She's New, and She's A Badass

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Jakes POV

I gaped at the handgun that Andy held in her hand. My eyes went bug eyed, and my mouth was touching the floor. This girl just continues to amaze me.

Andy smirked at my reaction, and probably rediculous facial expression. "H-how many times have you used, uh, that?" I shuddered. Her expression changed from a smirk to a stone cold frown within a second.

"Once to many." she replied, looking at he gun in her hand. I wanted a real answer but I didn't prod. As if reading my thoughts, "I have used it only against Davon, in self defense. I know I seem like a cold person who Couldnt give a shit about anything," 'You've got that right' I thought, "and I am." she chuckled, "But I still don't like shooting this thing. I prefer to use my hands."

I nodded, "Yeah, I think that I should know." she smirked, still looking down at the gun in her hands. She looked up at me with a startled expression on her face. "What?" I asked.

"I-I, I just can't believe that I told you all that. I haven't told anybody anything about me. Sharon or Mike don't even know that stuff about me." she gave me a pleading look, "Please don't tell anyone about anything I said. Please promise me that you won't tell anyone. This is the one thing that I care about. Please?"

I never thought that I would ever see Andy Julious begging me, or begging anybody for that matter. I never imagined Andrea Julious caring about anything, or anybody. But I knew that she wasn't a totally cold person, because of what she did for the nerdy kid, Charlie, when he was being bullied by Nick.

She held my gaze with her beautiful green eyes. "I promise I won't tell, Andy." she looked relieved, still holding my gaze. I couldn't seem to loom away from her gorgouse face. Her long brown hair was glowing in the lamp light.

"Thank you Jake," she said in a whisper, offering me a genuine smile, showing off her straight white teeth. I smiled back, and we were silent. It was a mix between a comfortable and awkward silence. I don't know how to discribe it.

All of a sudden I felt the earge to kiss her. To kiss Andy Julious without her breaking my neck..... Hmmm. 'Go for it Jake, she likes you too.' a part of my brain told me. 'she never said that she liked him back, so I wouldn't do it.' the other part opposed. Great. Now she's got me agruing with myself.

I got out of he chair I was now seated in, and slowly walked over to where Andy was seated on the bed. She looked up just as I stopped in front of her.

I started to bend over, toward her. Her bed was high off the ground so I didn't really have to bend far. My lips were 3 inches away from her face. I stopped giving her time to pull away, but she didn't, although she seemed to be fighting her own mental battles.

I closed the space between us, and our lips connected. Instant fireworks went off, as soon as our lips touched. I think Andy felt it too, because she gasped and pulled away but only to connect our lips again.

She raised her arms, and put them around my neck, pulling me closer. Without breaking the kiss, I sat on her bed bringing Andy with me to stradle my lap.

I couldn't believe that I was kissing Andrea Julious. The badass, dancer. Her fingers found their way to my hair And she tugged, causing me to moan against her lips.

I needed more of her. I nibbled on her bottom lip, and she let me in without a struggle. Our tounges touched, and it was her turn to moan into my mouth.

She tasted of spearmint and something else I couldn't name, but it was amazing.

Then, the door to her bedroom opens, and in walks Josh with the laptop in his hands. Andy flew off my lap, and stood in the middle, but I knew Josh saw us. Not that I cared. He knew I liked her.

"Uh, am i intrupting something?" he asked, and i saw Andy glance at me. "No." we said at the same time.

Josh looked amused, " Okay, well I came to return your laptop. I have to go back to school tonight, so I'm heading out. Jake, mom and dad said that they are going to have a movie game night with Jen and Mike tonight. So you will probably end up sleeping over, considering you didn't bring your car."

"Mm-kay." I said dismisavly. I was still replaying what just happend in my mind. "Okay, well you two have fun. Bye Andy, it was nice meeting you, and Jake. I'll see you next weekend. Bye guys." and he left the room.

I looked at Andy, still standing in the middle of he room. He brought her fingers up to her mouth and touched her lips. She took her hand down and looked at me with a confused expression on her face.

"Uh-ummm..... I-I, well I, uh-" I stood up at this point and placed a finger on her studdering mouth. "Shhh. You don't have to say anything Andy. I shouldn't have done that, Im sorry. I feel stupid now. You weren't supposed to know that I liked you, and I wasn't supposed to do that. As much as I liked it, I'm really sorry for doing that." I said. I felt bad for doing that to Andy.

I didn't want her to know that I liked her like that, because I want even sure why I did. I knew why, but I was just confusing myself trying to figure her out.

After I said that Andy looked somewhat hurt by my words. "Jake, as much as I hate to admit it, I liked it too. I like you too, but- I don't know. I have a lot of baggage, and I wouldn't want you to have to deal with that stuff." she said, and a barely audiable whisper, but I heard her loud and clear.

I took my finger under her chin, and raised it so she looked at me. "Andy, I don't care about that stuff. To be totally honest with you, I don't really even know why exactly I feel atracted to you like that. You embarassed me infront of the whole school and everybody at the gym. But I DO know what draws me to you," I saw tears sparkling in her eyes, but I continued anyway, "The way your hair shines in the light, the way you move your hips when you dance. The way you easily can beat anybodys ass, when your challenged to. How you stood up for Charlie when he was being bullied by Nick. When I saw you do that, that showed me, and everybody else that you care even though you say you don't. Whether or not they choose to see it or not is their own choice. But I know that you care."

The tears were flowing down her tanned cheeks. I wiped one away. She took a mini step back, so she could look at me straight on. She studied me, her eyes still glistening with tears, trying to figure out if I was playing her like so many other girls. I wasn't.

"What are you doing Jake? You don't really like me. Nobody has ever liked me like that, because I am a messed up person. And your wrong, I don't care about anything, or anyone." the words she was speaking didn't match her tone of voice, or the emotion in her eyes.

She continued before I could say anything, "I have grown up with bullies 10 times worse than Nick, and I have a very low tolerance for them now that I know what they are capable of doing. Physically and emotionally. Just because I stood up for that nerd, doesn't mean I care. It just means I don't like bullies." her voice was trembling, and tears were pouring down her face.

"Andy, I know you care. You just think that you aren't capable of caring because of what you've been through these past years. But I know that you care. If you didn't care, we wouldn't be having this conversation, because you wouldn't care enough to talk about it. If you didn't care, you wouldn't be crying right now." I pointed out.

Andy wiped away the tears falling down her cheeks, and didn't say anything. I took a step toward her, to see what she would do. She didn't move, she just looked at me. I walked toward her and wrapped my arms around her in an embrace.

She wrapped her arms around my neck and sobbed into my shirt. I felt Andy's tears soak through my white t-shirt. I felt Andy's muscles relaxe beneath my arms and hands. I felt her legs give way underneath her. I caught her before she hit the floor bridail style. I laid her on her bed and got in with her. She cuddled into me placing her head on my chest.

"Goodnight Andy." I whispered, and fell into a dreamless sleep.