Nina's POV
Jerome and I leaned forward without realizing it. I know he's using me to get Mara, but right now, he wants to kiss me. Any thoughts of Eddie or Fabian or Mara fly out of my head as our lips meet. I feel a spark inside me. I hear fireworks above our heads. Wait a minute, I thought and looked up. Fireworks were literally going off above us. I gasped, it was gorgeous! I couldn't help laughing giddily. This is how every girl imagines their first kiss, but I get it.
Technically, it's not my first kiss, but it's my first kiss with Jerome. Crap! I wonder how he's doing about the kiss?
I glance over and see Jerome staring up at the sky, a content smile on his face.
"Jerome?"
"Yes Nina?"
"What just happened?"
"I believe we kissed."
I giggled and rolled my eyes. "Obviously, but I mean, between us. Did you feel a spark?"
He nodded. "Did you?" I could see the fear of rejection in his eyes.
"Yeah. This isn't supposed to happen is it?" I asked, laughter dancing in my eyes. "You're supposed to be using me to make Mara jealous, and I'm supposed to still have feelings for Fabian, and mixed feelings for Eddie."
"I know, but I guess, other things happened."
I heard another firework go off, and I looked up.
Jerome's POV
As Nina looked up at the sky, I looked at her. She was gorgeous, and the fireworks brightened her eyes. You could see the reflection in them.
I couldn't help but think she's right. She isn't supposed to "like" me and vice versa. I'm in love with Mara, or I thought I was. She's supposed to be in love with either Fabian or Eddie.
She glances back at me. "I'm not going to deny I don't still like Eddie."
That sentence caught me by surprise. "Not Fabian?"
She shook her head and shrugged. "I don't think I was ever really in love with him. I mean, I loved him, but,"
"You weren't in love with him?" I guessed.
She smiled that brilliant smile and nodded. "So where does this leave us?"
It was a good question really. I'm supposed to be using her, but I can't forget about the spark I felt when we kissed. Now that I'm thinking about it, I can't believe I tried to use her in the first place. Especially because of the state her heart is currently in.
"What are you thinking about?" Oops, I never answered her.
"I was asking myself how I ever let myself toy with you. Especially with Eddie. What happened between you anyway?"
She shook her head and looked away. "It's a long story. One that goes long before the conversation that tore us apart. I think the best thing to do, would be to tell you, A) when it's lighter out, and B) when we're not on a date." She smiled, but it seemed forced.
I gave, but only because I didn't want to push her. I nodded. "So, ready to go?"
She pouted. I wanted to kiss the pout off of her face. "Do we have to?" She whined like a little kid. On her, it was cute.
"I guess we can stay out a little longer." I smiled at her.
She beamed at me and I couldn't help but grin back. She could brighten up even the darkest room. I chuckled and set up the blanket so we could look at the stars and watch the fireworks. We laid down and our hands somehow tangled together.
"Thank you," she says, her voice soft. If it wasn't so quiet, I wouldn't have heard her.
"For what?" I asked, confusion coloring my tone.
"For everything. Saving me from Eddie in the kitchen, tonight, your support last year. Everything." she said, sadness in her voice.
"Hey," I said, my voice soft. "I'll always be here for you. Always." I pull her close and we go back to cuddling under the stars.
Amber's POV
OMG OMG OMG! I thought as I looked out the window. Nina and Jerome might kiss! I distracted myself for 2 reasons. 1. To draw any attention away from them. And 2. I felt like I was intruding.
"So, Mara, how's school for you?" I asked, my bubbly personality shining bright.
"Um, what about Eddie?" she whispered fiercely.
"Right," I glared at Eddie, turning my attention back to him.
He cocked an eyebrow. "Going to rip me a new one?"
"What does that even mean?"
He rolled his eyes.
"Look pretty boy, you're walking on thin ice with all of us, so you better back down now." Fabian said, icy words spewing out of his mouth.
"Go Fabes!" I cheered. I didn't know he could be so mean.
"I don't even care. I came here to make a relationship with my dad. The fact that Nina's here is just a bonus."
"She told me what happened. If I were to just have a slip of the tongue, everyone here would know as well." I said.
Finally I saw hestiation on his face. Than, he looked triumphant.
"You wouldn't tell anyone. That'd just remind her, and if she really did tell you what happened, and you told people, people would talk to her about it."
I was shocked for 2 reasons. One, he actually made sense! Two, he thought he knew us.
"What makes you think people here would talk to her? You just came here, and you don't know us." Alfie said.
"Maybe not everyone at your school, but I know you, and you, you would sympathize for her, try and be there for her if you heard the story." Eddie said.
He had a look on his face that's a mix of regret and sadness.
"Why are you so down?" Joy asked.
"Does it matter?" Fabian asked, staring Eddie down in the process.
"Of course it does Fabes! Whether we like him or not, he still lives here."
"I'm 'down' because I lost the only girl I ever loved to another country, 2 guys, and herself."
"What do you mean herself?" Patricia asked.
I was curious about that too. Nina would tell us if she was different in America. Wouldn't she?