you.

chapter 10

                                 IVY'S POV
joey- well i'm going home in 3 days..

ivy- oh.. well it's okay i could always just go to the hospital during the day and facetime you at night.

joey- but are you going to be okay alone?

ivy- i hope.

*he wrapped his arms around me. i immediately wrapped my arms around his waist and hugged back. we stood there for awhile before i felt him kiss my forehead softly and pull away. in all honesty, i'm not going to be okay. my sister is in a coma and joey will be back in north carolina. but everything is bad before something good happens, right?*

joey- princess i don't have to go home for too long. if you need me to come back i can.

ivy- joey you need to see your family you've been here for almost 2 weeks. they probably miss you.

joey- true. well, next time i come maybe they can come so you can meet them. they'd love you.

ivy- id like that.

*we exchange smiles before cleaning up the floor, blowing out the candles, and putting the flowers in a vase. i put on joey's hoodie and we walked upstairs. i jumped onto my bed and joey plopped down right beside me. it didn't take long before i paid my head on his chest and he held his arms around me. i went on my phone and took pictures of us. some were goofy, some were serious, and some were cute. joey and i had been private about us being best friends and obviously dating because that just happened. but he's protecting me so his fans don't attack me. if i got hate, it'd probably be because i'm 'stealing his attention from them' or i 'took their man'. but i couldn't even deal with it right now because of everything going on.*

JOEY'S POV
*i didn't want to leave ivy but she made a good point. we cleaned up and went upstairs. she looks so beautiful in pictures and i want to post about her but i don't want her getting hate. she already has to deal with her sister and that's hard enough on her. she makes me so happy and i can't remember being this happy because being with someone. her smile can change anyone's mood. well, at least it can change my mood.*

joey- hey ivy?

ivy- yeah birlem?

joey- i've gotten a new year's kiss before.

ivy- me either.

joey- do you think-?

*she giggles softly and rests her hand on my cheek. i gently put my arms around her waist and we both to lean in. i softly connect my lips with hers and kiss her for a few seconds.*

IVY'S POV
*he asked me if we could kiss for new years a day late. i just giggled and put my hand on his cheek. i felt him put his arms around my waist and we both leaned it. when i felt his lips touch mine, it was so perfect. now i knew everything about him was perfect, not just his face and personality. i never wanted this moment to stop. we slowly pulled away and i hid my face in his chest to hide the fact that i was blushing.*

joey- babyyy don't hide your face.

ivy- b-baby?

joey- you're mine now. i can call you that right?

ivy- yeah i just. no one has ever called me that before.