I gaze at his hazel eyes not believing that it's finally happening. The 'us' that I've been fantasizing about for two years is finally happening!

"Your skin is as smooth as I ever imagined it to be," he trails a finger across my skin softly, covering it in goosebumps.

"Your touch is as breathtaking as I ever imagined it to be," I whisper up his plump lips that have always been a huge distraction in all my classes.

"You're so beautiful, Emily." He hugs me closer and it takes a lot of energy and effort not to sniff his aftershave scent that swirls up my nostrils making my legs all wobbly.

"Can I kiss you now?" he tangles my dirty blonde hair around his fingers as he brushes his lips against mine. My body couldn't do more than a nod but it seems like an enough answer for him as he closes his eyes and narrows the distance between us.

I wait for his lips to meet mine but they never do. Instead, my iPhone buzzes, waking me up. Annoyance at whoever decided to steal away my kiss, makes me groan loudly.  I roll in bed, stuffing my face into the pillow.

When am I ever going to stop getting those dreams that leave me this disappointed? Dreams that leave me disappointed in my disability of making such pleasure in life come true. And most important, when is my phone going to stop interrupting those dreams?

I crack my eyes open, annoyed. Can't whoever is calling wait till I'm done with the kiss? I sigh trying to get my head off of the dream I just had, holding the vibrating device loosely in my hand to check who the caller is, a light gleam finds it's way through my now wide iris along with Jenna's name.

I stare at my phone's screen for a moment trying to resist the urge to ignore it and go back to sleep, my index finger slides across the screen as I answer the call, "Hey Jee, what's up?" I greet Jenna, my voice muffled in cushions.

"Heeeeeellloooowaah!" Jenna sings in an opera tone, yet sounds like a dolphin.

I instantly pull the phone away from my ears, "calm down, woman!"

"I. Am. So. Excited. Words. Can't. Tell... Emily, senior year? Tomorrow! We grew up so fast! I know we've known each others for only three years, but..." Jenna trails off and me being her best-friend, I know as a matter of fact that she's at loss of words due to the excessive emotions.

"Time represents absolutely nothing when someone has been there for you whenever you needed them, at your strength and at your weakness. Time doesn't represent a thing when a person has taught you what the actual meaning of friendship is," I pause to make sure she's still on the line.

"I'm here- You are the only person whom I could rant endlessly with, knowing that you won't mind my babbles" Jenna says in a shaky voice, her tears threatening to break free.

"Jee, I'm glad that after all these years in school, God has blessed me with you as my best friend to keep for the rest of my life-"

"Okay, okay, enough-" Jenna interrupts. "I'm afraid I won't be able to hold my tears back any longer. Listen, mum's calling for help in the kitchen. I have to go. I'll be sending you photos of outfits that I have planned in mind for tomorrow and you'll help me pick the best one out okay?"

"Sure!"

"I'm expecting you to do the same, Emily. Now, I have to hang up. I'll call you again by seven, byeee!" Jenna hangs up before I could even bye her back.

I jiggle my way out of the messy blankets that have are wrapped around me as if I'm the most precious gift of all time. Snatching a delicious-looking muffin from over my nightstand, I exit my room heading towards Liam's.

"Oh Ollie-boo, you're here!" I greet Oliver as I plump myself onto Liam's bed.

"Yep, yep! Couldn't hold myself from coming over to see how you react to the news Liam and I have for you."

"What news?" I ask as I take the first bite of the heavenly muffin. It's so moist just how I prefer it, easily dissolving into my mouth, leaving the chocolate chips to chew on.

"Two pieces of mega important news-" Oliver pauses "Liam, where are you?" he shouts at the top of his lungs and when we hear Liam answering, "I'm fetching an apple." Oliver explains, "He made me promise not to tell you a thing unless he's here to watch your reaction."

"You're up, Em." Liam states and I nod my head, swallowing my muffin difficultly. What do Liam and Oliver have to tell me?

"Tell me, now." I order.

"Alright, the first piece of news is so good, Emily! Scratch that. It's the best news you'll ever hear of this year. The second one though won't be your best," Oliver illustrates slowly.

"Can you please just spill?" I become more nervous second by second.

"Put your cupcake down first," Oliver orders as he falls into Liam's bean-bag. I look at the muffin, knowing that I won't be able to swallow it with so much nervousness within me.

"Well, they better be really important news because I'd rather be eating my muffin."

"How 'bout you guess?" Oliver says. I tap on my chin using my index finger as I start guessing.

"Did Cameron call you?"

"No, dumbie. It's about you!"  Oliver rolls his eyes.

"Please tell me already." I don't want to expect something so good because it only increases the possibility of myself getting disappointed. At least that's what Dr. Acel tells me.

"Ashton Roberts has actually broke up with the bitch!" Oliver exclaims.

"Oh my God," my jaw drops. "Are you sure?" I ask as I get myself to stand on Liam's bed getting ready to make my celebratory dance.

