Forever - Johnny Cade

Chapter 42:

The mood had completely died, and now Johnny and I were just sitting awkwardly on the bed, our fingers playing with the sheets.

The first day we met Dally's girlfriend, she walks in on us... we were lucky that everyone swore to keep their dirty mouths shut.

But to be honest, I don't know if I can face Sylvia now. 

I groan in embarrassment and lay back, spreading my arms wide, the back of my hand resting on Johnny's thigh.

"There is no way I will be able to look her in the eyes now" I tell him as I look up at the ceiling.

Johnny chuckles.

He actually chuckles.

Like we haven't just been caught doing something, never mind by a complete stranger.

I sit up, staring at him unamused, contrasting his amused one.

"What's so funny about this?" I ask, taking my hand off his thigh.

He looks me in the eye, trying to keep a straight face, but he failed, and his teeth showed.

"This isn't funny" I tell him in a whining tone, grabbing a pillow and hitting him gently with it.

Enough to show I'm annoyed, but not enough to hurt him or scare him.

"I'm sorry, but it's just..." he says staring at me again, and I roll my eyes, "what?" I ask him.

"You're so cute" he says shyly looking down in his lap.

I sit there staring at him now.

"Seriously? I'm cute? Did you really think that was an appropriate time?" I ask him, and he smiles again, looking up to meet my eyes.

"They'll forget about it" Johnny says, and I shake my head, "maybe the gang, but not Sylvia. She looked horrified" I told him.

"I thought you didn't like her?" he questions, "I didn't say I didn't like her, I said I didn't like her receiving all the attention" I correct him.

"I can't believe that just happened" I say, still not believing the embarrassment spread across my face.

"It's not that bad" he says emphasizing that. 

"What do you mean it's not that bad?" I ask, "I barely had time to put on my underwear and shorts before the guys came in" I tell him.

He looked back down in his lap, another smile forming on his lips, but it looked different from the rest.

"I don't know, it's just... now they know" he tells me.

I look at him confused, "what do you mean they know? Know what?" I ask impatiently.

His cheeks heat red, "what I can do to you" he says.

I stare at him blankly.

I have no words. 

"Oh. So you feel like the man now, is that it?" I inquire.

He looks up at me, he looks a bit more guilty now.

"I didn't mean it like that" he says, and I roll my eyes, "I think that's exactly how you meant it, you just now realized it was a douche move" I tell him, getting up from my bed.

"No. Seriously, that's not it" he says imitating me, getting up from the bed and walking over to where I was standing.

"It may have made you feel like the 'man' or whatever, but it made me feel embarrassed, I still am embarrassed" I tell him, crossing my arms.