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A few days has passed, and true to her words, JJ didn't talk to Will since the ride home. She's been going to school with her mom again. Every time he tries to talk to her, she would just avoid him and not say a word. Will's heart ached seeing JJ avoiding him. At that moment, he finally realised his true feelings about her. But how the hell am I going to tell her about it? Will scratched his non-itchy head.
It was 9.30pm when the doorbell rang. Tracy walked over to the door and took a peak at the peephole before opening the door. "Will, what are you doing here?" Will looked at Brandon's mother with a guilty look all over his face. "I'm sorry for coming over so late, but I need to talk to Brandon. Is it okay if I see him for a few minutes?" Will asked hopeful. Tracy took a quick look at her son's friend. Will look tired, like something has been troubling him. She felt sorry for the boy. "Of course you can Will. Come on in, you know where his room is. Take as much time as you need." Tracy smiled. "Thanks you so much." Will said relieved.
He walked past Mrs. Walters and went straight upstairs towards Brandon's room. He knocked the door twice before turning the doorknob pushing the door open. "Yeah mom?" Brandon asked before turning around and saw his friend. "Will? What are you doing in my room at this time of night? Wait better question is, why are you in my house?" Brandon was surprised to see his childhood friend in his room. It's not common for Will to show up unannounced like this. "I need your help man" Will walked into Brandon's room and threw himself on the bed.
Brandon gave his friend a few minutes before looking at him and asked, "Well? Are you going to tell me what kind of help you need from me? Or are we sharing a bed tonight?" Brandon asked lightheartedly. Will smiled at his joke. Well I guess it's not that bad if he can still laugh at my lame jokes, Brandon thought.
"I messed up with JJ. I don't know what to do right now. She wouldn't even look at me, much less talk to me." "Wait what? Why would JJ do that? What did you do this time?" Brandon shook his head. "Nothing man. Lucy told her to stay away from me because she was jealous, and then when I started being awkward around her after that, she thought that I was trying to avoid her because of Lucy." Will sighed. "Lucy did what?" Brandon shook his head. He of all people knows that nobody, and he means nobody could separate those two. "But wait, why were you being awkward with her then?" Brandon asked, not fully understanding the whole situation.
Will sighed. "I was trying to figure out what I feel, how I feel… about JJ. She took it the wrong way and now I don't know what to do." Brandon raised his eyebrows, wow, tonight just keeps getting better and better by the minute. "And what exactly is your feelings for her now?" Will covered his eyes with his arm while still lying on the bed, "I think I like her man. Like, like her, like her. And I can't believe it took me so long to realise it." Will finally let it all out.
Brandon laughed so loud that Will sit up straight from his friend's bed and looked at him seriously, "Why are you laughing? It's not funny man." "Huh? Oh yeah sorry. Took you long enough to realise it. I've been waiting for the past 3 years to see if you guys would admit your feelings for each other. But wait, how about Lucy?" Brandon asked. "I broke up with her a few weeks ago when I heard what she said to JJ. I couldn't drag her around with all these unresolved feelings that I had."
Brandon smiled, "Well what do you need me for then? You know how you feel about JJ, now go tell her about it! I'm sure she feels the same way about you. You two are meant for each other." "How do I tell her? She hates me now, she doesn't even wanna look at me." Will rubbed his face with both his hands. "I'm sure you'll find a way to make her talk to you. She is your best friend after all. You know her more than anyone in the world besides her mom. I'm sure you still have a few tricks up your sleeves." Brandon pat Will in the back. "Now go home! I'm not sharing a bed with you, JJ might actually kill me if she finds out you cheated on her with me." Will threw a pillow at Brandon before laughing. "Thanks man, I needed this tonight." "Don't sweat it, I'm happy for you. Now go! I need my beauty sleep." Will laughed again before walking out of his room and left the house, having more courage to face JJ than the past few weeks.
