lungs

part 18

i smile at the sound of that, being protected. especially by him.

i pull out of the hug and sit back down on the bed and picked up a chocolate and ate one. he sat down next to me and ate one too.

"what are you gonna do for the the next three days then?" i asked him.

"i don't know, probably just play video games i guess." he said, grinning from ear to ear.

i arched a eyebrow and laughed, "your mom would let you do that?" i asked.

"who said she knows." he said laying back on the bed.

i giggled, "oh my god, joey."

he smiled up at me and rested his hands under his head, "you're so cute when you giggle."

cute

i'm cute? ew, no.

i caught myself blushing and i looked down. i mean it's a compliment, something i don't get a lot.

"i mean it, cross." he said, laughing.

i laid down next to him and turned my body so i was facing him. "what's my number one rule?"

he turns towards me, "your number one rule is not to cross you because your last name is cross."

"exactly." i said.

"but you're pretty." he said, "you really are, in fact beautiful."

"joseph." i whined.

"i'm being for real, anna." i'm surprised he called me by my first name. "look at zach, and jacob. they just don't wanna be around you for a reason."

"you just got into a fight with zach today because he was touching me." i said, "you're suspended for three days!" i laughed.

"i got suspended for you, cross." he says cupping my cheek and looking into my eyes.

for you

god damit, i can't help it. i smashes our lips together seconds later. we scooted up on the bed more and he hovered over me, deepening the kiss.

our lips were in sync again. he stopped kissing my lips and going down to my neck, meeting my sweet spot.

"joey." i moaned, gripping this soft hair. (i'm cringing atm)

i felt him smile a little against my neck as i moaned his name.

"anna?" i hear a voice say.

joey gets away from my neck and looks at me worried. my heart started pounding.

"anna? are you okay?" the voice said again, i realized it was my mom.

"go under the bed." i whispered yelled to joey.

he nodded and jumped off my bed and went on the floor, i watched as he crawled under.

"yeah mom i'm fine, you can come in." i told her.

she opens the door with a laundry basket, "have you made your-"

i cut her off again because i know she's gonna ask the same question. "no, i haven't, i'll tell you when i did."

she looked down and nodded, "do you have any dirty clothes?"

"no." i said.

she looked around the room and her eyes met the chocolates from joey, shit shit shit shit shit.

she walked over and picked it up, "what's this?" she asked.

"oh um,"

think, anna think. you can't say that you snuck joey birlem into your room and he gave you a box of chocolates because he just wanted to.

"the teacher gave them to me, she got it for a birthday present and she didn't like the chocolate."

she nodded and placed the chocolate down. she walked back to my door, "oh yeah, the neighbors across the street are coming for dinner tomorrow night."

"the birlems?" i asked her.

she nodded, "yeah, the boy who came and helped us move in, and this little 14 year old girl that's mathew age."

i smirked. "okay, good night mom."

she smiled, "night." she said, closing the door.

i sighed in relief and laughed. "you can come out." i said.

i could hear him move out from under the bed but then i hear a loud thump. "ow!" he said.

he got up from the bed while rubbing his head. i looked at him and pouted like a little baby, "did someone get a little boo boo?"

he sat down on the bed next to me, "shut up." he laughed. "what teacher gave you the chocolates?"

"mr. skies." i said.

he laughed at my joke, "mr. skies is a she?"

i nod, "yeah, because he sounds like one."

he laughed more and so did i. "you're so funny, cross." he said putting his hand on my thigh, but this time i didn't tense up.

he looks at me and smiles, "god i love you." he said, playfully shaking his head.

i love you