As The World Keeps Turning

Chapter 9

Amy's POV

Friday is finally here. And before I know it, I find myself anxiously waiting for the bell to ring at the end of the day. It's five minutes before dismissal, and my stomach feels like it's doing backflips inside of me. I'm a little nervous to be alone with Karma after everything that went down last week, I'm really hoping that things aren't awkward between us and we can just go back to normal. We'll pretty much have the house to ourselves this weekend, because mom and Bruce are going on some spa trip, and Lauren will most likely be out with friends. I can't tell if the fact that we'll be alone is actually a good thing or not.

Two minutes before the bell and my leg is shaking uncontrollably, earning me a few irritated looks from the people sitting around me. Karma doesn't have any classes with me this semester, so the only time I really get to see her is before school and during lunch. But today, she had to meet with a teacher during lunch and she came to school late so I haven't seen her since yesterday, making my feeling right now so much worse.

The sound of the bell snaps me from my thoughts, and I quickly grab my backpack and go out the door, heading for Karma's locker. I wait for her there, and when I see her turn the corner and come in my direction a huge smile lights up both her and my face and I pull her into a hug like we haven't seen each other in months.

"I missed ya Karms. How was your day?" I grin at her.

"So much better now. I'm so excited for tonight!" She squeals in excitement.

"You know I really don't have anything special planned, it's just like our usual sleepover." I laugh, "nothing to be too excited about right?"

"Of course it is! I get to be with you don't I?"

We hadn't really talked about what happened between us last week. It's kind of like we both decided to push it off for at least the moment. I've talked to Reagan a few times, and I do miss her a lot but she seems really willing to have a friendship with me so I'm just happy about that for the moment. Karma on the other hand... I don't really know what's going on. Maybe we can talk about it tonight...

We leave school within a few minutes, and I decide to take her to the ice cream shop near my house. I know it's a cute gesture, but honestly she's been talking about getting ice cream all week and I kinda just want her to let it go. Her eyes light up like a kid on Christmas morning when I pull open the door to the shoppe for her, and I knew that I made the right choice in bringing her here. We take our ice cream to go; her cookie dough and mine double chocolate and make our way to my house.

We head straight toward the couch, turn on Netflix and finish our ice cream for a while. While we're watching some weird romantic comedy with her head on my lap, Lauren walks down the stairs and towards the door.

"I'm going out. See you people whenever." She says over her shoulder.

"Ok byeee love you too!" I say sarcastically and Karma laughs and rolls her eyes at me.

As soon as the front door clicks shut, Karma sits up and looks me straight in the eyes.

"Amy can we talk now?"

Karma's POV

I know that Amy was trying to put off talking about what happens last weekend, and the look in her eyes just now confirmed that.

"Yeah um sure, we can talk."

I search her face with my eyes before saying anything, trying to get a read on what she was already thinking. "How do you feel about what happened last week?" I ask her.

"Um, it all still feels surreal to me." She smiles a little.

"Amy, I know that there's been times when I've been an awful friend, and made you feel like you're nothing... But the reality is, you're everything to me. I just want to make sure you know that now. I want you to know that I really do realize it too."

She blushes and smiles. "I believe you now Karma."

I hold my arms open and wait for her to crawl ing my hug. I hold her tight for a few seconds and then pull away gently, smiling at her. "Ok Ames. Can we get some food now? I'm actually starved."

She laughs and reaches for the phone on the end table to order our usual pizza, "of course."

While she's on the phone, I think of how things are going to play out between us... If it were Liam, we'd already be having sex by this time. I shake my head, kind of disgusted with myself for even comparing beautiful Amy to... Him. All I know right now is that I want, no, NEED to be with Amy. Also, I want to take things slow. Make them count. I want every single second to matter more than the one before.

A bit later, we eat out pizza while sprawled out on Amy's bed in a pile of cheesy magazines, just like old times. We laugh together, and that feeling is one of the best in the world. I'm so happy that I can finally appreciate everything about Amy... Her eyes, her laugh, her hair... I see everything in a new light and she is just beyond beautiful. I must've been staring at her too long because she snapped her fingers in my face trying to bring me to attention.

"Whatcha staring at?" She asks me with a slight smile playing at her lips.

"Oh just you." I blush.

"Oh ok. Why?" She asks me innocently. "Do I have something in my teeth?"

She laughs but right now I'm all serious. I reach over to take her hand in mine and intertwine our fingers. I pay close attention to the amazing warmth and softness of her skin. She doesn't say a word, but gives my hand a gentle squeeze. She locks eyes with me.

"Karma?"

Amy's POV

"Karma. I want to kiss you... Can I?" For the first time ever, I allow those words to leave my lips. I search Karma's face, and she bites her lip, kinda making me want to pass out.

"Yes. But first, I want to tell you something." She says. I can hear her breathes becoming quicker.

"What's that."

"I really want there to be an us, and I know you want to take things slow and I just want you to know that I'm ok with that."

I smile at her, feeling my eyes light up. I lean into her slowly and place a sweet, gentle kiss in her soft lips. When we touch, it feels like electricity. Her kiss sends a tingling warmth throughout my entire body and lean in so I can deepen the kiss. The feeling of Karma kissing me back after so much time of wishing for it is the best feeling in the world, nothing can compare to it.

I wrap my arms around her waist and pull her as close to me as possible, feeling her chest pressed against mine and hearing the sound of her breathing picking up. Things got pretty intense really quick. Befit I knew it, I was in top of her kissing down her neck, then back up to her lips. When I kissed the sweet spot just under her ear of gently but her lip while kissing her, I would drag a moan from her lips so sexy and passionate that I almost forgot about taking things slow. I feel her fingers drag along the skin on my bare back, and I guess she was forgetting too.

After a while, everything slows down a bit. I really want to wait at least a little longer before I go all the way with her. I don't know if she's even ready for that with me yet. For now, I'm more than content just kissing the lips I've been dreaming about forever, and I couldn't be any happier. I don't think that I'll ever be able to be without her kisses again. After all of this time, all of this heartache, tonight was what I was waiting for to make it all worth it.

At the end of the night, we just lay there holding each other, and for the first time in forever, I feel like I can't wait to see what the future holds for us. All I can hope now is that nothing and no one tries to get in our way...

*This one was pretty fun to write. I'm slowly trying to come up with ideas for later chapters, but I am a little stuck. If you have any ideas, feel free to let me know! I'd be more than willing to chat with any of you about ideas or anything like that. I hope you like it so far! Thanks for being so awesome :) oh, and if you want to follow my friends new faking it account on Twitter, that'd be great! She's just starting out, so give her some follows and you won't be disappointed! Twitter handle: FanficIt *