Chapter 26 | Confessions

Isabella:

"Okay remember the game plan!" Mia whispers in a hushed tone as we're huddled beside the lockers Monday morning.

Grace looks absolutely stricken with nerves, her hands are trembling and it looks like she's about to piss her pants.

"Gracie are you okay?" I ask, fairly worried about the state of my bestfriend.

She nods her head before wiping the perspiration from off of her forehead. "Yes," she gulps. "I need to do this."

"That's right baby," Mia smiles, resembling a proud mother. "Don't worry you got this!"

"Okay, look he's there," I tell them, glancing over Grace's shoulder at the three boys walking towards our lockers. "Remember what we went over."

She nods her head.

After kicking me out of the kitchen on Saturday morning, it had taken a while for Mia and Grace to calm down but once they had finally come around, we had spent the entire weekend getting ready for today. We had gotten cracking on a game plan and a script of what Grace would be telling Aidan and today was the day where it would all go down.

As the boys come closer, Grace stands up straight, still trembling with fear. I get on my tiptoes and quickly fix her bangs before patting her on the cheek. "It'll be okay sis," I tell her gently, the corners of my mouth lifting slightly in a small smile. "Remember stay calm and act nonchalant."

She nods again, pulling her lips into a thin line and letting out a shaky breath. She begins to walk over to them, almost stumbling over her own feet.

Okay...not a great start...but I'm sure it'll improve...right?

Dylan sees the two of us standing behind and briskly walks towards Mia and I, a large grin playing on his lips.

Swinging his arm around Mia he lets out a little chuckle. "Good morning my loves, how are you both on this fine mornin-"

"Shutup Dylan," Mia cuts him off, her eyes focused on Grace fidgeting on the spot, trying to get Aidan's attention as he's in conversation with Lucas.

"That dumbass," I huff as Lucas remains standing there, even after Aidan has stopped speaking to him, smiling brightly, completely oblivious that Grace wants to talk to Aidan in private and he's just intruding.

We try to catch his attention but it's no use. He just merely waves back at us before shoving his hands into the pocket of his jeans.

The guy is thick in the head, I conclude. And with that thought I quickly make my way over to them.

"Hey B-" he begins but is cut off as I promptly grab him by the ear and drag him over to the lockers.

"Ouch what was that for," Lucas yelps, slapping my hand away.

"Shut it pendejo," I whisper-yell, smacking his chest. "Cant you see we're trying to listen to a conversation?"

"What conversa-oh that conversation."

Dylan also gets the hint and the three of us try and zero in onto the encounter happening a few feet away.

"What is it?" Aidan asks, his eyebrows furrowed, looking concerned. "Gray are you alrig-"

"I LOVE YOU."

Oh. Okay...I guess she's staring head first.

Mia gasps from beside me and I send her an equally shocked look.

"This isn't the plan," she hisses, her head spinning to look back at Grace, almost  taking Dylan's eye out in the process with her hair. "Ohnononono."

"ILOVEYOUANDIWANTTOBEWITHYOUANDMIASAIDISHOULDHAVEYOURBABIES."

My mouth falls open. "Oh...girlll," I whisper. Second hand embarrassment shoots through me and on behalf of Grace I hope the earth swallows her whole.

"ITHINKYOURECUTEANDFUNNYANDREALLYNICE."

Jesus. This is agonising to watch.

"What is she doing?" Dylan asks, throwing us an incredulous look. He flits his eyes back and forth from Aidan & Grace and back to Mia and I.

"...I don't know," I reply honestly. And thats the truth. The poor girl's brain has turned into mush.

There's silence for a while after Grace finally stop rambling. Her eyes widen and she slaps a hand over her mouth immediately after realising what she had just said. Stumbling back, she briskly looks over her shoulder at the four of us staring absolutely horrified at her and her lips begin to tremble. I see her gaze latch onto the door at the end of the hallway and the cogs in her brain turn and she decides to make a run for it.

However, she doesn't even make it 10 centimetres away as Aidan promptly grabs her arm, stilling her and preventing her from escaping this horrible situation.

He gazes into her eyes for a second, still processing what she had just blurted out to him before thrashing his lips down onto hers.

Somebody screams loudly at the sight and I hastily spin my head around to see who it came from before realising it came from me.

Mia promptly joins in with my yelling...and then so do the guys and before you know it, the four of us begin jeering like hooligans, getting wierd looks thrown at us from people strolling through the halls.

"I love you too," Aidan responds, after pulling away from the kiss, his eyes twinkling and a silly smile playing on his lips. "I always have."

If this was a TV show, his heart would be glowing orange and yellow right now.

Grace's lips quirk into a small grin, mirroring Aidan's. "I know," she says and my smile immediately drops.

For a second there is confusion and Aidan's eyebrows furrow, wondering how on earth she knows when he hadn't told anyone his little childhood secret...except me.

Uh oh.

Realisation dawns on him and he looks over Grace's shoulder, his eyes searching for and finally landing on me. I quickly hide behind Lucas' tall frame.

"You!" He shouts from across the hall accusingly. "You broke your pinky promise!"

I wince before slowly peeking my head out from the side of Lucas's body and nodding solemnly. I open my mouth to begin apologising profusely, but don't the chance as Aidan interrupts me.

"You know what that means?" He smirks, an evil glint replacing the twinkle that had been in his eye prior. "I break mine."

His gaze turns to Lucas before coming back to mine and he opens his mouth to speak, just as a I hurdle forward, grabbing Grace by the arm and throwing her into Aidan, promptly cutting him off.

"Why don't you two go back to kissing!" I chuckle nervously. "I'm going to be late for home room!"

And with that I turn and run straight down the hall, never looking back.

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AUTHORS NOTE:

Hey look at me! Three chapters in a day!!
Anyways, hope you have a lovely day! Love - Mai x

P.s who likes my Jane the virgin reference ;)

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