A/N: Hi! This is the traslated version of my Finnish story called Lemmenkipeä. I'm traslating it on my own so I'm sorry for all of the spelling errors. Please check out my other story called Stuck, too. This is my first fan fiction story I've ever written so please be gentle.

By the way, I own just my crazy ideas.

A couple of weeks went by and I got the feeling that Joe was avoiding me on purpose. I didn't see him on his morning runs. Not that I was waiting on the porch for him every morning. At least not much. At school he was always talking to someone else when I passed by and his eyes didn't even wonder at my direction. It was like I had some kind of disease.

I walked to lunch with Nick and Macy. They had become inseparable. They already were a couple and went everywhere together. Usually when you saw one of them, the other wasn't very far.

- Are you coming to the concert tonight, Stella? Nick asked when we had almost reached the cafeteria of our college.

- I'm not sure yet. I don't think that your brother wants me there, I quietly said. We had just passed Joe who was talking to a girl at a very near distance.

- Come on Stella. It doesn't matter what Joe thinks. Let's not give him the pleasure of ruining our fun, Macy smiled. We had reached the end of the line in the cafeteria.

- I don't think I'm that hungry after all. I'll see you later, I smiled faintly and walked out of the cafeteria. I noticed that Joe was still talking to the same girl and it kind of looked like they were kissing.

I ran out of the building and sat under a nearby tree. I closed my eyes and covered them with my hands trying to keep the tears from falling. Had I really read all of the signs so wrong? I had thought Joe liked me. I wasn't suppose to let Joe Lucas to affect me like this. I hadn't even realized earlier that I liked him but now it was clear that I had been crushing on him from the first day I ever saw him.

I heard someone come by and sat beside me and I automatically thought it was Macy. But when I felt two strong arms lock around me, I knew I was wrong. I opened my eyes and saw Kevin sitting beside me.

- Don't mind about Joe. He really likes you but he doesn't know what to do. He's never liked anyone as much as he likes you, Kevin said gently.

- If he likes me than why does he avoid me like I'm poisonous? I asked and pressed my head against Kevin's shoulder.

- He's afraid of hurting you, Kevin replied.

- How do you know that? Has he said something? I asked quickly.

- No. But I know it up here, Kevin said and pressed his finger on his forehead. I had to laugh.

- Thanks Kevin. You always know how to cheer me up, I smiled.

- You're welcome. Are you coming tonight? Kevin asked me.

- Maybe I should come just to make sure that Macy doesn't turn into a crazy fan girl and attack Nick, I smiled.

- Yeah, that would be a wise thing to do, Kevin laughed.

- Hey, how did your date go? What was her name again? Emily or something like that? I asked. I was good friends with Kevin. We often hang on the campus and sometimes went to the movies Kevin was usually the one who came to talk to me even if he saw that I was having a bad day. At most days he even got my bad mood to disappear.

- Nah, it didn't really work out. We were too different, Kevin said and shrugged his shoulders.

- But aren't opposites suppose to complete each other? I laughed.

- I suppose it sometimes goes like that. But not in this case. He wasn't meant for me at all, Kevin laughed.

- Don't worry Kev, the right one will come along someday, I smiled at my friend. Kevin believed strongly that there was a soulmate for everyone –as I did too.

- They say that love is around every corner but I must be walking in circles because I never seem to find the right one. You don't happen to have a friend who would be perfect for me? It seemed to work in Nick's case, Kevin sighed.

- Unfortunately I don't but don't give up. Someday you'll meet her and you'll never want to let her go no matter how different you are, I smiled and gave Kevin's hand a squeeze.

- Hey Kevin, are you coming? I heard Joe yell from somewhere. I lifted my head up from Kevin's shoulder and saw Joe's expression change as he saw me. He looked jealous. Kevin hugged me.

- I'll see you tonight, Kevin smiled and kissed my cheek. This kiss was friendly, not like the one Joe had given me the other night. This kiss didn't make me feel anything. Joe looked like he was ready to punch someone. His hands were curled to a fist so tight that I was afraid they would bleed soon.

- Yeah. I'll see you then, I smiled as Kevin stood up and helped me up too. I waved at Nick who was standing beside Joe. I ignored Joe completely but I saw that he was sending daggersat Kevin. I could only hope that he wouldn't murder his older brother. What right did he have to be jealous about me when I just saw him kiss another girl? I watched the Lucas boys leave and walked to Macy who was waiting for me at the main entrance of our college. She wrapped her other arm around me.

- Why does love have to be so hard? I asked.

- I don't know what you are talking about. My love life is perfect, Macy smiled.

- Thanks for rubbing it in my face, I said.

- Ooh! You're talking about your own love life. So you're finally admitting that you have a crush on Joe Lucas. I told you he was your type, Macy babbled and I had to laugh at my best friend.

- Okay. I'll admit it. But Joe doesn't like me. So what's the point? I asked.

- I wouldn't be so sure about it, Macy smiled slyly.

- What do you know? I asked excited.

- Not much. Only that he has a picture of you in his room and that his face lits up everytime someone mentions your name. And that he can't stand it when someone else touches you. Like when Kevin touched you just a moment ago and Joe almost murdered him, Macy explained.

- I don't know. I really thought I was reading the signals right but why does he keep avoiding me? I asked.

- I don't know. Boys can be weird sometimes, Macy said.

- Tell me about it, I huffed and walked to my psychology class. Macy had baseball practise so she went there.

I wasn't any wiser a couple of hours later when I was walking home from campus. I was just more confused. I had decided to go to the concert. Joe would be on the stage anyway and I would be on the audience so I wouldn't have to talk to him. It couldn't hurt if I went, right?

Macy was already home when I got there. She was making macaroni and cheese. I sat down to the kitchen table.

- Stella, I'm having a fashion crisis. Could you pick me something to wear tonight? Macy asked as she put a bowl of macaroni and cheese and a glass of ice water in front of me.

- Sure Macy. That's what I do best, I smiled at her. At least I still could control one part of my life.

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