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Here is the next chapter. It's kind of a filler chapter, but here it is. Thanks for reading!
Jerome POV
I couldn't believe that I'd just asked Patricia to hang out tomorrow, well it wasn't so much a surprise that I'd asked. The real surprise was that Trixie agreed to it.
The whole seven minutes in heaven dare had sure taken its toll on me and I had a feeling that it had Patricia as well. She seemed like she was wrestling with a variety of different thoughts when we'd pulled away from each other. She was just as confused as I was about what was happening between us.
I took a minute to collect myself and wipe the huge grin that was currently on my face off before I made my way back to the common room where everyone was waiting for us. I walked through the door and was greeted by catcalls from everyone. I rolled my eyes and went to take my seat against the couch again.
"Where's Patricia?" Joy asked, looking up at me as if I'd done something wrong.
"She said she was going to bed," I answer as I sit down. I left out the part that she needed time to herself because I figured Joy already understood that.
"Is she okay?" Joy asked, sending me a knowing look. I could tell that unlike most of the room, Joy knew what was going on with Patricia. She knew Patricia was struggling with something and she seemed to know what it was. I thought I knew what it was, but I wasn't sure. It could have just been wishful thinking.
"Yeah, she's fine," I nod and Joy just nods back.
"So, who's next?" Alfie asks, bringing all of our attention back to the game, the game I was tired of playing. I just needed some time to think things over and figure out what had just happened in my room and how I felt about it. I also needed to figure out what I wanted to happen when I hung out with Trixie tomorrow. I wanted to prove to her that I things could work between us as more than friends it that's what she wanted. I needed to show her that I am not the player that she thinks I am.
"Actually, I think I'm going to call in a night," Joy pipes up. "It's been a long day." I can tell that Joy wants to go talk to Patricia. She wants to get the 411 on what is happening between us. I feel like I should stop her because it seemed like Trixie wanted to be left alone, but I don't because I think Trixie may need to talk to Joy even if she doesn't want to. I know I need someone to talk to right now.
"Yeah, I'm with Joy on this one," I speak up, hoping we can just be done for the night. I need to think about everything that's happened today.
"Fine," Amber groans. "I guess we're done," Amber says with a pout in her voice. Both Joy and I ignore her as we stand from the circle and leave the room.
"So, what happened between you and Patricia?" Joy asks when we are alone in the hallway.
"Joy," I sigh as I run a hand through my hair. I don't want to tell her anything that Patricia doesn't want her to know. I also don't want to give away that I am head over heels for Trixie. I know it's pretty obvious that I have fallen for Patricia, I'm just not ready to admit it to anyone else quite yet.
"We snogged," I shrug. That must I'm sure was obvious, so I wasn't giving too much away.
Joy rolls her eyes, "That much was obvious."
"That's all that happened Joy," I shrug and turn to walk off into my room.
"I'm not buying it Jerome," Joy calls after me.
"I don't care if you do," I shrug. "Trix will tell you whatever she wants you to know." I turn into my room and close the door behind me. I flop down onto my bed with a sigh. What the hell have I gotten myself into? I'd asked Patricia out and I wasn't sure how she thought I'd meant it. Had she accepted thinking it was just as friends? Or did she want it to be something more too? I was hoping for the latter.
I couldn't get thoughts of Patricia out of my head and being alone in my room didn't help any thing. Only minutes ago Patricia had been on this very bed with me and we'd been snogging. It was no secret that I'd wanted to go farther than just snogging, but I knew that wasn't an option. Honestly I was still in shock that Patricia was kissing me back as hard as she was. It made me think that she wanted me as much as I wanted her, but I didn't want to jump to conclusions. I wasn't sure what Patricia felt, I was just hoping it was the same as what I felt.
I needed to know what she was feeling though I was dying to know. I was going to find out what Patricia thought was going on between us. I was going to ask her tomorrow when we hung out. I was going to tell her how I felt about her. I just really hoped that I wouldn't regret it.
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