The Boy

"If you want to come over tonight, you can. My mom and stepfather are going out so we can hang." 

"Alright, cool!" Alex said.

Now, the boy I've been in love with for 3 years is coming over tonight. I think I might scream. 

I gave Alex my adress and told him to come over at 6:30. He said he would be there. I walked to the front of the school and saw my moms car pulling up. I got in the car and told my mom about my day. I left out that I invited a friend over though.

At 6:05, mom came in and gave me a kiss. "I made a salad for you but if you want more, just heat up the burgers from yesterday." 

"Thanks mom! Have fun," 

"I will, see you tomorrow morning. We will be home at around 9 tomorrow. Make sure to lock the doors and windows." 

"I will." Mom gave me a hug and left my room. A couple minutes later, my step father, Luke came in my room. "Bye Mia," he said, giving me a hug. The hug was really uncomfortable. 

"Bye Luke..." I said, letting go of his hug. "Have fun," He waved and left my room. 20 minutes later, I heard the doorbell ring. I ran downstairs and saw it was Alex. I opened the door and let him in. "Hey!" I said. 

"Hi Mia. Nice house," Alex took off his shoes and put them neatly in the closet. 

"Thanks! Okay so we have until tomorrow morning so you can stay here as long as you want." 

"Why, where are your parents gonna be?" 

"They're staying at a hotel tonight..." I said, walking over to the TV room. Alex followed. 

"Cool," he said. We sat down on a couch and turned on the TV. Spongebob was playing so I looked through the guide. Nothing was really on, so I turned off the TV and faced Alex. 

"So..." he said, rubbing his neck. 

"I would ask if you'd like to go night swimming but you don't have a bathing suit." 

"I can swim in my shorts?" 

"Yeah sure, you can change in the bathroom to your right and I'll go put on my suit upstairs." 

"Alright, thanks." Alex said, walking to the bathroom. 

I smiled to myself and walked upstairs to my room. I opened my bathing suit drawer and grabbed my bikini I stripped down and put on my bathing suit. I put my hair in a tight bun on the top of my head and put on my old soccer headband. I ran downstairs and found Alex on the couch. 

"Ready?" I asked. He turned around and saw me in my bikini and his eyes went wide. I laughed and his face turned pink. 

"Um, yeah, I'm ready." He got up and followed me to the door out to the pool. It was pretty dark out so I turned the pool lights on. I walked into the pool and looked at Alex.  

"Are you coming or what?" I asked. He jumped in and when he came up out of the water, he swam over to me. 

"Mia can I tell you something?" 

"Of course," I said, floating on my back. 

"I'm really glad you invited me over," 

"Me too,"  

He looked deep into my eyes and my heart started to beat really fast. He put his hand on my back and his other hand on my face. 

"Wha-?" He put his finger up to my lips.  

"Shhh," 

"Why?" I whispered. 

"Because if you don't stop talking I won't be able to do this," He leaned in and kissed me. We just stood there in each others arms, kissing each other for 2 minutes. It was the best moment of my life. It wasn't my first kiss or anything, but it was the best kiss I'd ever had. He slowly pulled away and looked me right in the eyes. I smiled and he went under the water. I didn't know where he went but I just stood there, staring at the moon, smiling. I grabbed the big airfloat that we have and layed down on it. Alex came on it next to me and I snuggled next to him. "It's a beautiful night." he said, looking up at the stars and the moon. It was a full moon. "Yeah, it's really nice." I said. I smiled to myself and looked over at Nicholas. His hands were behind his head and he was looking up. "A shooting star! Make a wish!" I said. I closed my eyes and wished that me and Nicholas would be together forever and everything would get better with him. He squeezed my hand. 

"What'd you wish for?" he asked. 

"If I tell you, it won't come true." 

"I don't believe in that crap," he said. I laughed.  

"Well I do!" 

"Okay," Alex said.  

"I'm getting kind of cold... How about you?" I asked after a moment of silence. 

"Yeah, it's a bit chilly." Alex said, getting off the float. I climbed off and swam to the steps. I threw my towel on and waited for Alex to come over and then we went inside. We laid down blankets on the couch and sat down. I looked at him, but he didn't notice. He was looking at the picture on the desk across the room. I got up and walked to the desk. The picture was a black and white photo of my grandmother and grandfather at their wedding. My grandfather was in the navy, so he was wearing his uniform. He looked so handsome, and my grandmother was beautiful. Her short, blonde hair was curled and her dress was stunning. I picked up the picture and walked back over to Nicolas. "Grandparents?" he asked me. "Yeah," I said. 

"It's a lovely picture," he said.  

I nodded. I sat down next to him and he looked at the picture. I watched him as he studied the picture. I traced his jawline with my eyes and the outline of his lips. He was beautiful.