They stood at the Morgendorffer door her looking up at him and him looking down at her. They leaned in and gave a gentle brush of their lips. Each felt the warmth spread through them and eagerly went in for a longer kiss. It was in a word, sublime.
Is this real? Did I really just kiss my crush? Did he really just kiss me? He's the cutest and coolest guy and he likes me! ……Trent Lane is my boyfriend.
Wow, Daria and I……wow…… A smart girl like that, and she's interested in me. Wow. I'm glad she can't read my mind right now, cause I sound like an idiot. She's so beautiful- inside and out. She should never feel like she's less than anyone or anything. Daria Morgendorffer is my girlfriend.
"Lunch tomorrow?"
She nodded with a smile upon her lips. He looked at her a moment before turning away. He looked forward to tomorrow knowing that they were carving out a new path together.
Lane house…….
He seemed better…. Not your problem. DO NOT get wrapped up in his mess again. You've done more than your part with him.
Jane lay back on her bed with her pencil and sketch pad beside her. She stared up at the ceiling while her thoughts ran rampant
I did agree to try the friendship thing……and why would you do that? He was NEVER your friend. Plus, he dumped you for your best friend. They had more in common? HAD? They still do! He didn't grow bored with her, she dumped him.
Jane rolled to her side.
Do yourself a favor and don't revisit that particular can of worms……you don't care to fish anyway
She smiled.
Don't let the brief good memories of an old relationship fool you into thinking that it was more than what it was.
A gentle knock signaled that Trent was there. She sat up looked at her brother.
"Hey Janey." He moved to sit beside her. "Had to be weird for you, Tom being here."
She said nothing.
"You can talk to me about it."
"So are you guys a couple officially or what?"
"Nah, I'm not into him like that."
Jane jabbed him with her elbow.
"Ouch! Okay, okay. Yeah, Daria and I are official. You okay with that?"
She nodded. Then looked at him sidelong.
"If she hurts you I will not forgive her."
"Don't worry about me. She and I can handle our own stuff. What about you?"
"Me?"
"Tom's been sniffing around you a lot. Plan on doing an repeat?"
"I'm just his friend. He's going through a rough patch."
"Be careful with him Janey……" his gaze shifted away for a moment before returning to her eyes with complete conviction, "You never deserved to be hurt by either of them like that."
She nodded slightly.
And if that jerk hurts you again, I'll hurt him.
We're just friends……
