Friends to Lovers; Becoming a First Date

I'm so excited! I get to see Aaron today. I haven't seen my best friend in 3 months, not since he went to that dumb football camp over the summer. I would of went to volleyball camp but my mom sent me to summer school instead. Ugh. We wrote each other the whole time though.

We are meeting at the mall to pick out my birthday dress and his tuxedo for my Quinceañera. I couldn't be more excited for him to be my escort for my party. We get to hang out all day and night, and he said he'd help block me from all my annoying relatives.

I'm so happy that football camp is over. I learned a lot and my game has gotten so much better. I'm going to try out for quarterback but being a sophomore I probably will only make second string. I missed Angeline though. We've never been so far away for so long. We've been next door neighbors since we were in nappies. Oh crap! It's already 11am. I got to get moving or I'm going to be late. She hates it when I'm late.

Walking out the front door, I turn to lock the door and my jaw drops when I catch sight of Angeline. She's running full speed towards me, but she's changed. The toothpick of a girl I left behind has morphed into some sexy vixen. Wait, sexy vixen? She's your best friend perv! But damn, those curves and her hair is so long with her wild waves. Plus she got her braces off too and now she just has a sexy smile that's just for me.

Preparing myself, I catch her as she smacks into me. Smacking a quick kiss on my cheek then giggling when I spin her around a couple times. When did her giggle become so addictive, I could listen to it all day. Then I really give her a huge hug, because I really missed my best friend.

Holy crap, he's gotten so tall and muscular. He was always pretty strong but when did he get so tall? He's holding me up like it's nothing. Just 3 months ago I would of taken him down when I jumped into his arms. It's the norm for me to say hello like that. Although, he's never blushed when I kiss his cheek. I wonder what that's about...

"I missed you so much, A!!! You aren't allowed to leave me that long ever again! I had to suffer through Ms. Antoinette's monologue all by myself. Do you know how hard it is to not laugh because I don't want to spend detention alone? No more leaving!" I yell at him, kissing his cheek again then hopping down from our embrace.

"Well if I want to get recruited I have to go to football camp. You could become a cheerleader. Their camp is always right next to ours. But I promise to eat lunch with you every day at school to make up for it..." He says, trailing off and blushing again, then looking away. I wonder what's gotten into him, he's usually so much more confident.

"Pinky Promise?"

Rolling his eyes, he still holds out his pinky. Entwining it with mine, I smile that he still does this with me. We've done it ever since we were kids. Usually he lets go though, this time he just holds my pinky with mine and lets it swing between us as we walk.

"So where do we want to eat?" Aaron asks me eagerly. I'm glad at least our love for food hasn't changed.

"Taco Pit? ChinChurros? Pasta Stop?" I say listing out our favorites.

"Mmmmm.... Pasta Stop! Definitely." Laughing, I reach for the door to the entrance of the mall, then stare dumbfounded when Aaron holds it open for me. Uhh okay.

We make a beeline for the Pasta Stop and order our favorites. I laugh in glee as I grab the check before him.

"Guess the price, loser has to pay."

"32.92"

"26.86, you didn't get a drink."

"28.50! Dang, I got this one."

"It's okay, I got it." He says looking at me strangely.

"Uhh no? Those are the rules."

"No really, let me this time. It doesn't count as a date if you pay." As he says this I'm taking a drink of water and I spray it out of my nose and all over Aaron. Mortified I look at Aaron then at everyone staring at us.

"I'm so sorry! I don't know why I did that. Here!" I reach for napkins and end up spilling his cup of water all over his lap. Talk about adding insult to injury. I smack my forehead and barely have the confidence to look at Aaron. He's smiling his cocky grin, just staring at me.

"What?" I ask.

"I'm making you nervous. You're never nervous."

"What? You're the one acting weird. You said date? Are we dating?"

He just stares at me then he gets this look in his eye that I've seen before. He only does it when he's about to do something bad he knows I might not like. Before I can ask what it is he leans in quickly and kisses me. Not like a slow kiss or a peck on the lips, but like a real kiss. I'm shocked, but his lips feel good against mine and before I know it, I'm kissing him back.

He pulls back slightly and just says, "ya, this is a date now."

I'm surprised that this has happened but I'm not mad about it. Angeline has always been my best friend and my favorite person. Now I get to kiss her anytime I want? Sounds like a good deal to me. I turn as Angeline lets out a squeal then smacks her hand over her mouth.

"Eat your pasta." I smile at her face and take a bite of mine. She's still stuck in shock mode. "Earth to Angie, come back down here for a minute. It's a kiss. Hopefully the first of many. It's about your Dad huh? I'll just ask him if I can date you tonight at your party. See no problem." Shrugging, I spin my fork in the spaghetti, taking an extra large bite and slurping my noodle. She giggles and relaxes a little bit.

I'm honestly surprised this happened. When I said date it was an accident and I was going to play it off until I realized she liked me back. Then I went for it, this is a surprising day. Tonight's going to be amazing, I get to have this amazing girl on my arm and she'll be mine. All the guys are going to be so jealous when they see us together.

I can't believe that just happened. I not only kissed my best friend but now I'm dating him. Do I even like him like that? I take a quick look over at him when he slurps his noodle, it makes me laugh and all I can think is about how much I love him. Oh shit. I love him? Am I in love with my best friend? Holy crap, how did this get so deep so fast? I didn't even know I liked him like that this morning when I woke up and now we are dating?

I missed him a lot and I loved getting my letters but I just thought we were good friends. I never thought I'd feel this way, but every time I look at him my heart thuds and I want to kiss him again. Screw it, standing up I move over to his side of the table, sit on his lap and wrap my arms around him and kiss him. He wraps his arms around me so naturally and deepens the kiss just a little bit. I pull back and laugh because he tastes like spaghetti sauce.

"What was that for?" He asks smiling.

"Because I wanted to see how it felt."

"And?"

"It felt like this is were I'm supposed to be." Surprising myself, I lean in and kiss him again then take a bite of his spaghetti. This is going to be interesting from here on out. I hope it doesn't change anything.