"I can't believe you Johnny!" Reed shouted. Johnny just stared at the floor, he still wasn't 100 sure what he'd done wrong, but he knew he had to somehow get out of the date with Mina.
"Reed, ive apologized a million times." Johnny replied calmly. He'd broken many hearts before, but this was the first time he cared.
"It's not him you should be apologizing to." Ben said angrily.
"Hey, if she'd let me see her, I would be grovelling already." Johnny replied sharply. "I still don't know why I need to." He added stubbornly.
"Johnny, you kissed a girl, remember?" Ben replied impatiently.
"Yes, but what's that got to do with…oh."
"Finally I think he's got it," Ben replied sarcastically.
"You mean 'Mara saw that?" His face drained of colour.
"Yes she did," Sue said as she entered the room. "She's distraught."
"But it didn't mean anything," he replied. "You know me; I go out with lots of girls." He added weakly.
"Amara really likes you, about as much as you like her," Ben said. "You can't deny it Flame Boy, we've all seen the way you look at each other." He added as he saw Johnny was about to interrupt. They all turned to face the doorway as they heard someone clear their throat. Johnny's jaw dropped as he looked at Amara. She stood in the door way, wrapped in a towel.
"Can I talk to you for a minute?" She asked Johnny quietly. He nodded mutely and walked over towards Amara. He started to apologize, but Amara interrupted him. She slapped him.
"Save it," she snapped. "How could you do? You lead me on, and then you kiss someone else the first chance you get!" She added sounding hurt. She turned around and walked back out of the room. He looked at the others and saw they were all wearing 'you deserved that' faces. Then he ran after Amara.
"Amara, wait. Listen to me." He called after her.
"Go away Johnny." She replied. Johnny found her in her room. He saw that she had already put some clothes on, a simple t-shirt and some jeans. She was packing her suitcase.
"What are you doing?" He demanded. "Are you gonna leave?"
"Like you care," she replied harshly. She looked up at him and saw his hurt expression, good, she thought.
"Of course I care. I love you Amara." Johnny looked just as shocked as Amara when he realised what he had just said.
"I bet you say that to all the girls. Just leave me alone Johnny."
"I do mean it 'Mara. I love you. Please don't leave. Just hear me out." Amara heard a note of pleading in his voice.
"This better be good," She said, she sat down on her bed and sighed.
"She doesn't mean anything to me," he started. Amara snorted. "I mean it; she's just a pretty girl. You're more than that. You're special." Johnny added. Amara was shocked by his honesty.
"That doesn't explain why you kissed her Johnny." She replied, standing up.
"I broke it off as soon as I realised what was happening, I swear."
"Ok then," Amara said, only half believing him. "But why did you ask her on a date?"
"It was a mistake, one of the biggest ive ever made. I was back being the Johnny Storm that has all the girls. It was an ego boost that's all." He said, smiling weakly. "It won't happen again."
"I can't forgive you completely Johnny. We're not ok," she paused. "But a hug would be nice." She hinted. Immediately Johnny's arms encircled her.
"Can I still share your room for the next few nights?" Johnny asked cautiously.
"Of course, Johnny. I love you to; it'll just take a while for me to forgive you after what you did." She replied slowly. Johnny smiled and kissed the top of her head.
"Are you going to meet her?" Amara asked. He thought about it.
"I think I need to explain why I can't go out with her," Amara nodded. "You wanna come with me?" She smiled and nodded again. She pulled away from Johnny and sat back down.