Bryce's POV
Addison and I have been flirting back and forth with each other since freshman year. We're a month into our senior year. I walked up behind her at her locker and wrapped my arms around her.
"Hi, Handsome" She smiled still looking in her locker for her car keys. I picked them up off the top shelf of her locker and handed them to her. "Hey, Smiley" I said as she closed my locker and came out of my grip. "Thank you." She whispered turning around to look at me.
"Addi, I have to ask you something." I said as we started walking to her car. "What's up?" She asked throwing her bag in the backseat then leaning against the door.
"You know our relationship we've been like flirty with each other for a while and we've been really really close since freshman year. Addi, I really like you, a lot, and I wanted to ask you if you would be my girlfriend. So, Addison Rae Easterling, will you be my girlfriend?" I asked loosely holding both of her hands and looking deep into her beautiful caramel brown eyes.
I saw her freeze and her eyes widened, almost like she was having a panic attack. "Adds? You okay?" Her breathing hitched and she looked scared. She was in an abusive relationship in the past, I should know, I confronted the guy for her.
That asshole made her terrified of ever falling in love again. That was before we started being flirty with each other. We've know each other since we were 12. 7th grade best buds, but I've loved her since I met her.
"Addison?" I asked again. "I- Um. Uh, Bryce, I'm sorry. You know this type of stuff gets to me. Um, I'll think about it. This isn't no. I just need time." She explained to me.
"Ci sentiamo domani, bambino." (i'll talk to you tomorrow, baby boy) She kissed my cheek and got into her car. "Per sempre e sempre, amore mio." (forever and always, my love) I whispered as her car drove away. We talk in Italian to each other because that's the class we met in. It was our thing.
Addison's POV
I felt bad just walking away from Bryce, but my past with relationships hasn't gone very well. I've been cheated on, I've dated a couple extremely toxic guys, and I have dated a guy who has physically abused me. I told Bryce about what he had done to me and he beat him up. What I didn't tell Bryce is that, that same guy tried to force me into sex. I'd hate to see what would've happened if Bryce would've found out about that.
He is so amazing, he would kill for me if I asked him to. He's always been there for me and of course now I want to be with him but I don't want to ruin what we have. So I decided to talk to my mom about it.
"Momma, I have a problem." I said walking into the kitchen. "What's wrong?" She asked. "So this boy I really like asked me to be his girlfriend-" She cut me off. "Wait that's a problem?" She asked confused.
"No of course not. The problem is that I'm scared to say yes because of what happened with Killian. What am I supposed to do?" I put my head in my hands after I sat down on the island in the kitchen.
"Well, hon, if you really like him, than I say go for it. Not everyone is Killian. So just go for it, and if something happens you know Bryce will stand up for you." She said. "No he won't." I said under my breath but she heard me.
"What do you mean he won't? Addison he would do anything for you. Protect you at all costs. He's your best friend." She explained. "Yeah, I know, but he's also the boy that asked me to be him girlfriend." A smile grew on her face.
"What?" I asked. "Your father owes me 20 dollars." She laughed. I just laughed it off and went up to my room. She was right. Bryce would do anything for me and protect me. I knew what I had to do.
The next morning I got up and went to my closet to go through the collection of Bryce's hoodies that I've stolen from him. I picked out my favorite one. His baseball teams hoodie. It had his last name and number on the back and our schools name on the front.
Bryce sprayed all his hoodies with his cologne after I steal them knowing he's not getting them back. I put on the hoodie and leggings. I brushed my hair and got in my car to make my way to the school.
I parked in my spot and made my way to my locker, where Bryce meets me every morning before walking me to class.
"Hey Beautiful, I like your hoodie." He said leaning against the locker next to mine staring into my eyes in awe. "Thanks, it's my boyfriends." I told him getting my books out of my locker like it was any other day of the week.
His eyes widened and a huge smile grew on his face. "Are you serious?" He asked. I didn't say anything, I just looked at him for a couple seconds and then as his smile faded and he leaned back against the locker. I placed a nice sweet kiss on his lips. He immediately kissed me back and then wrapped his arms around my waist picking me up in our kiss.
"I've never been more happy..." He whispered in my ear when her put me down pulling me into a hug.
Best Day Ever