The next night, JJ was watching TV with her mom. "Hey, you wanna tell me what's going on between you and Will?" "What do you mean? Nothing's going on." JJ said defensively. "Uh huh, and is it because of 'nothing' that I'm driving you to school again?" Sandy raised her eyebrows. JJ gulped. "It's complicated mom. I don't want to talk about it just yet." JJ said slowly. Sandy sighed "Fine, but you know that I'm here right? You don't need to keep anything from me. I'll always be here for you baby. You know that right?" JJ looked at her mother with tears in her eyes, and hugged Sandy as tight as she could. Sandy was surprised but nevertheless hugged her daughter just as tight. "Shh it's alright my baby girl, it's alright. Whenever you're ready, I'm here." JJ let go of her grip and looked at her mom, "Thanks mom. I really appreciate it. I'm gonna head up to my room now." Sandy smiled and nodded.
JJ walked slowly towards her bedroom. The past couple of days have been draining her, and she was exhausted. She was tired of looking over her shoulders and avoiding Will. But she couldn't face him. She wasn't strong enough. She pushed open her door and walked in before closing it back and locking the door. She was lying in her bed when suddenly she heard a knock on her bedroom window. She quickly sit up straight and looked at her window to find Will crouching on the other side. "Will?! What are you doing out there?" JJ was shocked to see him. It was raining so he must've been soaking wet. "I needed to talk to you. Please let me in and hear me out for a sec…" JJ looked down at the floor, "There's nothing to talk about Will, just go home." JJ said. Will wasn't about to give up now. "No JJ, I'm not going to do that. I'm going to stay here until you let me in." Will was adamant. It's now or never, Will thought.
JJ stared at Will with her eyes wide, she knew he would really do that. She knew Will well enough to know that when he's put his mind into something, there's nothing stopping him. She also didn't want him to get sick because of her, so she budged and unlock the window to let him in. she went to her closet to take out a towel while Will let himself in. JJ passed him the towel when he finally closed the window shut again. "Thanks." Will said simply. Now is not the time to chicken out man, Will told himself.
"Yeah whatever." JJ said coldly. "What is it that you want to talk to me that you were willing to stay out in the rain for?" JJ asked. Will stood near the window nervously, his eyes keep darting back and forth between JJ and the floor. "Well?" JJ asked again. "I broke up with Lucy." Will blurted out. Might as well get straight to the point, right?
JJ's eyes shot up and looked straight at Will. "What? Why would you do that? I didn't want you to break up with your girlfriend because of me…" JJ said softly. "It wasn't because of you… well technically it is…" "What do you mean?" Will looked at JJ, "I broke up with her more than 3 weeks ago." Will said as a matter of fact. JJ raised her eyebrows, looking at Will. "You… you did?" Will nodded. "Why didn't you tell me about it before? And if it wasn't because of Lucy, why were you acting so weird around me then?" JJ was curious now. Will was nervous again, he kept tapping his feet to the floor. "What Will?" JJ pushed. "I was trying to sort out how I feel alright?!" Will said quickly. JJ's heart was pounding, is he saying what I think he is? JJ thought to herself. "Feel about what?" Now JJ was nervous too.
Will looked up straight into JJ's eyes and suddenly, he had this courage he never thought he would have. He walked closer toward her, until his face was just a mere few inches from her. "About you." Will said slowly. Before JJ had the chance to reply, Will's lips was on hers. The kiss was slow and gentle. It lasted only for few seconds, JJ felt a spark when their lips met. Will did too, and he also felt like a weight has been lifted from him. He was glad that he finally confessed his feelings for her.
They broke the kiss and Will took a step back. He waited for JJ to say something. JJ slowly touched her lips with her fingers. Did that just happened? Did Will just kissed me? JJ felt like there were hundreds of butterflies in her stomach. Her face turned a shade pinker. She couldn't look him in the eyes.
