My New Love

Chapter 7

I look up to see who rescued me and it’s Alex! He’s giving me a really passionate kiss too. My cheeks are turning bright red. Alex pulls away from me a few seconds later. I look over at Jonathan and he looks absolutely crushed.

            “As you can already tell she doesn’t love you anymore. I kindly suggest that you leave her alone,” Alex says in a cool, calm, and collected voice. My heart is racing in my chest right now. How can Alex be so calm when he just kissed me so passionately? My face is still really red from blushing so hard. Alex looks down at me and starts laughing. I don’t understand why he kissed me like that. Did he kiss me to make Jonathan jealous?

            “Who do you think you are? You don’t know her as well as I do. You have only been in this school for a week or two. How can you possibly know and understand her as well as I do?”

            “I can tell by looking in her eyes. Her eyes are telling me that she doesn’t want to have anything to do with you. She also told me what you’ve done to her. What you did is completely disgusting. Why would you do something like that to anyone? I also have been getting to know her for the last couple of days. It’s kind of clear that Aubrey doesn’t love you as much as she used to. You can see that with every action. Go back to Michelle, why don’t you? I’m pretty sure she would love to see you. Don’t let me see you around Aubrey again. Leave her alone or you deal with me.”

            Jonathan walks off with his shoulders slumped. Everything that Alex said is true. I look up at Alex again and I see the pain in his eyes. I wonder what’s going on with him. As I said before I haven’t learned a lot about him. He isn’t as open as I am. We are completely opposite from each other.

            Alex lets go of me when Jonathan is no longer in sight. My heart is racing still. I realize I want to stay in his arms. His arms are so soft and warm. I feel like I can fall asleep in them. Wait, why am I thinking along these lines? It’s not like I have a crush on Alex or anything. Or do I? I really don’t know.

            “A-Alex,” I say with a bit of a stutter. I’m still in shock from the kiss he gave me.

            “I’m sorry I kissed you like that. I’m trying to get Jonathan to stay away from you. I could see the pain in your eyes. I know he hurt you pretty badly. Plus, you don’t want him to be around you. I felt like I needed to rescue you. Don’t worry, I I won’t do anything like that ever again,” Alex responds with a small smile.

            “I’m just in shock right now. I really wasn’t expecting that kiss. You have really soft lips. They are softer than Jonathan’s. Thank you for rescuing me,” I respond. Why did I say that out loud? Alex smiles at me. I’m a little bit embarrassed.

            “You have soft lips as well,” Alex whispers in my ear. He winks at me a little bit. My body starts trembling when he gets close to me. I really want to grab him and kiss him again. I want to feel his lips on mine again. Ugh! I’m doing it again! I’m thinking about kissing him once more! I really need to stop! I don’t understand why Alex would like someone like me.

            Jonathan and Michelle are kissing when Alex and I walk out of the building. I feel anger start to rise in my chest. One moment ago he told me he still loved me. Now he’s back with her. I find that disgusting. Oh well...I’m going to get over this very soon; I hope anyway. I don’t care about him anymore. He never really cared or loved me anyway. When Jonathan sees us, he stops kissing Michelle. He has a hurt look in his eyes still. Why is their hurt in his eyes? He doesn’t care, does he? Alex and I walk passed them continuing our conversation. I try not to pay them any mind.

            “I’ll see you later, Aubrey, I have to get going. See you in school on Monday,” Alex says. He pats my head before walking away.

            “Wait, Alex, do you want to hang out this weekend? It will be fun to hang out. I will also invite my best friend, Nicole, and some of my other friends. Please, Alex, I really want you to meet them,” I ask while giving him puppy dog eyes.

            “Alright, I’ll hang out with you guys. Here’s my number so you can tell me where to meet you,” he says with a small smile. I’m really happy that he’s going to go out with us this weekend! I’m honestly really excited!

~

I hear my cell phone go off twice within a few minutes. I get one text from Jess and the other text from Nikki. I pick up my phone from my dresser. I’m picking out clothes for tomorrow. I really don’t know what to wear. I want to look cute tomorrow.

            “Hey Aubrey, what do you want to do tomorrow? I believe I’ll be able to go out tomorrow. I don’t have to go to my grandma’s house tomorrow. My mom said she’s starting to feel better now. I’m so glad to hear that.”

          “I want to go to the mall. I have someone I want you to meet tomorrow. Are you up to going to the mall?”

            I really hate texting two people at the same time, but oh well. Nikki gets rowdy when I don’t answer her within in a couple of minutes. She is really impatient sometimes.

            “Hey Aubrey, I’m down for going to the mall tomorrow. I have to go to my little brother’s soccer game first. I hate going to his soccer games, but I want to be there to support him. You know how he gets when I don’t go.”

            “Yeah, I know how he can get. He loves you the most of everyone in your house, you know? He is adorable, Nikki, well except for when he acts up. He is pretty annoying then. I’m glad you’ll be able to go. What time do you think the game will end?”

            My phone goes off in the process of sending the message to Nicole. I still need to send a text to Becky as well. She is fun to have around when we go to the mall. She is a wild child when it comes to shopping. It’s her favorite thing to do. I’m not really a big fan of shopping. The mall is just somewhere to go with my friends.

            “Sure, I’m up to going. Who else is going with us?”         

          “It’s a secret! You’ll see tomorrow! Be nice! I know how you can be with new people, silly girl.”

          Nicole is really fast at sending text messages. I still haven’t even gotten around to texting Becky. I need to text her before I answer Nicole’s message or I will forget to text her.

            “Hey Becky, do you want to go to the mall tomorrow? You know we can’t party without the wild child,” I laugh while sending that.

            It takes her a couple of minutes to message me back. She normally texts back as fast as Nikki does. Guess she’s a bit busy.

            “Sure, I would love to. Just let me know a time tomorrow.”

            I stop replying to Jess and Becky after I receive their answers. I’m really not in the mood for their normal banter.

            “The game will probably end around noon. I should be ready around then. I’ll talk to you a little bit later. My brother wants me to play a game with him! Bye!”

            I don’t respond to Nikki’s last text. I’m currently thinking about what happened earlier today. I still don’t understand why he kissed me. My face is turning red just thinking about it. I wonder if I’m going to blush when I see him tomorrow. I really hope not because Nikki, Jess, and Becky will be around tomorrow. They’ll think that something is going on between us.

            I hear a soft knock on the door. I get up, open it, and my little brother is standing before me.

            “Hey sis, are you ready for dinner?

            “Yes, I am. Hey, Mace, do you want to go to the mall tomorrow?”

            “Sure, why not, I have nothing better to do anyway,” he responds. I ruffle his hair while walking down the stairs. The whole time we spent dinner laughing and having a good time. I love being around my family. They always know how to make me laugh. After dinner I go up to my room and a negative thought enters my head. What if Jonathan and Michelle are going to be at the mall tomorrow?