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Part 12? Already? I really had no intention of taking it this far but this is what procrastiation from finals produces I guess.
Kids do this for fun? I'm trying to finish off packing the snow to the bottom of my snowman. My hands are numb. My face is numb. Did I suggest this? BAMN!! I'm blindsided by a snowball. "OW!" I spin around. Well as fast as one can spin with his feet buried under 3 feet of snow. Donna's hiding behind a tree throwing balls, that I swear are made of ice, at my head. "What's the matter Josh?" She plays innocent. "Nothing Donna." I turn my attention to the snowman again. Or so she thinks. Very quickly I gather up some snow of my own to throw at her. I turn around and launched it at where she's standing. It drops about four feet away from her. "The wind took it." I say. She laughs. "You throw like a girl." "No I don't, The wind took it!" I have to defend myself. She rolls her eyes and looks down at the snowman. It's a little lopsided. "Need some help there?" "No." "Why?" "Because your going to turn my snowman all girly." "No I won't" She pouts. I conceed. "Fine." She smiles and heads inside. Where is she going? "Where are you going?" "To get some finishing touches." Alrighty then. She comes out with a Notre Dame Cap and two buttons. I'm puzzled. She places the buttons on it for eyes and puts the cap on it's head. "SnowBartlet!" She announces proudly. I can't help but laugh. The snowman looks ridiculous but somehow I think the President would love it. I look at Donna. Her cheeks are red. Her face is pale. And she's laughing. I really want to kiss her again. Did I even kiss her before or was it just a really great dream? No it happened. We're just not discussing it. But you know what somebody has to discuss it. It might as well be me. She's still laughing at the snowman. I bet I can make her stop. "Donna what happened last night?" She stops laughing. Told ya so. The question must hit her hard because she sits down on her snow covered steps. "Last Night?" She says it as a question. "You know what I'm talking about Donna." I sit down next to her. "The kiss?" No the snow. Ofcourse the kiss. "Yes." I look down at my glove covered hands. I can't look her in the eye. I can't risk seeing the rejection in them. "What about it?" She isn't looking at me either. "Are you sorry? I barely get the words out. "NO!" She says this so quickly. That I turn to look at her. Our eyes lock for a second. "No." She says more quietly. I'm so happy I could kiss her. She doesn't regret it. That's a good sign right? "You don't?" I know I'm pushing now. "Do you?" Is she kidding? "Absolutely not." "Okay." That's all she can say? This is Donna who never shuts up. "So then what's the problem?" I have to ask because there obviously is one. "Fear." She looks me straight in the eye. "Of what?" "A lot of things. That is was all so sudden. That you'll realize it's a mistake. That CJ will think it's bad press. That I'm just some fling. That Joey Lucas will come back..." She could go on forever but I put my finger to her lips to shush her. If she thinks for one second that any of these things are true then she's crazy. "Donna, I know it's kinda fast. That yesterday morning nothing had changed but the way I see it is that it's not fast at all. That is was building from the moment we met. And your not just a fling, Donna. Didn't that kiss tell you anything? And CJ will deal with it. And Joey Lucas? Where did that come from? I never felt about her the way I feel about you. I've never felt this for anyone." She just stares at me in wonder for a moment. It's all so surreal. A big gust of wind blows before we can say anything. SnowBartlet's Cap flies off. ******************************************************************* Did Josh just say all the things I think he just said? Everything I needed to hear? He did. Oh the Cap flew off SnowBartlet! SnowBartlet? I think that's pretty clever. Anyway, I can't let the thing fly away. So I'm off the steps in a flash. Josh is just a step behind. I must get up too fast and the ground is too slippery that I grab on to Josh to keep me from falling. It doesn't work. He loses his balance and goes tumbling down with me on top of him. This is it. This is the moment. It's okay now. I'm not afraid anymore. Who know's what will happen but I know right now there is no one in the world I'd rather be with. He looks at me one last time. Our eyes say everything. He moves his head towards mine and before I know it we are kissing again. It's better then before. I'm completey swept away. And when we pull away I don't turn away from him. Although I know a part of him is afraid I might. We just stay there for a second. Forgetting how cold it is. Forgetting we are lieing in the snow. "Josh do you think you can drive me to Troy's tomorrow to get my car?" "Troy?" He teases. "You didn't forget again! My mechanic." I smile at him. I think beaming is a better word. "Donna I don't think I will ever forget Troy for as long as I live. I owe him one." "For?" I ask. We are still wrapped in each others arms in the snow. "Not having your car fixed and letting me get to spend the night with you." He's really sweet sometimes I must say. "Oh That." "Hey Donna." He kisses me again. "What?" "I think the snows starting to melt." He says in between kisses. "Yeah, I think it's finally starting to Warm Up." THE END
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