[Aly's P.O.V]
After having Stella bardge into my house, yell at me, tell me she loves Joe and leave to tell him the truth, I realize just how complicating my life became. But I did get two good things out of it. My new friendship with Stella and meeting the guys. I knew if Stella really loved Joe as much as she did, then I didn't deserve him, but on the inside, I was sad because I knew that I couldn't ask him out or flirt with him anymore.
I was in the living room, sitting on the couch when I heard the front door close. I turned around and saw my Mom. "Hey Mom," I said and she smiled at me. "Hey Alyssa, what's up? How was school?" she said and walked over, sitting down beside me. "Oh, it was... really awesome! I even made a few friends." I said and her smile grew. "Oh honey, thats great! You'll have to bring them over sometime!" she said in her excited tone. "Yeah, you bet." I smiled and she patted my knee, standing up from the couch.
Sitting there, letting my mind run made me think. Mainly about everything that had happend today, but also about the choices that I made. Did I make the right ones? I stuck my hand into my pocket and felt something. I pulled it out and saw that it was the folded up piece of paper that Stella gave me with her number on it. I sighed and got up, running upstairs to my bedroom. "Hopefully shes done." I said to myself and dialed her number, waiting for her to pick up.
[Stella's P.O.V]
Knock. Knock. I felt my heart pounding in my chest. I was nervous, although I wasn't sure why. Joe and I had kissed before, but it was only once. The door opened and Joe appeared from behind it. "Hey Stells," he said, smiling at me. "Hey Joe," I said and walked in. "What'cha doing here?" he asked and I turned around. "Oh nothing, just thought I'd stop by." He nodded and walked towards me, sitting down at the table. "So, how did things go with Aly?" he asked. I was not expecting that. "Yeah, she's fine." I said and sat down. "Look Joe, I really don't know how to tell you this, only because we've never really talked about it, but" I looked him in the eyes and let it out. "I like you... more than a friend." he just stared at me. That wasn't always a good sign. "Um, Joe?" I tried to get a response. Nothing. "I completely understand if you don't feel the same way." I sat there, looking at him, feeling stupid for what I just said. Telling him how I felt was nerve racking, but not having him say anything back was horrible!
Then my phone went off. I told Joe to hold on and answered it. "Hello?" I said. "Hey Stella, did you tell Joe yet?" Aly? Why was she calling me, right now?! "Uh, yeah I did! Why are you calling me now?" "Oh, are you in the middle of something? So sorry! I'll talk to you later. Bye!" she said and hung up. I closed my phone and looked back at Joe. "You know, I'm just gonna go. Bye." I said and got up, walking towards the door. "Stella, wait!" Joe said and I turned around. He walked over to me and took my hand. I looked down at our hands, tangled together then back up to his eyes, our faces inches apart.
"I never expected this. I never knew you felt this way. Why didn't you tell me sooner?" he asked, looking at me with those gorgeous brown eyes. "Because I didn't want to wreck our friendship... or the band. I've held this back way too long and I need to know how you feel about us." I said and bit my lip. Suddenly, I felt his hands in my hair, pulling my closer to him. We kissed and nothing felt right.
He pulled away and stared at me, letting go of my face. He sat down on the couch and I sat down beside him. "Maybe nothing was supposed to happen." I said and he put his hands to his face. "Well, what are we gonna do now?" he asked. I sighed and said, "I guess... forget that this ever happend and move on. We can't really do much more." he nodded. "I'm sorry, Joe. If I'd known things would turn out like this, I woudln't have come over." I played with my sleeve and looked away from him. "It's not your fault. Things happen, right?" I nodded and hugged him. "Thanks for understanding, Joe. You rock!" I said and smiled. "So, we cool?" he asked and I nodded. "Well, I gotta go. See you tomorrow?" I stood up and walked over to the door, him following behind. "You bet." he said and I held out my hand. We did our secret hand shake and I left.
I guess Aly was right. I never would have known that Joe and I weren't right for each other unless I asked. Well, that proves one theory; never doubt your friends.