The Kissing Booth - The First Year

A home in Boston - Elle

We arrived in Boston on Sunday night, Alice and Will were at the airport waiting.

"Hey you guys, I'm so glad you're here!" Alice hugged us

We were hungry so we went to dinner at an Italian restaurant near Alice's house. We would stay there and have some apartments to visit on Monday and Tuesday. Just a house to visit on Wednesday and then we would go back to Los Angeles. Our ball would be on Saturday. Alice and Will would return to Los Angeles with us to go to our Prom.

"Well... sometimes I don't believe we're college people now. It's so weird to see this dwarf being an adult ... my child." Lee was teasing me.

"I hate it when you call me your child... but yes, I'm a dwarf." we laugh loudly

Dinner was going well until Sarah and Mike arrived, along with a redheaded girl that I recognized as Cindy. They did not see us at the beginning, only Alice and I saw them coming, because we were sitting staring at the front door. I felt that cold in my spine, but not because I was jealous of Noah and Cindy... it was only because I was not planning to meet the girl, at least not on my first trip to find my home in Boston.

They sat at a few tables away from us, that's when Noah and the others saw them, and Mike waved to Will.

"Hey... um... Noah, Elle... is it okay if we ask them to sit with us?" Will was really embarrassed to ask this, but it was the right thing to do, they were really good friends with Mike, even is he dropped the football team, they kept studying together.

"It's okay with me Will, really." I turned to Noah and smiled, he squeezed my hand and smiled back, giving me a quick kiss.

Will went to their table and asked them to sit with us. I was comfortable, but still with that cold in the spine. They came to our table and greeted us, Will introduced Lee and me to Sarah and Cindy.

She was really beautiful and suddenly Lee had a beautiful smile on his face as she greeted him. She sat next to him and we grabbed the menu to order.

"I think we need to drink something special, it's the first official night of Lee and Elle as almost residents of Boston, we have to celebrate," said Alice and Noah ordered a champagne.

"Wow, I thought we'd just have a celebration when we'd decided where we're going to live and move for real, but okay, I can have one now too." Lee was getting his sense of humor back and I saw Cindy laughing over this stupid comment.

"You can't get drunk boy, we have to take care of you... remember what your mother said" I teased him and he laughed even more... it was so good to see Lee happy at least. Last week he was so sad over Rachel, and even imagining that he was like that because of the famous Cindy, I was happy

The champagne arrived and we toasted to the new challenge that Lee and I were facing. "For my beautiful girlfriend and the best brother I have... welcome to Boston." Noah took the glass and kissed me.

By the end of the night everyone was talking and I was very happy. It turned out that Cindy was a good girl, we talked a little and she was saying it was her last year at Harvard, but she was thinking of starting a new course, she wanted to applyy for Economics, and if she did, she would stay for at least two more years in Cambridge. Lee smiled when she said it.

"Hey guys, we need to go ... we'll have a busy day tomorrow and it's half past midnight."  Will was rushing us, we said our goodbyes and went to Alice's house. May and David were in Houston with Will's parents.

Noah came up to leave our things and I stayed with Lee in the living room, I needed to talk to him before we went to bed. Alice and Will helped Noah and said his good nights.

"Hey Lee... I'm seeing you a little too happy after our dinner." I had to mention this

"Why are you saying this? I'm normal Shelly" and he smiled

"I know you... a redheaded girl made you laugh more than usual tonight, and guess what... you seem to feel better than last week. Oh, please... I'm not complaining about you felling happy at all, God nows how much I love seeing you smiling... but I kinda think it's over someone new"

"Look ... I still love Rachel, if that's what you're talking about, I would do anything to have her here with us... but it was your choice not to be part of this."

"I know ... I'm sorry ... it's just that I was ..."

"I know what you were Shelly, I know you're a little worried, since Cindy's the famous redheaded girl that Noah did..." I froze and he put his hand on my cheek. "Sorry, I was not trying to make you remember all the bad things... but I know you and I saw your face when she greeted us, specially when she greeted Noah. Do you think that this strange feeling you have will ever change?"

"I'm not feeling anything about her now... of course I did when I saw her coming in with Mike and Sarah, but as the night went by, all the strange feelings were gone. I know what I have with Noah and she's something that belongs to our past" I was really being honest and he knew that.

"It's great Shelly ... I noticed that you were really calm after that first impression... and yes, you know me... she is beautiful, and very intelligent, easy to talk to... you two also chated a little." He blushed, and it was really hard to see him blushing. "But I don't know, okay? I just think she's really cute for now."

"Ok Lee ... I understand and I'm sorry for asking and making you blush" I teased and hugged him

"Hey you two time to go to bed! Do I have to start being the big brother here?" Noah came down and teased us

"I don't want to be your sister... sorry" I went up to him and he hugged me "Come on, gorgeous"

"Hey you two, no noise, we're not home right?" Lee also had to say something like that

The three days passed by so quickly and we were very tired, visiting all the apartments and the two houses we had scheduled... but finally we found our apartment on Wednesday. It was a three floors building, very close to the campus, four bedrooms all with bathrooms (I really thought it was too much, but the boys loved it), a large kitchen, dining room, living room, a gourmet balcony and a washbasin. The building had a private laundry room, gym, pool and BBQ. It was a very good place and we were happy.

Noah and I would have the room at the end of the corridor and Lee would stay in the one beside the living room. "I don't want to keep hearing you two love birds every night," he laughed and I punched him on the back.

"I can't believe it's settled! Tomorrow we'll have to pick up the keys and in three weeks we'll be here for real... the weeks for the beginning of a new life! Lee... we're adults with our own home now!" We were chatting on the balcony while Noah was finishing the details of the contract with the landlord

"Okay, you two, we can go now. He will send the documents to our parents and we can pick up the keys tomorrow before we leave to the airport." Noah was smiling and gave me a kiss and hugged Lee "Flynn Kappa Evans *dunno what else* is officially established."