6. The confession

There was silence and we didn't move. He just stared at me with goggle eyes and I looked at him with dreamy ones. I missed being with him, even though it wasn't long since we were together I just couldn't let him go, not yet.

"Cliff, don't go, please." I pleaded with a soft voice that was barely audible.

He looked away. "It's getting late. I can't stay for long."

"Why not?" I asked not really paying attention to what I was saying.

"What? You want me to stay?" He gasped blushing.

I just realized what I had said and since there was no way to take it back I nodded. He blushed and looked away to the floor. He was starting to say something to himself but I only understood a short phrase: "I'll tell her today, I have to."

"Well, I guess I could stay a little longer, just promise that you will go with me to the springs tomorrow and we will call it even." He laughed scratching the back of his neck.

"Ok! That sounds like fun! What do you want to do now?" I shrugged with a smile.

"I was thinking we could watch a movie or something…"

"Hmm… one problem. I only have four channels and a DVD player with Harry Potter movies and Danny Phantom shows." I told him and I was surprised when he clapped and smiled with excitement like a little child would do when he got a present, or kinda like Popuri would do for a chocolate bar.

"This might sound weird, but those are my favorite TV programs." He said like if he had done something against the law.

"It's ok." I answered back, after all, those where my favorites too.

We watched some of the Danny Phantom episodes and then we watched the Harry Potter movies by order. If I would have known better, I would have thought he was jealous when I started to scream and stare at the part Harry was bathing just to annoy him. Cliff looked so cute; I could have sworn that he was an angel. It was an awkward silence after my screams and I could feel him staring at me. When I looked at him he rushed his view back to the screen and I could see him blush a little.

"Umm… Are you okay?" I asked since I knew that he wasn't really looking at the movie but at me through the mirror with dreamy look.

"Yeah, just a little thought full."

I snickered and poked his arm. "You know, I really don't feel comfortable with you looking at the mirror instead of me directly."

"Sorry, it's just that I… never mind. Let's just enjoy the movie."

"Fine by me." I shrugged. "One question though, why wont you tell me what's wrong?"

"I… I… I can't right now because I'm not sure myself."

"Ok, if you don't want to tell me is okay, I should have guessed you didn't trust me…" I answered feeling betrayed and hurt. My own best friend doesn't trust me, just what I needed.

"It's not that, is just that, well…" He started but then shrugged. "Thank you"

I raised an eyebrow. "For what?"

"For being my best friend…"

"Okay…" Yes, it was awkward. "I'm not used to being thanked for being a friend but if it makes you feel better then, you're welcome!"

"There is something else, but I'll tell you tomorrow… I promise."

When the movie was over, it was almost two in the morning. Cliff had fallen asleep and was cuddled next to me and I was resting my head in his shoulder fighting against falling asleep. I turned the TV off with the remote and clapped to turn of the light. I was too tired to care about sleeping in the couch with Cliff as my pillow.

The moonlight was shinning against the window and it was getting brighter every so often. I was almost asleep and he was (as far as I can tell) so deeply asleep that not even a chicken attack could wake him up. My eyelids got very heavy and my eyes burned so I closed them to make the pain go away.

The next morning I woke up feeling really cozy and worm but that feeling changed when I realized that Cliff was hugging me tightly in his sleep. His strong arms where firmly wrapped around my stomach. When I noticed this, my heart froze but as I remembered about what happened yesterday so I calmed down a little. I can't complain, since this was one of the best ways to be awakened that I could think of.

I guess he was just preventing me to drink the pills without seeing the doctor fist. I must admit, he was comfortable for being so muscular and he smelled good! I tried to go back to sleep but I couldn't, I was too nervous to even talk. I tried to get up but his grip tighten so I pulled harder and he did too.

"Cliff, stop!" I said laughing as he tickled me.

"Sorry! It's just that I love it when you laugh!"

"You do? Why?" I said as I turned around to look at him and he was blushing almost as red as I was.

I sat opposite from him in my couch and laughed at him since he just kept blushing every time I looked at his eyes.

"Yes, it's because its beautiful just like… a sheep!" He said quickly, apparently he was still a little sleepy.

"What? A sheep!? Come on! Is that the best that you got?" I said laughing hysterically.

"I like sheeps! But I must admit, I like you more than a sheep." He said still a little asleep.

I laughed more and just sighed. "You'd better!" Then I realized what he had said. "So… you like me?"

"No! I mean yes! I mean, I don't know! Maybe…" He said looking around cutely. Honestly, I don't know why but I had the urge to take him and never let him go.

