My Next Door Neighbor Joe Sugg

Chapter 8

We had finished Zoe's interview just as her boyfriend, Alfie, arrived home. She introduced us, he was just as kind as her.

Alfie had arrived with lunch, it was Chinese takeout. I giggled as he told me he didn't know what else to get. He knew I would be here but he didn't know what kind of food I liked.

"Don't worry, I like a lot of food. I'm not too picky." I shrugged as I served myself a plate of food.

"That's a relief, I was genuinely nervous that you wouldn't like this." We laughed as we all sat down to eat.

"So how was the interview? Did you have fun? I heard lots of laughing." Joe looked at Zoe and I.

I exchanged glances with Zoe and we both began to laugh. "I just wanted Vanessa to feel more comfortable! It seems to have worked since we totally hit it off!" Zoe said while grinning.

I nodded my head in agreement as Alfie and Joe smiled at us. I could tell this was going to be a good friendship.

After we finished eating, Alfie and Zoe said they needed to film a new video for Zoe's channel. They went upstairs and left Joe and I alone in the living room. "And then there were two." Joe said as Nala walked upstairs to follow Zoe and Alfie.

"Well, I might as well work on Zoe's interview." I pulled out my laptop and notebook and began typing.

Joe pulled out his laptop as well and started working on something. "Yeah, I have to edit my video." He murmured quietly.

He seemed so serious and focused. I smiled as I stared unconsciously at Joe. He noticed me staring and turned towards me. "Take a picture, it'll last longer." He smirked and I blushed.

"Maybe I will." I pulled out my phone and snapped a picture of him. He was looking at his laptop. I showed him the picture and he laughed.

"That actually looks pretty good. I look amazing." He admired himself in the photo with a wide smile plastered on his face.

I laughed and sent it to him. "There, now you have it." He chuckled and said thanks.

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It had been a couple of minutes and Joe and I were quietly working on our stuff. We could hear laughing coming from upstairs and I smiled. They seem to be happy with each other.

"Why are you so happy?" Joe asked while glancing at me.

"Oh, nothing. Just thought it was cute that Zoe and Alfie are happy together." I shrugged while looking at my laptop.

Joe put his laptop down and scooted close to me. He took away my laptop and notebook and placed those next to his laptop. "You shouldn't restrict yourself from a relationship. Even if you are moving a lot, I'm sure whoever you like will understand." He looked into my eyes and held my hands.

I looked away, blushing. "I don't know, it's too complicated."

Joe cupped my cheek and turned my face towards him. "Don't look away, you don't have to be embarrassed." His face was close to mine and I stared into his eyes.

He leaned forward and his lips brushed lightly against mine. I smiled and kissed him. He was stunned but quickly responded back. His tongue licked my bottom lip and I opened my mouth slightly.

He slid his tongue into my mouth and teased mine. I moaned as his tongue explored every part of my mouth. He grabbed my hands and pinned me down onto the sofa while climbing on top of me. I could feel my face heating up as he kissed my neck lightly.

I couldn't help but let out a moan. He smirked as I felt himself rub against me. He was clearly doing it on purpose but I didn't care. I was lost in the moment and I wrapped my arms around his neck and pulled him into a deep kiss.

Suddenly, we heard a door open and footsteps following. Joe swiftly got off of me and handed me my things. I stood up and continued to work on my article as best as I could.

"Hey guys! Sorry for the long wait, filming always takes forever." Zoe sunk into the couch and turned on the tv. "What were you guys up to?"

"Not much, I've just been editing a video and Vanessa's working on her article." Joe shrugged and stared intently at his screen.

I could feel my heart pounding inside my chest as I tried to calm down. Hopefully they didn't hear anything. "Hey Vanessa, I was hoping you'd stay the night. We could all have a sleepover!" Zoe grinned and looked at me.

"Oh, that sounds really fun but I don't want to be a bother. Are you sure?" I bit my lip and glanced at Zoe.

"Of course I'm sure! We have a spare bedroom you can sleep in and Joe can sleep in the other room. It's totally fine!" Zoe clapped her hands and flipped her hair to the side. She ran off to the kitchen and came back with a bag of chips.

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We played a couple of games and chatted for a while. Then Zoe began to get sleepy and she went off to bed. I went to bed as well and chuckled when I saw how decorated the bed was. It was filled with decorative pillows. I changed into my pajamas and snuggled into bed.

I woke up to the sound of someone opening my door. Maybe I should've locked it. I squinted and sat up, trying to figure out who it was. "Joe? What are you doing?" I rubbed my eyes sleepily as Joe made his way to the bed.

"I uh, kind of wanted to sleep with you. If that's okay." He got into bed and laid down. There was a fair amount of space between us.

Too tired to complain, I said sure and turned away from him. It was weird to have him here with me but I didn't seem to mind much. It felt kind of nice to know he was next to me.