Red In The Face (Jeffmads fluff)

Chapter 7

~ James' P.O.V. ~

I was trying to concentrate on what he was saying, but that's kind of hard to when your crush is holding your hand. I heard his voice as he led me towards the sidewalk. My legs were still pretty numb, so it felt like I was walking on air. Like I was in friggin' HEAVEN. Which I pretty much was. I'm sure I died at least twelve times during the past eight minutes.

"So, just a reminder, if you ever feel like you're gonna fall, just hold onto me, okay? I'll be here. I won't leave your side." I wasn't even listening to the instructions he gave me, but I didn't want to seem like I didn't care, so I just nodded. He smiled. "Great. Well, looks like we're good to go. Ready?" He asked, looking excited. I didn't know what I was doing at all, but the look on his face gave me enough confidence to decide to just wing it. I looked at him and smiled back.

"Yeah, I'm ready." And with that, Thomas let go of my hand, bladed forward a bit, and stopped. He turned around.

"Okay, now blade to me," he said, holding out his arms with an adorable smile. For some reason, this moment was pretty intense for me. Not because it was too far a journey (he was only, like, five feet away), but because this was my only chance to prove to him that I can do something as simple as rollerblading. I took a deep breath and puffed out my chest. Then, probably looking really stupid, I bladed forward, wobbly and awkward. I watched my blades as they moved me forward. I stared at them thinking, if you fail me and make look like a fool in front of him, I swear to Washington-

Just as I had told the blades NOT to do, they failed me. Sort of. I was paying so much attention to them that I forgot to stop, and I ran into Thomas. But he caught me, and before I knew it, he was holding me in his arms again.

"Woah there, haha! You might wanna keep your eyes up while you blade," he said, lifting my chin up to meet his beautiful smirk. Speechless and embarrassed, I just stared. "Here, tell you what," he started, letting go of me. He turned me toward the path ahead of us. "Since you're having some troubles, I can help you stay up myself." He put his arm around my waist. "Sound good?" He smiled sweetly, and I could only nod helplessly. 

Note: I am so sorry for the extremely late update! School sucks