"Super sure! He said he saw her sleeping with Jared," Liam focuses on his phone as he keeps scrolling, adding "AND... facebook assures that he's single again!"

I jump on the bed as all the 'would you like to hang out with me' scenarios that I've been daydreaming of run speedily in front of me. Nothing, absolutely nothing could ruin my mood right now! Not even my father.

"Let me do my celebratory dance before we go into details," I laugh in both happiness and surprise.

"Wait I'll join you!" Oliver counts down as Liam gets ready to play our celebratory song (watch me whip) and we giggle as we do the moves that we all know by heart.

The song ends and I slump my body back on my bed, catching my breath. "Okay, w
at exactly did he tell you?"

"He said-" Oliver too tries to catch his breath, so Liam continues.

"Last Monday there was this sleepover that he decided to join last minute. When he got there was when he saw the bitch all sweaty under Jared's naked humping body. Ashton pushed the room's door open and started yelling at both of them- and, can you imagine how awkward it is to be yelling at two people whom are absolutely naked, in the middle of something?" Liam chuckles.

"I bet she wished the floor would crack and swallow her inside," I think loudly.

"Yeah. Anyway, he kept yelling and calling her names. He also managed to beat the living shit out of Jared- or so he says. We all know how Jared is when it comes to fighting."

"Oh about that- does that mean Ashton and Ashley were at France last Monday? Or was Jared on a holiday here in the states?"

"Yep. That's actually the bad news," Oliver says in the most worrying tone ever.

"What? What's the bad news?" I ask, a hint of worry entering my voice.

"Well... It's not that bad. Actually, when Liam and I thought about it, we realized that it's been two years, so maybe it isn't bad news at all? Besides-"

I interrupt Oliver in a hurry, "Oh my God. Please don't tell me it is what I think it is." He stays silent. "Oh my God. Oh my God. Oh my God. I think I'm about to throw up."

"Here," Liam hands me an empty bag. I take it, stuffing my head inside, but I don't throw up. Liam soothingly rubs my back, "we promise to be sticking up your ass all the time. You won't have to face him alone. Ever."

"I can't believe he's back," I look at the floor feeling my chest tightening. "I know as a matter of fact that Jared will be spreading rumors about me. Again- well, not exactly rumors but you know what I mean." I push my head back into the bed, groaning loudly as my stomach starts to hurt.

"He's more mature now! The last time you saw him was two years ago. Trust me, he ain't much of the ass that he used to be before- here," Liam says. I look up to the medicine that he's giving me. The half orange half white pill for my angry stomach. How did he know that my stomach is pinching? Did I say that loud?
"Your nose scrunched the way it does whenever your stomach is hurting," he answers my confused Iook, hugging me and I hug him tighter. It doesn't happen much when Liam and I have intimate moments, we spend more time arguing about well... siblings-kinda-stuff?

"Group hug?" Oliver asks as he joins us. "Now, let's put that aside, shall we?" he asks and I nod. "Do you by chance have any thoughts on how to attract Mr. Crush?"

"Ashton?" I ask.

"Who else?" Oliver rolls his eyes.

"I will never try to attract him! I will never even get in his way," I state as a matter of fact. Oliver looks at me dumbfounded.

"Totally agree," Liam being the protective older twin that he is, says.

"What? You've been crushing on him since forever and now that he's single again, you won't even try to get noticed by him?" Oliver asks and I nod. "Does that mean that taken men attract you more?"

"Hell no! Eww gross. I still like him. Even more. The thing is... he's like my celebrity crush. I know I can't date him but the fact that he's free again makes my day! Except that Ashton is no celebrity- at least not on TV."

"The dude has a Wikipedia page for God's sake! He is a celebrity- Back to our point, why can't you date him?" Oliver gives me the I-think-you're-losing-it look.

"He's out of my league. Way out of my league," I sigh.

Liam looks at me in disgust, "did you just indirectly state that Ashton is hotter than me?"

I roll my eyes, "just because we're twins doesn't mean that everything I say about myself applies to you- I told you before we are not identical twins."

"I might try to set you both up just to prove you wrong. Ashton is not hotter than me- or you, whatever." Liam takes hold of a console and Oliver snatches GTA V from over the shelf. "Emily, you gotta know that senior year has its own sort of magic. The kind of magic that makes everyone happy. No matter how messed up things got before, you gotta believe that this year is different. You just need to go with the flow."

I smile at Liam being genuinely nice and assuring as I say, "I hope so."

My phone flashes Jenna's name along with the vibrations again. I smile, and then I look up at Liam and Oliver with a smile that's even broader.
Sometimes, I wonder what it would be like if my circle of friends was larger than three. However, right now, I am perfectly sure that three (including my twin) is perfectly enough. I'd rather own three diamonds that brighten my life than three hundred stones that  are just weight on my shoulders.

-A/N-

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