Holding Hearts

Chapter 7:

Josh Taylor

“Whoa, hold up, buddy!” I yelled. “You have no right to be yelling at me! I know it’s not good to be fighting over a girl, but she was mine first.”

“Yeah, and who broke her heart? You. And who is she dating now? Me. And who is over you? Her! Which proves that you can’t get her back,” Justin screeched.

“Well, you were the one who came at me! I didn’t even want to meet up!”

“Yeah, well…”

“Yeah, well what?” I parroted.

“She’s my girlfriend!”

“You know what? Give it-“

Oh no. Here comes Adeline. Um… what should I say? Don’t argue while she’s here. Just accuse! Um… tell him… just go and hurry!

“I think we should just go,” I said calmly. Wow, Adeline looks really mad.

“No! I’m here to take you down!”

“What would Adeline want?” I sound really good right now.

“Oh yeah? Well-. Adeline! Um.. why are you here?”

“Why are you two here?!” she screamed.

“Well, I just wanted to protect you. I was just telling this lowlife why he can’t have you,” he said.

“He’s not a lowlife! I know he hurt me, but he apologized! You should be happy that I’m happy again!”

“Well, I don’t know what to say…”

“I do! We’re done!”

“No, wait!”

This is my chance. I’ll follow her home, comfort her, and ask her out. She’ll so go out with me. I feel bad for Justin, but sorry, dude. I got the girl…again.


“I know you just got out of a relationship and everything, but do you wanna go out with me?” She kind of just sat there for a second and then she surprised everyone, even herself.

“Yeah, I actually would.”

“Also, will you be my girlfriend?”

“Yeah, it we’ve pretty much dated- kind of- for a while.”

Ha ha! Ha! Ha ha! I got the girl! I got the girl! Oh yeah! Okay, here’s the plan, Josh. You gotta “randomly” meet Justin and show off Adeline. Hold her hand, kiss her, and make her laugh right in front of him. He’s gonna be so mad. If you think that last argument was big, then you’re in for the biggest showdown of your life.

Holding Hearts

Chapter 6;

Adeline Bennet

"Now that you can't have me, you suddenly want me. Now that I'm with somebody else, you tell me you need me. Finally, I moved on and you can't take it. You only want to see me breaking. Who do you think you are? Who do you think I am? It's hard to resist you, but I'm finally awake from that terrible nightmare you were! Thank you for showing me that I don't need you. It's not about you anymore."

Yeah, I know that was kinda dramatic, but I had to say it. Why? Well, because of this:


"Why couldn't you ever look at me the way you look at him?" he asked.

"Because I was never with you," I replied.

"I see you with him and it tears me apart because you don't see me breaking."

"Well, I'm sorry, maybe you shouldn't have left me."

"If only time could just turn back.

"Yeah well it can't. I'm sorry.

"But, I could love you more than he does! I could be there every second. I want to be there. I'm broken."

"I'm sorry."

"No. I would know you were sorry if you left him for me!"

"Well, I'm not going to do that!"

"But I love you!"

"And I love him!"

"But I love you more than he could ever love you! Just think about it! Be with me, not him!"

"No!"

"Please..."

"NO!"

"Yes!"

"Now that you can't have me, you suddenly want me. Now that I'm with somebody else, you tell me you need me. Finally, I moved on and you can't take it. You only want to see me breaking. Who do you think you are? Who do you think I am? It's hard to resist you, but I'm finally awake from that terrible nightmare you were! Thank you for showing me that I don't need you. It's not about you anymore."

"Fine!"

"Good bye!"

So, I'm a little bummed out. I've never said anything that mean to anyone and I think I really hurt his feelings, but he really hurt me. Goody bye, Josh and hello, Justin!

Holding Hearts

Chapter 5:

Justin Underwood

"Adeline?" I asked.

"Yeah?" she said.

"Um, did Josh ever get back with you?"

"Yeah. He finally texted me!Can you believe it? Finally, after two months," she glowed.

"Oh."

"What's wrong?"

"Nothing. I'm fine. I gotta go. Dinner with the family tonight."

"Okay. Bye!"

Oh no. I mean, it's great that he's finally talking to her, but he was terrible to her. i bet he thinks he can still get her. Yeah, well too bad. I'm hers and she's mine now. I'm even gonna ask her to be my girlfriend in a little while. I need to learn more about him so I can maybe get in touch with him.

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"Hey, Adeline," I said.

"Good morning! Why are you here so early? It's nine. I just woke up and took a shower. Notice my hair is still damp," she said.

"I know, but I decided that we could spend the day together. Only if you want to. You're not tired of me yet, are you?"

"Not yet. Sure. Lemme go finish drying my hair. You can come if you want."

"Great."

I have to figure out who he thinks he is. I'm not so sure how Adeline is gonna like it so maybe I just won't tell her. She doesn't have to find out.

"So how's Josh?" I asked

"Um, he's fine. I think he's upset that I'm dating you. Why?" she asked.

"I'm just worried about you."

