Addiction: A Jemi Story

Chapter 5: Falling

Demi's POV

I walk into the Fat Cat's full of anxiety, this date could go either good or horrible. With my luck it was bound to go horrible, I was going to mess up sooner or later. I just wish I can get it over with already. I walk over to the wall so I am not just standing in the middle of the floor looking like an idiot. I see many families playing arcade games, bowling, and mini golfing. Joe and I could really have fun here, if I don't find a way to screw up. I feel weird though for talking to Nick last night and giving him my number, was I betraying Joe? And if Joe still liked me after tonight, what would happen between me and Nick? I would love to stay friends with Nick, since he really was such a sweet guy. Somewhere inside me kept yelling Joe though, which is weird since I talked longer with Nick. Just something about Joe that makes me ecstatic inside, it was like me being unable to resist an angel. He just felt so...right. Suddenly a tap on my shoulder startles me, I turn around to see him there smiling. When I see how beautiful he is, I swear it takes me a minute to start breathing again. He's wearing a fitted navy blue button down shirt and black fitted jeans. He couldn't have looked better.

" Hey. " He says smiling, he has soft eyes that ponder me, they absolutely leave me speechless. I try to stop myself from gawking at him, but it's hard.

" Hi. " I say, it's the only thing I can get out of my mouth. I smile in excitement unable to help myself, he really was gorgeous right now.

" You look really great. " He says grinning looking at me in awe, was this really happening? I finally start to regain myself and remember what I am wearing. All it is, is a pair of ripped up black jeans, a red romones shirt, an unbuttoned white vest, and my converse. I'm not too stylish, but I guess he likes it.

" Thanks...You do too." I say hoping I didn't sound desperate, I don't know how I am going to control myself tonight.

" Thanks. " He says smiling stepping in a foot closer to me, my heartbeat grows as I smell his beautiful scent. He smells so sweet, I don't know if I can forget it.

" So, what do you want to do first? " He asks placing his hand on back making me very nervous, how can a person do this to me? My face must be red, I hope he doesn't notice too much.

" I don't care, everything looks fun here. " I say smiling, I can't get my mind off his touch. His hand is warm and inviting, something so unbelievable to me.

" Okay, how about we bowl first. " He says starting to lead us to the register, when we get our shoes and lane, we head over. We then pick appropriate bowling balls and start. To tell you the truth, I haven't bowled in years. I hope I won't be too terrible. Joe goes first almost hitting all the pins, he's really good.

" NIce throw. " I say smiling, he smilies in response before he goes again and gets a spare. He walks back over and sits next to me then says " Not too bad. Your turn. "

I get up nervously and get in my position, I then throw it down the lane. It hits six, not too bad. I walk back over next to him and he's smiling while he says " Nice."

" Thanks. " I say going again, in the end he wins. I don't care though, all I care about is how much closer he gets to me every minute. It makes me nervous, a good nervous though. We started to talk and get to know each other during the game, he's even more amazing to me now. He says he's really into music, I can't believe it. I told him I love music too, and he's really excited now. We find out that we both can play the guitar and piano, we're surprisingly a lot alike. We then go to the arcade center and play a few games with tokens, Joe's even amazing at that too. He always gets a lot of tickets when he wins, I can't stop smiling every time I watch him play. In the end, we only have four hundred  tickets together since we only had a few tokens. We both get a bracelet that says Fat Cat's on it so we can remember this night. He puts mine on making me tingle inside from his touch, I find myself getting more and more comfortable around him.

" So are you ready for some mini golf? " He asks handing me a putter, he then grabs two golf balls and we head over to the course.

" Sure am. " I say grinning, our arms touch as we walk over. I love the fact of being happy, not depressed. When we get to the course, its glow in the dark so it's really dark except the neon cartoons on the wall. It really is sweet, since anything bright you wear becomes vibrant in the dark. We start to play, and I find that I am a little better at this than bowling. We talk through the whole course laughing and just having so much fun. I've never smiled so much in my life, it feels good. When we're done with the course, we walk out and Joe notices the photo booth.

" Wanna go in there? " He asks with a lit up face, I've actually always wanted to go in one of those. I've just never had anyone to go in with.

" Sure. " I say following after him, we both put our putters and golf balls on the floor. He then pulls the curtain for me to go inside, when I climb in, he's right there behind me. I sit and so does he, we are touching a lot now since it's such a tight space. I can't help but blush when he puts his arm around me. The first picture we smile sweetly, I still can't believe his arm is around me. It's so warm and enchanting.

" Okay, lets do a silly face now. " he says smiling, I try to do something goofy. I look over at him, and his face is hilarious. I can't help but burst out laughing, I try to stop quickly since I hate my laugh, but I can't. He looks over at me and says " Oh my gosh, I love your laugh. " 

" Really? " I ask confused, everyone said it was obnoxious. Well the people who rarely heard it.

" Yeah, it's so cute. " he says grinning gazing into my eyes, I gaze too and then stare at his soft beautiful lips. They are only maybe five inches away from mine, I wish they would touch. And as if he was reading my mind, he leans in slowly and touches his lips to mine. The feeling is too great to explain, I feel like Joe and I are the ones turning the world. When he releases, he gazes at me in awe. I don't even know what my expression is telling, I think I'm in love.

" Wow. " He says slightly smiling, did he hate it? I know for sure that I didn't, that was the best feeling in the world. He then brings up his hand and caresses my cheek, I hope it isn't burning too crazy. I can feel the heat in my face wishing it would stop. I smile unable to resist, his smile forms on his face right after. We hear a knock on the outside of the photo booth making us come back to reality. We start to get out and we see two girls waiting, we grab our photos and go walk to a wall to stand against.

" Wanna see? " He says smiling pulling out the two strips, I step closer to him to get a better view. The first picture is of us just smiling, the second is of him doing his funny face and me just laughing, the third one is of us gazing into each others eyes, the fourth one is of us kissing, and the final one is of his hand on my cheek as we gaze into each others eyes. I love these pictures.

" These rock. " He says grinning as he stares down at them, i'm glad we got two strips so we could each have a copy. Looking back at the kissing picture makes me blush again, I can't believe that just happened. I look up and notice Joe staring at me, he's smiling so that's a good sign.

" This was fun. " He says leaning down to kiss me on my cheek, his lips softer than ever.

" Yeah it was. " I say as we start to walk out into the parking lot, I realize how late it is and start to slightly panic. I forgot that the buses don't go late here, what am I going to do?

" Do you need a ride home? " He asks nicely as if he could read my thoughts, he's been doing that a lot tonight.

" Yeah, sorry. " I say grimacing, I didn't want him to see where I live.

" It's no problem at all. " He says smiling as we start to walk to his car, he gently slides his hand into mine. I smile and squeeze his hand, he then does the same to mine. When wet to his car, i'm jealous. It's a black Mustang, my dream car. We start to drive back to our town, talking and laughing the whole way. When I tell him directions to my house, I feel scared. What if he stopped liking me when he see's how poor I am. When we pull up, he just keeps smiling the whole time. He really doesn't look around, but at me.

" I guess this is goodbye. " He says sadly, I wish I could stay with him forever.

" Thanks for everything. " I say leaning in and kissing him on his cheek, I then get out of his car and start to walk to my door clutching the strip of photos close to me. I'm for sure now that I'm falling in love.