It Will Always Be You

Chapter 004

(Anna's POV)

I woke up the next morning not really sure how I got up to my bed, the last thing I remember was being outside with Ag and now I am up in my bed. I look at the clock and it is fairly early for teenagers considering it is 10am. Since they are only here for a couple days I decide I should go check on them in the basement and see if they are awake and if they aren't awake I am going to wake them up. Once I change out of my pajamas I start walking down to the basement and see the most heart warming thing in the entire world. Ag curled up in a little ball sleeping on the pullout couch, who knew a giant tree could make themselves so small. I just stand there for a minute deciding on how I should wake them up, finally I come to the best decision. "WAKE UPPPPPPP" I yell as I jump on the bed with them. "Five more minutes," Mia says as she rolls over and pulls the blanket over her head. "She is always grumpy in the morning, give her ten minutes and she will be fine," Ag says in a sleepy voice. Ugh that voice it just melted my heart even more. "So what are we doing today?" Ag asks after just sitting there for a few minutes. "Well I was thinking I could just hang out around the house since the weather isn't going to be the best and then we are going to my grandma's for dinner" I explained basically having the entire day planned out. "Oooo I get to meet grandma Boon I can't wait" she said in a funny tone.

Eventually Mia does get out of bed and they start to get ready for the day. We all just decide to change into comfy clothes until dinner. Ag puts on gray sweatpants and a light blue nike crew neck, she looks so cute and cuddly. I just wish I could be held by her all night long. We head into the living room and I see both of my brothers playing xbox. Tommy is typically pretty quiet when I have friends over, but Brandon will literally talk to everyone and anyone that is just how kids are at that age. We all go sit on the couch and I hear Brandon ask us if we wanted to play Minecraft and Fortnite with the two of them. "I'm down do you guys want to play?" I ask Mia and Ag. "I don't really play, so you and Mia can play." Ag says. She is always so kind and putting others before herself. "I can teach you how to play if you don't know how." Brandon says as he comes over and wedges himself between Ag and I. He starts showing her all the controls and what each button does. This is one of those moments, those moments that you think about years later. Realizing that is when you fell in love with that person. If I could mentally record a moment and have it play on repeat this is the moment I would chose. Eventually Ag starts to get the hang of Fortnite and she honestly isn't that bad at it. Every now and then Brandon would correct her on something she was doing wrong, it was really sweet how she was making an effort to bond with him even if she didn't realize she was doing it.

The rest of the day is pretty uneventful, just consists of us laying around, scrolling on Tiktok, watching tv, playing video games, your average lazy day. Soon enough it is time to get ready for a family dinner. I was worried that my family wouldn't want two of my friends coming to dinner, but they were more than happy to let them come. Sometimes I feel like the black sheep of my family and that I let them all down, but then there are times like this where I feel the unconditional love and support. Surprisingly Ag is the last one ready to head over so Mia and I are just sitting on the couch downstairs, since my family already headed over. "So Boon how are things?" Mia asked. "What do you mean? We have been together the past day non stop." I replied confused by her question. "Not last night we weren't." Mia said without skipping a beat. Shit did Ag tell her about last night on the porch, I mean what does it matter not like anything happened. But what if she did tell her and what if she said she feels the same about me. "What about last night?" I ask trying to play dumb. "I know Ag went outside last night and I heard footsteps go outside a few minutes later, I kind of assumed it was you." She explained. Well shit I guess I should come clean to at least one person. "I don't know Mia I really don't know. There is something special about the way I feel about her, she just makes me feel like everything is going to be okay no matter what. I am just scared to get hurt again, plus I don't want to mess things up and then lose her forever." I said with one breath.

(Ag's POV)

I was the last one to finish getting ready, I mean I had been done for a little bit but I was in the bathroom trying to get myself to calm down. Okay Ag just be yourself at this dinner, you are just a normal friend of Anna's nothing more nothing less. But make sure you make a good impression incase somehow someday you become more than that. I start heading down the stairs, when all of a sudden I head Anna say "I don't know Mia I really don't know. There is something special about the way I feel about her, she just makes me feel like everything is going to be okay no matter what. I am just scared to get hurt again, plus I don't want to mess things up and then lose her forever." Oh my god Anna feels the same way about me as I feel about her. But she doesn't know that I know how she feels, I guess I will just try and pretend that I don't know until she is ready to tell me. I don't want to pressure her into something if she isn't comfortable enough to tell me. "Hey sorry I couldn't decide what to wear, you guys ready?" I ask pretending I didn't just hear anything Anna had just said. "Oh shit you scared me, yea lets go I am sure my Grandma is super excited to meet you guys. She loves meeting any of my friends." Anna says. Part of me gets really sad when she just calls us her friends, I wish I could be more than that.

I am having such a good time at the family dinner, her family is so funny and welcoming. Even though I had already met her mom, stepdad, and both brothers meeting her grandmother just felt different. From the second I walked in the door she pulled Mia and I into a hug saying how she has heard so many good things about both of us. As we walk away I saw her grandmother give her mom a look. That was weird I thought but I ignored it and went on with the night. While sitting at the table her grandmother started asking me questions. "So Ag, do you know what you want to go to college for?" She asks. "Yea, I want to major in nursing and hopefully minor in psychology. I have always just wanted to help people and I think that is the best way to do that." I said trying to impress her. "You know I hear that MSU has a really good nursing program, you and Anna could go to college together." She says with a smile on her face. All of a sudden I hear Anna start coughing like she choked on her food. "Anna honey are you okay?" Her mom asks. "Yea I am fine just had some food go down the wrong pipe. I am going to get some water, excuse me." She says as she gets up and leaves the table. "How about you Mia, what are your plans now that you have graduated high school?" Her grandma asks Mia. "I am going to school in Arizona..." Mia says but I stop listening, because I was thinking about what her Grandmother said. I have never really thought about going to school anywhere else besides Florida. But I don't know maybe Anna would be worth it to follow her anywhere, I just need to confess my feelings to her.

Authors Note

Sorry this one took so long to write, I had some writers block on how to transition these chapters. I'm hoping to get on a more regular upload schedule. Don't forget to comment any suggestions and vote for the story!

Enjoy :)