"Oh hi!" a woman with huge fake boobs and over-indulged collagen-filled lips said as Will and I entered his kitchen.

"Hi, Mom. Amy, this is my mom," Will introduced.

"Call me Hope," she said. I smiled, and Will sensed the awkwardness, so he put his arm around my waist and hugged me to him.

"I'm Amy. Well, it's actually Amarie," I said, adding the last part hastily.

"Oh, that's beautiful!" Hope said, clapping her hands together.

"I know. Come on, Amy. Oh, Mom, I hope you don't mind. Amy's locked out, and nobody's home," Will explained.

"Of course, honey! You know any of your friends are welcome anytime!" she answered.

"Thanks," I said.

"Come on, Amy, we'll go up to my room," Will said, the arm that was around my waist now holding my hand. I was whisked away up the stairs to Will's room.

"This room is nice," I said as we walked in. Will plopped down on his bed, and stared up at the ceiling, his hands behind his head.

"Thanks," he said absent-mindedly. I just looked around, not sure what I should be doing. "You can come lay down with me, you know."

"Okay," I said, relaxing, and walking over to where Will lay on the bed. I laid down with him, and he took my hand, leaving the other hand behind his head.

"Won't your parents be worried where you are?" Will asked after a few minutes of silence.

"Oh, yeah, I should probably call them," I said, taking out my phone. I dialed my mom first; if she didn't answer, I'd call my dad and tell him.

"Hello?" she answered.

"Mom, it's me," I said.

"Oh, hi, honey! Everything okay?"

"Yeah. Just wanted to let you know that I got locked out of the house, so I'm at Will's house," I said.

"Will?" she asked.

"Yeah, the boy you and dad met the other day at home," I said.

"Oh yeah, Will. That's fine, honey. What time will you be home?"

"Um...I don't know," I said.

"Well, just be home before 10," my mom said.

"Mom, it's Friday! And homecoming's tonight! By the way, I wanted to know if I could go to an after party with Will," I complained.

"Okay, that's fine. You have fun, Amy."

"Okay, thanks, Mom!"

"Bye, honey," she said.

"Bye, Mom!"

"So that's that?" Will asked.

"Yep," I answered.

"Cool," he said, squeezing the hand he was still holding.

"I'm excited," I said.

"For homecoming?" Will asked.

"And the after party," I said. Will smiled and looked at me. We made eye contact, but it was unlike never before. We made a connection that we had never made before. Will rolled onto his side, never breaking contact and never letting go of my hand. He took me closer to him, our bodies touching.

"I'm excited, too," he said, his voice lowered. I smiled slightly.

Will pulled me in even closer, our bodies now intertwined, and our faces inches from each other, noses practically touching.

"Will..." I couldn't find words.

He put a finger to my lips. "Shh. Amy, I've always you were really cute, but I was afraid you wouldn't go for a guy like me," he started. I laughed.

"That's crazy. Any girl would be lucky to have you," I said. Will smiled, but didn't answer. At least not verbally.

Instead, he kissed me. It was the most romantic and passionate kiss I have ever experienced. I couldn't believe that Will was this good. Perhaps this is why Will is so well-known in school...

After we pulled apart, we stayed intertwined until Will drove me home to get my clothes ready for homecoming. I was super excited.