Chapter 3

I walked up the snow-covered sidewalk and up to familiar old house. I rang the doorbell and waited a few minutes. The finally opened and there stood one of my best friends Nate. He grinned at me. “ Hey Ally.” I smiled back as I walked inside. I took off my coat and shoes then walked into the living room and plopped down on the couch.

Nate’s house has been like another home to me all my life. Even his family has treated me as if I was the daughter they always wanted as Mama R (Nate’s mom) would say. Nate has even treated me like a sister (though I do have a crush on him) Nate sat down beside me as I looked around the living room. My eyes would stop on certain spots that would bring back memories from our child hood. My eyes soon landed on a photo. In it was me, Nate and Emma (my other best friend). It was the three of sitting on the couch in Nate’s living room with Nate in between me and Emma. He was smiling to the camera while Emma and me where kissing his cheeks. I chuckled lightly as I remembered the day we took the photo. I then finished looking around the room finally looking at Nate.

“So Ally what happened at the house of the psychos?” he said.

I smiled at him. “Cant a girl come and visit her best friend and her other family with out there being something wrong at home?” He shook his head. “Well yeah normal girls can. But with you it is a different story, you come when there is a problem and you just want to escape everyone else. It is very rare you come here to chill now days.” he said smirking. I playfully hit is arm. “That isn’t true Nate. You know I come her cause I love you and your fam as well as the fabulous free food your mom makes.” I grinned at him and laughed.

After a few min my cell phone went off. I looked at the screen to see it was Emma calling. I hoped up and raced into the kitchen so I could talk to her.

Nate’s P.O.V

I watched as Ally picked up her cell phone and go into the kitchen. I turned my head and looked back towards the TV. My head was filled with thoughts of her. Ally was everything in the world that could be considered perfection. (Well at least to me.) That is why I loved her. Each and every day I loved her more and more. Yet I know she proboley only thinks of me as a brother type of person. That is because we have spent our lives growing up together. But you know what that doesn’t matter cause tonight I am going to tell her how I feel. No matter what happens or who comes. I am going to tell her the truth that I have loved her my whole entire life.

“Hey Nate. I invited Emma over to join us is that ok?”

I looked up. “S-sure.” I said in a low discouraged voice

Did I say tonight? I meant to say maybe another time.

Ally’s P.O.V

I grinned at Nate.” I hear a stutter in your voice.” I playfully punched his arm. “You have a crush on Emma don’t you?” All I can think to myself is please say no even though I knew Emma liked him a little. The look written across Nate’s face changed. “No I…well I like another girl.”

I looked at him shocked. I am usually really good at telling how one person feels about another. For the first time in a long while I was wrong. I leaned back in my seat. “Well tell me who is the lucky girl that has the honors of you likening them!” His face began turning a little red. He took a deep breath then looked me in the eyes. Omg is he going to say what I think he is going to say?

“Ally the girl I like is- “

Oh my gawd I think he is going to say that he likes-

Just then the door bursted open.