"Don't be. I'm great because of you,"

She's sweet, kind, and caring. How could he give her up so easily? Without even thinking about how crushed she was? He really hurt her and I have a few words to say to him about that.

Holding Hearts

Chapter 4:

Adeline Bennet

His eyes sparkled all day. I couldn't keep my eyes off him. We talked for a hour or two and then went to the State Fair. He's kind, sensitive, and beautiful. I'm so glad I have him. A week ago, I could't stop thinking about how sad I was about losing my best friend, but with him, I forgot all about Josh. I wanted to go tell my friend, Jennifer, but I forgot about her, too. 

Jennifer Wood, one of the sweetest girls on the planet. She is pretty, kind, funny, but not such a good friend. Becky Powers, Jennifer Wood, Lacie Burns, and I were all best friends. Becky and Lacie were best friends before Jenn and I decided to be friends with them. It was great for a whiile until things got bad for some reason.  We were all at Becky's house and the others kind of left Lacie and I out. The next night, Tyler Larson was having a party. I didn't feel very good, so I didn't go. Next thing I know, I get a text from Lacie saying that they left her out and that Becky called her a whore. Being a good friend, I confronted her and Jennifer. I was told by Becky that Lacie has changed because she wears makeup and that makes her a whore. Yeah, right. Whatever. Mom called their moms and they talked. Long story short, neither one of them are my friends. It's kind of made me upset. This all happened at the same time Josh kicked me out of his life. I wonder how he's dealing with all this. Anyway, today was amazing.

"Hey why don't you win me that stuffed tiger?" I asked.

"Oh, I will. I got mad skills. Step back," He replied cockily.  

"Alright. Let's see 'em. I want a white tiger."

"You got it."

He shoots and he misses.

"Mad skills, huh?" I teased.

"Yeah, well you just wait. I'll get that ball into the basket."

"Yeah, sure."

He shoots and misses.

"That's your second try. wanna give up?"

"Is that a challenge?"

"Maybe."

Three tries, time's up.

"See, I told you I'd get it," he said.

"I don't think buying it off the guy is winning, but thanks," I smiled.

We got his mom to pick us up and drop us off at the movies. It was about an hour until we had to see the movie and we were starting to get hungry. We got a pizza at the Pizzeria.

"Yeah, you can pay for food and the carnival tickets and whatever, but if you want me to go to the movie with you, I'm going to pay for the movie tickets," I demanded.

"No you're not. You may feel bad about me paying, but I got money from my mom and my mom is going to pick us up and she won't unless I pay for it all and you should't have to pay," he said with a little chuckle.

That was sweet.

"I plan the next date. I mean, if you want to have another date and I get to pay because I planned it," I said.

"Nope," he wouldn't really let it go. I guess he can pay. I don't really care.

"Fine."

The movie was great and I even held his hand. He might be more perfect than I thought. I'm confused. Usually when you have a guy that is so perfect, things are gonna turn out bad. I'm just gonna enjoy the ride for now. It's only been one date, but I think I really like him. I've never really felt true love, but this is close.

Holding Hearts

Chapter 3:

Josh Taylor

I'm so done with that girl. She... what did she do? I guess I just needed her to like me. She claims she did. Would she lie to me? No, she wouldn't. Maybe over the summer I can fix things. I said really mean stuff about her though. She's reached out to me, but I've passed up the opportunity. Why did I do that? That was so dumb. She's right, too. I did come to my senses. I wonder what shes doing now.

How long can I keep this act up? I told everyone I like Caroline. I asked her out at a huge party, for Pete's sake! She'll never take me back. I destroyed Adeline's heart and I don't think she'll have the heart to take me back. Then again, I was mad at her and she did get on my nerves with all the texting. I guess I could try to forget about her and focus on Caroline. But I'll never be able to forget the five years of memories we share and I loved her. She's making me go crazy. I missed that feeling...

I'm just gonna text her. She's wanted me to txt her for a month now. She couldn't have found someone else already.

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To: Adeline

From: Josh

Hey, babe. I know I screwed up and you were right. I need you. I'm really sorry.

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To: Josh

From: Adeline

Omg! I'm so glad u texted me!!! I missed u! Jerk! Why didn't you text me or talk to me?

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I guess I really wanted u to like me...

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That wasn't a great way to deal with it... you kinda broke my heart. I cried a lot and you expect me to just say okay let's be friends after all u say is sorry!!!

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I know, I know. I'm soooooo sorry. Please forgive me... I just want to be friends again. I don't really kno what else to say...

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Okay. We can be friends. But I don't know if I can go out with you... Especially since you apparently like Caroline?

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No. I was trying to make you jealous. I don't even think she likes me.

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Yeah she doesn't. Right now your girl less because I was going to go out with you until u crushed my heart so....

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Yeah do you want to hangout tomorrow?

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Well, this is awkward... I have a date tomorrow....

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Seriously? You did find someone?

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Yup! Sorry. I hope we can be friends. I really missed you though.

