Michelle got out the shower and dried off. She dressed casual for the night since she was only going to the movies. She wanted no bad feelings between her and JC and she wanted to make it work.
Half an hour later he was there to pick her up. They kissed when she got into the car. They went to go see Daredevil-his suggestion. It was good even though she wasn't really into action movies. He held her hand the whole time they were in the theater. When he dropped her off she invited him in. He did seem like he changed and wasn't going to pressure her for sex a lot so she thought it was safe he came in. As soon as she sat down on the couch next to him she realized her thoughts were wrong. He kissed her first. Gently to start then he tried to lay her down. 'Say something. Stop him,' something said to her.
"JC wait," she said. He stopped and looked at her with confusion. Her heart pounded so hard she thought he might hear it.
"What?" he said softly.
"Maybe we should slow down," she said. He stared at her a minute and then sat down.
"I understand," he said. She sensed another argument and then quickly tried to explain.
"No JC I do love you I just want to-" she started to quickly say before he yelled at her.
"No I understand that you want to wait," he said looking at her. She looked at him confused.
"I know how you feel. You don't have to say it. I just want you to know I won't try to rush you into it," he said and held her hand. She was a little shocked by this but let him continue.
"I do love you. With all my heart and when you do decide you want to do it then tell me. Until then I can wait." She felt tears in her eyes. It lifted a whole burden off her shoulder. She hugged him and smiled.
"I'm so glad you feel that way. I love you to," she said. He stood up.
"I've gotta go okay. I'll call you," he said grabbing the sides of her face and kissing her gently on the lips. She felt so much better now as she watched him go. Now she wouldn't have so much pressure on her. She was wrong again.
"Michelle you are hurting his feelings you know," Heather said in school the next day. They were in class and it hadn't started yet.
"No I'm not. He said he would wait and I believe him," Michelle told her. She made the mistake of telling Heather what happened the night before.
"He's just saying that. He wants you to make up your mind. Just do it and get it over with. You will feel so much better," Heather said. Michelle sighed. She was so tired of arguing. Class had started so Heather had to stop yapping. There was no way she was just going to just do it and get it over with. She was going to wait and that was that.
"So you think it will work?" Joey asked JC when they were in the locker room after school.
"She'll think about it for a little while and then she'll give in," JC said so sure of himself. Lance looked at the two of them in disgust. Tricking a girl into having sex was nothing to brag about.
"So what's up with Philiana?" Joey asked.
"Nothin," JC said quietly.
"You know you don't have to keep hiding it from us we know," Joey said elbowing him.
"I'm not hiding anything. I'm just trying to keep things on the low so nothing leaks out," JC said closing his locker.
"How long you gonna keep it going?" Lance asked.
"As long as I can," JC said.
"Just do it and get it over with," Brianna said to Michelle on the phone that night.
"He said he would wait and I'm taking him on his word," Michelle replied.
"What is the big deal about it? Heather and I did it so just go ahead. It's no big deal. You are being such a prude about it. You'll do it eventually so why not sooner? Oh hold on" she said and clicked the phone. She was getting annoyed now. She thought all this pressure stuff was over.
"Well gotta go," she said getting back on the phone. "That's Joey. See ya tommorrow."
"Bye," she said and hung up the phone. Maybe Brianna and Heather were right. She should just get it over with. Just as JC made her feel good about saying he would wait, her friends made her feel bad about being a prude. She was just so tired of it all and thought about just going ahead and doing it. JC did love her and she loved him. So why not? The phone rang and she picked it up. It was JC.
"Hey beautiful," he said after she said hello.
"Hey handsome," she said smiling.
"I'm tired but just called to see how you were doing before I went to bed," he said so sweetly it made her heart melt.
"I'm fine. Thanks for asking," she said.
"Do you want to come over tommorrow. You don"t have to if you don't want to though," he said. She didn't want to but maybe she should go, get it over with and get her friends off her back.
"Yeah I'll go," she said a little hastily.
"Okay. See ya tommorrow. I love you," he said.
"I love you to," she said and they hung up the phone. Well this was it. Maybe it wouldn't be so bad after all.