Go Find The Princess, Gamer Boy

Chapter Twenty-Four

Beck's P.O.V.

We pulled into Scott's driveway, allowing me to hop out of his truck while he pulled his phone out, dialing a few numbers before holding the phone to his ear and heading inside, grabbing my suitcase on the way in. I took this opportunity to snag up my backpack and duffelbag, taking them inside and following  Scott into the guest room, where he set the suitcase on the bed. "I have a few phone calls to make," he softly said to me as he pressed his palm to the receiver, giving me a small smile before exiting, leaving me with my luggage to unpack.

I released a breath as I shut the door behind Scott and leaned against it, biting my lip. I had hoped for more than a hug when he had picked me up at the airport, but even if it was a playful, twirled hug, it was the best thing that had happened to me in a years, probably even better than graduating college. I had feelings for him, much more than I originally expected before he moved away, and I was heartbroken when distance parted us. I saved up for this trip for the past few years, eventually gaining enough money to travel to Florida for two weeks. It wasn't as much as I wanted to, but it was the best I was going to get for awhile, especially when I started working on a daily basis. Hopefully, during these two weeks, Scott or I would confess our true feelings, if he had any for me to begin with.

I sighed a bit as I pushed myself off the bedroom door, going over to my suitcase and slowly beginning to empty it into the provided dresser, making sure it was organized to fit all of my clothing. I pulled a small bag out of my duffelbag, unloading my make-up and other feminine supplies into the spare bathroom, trying to get comfortable in this guest room. I would be here for two weeks, living only a hallway across from my best friend, and it gave me some kind of thrill, making my heart beat against my chest. It took me about twenty minutes to fully unpack and after I was finished, I ran my fingers through my hair, brushing it behind my ears, and tried to regroup myself from the flight when there was a knock at the door. I rushed over to get it, opening it up to find Scott on the other side. 

"Hey, Beck," he greeted as I took a step back, wringing my hands behind my back, trying to hide my anxiety from Scott. "My friends and I were planning on attending a fancy, masquerade ball tonight, if you'd like to join us. There's, uhm, a condition to going, thought..." He sighed as he entered the bedroom, rubbing the back of his neck before plopping himself down on the bed, looking up at me. "The ball requires for pairs of two, couples really... All my friends already have dates, I was thinking that you and I could...go together? As dates, I mean." My cheeks flushed deeply as my breath caught in my throat, and I realized that this was the thing I had always wanted Scott to ask me - to ask me out on a date. 

I threw my arms around his neck and hugged him, feeling tears well up in my eyes from happiness. I could feel his heart pounding in his chest, an obvious sign that he was as nervous as I had felt. His arms found their way around my waist as he hugged my tightly, burying his face into the crevice of my neck. "Scott, I would love to attend the ball with you..." I murmured softly, tangling my fingers in his hair as he laid back on the bed, pulling me on top of him. My knees straddled either side of his hips and my face was pressed right in his, both of our cheeks flushed from embarrassment. I didn't let my anxiety hold me back this time, though. "I've liked you since the sixth grade, if that means anything." He chuckled as he brushed a strand of hair behind my ear and pressed his lips to my forehead, butterflies erupting in my stomach.

The smile across his lips merely widened at my reaction to the forehead kiss, and it made the blush on my cheeks only darken, provoking him farther. "Beck, trust me, I've liked you just as long," he assured me, somehow making the butterflies in my stomach grow worse but better at the same time. "I just never knew how to tell you how I felt about you, but now, I know how I feel. I can't even tell you how much you truly mean to me, but it's greater than I've felt for anyone in a long while. You make me so happy just by existing, I don't even know if I would be the same without you being a big portion of my life. Before you go back home, I wanted to tell you that...that I love you, I've loved for a long, long, long time." He released a breath, smiling. "That was...wonderful to tell you. You have no idea how long I wanted to say those three words to you."