Just Friends

Chapter 37

T h i r t y S e v e n

"Promises are some of the biggest mistakes we ever make, but defiantly the most beautiful."

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I sat across the table from Justin, my hand running through my hair as I looked down at my work which was something I was meant to be studying for. Exams were coming up soon, Justin had one today. We were at school right now and Justin and I were eating at the cafe, something we hadn't done in ages and honestly, it felt good.

"What?" I asked Justin, smiling as I noticed his glance on me. The sun had just risen and it was making his brown eyes glow. His hair looked perfect, even if he hadn't even tried to put any effort towards it.

"You know you're really beautiful?" He spoke, his voice was serious and I couldn't help but let out a small laugh as I looked down which only made him smile.

"Justin, you should be studying. Not looking at me." I replied, laughter falling from my mouth as I closed my book. I didn't really need to do much today with the regards of studying, but Justin did. I was his tutor for one of his subjects, after all and I wanted him to do well. Especially for college...

"I like studying you much more."

I couldn't help but let the smile form on my lips as he made comments like that; it was nice. And it only made it nicer when they were coming from him. My biggest weakness.

"But they don't have exams on me, you're out of luck." I replied, as he only smirked and shook his head, chuckling slightly.

"They don't need exams on you for me to study you, Ariana. I like noticing the way your lips curve when you smile or the way you run your hands through your hair. The way you bite your lip when your nervous or concentrating. " He replied as he chucked his laptop into his bag and I stared at him, my heart fluttering at the words he had just said.

"Most of all," He continued, his eyes meeting mine again, "I love you. All of you."

I stood up as he did too and he wrapped his arm around my waist, pulling me into him as I let my head rest in the crook of his neck. "I love you so much. But, really I want you to study. Are you going to come around mine tonight so we can revise?"

"Of course, babe. You used to ask me that all the time." He said slowly, referring to when we were just friends with the slightest of benefits. I was happy in the time until I discovered that I had fallen in love with him but I can really only thank it, because without that kind of relationship we wouldn't be where we are today and I couldn't be happier.

"And look where that got us, from two best friends that had sex occasionally to our relationship." I replied, looking up to him and smiling as we pulled up to his classroom. The classroom he would be doing his exam and I could tell he was nervous about it, but I knew he would be able to do it. I knew Justin was nervous about it because of college but he was amazing at everything he did.

"Hey, two people having sex with each other every now and then isn't that bad." He spoke. "But, I'll admit, I like this much better. A lot better."

I smiled in content, observing the way his eyes danced as they fell down to my lips but my stomach dropped quickly when I realized the photo. The photo that Cole had told me to read yesterday and I instantly felt myself become nervous. I

All the words that were written on the back of it.

Every word was racing through my mind.

The paragraph written on the back will forever be on my mind.

I will never forget it.