Chapter two Cell phones will ruin the moment.

(Steven's pov)

Connie jumped slightly and I notice that she DID have her arms full. Her cell phone was wedge between her ear and her right shoulder, her book held to her right side by her elbow and in her right hand was her violin. Her purse strap was on her right shoulder and the bag part across her left hip, in her left hand she had a brown bag which I guess had the fry bits in it. I smiled at her. I hung up my cell phone and tossed it on the couch. I stepped outside and reached for her phone, pulling it out and clicking the end call button before putting it in my pocket. "Hold on Connie let me help you." I pulled out her book and grabbed her violin, then the bag. "Steven you don't need to get everything." "Nonsense Connie." I turned back into my house and held the door open for her.

She walked pass me and I caught her scent, it was Jasmine and Lemons. It always sent my head spinning in the best possible way. "Here Steven let me get some of that." I moved out of the way of the door allowing it to close. "No Connie you carried all this stuff here, and besides my hands are much larger than yours." I turn to look at her grinning. She rolled her eyes while smiling. "Yes, yes I know you and your large hands are great compare to my tiny inferior hands." "Their not inferior their cute." I muttered. I place her violin on the couch. Her cheeks had colored which made me think she had heard me. Which made me blush. I move to the kitchen counter and put her book and the bag down. "So you want something to eat it's almost 5?" I stuck my head in the fridge "We got pickles, some kind of sandwich Amethyst made, soda, milk, some other random food I'm not sure if edible or not so your not going to eat it. Hold on I'll check the freezer." I shut the door and open the freezer door. "Let's see some cookie cats, corn dogs, oh look a frozen pizza score!" I took it out of the freezer and put it on a pan. "Connie can you get the oven please." She set the oven for me while I took the packaging off the pizza and put it in the oven.

I shut the door and looked over at Connie who was going through her purse. Her wavy chestnut brown hair went all the way to the small of her back. Her brown eyes which were always lovely with or without glasses though now she didn't have them on. Her lips had a soft pink color to them. While she was shorter than me she was about the same height as than most girls in town 5'6 or something. She was wearing a dark blue dress that showed off her shoulders and collar bone and hit her at the knees. She had brown ballet flats on. I always liked it when Connie wore blue it made her skin glow and her smile bright. Though honestly she always looked like that. Connie eyes met mine. I ducked my head to look at the pizza. "Did you find what you were digging for?" "No. Don't worry about it." I heard the stool pull out and her sitting down at the kitchen counter.

I straighten up and leaned on the counter top. "Okay. By the way, you look really pretty today Connie." Her cheeks colored adorably. "Thank you Steven, where are the rest of the gems?" "Oh they went on a mission. Something about volcanos going to erupt, Steven you can't go it's to dangerous. You know." I replied with a shrug. Connie nodded her head. I leaned over the counter top to grab the bag of bits. "It's really sweet of you to pick me up some bits Connie." I said as I put some in my mouth. "Who was working tonight?" "Oh some guy around our age. Peedee." I stop my chewing. "And he let you buy the bits?" "He gave them to me actually." I swallowed. "Really? Normally it takes some convincing from his dad to let people get stuff that's not on the menu." "Well that what he told me at first but I guess I wore him down." I smiled at that.

"So what are you reading now?" I slid her book over from where I placed it and brought it in front of me "Hamlet, any good?" Connie shrugged. "I like it better than other works by William Shakespeare." I nodded knowing full well Connie was talking about Romeo and Juliet. The story she had to read last year for school. I remember her calling me every night she had to read it mocking it. "Well you want to tell me about it?" Connie's eyes lite up as she began a full detail summary of everything she read so far. I always love ask Connie about books because I get to listen to the passion in her voice and her getting caught up in the plot of the book it was better than any movie.

