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Mel

I can't believe it's time for me to go home. I can't believe that it's been two weeks since Joe and I kissed, I mean since I almost died.

But this is the time that I've been dreading. Joe and I need to talk about the kiss. We've been avoiding each other since then, but it's a hospital. We can avoid each other here, but we can't do it at home. And I kinda promised myself that I would tell joe how I felt when I go back home. All this accident thing tells me is that we have really less time on this planet, and we should spend all the time we get with the people we love, or in my case with 'the people who I love and kissed five times in total, and who have no idea how I feel'. And if I chicken out, Stephanie will be at my throat.

Joe (ps. Mel's POV in italics, only below)

It's time for Mel to come back home. That means we have to stop avoiding each other and talk about it. We can talk about when we go home, and thank god Lennox is coming a little later.

"Hey Mel, ready?" I said when she packed all her stuff and came by the car.
"Yeah." This is awkward.
"Is lennox and ryder coming or what?"
"no, lennox is driving Ryder and her separately. She thought it'd be good practice."
"yeah sure"

And then it was half hour of awkward silence and bad songs in full volume. We reached home, at last. I think I've made the best food and chocolate cake that I've ever made.

And I also got a really nice movie to watch, so it's basically going to be like a date.

"mel, I think you should relax. I have made a yummy meal and a chocolate cake. Plus there's a movie for both us to watch. What do you think?" I said nervously, wondering if she could read my mind.

"Yeah, that's sounds really nice." She said as her face lighted up. Good, step one is approved.

And then we started to watch the movie and she seemed so comfortable and relaxed. It was completely dark and her head was on my shoulder. This should become a regular thing.

When I took her hand, she didn't seem to notice but after like two minutes, she hit pause on the movie and said the one thing that could ruin everything "We need to talk"

I looked at her and said the only thing that came to mind "Yeah".

"About the…. Um…" she stammered.

"The kiss" I finished

"Yeah"

And then it was just silence. I had no idea what to say.

All I could think was "I love you, Mel".

After I said 'yeah', I couldn't say anything else. I wanted to just grab his shoulders and kiss the crap out of him.

I have to say something, uh… this is awkward. Nope that's not gonna work.

I have to say something, uh… can I kiss you again? Nope.

Just say something.

Just say something.

"Uhhhhhh…" we both said at the same time.

"I need to tell you something." I said.

Maybe I can start with this, "I know this is crazy" crap, did I just say that out loud? He was saying something and I think I interrupted him. "Sorry, you were saying something." Good, perfectly innocent.

"No, its fine, you can finish your…."

"Yeah, thanks. I was just… lately I've been going a little crazy. Thinking stuff that… I'm not supposed to"

Thinking stuff that she's not supposed to? What the hell does that mean?

"Maybe it's not just in my head, maybe it is, but all I'm trying to say is…." I can't believe I'm actually saying it.

"I…"love you, Joe. C'mon, Mel you can do it. "I…"

"Hey, guys…" Ryder came in and interrupted us. And behind him came Lennox, looking red – faced, like she was trying to stop Ryder coming in. Why couldn't she keep him waiting for a little longer?

Damn it, Ryder and Lennox! I gathered the courage to almost say it, a few more seconds I would have been able to tell him. Wow, Joe looks really pissed!

"Hey, Joe. You guys continue, and, um… we'll be gone…." Lennox stammered and dragged Ryder away.

Damn it, Lennox! How can we continue now? What I'm I supposed to tell her now 'Yeah, just finish that thought and have I mentioned, I love you'? I'm not going to do that.

I can't tell him now. The moment's completely ruined. I'll just make an excuse and walk away. How about "Joe, I gotta go, um check on work. We'll talk later." Ok. Worst excuse ever.

'I gotta go check on work'? That's really weak. But someone had to make one. And when I tell her how I feel, it should be in the right moment. The perfect moment. Because it might be the last thing that I ever say to Mel.

And after she went to 'check on work' I just sat there, having no idea what to do next. I wanted to go ask Lennox 'what the hell, I thought you were gonna come a little late….. Blah blah'. But on the other hand, I kinda promised myself that I'd tell Mel how I feel.

"Guess I gotta clear all this mess" I said and started to clear all the plates and did other…. Nanny – I hate that word - jobs. But that didn't get Mel off my head, nothing ever would.

Lennox

I can't believe Ryder and I just walked in on another one of Mel and Joe's moments. Joe's gonna be so mad at me. I think I should go down there and apologize to him. And it's not like they could have just kept talking after we came in. And the worst part is, when Joe would've told Mel how he feels, she'd probably jump on him and kiss the crap outta him. I should've told Ryder to wait because Joe's telling Mel, but then he'd ask questions that I don't really wanna answer. I'm going down now before Joe goes to his room.

And when I went into the kitchen, Joe was just standing there, his head in his hands.

"Hey Joe…."
"What the hell? You told me to tell her how I feel. And that conversation doesn't require an audience."
"I'm really sorry. I wanted to wait for a little longer but Ryder was so damn impatient. And I couldn't tell him why…."
"It's good that you didn't tell him, but we were talking about…. us when you guys came in."
"And you said…." I said or rather asked me.
"I was about to tell her when she started saying something and I didn't want to interrupt her, because I thought we'd have time. And she was about to say what was on her mind when you guys came busting in…."
"I'm really sorry, Joe. But, maybe you can tell her on the trip. And I promise Ryder and I will not interrupt you guys."
"You said that this time but that didn't really work out, did it? So yeah, I'll tell her how I feel when…."

And when I was about to ask him why he stopped talking, I saw Aunt Mel walk down the stairs.

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