{“You've gotta dance like there's nobody watching, love like you'll never be hurt, sing like there's nobody listening, and live like it's heaven on earth.” ― William W. Purkey }
Lacey looked at their hands conjoined as they walked through the crowd before smiling softly to herself and looking back up to watch where she was going. She looked back towards the section before looking away just to see Steve and Sammie kissing one another. She sighed in defeat before clearing her throat. "Great, she already has him wrapped around her finger." She said to herself as she continued to walk to the middle of the dancefloor with Davey right in front of her. She tightened her grip on his hand softly before picking a spot and letting go of her hand. She watched him dance for a moment before starting herself. She might not have been the best dancer but, she was good enough to make it look like she knew what she was doing. She tried not to look towards Davey to avoid any awkwardness or to stop herself from babbling once again. Every once and a while she would glance out of the corner of her eye and look at Davey. He seemed like something was bothering him and if it was what she thought it was, she should have just pushed through the crowd to make it back to where the group had been sitting and avoid Davey until she left in two weeks.
"Lacey," She didn't hear him at first, it wasn't until he said it louder that she finally looked towards him with a smile on her face. "Lacey, I need to tell you something. But first, let's get away from all of these people."
She lost her smile once he softly grabbed her hand and turned around. She had no idea what he wanted to talk about. And then it hit her. "Damn it! He going to talk to me about the beach." Lace looked around frantically, hoping he wouldn't find somewhere for them to talk and just say they could talk later once they got back home. At least there she could act as if she had fallen asleep before he could have the chance to talk to her.
And just when it seemed like they could find a place to talk, Davey of course knew of a quiet place where they could talk without anyone else around. She walked outside before him and looked around the pool area. It would have been a beautiful place to be if it wasn't for the overwhelming amount of nerves she had in her. When the door closed softly, she turned back towards Davey with her eyebrows furrowed. When he took a hold of her hands and rubbed them with his thumb. She cleared her throat as she turned her doe eyes to Davey as he started to speak to her. "So listen. I've been thinking a lot about what happened earlier today, at the beach...and I don't know what happened, but I just want to tell you that there's no reason for you to be scared of me."
She looked down at the cement as he spoke and sighed heavily. She wasn't terrified of him, okay she was. But, more than anything she was afraid of him thinking she was an idiot for how she acted around him. And she was afraid if she was to tell him about her feelings and he didn't feel the same way, it would have ruined their friendship and she wasn't brave enough to test it.
When he moved closer to her she knew he face was getting red especially once he looked her right in the eyes. "I know I can be a little bit...impulsive, flirtatious...y'know..." As he chuckled she just raised her eyebrows as she chuckled a bit too. "But when I talk to you, I really do mean everything I say. You're beautiful Lacey..."
"Davey, stop."
"And I really, really like you." She closed her eyes to stop tears from coming out as he laid one hand against her cheek and the other on her hip. Lacey looked towards him and shook her head as she grabbed the hand that was on her cheek. "Davey, stop talking."
"You just..."
"Davey!" She turned her eyes from the ground to him just as he leaned in to kiss her before she could say anything else. She wanted to move away, she did and at first she was angry. But, the longer they kissed the more she didn't want to get rid of that feeling he gave her. That feeling where it felt like she could just stay frozen like that forever. A feeling where she felt like she was completely red but, for once she didn't care.
After a minute her arms went from her side and her cheek to his jaw to keep him from pulling away. She moved her hands to the back of his neck and in his hair as she leaned down a bit to kiss him, but not before moving his hands to be on her waist. The only she let go was because she was out of breath and losing her balance in her shoes.
When she did pull away, she kept her forehead on his as she looked him in the eyes with a smile on her face. "Wow." She pecked him one last time on his lips before letting go of him and returning back to Earth. She took a step back before straightening out of her dress and clearing her throat softly. She sighed as if she had been working about before returning her eyes back to the man in front of her. She tried not to smile but, the longer she looked at him the more a smile grew on her face. Finally she turned back to her feet as she spoke.
"Well, that was..--that was just..-- Wow. Davey that was amazing," Lace said with her face still red. She really just wanted to kiss him again. "And I really, really like you too and I want to be with you. Then it hit her. She was leaving. What were they suppose to do then? "...But, I'm leaving in two week and..-- and I don't know if we could last in a long distance relationship like that." While she was speaking to him, she was also thinking about it in her head about what they should do. She wasn't like Sammie or Khloe, she didn't like the idea of falling without a safety net. She needed to know what the plan was between them before proceeding; whether they continued down this road of being together or if they stopped now before something bad happened, before one of them got hurt.
