GRACE

It had been three days since Jade dropped the huge 'I think love you' bomb on me.

My reaction disappointed him, I know he expected me to say it back but I felt like it was too soon.
Not to mention my mom and brothers were there. I should have called him but I kept putting the phone away each time I tried to dial his number.

Did I love him? I was confused. Sure I liked him, the butterflies in your stomach, legs turning to jelly kind of like but I didn't know if I could call it love.
I'd always felt that way with him.

The phone screen was lighting up furiously and I picked it up to see who it was but knew it had to be him.

Remember the butterflies in the stomach and jelly thing I talked about?
It started happening again.

I picked the phone up and said hello.

"Can you meet me outside?" he asked straight away.

"I'm in the middle of something," I tried making up an excuse.

"Please Grace. I have to talk to you."

"I'm coming then. Meet you in ten," I hanged up and started freaking out."

I didn't know what I would wear and I had to find the perfect dress for this. It wasn't every day that the boy you'd always had a crush on and thought didn't like you back asked you to meet him after him saying the three words first.

I opened my closet and dumped a load of clothes on the bed and was going through them when Jason entered my room.

My brothers and I had a love -hate relationship which was more of love than hate.
They were just very overprotective despite the fact that I was only a year younger than them.

"What do you want Jase?" I asked him without looking in his direction.

I knew it was him because of his cologne. Calvin wore an apple scented body splash and Jason's was coconut scented. And Calvin would never barge into my room like that. He was kind of a gentleman when it came to these things.

"What's with the squealing? I thought a rat was chasing you or something."

"It's nothing. I just can't find the right dress to wear."

"Where are you going?" he sat down on the bed and started going through the clothes with me.

"Just meeting a friend," I shrugged. I couldn't have him go into full mode overprotective mode right now.

Lord knows I had enough of that every day at home and school.

"I know it's Jade Mensa. He came to Calvin some weeks ago to tell us he liked you. Calvin told me and I wished I was there so that I could have punched his teeth out right there."

"Jason!" I threw a shirt at him.

"Kidding sis. But I like him. He likes you for you Grace. Not some dolled up version of you. Wear whatever you want and you'll still have him eating from your hand."

I stared at him shocked. Both of my brothers were not the emotional type. Except then they thought they had to defend my virtue. Jason in particular, wasn't the touchy feely type and I was surprised. Really surprised.

I hugged him and he rubbed his hands on my back. My brothers could be annoying but I loved them to death.

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I guess you guys know what's coming up after this chapter 😂. What do you think Jade will say to Grace when they meet?