Kiss thy Queen (Nochelle)

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Prepare for some drama, and 'heated' moments throughout this chapter 😉 (just kidding, it's not that bad, but you have been warned)

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Noah's POV

I looked at the photo on my phone, feeling even emptier than I had before.

Richelle had been gone 5 & a half weeks, & it was tearing me apart that she wasn't around. I could barely function without her.

I stared at the photo that had been taken around a year ago.

We had gone to a friend's party, & ended up having a couple drinks too many. I remember sitting on the sofa, when Richelle came to join me. She got her phone out & immediately started taking selfies. After a minute of giggling at the photos of herself, she leaned in close to me, practically sitting on my lap, as she held her phone up.

"Smile!" she said enthusiastically, grinning like a little kid who had just been given some candy. I hadn't heard what she said, so for the first photo, I looked pretty dumb. I begged her to delete it, but she didn't.

We ended up taking another couple, all of which looked good. It wasn't until the very last photo that she leant over, placing a kiss on my cheek. I blushed furiously, as she pulled away to look at it.

"Aww, that's cute!" I remember her saying. She turned her phone towards me, smiling. I had to admit, it was definitely a good photo.

"Could you send me it?" I ask curiously, to which she happily agreed, sending it to my phone instantly.

We talked & laughed for what felt like hours, & it was amazing! It was the start of my feelings towards, Richelle.

I remembered setting it as my home screen, & Richelle smiling at it, or her saying, "awww!" every time I unlocked my phone for the following month.

I wanted to be with her, but I was too afraid to ask her out, so we just  remained as friends from that point onwards.

But now Richelle & I were more than friends, or something along those lines?

We had been sending each other love hearts, kissing faces, & she called me 'cutie' a couple of times, & I had called her babe. We even video called the other night, & talked for what felt like mere minutes, but was actually hours. Oops.

I thought we were slowly making our way out of the friend zone, & I couldn't wait until she got home. I had the perfect date set out, & I couldn't wait to put all of my ideas into action!

"Noah? Hey!" Abi walked in, her bag strap slung loosely over her left shoulder. She gave me a kind smile as she entered, making her way towards me.

"Hey, Abi!" I greeted, smiling back. I hopped up, making my way towards her. She gave me a hug, to which I returned.

Abi decided that while visiting, she'd start training again at The Next Step. She wasn't in any team numbers, routines, or anything like that.

Since she was leaving in 2 weeks, she just practiced the dance behind everyone else, & did stretching in the corner, but she was definitely good enough to be on A-Troup, even after not dancing for 3 years.

"What you been doing?" she asked curiously, looking at my phone that was in my hand still.

"Oh.. Uh.. Nothing."

"Oooh! Who's that hottie?" she joked snatching my phone away from me. She eyed the photo for a few seconds, before her face dropped completely.

"I'm sorry... I wasn't aware that you were dating Richelle.." she said in a glum tone.