Chapter 1: The Place Where It All Started

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~Spencer~ December

"Jeez man! Why I-is it s-so cold?"

"How t-the h-hell AM I SUPPOSED TO KNOW!" said James as he walked away, Cole and I were trying to keep up with the bastards pace. He's been acting weird ever since Tanya broke up with him 2 weeks ago.

We walked to the nearest Tim Hortons to grab a cup of hot chocolate. We sat down and took off our coats. Cole and I gave James our money so he could order for us. I started looking around at the Christmas scenery.

Surprised, since, Christmas is over and it's almost the beginning of January. Cole interrupted my gaze by a wave of the hand in front my face. I ignored it but then he started to pull on my lip piercing.

"Earth to Spencer," said Cole with a giggling voice, he's still pulling on the piercing. So, I grab his ears and started to pull on his piercings. He backed off of course 'cause they're new so they hurt like a BITCH!

James saw us and said, "take it easy lovebirds!" I started laughing, but Cole forced a smile through all the pain on his face.

I feel bad since I punched him yesterday for pulling it AGAIN. James finally stopped laughing and sat down.

"Here," said James as he handed Cole and I our change. We each grabbed a cup and Cole started to speak, after he took a sip of his steaming hot chocolate.

"So Spencer, a little birdie told me that you have a thing for Samantha."

"What?! Since when, why am I always the last one to find out." Said James as he slammed his cup on the table.

"I don't have a crush on Sammy!" I say.

"Oh, I see you guys are already giving each other pet names!"

Cole and James looked at each other, joined heads and clasped their hands and said. "AWWWWWWW!" I can feel my cheeks getting red and heated.

"Aw, look Cole. He's blushing!" said James nudging Coles arm and pointing at me.

"Ok, ok, you caught me. We're dating," I said just see their reaction. IT'S PRICELESS! They both had this dumbfound look on their face. I had to break it, even if it was so funny I can't have the tornado of questions they'll start to ask.

But as soon as I was about to confess to my little joke. Cole decides to speak, great. Here it comes.

"Dude? Why didn't you tell us? I'm happy for you bro!"

"Ya, I'm still flabbergasted, but happy for you!" said James.

"Okay, okay I'm just kidding, guys, me and Samantha are not dating. I just wanted to see your reaction." I say as I sat back on my chair.

"Dude, it's not good to lie! Especially to your bros,"

"Ya man, not cool,"

"I know, but, you guys always bug me about her. I mean she has a boyfriend anyways, I don't know why I'm wasting my time even liking her," I say as I lean forward and cup my head in my hands.

"Have you been living under a rock, she broke up with the bastard 2 months ago!"

I looked at Cole with dumbfound look he had moments ago. James was nodding his head with a wide grin plastered on his face. My expression changed rapidly, and had a cheerful glow. I haven't seen James so happy since the brake up, he's usually been really moody lately, I didn't say anything 'cuz James is the type of person, that, gets really pissed when his emotions are aroused in a conversation. So, I just sat back and finished my hot chocolate, I hadn't realized that James and Cole had already finished theirs.

Cole offered to take the empty cups to the trash, Cole came back and sat down.

"So Cole, I see you have a thing for Caitlyn." I said as James and I started laughing.

"Ya, she's cute and has a fun personality," Cole said bluntly.

"Ya she's pretty hot! Ey Cole," James said intimidating Cole.

"Hey! Lay off," said Cole, pointing his index finger to James.

You see, the difference between Cole and myself is; he's an open book. I think James and I know his secrets before he knows himself.

"So James, you bounce back pretty fast don't you?!" asked Cole as he nudged James' arm.

"James, I hear you are starting to have a thing for Miss. Johanna Johnson. Is it true?" I ask. Cole and I leaned in close to hear the answer.

"Ya, I like her," that's all he said.

Cole and I shook our head in awe, and shrugged it off.

Cole was about to sneeze so I gave him a tissue, he has the worlds weirdest sneeze. I don't know why, but it's just odd. That's why I laugh every time he sneezes, it just cracks me up.

Cole got up to go throw out the tissue, and all of us noticed Samantha walk through the door, James pushed my arm. Then we saw Caitlyn walk through the door followed by Johanna. Our jaws dropped to the floor at the coincidence of them walking through the door.

