True Feelings

Chapter 17

I forgot to mention this... In case you didn't understand why Nini wants to change her entire room, Ethan made her do some things, she didn't want to do, all over her room. I think you all know what I mean by that.

Y'all gonna love me after this chapter.

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Ricky POV

"Nini, I'm just gonna tell you."

"Tell me what?"

"I know what Abby did to you."

"Wha-What are you talking about?"

"I know she hit you, threatened you, and probably did more."

"Ho-How did you know that?"

"She told me. That's one of the reasons I broke up with her."

"One of the reasons? What was the other?" Am I really gonna tell her that I love her? Yes, yes I am. I think I waited a little to long because Nini started getting up. "If you don't want to tell me that's fine, just let's get back to our parents."

"I love you!" She turned around to look at me. "I've loved you since the first time you picked up your ukulele and you wrote a song about clouds. A silly little song about clouds, I love you. I've loved you since 7th grade, when I made you ride in the front row of Demons Destiny at Six Flags."

"I remember."

"Yeah, and then I puked all over you shoes. And you didn't even make me feel bad about. No, you just said um."

"No worries, been wanting to get rid of these shoes for a while."

"Yeah because you outgrew them. But I never outgrew you. And I don't know what happens tomorrow or in two minutes when we walk out that door. All I know is that I want this feeling to keep going, for us to. I mean, look."

"Ricky, you know how in musicals people randomly burst into song?"

"Yeah." Where is she going with this?

"Sometimes it's easier to just kiss." She took a step closer to me.

"Yeah?"

"Yeah." We came closer and kissed. We kissed for a while then decided we should go back downstairs. We held hands and walked out. When we opened the door all of our parents fell. 

"Were you guys listening to us?"

"Maybe. We heard someone yell I love you and wanted to listen to what was happening. Sorry guys. We'll leave." Momma D told us.

"No it's fine we were coming down already. We should play games." They all nodded and Nini brought everyone downstairs. "We should start with Spicy Uno."

"What's Spicy Uno?" Lynne questioned.

Nini POV

"It's a game Ricky and his dad made up, it's really fun. We play it all the time during school." We explained the rules and started playing. We had a lot of fun together. Like we were two families joined as one. They asked us if we were a couple and we said we hadn't really talked about it.

We do kind of act like a couple. We talk all the time, hang out all the time. We always sit by each other, cuddle when we are together, sleep in the same bed. I love being with him. I want to always be with him. I love him.

Wait, I never told him I loved him back. I feel so stupid.

"I love you too." I blurted it out. Everyone looked at me.

"W-What?" Ricky turned to face me.

"When you told me you loved me, I never said it back. But I do, I love you." He smiled and leaned in. We were about to kiss but our parents interrupted us.

"So, now are you dating?"

"Yeah, we are." I answered for both of us. I put my head on Ricky's shoulder. He put his head on mine. We started watching a movie and I fell asleep like that.

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