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that you are in love with him?  He is perfect for
you in every way.  I don’t understand what you are so afraid of…” she
trails off. I hear loud laughter close by and I turn to see Kade talking to a
group of three pretty girls.  They are giggling and one of them is playing
with his shirt collar.  He turns to me and his onyx eyes catches
mine.  He jogs over and lopes his arms over my shoulders.
    “Why
do you look so serious?” he asks stealing a French fry from my plate.
    “Just
tired and ready for the weekend.” I reply trying to
avoid his gaze. 
    “ Mmmhmm ,” he responds.  He always knows when I am
lying.  Before I know it, all my fries and half my burger have disappeared
from my plate, thanks to Kade and his never ending stomach.  I notice him
reaching for the left over brownie that my mom made for me last night, and I
shove his big hand away.
    “No!
You already ate more than half of my lunch!” I complain, hiding the brownie
behind my back.
    “Fine,”
he huffs, looking away sadly.  I give in and break the brownie in half. He
smiles at me taking his half and eating it in one big bite.
    “Kade!” I hear one of the girls shouting beckoning for him to rejoin their group. 
    I
roll my eyes in annoyance hearing them giggle and waving him over.
    “Okay,
well I’ll see you tonight.  Eight- ish at my place.” He gets up and gives me a soft kiss on my forehead and
returns to the group of giggling girls. 
    I
feel Kayla staring at me and I eat my brownie slowly avoiding her stare.
    Oh.
My. God. Could it be possible?  Could I have
feelings for Kade?

Chapter
3
    Kade
    I
remember exactly when I began falling in love with Alexandria. She was about
eight and I had just turned nine.  That summer, we were learning to roller
skate on the sidewalk outside her house and she was much better at it than I
was.   I remember I kept falling. Hard.  
And the kids on her block would laugh and tease me relentlessly.  She was
tinier than most of us – even back then.  I remember running into her
house, embarrassed as they taunted me.  When I peeped through the window,
I saw her yelling angrily at the kids.  They actually looked afraid of her
and they didn’t mess with us for the rest of the summer.  She helped me
practice for weeks afterwards until I was just as good as she was.  My Alex.   She always had my back.
    “I’m
here!” I hear her singing breaking me out of my reverie. She unlocks the door
with the key that I gave her and makes her way into my house.  “And I
brought the best movie in the world!” she exclaims.
    She
is wearing a long blue skirt that falls all the way down to her ankles and a
tight white tank top. Even though she is quite small, she has the most amazing
curves I have ever seen.  She throws off her sandals and makes herself comfortable
on my couch.
    “Oh
God,” I mumble grabbing the DVD from her hands. “Oh God.” I repeat, seeing the words ‘The Notebook’ sprawled across the cover.
    She
grabs the DVD from by hand. “Don’t ‘Oh God’ me. I watched two movies with
nonstop guns and car crashes last weekend.  It’s my turn.”
    She
shoves the DVD into the player and puts her feet under her legs leaning sweetly
on my shoulders.  I realize that I really don’t mind watching this
movie.  I get to hold her for two hours.
    Within
an hour she is crying.  I laugh at her.
    “He
loves her so much,” she sniffles. I laugh harder. 
    “Why
can’t love like this happen in real life?” she questions.
    “It
can happen…” I reply quietly.
    “Well
it sure hasn’t happened to me… I wish that I could find a guy like that…” she
points at the screen.
    “Like
what?” I question.
    “A
guy that will make me feel like I’m the only girl who could ever have his
heart.” She stares at me. “Is that so hard to find?”
    “No,
it’s not hard to find Alex.  Maybe you’re just looking in all the wrong places.”
I stare at her.  This is the perfect time to tell