"I really like you too Jason."

Her words kept ringing through my head, causing me to be in a state of shock. My arms were still wrapped around her waist while she straddled my lap. All I was doing after her statement was just staring at her perfect face with wide eyes and heavy breaths.

Her hazel eyes had specks of gold in them. She had a small scar on the bridge of her nose that made the little button even cuter. The blush growing on her lightly freckled cheeks brightened up her face. God, she was just every bit of the definition for perfection. How did I get so lucky for someone like her to like me back?

"Oh my god! Finally Jason! It took you damn forever!" My trance was instantly broken once Anthony rudely interrupted my moment by walking into the room. A blush started to rise on my face due to his comment. Lilly, now mortified by him walking in on us in such a position, tucked her head into my chest since I wasn't letting her leave my lap.

"How long has this been going on? I mean Lilly, Jason has liked you since day one! You should have seen how hard he tried to make a move on you!" While Anthony kept ranting and laughing, my anger and embarrassment continued to rise. I knew the twat was doing this on purpose, and I really wanted to bash his stupid face. With Lilly in the room, I decided that wasn't a good idea. For now.

I sat up with Lilly still in my arms and stood up to leave. The cute little ball in my arms still had her head tucked into my chest and was now gripping onto my shirt like her life depended on it. I walked past Anthony, nudging his shoulder hard, and continued to walk out to the backyard to try to have a quiet place to talk without any interruptions.

I sat us at the edge of the pool, dipping my feet in the cool water as she did the same. I had my shoulder touching her's, not wanting to loose her touch anytime soon. "I've liked you for a while too." she whispers. Her face turned tomato red and she tried to hide behind her blonde locks. "Awww Lilly. No need to be embarrassed because I like you too. Plus I've liked you before we were even friends." I chuckled out. Her head whips to look at me with wide eyes. With a smirk and not being able to control myself, I quickly pecked her lushes lips.

Strawberries. She tasted like strawberries and I have found my new addiction. I never was a fan of strawberries until now. In fact, I think it's my favorite food now.

She gasped and then a playful look showed on her face. She stood up and tried to push me into the pool, but I grabbed her arms and pulled us both in. When I rose from the water, her hair was in her face and hysterical laughing was coming from her. Her laughter caused me to follow, bellowing a deep laugh that was filled with pure joy.

After calming down, a question popped in my mind. Before I could stop myself and think what I was about to ask, I blurted it out.

"What are we now?" He swam closer to me and grabbed me by my waist, pulling me into him. He grabbed my chin, causing my to look at him. "I would like to be more than friends and even start a relationship." He moved some of my hair from my forehead and lightly kissed it. "I want to take this to the next level, but I don't want to rush you, so I will take it slow for you."

My breath catches and the want to just kiss him was overwhelming. Once I had a taste and feel of his lips, I wanted, NO, I needed his lips.

"Would you like to go out for dinner?" he asked while cupping my cheek. "Tonight?" I blurted out. He nodded his head. Once I received confirmation, I shoved him away and waddled out of the pool as fast as I could to go get ready. My drenched clothes weighed my down, but it didn't stop me from trying to get into the house. "I'm going to take that as a yes?!" I hear him shout while I ran to the house. I sent him a quick thumbs up and rushed to the stairs once I entered the through the back door. I didn't care that I had hours to get ready.I have never been on a date before and needed time to figure everything out.

As I was reaching the steps, I saw a woman that had eerily similar features to Jason. "Who are you?" The woman asked. She looked me up and down with disgust, making me realize I was in soaking wet clothes. "U-um I am L-Lilly." I whispered. I then shakingly held my hand out to shake her's. The woman looked at my hand like it was a disease, causing me to awkwardly take my hand away and place at back at my sides.

To my relief, Jason walked in with a smile, but that quickly dropped when he saw the woman. "Oh mother! I wasn't expecting you..." he smiles a little, but it resembled more of pain than of happiness. Silence entered the room, and the only thing that could be heard was the water dripping off of mine and Jason's clothes onto the marble floor.

His mother scoffed with anger on her face. "I'm surprised you moved onto whores now. Honestly Jason! It is quite disappointing for a mother to come surprise her son to only see he is messing around with a brainless, stuttering twig!" My stomach instantly dropped the moment I heard his mother's words. Tears started to form in my eyes and before I broke down, I excused myself and quickly walked up the steps. I could hear Jason calling my name, but I ignored him. I didn't want either of them to see how much his mother's words affected me.

Once I shut our bedroom door, I fell onto the ground, bursting into soul wrenching sobs. I heard shouting coming from downstairs, but I paid no mind to it. This was the best day of my life, but reality hit and I knew that Jason would find someone much better than me.