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Chapter 30
Matt
I think I’m falling for you.
Those are the words that I couldn’t get out. As soon as my lips parted, I got scared. And nervous. As much as I’m normally calm and collect around girls, Izzy does something completely different to me. Ever since telling Carter and Lucas about myself and her, I’ve been feeling like I should just do it. Just accept her prom ultimatum. Even if the rest of the school saw me and laughed their asses off, I’d still have my closest friends. And I’d still have Izzy.
I tried a second time to spit out the words, but we were past words by then. Only a couple seconds went by, but everything shifted, and I couldn’t stop. We couldn’t stop. Her hands were on me, my arms were wrapped around her, and I could smell that scent that always got me. Her lips tasted as good as I remembered. No, even better. And I didn’t notice exactly how worked up I got until Natalie barged in on us. Thankfully, she and Sam left quickly, and then I had to let my um … excitement, die down.
Even with that embarrassing tidbit, I’m ecstatic the rest of the day. And I’m not nervous about what I’m feeling anymore. I’m embracing it. I’ve known I liked her, but I know after the costume closet, it’s more than that. There’s something beyond words going on between us. So, screw my facade. I have to tell Izzy that I’ll go to prom dressed as Spike, or a Ninja Turtle, or however she wants me to go, as long as I go with her. As long as she knows how I really feel about her.
I head straight to the parking lot after school to find her before she leaves, grinning at just the thought of being able to spend time with her when we go to prom. The grin disappears as I see Oscar talking to her, leaning against her car. My feet freeze by the gate as I watch her eyes on him. First suspiciously, then she raises her eyebrows, almost in shock. A small smile creeps across her face, and he says something that makes her laugh. He leans closer to her, almost like he’s going to kiss her, but she pulls back, and he straightens up.
What. The. Hell.
His car’s parked two spaces over, and he walks over to it, getting in. Before he leaves, he rolls his window down and waves at her, saying something else.
I take a deep breath and finally get my feet to work again, heading over to her. She sees me and smiles, looking as if everything is fine. It’s been less than two hours since the costume closet, but I feel like everything has changed.
“Hey.”
“Hey,” she answers, smiling.
“Were you just talking to Oscar?”
She looks to where he was parked then back at me. “Oh, yeah.”
“About what?”
“Nothing, really. It was weird, actually. He asked about prom.”
“About prom?” My brows shoot up. “Like, asking about it, or asking you?”
“I don’t know.” She chews on the inside of her lip, staring at me. “I think me.”
“He asked you to prom?”
“Yeah.” Her tone shifts, giving me an uneasy look.
“What’d you say?”
“I said I don’t know.”
“You don’t know?” My voice gets louder.
Crossing her arms, I can tell she’s getting upset, but I’m already there. “Yes. I don’t know. It’s not like I have a date to prom, right?”
“Well, no, but …” I lose my words, shaking my head.
“But what, Matt?”
“What about us?”
Her arms stay folded as her eyes scan my face in confusion. “Us?”
The anger’s dying down, replaced by annoyance. “Yes. Us.”
“What about us? You turned me down, remember?”
