Nothing Left To Fear (Book 1 of 2)

The Guys' House

Becca’s POV:

I was a little nervous to go to the guys’ house because I wasn’t sure if I would fit in. As we got outta the car, I pulled Bri back so that we could talk. “Hey, what’s up?” She asked, with her concerned voice. “I feel like I won’t fit in. Like you girls are the dancers for the guys’ tour; and I’m just the friend who doesn’t belong.” I know it's not good to think like that but it's the truth. “Becca, don’t think like that. I saw the way you and Tom look at each other. Don’t worry about it. If they didn’t want you here, Tom wouldn’t have asked you personally.” I smiled because I realized that Bri was right and with that, we went to join the rest of the girls at the door.

Tom’s POV:

It was 6:55 and they still weren’t here. I was starting to think that they weren’t gonna show up. “Max. I thought you said that girls are always on time.” I spat. “Tom, calm down it’s only 6:55, they still have five minutes.” I relaxed after Max said that but got nervous again once I heard the knock on the door. I didn’t want to answer the door too early because that would make me seem eager. So I waited until 7:00 and then opened the door.

They all looked gorgeous but I couldn’t take my eyes off Becca because she looked happier. “Uh, Tom. Are you gonna let us in?” Brianna asked. I then eased outta the doorway and let them in. They all seemed taken back from the size of our house, so I laughed at their expressions. “Let’s go! We gotta decide what pizzas we’re getting and what movie we’re watching!” Jay yelled with enthusiasm. I led the girls in the living room and we all sat down and decided that we would order eight, yes eight, pizzas; and started watching She’s Outta My League. I’m not sure why but some of the girls looked a little uncomfortable, I hope it wasn’t because of the movie choice.

Becca’s POV:

She’s Outta My League, seriously! I couldn’t believe that we were watching this movie. Was Tom trying to give me a hint or was I just overthinking this? Anyway, about half way through the movie I began to think that maybe Tom was outta my league and so I got up and went to the bathroom. I didn’t know why I came to the bathroom; I didn’t even have to pee. Then I realized that I came here to cry over the fact that the guy I liked wouldn’t like me back. I didn’t know how long I was crying for but I guess it was a long enough because the next thing I knew; there was somebody knocking on the bathroom door. “Hey, are you ok? You’ve been in there for a while and I was getting concerned.” Tom asked. “Oh yeah,” I stuttered, “I’m fine. Just had to fix my make-up.” I lied, but he seemed to buy it. I wasn’t sure whether or not he would buy it after I opened the door. I looked a mess, my mascara was running and my eyes were red. I didn’t want anybody to ask any questions so once I opened the door, I just ran back into the living room and sat down.

Unfortunately, Tom caught on and asked to talk. We didn’t wanna go far, so we just sat on the steps. “Hey, talk to me. What’s going on?” he asked somewhat upset. “I don’t know, I just thought that you picked that movie to tell me something. Am I right or wrong?” “Wrong. Completely wrong.” Tom said. “Don't you know that I like you? I was so happy when you said that you’d be coming tonight.” I blushed because I couldn’t believe that he liked me back. After our little talk, we walked back into the living room, not really knowing where we would go from here. It was weird because when we walked back into the living room, I felt as though something was off. And that’s when I figured it out, Nathan looked a little upset but I didn’t know why but the next thing I knew, he got up and walked to his room. There was silence all around until Bri got up and went to talk to him.

Nathan’s POV:

I don’t know why but while we were watching the movie, I began to think that the movie related to me and Brianna’s situation perfectly. I felt as though Brianna was outta my league because she was perfect and I was just me. I didn’t wanna seem upset but I couldn’t help it; the girl of my dreams was outta my league. Everybody began to realize how upset I was so I excused myself and went up to my room. I paced back and forth trying to calm myself down until someone knocked on my door. “I’ll be out in a minute.” I only said that so they’d go away but I guess they didn’t get the hint because they began to open the door. “I said-” I stopped talking once I realized that Brianna was standing there looking confused. “Hey, you ok? You sorta just walked off and didn’t say anything. I was a little scared.” It was cute that she was concerned but she was just checking on her “friend.”

Ugh, saying that word made me cringe because I wanted to be more than friends. “So, are you ok?” she asked. “Yeah,” I stuttered. “Just thinking about the tour.” Brianna knew that something was up so she sat on my bed and patted the spot next to her. With slight hesitation, I sat down next to her. I didn’t really wanna tell her what was really wrong but I knew that I’d feel a little better after saying it. But once I looked up into her eyes, I forgot what I was gonna say and the only thing I could think of doing was kissing her. As I leaned in to kiss her, I moved a strand of hair behind her ear causing her to shiver. As we got closer, I could feel her breathe against my lips and I just wanted to close the gap between us. Unfortunately for me, Jay walked in to tell us that they were gonna play spin the bottle. Bri and I decided that we would play but I walked a little slower than the other two. 'Dammit, I was so close. I lost my chance.' That was the only thing my mind was thinking and to say I was upset would be a major understatement. I was devastated that I didn’t get to kiss her. It seemed as though my next opportunity would be awhile from now. But who knows, maybe I’ll get some action outta this game.

Brianna’s POV:

I don’t know what was talking Nathan so long to come downstairs but I knew that he was kicking himself for not getting his kiss. I was kicking myself for it too, but I had a feeling that something would happen during this game.

Jay’s POV:

I felt a little bad for barging in on Bri and Nath. I knew that he liked her but I didn’t know how she felt about him. I didn’t want him to do anything he regretted so I made my way up to his room. Just as I opened the door, I saw that they were about to kiss and I instantly felt bad. “Uh, hey we’re about to play spin the bottle. You guys playing?” They both nodded but I knew that they didn’t really wanna play by the looks on their faces.  As me and Bri walked downstairs, Nath was walking a lot slower than us. I didn’t think anything of it until I heard him talking to himself. I guess he felt like that was his only chance to kiss her but he didn’t know that I had a plan for them. Let the games begin.