All I Need

Part 10

She was feeling a little weak in the knees, and she had to move. It had already been a minute since the warning bell had startled them, they had to get going. He helped her to her feet, and his support helped her hide just how affected she'd been. She forced her knees to stay steady and after a moment she felt somewhat normal again.

It was a little concerning how much that had effected her. He hadn't even kissed her, though she was certain that he'd been about to, and she was trying to catch her breath and steady her heartbeat.

She didn't even remember the walk to her next class, just the regretful look on his face as he'd said goodbye, and she still felt like she was in a daze as the teacher did role call. It wasn't until the fog started to lift somewhere mid-class that she became aware again of the looks and the whispers. Their intrusion into the happy dreamworld she'd been in was extremely unwelcome, and by the end of the class she'd gone from blissful to pissed off.

In the hallway on the way to lunch she'd avoided being tripped up twice, and had startled the girls who made the attempt when she'd looked directly at them and given them dirty looks. She was admittedly a tomboy, a little quiet and shy at times when she was feeling vulnerable and out of place, and hated being the center of attention, but that didn't mean she was a pushover. She wasn't going to let them get away with trying to bully her.

She was looking for Sasha when she sensed a different pair of eyes, she looked up to see him walking down the hallway, looking at her, and when their eyes connected he grinned and started walking even faster until he was right in front of her and all thoughts of stupid, jealous girls were gone.

"Hi," he said as he reached out and took her hand in his.

"Hi," she responded back squeezing his hand just a little. This was still a little unbelievable, but it was starting to feel more real every time he smiled at her that way. She was kind of hoping they could go somewhere and pick up where they'd left off in the stairwell, so she tried not to feel too disappointed when instead they went into the cafeteria. 

The last two days she'd met up with Sasha and the boys had found them at the table, today she'd gone through the line with Finn, and then they'd found Seth and Sasha sitting together already, arguing. When they'd walked up with their trays though Seth and Sasha had both stopped to grin at the two of them. Seth had smirked and said,

"I see the two of you decided to join us today, wasn't sure you would be able to resist the lure of the stairwells after I heard that's where you spent third period."

"How the hell did you hear that?" Finn asked.

"News travels fast, and you really think you can skip class to make out and no one's going to talk about it?"

"We didn't skip class to make out, we had a pass and we used it to watch Gargano versus Ciampa," she said.

"No way, which one?" Sasha asked.

"The street fight."

"Damn, you guys suck," Sasha said, but Seth was laughing,

"You seriously missed the opportunity to make out so you could watch wrestling?"

"Well, yeah," she replied like it was obvious and Finn grinned at her. It wasn't really any of Seth's business whether they were making out or not anyway, but of course Finn kind of ruined it by muttering under his breath,

"Really wish that match was just a little shorter though," and she could feel the warmth on her cheeks and knew that she was red, as Seth and Sasha were both laughing at them. Finn realized how he'd ratted them out and and she was amused to see him looking a little embarrassed too. He looked at her and muttered, 'Sorry,' and she couldn't be mad. 

She reached out and took his hand in hers and squeezed it a little to let him know she didn't blame him. He smiled back at her and they got lost in the moment for a few seconds, until Seth and Sasha loudly cleared their throats, making them both jump, and causing their friends to laugh at them yet again. Sasha said,

"You guys are too cute."

Seth started making gagging noises, and Sasha reached over and slapped him on the arm.

"Hush, they are, and until you can be a man and stop only chasing after girls that are willing to give you a blowjob without you having to work for it, then you really can't talk."

"Hey," Seth protested looking slightly offended. He looked at her and Finn as if he was looking for back up, but they both gave him looks that clearly indicated he was on his own, and he pouted and said, "I'm not that bad."

Sasha said,

"You really are," but she laughed to let him know she wasn't really trying to get down on him, and they moved on from the subject. The rest of the lunch period passed much like the days before, the four of them talking and laughing until the bell rang and they had to part ways. 

Finn walked her to her next class and promised he would call her that night if he didn't see her again. She was a little disappointed, realizing that he'd never kissed her, and now she would have to wait, but she smiled at him anyway and kissed his cheek, amazed at how the simple gesture seem to effect him.

Sasha had been right yesterday. There was no way she could have avoided this forever and she would have been miserable if she'd tried. Even if she didn't get the kiss she'd been expecting today, and even if she'd had to deal with an increasing amount of interference from stupid girls, it was still one of the best days she'd ever had.