I just stare at the cell phone. I bring my hand up to my mouth in complete and utter shock. My stomach drops and my heart becomes full. No wonder he kept having trouble trying to tell me what he was feeling. He physically couldn't tell me no matter how much he wanted to. The bus stopped. Nobody moved. A few tears escaped my eyes. He loves me. Ami took the phone away from me and gives it back to Vivian. Ami puts a hand on my shoulder. I look up at her. Everything unfroze. I stand and hug my friends.
There is absolutely nothing that could be said at this moment. How does one respond to something like this? They let go and step away from me. They smile encouragingly. My nerves are definitely on the edge right now. The other girls have gotten off of the bus and huddle around the door. Vivian looks at the other bus and those students are coming out of the bus too. I see him and my heart skips a few beats. He doesn't look as though anything significant has happened. He looks at us with a smile and wave. I instantly smile back. Ami looks at me just as I look at her. She nods and I head out of the bus. I walk around the front of the bus and stop as I see him.
All the girls are standing behind me now. I have a feeling word got out somehow that Noah has changed because of me and I'm guessing they want to see if its true. I start walking towards him. But I start jogging to him. My hair is flying behind me as everything becomes a blur. He walked a bit towards me and stops. I wrap my arms around his neck for a nice embrace.
He picks me up a bit and spins me around a few times before returning me back to the ground. I look up at him as I place my hands on either side of his face. I stand on my toes and kiss him on the mouth. It caught him off guard at first but then he kisses me back. My one foot comes up like it would in one of those old romantic movies. I feel whole now. There is cheering around us. We stop kissing and I can't stop smiling as I look over at my team. I guess the cats out of the bag.
They are all clapping or cheering and gave the occasional whistling. I guess they know now that I am the only person who could make him not be an ass. But even the men seem to be whistling and clapping as well. I can't help but smile more.
"Finally, you two show your love for each other." Logan says from the crowd behind Noah. I'm surprised I thought he held onto grudges.
"What are you talking about? Love. Really? I don't know man. I can tell you that I do really, really like her." Noah says denying it. I smile because I saw the text he sent.
"Oh, come one. You can't say after all this time pining over her, that you don't love her. Its been how long that you liked her?" Logan says not embarrassing him but trying to get the truth out of him. He is turning red.
"Logan seriously get lost." Noah says as he turns his back on him and wraps his arms around my back.
"Its not only Noah, Logan. Ask Jo how she really feels." Vivian yells out from the crowd. Seriously.
"Vivian, I swear you say anything and I will haunt you." I say turning my head in her direction. Noah chortles at that.
"What is she talking about?" Noah quietly me.
"You will find out later." I tell him trying to put a force field around us. It seems to work because we couldn't hear anyone else now. I close my eyes and concentrate. I push the field outward to where the onlookers are. I thought hard and slowly they disappear one by one. The only people I let stay are Logan, Vivian, Aimsely and the teachers on the trip. I open my eyes and Noah is smiling in admiration. Those few people walk up to us confused a little.
"What happened to everyone Joanne?" Ms. Rivers asks me trying to be stern. But its kind of lost in amazement and joy at the same time.
"I used my force field to put them in their rooms. Don't worry I made sure it didn't harm them." I say as I face her. Noah didn't let go. He let me face her but his arms stayed around my waist. She didn't quite know what to at this moment. She looks around in shock. She looks at Noah.
"Noah I would advise you to never hurt or piss off Joanne in anyway. From what I tell she is fully capable to whoop your ass. Tread lightly. Joanne go get em." Ms. Rivers says giving her blessing in a way to hurt him and love him. But then again it could also be used for our games. Who knows, she didn't specify. The teachers walk away shocked and in awe. I'm glad to know that for once things are going my way. Vivian looks at Noah. She gave him a look and he just nods his head. He knows that you know. But he didnt seem surprised that I told you. Good luck. Vivian projected. I smile to her. We are left alone then. I lean my head back.
"She showed you her phone, didn't she?" Noah asks a little uneasy.
"Yes. But I made her show me because they were making sickly sweet noises at it and I wanted to know what it was about." I tell him as I face him again.
