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Adele POV
All night I couldn't stop thinking about James and what it would have been like if we kissed. Why am I thinking like this? After last summer, the last thing I want to do is start some kind of relationship with James. I couldn't handle it last year so I ran away and that was him just innocently helping me off a horse.
At eight, I head down to the kitchen where my grandparents are enjoying breakfast.
"Adele, we were wondering if you were you going to join us," My grandpa says reading the paper and hands me a plate.
"I'm not really hungry," I say and opt for a cup of coffee.
"You need a good breakfast and you're not leaving until you eat everything on your plate," He says and I just laugh. I love my grandpa and his obsession about us eating. I know how he grew up and I know better than to defy him.
"How was the reception last night?" My grandma says pouring me another cup of coffee.
"I met up with Poppy and I saw James." I just leave it like that and both of them look at me.
"Stop right now, I know what you're thinking but we're friends and that's all," I say finishing my last bite of oatmeal.
"If I remembered correctly, his grandmother said that James has always been very fond of you," Grandma says. I know that she and James' grandmother are very good friends and I know how they love to gossip.
The last thing I want to do is talk about my love life with my grandparents so I collect my bag and text Stuart to let him know I'm ready to head to campus.
I'm about 15 minutes early for my first class so I text Poppy to find that she doesn't have class for another hour but tells me that we need to chat. I have a feeling I know what that means. She probably hooked up with Charles, knowing her.
Instead of just waiting outside the classroom all by myself I decide to head in and find a seat. I find a seat in the third row against a window. I look out the window and just look around the grounds, I can't believe that I'm actually here.
"Is anyone sitting here?"
I look over and see James in a navy blazer and crisp white shirt with a pair of dark denim. He looks so beautiful, it's not wonder why he's on the cover of nearly every tabloid.
"Go head," I say and motion for him to sit down.
"Can we talk about last night?" He asks and then I look around and see students file quickly into the classroom shocked to see that James is in the class.
"After class?" I ask and I can't understand his reaction.
"You won't run again?"
I don't even know how to answer that question. I'm kind of pissed that's how he thinks of me.
For the next hour I can't stop thinking about what James had said. I can't even concentrate on what the professor is saying.
When class is dismissed I pack up my bag and see James waiting for me. The last thing I want to do right now is talk to him.
"Are you mad at me?" James asks when I look up and see his face.
"Why would you think that?" I'm a little curt with him and I don't care if I'm being rude. He's hurt my feelings and I am my mother's daughter.
I'm surprised when James touches my hand.
"Talk to me Adele, I'm sorry if I did anything to make you mad, I just wanted to know why you ran out on me last night."
We start to walk down the hall and I don't know where we're going. I'm just letting James lead the way as we are followed by security and everyone is staring at us.
Now its truth time, do I tell him that I wanted him to kiss me but I was scared by what would happen if he did or do I lie?
"I didn't mean to leave so abruptly but I was scared." I can't believe I'm laying everything out there.
"Why were you scared?" James asks when he leads me over to a corner and it's just the two of us with no peering eyes.
I really don't know why I was scared. I've kissed boys before and even had a few boyfriends so there isn't any reason for me to be nervous.
"Because of who you are James, there's no way around that."
James POV
Never once have I ever had a girl that I was interested in dating not want to date me because of who I am, I mean I think most times girls only want to date me because of who I am. So I'm not sure how to react to Adele's heartfelt admission. I think that's why I'm so attracted to Adele, this just makes me want her even more. I just need to find a way to know that she wants me just as bad.
After reaching a standstill and being late for my next class, I really want to ask Adele for her number but I don't think right now that would be a good thing so I tell her that I need to get to class.
I'm glad that Charles had saved a seat for me in our Business class as I'm five minutes late. When I walk in all eyes are on me and that's just the normal everyday life for as long as I can remember.
"Why are you late?" Charles asks when I sit down next to him and he can see that I'm flustered.
"I saw Adele and we talked and now I'm more confused than ever."
"Want me to talk to Poppy about it?"
After Adele left the Pub last night, I didn't want to be there anymore. I couldn't stomach watching Charles drool all over Poppy and then they proceeded to come back to our flat and I had to put headphones on because they were so loud.
"No, this is something that I need to figure out on my own."
The only problem is that I can't change what I am and that worries me.
Adele POV
I find Poppy so we can have lunch and to talk about last night. She looks happy so I already know what she did after I left, I don't even need to ask.
"You should have seen James' face after you just ran off last night. He looked so sad and then he just left," she said ordering us both sandwiches and we find a table away from everyone. We are such loners that it's almost comical. I think that's why Poppy and I get along so well, we are both the exact same.
"I just couldn't do it, at first I wanted him to kiss me and I gave him the signal that it was okay. Then my phone rang and I came back to reality that we couldn't do this and I left. I know it was wrong but I got scared and I didn't know what else to do. I didn't want last night to turn into what happened last year and I told James' that this morning."
"What I don't get it is why? You both really like each other and that's obvious to anyone. I mean come on, James has been in love with you since like forever and I don't know why you can't see it. I know you're scared but are you going to let happiness just pass you by because you're scared?"
"Poppy, what do you want me to do? Go over to James and confess my undying love for him and tell him that him being a prince doesn't matter?"
"Exactly," She says rather matter of factly.
I'm not even sure what I feel for James, I mean I like him but I'm not in love with him, right?
"Its written all over your face, you are in love with James," She says.
"I don't even know him that well; there is no way I'm in love with him."
"Really, how long have you two known each other?"
"But he hasn't said more than a few words to me with the exception of last night and this morning."
"Then you just have a lot to make up for. The way you two looked at each other last night was pretty incredible, even Charles said something."
"Speaking of Charles what happened between you two?"
That's all it took to take the focus away from me.
Poppy goes on and on about her little sexual escapade with Charles and I can tell that it's more than just a one night thing for her.
"I really like him and I think he likes me just the same," she says as we walk toward out next class. I'm so happy that we have at least one class together.
"How do you know he likes you?" I say and I'm really interested.
"I'm not sure, it's the way he touched my face and held my hand. Its different from any other guy I've been with."
"And there have been so many," I joke and she pushes me as we walk into class. To my surprise I see James looking in my direction and smiles but I can tell that there is much more behind that smile.
"Your prince is waiting for you," Poppy whispers in my ear and those words alone send my mind into a tizzy.
