Chapter 29
Dating and Dating
Paul: Where's Saff?
Cloe: She's been spending all her time in the computer room with Ved and Patch. She's been helping them crack systems and things. She knows A LOT about computers. She seems to be avoiding you lately the past few days, what's up?
Paul: Meena kissed me and Saff saw it.
Cloe: But you don't like Meena…
Paul: Right now I hate Meena, she saw Saff coming and she kissed me on purpose. And just as I was trying to get her off me she broke the kiss off of her own accord so Saff thinks I didn't even try to stop it. Now Saff won't even let me explain, won't let me near her.
Cloe: Well, what are you going to do?
Paul: I don't know. How can you talk to someone who won't let you?
Cloe: I have an idea, come with me.
Cloe leads Paul up to the computer room and knocks on the door.
Ved: Come in!
Cloe walks in.
Cloe: Patch, Dee needs to see you right away, and Ved I have to show you something urgently. Saff, it's okay, you can stay here.
Saff nodded and relaxed back in her seat.
Patch and Ved leave with Cloe and once outside Cloe points to the door and indicates that Paul go in. He does and Cloe locks it.
Paul: Saff?
She looks up and her face goes expressionless. She gets to her feet but finds the door locked.
Sapphire: What? No!
She shakes it, slams against it, pushes it.
Nothing.
Paul: Saff, we need to talk.
Sapphire: Why? So you can say that you didn't mean for me to see it? You were playing me the whole time, weren't you? I always wondered why on earth you'd like me.
Paul: Saff, you're wrong.
Sapphire: 'It doesn't add up,' I thought, 'Oh stop it, I must be paranoid,' I thought and then I see you kissing Meena when I'm not around.
Paul: She kissed me.
Sapphire: Then why didn't you stop it?
Paul: I tried to, she stopped before I could get her off me. I don't like Meena, I like you. I like you a lot.
Sapphire: Kissing Meena is a funny way of showing it.
Paul: Did you mean what you said by the stream?
Sapphire: What?
Paul: 'As long as I have you I'll always be okay' you said. Did you mean it? Was that really how you felt?
Sapphire: Yes.
Paul: Then why can't you trust me now?
Sapphire: I don't know… because I saw it with my own two eyes? Because she's not a messed up little psychopath?
Paul: You're not a psychopath.
Sapphire: But I'm still messed up so why don't you just go and make out with Meena some more?
Paul: Well it's not like we're dating is it? Why would you want to date a deaf kid anyway?
Sapphire: Being deaf has nothing to do with it.
Paul: Well you're putting yourself down, so why don't I put myself down.
Sapphire: I don't see why you'd want to date me anyway.
Paul: Because I can see past the messed up point in your brain to the great things behind it.
Sapphire: That's new, I've never heard that before.
Paul: Look Saff, I don't WANT to make out with Meena. I'd rather make out with you, if you'll have me.
And Sapphire raced over to him and kissed him fully on the mouth, opening his lips with her own.
He responded eagerly, lifting her up easily and her legs wrapped around his waist. His hands were secure around her back.
When they finally broke for air her head lay on his shoulder.
Sapphire: Does this mean we're dating?
Paul: I'd say yes, what do you think?
Sapphire: Definitely.
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START OF NEW SCENE
Cloe: Do you think everything's going well in there?
Ved: I hope so, she snaps easily at the moment. Kinda moody.
Cloe: Yeah, and Paul's so down…
Ved: I remember when we had our angsty fights.
Cloe: We haven't had any recently.
Ved: I think that's good, it's progress. Although I heard that when two people make up (he leans forward, a cheeky grin on his face that is so charming Cloe feels the her tummy do flip flops) the 'romance' (he says 'romance' in a French accent) is very, very good.
Cloe gets up from where they're sitting suddenly.
Cloe: Ved, you are a prat, and disgusting and… horrible and I don't know why I date you sometimes. We are having a fight. Right now.
Ved looks confused, and a little hurt until Cloe starts to walk away, but winks sexily at him and flounces off.
Cloe: See you tonight Ved.
Ved: I don't know if I look forward to that, considering WE'RE HAVING A FIGHT!
The sound of her laughing makes him grin even harder.
