New girl

Chapter 23

Right now Ricco, Mikey, and I are rummaging through a closet getting a bunch of blankets because being the childish person I am I wanted a fort.
"Is this one big enough?" Ricco says holding up a big navy blue blanket .
"Perfect now lets get some chairs and we can use this big fluffy blanket I found to put on the floor," I say excited, shoving the extra blankets in the closet.
"I'll get the chairs," Mikey says walking over to the kitchen table grabbing to chairs.
We all grab our items and head to the living room and we begin setting up the fort. After about twenty minutes of trail and error we finally manage to pull together a decent looking fort; oh who am I kidding it's just a big blanket draped over two chairs with a dozen books on the chairs to hold it in place.
"Well at least it hasn't collapsed yet," Mikey says chuckling.
"You got that right," Ricco says chuckling along with him.
I smile at them. Luckily Mikey and Ricco have bonded over this past hour, I was getting sick of the constant bickering. Hopefully they will continue this.

"I'm getting in, Ricco make some kettle corn and go get the snacks and Mikey put in the movie," I say climbing in our fort and laying down.

"Kettle corn?" Ricco says looking at me confused.

"Its like popcorn but sweeter, and I don't like popcorn," I say.

Don't judge me either I just don't like it.

"Oh ok," Ricco says heading into the kitchen.

"Bella what movie?" Mikey asks sliding the movies towards me.

I pick them up and examine the five movies he has picked. There is Jumanji, Boo 2, insidious last key, get out,and the notebook.
"Seriously the Notebook why would we watch a movie like that, talk about boring," I say waving it in front of his face.
"What I thought girls liked movies like that?" He says taking it scanning the disk with his eyes.
"Well I'm not like most girls," I say making two separate piles of the ones I've seen and the ones I haven't, "I've already seen insidious and get out, so it's between Boo 2 and jumanji, what do you think?"
"Jumanji," He says stacking all the disks into a pile in his hands.
As he's grabbing the disks his hand brushes against mine and our eyes meet. We stare at a each other for a few seconds but I look away and blush. He continues to stare at me which makes me bullish even more but eventually he stands up to go out out the movie in.
The microwave goes off and the smell of kettle corn fills the air and I roll over looking at the top of the blanket. Not to long later I hear the intro to the movie start and I roll back over. Mikey crawls in first laying down to my right.  Soon Ricco comes in, setting the kettle corn and kit kat bag down in front of me and I sit up and grab it.
Once the movies began I start stuffing my face with kettle corn earning looks from both Mikey and Ricco.
"Is it good bells," Ricco says chuckling .
"What can I say I love kettle corn," I say shoveling kettle corn in my mouth.
"Hey, can I have some," Mikey says with a grin.
"If you were anyone else I would have said no, but your not just anyone so.. I guess ok" I say holding out the bag.
I can see from the side of my eye Ricco's eyes flicker with jealousy. I feel pang of guilt for flirting with Mikey in front of him, but I ignore it and lay back down on my stomach. Mikey grabs a hand full and stuffs in his mouth than lays down next me putting the bag in the corner.
Halfway through the movie I start to feel a little tired and my eyelids begin to get heavy.
Next thing I know it I wake up intertwined between Ricco and Mikey. Guess they were sleepy too. Mikey has his hand under me holding my side pulling me into him. Ricco has both arms around my waist and he's laying on my stomach. I go to move my leg and notice both my legs are pinned in place. My right leg is in between Mikey's and my left is in between Ricco's. I manage to wiggle my arm from under Mikey and I slowly sit up trying not to wake them up. I scoot back trying to get my legs from in between theirs and successfully do so. Once I'm out the boys move around and I hold my breath. Luckily they don't wake up but instead they're cuddling each other. I grin and jump up to grab my phone from the counter and I snap a pic. I look at the photo and smile to myself. I get back up and go to the kitchen. I grab one of the macaroni cups and start putting water in it while scrolling through pictures on Instagram. I put the cup in the microwave and set it to a 1 min and 30 seconds.
Suddenly I hear something from the tent and look over. Next thing I know it the tent is broken apart and Mikey and Ricco are both out the tent in shock.
"Why were you holding me," Ricco said with bright red cheeks.
"Why were you in my arms," Mikey said matching the same tone.
I couldn't hold it anymore and burst out laughing, the boys turn and look at me with flushed cheeks.
"What's so funny," Mikey says crossing his arm.
"Oh just this," I say showing them the perfect photo of them cuddling.
"Delete that Bells,"Ricco says reaching for my phone before I snatch it away.
"Nope, I think I won't," I say laughing still.
The microwave beeps and I grab my macaroni from the microwave.
"This stays between us right," Mikey says.
"Secrets sage with me, promise Bells," Ricco says, both of them looking at me begging me with their puppy dog eyes.
"Ok..." I mumble putting the package of cheese in the macaroni and stir it.
"Bella. Promise," Mikey says with big puppy dog eyes.
"Fine.."I say, taking a bite of my macaroni.
"Bells come on say you promise," Ricco says once more.
"Fine fine, I promise," I say with a mouth full of macaroni.
Stick out my pinky finger and say, "Hey, pinky promise?"
Mikey intertwines pur pinkies "Pinky promise."
"Pink promise," Ricco day intertwining our fingers.