The Worst is Over
A 39 clues story
I sat in Smelly Nelly's, waiting on my blind date. Many glasses of water later saw me trying not to wet myself. I ran to the bathroom , then ran back. Abbi waltzed in, aiding a blindfolded Hamilton. I spit out my water. "Abbi!" I yelled. She smiled. She had to cut the blindfold off Hamilton and by then I was hiding my face behind the glass which didn't work.
"Willow? Abbi you set me up with Willow?"
"You got a problem with that? I didn't get the memo either, ok?" I snapped. He stared for a second, in a blissful awe as though he wanted to kiss me. I knew very few people would stand up to him, but I didn't take crap from nobody.
-A Couple Hours Later-
"I hate the uniform. Ugh. I might as well be allergic to skirts. And plaid. And blue." I said. He laughed.
"Everyone hates the uniform. It makes me feel like my grandpa when it was golf day. Khaki's don't look good on Holts."
"Or Scizintky's" I laughed. "I haven't laughed this hard since Abbi wet her pants on the Behemoth. " I said. Hamilton laughed like an idiot. Abbi watched from the corner. I swore she shot me the bird. I smiled to myself. I never pictured having this much fun talking to Hamilton Holt. People were staring, but I didn't care. Then I realized something.
"Is tonight Semi Formal?"
"yeah."
"Shit. I don't have a date.""
"I don't have a date either." I smiled.
"Are you thinking what I'm thinking?"
"That the lunch lady's hairnet doesn't keep hair out of the food?"
"no. We should go to semi formal together."
"Um ok." He replied.
-Later
I Stepped out of my room wearing a blue dress that cut off just below my knee. Abbi was helping me get ready. She did my hair and makeup. Then she took a picture. I stepped out into the evening light. And parked right in front of the house was a limo. Hamilton stood smiling at me
" You didn't have to"
"But I wanted to Willow." I smiled. I stepped into the moonlight so he could see me.
"Did you replace my date with a goddess or something because the woman standing in front of me is not my Willow Scizintky." He joked. I slid into the back seat.
-at semi formal-
we sat through the slow songs. Except my favourite song. I made him dance to Find A Way by Safetysuit. By the end of the night I was laughing so hard I nearly wet myself
-Hamilton's POV-
I'd never seen Willow in a dress. She was so beautiful. I had to restrain myself from kissing her. She smelled so good it was intoxicating. Abbi was with Cole, but eying me closely. I just about lost it when she laid her head on my shoulder. I reminded myself she was just a friend. I nodded at Abbi. Drew looked ready to hit something. I couldn't let my heart get the best of me. She's your friend I told myself. She's off limits.
-normal POV-
I felt different right now. Like something had clicked inside me. Like I realized for the first time I loved him.. So much it hurt sometimes. I restrained cause I was scared he wouldn't feel the same way. By the end, I wasn't really talking to him. The next day he tried to talk to him , but I was avoiding him like the freaking plague.
"I'm a bad person Abbi. I broke his heart." I sobbed."You`re not a bad person Willow. You're a terrific person, my favourite person. But you can be a real cunt sometimes." Abbi said. I laughed." I hate that I can't tell him.""Tell him what?""I love him." I spilled it to Abbi. "Does he know?""I haven't told him. I'm scared" I murmured.
-at school-
I practically passed out in media I half way through someone shook me awake.
"Willow ?" Hamilton's voice graced my eyes fluttered open. He was 3 inches away from my face.
"Abbi told me. He told me everything you said last night. Including the part about you being scared to tell me uh your feelings".
"so you know?"
"Of course I do. Abbi told me everything you said last night ." Hamilton leaned closer to me. " Say it Willow" I swallowed nervously.
"I love you Hamilton Holt."
-Hamilton's POV-
I only wanted to hear her say why she avoided me yesterday! I never expected her say she loved me.
"You what?"
"Didn't Abbi tell you I loved you?""No Abbi didn't tell me anything. I was just trying to use reverse psychology to get you to tell me why you were avoiding me !"She looked confused.
"So you lied to me?" she demanded.
"Please don't run away again Willow. I hate it when you run away from me!"
I choked.
"I'm not gonna run away from you anymore" she was leaning in. She kissed me! I pulled back. "Willow!" I said. That's not what I was thinking though. Thank you God was what I was thinking.
"I'm sorry" She looked really embarrassed. She went to get up. But I pulled her back down I couldn't help myself. I kissed her. She was kind of surprised but didn't she did move, she got too close. I didn't care though. Not at all. She tasted like vanilla chap stick and mint mouthwash.
"Willow ! Hamilton !"Ms. Oh shrieked. That killed the moment. I broke it, and she swallowed nervously.
-At the office-
we got suspended for huge PDA. We walked home together and I couldn't help but ask.
" Willow, Are we like going out or something?"
"That depends. Do you want us to be?"
"I wouldn't mind it?"
"Care to join me in some contraband kissing then, Boyfriend?" She asked ! Every time she kisses me she tastes sweeter.
" I love you" I said.