I needed. Yeah I was broken, but I wasn't fragile. Everyone knows that you can't break what's already broken. I sighed as I sat on the couch and grabbed a hand full of Doritos. I wasn't sure if I were eating these for comfort, or because I was hungry.

"Are you really okay, or were you just pretending for Eric's sake." Asked Silver startling me with her arms folded over her chest.

"I'm fine. For once I'm not eating these because of a bad day. At least I don't think I am. It's just..." I paused as I ate another chip. "It's just I wish he would've kissed me. I mean I know we aren't together or anything, but if you would've seen the way he kissed me earlier you'd understand why I'm so hooked. It's like I'm addicted."

"You probably are. Let me guess, he gave you one of those unexpected kisses that makes your knees go weak and your toes curl like curly fries." She smirked sitting down beside me.

"Yes!" I dragged feeling the tingles return to my body at the memory. "It was my everything. How'd you know?"

"You're obsessed with those, always have been and always will be. I still don't know where this obsession started. Maybe from watching a movie or something." She rambled.

"Shut up." I groaned hitting her with a pillow as she laughed.

"I just call it how I see it. I'm your best friend for a reason." She bragged.

"That simple statement makes me question my own sanity. Why do I even bother to put up with you?" I laughed as she hit me with the same pillow I just whacked her with. "Anyways, I'm going to try and sleep it's been a very long day."

"You don't have to tell me." She sighed and I notice that hint of sadness in her eyes. Her eyes were always a dead giveaway to her emotions.

"One more thing, what did Steve say when you told him?" I asked sitting back down. The weight of her sigh as I did so told me it was nothing good.

"He was hurt that we never told him and honestly I can understand why. I mean we've known him about as long as we've known the others. That's a lot of years Noel. He assured me that he'd always be there though, but for the moment he wanted to be alone. So I came back here." I sighed as I looked into her watery eyes. It was obviously something more to the story. Something she didn't want to tell me, so I didn't push it.

"You really like him don't you?"

"Yeah. I never thought I would like someone like him this much, but I do. I don't want him to leave us because of this." She cried as tears began to slide down her cheeks. I was quick to pull her into a hug as I rubbed her back in soothing motions. I hated seeing her like this, and to be honest she happened to cry over a guy more often than not.

"He's just being a drama queen as always Silver. When he gets off his period he'll come around I know it. So don't stress about it, okay?"

"I know, but it still hurts. I feel like he just brushed me off and even though I know he would never do that it still hurts." She pulled back to look at me. Definitely wasn't telling me something. "You're right though. He just needs time to absorb everything and come to an understanding about it as a whole. We'll be back to Silver and Steve in no time. Well goodnight Noel."