Sarah's Journey to Love

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EVAN’S POV 

(Thoughts from the night before)

My poor Sarah, I wish her friends didn’t think I was a bad guy I wish I could show them who I really am Sarah means a lot to me and her friends mean a lot to her. She is passed out in the couch and she looks so peaceful. I grab her phone that she left sitting on the table. I text the girls telling them it was me and asking them to come over in the morning so I could talk to them. I hope that she doesn’t get mad. 

(The next morning.) 

I wake up to Sarah moving on top of me, we fell asleep on the couch last night watching whatever movie that I put in. I am happy she said, making up to her cuddling her makes me happy makes me feel warm. I think I could love her, I think I could really love her. But would I ever be good enough for her? Could she ever love me back? And what will happen when she finds out that my aunt killed her sister, I have been thinking of a way to tell her forever now. I don’t want to lose her. I switch a little and it wakes her up. 

“Good morning.” I say looking up at her, her head on my chest. 

She buries her face into my chest. “Good morning.” She mutters 

I wrap my arms around her tightly feeling her sink into me. 

“What time is it?” She says peaking up at me. 

I can’t help but laugh she is so cute I could spend all day laying here with her on top of me. She is warm and soft and makes my heart beat fast. I reach for my phone keeping eye contact with her. 

“It’s almost 7.” 

“Oh man. It’s early let’s go back to sleep.” She says snuggling her head into my chest. A smile creeps across my face I could get use to this life. 

“Nope sorry baby girl we have plans this morning. Why don’t you go jump in the shower?” 

“Oh, my bag I left it in my car.” 

“You go jump in the shower and I will get it for you it will be in my room when you are done.” 

She smiles up at me and then kiss me chest before getting off me. She goes to the bathroom, after handing me the keys to her car. I run out to her car and grab her bag from the front see in the back I see the dress she got for homecoming, noting that I still must ask her. I run back inside and take her stuff to my room. I can hear her singing in the shower I can’t help but smile and laugh to myself. I asked the girls to be here at 8 for breakfast. I pull out a pan and plug in the Electric griddle letting them both heat up. I pull the bacon out as well as the eggs and get to work I hear the shower turn off, I grab plates out from the cabinet, and then grab some forks setting them on top on the plates I take them over to the table and grab out some cups out. Before I know it there is a knock on the door, I open it after setting a plate of eggs on the table. 

“Hey guys thank you for coming please come in you can take a seat in the living room.” 

They come in I close the door behind them I grab the plate of bacon before setting it on the table. I take the Orange juice out of the refrigerator and set it on the table. 

“Sarah should be out any minute.” I call to them from the kitchen. I grab the grapes and strawberries out and wash them and set them on the table as well I take the plates and forks and set the table just as Sarah comes out of the room. 

“It smells good babe.” She calls from the hallway. 

“Come and eat baby girl it’s already.” 

“What are you guys doing here.” 

“Evan asked us to come over.” Tins said 

“He said we all need to talk.” Karen added neither one of them looking at her. 

I pop my head out of the kitchen “Please everyone come eat.” 

They do Sarah taking the seat next to me, Tina on the other side and Karen in front of me. 

“Please dig in.” I tell them.

I wait unit they all have food on their plates before I put food on mine. 

As they start to eat no one says a word they all just look down at their plates. 

“Okay guys look we need to talk,” I start they look at me and then back down, “you girls mean a lot to Sarah therefore you mean a lot to me. I would like to clear the air. Like Sarah told me yesterday it is my truth to tell.” 

As we eat, I tell them about my mother and what happened, and tell them about the ex. I can see sadness and pity as I tell them my life story. After I am done no one says anything Sarah grabs my hand and smiles at me. 

“I would love for us all to be friends to get to know each other more. Like I told you Tina I would really like that, Sarah means a lot to me and I want to get to know everyone important to her.” 

“Evan, I am sorry. We didn’t.” Karen starts to say I hold up my hand cutting her off.

“It is fine, but I do home that we can move on from here. With no more worried or concerns.” 

The girls nod. We finish eating and I tell the girls to go hang out in the living room while I do the dishes. I can help them giggling and whispering. I when I am done, I make way to the living room, I stand in the doorway between the kitchen and the living room. I take in the girls on the couch and smile. Sarah looks over at me and mouths thank you I just nod. I walk down the hallway to my room plugging in my phone. I feel someone wrap their arms around me and sigh. 

“You know you are the best right?” 

I laugh and turn to face Sarah. I lean down and kiss her softly. 

“No, you are.” 

She reaches her hands up putting them on my face pulling it down to her she kisses me, softly, she slowly starts to deepen the kiss. She parts her mouth inviting my tongue to find her. She pulls away after a few minutes our breath is heavy as we try to catch it. She looks up at me and smiles and we start kissing again I lift her up as her wraps her legs around me, I press her back again the wall. She tugs on my hair as we kiss even deeper. It takes everything that I have to pull away. 

“We need to stop before we can’t and do something that you might regret.” I breath out. 

I put her down easy and she looks sad. And walks over to my bed. 

“Do you not want me?” She says quietly.

“What?”

She lets out the breath that she had been holding “Do you not want me?” 

“Are you crazy? Of course, I want you. But I do not want to do anything that you are not ready for.” 

She sighs, I hope she believes me. 

“How about this for now will you do the honor of accompanying me to homecoming?” 

She jumps up from the bed with a squeal, “yes I would love too.” 

She runs over and gives me a kiss and rushes down the hallway. Next thing I hear all three of them squeal and giggle. I smile and shake my head what did I get myself into?