Once I had it in the right spot I climbed up it and first set up the hook to hang the picture. Once that was done I climbed back down and grabbed the picture and it took me a while but I finally put it up. I climbed down the ladder and looked up at it, I was proud of myself. Proud until I realized that it was a bit crooked and needed to be adjusted.
I climbed back on the ladder to do just that. I was still in my feelings about Greg. Sometimes I wondered why he was with me and I wondered even more why I was with him. I was engaged so I shouldn't have any doubts about the future of our relationship but it seemed like doubt was all I had.
"Need help?"
At the sound of his voice I jumped and tried to steady myself but lost my balance. I closed my eyes and prepared myself for the inevitable but my fall was broken by a set of strong arms that matched the voice I heard. My heart was beating out of my chest and I wasn't sure if it was because I almost fell or if it was because he was holding me in his arms so effortlessly.
When I peeled my eyes open I was staring up and into the eyes of Jayson.
"Whoa. I didn't mean to scare you. You alright?"
I was relieved but at the same time I was shocked but grateful none the less, very grateful.
F L A S H – B A C K
"Do you want to go to the mall after school," Alicia asked.
"I can't. I'm tutoring Jayson today."
"Didn't you just tutor him yesterday?"
"Yes."
Me and Jayson had been spending a lot of time together. He was hilarious, he made me laugh and he was way smarter than he portrayed.
"You two have been spending a lot of time together," Alicia noted.
I wasn't ashamed to admit that I liked spending time with him.
"Well I tutor him and you know he's not as bad as everyone makes him out to be. He's actually kind of sweet."
"Sweet?"
"Yes."
She narrowed her eyes while she looked at me and then a grin spread across her face.
"You have a crush on him don't you?"
"No."
"Your lying," she called me out.
"I'm not."
"You are because when you lie your voice get's high pitched and whiny. No," she mocked me.
I couldn't help but laugh, "I don't sound anything like that."
"Whatever. Deny it all you want but you have a crush on him. I'm your best friend so you might as well admit it."
I just looked at her, I wasn't going to say anything but I think she was right, "I like spending time with him. He's different."
I didn't even notice I was smiling until my cheeks started to hurt from smiling so hard.
"You got it bad."
Maybe so, but I'm sure nothing would come of it. I've never had a crush so severe before. Every time I saw him my heart would race and I would get butterflies in my stomach.
"It doesn't matter because our sessions our about to come to an end and I doubt he likes me."
"Well I highly doubt that. Not with the way he's always staring at you."
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