Ladies and Gentlemen please buckle your seatbelts, we will be departing momentarily. Thank you for choosing [insert airline here]
Joey and I talk a little while the hostess gives us instructions. We both silently laugh at the forced expression on her face. Right now Joey is holding my hand… I hate flying. Joey's hand is huge and rough. It pretty much engulfs mine.
Joey smiles down at me, even though I'm not that much shorter than him. He has amazing eyes that sparkle in the light of first class.
I mean, don't get me wrong, I love Joey-and not just because he's Joey Freakin' Richter- but I don't lovehim. He's funny and nice and cute and he has huge hands, but he's 23. Now that I know him, I can't like him. There's no way, so why bother liking a guy who'll never like me back. Right? I came to that realization a few moments ago when Joey and I were teasing the hostess. I just wanna be friends. I don't want to like him and I don't want him to like me… I think
"Sarah-Grace?"
"Huh, what?"
"You just totally zoned out. I just told you I opened a container in Narnia and a watermelon monkey hybrid jumped out and squeezed my Joe"
"Joe?"
"It's me and my-"
"Okay! I get it!"
"Man, I love you, girl!"
"I love you too, Ron!"
"Ron, really?" He looks at me with an expression that says, 'Ron, really?'
"Yep! I've been calling you by your characters name this whole time; you just didn't know I was doing it!" Joey cracks a smile, getting the joke I was sure he wouldn't get. Suddenly he bursts out laughing. I didn't know it was that funny.
I wrap my arms around his neck again and he returns the hug, still laughing.
"Sarah-Grace, let us sing!"
"No! No, I'm not singing!"
He pauses,
"Here I am face to face
With a situation
I never thought I'd ever see
Strange
How a dress could take a mess
And make her nothing less than
Beautiful to me
It seems like my eyes have been transfigured
Something deep inside has changed
They've been open wide but hold that trigger
This could mean
Danger
I'm falling in love falling in love falling in love
With Sarah Tucker"
I giggle,
"What, what the h*ll is this?
You expect me to sing about him
Don't care about him
It's just a little crooked
Sarah wake up
I'm mistaken
He is the hottest guy I've ever seen
Now because he's like a guy I've never seen
Don't know why
I'd ever been so mean
This could mean
Danger
I'm falling in love falling in love falling in love
With Joey Richter"
Joey and I burst out laughing. All the people around us are staring. For once in my life, I don't care.