The three of them looked at us and smiled. I'm still in awe at the coincidence.

~Samantha~

Oh gosh, why are they here? They're never here! We come once a week and have they been here? NO!

"Um? Earth to Sam?" said Caitlyn as she interrupted my daydream. "What's wrong Sam?"

"Um, nothing, nothing is wrong!" I lied but I had to. I said it a little too cheerful so now it's suspicious.

"Sammy is nervous 'cuz she likes Spencer! OHHHHHH." Said Johanna while she walked us to the nearest and empty table, of course close to the guys.

"Hush Johanna! He could have heard you!" I proclaim. I sat down, crossed my arms and looked out the window to have no eye contact with Johanna and Caitlyn.

"Come on Sam cheer up! You know what I think might make you feel better?" said Caitlyn, I looked at her to see a mischievous look on her face.

No one answered, then she got fed up and just said it anyways.

"Hot Chocolate. I was thinking Hot Chocolate." Caitlyn said flatly and got up to go order.

I grabbed her arm to stop her to say, "Sorry Cait, do you need some cash?"

She shook her head and said, "Naw, I'm good, you guys just wait here. I'll be right back!" and she was off.

"Hey Johanna, don't you like James?" I asked her forwardly, but not to loud for the boys to hear.

"Ya, how did you figure out?" asked Johanna.

"Well, the way you look at him, the way you smile at him, how nervous you get around him..."

I was about to say something else but Johanna cut me off.

"Okay Sammy, I get it," said Johanna. I didn't mean for Johanna to get mad, but I guess I triggered a soft spot; James.

"I'm gonna go to the bathroom." I say to Johanna. I get up and head for the washroom hallway.

As I was walking down the hallway I see a penny on the ground. Ones impulse would be to pick it up, but I don't. It's on tails so I flip it on heads to make it good luck for someone else.

I didn't notice Spencer standing outside the Men's Washroom. I jumped back at the sight of him, not because he's scary but because it was so sudden and unexpected.

"Whoa, careful now," said Spencer as he grabbed my hand so I may catch my balance.

"Thanks," I say as I stand up straight.

"So, why did you do that with the coin?"

"Well, my mom used to say; 'If you find a penny on the ground, don't pick it up. If its on Tails side flip it on Heads so the next person who picks it up will have good luck!'"

I can see the disbelief on his face, but he just giggles. The cute one he does.

He bends down and picks up the coin, and says. "Maybe it will bring me good luck," followed by a smirk and a wink. I feel this rush of warmth flow through my body, nothing that I have ever felt before. Not even with my past boyfriends have I felt this.

I give him a quick warm smile before he speaks again.

"Hey, do I have your number?" He starts to check his phone. "No, I don't think I do, maybe you should give it to me. So we could keep in contact!"

SOUNDS LIKE A GREAT PLAN! I didn't say that aloud but I am thinking it. I give him my number and he gives me his. Then we say our farewells and we walk away, but before we leave he pulls me in for a quick hug.

~Cole~

Caitlyn's so cute! But I don't have the guts to ask her out, I see that Spence has got his dream. I see them over there hugging in the hallway. Then James decides to interrupt my thoughts with a question.

"So Cole, when are you gonna ask out Caitlyn?" I'm pretty sure James said that loud on purpose so Caitlyn would hear that.

Johanna walked by and smiled at James, he was trying to be all Rico-Suave, but then sneezed. He blushed so hard he started to cover his face with his hat in complete and utter humiliation. Johanna giggled and waved a good bye at me. I couldn't help but laugh my ass off!

"Dude, KARMA IS AN ASSHOLE! Remember that next time Mr. Rico-Suave, " I told James but he just growled at me. So I backed off.

I got up to go get some napkins. Why? 'Cuz once James starts to sneeze, he doesn't stop. It's actually quite funny.

I started to walk away, still laughing at a miserable and sneezing James. I wasn't exactly paying attention to where I was going, then I bumped into someone and feel flat on my ass. Ready to spazz at them, i got up but realized it was Caitlyn.

"OH SHIT! I'm so sorry, are you okay?" Caitlyn asked, I was a bit confused why she was apologizing since I was the one who bumped into her. But that's who she is, a caring down-to-earth person who cares more about others that herself. And, judging by the spill on the tray I almost made her drop her Hot Chocolate. She sat the tray down to help me up.

