Chapter 6
Josie heard a knock on her door. “Can I come in?” Hope’s voice called from the hallway. Josie felt her heart flutter.
“Yeah!” Josie called back, sitting up in her bed.
“Hey! How was your day?” Hope asked, sitting beside Josie.
“My day? It was, uh, it was good! Yeah, thanks for asking!” Josie wasn’t used to having people check up on her like that. It was nice to know that someone was interested in how she was doing for a change.
“What about you, how was your day?”
“Mine was good too! I really missed you, though.” Hope blurted out. A blush crept across her cheeks and she looked genuinely horrified at her own words.
“Sorry. Was that weird? That was weird. I just saw you this morning, and-”
Josie giggled in spite of herself. It was adorable to see how flustered the older girl had become because of her.
“Hope.” Josie cupped her jaw, tilting her head so that the redhead met her eyes. “I missed you too.” She said with a reassuring smile.
She noticed the way that Hope’s eyes drifted down to her lips, and dipped her head down to kiss her. She felt butterflies erupt in her stomach, filling her chest, warmth spreading through her body until she felt like she was going to burst. But then, she felt the gentle pressure of a hand on her shoulder, and realized that Hope was pushing her away.
Her stomach dropped. How could she have been so stupid? Her and Hope were friends and nothing more. Hope must have regretted hooking up the night before, and that was what she had come to talk about. She had just completely misread the situation, hadn’t she?
“Oh my god, Hope, I’m so sorry, I shouldn’t have assumed-” Her ramble was cut off by the soft press of lips to hers. Hope pulled back and gently brushed a strand of hair behind Josie’s ear. So wait, was she mad, or...?
“Jo, calm down. I just wanted to talk about last night before we got...wrapped up in things again.” Hope explained, smirking slightly to herself at the mention of the previous night’s activities.
“Do you regret last night?” Josie blurted out, bracing herself for the answer.
“Not at all.” Hope replied, sincerity in her eyes. “I like you, Josie. A lot. So I want to make sure I get this right. You deserve all of the love and care and respect in the world. I don’t want you to feel like this is about the sex.”
“The sex was pretty great, though.” Josie teased, placing a hand dangerously high on Hope’s inner thigh. This time, it was Hope who leaned in, capturing Josie’s lips. And there were those butterflies again, enough to make Josie feel as though she might float away at any moment. She didn’t think the butterflies would ever disappear with Hope.
She felt another shove from Hope, but this time, it was a push to lie down on her bed. Hope lowered herself on top of the brunette, and joined their lips again. The kiss didn’t last long, because despite the girls’ best attempts, they were simply smiling too wide to keep going.
“Do you wanna be my girlfriend?” Hope asked, using a tone that was unusually soft and shy for the girl.
“I would be honored.”