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I'm sorry...

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Yeah well it's getting late... I'm going to bed.

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Good night. Sweet dreams.

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Remember... I always have room for more friends...and I always, always have room for you - especially you  - in my heart... I really missed you... Good night.

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Holy crap! How did she do that? Is she lying to me? What's going on here? I'm gonna track "him" down and make sure the can't have her. She's been mine for five years and I can't let her slip away. She means too much to me. I'm so lost. I really shouldn't have left her like that! What was I thinking? I still love her.

Holding Hearts

Chapter 2:

Justin Underwood

"No, man. She's really hot. I mean like her heart is, too. I might be falling for her and it's only been a couple of hours." I said.

"Just play it cool and everything will be fine," said Ben, my friend.

I didn't think I'd even like her. After she came to my house this morning, I followed her back to her house. We took a walk and talked. She's from Atlanta. She has a younger brother. She has a beautiful voice and can play the piano. She's funny, too. I said 'So do you like football?' and she said 'Well, I'll watch it, but I'd much rather be playing video games or doing something lazy than playing it.' Okay, it's probably not very funny to you, but I told her what I liked- video games, football, ect.- and she replied like that. She's perfect. I don't think she's ever fall for me. Plus, when I asked her if she'd ever dated a guy, she said not really, but that one guy liked her for five years and then suddenly wouldn't talk to her anymore. Just by the way she talked about him, I know she still has feelings for him. I mean, she teared up! She isn't thinking about me! She's still thinking about him.

"This dinner is fabulous!" said mom.

"Thank you! I tried a new rub on the steak," said Mr. Bennet.

"Well, it's really great," I said.

"Why don't we go into the living room and talk?" dad asked.

While they went to talk, Adeline took my hand and pulled me upstairs. We opened her window and climbed onto the roof. 

"So...how'd you like dinner?" she asked.

I couldn't concentrate on what she said. I was too busy looking to her eyes. The moon was coming up and she looked stunning. I didn't know what to say because I hadn't really heard her clearly. She said something about liking something. I panicked and said what was ringing in my ears all day.

"Will you go out with me?"

"What?" she said puzzled.

Oh no. What did I do? Did I really just ask that? I just ruined everything. I thought I did. She just looked at me and smiled. I really didn't know how to take that. What was that supposed to mean? 

"Yeah. I would," she smiled.

Really? Score! I almost screamed! Thank you, God!

"Great."

I can't believe I just said that so calmly. 

"How about tomorrow?"

"When?"

"All day. and then we can go to a movie tomorrow night," I said.

"Hmmm... I don't know if I can handle a whole day with you, but I'll give it a shot." she smiled.

Really? Are you serious? How are you so perfect? There wasn't a more perfect answer. She makes me feel like a loser. Maybe that's why I like her so much. She's real. 

Holding Hearts

Chapter 1:

Adeline Bennet

I've never really had anything huge and exciting happen to me. I mean, I'm just a normal, everyday girl. I've always wished that one day I'd live out my dream of being a fashion designer, but I don't know if I'm outrageous enough. I'm simple with style. I've been pretty lucky with boys. Josh Taylor, a sweet, charming, and not to mention, hot boy liked me for five years. Until all of a sudden, he decided he was done with me. I'll never know why. I've had some boy problems, though. Here. Grab a seat and let me explain. It was the summer of eighth grade...

"Wake up, honey," said mom.

"What? I'ts summer. why are you getting me up so early?" I replied groggily. 

"Um, sweetie, it's 10:30."

"What?!" I scrambled to get ready.

You see, since it was summer, usually I would have nothing to do, but today was a special day. This new family was moving in down the street. Whenever anyone moves in, I try to make their move more comfortable. I've done that ever since a family brought us brownies when we moved in. It made us feel really great and I want to spread that feeling to everyone and it was a freshman that was moving in. Whoever it was was going to go to Cardinal Mooney High School with me. I was so excited to have some other kids in the neighborhood other than a few ten year olds and some toddlers. 

"Hello, Mr. and Mrs. Underwood. It's great to meet you. I brought some brownies! I just made them last night for you," I said.

"Thank you very much. We really appreciate your kindness, um?" Mrs. Underwood said.

"Adeline. You can just call me Addie or Adeline. My family and I live up the street at 8205. Maybe, after you finish unpacking, you could come to our house for dinner tonight. We're having steak. What do you say?" I asked.

"Yeah. We'd love to come." 

Who said that? Maybe it's her brother. Then, out of the darkness, came this boy. And a hot one at that. Wow, he's really cute. Who is he? 'Looks like he might be my age.

"Hey. My name's Justin. Nice to meet you. Are you going to Cardinal Mooney, too?" Justin asked.

"Um, yeah. Well, I'll see you tonight," I blushed. 

He grew up in Indianapolis. He's moved around a lot, but his parents promised that this is the last move - at least for four years. He's an only child. He's into video games and football and he's just perfect! And I think he might be into me. I might be into him. Maybe...