Chapter 24

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Isabella's POV:

I walked down the sidewalk towards Joshua's house and smiled as the familiar 2 story suburban house came into sight. As I walked up the sidewalk, my whole body came in contact with the snow.

"Joshua!" I squealed as I sat up, brushing the snow out of my hair.

"Hey Bella, what's up?" Joshua stood in front of me with a smirk on his face.

"Oh not much. Just got pushed into the snow by a jerk named Joshua." Joshua laughed and I rolled my eyes. "Help me up?"

"Sure." Joshua held out his hand and I pulled him into the snow beside me. "That was not part of the plan."

"You should know that your plans always get ruined Josh." I turned to face Joshua and as I did so, I couldn't feel the snow at this point.

"Do you still think of me as a friend?" Joshua asked me, placing his hand on mine.

"Would a friend do this?" I leaned in and our lips connected. I felt a fluttering in my stomach, or as some would say... Butterflies. It was a sweet kiss, way better than my first. We pulled apart and smiled in sync.

"Come on, let's get inside. My mum is waiting to see you again." Joshua stood up and pulled me up on to my feet. We walked inside and took off our shoes. "I'll go get you some clothes." Joshua disappeared upstairs and I looked down at my clothes. They were soaked, and I yet to feel the cold. Joshua reappeared with some old sweats and a t-shirt.

"Thanks Josh." I made my way to the bathroom and stripped out of my wet clothes. Slipping on the sweats and shirt I fixed my ponytail and opened the bathroom door. I walked down the hall and towards the kitchen where Joshua's mom Sarah was making dinner.

"Isabella! Oh my! You've grown so much!" Sarah dropped what she was doing and enveloped me in a hug.

"How are you Sarah?" I hugged back before pulling away.

"Just fine, how are you dear? You know the last time I saw you was about 3 years ago." Sarah went back to cooking and I sat down at the table.

"I'm doing better, thanks for asking. I think I'm going to go find Joshua." I got up and walked into the living room to see Joshua putting on a movie.

"You up for some Despicable Me? Or do you have a different movie in mind?" Joshua held up all 3 Despicable Me movies and I smiled.

"I would never. It's still my favourite movie series." I plopped down on the couch as Joshua put in the first DM movie and sat down next to me. Pulling a blanket over the two of us, we sat on the couch, side by side. I barely noticed mine and Joshua's fingers intertwining under the blanket. I hate to admit this....

I think I'm falling for Joshua.

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