15. Gabriella

Just as I get home I receive a text message from Troy. I read it.

Gabby

Can we please talk?

Sorry about everything.

-Troy

Why didn't he just ask me while I was at their house? I think to myself. I'm not sure what to reply. On one hand I just want to call him right away and tell him that everything is okay, and that of course we can talk, because I kinda want to hear his voice. But on the other hand I'm still mad or actually more disappointed of the thing that happened. I decide to write back; after all I should have told him a long time ago how I felt if I didn't want him to do something that might hurt me.

Sure

Where are we meeting?

xoxo

I press send and soon after I receive another message.

The park. You know the spot.

Be there in 10

See ya soon.

I smile and get in to my car again and turn on the engine. The car feels somehow warmer than normal, and I feel happy.

As I step out of the car snow begin to fall. It's so beautiful, but also really cold, which is awful because I always get really cold in an instant, and so my teeth begin to rattle. I walk to the spot I know he was talking about. It's a place right in front of this big beautiful tree. However it's not that beautiful in the wintertime, though right now it's pretty all covered in white. I'm still freezing and I'm beginning to wonder where he is, and that's when I feel two strong arms embrace me from behind. I smile to myself. "You are freezing Bee. I should never have made you come out here."

"It's okay." I tell him. "It's better now. I don't feel that cold anymore."

"Are you sure?" He asks and I can hear he is concerned for me.

I turn around and look at him; his arms are still around me. "Yes. I'm sure."

He pulls me closer. "I'm not letting you get an pneumonia."

"Good." I tell him. "It's not even that bad." I try to assure him even though my teeth are still rattling.

I cuddle in to his chest to get more warmth. "So what was it you wanted to talk to me about?" I ask with my head buried in his jacket.

"You." He tells me.

I can't help but smile to myself. But I make sure he doesn't notice. "What about me?"

"You know what." He tells me and looks in to my eyes.

I shake my head as if I don't know. I bit my bottom lip. "Tell me. Tell me why!"

He smiles and I'm melting because of his gorgeous smile. "Because when you aren't here with me I can't get you out of my head. When you look at me I believe I'm the happiest guy on earth and having you in my arms feels amazing. I miss you when you aren't with me, and I feel happy just by looking at you."

I feel my cheeks turn red and so I look away.

"You are cute when you blush." He tells me.

I place my hands covered in big fur gloves over my cheek. "This is embarrassing."

He takes my hands down and looks in to my eyes. "No it's not." We have eyes locked on each other no one is saying a word. But I feel my heart beat faster. Is this it? I think to myself. Are we going to kiss now? I see him pull closer and just as he's about to touch my lips I turn my cheek towards him. I panicked I think to myself.

"What? Do I have a bad breath?" He asks and I can't believe how sweet he is.

"No you don't. Nothing's wrong with you. It's me." I tell him.

"What is it?" He asks.

I look down all embarrassed once again. Liking a guy really makes everything more complicated. "I haven't kissed a guy before."

"Ever?" he asks me.

"Well yes a boy at my old school but I was 8, so I guess that doesn't really count. I'm sorry."

"For what?" He is clearly confused.

"For being so complicated." I tell him and he gives me a smile.

"Don't be. I don't mind." He tells me and gives me a smile.

I smile back and I feel butterflies in my stomach. Then we both lean in and our lips touch. And I can't help but think that I should never have been nervous about this. It's perfect and not embarrassing at all.

When we pull back he smiles wide at me and I feel happy about the fact that I'm the reason he's smiling. He then holds out his hand for me to take it. We walk back to my car hand in hand. No words are said, we don't need words to know what the other person is thinking.

"You better get in the car now, before you begin to freeze again." He tells me and I smile.

He pecks my lips and gives me a smile. "Now go." He opens the door for me and I get in, he then closes it for me. I turn on the engine and then the heat when I see him writing something on the window with his finger. 'You are my girl now' it says and I can't help but smile. He can't see my face due to the snow that's covering the window, so he makes the words disappear with his hand and then he looks through the shield where he has just removed the snow. I nod at him and I see him smiling. He then waves at me and watches me as I drive away. I'm happy. I never thought being in love could make you feel this amazing.