Ceceilia's POV.

Andy's hoodie was so warm. It was plain black and soft inside. It smelled just like him, too. As soon as he left I put it on and smiled. My cheek tingled where he kissed it, I had butterflies in my stomach and my heart was pounding. I closed my eyes and went over everything that happened, starting from waking up in the forest. I didn't want to forget anything.

I remembered how surprised Andy looked in the forest, and how crazy he looked dressed as Sweeny Todd. He had eyeshadow on, too, with the outfit. But it looked good on him. Andy was one of those guys who could really pull off makeup.

I remembered how insistant he was when offering that I stayed here for the night. How nice he was showing me around. How cute he was when he gave me his hoodie. He looked good shirtless, I smiled, he looks good whatever he wears. He blushes alot, too. It's cute.

My phone buzzed and I opened my eyes to read the text message. "Goodnight, i luv u." My heart was pounding really fast now. Then I realized it was from Ash and my heart slowed down. Of course Andy didn't send it, I thought, Ash tells me he loves me everyday. Because we're bestfriends and I'm like a sister to him. But then my phone buzzed a second time and I realized it had been an hour since lights-out. The new message was from Andy. But it only said,

"i cant sleep.):"

I replied back,

"me either."

"want 2 tlk?"

I smiled.

"yeah."

"ohkay good, cuz i was wondering if you go to church on sundays."

I remembered tomorrow was Sunday and I felt bad. I don't even know what religion Andy is I thought,and here I am wishing he'd send me an "i luv u" too. Wait, what? why would I wish that? I then realized something I should have sooner.

I fell in love with Andy.

My phone buzzed again and my heart sped up.

"srry did i offend u? i didnt mean to):"

"no you didnt, i was just thinkin of what 2 say. i dont want 2 offend u if u do go 2 church but im athiest."

"ohkay. im athiest too, i just wanted 2 kno if u wanted me to take u to church. wow, i barely know anything about u, i feel stupid."

Andy's so nice, he's athiest but he offered to take me to church if I wasn't.

"wht do u want 2 kno? u can ask me anything."

"favorite color? :P"

I smiled.

"black or purple. hbu?"

"black. wht kind of music do u like?"

I frowned.

"u dont remember? we talked about our favorite bands the day we first met."

"ohyeah, srry. it seems like so long since that day cause so much has happend. do u have a favorite movie?"

"itsk. uhmm, anything by tim burton or studio ghibli. u?"

"i like tim burton 2. whts studio ghibli?"

"they make japanese anime movies, theyre rlly good."

"ill have 2 watch them with u one day."

My heart was pounding faster. He wants to watch them with me?

I sucked up some courage to write back.

"ohkay."

"btw, ik ur mom writes for the newspaper cause my mom talked about her article once and she mentioned a lady with the same last name as u. but whats ur dad do?"

"hes a mortician."

We talked like this for about an hour. He kept asking me questions and I kept on answering. It turns out we have alot in common. He sent me a "better get 2 sleep, its almost 3am." I looked at the time and realized I was really tired. I still wanted to talk to him, but I couldn't tell him that. I was going to say goodnight, but there was something else I needed to know.

"andy, ur life here is like heaven compared to how i live. ur mom is so nice. dont take this the wrong way, but why do u cut urself?"

I hit send too soon. I shouldn't have sent that. I felt like I was butting in his personal life too much. But no, Andy wrote back as quickly as I had sent the stupid message.

"my dad is in rehab for drug he stops being addicted & shit hes going to prison. cause 1day he freaked out and attempted to shoot my mom. but i jumped infront of her and got hit instead. thts why we moved here, to get a new start."

I was crying now.

"oh andy im sorry i shouldnt have brought that up. but are you okay? i mean where you got shot?"

"i went into the hospital immediatly and got taken care of. i still have a scar on my shoulder and it still hurts from time 2 time."

"andy im sorry i shouldnt have brought it up."

"its okay lilah it was a while ago. nightnight."

"goodnight. im sorry."

I fell asleep crying and was woken up by Andy around noon. He was smiling and didn't seem mad at me for what I brought up last night. "Wake up sleepyhead!" he said,"Momma's makin' waffles!" I should have laughed. I should have smiled. But as memories flooded back into my head of what I said and his reply, I started crying. "A-andy I'm so, so sorry I had no idea, you must be so angry at m-me, I'm such an asshole." I burried my face in my hands and cried. I looked up and Andy was standing there confused. "You really care that much about me?" he said, solemnly. He still looked confused. "Yes, yes Andy of course I do! How could I not? You took me under y-your wing and into your home and didn't question me about what happened and why I couldn't go right home and I stupidly asked you why you cut yourself." I was still crying. I couldn't stop. But Andy sat down on the bed and faced me. He took my hands and held them. He was so warm. And I loved the way my fingers fit between his, like they were meant to be there, forever.

He clutched my hands,layed his forehead on mine, and whispered,"I thought you asked me that because you were annoyed about all the questions I asked you. Some of the ones I asked were personal. but-" I interupted him. "But you didn't ask me why I cut myself!" I let more tears escape and looked away. But he grabbed my chin and gentlely turned it back so I could see perfectly into his eyes. His big, beautiful blue eyes that were staring straight into my eyes. "I know, I know. But I'm happy you asked me, now that I know the real reason. When people usually ask me that, they ask me to make fun of me. But you," he smiled,"You asked me because you wanted to get closer to me. No one has ever cared so much about me before. My mom doesn't even know that I cut myself. And now, you're the only one who knows why. And I'm not gonna lose you." he smiled again and I turned my head, holding in tears. But he moved and layed down on his side so he could still look into my eyes. "Lilah, I pledge right now to the God that we don't believe in, that I will be your closest friend. And when shit happens and you have those terrible find-out-who-your-real-friends-are moments, I'll be your alibi." I smiled and cried the happiest of tears. He leaned up and kissed me on the cheek, and gave me the biggest damn hug. And for the first time, I didn't care how I looked when I was with a boy. I knew I had makeup smeared on my face from yesterday and that my hair was a mess, but the boy I fell in love with was here, giving me the biggest hug and he didn't care that I looked a mess either. I could be myself around Andy and not give a shit about anything. I swear that I fell in love with him even more with that speech and that hug.

And when he let go, I saw him wipe away a tear. He was crying, over me.

"Now," he said," Lets go eat some waffles."