"Steven are you going to get that?" "Get what?" "The pizza, the timer has been going off for almost two minutes now." My eyes widen as I pull myself from the counter top and grabbed a pair of oven mits. Pulling the pizza out which thankfully it wasn't burnt. "So how many slices you want?" "Just one for now Steven." I pulled down a plate and put a piece of pizza on it and handed it to her. "You want to eat in your room or down here on the couch?" "The couch my rooms a mess." Connie jumped off the bar stool and grab the bag of bits and sat down on the couch. I moved next to her and sat down taking the bits from her hand and continued to munch on them. I glanced down at her watching her as she blew on her pizza before taking a bite. Her eyes move toward mine.

"Have I met Peedee before?" I swallowed quickly. "Umm maybe I don't think I've ever introduced you two but maybe you ran into him before, without me?" Connie's eyebrows scrunched together and her eyes focused on her pizza and she took some more bites. "It's just that he looks familiar to me."

I thought for a minute. "Well you met his brother Ronaldo before." "Ronaldo? As in keep Beach City weird Ronaldo?" "Yup." Connie leaned forward and put her plate on the table, while I'd crumbled up the bag and threw it across the room into the trash bin. "Yes two points Steven!" Connie laughed. "Better be glad you made that Pearl would have thrown a fit it you would have gotten crumbs every where." I scoffed. "Please Connie I'm a pro at trash basket ball." "Really does Pearl know you throw things across the room regularly?" She raised an eyebrow and smirked. I glared at her, before grinning at her. "I don't know Connie. But what I do know is that your extremely ticklish COME HERE!" I jumped up and grabbed her before she could sprint to the other side of the room. "STEVEN NO." I hesitated and almost set her down until she grinned back up at me. I smiled down at her and began tickling her sides. She yelled through laughter.

"Steven put me down, your going to drop me!" "Connie I would never cause a bruise or cut to appear anywhere on your body besides your not heavy enough to drop but if you insist." I drop down on the couch with her still in my arms so she landed on my lap.

(Connie's pov)

My eyes widen as Steven plopped down on the sofa. Though after realizing that I was still in his arms, with my arms around his neck, and in his lap my face I'm sure turned a very dark shade of red. I moved my head from his viewing pleasure so he couldn't see.

I notice that Steven had a habit of placing my stuff the same way he did his, all over the room. My book was in the kitchen as well as my purse, which I put over there. My violin Steven had moved off the couch and onto the floor beside it. I didn't even know where he put my phone. I turn to look back at him hopefully my blush had died down.

I looked him over. He was wearing his fade blue jeans, a black tee shirt that had some logo on it with yellow writing, and a red jacket over it. He had gotten taller over the years and also slimmer but that was expected with him running all over the place with the gems. His face was clean shaven which I don't think he know how thankful I am that he shaves while the other boys at school grow theirs out. His hair was as curly and thick as always.

"Soft too" I thought as I lean closer to Steven so I could start playing with his hair. I really never go about touching Steven sense he is more a physical type but now I'm starting to question that. My arms were already wrapped around his neck so I let my hands and fingers buried themselves in his hair. Twirling it between my fingers, using my nails to scratch his scalp. I felt Steven's hands move up and down my sides. "Connie." He whisper my name like a prayer. I stop moving my hands and looked at him. Steven had griped my waist and was staring at me before his eyes dropped to my mouth and then rose to my eyes. I watched as he started to close the gap between us. I let my eyes close. I could feel his breath mixing in with mine.

BEEP BEEP BEEP!

