Sooner or Later.

-twenty five-

-james-

I woke up entangled in Charlie's arms.

I took me a moment to realize that I wasn't in my own bed.

I smiled as I looked down at Charlie; her hair was in a curly mess surrounding her face and she was lightly snoring.

I tried getting up by removing my arm from her waist but her legs were around me.

I tried moving her legs but she just groaned and wrapped her arms around my chest.

I smiled and looked at the clock.

It was early, 5:30AM.

I sighed and laid back down next to Charlie.

I let my hands run across her cheek and she smiled in her sleep.

I wish we could do this all the time.

"Charlie." I whispered.

Her eyes fluttered open and she smiled at me.

"Hi." She said softly.

"It's morning." I said.

"Okay." She said shutting her eyes once again.

"Should I go before your parents wake up?" I asked still facing her on the pillow.

She opened her eyes once more.

I loved her eyes they were the most beautiful colour.

"I love your eyes." We both said at the same time.

I started laughing.

"Why do you like my eyes?" I asked.

"Not sure, I've always liked green eyes they are my favourite kind." She said looking at them once more.

"Why do you like my eyes?" She asked.

"They are the most beautiful colour I've ever seen, they are like ocean blue and green." I said smiling.

"James," she said.

I nodded.

"I don't mean to be rude, but you should get out before my parents wake me." She said smiling.

I nodded and got up from her bed.

I put my shoes on and looked over at her; she already had her head down and her eyes shut.

I walked over and kissed the top of her head.

"Call me when you make up." I whispered.

She slightly nodded and rolled over in her bed.

I smiled and hopped out of the window and walked back to my place.

-charlie-

I woke up by knocking at the door.

I groaned and walked out of bed.

I slipped on a tee-shirt and shorts and walked down the stairs.

There was a note on the counter saying,

"Charlie,

We are driving Drew back to his campus, you were sleeping so we didn't want to wake you. We will be back by 4:00."

I heard the banging on the door again.

"I'm coming" I said opening the door.

There was Alex, standing outside my door with a dozen roses in his hand.

"Hi Charlie." He said smiling.

I rolled my eyes at him.

"Charlie, please." He said walking into my house and shutting the door behind him.

"No Alex, you stood me up on our first date and didn't bother to call and tell me why and you think some roses are going to solve our problems?" I said walking up the stairs and into my room.

He quickly followed me up the stairs.

"Please just let me explain myself." He said.

I sat down at my desk.

"Okay." I sighed realized that he wasen't going to leave until he did.

"Last night before I left my mom was in the shower and she slipped and fell. I had to take her to the hospital, shes okay, but she did break her leg." he said frowning.

"Oh my gosh! I'm so sorry." I said.

"It's okay but I understand if you are angry or pissed at me its okay." He told me.

"Oh god I'm not mad at all, I thought you just didn't show up, no I'm not mad at all." I told him

"Really?" He asked.

I nodded.

It sucked that his mom broke her leg, but I was relieved that he cares about me.

"Who are these flowers from?" He asked looking at the vase that was sitting on my dresser.

I never really studied the flowers that James brought me.

There were probably about seven flowers in there, they were yellow flowers, probably ones that he picked on the way here, but just the sight of they yellow flowers sitting on my dresser made me smile.

"James brought them last night." I said.

He nodded.

"Why don't we try this 'date' thing again tonight? Lets say seven?" He asked moving closer to me.

I smiled at him and nodded.

He leaned forward towards me and kissed me.

I gently kissed him back.

I most likely sucked at kissing because two weeks ago I had never kissed anyone.

"Charlie would you mind me asking if you have ever had a boyfriend?" He asked pulling away from my lips.

I shook my head.

"Never? Not one." He asked.

"Nope not once." I said.

"I find that hard to believe because you are the most beautiful girl I've ever seen." He said pushing my hair from my face.

I blushed.

"That means if you never had a boyfriend, then you've never kissed anyone." He said.

"Until we played spin the bottle no I've never kissed anyone." I said.

He nodded and leaned back in to kiss me.

He stayed for a while after that, but then he left and said he was going to pick me up at my house at seven.

I called James as soon as he left.

"Charlotte." He said as soon as he answered.

"Alex stopped by this morning." I told him.

"Did you tell him I'm going to kick his ass?" he asked.

"No, but he told me what happened, his mom broke her leg last night and he had to take her to the hospital, I was all a big misunderstanding." I told him.

"Good thing, or else he would be sorry." James said on the other line.

"He is going to take me out tonight instead steed, so I was wondering if you could come over and help me pick out what to wear?" I asked smiling.

I heard him sigh.

"I'll be over in fifteen minutes." He said hanging up the phone.

James had helped me pick out an outfit and sure enough at seven O'clock Alex showed up with a smile on his face and said,

"Lets try this one more time."

{Hey guys!}

Hope you enjoyed this chapter sorry it took so long, I had writers block.

~j.m