A/N Hello guys! I'm glad you guys are enjoying this! Things are going a little slow because there needs to be a story to it and I don't want to rush things. Honestly, I like the idea of subtle and cute love instead of sexual stuff but dont worry, it will come sometime. There are cute moments :D. I try to add some conflict to spice things up and make it interesting. I'm already writing chapter four and the next chapters are gonna be good! Well enjoy :)
Chapter Two
"Okay so what I want you to do is to pair up with a partner and read Pride and Prejudice and present it to the whole class. Pretty much make a report. Each partner is in charge of their paper and you must work together on the report. You will get one month to do this. I will also be passing out a paper with all the info for the project." Ms. Andrews, third period English teacher, explained. She started passing out the papers as people started getting busy with finding their partners. I looked around and knew no one. No Aria. No Spencer. But there was Hanna. Of course she's NOT going to pick me.
Minutes passed and everyone picked their partners, and I was the only one without one.
"Okay Emily, you can partner up with Hanna." Ms. Andrews said pointing to Hanna who I noticed didn't have a partner. I walked toward her shyly, with the info paper in my hand.
"Get busy because this is the only time I will let you work on this protect in class. You will have to work on your own time from now." the teacher explained. Hanna and I sat on the floor down the hall, leaning on the lockers.
"Let's get started I guess." I said, awkwardly, starting to read.
"Wait, I haven't seen you in like forever and that's all you're gonna say?" Hanna said, sarcastically and playfully. I would never have the guts to be like that around people like her.
Hanna suddenly hugged me tight. It took a while, but I hugged back, feeling the warmth that she gave me. We quickly pulled back, smiling at each other. Sure we haven't seen each other for a long time but Hanna was still my best friend and we were really close. It's been a while.
And so we started reading the book. I wasn't really reading because my thoughts interrupted it. My mind was all about Hanna. I really wanna befriend her again. I know I'll never have a chance with her but I don't want her dating anyone.
I've always had feelings for Hanna. Now that she's back, my feelings started growing back. When she left, never did a single day go without me thinking about her. She never left my mind, maybe it did at some points but all I could think about was her.
After a few minutes of "reading" Ms. Andrews called us in the classroom and we started packing up to get ready for the bell. This is what I love about this teacher, we get at least an extra 5 minutes of talking near the end of class.
"Hey, you know you should come over at my house to do the project. Friday night after school? Hanna suggested as she turned to face me.
"Sure." I said, smiling. She held out a piece of ripped notebook paper with her number on it and I grabbed it. The bell rang and we stormed out of class.
It is Friday night. I rang the doorbell while holding my book. I waited for a few minutes and the door opened.
"Hey." I shyly said.
"Hey, come in." Hanna said with a grin. I stepped right in while she held the door for me. She gestured for me to sit on her couch while she sat down on it.
"So, I was thinking since we used to be super best friends that we shouldn't waste our friendship. I miss us." Hanna meaningly said, laying her hand on top of mine. The word "us" made me shiver a bit. It sounded so good to me.
"I know, it's been a while and I missed you too." I said, not knowing what to say so I just thought of something random. I was pulled into a quick hug and then we started reading.
I'm almost done with the book when I noticed that Hanna barely even read a chapter, which kind of made me laugh. There was really no tensions between us right now. Yes it's awkward but somehow we got to make ourselves comfortable.
A few minutes passed as I looked into Hanna who I just noticed was asleep which made me chuckle a bit. Classic Hanna. It made me think back to our friendship, how close we were. I remembered how we always slept over at each other's and we watched horror movies as Hanna hides her face in my hair, barely even watching the movie. I really had a desire to bring back the past. I wish I could pretend nothing happened and we would still be close friends. Now that we haven't been in touch for almost two years now, things are definitely going to be different.
I just stared at her. She's so cute, I thought to myself. I just wanted to hug her as tight as I can, feel her warmth. Yes, I want her. She doesn't know anything about my feelings for her. It's only been a year from now since I found out and admitted I was gay and she doesn't even know I'm gay.
Hanna suddenly leaned closer to me and rested her head on my shoulder. Don't move and wake her up, I thought. I was just kind of those awkward people. I got a blanket folded next to me and put it over Hanna. I just enjoyed this quiet, peaceful moment. Honestly, I'm just freaking in the inside because of how Hanna and I were almost cuddling.
Setting my book down, I closed my eyes and fell asleep.
