"Okay Julianne, your mom said she'll be here in an hour or so. Are you two hungry?" Keith's mom turned off the ignition and turned to the two kids in the backseat, Keith and Julianne nodded their heads.

"Okay well we have some leftover pasta, I'll warm some up. I have a few emails to catch up, but after you guys eat, you can play outside or hang out in your room okay Keith?" They nodded their heads once more and ran into the house. The two both took off our shoes at the door and set it on a rack. Julianne set hers under Keith's backpack.

Then the boy showed the girl the bathroom to wash their hands. Walking into the kitchen, they both arrived to see two bowls of pasta at the table with steam rising from the top. And an older looking man already eating at one of the chairs.

Keith slid a chair out for Julianne and tuck it in closer to the table so she can eat and then he climbed into his chair. Both of them blew on the steam.

The man looked at his grandson across from him and then to the little girl in the middle of both of them. He noticed his grandson taking peeks at the girl whenever she would take a bite, a smile planted on his face the whole time.

"Ay anak, introduce me." The man spoke up. Keith looked at him then grabbed Julianne's hand under the table. He remembered the time she told him that she gets scared of meeting new people, especially adults.

"Lolo, this is Julianne. My best friend from school." Julianne slowly took her hand out for the man to shake, something her parents taught her for whenever she meets new people.

Keith's lolo grinned at him and shook the little girl's hand. "I'm Keith's Lolo, nice to meet you." They shook hands then went back to eating.

Keith's lolo stared at them some more as they finished their plate. Before they got up to put the sign into the sink, he asked Keith, "Is Julianne your girlfriend Keith?" Keith's face has gone fully red as his grandpa laughed. Julianne walked away with a thought in her head. Girlfriend?

Keith then grabbed her hand and led her to his backyard. He grabbed his basketball and passed it to the girl, not bringing up what his grandpa has asked moments before.

They played for a while before Julianne had grown tired and was now sitting on a chair watching Keith play. The boy was showing her one of the moves his dad has taught him days earlier. "Keith! I'm tired, can we go inside now?"

Keith looked the pouting girl and put down the ball, putting his hand out for her to grab. And they walked inside and walked towards his room. Luckily his grandpa was gone thankfully to Keith's wishes.

Keith guided Julianne towards his room and shut the door behind them. Julianne looked around, he had an actual computer in his room which she was surprised. And he had blue bed sheets, his boxers laid on top. She laughed quietly before Keith rushed and grabbed it, throwing it on the hamper nearby.

"What do you want to do?" He asked her, pulling her up onto the tall bed. They sat cross crossed from each other and looked around.

"My mom will probably be here soon, but I'm tired. Can I close my eyes?" He nodded his head and Julianne laid back down, her head resting on his pillow. Keith then laid down beside her.

Both of them faced the ceiling, but the girls eyes were close while Keith turned to her, studying her face.

His heart was beating really fast watching his best friend beside him. But then again his heart was always beating fast whenever she was with him. He reminded himself to ask his mom what that meant. He was frightened by the fact he might have a heart problem.

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Few Hours Later...

Keith's best friend had left hours earlier, the boy was now laying on his bed looking up at the ceiling. His room dark, the only light was from the moon shining between the blinds of his window. Keith heard a knock on his door jolting him from his trance.

"Come in!" He yelled out, his mom peeking from behind the door. "Ah Keith open the lights, your eye sight will get ruined." His mom's thick accent rubbing through as she spoke. She flicked the lights on and leaned against the doorframe staring at her child.

"What's on your mind Keith?" She asked him. He took a deep breath. "I think I have a heart problem mom." Panic ran through his mom's body and her nurses reflex kicked in as she rushed towards him checking his chest.

She laid her hand on top of left side of his chest, feeling for his heartbeat which was normal.

"Keith your heart is fine, that's a normal heart rate." She sat next to him on his bed, letting his head rest against her shoulder.

"Why does it feel like it is beating too fast and I can't breathe then?" He asked. She looked down at him, "When can you not breathe honey?"

"When I'm with Julianne. My heart is beating so fast sometimes that I have to take deep deep breaths. Do I have a heart problem Mom?" He looked up at his grinning mom, confused as to why she was smiling.

"Honey you have a crush on Julianne." He looked confused.

"A crush?"

"That's when you like someone. Like me and your dad. My heart beats super fast whenever I'm near your dad even now and we're married." She told him.

"Does that mean Julianne and I will get married?" He asked her.

"Maybe in the future, you have to go through some steps." She told him, inning his shoulder.

"A crush." He stated.

Keith thought about it for a while, but he kept telling himself he didn't have a crush on his best friend. On Julianne. They're best friends. The best of the best. He didn't have a crush on her. That's weird, he thought.