Troy opened his front door with a wide smile that I returned, he gave me a peck on the cheek and grabbed hold of my overnight bag for me and we went into the house with him closing the door behind us. I've been to Troy's house many times and times when his parents are not here but this time felt different, I don't know why but his house seemed bigger than normal and more quiet which was weird.

We went into his room and he put my bag down on top of his desk.

"You ok?" He asked as he studied me.

"I'm fine, just seems quiet here compared to how it normally is" I replied as I sat on the edge of his bed.

"I know it's like a different house when my parents aren't here. My mom hasn't got the washing machine, tumble dryer, dishwasher and radio going. My dad hasn't got the TV on loud and shouting at whatever game he's watching" He explained, that wasn't what I meant but I nodded in agreement "It's part of the reason I asked you to stay for the night. It's weird and quiet and it freaks me out" He added

"Part of the reason?" I questioned as he came and sat next to me.

"Well I just thought it would give us time to spend some quality time together without distractions and give us a chance to speak about some things" He said.

"Should I be worried about something?"

"No" He answered quickly "No you don't have to be worried about anything. I just think there are a couple things we haven't had the chance to talk about yet" He said.

"Like what?"

"We're going to college in just over a year and we haven't talked about what it will do to us. You're going to Stanford; they'd be stupid not to have you. I'm hoping to go to U of A, as you know. We're going to be 1060.7 miles away from each other" He told me.

"And you're worried that we're not strong enough to last" I stated.

"It's not that" He replied "It's just a lot of distance for a long time. I'm worried I'm going to lose you and that is the last thing I want. I love you and I can't picture spending my life with anyone else, I don't want college to ruin us" He said.

"What do you suggest?" I asked.

"I don't know but I think it's something we should talk about" He replied.

"You're right, we do need to talk about it and make plans but we have more than a year. We don't need to decide anything right now, we need time to think about it and come up with something together" I said and smiled at him.

"You're right; we don't need to do anything right now" He agreed

I didn't want him to think that I was dismissing his worries or ignoring what he saying because he had a point. College really isn't that far away and I can't say that I've been thinking about some of the same things. We're going to be 1000 miles away from one another and we're used to seeing each other pretty much every day and spending hours together but when we go to college it's just going to be weekends when we have time if we're not packed down with school work, or holidays like Christmas and Easter and then Summer break... it's not a lot of time to see one another.

"I'm glad you brought it up" I told him "We do need to think about this" I added.

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Troy and I decided to make some cookies. We had been watching a movie and Troy had stated that he really wanted something nice to snack on and I suggested cookies but he said he didn't have any, so I told him that we should make some. I know my mom's recipe for making cookies and after looking through Troy's kitchen I found that he had everything we would need to make them so we did.

The trouble started when I spilt the flour on his t-shirt so he threw some back at my playfully and somehow we ended up in a huge food fight and we made a complete mess on the kitchen. Troy and I ended up covered in all kinds of stuff and although it was going to be a chore to clean up we had so much fun and I cannot remember the two of us had laughed like that, it made me think about how much I wanted it to always be like this with him.

Ever being the gentleman, Troy had let me take a shower first and when I came back down I saw that he had pretty much cleaned up everything in the kitchen which made me feel bad because I made the mess too so I should've helped. He promised that the next time this happened I was on clean up duty and I got excited at the idea of this happening again, staying over at Troy's and making cookies, laughing and living.

Troy went up for his shower after putting the cookies in the oven so I grabbed my phone and called Taylor, I needed some more advice.

"Hey girl!" Taylor greeted happily "Are you having fun at Troy's?" She asked.

"We're having a great time and I need some more advice" I told her.

"I don't really know how much more I can be of help but I'll do my best" She replied.

"Forget everything I said last night" I started "Spending time with Troy today and after talking about some things, it's made me realise just how much I love him and how much I wanna be with him... in every way" I confessed.

"Oh my God!" She exclaimed.

"Do I tell him that I'm ready? How do I know that he's ready? Do I just make a move? What do I do?" I questioned in panic.

