Chapter 21

"You okay?" Paige looked at her.

"Yeah, um, just my mom."

"Cool." Paige smiled at her. Suddenly Paige's phone went off, nearly scaring Emily to death.

"It's my dad, I have to go. Another time?"

"Yeah, no prob." Emily smiled, but she felt glad that Paige left. Maybe she made a mistake by inviting her. Suddenly she felt the back of her neck prickling up. She turned to see Ben staring at her. She realized that maybe part of her still liked Ben. She waved. She turned to look forward. The waitress came back with her salad.

"Here ya go hun."

"Thanks." Emily smiled.

She picked up her fork and began eating her salad. She felt like a loser, eating all alone. She suprised herself by wishing Ben would come over. Well, her wish came true.

"Hi." He sat next to her.

"Hey." She smiled as best she could.

"So, was that Paige?"

"Um, yeah. We're not, like, going out anymore."

"Oh." Ben ran a hand through his hair.

"Yeah, um, I guess I'm single. I have been for a long time."

"Me too, I didn't date anyone after you." He smiled crookedly, making Emily's heart flutter.

"Really?"

"Yeah."

"I went out with like 3 other people, short, stupid relationsips. "

"I don't think they were stupid."

"It was just a phase I think."

"What was?"

"Me being lesbian, you know."

"Oh yeah, that."

"Yeah, um, I'm done with that."

"Really?" Ben'd head perked up.

"Yeah, I'm done with girls."

"That's good."

"Yeah, I feels pretty good too." She smiled.

"But, why?"

"Why don't like them?"

"Yeah."

Emily paused. She needed to think. Why had she decided to stop. It was very sudden. Maybe..

"Hmm."

"You don't have to tell me Em."

"No, it's okay. I stopped because you decided to come over here Ben." She turned toward him, his eyes burning into hers.

"I missed you Em." Ben leaned in closer.

"I missed you too." She felt an invisible force pulling them together, like a magnet. She forgot how much she had liked Ben. Suddenly all of those lost feeling began swarming back into her head.

"I really wanna kiss you right now." Ben whispered.

"Well then make it special." Emily said, then Ben pulled her to her feet. She slapped 10 dollars on her table and they ran out into the heavy rain outside.

"I've always wanted to be kissed in the rain."

"You got your wish then." They both smiled, and before Emily could react, their lips met, and she was wrapping herself around Ben's neck. She felt her heart leaping out of her chest. They stood, not caring who saw them or what to do next. Emily was in the moment 100%. She felt herself falling back in love, and she liked that feeling.

...but no one likes the feeling of being watched.