All my feelings about Liberty and Emma were so complex and mixed up right now that I couldn't even think straight anymore. I was officially going insane. To top off all that, Emma was coming over tonight. What was I going to do?
Toby looked at me oddly as I paced back and forth. I had invited him over because, although Toby doesn't have much experience with girls, he's good at solving problems. I figured that I had a problem, and Toby could help me fix it. Maybe.
"Just think about it JT. Which girl do you truly like?" he advised.
"I don't know! If I knew then I wouldn't have a problem!" I replied, very frustrated with the situation. Way to state the obvious, Toby.
"You are a mess JT. You need to pick yourself up, and you can start by relaxing, sitting down, and clearing your mind from any kind of stress that you're experiencing right now." Toby said, just like a guidance counselor. I had no choice but to obey. I'm not one to resist any type of help, especially now!
"Ok. Stress free." I said, although that was a little bit of a lie.
"Alright. Now think about Liberty. Does she make the butterflies in your stomach go crazy every time you see her?" Toby asked.
I thought for a second. "A little, but not really."
"How about Emma?" Toby asked.
Didn't have to think about this one. "Yeah, especially when she's wearing a tank top."
"Well, you don't need me anymore. It's obvious who you really like." Toby said, getting ready to leave. As soon as he shut the door, I went downstairs and found Emma waiting for me.
"Hey. Having some quality male bonding time with Toby?" Emma asked. Coincidentally, she was wearing a tank top.
"You could say that. You're early." I responded, going down the stairs. She was even more appealing to me now than ever.
"I wanted to see you. You know, since all the drama with Liberty has been going on and I didn't know how you felt." Emma said, sitting down.
"To tell you the truth, I don't think I ever was really in love with Liberty. I just wanted to be. You know, since she had this mondo crush on me and I kept turning her away. It all caught up to me, and I felt the pressure to like her." I explained. Emma nodded her head.
"I know how you feel. You got caught up in all those feelings." Emma stated.
"That and my curiosity about sex. I wanted to know what it was like. Not like I didn't enjoy doing it with Liberty. Of course I did. I'm just like any other normal guy." I continued.
"I still can't believe you got her pregnant. What were you thinking with the king-sized condoms?" Emma asked, laughing.
"You heard about that?" I said, embarrassed.
"Who didn't hear about that?" Emma replied, smiling. We both were laughing now at how stupid I was.
"It was a decision made on impulse! Plus, my ego needed some stroking and I figured king-sized condoms would do the job. It was a stupid thing to do though." I explained. Emma laughed even more now.
"Well, hopefully you learned your lesson. Small condoms next time." Emma said.
"Small condoms? It isn't that small you know!" I shot back, defending my manly-ness.
"Sure JT. Suurrre." Emma said jokingly.
We talked on and on for the rest of the night, until Emma had to leave. We walked outside to say goodbye, hoping there were no peeping toms looking on.
"I'll see you tomorrow." Emma said.
"Yeah. See you." I replied. Neither of us knew what to say really, until Emma leant in to kiss me. I didn't realize it when she leant in, however, so it took a few seconds for me to catch on. Soon enough we were making out.
Once we separated, I waved goodbye as Emma left. It was good to just talk to Emma and not have to worry about anything else. Of course, Liberty was still on my mind. If she still likes me, it would definitely be awkward and we couldn't be just friends like we were before.
I got to school the next morning and sat down in the library with a bunch of homework that I needed to do. Hopefully it would get done.
"Hey."
It wasn't going to get done.
Liberty sat down and looked at me. "So, what are you doing?"
"Doing homework." I replied. What did it look like I was doing?
"Oh. So Toby told me that Emma came over last night." Liberty continued.
"Yeah...and what?" I replied.
"Nothing."
It definitely wasn't nothing. "Libs...I'm sorry if you think Emma isn't right for me but I went with my heart on this one."
"I didn't say anything! I'm glad you and Emma are dating." Liberty quickly spat out.
"Honestly?"
Liberty looked down. "Well, sort of. But I'm trying. It's hard to imagine you with someone else after everything that's happened between us. I'll have to get used to it eventually."
"I'm sorry that those things had to happen. You know, with the pregnancy and all. I was real immature. Hopefully that won't happen again, and if it does I hope you want it." I said.
Liberty smiled. "Don't worry. I was stupid for letting you use those king-sized condoms. It wasn't all your fault."
We laughed as I finally felt a sense of relief about my relationship with Liberty. Nothing was forced and no one was pretending anymore- I was finally where I wanted to be with Liberty. Close friends, and nothing more. That's the way it should of been anyway.
THE END!