We both sprang back and looked for the sound that had interrupted us. Before Steven reach into his pocket and pulled out my cell phone. "Uhh here Connie. Sorry forgot that I had it." He apologize and handed it to me then pulled me off his lap so he could stand up and take my forgotten plate to the kitchen. I glared down at my phone and saw that I had set a reminder that I has tennis practice tomorrow. I could have sworn right then and there at my luck. I glanced over at Steven who was putting up the pizza and washing dishes. "Was he really going to kiss me?" My brain ran off with that question sending it everywhere in my body at once. I looked back at my phone to see it was already seven o clock. I need to get home. I took a deep breath and walked over to Steven and cleared my throat only for him to jump a mile out of his skin when I did. "Hey it's late I need to get home before my parents start calling." Steven didn't answer me right away but when he finally did it was really random. "You never went home did you?" I gave him a weird look that he couldn't see cause his back was turned. "I mean after practice." "Umm no, I drove straight here." "Your practice started at eleven right?" "Yes." "You never had lunch." I smiled at Steven, leave it to him to be worried how often I'm eating. "No I didn't I had pizza with you around five." "Connie you can't just miss meals." I let out a sigh. "Okay Steven how about this I'll go home and eat to make up for the meal I missed." "Promise?" "Promise. I'll even send you a picture of it." He turn to look at me his jacket sleeves push up to his elbow and his forearm covered with soap. He was grinning. "Then you got yourself a deal!" He stuck his hand out for me to shake though it to was covered in dish soap. I laughed.

"Thanks Steven but you'll have to take my word for it for now." He pouted. "Fine but I'm walking you home, a lady such as yourself should not be walk by herself this late at night." "Fine but we need to hurry alright?" Steven gave me a mocked bow and ran to the door to open it for me. I went to grab my violin, purse, and book before going to the door only to have Steven take the book and violin from me to carry. I slipped my phone in my purse.

(No ones pov)

Steven and Connie walked to her bike. Steven picked off the ground and set her stuff in the basket and then began pushing it along side them as he walked her home. They talked along the way. Both feeling slightly disappointed and confused about what happen earlier. Steven parked her bike at the side of her house and return her things to her as he walked her up to the door steps. "So your not going to get in any trouble with you parents right?" Steven ask. "No I don't think so they knew I had plans to go over to you house." Connie replied. "Okay that's good. Will I see you tomorrow?" Connie looked down at her feet. "Umm I have tennis tomorrow but maybe after?" Steven nodded his head. "Yeah that's fine unless some gem stuff comes up I'm free. I'll call you after I wake up and well make plans." "Sounds great Steven I'll talk to you then." They were both standing at the front door, when it open revealing Connie's dad.

"Connie you need to get inside and get ready for bed." "Yes sir. Good night Steven, thank you for walking me home." Steven smiled at her before she could retreat into her house. "No prob Bob. Sleep well Connie!" With a final look she disappeared into her house. Leavening Steven with Mr. Maheswaran. "Hello Steven." "Hi, Mr. Maheswaran." "How has saving the earth been." "Same old, same old really." He replied shrugging. "Well thank you for making sure Connie got home safely." 'And thank you for standing at the door so if I tried to make a move on your daughter you could interrupted it and leave us both feeling embarrassed and awkward.' Steven thought though he really should be used to it now since everyday he had spent walking Connie home one of her parents had spent the evening at their front door waiting for Connie. And also successfully ruining the mood between them by erupting them. "It's fine Mr. Maheswaran just wanted to make sure she got home alright. Well I best be getting home too goodnight Mr. Maheswaran." "Goodnight Steven be careful." Steven turn and walked down the steps and made it out of their yard when his phone dinged, he pulled it out to see Connie had sent him a picture of a sandwich she made with the caption 'See Steven I'm eating:p' He smiled down at his phone and sent a quick text back before sticking it back into his jacket he made his way back home.

Authors note

Hi lovelies so here's part two. I hope you enjoyed it. I like to think that when Steven gets older he doesn't have a problem talking to girls because he grew up with women all around him, however I also imagine him to be a bit like his dad so when he is around Connie he can still talk to her but he might stumble, or blush, but also be very sweet and give her random compliments. I got the idea of how Steven and Connie would look based on a drawing I saw of them. It was Steven taking selfies with the gems and lion and Connie except he was wearing his star shirt instead of a black shirt. Anyhow the caption for his and Connie's picture was 'beach day w/ Connie. And it was sooo cute so I decide that is how I want the characters to look. So let me know what you think. Until next time.