Judd Birch and me

Oh boy.

To no surprise I wake up to an empty bed. Judd is gone, I think its morning because a shimmer of light seeps through the windows. Although its hard to tell, Judd's room is so dark.

I wriggle out of bed and try to find my clothes but I fail, so I put on one of Judd's shirts and hope none of the kids have woken up yet. I sneak out into the hallway, its darker than I thought. I have zero idea of what time it is. I peer into the kids room.

Nothing much has changed thankfully.

I make my way downstairs for a drink of water, Jack Daniels is still on my tongue and its gross. but to my surprise I find Judd.

cooking.

"Hey, nerd."

"hey" I return cautiously "Are you cooking?"

"yeah, what of it?"

I look over at the clock. 4:30 am.

"It's 4:30 in the morning!"
"Yeah"
"Why"

Judd looks up at me "I dont like people to know i cook"
he smirks
"but get ready nerd, these are the best damn pancakes youll ever eat!"
He flips the pancake onto a plate and slides it across the island to me. He walks beside me and pours maple syrup onto the steaming pancake. I dont like maple syrup, but i do it for Judd.
I take a bite. Damn it. Its good.

"What the heck, Judd. These are amazing!"
"I know"
He sitting right beside me but he has pulled the chair so close, he is basically in my lap. He's facing me, green eyes staring at me. I try to eat my pancake without hyperventilating.
"Nice shirt."
"Thanks, im trying to get in touch with my dark side" I smirk.
Judd looks at the clock, then back at me. He gently brushes the hair out of my face and behind my ear.
"Gotta go." He says abruptly.
"What? Where?!" I say, shocked.
"Dont worry about it, nerd." He smiles and walks to the door. He is half way out before he turns back to me.
"Im picking you up for school on Monday"
Then he leaves.
Confused, I put my plate in the sink and walk up stairs. I catch myself smiling as I walk into Judds room and find my clothes. As weird as Judd is, he was exciting and kinda sweet? He makes my heart race and all he has to do is look at me.
I wonder whether or not to tell Leah. I crawl into his bed, its still only 5am. Way to early to be awake.
I fall asleep.

Beep. Beep.

I groggily reach around for my phone, its Leah.

: 30 mins away!

I look at the time. 9:00 am.
I look around, confused, did Judd really make me pancakes?! Or was that a dream.
I get out of bed, still wearing Judds shirt, I get changed into my own clothes.

I make my way downstairs. My plate is in the sink. It wasnt a dream. I hear the kids getting up, they come down stairs chatting about some soccer game theyre going to today. I pour them bowls of cereal as they go to watch t.v.
I hear Leah's car pull up.
She bursts through the door before I even get the chance to get up.

"Omg. You will NOT believe the night I just had!"

"Hi Leaaah" Nick calls from the other room.
"Hi Nickyy" she replies urgently "We cant talk here, lets got to my room." She grabs my arm and pulls me up the stairs.

"Whats going on Leah!" I chuckle through the madness whilst being dragged up the stairs at full pace. Leah giggles before busting open the door of her room. She stops suddenly. Causing me to run into the back of her. She falls to the ground and I trip over her falling at her side. We burst out in laughter.
"What the hell!" She says to me, throwing one of her stuffed animals at me.
"What!?" I retaliate. "You were the one who stopped for no reason."
She smiles at me "well youve totally got a secret."

Holy crap.
She knows.
Suddenly im sweating. I feel my cheeks burning up as she looks at me. I can feel my heart racing, I think its going to explode out of my chest. And I think shes noticed.

"Where were you last night?" She smirks.
"Wh-what do you mean?" I struggle.
"Well, you totally wernt here. The bed hasnt even been touched." A grin takes over her face.

Oh boy.