It was almost Christmas time. Quinn and Jeff were 12 years old, and, like every other 10 year olds, they were very excited for Christmas. They were especially excited for Christmas this year because their families were going on a vacation together to Hawaii. Their parents had never had any other children, so Quinn and Jeff were like siblings to each other. They fought, they laughed, they played, they cried. But through it all, they were still the best of friends. After kissing that one night five years ago, neither of them had ever brought it up.
…
They didn't go to their last day of school before Christmas break; their flight was that day. Quinn sat by Jeff on the plane ride and they played tic tac toe, listened to music, and played on their gameboys. When they finally landed in Maui, they were both so tired; they fell asleep on the car ride to their hotel.
…
"No, me and Quinn have to share a room!" Jeff said, putting his suitcase in one room, dragging Quinn along with him.
"Fine, we will just get another room," Jeff's mom said, annoyed and tired.
"Yay!" Quinn and Jeff said, in sync. Quinn set down her suitcase and then jumped on their king bed.
"Jeffie, come feel how comfy this bed is!" Quinn said, getting under the covers. Jeff belly flopped on the bed next to Quinn. Jeff's mother walked in and said,
"Oh, well I should see if I can get another bed in here."
"No, it's ok! Me and Quinnie sleep in the same bed all the time! Now leave so we can get some sleep," Jeff said. His mom left and as soon as the door closed, Quinn and him were out like a light.
…
The next morning Quinn woke up with a terrible headache and a stomachache. She ran to the bathroom and threw up. When Jeff woke up and saw her throwing up in the toilet, he ran to her parents' room and knocked on their door. When he told them Quinn was sick, they ran to their room to comfort her. They figured she might have gotten food poisoning from some of the food on the plane. Quinn's mom had said she would stay at the hotel with Quinn, while the rest of them went to the ocean; but Jeff had insisted he stay. He was her best friend, after all.
"You guys can have an adult's day; I won't get bored. I promise we won't leave this hotel room," Jeff said.
"Ok, we will be calling the room every few hours to check on you two, have fun!" Quinn's mom said. Quinn was lying in bed, so Jeff decided to sit next to her,
"How are you feeling, Q?" he asked her.
"Better. You really didn't have to stay with me Jeff… You should be out in the sun having fun," Quinn said.
"I'd rather stay here with you, Quinnie," Jeff said.
…
The rest of their vacation went by way too fast, Quinn got better after a few days, and they spent the rest of the days at the beach. For Christmas Jeff gave Quinn a charm bracelet with all kinds of charms on them. Quinn's favorite charm was the one that said "J&Q" on it. Quinn got Jeff a guitar. It was a small one, but Jeff had said he wanted to play, so Quinn wanted to help him.
…
It was New Years Eve, and their parents went out. Quinn and Jeff were sitting in Quinn's bedroom watching Dick Clark's New Years Rockin' Eve. They were eating pizza and singing along to the performers on the TV. The ball started to drop, and Quinn and Jeff got suddenly quiet. As the clock struck midnight, Quinn looked away from Jeff and focused on her bedroom wall. All of the sudden Quinn felt two lips on hers. Her eyes widened as she realized what Jeff was doing. It felt just like it had five years ago. Quinn closed her eyes. Jeff pulled away and said,
"Sorry."
"Don't be," Quinn said, kissing him again. Their parents walked in on them, and everything suddenly became very awkward.
"Uh, it's uh- not what it looks like," Quinn said. Their parents just walked out of her room, but Quinn and Jeff swore they heard them say,
"Finally!"
…
Quinn and Jeff were in 8th grade, and the school band and orchestra concert was coming up. The orchestra was playing the song Gymnopedie No. 1 by Erik Satie. They had asked Quinn and Jeff, the two most talented dancers in school, to dance to the song at the concert. They had agreed, and had been excited.
They had been practicing all week, and it finally came to be Thursday, the day of the concert. Quinn had been looking nervous all day, so Jeff came up to her during passing time and asked,
"Is everything all right?"
"It's just… Jeffie, I'm nervous," Quinn said.
"Well, me too, Quinnie. But we'll be great! Do you want to come over after school to practice again?" Jeff asked her.
"Sure, we gotta get to class now," Quinn said, as two mean looking kids walked by them.
"Hey Sterling, how's your girlfriend?" the bigger of the two asked.
"She's not my girlfriend!" Jeff said, grabbing Quinn's hand and dragging her quickly down the hall into their classroom.
"You two are late, you better not have been kissing in the hallway again,"
their teacher joked. Quinn and Jeff blushed and muttered,
"we weren't," before walking quickly to their seats.
…
It was 7:00, time for the concert to start. Quinn was in the bathroom at school, putting the finishing touches on her makeup. She wanted to look good for their performance. Jeff knocked on the door and Quinn said,
"Come in."
"They're ready for us," Jeff said, looking at Quinn; he smiled. He pulled Quinn in for a hug and whispered,
"You'll do great," in her ear. They walked backstage. When they heard the orchestra start up, they walked out on stage and started their waltz. When they finished they got a huge round of applause for the audience, and some rather loud cheering from their parents. Jeff wrapped his arm around Quinn's waist as they walked off stage.
"You did great, Quinn," Jeff whispered in her ear. Quinn stood up on her tiptoes and kissed him on the cheek.
Revieeeeeeweeeeeeeeew! :) by the way, it will actually get into like the Mckinley/Dalton stuff in the next chapter. Ok byeee!