Getting Chances (Chandler Riggs Fanfic)

Chapter 16

I pull my phone out of the back pocket of the shorts I'm wearing, planning to text Chandler to warn him.
I don't like surprises and I'm not sure how he feels about them... Maybe he likes surprises. I quickly look down to what I'm wearing, since I don't even remember. Black vans... Faded shorts, not my cut offs, but my neat trim ones, that go just above mid-thigh. I'm wearing my brown tank, with black long sleeve, off shoulder shirt, and a necklace Danny got me for my birthday 4 years ago.
Ugh. I look okay, I curled my hair this morning, but the curls have fallen. Again, I look okay enough.. I bump into a stopped Cassie and she giggles at me. I didn't realize she had stopped. Then I realized Sam was at the door.

Oh god.

This must be his house.
It's really pretty! Or atleast, from the outside it is. The door opens and I see it's Grayson. He doesn't look past Sam thank god, so he didn't see me at the end of the drive way... Surely he'd remember me... Right? I mean, he's not much older than Livy I don't think.. Maybe 5th grade? I'm not sure but I like to think he'd remember me. Grayson is a cutie though, I mean no he doesn't look exactly like Chandler but you can tell they're siblings. He has the same eyes, and lips...
Okay Payson, stop thinking about Chandlers lips.

I guess I was consumed in my thoughts because by the time I look up, Chandler is smiling at Sam, walking down, but obviously hasn't looked as far as me and Cassie. They seem to be in a good conversation, I hope Sam doesn't tell him I'm here, I kinda want to surprise him. All of a sudden, he looks up. First at Cassie, then over to me, then looks away like its nothing.

Oh. Okay.

I guess I'm not that much of a surprise... Do I not mean anything to him? I would've though he'd be more excited, or atleast surprised I was here. I guess I don't-

"Payson?!" He yelled, now running down the driveway to meet me. He picked me up in the hug, almost like Sam did, but this time it was more welcomed by me because I actually know Chandler, but whatever. He started spinning, which made me laugh.
I guess he just had to do a double take to figure out it was me and I just didn't notice because I was stupidly overthinking it.

"What are you doing here?! I was going to go to your house when you told me where it was but then you never replied so I figured you were busy unpacking!" His smile was so big, it was contagious. I was giggling like an idiot.
"Well I live here now! Actually down the street! I had no idea you live here?!" I laughed.
"Were you listening when I was talking about Georgia? Woodstock Georgia, I told you my Address and everything Pay, haha!"
I shrugged. "I guess not!"

'No I was too busy paying attention to you and how you looked and how your eyes lit up at the topic, I couldn't pay attention to anything but your lips moving, not the words coming out.' My subconscious adds.
I laugh at the thought.

"She lives right next to me Channy!"
Cassie smiled. Even though it's not my place, but for whatever reason, I feel bothered by the fact she has a nick name for him... God Payson shut up, you're not the 'jealous' type, what are you thinking? It's nothing really, they've obviously been friends for a while, they've lived near each other for however long. It's nothing, just a friend thing.
Friend...
I completely forgot I promised myself to go a little slower with Chandler, not go all out and jump into a relationship.
"That's awesome! Well this was agreat surprise, thanks for not texting me Payson!" Chandler said sarcastically which made all of us laugh.
"Sorry, I was busy being pulled to this ones house." I motioned towards Sam, hoping him and Cassie don't take it offensively, I was trying to joke around.
My hopes were answered by them laughing again.
Sam spoke up. "Well what do you guys wanna do?" He asked.
"Well, I thought maybe we could show Payson around? Just go on a walk, show her the park, how to get to walmart, the school blah blah." Cassie suggested.
"Walking all those places?" I was not up for walking a lot...

"They're not that far of places, actually, we are really close to the school, and the Walmart is on the other side of the neighborhood, and the neighborhood is not that big." Sam laughed.
I gave in and nodded, knowing I'm not going to win this between the three of them and I laughed to myself.
"Okay okay," I laugh. "Can we just stop by my house first real quick? I need to tell my dad, and knowing him, he doesn't have his phone on him." I said and they all nodded.
As we walked back to my house, we were all just talking, joking around, Chandler even walked next to me, which I wasn't expecting, i thought he'd want to be by his friends... WelI guess we are friends... I guess Sam and Cassie are my friends too now? I don't even know.
But what I do know is, I like it here. A lot.