Kissing in the Rain

Chapter 14

Emma's POV:

It wasn't a lie. I wasn't lying when I said that all I needed was for her to be happy. A month had passed since our last encounter. We would pass each other in the hall and she'd give a friendly wave and I'd nod. We'd have scattered conversations here and there during passing periods, but not much more. Ellie needed space. She needed time to figure herself out. In the mean time, I focused on babysitting the lil bro, homework, and so on. I wasn't going to sit by and watch the trees change colors and wait for her. I had a life. Sadly, as much as I tried to move on, I couldn't. Every time I thought I was close to being over her, I'd see her in the halls with Sean, and all the emotions would come flooding back to me. I left the house and went on a walk. The weather was beautiful. The leaves were changing, and there was a slight chill to the air.

"Hey Emma"

I turned around and saw Peter pointing his camera at me. I rolled my eyes. He was always running around with that camera. That's what got him in trouble with Manny.

"Point that thing away form me Peter." I said with a glare.

He laughed and put it in his bag. I don't think I ever saw that boy frown. He always seemed to have a smirk on his face. I could've played the card of sweet revenge on him for what he did to Manny but some reason I had stopped myself.

"So, you doing anything later?" He asked casually.

"Yeah, I'm kind of busy." I lied.

"Well there's this new movie out." He started to say.

"Let me take a rain check." I said and started to walk away. Would he ever get the hint that I didn't want to go on a date. He touched my arm. I whipped around and looked at him.

"You're running out of rain checks Emma." He said.

He was right. I had rejected him more than once. Hell, I could watch a movie, it's not like it was anything serious or anything.

I sighed, "What time are you picking me up?"

He grinned " Seven okay?"

"It's fine, I'll see you then." I walked away. I hadn't been to the movies in forever. I didn't even know what movies were playing. I scribbled down a note to my mom and I changed into some different clothes. As the clock drew nearer to seven, I found myself getting butterflies. This was weird, it's not like this was something major. It was just a movie. Right? When the doorbell rang I jumped. He was casually waiting outside. I locked the door and walked with him to the car. I let myself in before he could get a chance to open my door. We talked a little before we got to the theater. When we arrived, I noticed the line for tickets was super long. I cursed under my breath. Long lines were a major pet peeve of mine. Peter started laughing.

I gave him a look, "What's so funny?"

He flashed two tickets "I bought tickets already, so you don't' have to worry about that line."

I started to say something sarcastic but I just nodded instead. Buying tickets in advance, it was simple yet sweet. We walked in the theater and grabbed two seats in the middle. After the first half hour of the movie I realized he hadn't made a move. Most leachy guys would have been way past that. There was something different about Peter. Maybe he wasn't so bad after all. I leaned my head on his shoulder. He stiffened up at first, but then he relaxed and put his arm around me. At that exact moment, however, Ellie's face popped up in my mind. Obviously Ellie would never be happy with me, and it hurt me too much to think about her. It was time for me to move on.