bonus chapter two!

new year's eve!

IT WAS THE LAST DAY OF THE YEAR and Samira was at a party. She and her friends had went their separate ways, doing whatever they wanted.  The girl was standing in a corner as she fixed her hair for the umpteenth time.  Her curls were in a half up, half down style with a light green elastic headband in the front.  She had on an olive green strapless top, a denim mini skirt with a belt, and black open - toe heels.  "Sam! Oh my gosh! This is our song! We should dance." Paige stated, grabbing her hand.  "Woah, Paige.  Slow down!"

Paige and her danced to the rhythm, too focused on having a great time.  The Walter boys had entered the party as they went their own ways.  Lee noticed the girl, looking at her for a moment.  "Well? Don't just stand there.  Say something!" Issac whispered, pushing his younger brother away.  Lee walked through the crowd of teens, trying to find his girlfriend.  He spotted her as she was still dancing with Paige. 

Unbeknownst to him, the blonde girl took notice of this and stopped moving.  "Looks like lover boy's here."  she teased as Samira furrowed her eyebrows, turning around.  Lee was talking to her brother about something, making her smile.  "I'll leave you to it."  And with that, the blonde was gone.  Liam had left to find Paige, leaving the couple alone.  "Mira, hey." Lee stated, kissing her cheek.  "Hi, Lee.  I like your outfit."  The boy wore baggy wide legged pants, a long sleeved shirt, sports jersey, a fluffy hat, and Timberland shoes.  "Thanks.  You look beautiful as always."  Samira's cheeks heated up as she laughed, hugging him.  "You're such a sap, you know that?"

"Only for you, sunshine.  Have I ever told you that your hair looks pretty? Because it does."  Samira's eyes widened, her mouth forming a smile.  "I think you have.  And thank you.  Your hair looks really fluffy."

"Thanks.  Issac helped me with it." Lee slipped his hand over hers, holding it. "Do you want to dance? Because we wouldn't want to put those good moves to waste." Samira's jaw dropped, stunned by his words. "Lee Garcia! You are being too flirty right now. Stop." The boy smiled, moving a bit closer to her. "Your face says otherwise. So... do you?"

"I'd love to." As the two of them walked onto the dance floor, Paige and Liam watched from afar. "I'm so happy for Sam. I haven't seen her smile that often since she broke up with Greg." Paige stated. "Me too. Lee likes her a lot. I just hope he doesn't do anything stupid." Liam said, crossing his arms. "He won't. I'm sure of it. Also, your crush is here."

"Where?" Liam asked, looking at Paige. "You don't see her? She's wearing purple." Paige pointed at a girl talking to Kia, currently laughing at something she had said. "What do I even say to her? She's having a conversation and I don't want to be rude."

"I can help you with that, dude. Come on." Paige grabbed his arm, leading him over to Kia and the other girl. Lee and Samira continued to dance, like it was just the two of them.

IT WAS A FEW MINUTES BEFORE MIDNIGHT as Lee and Samira stood on the balcony. He always looked at her instead of the stars and the Moon, for that's what she reminded him of. "What did you think of the year? Was it everything you hoped it was going to be?" the curly haired girl asked him. "Hm? Oh, um... not really. I didn't expect Jackie to move in with us. What about you?"

"I didn't expect to break up with Greg. But I'm happy it happened. We never would've started fake dating." Samira answered, holding his hand. "But I didn't expect myself to have a girlfriend... especially one as wonderful as you."

"And I didn't expect myself to have a boyfriend as sweet and charming as you." she stated, resting her head on his shoulder. The countdown eventually started as they counted the seconds into the new year. Getting down to the last number, the crowd roared as the fireworks painted the sky. Samira and Lee shared a kiss as Lee wrapped his arms around her waist, her arms around his neck. "Happy New Year, skater boy." she stated with a smile. "Happy New Year, beautiful."

As they shared another kiss, Samira couldn't help but feel giddy at his touch. She really liked him and that was new for her. His personality, his style, the way he got along with her family, he was someone Greg could never be. She wanted them to be okay, that nothing was going to get in the way of their relationship.

And she was sure of it.

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