She snapped back to reality as she started to speak again and remember that it wasn't really a choice But, I like you, a lot and I don't want to go back to just being friends with you," Lacey knew she was thinking out loud and rambling, but what else was new? She rambled when she was conflicted and she was really conflicted with this. She groaned as she hid her face in her hands. "I'm... confused, and conflicted. I don't know what you want me to do." She groaned softly again. "Why didn't you tell me sooner?"
"Lacey," She didn't hear him at first, it wasn't until he said it louder that she finally looked towards him with a smile on her face. "Lacey, I need to tell you something. But first, let's get away from all of these people."
She lost her smile once he softly grabbed her hand and turned around. She had no idea what he wanted to talk about. And then it hit her. "Damn it! He going to talk to me about the beach." Lace looked around frantically, hoping he wouldn't find somewhere for them to talk and just say they could talk later once they got back home. At least there she could act as if she had fallen asleep before he could have the chance to talk to her.
And just when it seemed like they could find a place to talk, Davey of course knew of a quiet place where they could talk without anyone else around. She walked outside before him and looked around the pool area. It would have been a beautiful place to be if it wasn't for the overwhelming amount of nerves she had in her. When the door closed softly, she turned back towards Davey with her eyebrows furrowed. When he took a hold of her hands and rubbed them with his thumb. She cleared her throat as she turned her doe eyes to Davey as he started to speak to her. "So listen. I've been thinking a lot about what happened earlier today, at the beach...and I don't know what happened, but I just want to tell you that there's no reason for you to be scared of me."
She looked down at the cement as he spoke and sighed heavily. She wasn't terrified of him, okay she was. But, more than anything she was afraid of him thinking she was an idiot for how she acted around him. And she was afraid if she was to tell him about her feelings and he didn't feel the same way, it would have ruined their friendship and she wasn't brave enough to test it.
When he moved closer to her she knew he face was getting red especially once he looked her right in the eyes. "I know I can be a little bit...impulsive, flirtatious...y'know..." As he chuckled she just raised her eyebrows as she chuckled a bit too. "But when I talk to you, I really do mean everything I say. You're beautiful Lacey..."
"Davey, stop."
"And I really, really like you." She closed her eyes to stop tears from coming out as he laid one hand against her cheek and the other on her hip. Lacey looked towards him and shook her head as she grabbed the hand that was on her cheek. "Davey, stop talking."
"You just..."
"Davey!" She turned her eyes from the ground to him just as he leaned in to kiss her before she could say anything else. She wanted to move away, she did and at first she was angry. But, the longer they kissed the more she didn't want to get rid of that feeling he gave her. That feeling where it felt like she could just stay frozen like that forever. A feeling where she felt like she was completely red but, for once she didn't care.
After a minute her arms went from her side and her cheek to his jaw to keep him from pulling away. She moved her hands to the back of his neck and in his hair as she leaned down a bit to kiss him, but not before moving his hands to be on her waist. The only she let go was because she was out of breath and losing her balance in her shoes.
When she did pull away, she kept her forehead on his as she looked him in the eyes with a smile on her face. "Wow." She pecked him one last time on his lips before letting go of him and returning back to Earth. She took a step back before straightening out of her dress and clearing her throat softly. She sighed as if she had been working about before returning her eyes back to the man in front of her. She tried not to smile but, the longer she looked at him the more a smile grew on her face. Finally she turned back to her feet as she spoke.
"Well, that was..--that was just..-- Wow. Davey that was amazing," Lace said with her face still red. She really just wanted to kiss him again. "And I really, really like you too and I want to be with you. Then it hit her. She was leaving. What were they suppose to do then? "...But, I'm leaving in two week and..-- and I don't know if we could last in a long distance relationship like that." While she was speaking to him, she was also thinking about it in her head about what they should do. She wasn't like Sammie or Khloe, she didn't like the idea of falling without a safety net. She needed to know what the plan was between them before proceeding; whether they continued down this road of being together or if they stopped now before something bad happened, before one of them got hurt.
She snapped back to reality as she started to speak again and remember that it wasn't really a choice But, I like you, a lot and I don't want to go back to just being friends with you," Lacey knew she was thinking out loud and rambling, but what else was new? She rambled when she was conflicted and she was really conflicted with this. She groaned as she hid her face in her hands. "I'm... confused, and conflicted. I don't know what you want me to do." She groaned softly again. "Why didn't you tell me sooner?"