Chapter 1

I stood with my friend. Every inch of my body was engulfed in butterflies and nerves. My eyes darted and my knees shook as I looked for him.

"Dude! Calm down! You'll be fine!" Ali said, annoyed.

"I can't! I'm so nervous! What if everything gets awkward and quiet?" I asked nervously, still scanning the crowd for him.

"You know me; I always know how to keep a conversation going!" She tried to reassure me.

"True. I mean, we've video chatted. That's like practice, right?" I said with a quivery laugh.

"Hey, is he tallish?" Ali asked, randomly.

"Kind of… He's taller than both of us. Why?" I looked to her with a suspicious look.

She continued questioning, "Does he have black hair? Good smile? Brown eyes?"

My heart sank as I realized where the questions were coming from, "Oh God, you see him don't you?"

A deep voice echoed behind me, "Hey babe!"

I turned to see a man, not much taller than me, grinning like crazy. I couldn't help but smile too. I was more than happy, finSamantha getting to meet the guy who made me fall so hard, so fast.

I looked into his big, brown eyes and felt my cheeks turn bright red. He must've noticed because his smile got even bigger, and he let out a small chuckle.

"Hi!" I squeaked.

Without hesitation, I quickly wrapped my arms around him and pulled him close. My heart fluttered when I felt him do the same.

"Aw how cute. Can we go now? The movie is starting soon!" Ali whined.

We both were reluctant to let go, but he kissed me on the cheek and pulled away. I did too, and the three of us walked to the theatre. I blushed like crazy when I felt his hand take mine while we were walking.

After buying the tickets, we went into the darkness of the movie theatre. A big sudden noise from the unexpected credits made me jump. Jonathon simply pulled me close to him to calm me. I was smiling more than I ever have. I looked over, and thankfully, so was he.

During the movie we stole looks and kisses from each other every so often. When Ali would notice she would let out an annoyed groan, making me laugh. She was bugged by us, but I didn't care. I was too happy.

I had been waiting so long to be with Jonathon. The long distance relationship we had held was not enough for me. I had waited forever to finSamantha kiss him, finSamantha hug him, and finSamantha be able to love him. The whole day was filled with smiles, laughs, and love. It all seemed to be just a dream.

It was when he had to go that all the smiles disappeared. We both held into the other tighter than ever. We didn't want to let go.

"I have to…" He said with such dismay in his voice.

"I know, but I don't care." I hugged tighter. I knew that if I let go, it could be days, maybe even weeks before we got to see each other again.

"Well, I have a surprise for you when I get home!" he said, knowing that might convince me to let go. He was right.

I pulled away and looked into his eyes with the curiosity of a 5 year old, "Surprise? What is it?"

"You have to wait and see! Now I gotta go, I'll talk to you later, my angel." He kissed my lips, then my hands, and waved good bye to the two of us with a smile spread across his face. He then climbed into his car and drove off.

I watched until he was completely out of sight, and then turned to Ali. She was looking in the direction of where he left.

"What do you think it is?" she asked, looking back at me.

"I don't know! I'm as curious as you are!" I replied.

She laughed a bit. "Yeah, I'm thinking you're probably a bit more than I am. Now let's go back inside, I'm freezing!" She pulled her jacket closer to herself.

We went back inside and continued on with our day, but my mind was so cluttered with thoughts.

What is the surprise?

What is going to happen?

Is it good? Bad?

Ahhh! I'm going crazy!

When I got home, I raced to the computer. I signed onto IM and saw a flashing icon. I couldn't have clicked it faster. It was an extraordinarily long instant message from Jonathon, and I began reading:

"Hey(: Now I am gonna tell you the surprise, like I promised. But first, lemme explain why I couldn't tell you earlier. So, my mom was let go at her work and has been looking for a job all around SoCal. I heard that she found a job in your area…"

My heart stopped. I read on.

"… Just tonight I heard that, she got it(: it's a job in Thousand Oaks. We're moving there(: and that's why I was able to come today. After I left, I went to check out the new house for my mom. IM me once you get this message. Can't wait(:"

I sat there but with only a smile on my face. I was in complete shock. I read the message over and over in my head, wondering if I was in a dream. I started typing.

"Oh my god, you have no idea how happy I am! I hope you're happy too… Moving away from all your friends and all…"

I hit enter.

I sat back in complete disbelief. He was going to be living near me!

Does this mean he'll go to Newbury Park High School?

Will he make new friends?

Or will he be okay, just knowing me?

A ding from my computer interrupted my thoughts. It was Jonathon!

"It'll be tough at first, but I got my baby to help me through it. I'll make new friends! Trust me, I'm as happy as you are.(:"

"You sure? Just, ahh! I can't believe this! I can't stop smiling! I love this! I get to be with you all the time! YAY!" I typed as fast as I could. I was more than ecstatic.

"Yep(: I'm sure. Also, I have to choose what school to go to. Thousand Oaks, Westlake, Newbury Park, or Camarillo... which one is best?"

My grin grew as I typed.

"NPHS! Newbury Park! It's an amazing school. Thousand Oaks is the snooty liars' school. Haha. Westlake is for the druggies and slackers. And Camarillo has the dumbasses and outcasts….and geeks. Haha. Every school has a main type of student. Newbury Park has mostly the crazy, fun kids. Or the normals. It's also the one I go to!"

"Well then Newbury Park it is(:" He said.

We talked for a while, both of us smiling like crazy.

Then moving day came. I waited at his new house so I could help him and his family unpack. When they arrived, we said our hellos and then got to unloading the moving truck. Both Jonathon and I had an amazing day. I would find embarrassing but cute things in the many boxes he had.

The whole day I couldn't stop thinking about how he was here to stay. I could be with him, and we could see each other any time we wanted. Some restrictions of course, but otherwise it was perfect!

When the day came to an end, Jonathon unloaded the last box. He carried it past me, stopped, and leaned down to give me a kiss. The second our lips touched, something hit me. I couldn't believe it.

I loved him.