Secret Love

7

Ariella (Past)

It's been a week since I had my first kiss with Alex. We haven't talked about it at all and whenever we're around each other it's awkward. I haven't told anyone about the kiss, not even Jess.

Tonight's movie nights for both of our families. Mom and Mrs. Jacobs came up with the movie night idea when I was seven. Tonight we're watching this movie called X Men: First Class. I really hope it's not a s boring as that one movie we watched last week.

Mom goes all out of movie night, she popped four bags of popcorn and she poured them in the biggest bowl I've ever seen. Then she brought out various kinds of candy. You'd think since she was a Mom she wouldn't feed us so much junk food. But, hey I'm not complaining.

I was upstairs drawing in my sketchbook that I got for Christmas last year when I heard the doorbell ring downstairs.

"Kids come downstairs!" Dad says. I put my drawing stuff up and I walk downstairs. I see Mr and Mrs Jacobs talking with Mom and Dad. Jess and Alex are waiting by the stairs like they always do.

"Hey guys." I say once I get to them.

"Hey." They both say but Alex mumble his 'Hey' more.

"What movie are we watching?" Jess says.

"Some X Men movie." I say shrugging my shoulders.

"Ariella." My mom says grabbing my attention.

"Yeah Mom." I say.

"Could you be a dear and go get some blankets for everyone?" she asks and I nod.

"Alex help her with those blankets." Mrs Jacobs says and I look down at my feet. I start walk upstairs as Alex follows me. I make it to the closet where we keep the extra blankets and stuff. There nothing but an uncomfortable and awkward silence between us. I open the door to the closet and as I grab the first blanket I hear Alex begin to speak.

"I just wanted to say I'm sorry." he says looking at me. What is he sorry about, the kiss?

"Sorry? About what?" I say while holding the blanket.

"For causing you to break your arm." he says pointing at my cast.

"I already said it was okay Alex, it was just an accident." I say handing him the blanket.

"I'm also sorry for, for kissing you."'he says and I frown. I feel my eyes burning with tears. Don't cry Ariella, don't cry.

"Oh." I say looking down.

"I shouldn't have kissed you. It was the only thing I could think of to calm you down." He says studying my face.

"I'm not." I softly say, I'm sure he barley heard it. But it's true I not sorry for kissing him. Over the past few years I've developed a crush on him. I knew I didn't have a chance with him. Number one he's a year older then me, number two I'm just his little sisters best friend, and number three who would even want to date me.

"What?" he asks.

"I said I'm not." I say a little louder this time.

"You're not what?" he says stepping closer to me.

"I'm not sorry that I kissed you." I say looking up at him. Then out of no where he real eases a deep breathe and he breaks out into a big grin.

"God! I'm so glad you said that." he says.

"What?" I'm really confused, why is he glad I said that?

"I didn't mean what I said." he said while shaking his head. "I wanted to kiss you. I've wanted to kiss you for a while actually. I just didn't know how or even what to tell you." he says stepping even closer to me then before.

"You wanted to kiss me? For how long?" I asks looking into his eyes. He's beautiful blue eyes.

"Honestly, ever since I met you. I though you were the most prettiest girl I'd ever met. But I had this thought in the back of my head that you would never like me like that because I was Jessica's stupid older brother." he says and I smile.

I look down at my feet again because I'm blushing so hard, I'm pretty sure I look like Dopey from Snow White.

"I always thought you didn't like me because I was your little sisters friend. I'm younger then you and let's face it, who would want to date me." I say gesturing my hands at myself.

"Are you kidding? What's not to like? You're the nicest girl that I've ever met. And like I said before you are also the prettiest girl I've ever met. I can't tell you how much I like you Ella." he says placing his hand on my cheek.

"I just wish I would've told you sooner. So my first kiss wouldn't have been so awkward." Alex says surprising me. I was his first kiss too.

"I was your first kiss!" I say still in complete shock.

"Yeah you were." he says scratching the back of his neck. "Why?"

"You were my first kiss too." I say smiling at him.

"Really?!" he says as surprised as I was. "How was it?"

"I was a little shocked but, it felt..." I say looking at him not sure if I should continue.

"It felt what." he says coming face to face with me. I look at him before I continue, I lick my lips and I mutter the words, "It felt nice."

He looks deep into my eyes then he glances down towards my lips. We start moving closer to each other to the point where our lips almost touch. That is until the sound of my mothers voice call me stops us.

"Ariella! Alex! Are you almost done getting the blankets?"

I swallow my pride and I bite my lip. Why did she have to interrupt us? I shake my head and I open my mouth to speak.

"Yeah Mom! We'll be down in a sec." I say grabbing three more blankets and I shut the closet door.

That night Alex and I shared a blanket and we held each other's hand under it for the whole movie.

"I really wanted to kiss you." he whispered into my ear.

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Hello once again! I hope you enjoyed this triple updated. Don't forget to leave your thoughts in the comments and to vote.

I decided I'm going to start a set writing schedule. During the week I'll be updating my other story Dark Past, and on the weekends I'll be updating this story. So that means this we'll be the last chapter until then.

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