"Ya, I'm perfectly fine, are you okay?" I say brushing off my pants and shirt.

"I'm fine thanks. Sorry for bumping into you, I just don't pay attention and I'm clumsy!"

"Well, I guess we have 3 things in common," I say giving her a smirk.

"Oh, and what are those?" she said with a curious smile.

"Clumsiness, no sense of direction and... And... um, what was it again?"

She was laughing ever so cutely.

"You need some help figuring it out?" she offered.

"No, no, I got this," I reassure her. "Oh, that's right Cuteness!"

OH YA COLE, YOU DID IT! I told myself. Her expression was priceless; a mix between shock and happiness.

"Oh. I see, so you think I'm cute?" said Caitlyn.

"No," her expression dropped instantaneously. "I don't think, I know." I say followed by a wink.

Back to her usual cheerfulness, and then she walked away forgetting something.

"Ah, em," I grunted and she turned around. "Forgetting something?" I say as I point to the tray with three cups of hot chocolate.

"Aw man, like I said CLUMSY!" Caitlyn said as she walked back.

I blocked her access to the tray, she was getting frustrated 'cause every time she came near me I would tickle her. She hates being tickled 'cause she just so ticklish. So after about a good minute she stepped back, put both hands on her hips and dropped one knee.

Girls tend to do this when they're pissed. So, I gave in and moved aside to give her FULL access to the tray. But, when she reached for it, I grabbed her hand.

She was confused, she looked at our hands and back at me.

"Don't I at least get a hug for protecting your precious hot chocolate?" I ask.

She giggled and said, "I guess you deserve one."

I opened my arms and she walked straight into them and buried her face in my shirt to hide her blush, she laid her head on my chest and I rested my chin on her head.

"I called you cute, don't you think I'm cute?" I asked Caitlyn, she lifted her head off my chest and looked me, but still hugging each other.

"No," she said. My heart sank to my stomach, my soft gleam switched into a depressed aura. She started to laugh and tipi-toed to my ear to whisper something. "I don't think, I know your cute!" She told me, she came back down and smiled, as did I.

She then tipi-toed back up, as I was prepared to hear something else, but then, she kissed my cheek. When she separated her lips from my pale face, the feel of her lips were still there, I touched the place on my cheek where she kissed me and started to smile like an idiot. She couldn't help but laugh.

She started to walk away with the tray, but I stopped her, again. And this time I went to her.

"Hey... Do I have your number?" I asked with a smile. No one can resist my smile. Known fact!

"Um, no I don't think so..." she said with an even cuter smile.

"Maybe we could change that?" I asked her.

She nodded and we exchanged numbers, and said our farewells.

~James~

Cole and Spencer joined our departed group, they both high-given in their achievements. I rolled my eyes and congratulated them.

"Great job guys, getting the girl of your dreams in the time span of 15 minutes that has got to the a new record!" I said with a hint of sarcasm.

Their facial expression went from happy, to concerned. I didn't mean it in a rude way, it just came out as such. I've been a little rough with the guys lately since the brake up. It's not that I care, it's just I let my frustration

"Sorry guys, I didn't mean for it to come out like that, its just I can't stop thinking about Johanna. Shes always on my mind. Even when I was dating Tanya, she was in my head," say to the guys.

"Dude your in love! It's okay, you'll have your chance with Johanna." Cole tells whilst giving me a reassuring pat on the back.

"Ya man, the time will come, when the time is right." Spencer said knowingly.

"Thanks guys, anyways I'll be right back."

"Where? To meet Johanna?"

"To give Johanna a kiss?"

"Nope to take a piss."

The guys piss me off so much, I know it's out of care but, still. I like a low profile, I can't have that with the guys around.

A I was about to go into the bathroom, i spotted Johanna coming out of the 'Little Ladies Room', she didn't notice me until she bumped into me. She almost fell but I caught her in the knick of time.

"Be careful Miss. Johnson yu might get hurt one of these days," I said in a teachers style.

"She laughed and said, "Thank- You Mr. Phelps for saving my life." she stated in a 60's movie voice.

