*Maddie's POV*
Diggie got home last night. Thank god the exchange program is finally over. I haven't seen him in person since our 'Meet-aversary'. I couldn't sleep last night because I was too excited to see him again. I think I might have kept Liv up too, because, to pass the time, after it was 3:00 and I still hadn't gotten to sleep, I started dunking my basketball into the hoop above my bed. Not only that but, out of habit I may have said 'Bam what!' a few times. What really tipped me off though, was that Liv looked almost as tired as I did when she got up this morning. She wasn't too impressed because, as she put it, if she kept getting dark circles under her eyes, "make up will cost an absolute fortune!"
I paced across the hall next to the gym. Back and forth, over and over, waiting for Diggie to walk in the front door. Every two seconds I'd look over hoping, but at the same time scared to see Diggie come through the door. Five minutes passed. Ten. I couldn't wait much longer. I stepped into the gym, grabbed a basketball and started dribbling. The sound of the rubber against the floor was like torture, as if counting the seconds gone by. I couldn't wait to see Diggie again, but I was also scared out of my mind. After all, we had almost kissed the last time we'd seen each other. The ball hit the floor again, again, again. I was giving myself a headache. Why must he make me wait! I looked at the clock. I was going to be late for class. Seriously, Diggie?
*Diggie's POV*
Stupid jet lag. I slept right through my alarm this morning and was almost late for my first class back at Ridgewood. Unfortunately, I didn't get to see Maddie and had to go right to class.
For most of math class I spent the minutes doodling basketballs in my notebook, fantasizing about seeing Maddie and checking the clock every five seconds. Time seemed to go twenty times slower than usual and by the time class had ended I felt like it had been two days. Also, I had wasted an entire sheet of paper, which was now covered in little pencil doodles of basketballs and little hearts with mine and Maddie's initials. I know it sounds like a dumb thing for a jock to do, but when you're in so much suspense after not seeing your girlfriend in person for like ever, you're desperate. Plus, we were like really close to kissing. Like, I mean, quarter-of-an-inch close. Like, close enough to feel the warmth coming off of her lips close. I balled up the piece of paper and easily shot it six feet into a nearby trash can. I hoped to find Maddie in the hall on my way to the next class, but no such luck. It's like the whole world wants to leave me in suspense forever.
*Maddie's POV*
I think time hates me. The clocks slowed down today just for the sake of me having to wait longer to see Diggie. By the time it was recess, I was out of the classroom like a bullet and charged to my locker, where I knew Diggie would meet me, like he always did. I opened my locker and exchanged the books I had for the ones I needed next period. Then it went black. I felt two hands over my eyes.
"Guess who," I heard a voice say. I took Diggie's hands off my glasses and spun around as fast as I could, catching a glimpse of my boyfriend, before tackling him in a hug. A million thoughts rushed to my head in frenzy of excitement and love and who knows what else. I was just happy to be in Diggie's arms again.
"I missed you," I nearly sobbed into his shoulder.
"I missed you too, Rooney," Diggie replied. There was a brief silence where I had a debate in my head. We broke the embrace.
I was hesitant at first but finally managed to utter, "That kiss we almost had, back when you came home for our meet-aversary." Diggie smiled.
"Yeah, that," he said.
"Might we resume?" I asked, blushing. Diggie blushed too. Just then, out of nowhere, Joey ran around the corner.
"Diggie! I've been looking for you everywhere! Welcome home!" Joey cried, hugging Diggie. I facepalmed. My brother began talking to my boyfriend, rapid-fire and began to drag him down the hall before I even got a chance to say goodbye.