"Ummm… can you just give me a straight answer? You've given me some serious brain pain… Do you like me or not? I'm too sleepy for this right now so answer quickly!" I said giggling.

"Of course! You're my best friend. What did you expect? Ha-ha…" He told me a little too fast.

I know more than that, and I have and idea of where this is going. To tell the truth, I just hoped that I was right. "Just a friend? Because, you seem to be blushing too much to think of me as just a friend…"

I don't know why I said it, but I couldn't wait any longer. I had to tell him what I felt for him. Maybe if I told him he would help me figure out what it really was, since it was driving me crazy. Thinking of him on a daily basis was a beautiful thing, but not letting him know was one of the hardest things that I could do. He looked a little shocked at my question but looked as if he was going to give me the answer that I feared the most.

I wanted him to tell me something like "no, more than a friend, much more" but my nerves got the best of me and since he didn't answer at all, I started to cry. Even though he gave me a look that said the answer that I wanted to hear, he didn't say it and that meant a "no" for me. I just cried and he gave me a hug. I pushed away softly and looked at myself in the mirror that was beside us. I looked horrible.

"Lei, I have to tell you something. It's now or never, I-"

"Don't bother, I know you don't! It's just that I thought that you felt what I felt…"

"But I-"

"Please Cliff, I'm sorry. I didn't wanted give you the wrong impression so I kept it a secret, but I can't stop thinking about you! I hope that we could still be friends, please, don't hate me, I just…"

"LISTEN TO ME!" He yelled grabbing my shoulders to calm me down.

"What? Cliff, you interrupted my whining!" I complained but then sighed at how stupid that sounded.

"I feel something more than friendship toward you but I… wait, you feel that too?" He answered full of surprise and a smile.

"Maybe…" I answered softly even though I did, I was surprised that he felt it too.

"Leilanie, you are the only person I felt this way. Every time I'm with you I feel like time stopped and that-"

"You're in the clouds? And every time you look at me you blush with no particular reason and you look for me and when you're not with me you want to find me and when you're with me you don't want to leave?" I said quickly just to make sure he felt the same way that I did.

"Yes, exactly! I guess we do feel the same way!" He said sheepishly grinning and blushing into a deep crimson red color.

"That's a relief! If I didn't tell you soon I'd go crazy!" I said excited that he felt the same way but worried since he just looked away sadly.

"Well, I for one know that I am." He said with a serious tone. He then started laughing softly.

"Wait, what do you mean you're crazy?" He was starting to scare me. Did he drink some of my pills?

"Yeah, for you, silly! I've always been crazy about you and now I'm glad that I could tell you without any fear of having your handprint on my face." He said pushing me playfully.

"Oh Cliff, why do you do this to me?" I said faking a cry, now is my turn to scare him!

"What did I do? Was it something I said?" He asked getting a little worried.

"No, is just that, why are you always in my thoughts?" I said as I laughed at his facial expression. "Man, you're so naïve!"

After a little quiet time of thinking he answered: "Maybe is my revenge because you're in mine…"

"You know, I was expecting something like that! I can't believe were talking about this, I feel relieved. Although I'm not sure if we're supposed to I mean… we met so little ago!"

There was an awkward moment and we only looked at each others eyes. Those big brown eyes that drove me crazy for all of these weeks told me that it didn't matter. I can't believe that I could actually fall for a guy in less than a month, but I can tell that this was more than a crush, much more. A crush is just a little bit of happiness, this was heaven.

"So, what now Cliff?" I asked getting a little worried of what was next.

"I guess it's up to you… Do you want to be my…"

"Your…"

"Yeah… you don't have to, I mean it's not an obligation but if you want, we could… try." He forced a laugh and rubbed his hands together.

"I don't know Cliff, I want to, but I'm scared. This is a stronger feeling than anything I felt in my whole life and it's too soon!"

"I know it's different, I feel it too and I promise that I would never let you down, you mean the world to me. I know we met only a month ago, but I feel like if I knew you for all of my life. You don't have to say yes if you don't want to, be honest with yourself. When you're ready you can tell me. Just remember, you're my everything." He said and then laughed. "Man that sounded corny, but I meant every word."

"Ummm… Cliff. You know what? My answer is, yes. I would like that, a lot!" I answered truthfully, finally giving myself a chance to be happy. Every time I had an opportunity like this I would always blow it for being a coward, but not anymore.

"Thank you; you've just said one of the most important words in history." We both blushed but knew that was true. "I'm glad you said yes."

He leaned closer and in less than a second I felt something soft against my lips. It took a moment for me to realize what happened but I just let the sweet smell of peppermint raise me from all my senses. "I'm glad too…"