I opened the door and stepped right into Karma's room. She was laying on her bed with a huge bowl of popcorn firmly in her hands, her eyes fixed on the TV. She had settled on watching Grease without me.
"You're back!" Karma exclaimed setting her popcorn down. She began to get up but I shook my head and gestured for her to sit down. She adjusted herself against her headboard and frowned, "What's wrong?"
I shook my head, "Nothing's wrong, I was just going to sit with you and watch this lovely movie" I walked over kicking off my shoes as I plopped down next to Karma. She snuggled up next to me with a smile plastered on her face, I hadn't seen a smile like this in awhile, "Why are you so happy?"
She reached up and pecked my cheek, "Because I'm with you" That earned a blush from me, "Aw are you blushing?" She squealed, "You're so cute when you blush"
I rolled my eyes and pulled the blanket over me, "You're such a dork"
"But I'm your dork" Karma grinned flashing me a smile. I wrapped my arm around her shoulders and focused my eyes on the TV. I wasn't interested in Grease the least bit, I was barely interested in watching a movie. All I wanted to do was cuddle with Karma and talk about how perfect this was.
"So are we really doing this?" I asked as the end credits of Grease flashed on the screen. The movie wasn't as bad as I thought it'd be but I still couldn't focus through it.
Karma sat up and looked me in the eyes, "I'm all in if you are"
I bit my lip contemplating what to say next, I wanted nothing more than to be with Karma. She was beautiful, intelligent, comical and the biggest loser I knew. She'd been my best friend since Kindergarten and ever since our kiss, I'd been confused. I wanted to be with her more than anything.
"Karma, there is nothing in this world that I want more than you, okay?" I said staring into her eyes.
Without any further words she leaned in and pressed her lips to mine, she lightly kissed me before pulling away, "I love you"
"I know" I smiled planting a kiss on her cheek, "And I love you too"
"You better" Karma giggled before returning back to Netflix, "So I can officially call you my girlfriend?"
"It's official."
I do love Karma. And I don't think I'll ever be capable of loving anyone as much as I love her. I fell in love with my best friend. And I was able to spend the rest of my life with her if she'd let me.
My phone began buzzing wildly awaking me from my sleep. I gently pushed Karma off of my arm and reached over to grab my phone. The caller ID flashed with Lauren. I answered the phone, pressing it to my ear, "What's wrong?"
"It's not what's wrong, it's what's right" Lauren snapped into my ear, she sounded particularly excited despite the fact she was snapping at me.
I rolled my eyes, "What's right then?"
"You and Karma" Lauren said devilishly into the phone.
My eyes widened, how had word traveled so fast when we had just made it official a few hours ago. I barely had time to process the thought of Karma and I being an actual couple but here was Lauren, calling me to confirm the news, "How did you hear?"
"Karma changed her status online which gained Liam's attention who texted Shane who called me to find out of it was true" Lauren explained with a chirp in her voice, she sounded strangely excited.
I took a deep breath, "Alright, it's true. We made it official a few hours ago, besides it's two in the morning, why are you just calling now?"
"Because of what's going to happen at school tomorrow" Lauren stated, "Liam is apparently pissed that Karma moved on so quickly"
"And?" I asked suddenly intrigued.
"And he's going to do something to try to win her back" Lauren explained, "Shane wouldn't go into detail but he said Liam was making huge plans"
I felt my heart drop into my stomach. Karma was weak when it came to Liam and I knew she wouldn't give it a second thought to run back into his arms, "So what do I do? I just got her, I can't lose her."
There was a pause before Lauren responded, "If Karma really loves you, she'll stay. If she doesn't, she wasn't worth it in the first place." And for once, I didn't absolutely hate Lauren, I actually appreciated her.
"You're right" I sighed, "I'm coming home now, school tomorrow is going to be a mess and I'd rather deal with it from the comforts of my own room"
"I'll be in the kitchen scarfing down empty calories" Lauren replied and the phone went dead.
I slipped out of bed and began getting ready to leave as quietly as possible, I didn't want to awake Karma. I tucked my phone into my pocket and began walking towards the door when I heard the sudden stirring, she was up.
"Where are you going?" Karma asked, sleep heavy in her voice.
"Home. Lauren just called me and she sounded like she needed a friend" I lied quickly.
Karma pouted her lip, "No goodbye kiss?"
I wasn't going to leave the offer on the table, if Karma wanted a kiss I was all for giving it to her. I strode over and lightly pecked her lips, "I love you, get back to sleep"
"I love you too" She mumbled as I exited her room and began my trek home.