Will took that as a bad sign. His expression faltered. He cleared his throat. "Err I'm sorry JJ, I didn't mean to make you uncomfortable. I should've known that you didn't feel the same way. Let's just forget this ever happened." Will stuttered. He turned around to leave through the window again, before JJ took hold of his wrist, "No Will, wait!" JJ pleaded. Will turned around to look at her. "Don't leave." They stood there by the window, staring into each other's eyes. This time, JJ took the first step, leaning closer into Will. She was nervous but she also didn't want him to doubt how she feels about him. So she willed all the courage inside of her, and wrapped an arm around his neck, before bringing down his lips to meet hers.
This time the kiss was more passionate. Will snaked his arms around JJ's waist, pulling her closer into him. Both of JJ's arms have found their way around Will's neck. JJ felt his tongue seeking entrance, so she opened up and Will explored the foreign territory as their kiss deepened. It felt like hours when finally they both needed air. They broke the kiss but they still held each other closely. Their foreheads touched as they were catching their breath. "Well hey there." Will said with a smug look on his face. JJ tried to keep a straight face but she couldn't help herself. So she playfully hit Will's chest laughing. Soon enough, Will joined in the laughter.
"So I take it that you feel the same way?" Will asked carefully. This night might still take a turn for the worst. JJ smiled, "I don't know, I'm not sure you can handle me as your girlfriend…" "Who said anything about being my girlfriend?" Will asked, feigning seriousness. JJ's smiled faded and she turned another shade of pink. Will laughed at her face before cupping her face with both his hands, "Hey, I'm just kidding. Of course I want you to be my girlfriend. So Jennifer 'Jenny' Jareau, would you please be my girlfriend?" Will asked softly, looking straight into her eyes.
JJ stared back with a wide smile on her face, "Yes, yes I would, Billy." JJ replied before giving him a quick peck on the lips. "Hm I could get used to this from now on." Will closed his eyes for 2 seconds. "Me too." They continued their makeout session for another 10 minutes before Will abruptly stop and pulled away from their embrace. "Okay we have to stop this. I don't want to rush anything. Don't get me wrong, I would love to spend hours just kissing those lips, but let's do this properly. Would you go out on a date with me?" Will asked with a grin on his face. JJ felt her heart melt a little. "You're still such a dork, but a cute one. So yes, I would like that, the date I mean." Will ignored the insult because JJ said yes and he still couldn't believe that JJ felt the same way for him. "Okay then Friday night? I'll come pick you up at 7.30?" "Sounds great."
"Great. I better head home now then. We still have school tomorrow. Can I pick you up again now please?" JJ laughed at Will's pleading expression. He looked like a lost puppy. "Yeah sure whatever." JJ rolled her eyes. Will's face quickly turned from pleading to a huge grin, "Okay then I'll see you tomorrow." Will gave her a quick peck before heading towards the window. Will managed to open the window before JJ turned him around to face her, and gave him a kiss so passionate, it left Will dumbfounded for a few seconds after her lips left his. "Something to remember me by tonight." JJ said simply. Will snapped out of his daze before shaking his head, "You're going to be the death of me one day…"
"Hey Will?" Will turned around again. "Can we not tell our parents about this just yet? I just don't want to face all the questions right now." JJ explained. Will just shrugged his shoulders. "You got 3 days before our date on Friday. After that, I'm screaming to the whole town that you're my girlfriend." JJ shook her head. "Fine, I'll tell her when you come to pick me up on the date. Oh and this time use the front door please." JJ teased. Will just laughed, "Anything for you." Will said smoothly before leaving. JJ rolled her eyes but her heart still did a 360 degrees loop at his words.
JJ locked her windows after Will left and had gotten ready for bed. She lied down on her pillow staring at the ceiling. JJ can't believe this, her best friend in the whole wide world, just told her that he had the same feelings for her as she had for him, kissed her and asked her out on a date? JJ felt this was like a dream, but she knew it wasn't. If she was being really honest with herself, deep down she knew that they would end up together one day. She just didn't expect that one day to have come by so quickly. That night, JJ drifted to sleep peacefully after the restless nights she had before.