Say You Love Me

Hands [Derek]

"Oh my gosh, this is so good!" I chuckle at how excited Bethany was for her smoothie. She looks over at me and says, "What? What's so funny?" She pouts her face and I laugh even more. She's so cute, and now, I can call her mine. Wait, can I? When we talked before coming here, we said that whatever was between us would just stay between us. But what was between us? I can't just ask her.

"Derek?" I feel Bethany tug my arm. I break out of my thoughts and look over at her. She's look at me with concerned eyes. "Hey, you ok?"

I give her a smile. "Yes, just overthinking about something. Its no big deal."

"Are you sure? You totally just blanked out on me."

I can't just tell her about this. I'll talk to someone else about it. "Yes Bethany, I'm sure. How's your dance going with Mark?"

"Its going great! We're doing hip hop, which is really cool!"

"Hip hop? Isn't that a bit, too much for you?" I ask.

"What? You think I'm an innocent girl who can't dance?" She asks jokingly.

"I know you can dance, but do you have that attack?" I tease her. She takes a sip from her smoothie, wipes her mouth with her napkin, and looks straight at me.

"I will have so much attack. I'm not that scared girl from week one anymore. I will show you!" She says. I laugh.

"Baby, you're too cute. Sadie and I will beat both of you guys though, and do you know why?" I ask her.

"Dazzle me."

"Because you won't be able to focus without me, let's face it. I'm your rock. Without me, that whole is going to be unstable." She gives me a fake hurt look, but starts to laugh. I join her. I love that I can just joke around with her. I never have to think about what to say next, it all comes naturally. I look at her laugh. She's so beautiful. Her eyes, her smile, and that dimple. It was so cute, just like her.

"What are you staring at?" She asks me. I laugh.

"You, you're just so beautiful." She blushes and turns away. I take her hand and she looks back at me.

"What are you doing?" She giggles but looks at me weirdly.

"I like hands, I don't know why, I just do." I chuckle at myself. "Your hands, they're so nice."

"You're weird, you know that?" She laughs. I was weird, but maybe its because I feel so different around Bethany. She makes me feel happier, forget all my stress, and even if she doesn't talk, her just being there with me makes me feel like I'm on top of the world. I never realised it until I was so dumb and almost lost her. The thought of her never talking to me, just being plain dance partners scared me. I couldn't bare not being with her anymore. My thoughts are interupted when the table shakes. I look over to Bethany, who is looking down at her phone.

"Oh my gosh, I'm supposed to be watching my niece tonight! I have to go Derek!" She starts to get up, but I pull her closer to me with her hand still in mine. It was now or never. I take a deep breath in.

"Bethany, will you be my girlfriend?" I ask her quietly. She looks at me, her brown eyes surprised but then quickly changing to her bright normal self. She smiles and pulls me in to a hug.

"Yes."

[Author's note]
Hey everyone! I'm super sorry for not updating! I have been overwhemled with preparjng for my exams,or finals as some call it, and I haven't been able to update! I haven't even gone on here to be completely honest, but my exams will be over in less than two weeks, and I promise there will be more updates. Sorry for the little chapter, but I needed to update you all! And thank you guys for all the support still! 11k, this is crazy! I love you all and any feedback is appreciated! Especially for someone who's specialty is not english... hahaha!
I love you all! Thanks once again for the ongoing support! And for any fellow readers who are taking exams/finals soon, good luck, keep your head up! xx
-i.k. :)