The Notebook 2

Allie: "Oh my God! He so likes you. Did you see the look on his face?" exclaimed Sarah jumping up & down while her bright pink & blue bracelets made noise along with her crazy earrings.

"I don't know, Sarah. He doesn't seem that into me." I replied while making sure I look fine in my compact mirror.

"Whatever. You're being stubborn again. Well I guess we will see tonight." she said nudging my arm as she raised her thin eye brows up & down.

"Stop that, they are right over there."

"Well before they come. Do you like him?"

"Uh…" I couldn't answer incase he heard the question.

"Hey Allie." he said in his smooth silky deep voice.

"Hello Noah." I said trying to calm down but dang was he perfect. "Nice to see you again."

"Nice to see you, too."

"By the way you can open the door for me if you want I won't ignore you this time."

"You sure?" he said teasing me.

"Yes I think I can handle it just this once." I said.

"Ok you asked for it." he gave me the most beautiful smile I've ever seen in my life. My knees were shaking but somehow I kept myself from falling. I couldn't help but smile & roll my eyes.

"Shall we." he said extending his arm towards the door and as I was walking toward the entrance he arm reached out & front of me and opened the door swiftly. Sarah and I walked in in front of the guys she said we should do this so they can check out our "hot" bodies in our new leggings so I went along with it.

Throughout the movie all Fin & Sarah were doing was making out so I couldn't even talk to her to avoid Noah looking at me every fifteen minutes. Don't get me wrong I'm glad he's looking at me just if I look at him I might throw up all over him. And trust me he will never look at me again.

"Do you want to walk with me?" he whispered lightly in my ear.

"What are you guys doing? Get in." Fin said.

"We're going to walk." I answer both Fin and Noah's question.

"Do you guys love each other?" Fin asked randomly. Noah busted out laughing I just giggled sweetly trying to hold it in but that was pretty funny. "Do you?"

"Good bye Sarah. Good bye Fin." I finally said breaking the awkward silence & then the drove off.

We started walking together this time a little closer then last time.

"That was fun." I broke the second awkward silence in the last two minutes.

"Yes it was. And I bet Fin & Sarah had loads of fun huh?"

"I bet they did." I giggled.

"I haven't seen a movie in ages."

"Really?"

" Not since I was a little kid."

"What?!"

"Not I've been busy. I don't have a lot of time."

"You're busy?"

"Uh huh. I have a very strict schedule. My days are all planned out. I get up in the morning, breakfast, math tutor, Latin tutor, lunch, tennis lessons, dance lessons, sometimes both. French tutor, piano lesson, then I eat dinner & after dinner I spend time with my family. Then, uh I catch up on some reading."

"Wow." he said blankly. "Sounds lie the roads to success."

"You bet. We're finding all these colleges. The ones we want."

"Who is we?"

"What?"

"You just said the ones we want"

"Oh Momma and Daddy. We decide everything together."

"Everything?"

"No. Not everything. Just the important things, yes."

"But the others things you get to decide all by yourself. I thought you said you were independent." I smacked him lightly on the arm.

"Don't be rude."

"I'm not…sorry…just trying to figure out what you do for fun."

"What do you mean?"

"I mean…I don't know…those are things you have to do or do you do them because you want to?"

"I just told ya."

"I don't know."

"What?"

"I just always figured you're kind of…"

"Kind of what?"

"Just…free." Well that surprised me.

"What?"

"Free."

"I am free."

"You don't seem like it."

"Well I am." We just started at each other for a few moments.

"Come here I want to show you something."

"Noah what are you doing?"

"Just come on." he said in a whiney voice.

"Your going to get run over."

"By all the cars." he said sarcastically & looked around showing no one is here. Then he just laid flat in the middle of the road! What was he thinking?! I just looked down at him like he's C R A Z Y! "My dad and I used to come out here & watch the lights change form green red to yellow." he said in a soft calm voice "You could try it if you want."

"No…no" I answered shaking my head.

"Why not?"

"Because…I don't know would you just get up?"

"That's your problem, you know that, you don't do what you want." I just looked around to make sure no cars were coming.

"Okay." Then I laid down next to him. Then he turned his head and looked at me, then I looked at him and he looked away. The kind of thing you do in middle school or something. We both smiled. I sat up a little to check that we were safe then I tilted my head back to do the same. "What happens if a car comes?"

"We die."

"What?" for a second I was pretty sure.

"Just relax. Just trust. You need to learn how to trust."

"Okay." I whispered so soft that I don't even know if he heard me or not. "Painting."

"Huh?"

"You asked me what I do for me."

"Huh."

"I love to paint."

"Yea?"

"Yea."

"Huh."

"I like to sit alone and paint. Just me and my brush. I never know what I'm going to paint when I pick up the brush. And the world just gets kind of quiet." I just sat there and thought about a quiet meadow. Me sitting there alone with a brush in my hand and painting wild flowers. A lot of people can't see me doing that because I have a crazy personality but I do like peaceful things like that.

H O N K ! ! ! H O N K ! ! !

"A H! ! ! ! ! !" I screamed as loud as I could. I knew this would happen!

"GET OUT OF THE STREET!" the guy who almost flattened us shouted. The I just busted out laughing. That was so funny. HA! I can't believe we made that!

"Are you okay?…..Why are you laughing?" He said smiling and laughing himself.

"Oh….that was fun." I said still laughing slowing down to a giggle. He paused for a moment.

"Do you want to dance with me?"

"Yes, I'd love to." He extended he arm only this time I grabbed it. And I held on tight. "Now? Here?"

"Uh huh."

"We're not supposed to dance in the middle of the street. And we don't have any music."

"Well we'll make some." Then he started humming a beautiful rhythm, one I wasn't familiar with but it sure was good. But he wasn't exactly.

"You're an awful singer."

"I know."

"But this is a wonderful song."

"Thank you."

"Who is it by?"

"Me."

"Really?"

"Yes."

"Wow." I said very shocked. I was impressed.

"What?" he sounded curious.

"I'm very impressed. I didn't think this would come from you."

"Um…thank you?"

"Oops that was a little insulting wasn't it? I'm sorry. I didn't mean it li-" I was cut off he put his finger gently on my lips. The warmth from his skin made my mouth water. Then he outlined my lips with the tip of his finger and traced my chin. Then he gently pulled my face towards his and kissed me compassionately on the lips. His body was so warm against mine. I felt protected. I felt safe. I felt loved.

NOAH:

Her body so petite & delicate felt so comforting against me. Even her lips cold felt warm touching mine. I pulled her face away to look at her. I looked into her eyes. I brushed my hand against her cheek. I starting playing with her smooth hair. Then I leaned in for another kiss. I felt it inside of me. I knew what the feeling was. I would remember it for ever it is permanently attached to my mind. I knew I fell in love.