I laughed, then met her eyes, those piercing sea green eyes. We were in that trance for about a minute, when she spoke to break the silence.

"So, do you guys come here often? 'Cuz me and the girls don't see you around here." said Johanna, looking around.

"Um, naw, we don't really come here. Honestly we just came here to get out of the cold, maybe grab a cup of some good old hot cocoa." When I mentioned get out of the cold, the word sent a shiver down my spine, which caused me to flinch.

"Hey are you okay?" Asked Johanna sympathetically, I nodded to reassure her.

"Maybe we can change that," I said with a generous smile.

She seemed confused 'cuz she forwarded her eyebrows together, when you think about it; I too would be confused.

"What do you mean?" she asked with pure innocence in her voice.

"I mean, maybe we can change the fact that we don't see each other too often." I said with a wink.

Johanna giggled and then said. "Alright then, see you around!"

But before she left, I grabbed her hand to stop her. She was started by the sudden action, but the held onto mind and walked back.

I was fascinated by her sudden move, then walked her deeper into the washroom hallway, so no one can hear us. And by no one I mean the guys.

"Hey Johanna, I've been meaning to tell you something," I say with a nervous smile.

She seemed concerned, she dropped my hand gentley, tipi-toed up 'cause she was A LOT shorter than me and wrapped her delicate arms around me neck, barricading me into a death hug.

I've never felt so, so, ah! I can't put it in words, all I can say, is I feel like I'm on cloud nine.

"Ya know, you don't need to be nervous around me." Sid Johanna softly into the crook of my neck.

She came down and just laid her head on my chest and rapped her arms around my back.

"And why is that?" I ask with a grin threatening to make an appearance. I snake my arms around her shoulders to pull her in closer. I hear a little gasp escape her delicate lips.

"Because, because. Humph! I don't know, I just don't want you to be nervous around me!" Johanna exclaimed as she adjusted her head in my shirt.

I wanted to tell her, "Well, your not making it any easier when your acting so puppy-dog like. With you hugging me so suddenly, don't get me wrong, I like it and all but... Your presence alone makes me nervous and gives me butterflies in my stomach."

"As I was saying before, I need to tell you something..."

I trailed off, my arms tensed, I could feel Johanna trembling, but her grip around my back just tightens. She's one to fight, she doesn't give up or lets go, she fights and fights her way through, even if it kills her.

I can hear her sobbing slightly, and her nose sniffling. OH SHIT WHAT DID I DO?! Why is she crying?!

"I'm sorry, I'm so sorry!" said Johanna as she sunk her head deeper into my cotton red plaid shirt.

I feel terrible, what did I do to make her cry?

"Johanna what wrong?" I ask worrisome.

"I don't know what came over me! I have no idea what I'm crying!" she lifted her head from my shirt, my Hazel eyes bored into her; red, puffy Green ones. "I just..."

Bt before she could say anything else. I gentley grabbed her head and pulled in for a kiss.

Now, I have no idea what came over me! I have never done this to any of my last girlfriends.

My arms aren't so tensed now, her death grip on me isn't so stiff now.

I feel something I've never felt before. Even when I thought I was so IN-LOVE with Tanya, never in my life have I felt this.

I think I'm in-love with Johanna!

A part of me is happy but the other part is say, 'Not again! Your gonna get your heart broken, again!' No, she's different. She's special.

We broke apart, she's not crying anymore, Infact, her tear stained face is smiling! I use my thumbs to wipe off whatever tears on left on her face.

"So what do you say? Boyfriend and girlfriend?" I ask, now, I have tears in my eyes threatening to spill. Great! Only Johanna can have this effect on my.

She wipes the single tear that fell through my eye.

"Have you ever cried over a guy before?" I ask.

"Ya, just you. I mean right now. Have you?" replied Johanna.

"Just you." I say with a winks, and give her a feather kiss teasing her lips.

We exchange numbers and I walk her back to her table with Samantha and Caitlyn.

I kiss her cheek and say, "See you later." with another wink and say bue to the girls.

I walk back to the table with the guys. They congratulate me, I look at Johanna. She gives me a cute smile and a wink. I laugh and mouth, 'Bye beautiful!' She giggles and turns back to the girls.

Cole, Spencer and I get up, put on our coats and head out the door, of the place where it all started.