"First of all, calm down and I know that Troy is ready. Everyone can see the way he looks at you, we all know how much he loves you and I think you need to tell him. Tell him everything you just told me" She said.

"Ok, I can do that... just tell him the truth" I agreed.

"I promise, everything will be ok"

"Thank you Taylor. You are the best friend anyone could ever ask for" I told her.

"I know I am" She agreed and I could hear the smile on her face which made me giggle and roll my eyes.

"Troy will be getting out of the shower any second so I better go" I told her.

"Good luck!" She shouted as I ended the phone call.

Just a couple of minutes after I ended the call with Taylor, Troy came back from his shower and I sucked in a breath at his appearance. His hair was damp and floppy all over his face but it made his eyes seem more blue than normal and his skin seemed more tan with some of it still being a little damp. He was wearing a white wife beater that showed off his abs but made his arms look inviting and safe and his shorts were lose black ones that went down to his knee.

I gulped and smiled at him as he approached me, I really don't think he realised how hot he was! I definitely feel like he was the better looking one right now, I put my pjs on after my shower because I only had my clothes for tomorrow and I didn't want to get them messy. I had on my cami pjs set which was grey with a white lace trim. The top was spaghetti strapped and the shorts went to my mid thigh but I noticed I how Troy had stopped to take in my appearance after my shower, I noticed him licking his lips... but he was still hotter than me in this second.

"Did you wanna put on another movie when the cookies are ready?" Troy asked.

"Yeah... only I get to pick this time" I replied with a giggle and he rolled his eyes.

Troy had chosen the first movie that we watched which was Bad Boys and don't get me wrong, I enjoyed it. It was the first time I had seen it and it was a good movie but I was thinking that maybe we should watch a romantic movie... maybe get us in a romantic mood and see where we go from there.

"I don't want anything that'll make me cry" He joked.

"I promise" I replied and kissed his cheek.

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I chose a movie I knew I wouldn't cry at because that would be embarrassing, although the thought of Troy crying at a movie was an exciting thought I didn't want to make this sad, I wanted it to be romantic, fun and exciting. I ended up choosing The Longest Ride as it was sweet and romantic and Troy seemed to enjoy it. He made some remark about how bull riding looked fun but after I gave him a look that told him he wouldn't be trying that anytime soon, he stopped talking about it.

The scene came on where Luke and Sophia spend the night together for the first time and I hugged Troy a little tighter and in return he placed a kiss on the top of my head.

"They're so in love" I commented.

"I bet I love you more than he loves her" Troy stated "If you asked me to give up basketball tomorrow, for us to have a future together... I would do it... no questions asked" He added.

I sat up and looked at Troy, he really meant it, I could tell by his eyes.

"I love you" I stated.

"I love you too" He replied and leaned down to kiss me.

Our lips met and we started off in a slow and sweet kiss but it soon turned into a heated make out session. One minute we were sitting up next to each other and the next, Troy is lying down on his bed, I'm straddling him, we're still making out and his hands have moved down to my ass... this is the furthest we've ever gone with one another.

I took a chance and I brought my hands to the hem of his wife beater and started lifting it up which made Troy pause for a moment.

"Babe... are you sure you wanna do that?" He asked panting as he tried to get his breath back.

"I love you" I repeated "Today has just made me realise how much I love you and how I want to be with you in every way that I possibly can. I'm ready to take that next step with you Troy... if you're not ready than that's ok, we can wait but I thought you should know that I'm ready" I explained to him.

"I've been ready for a little while. I loved you from the day we met and I thought I'd never see you again but by some crazy twist of fate you start East High and I get another chance, I promised myself I wouldn't blow it and I know it was a little bumpy for us in the beginning but I like to think that we were put here to be together" He told me.

I didn't have the words so I just kissed him again and he kissed me back, matching the passion. I tried lifting his shirt off again and this time he let me and I thought he was going to take my cami off but he didn't. His hands went down to the hem and he lifted it slightly but he put his hands on my bare skin and I got goose bumps from his touch.

"If you want to stop at any point, please tell me" He pleaded.

"Of course" I agreed.

His hands moved up my body, taking my cami with it until he pulled it over my head and threw it down on the floor next to the bed.