Perfect For the Dark
By: jessicaa[<3]
Nicks POV
The dark is meant for keeping secrets. In the dark whispers are more loving, touches are more meaningful, and locked eyes are more romantic. People act differently in the dark, personalities change, bodies move in ways they normally wouldn’t, and eyes dart to make sense of the new world surrounding them. That’s how it was with her. Our relationship was perfect for the dark. And as it was made to do, the dark kept our dirty little secret. She was my best friends little sister, younger than me by a year and 6 days to be exact. I’ve known Ryan since the first day of kindergarten, he’s been my best friend ever since. And that same day after school was the day I met her. The day I met Jessica.
Everyone thought I hated her, even Frankie, and he’s only seven. I called her annoying, I mocked every mistake she made, I made fun of her glasses when in reality, I loved them. I loved everything about her, her eyes, her smile, her mind, everything. In my eyes she was perfect. I knew everything about her. It sounds kind of creepy but I couldn’t help myself, I craved to be with her. It wasn’t just a crush anymore, I was madly in love with my best friends little sister, and it was consuming me. I think up until the day I told her I loved her that she was completely oblivious to the passion behind my eyes. She said she couldn’t believe I loved her. She said all she felt from me was hate.
But that was two months ago. Every day after school we would meet behind the basketball court near the elementary school. And every night at 10:59 she would crawl out her window and meet me at the old playground. The more we met, the more I loved her. I worry every night if I’m not good enought for her, but she tells me that I’m perfect, but I can’t ever bring myself to believe her.
She tells me time and time again that we have to let everyone know sometime. And every time, I smile and say; "I’ll tell them when you tell them." And each time she responded with a shy smile and a small giggle. I knew she was right, I just didn’t want anything to change, life was perfect just the way it was.
But now we’re sitting in my living room watching some the 3rd movie of the night. All I could do was stare at her. As I sat in my dads old recliner I realized that we couldn’t hide us forever. It was getting to harder on the weekly Friday Night Movies that we had not to kiss her goodnight before she walked home with Ryan. It was getting annoying not being able to go up to her in school and wrap my arms around her waist and inhale her sent. I couldn’t deal with all the boys asking her out anymore. I just wanted everyone to know she was mine.
The movie ended and Kevin brought the sleeping Frankie upstairs to bed before coming down and saying goodnight to Aimee. Kevin and Joe groggily walked up the stairs and into their bedroom.
"Night dude." Ryan said to me. "Night." I said back. Ryan started walking down the steps to my lawn. "I’m ready to let everyone know." I said to her. "What?" Jessica said to me. "I want to let everyone know you’re mine." I said. She smiled the most gorgeous smile I’ve ever seen from her. "I love you Jess." I said before leaning my head down and kissing her. We broke the kiss. "I love you too, Nick" she said to me before turning towards the door to seen Ryan with his mouth to the ground and his eyes huge. I smiled before calling, "Goodnight Ry." to him. "Night babe." I said to her. "Night Nick." she said before she turned around and walked to a stuttering Ryan. "You, and him and kissing and what and when and you and Nick and HUH?" he said flustered. "It’s a long story." She said before beginning to walk home, Ryan stood in shock for a moment before running to catch up with his little sister.
I walked up stairs and slowly changed into my pajamas. I was in a pure bliss. I looked at the clock 10:59. I smiled at the irony. Our relation ship was perfect for the dark, but we don’t need the its secrets anymore. I could kiss her goodnight on the Friday Movie Nights before she would walk home with Ryan. I could go up to her in school and wrap my arms around her waist and inhale her sent. And I wouldn’t have to deal with all the boys asking her out anymore, because everyone would know she was mine.
Hope you liked it. :)
xoxo Jessica