"I see. Was there any specific reason why she texted me in the first place?" He asks me as he got my hands in his.
"She told me that she told you." I say with a little head tilt.
"Well she told me that she told you what I said was because of a dare." Noah says confused.
"Sneaky girl." I mumble as we start walking to our building. I see that they took my bag. Good. He holds my right hand in his left, as we walk. I can't stop smiling. We walk slowly to the building. Thankfully we have the rest of the school day off. I see stairs appear on our building that leads to the roof. Cool. They seem a little steep so Noah let me go first, in case I fall. As we get to the roof a blanket, pillows, some food and a change of clothes for me appear. I look off the side of the building and I cant believe how tall it seems from up here.
It looks like my tent in a box is here as well. I open the box and my tent opens up. I bring my clothes into it right away and notice that there is a bathroom attached to it now. I wonder when that was added to it. I step out of the tent and look at Noah who is curious about it.
"I'm going to change alright." I say to him. He nods his head as I go back into my tent. I look at my watch and its only noon. I can't believe that the morning turned out the way it did. I honestly never expected anything like this would happen to me. I take my uniform off to reveal my intimates. I put on the dress that is here for me. It ties up around the back of my neck. The back of the dress goes to the middle of my back. The dress itself goes to the knee and its got a flattering looseness to it. So here's to hoping the wind doesn't pick up. I quickly use the bathroom and leave my tent. I'm surprised the teachers didn't say that we had to go back to class.
I look at Noah who is cross legged on the blanket. I walk over to him and carefully sit down next to him. I curl my legs behind my bum instead of sitting cross legged. Which I would have preferred, but not in this dress.
"You played an amazing game today Jo. You really are an amazing player." Noah comments.
"Thank you. I want to also thank you for coming today. It made things less nerve wracking for me. I wish I could have been there for your game yesterday." I tell her.
"No problem and its alright I wanted you to be well rested for today." He replies.
"Well thank you. Okay lets just get this out in the open. The only reason Vivian had texted you was because I told Ami how I really felt about you. She told Vivian, they freaked out and giggled like 3-year olds. So, they wanted to know if you felt the same way. By the reaction I saw on the bus and from what I read, you do." I tell him up front. I know that if I don't say anything right, he might try to forget about it. But who knows he might not because Vivian could have told him more then what he's letting on.
"I wondered why she texted." Noah says as he smiles. "No I had this feeling and I couldn't pin point what it was until she texted. I meant everything I said in that text. I physically couldn't get the words out to let you know any of it. No matter how hard I tried it just wouldn't escape my lips." Noah explains to me as he looks at his hands.
"I knew something was bothering you. If you started small, I'm sure it could have been done. I didn't even admit how I really felt about you until we were on the bus ride back. I don't know why but I never put it all together until then and Ami was the one who realized what it meant. I couldn't say the words out loud and I'm afraid to because I don't want to feel the pain of rejection. Though I know now that you feel how I do." I say shyly.
We never said the words out right but we know what the other is trying to say. We look up at the same time and smile. I blush a little bit. Why do I feel so nervous? He knows now how I feel and I know how he feels. So why does it feel new?
I look at the food that is here. There are grapes, chocolate, BLTs and two drinks. A beer for him and an apple martini for me. I sit up and reach over for a grape. I sit on my bum and eat it.
"I really enjoy the cd you made me. It seems to be the only thing I can listen to right now." I say to him. He smiles as he eats a grape as well.
"I'm glad you do." He says with a slight head nod. I smile at him. All of a sudden, things start changing. Noahs clothing is changing from jeans and a t-shirt to a pair of dress pants and a crisp white button-down shirt. Well thats definitely different.
"What the hell?" Noah asks confused. "I'm glad your enjoying it that much." He says with a wide grin. My laptop appears and music starts to play. It seems like our surroundings are trying to make a romantic setting for us. He stands up and holds out his hands for me. I grab them and he helps me up. He wraps his hands around my back, as I wrap mine around his neck. We dance around the roof. This is how the first school dance should have gone. I rest my head on his chest and things feel like they are falling into place.
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