chapter 12

Walkers POV

"dude that sucks well i'm glad she forgave you but you know leah she's not like other girls she's smart...but when it comes to you she can be very oblivious " aryan sighed, i looked at him confused "what do you mean? dude i would never EVER hurt leah...makenzie kissed me! i was shocked i should've backed away sooner but it was because i was stunned..im not inlove with makenzie im inlove with leah" i said aryan nodded "dude i know that! i've watched you fall inlove with leah everyday since the moment i met you guys! and i believe that you don't love makenzie but i don't know...what if you still maybe like her? or not i just cant understand why it was so hard for you to back away" he said frustrated throwing his hands in the air.

i mean he was right it took atleast 5 seconds before i pulled away, and im ashamed at myself for that but i dont like makenzie i dont, just the thought of that made me nauseous.

"no hell no! i dont like her either...honestly when we were together all she did was talk bad about leah and how she didn't like leah as annabeth and she didn't like me and leah's friendship and i hated it, i hated how mean she is too leah..i could never like a girl like that" i said in pure disgust i glared at the ground wishing i could go back in time to stop makenzie from kissing me, she made everything worse.

"well i believe you, one thing about you, you've never been a liar..and honestly i think you just got caught up in a really bad situation...but leah isn't me, she may put on a brave face for you because she loves you but what happened the other day is eating her up inside..i guarantee it" aryan said surely, and he wasn't wrong.

leah is very expressive and sometimes even when she can hide it good but sometimes it'll still show, like yesterday me and leah were relaxing at home cuddled up watching tv and i tried to kiss her, she hesitated at first and then went for the kiss, it broke my heart, she's never hesitated to kiss me, ever.

and then later on that day after we ate dinner i went into the kitchen while she was washing the dishes, i turned her around to face me and i looked into her eyes, and she just looked away her eyebrows furrowed, eyes glommed still clear sadness in her, claiming she needed to finish the dishes and she didn't even allow me to help, i know leah and she's never like this with me.

everything she does we do together, whenever i look at her she always reciprocates the energy and looks at me too, and ever since that day happened with makenzie it ruined us, leah probably still loves me and believes me but im not exactly sure if she forgives me, or if she believes it wont happen again....and quite frankly i cant even blame leah for still feel unsure...if it was me i probably wouldn't have let it go i dont know what i would do if another guy kissed leah infront of me.

i would be in jail and he would be on a stretcher.

"what am i gonna do? how am i gonna get things back to the way they were, im still with her and i miss her aryan..i just wish she believed me when i told her it wouldn't happen again because i meant it!" i said as tears formed in my eyes, he patted my shoulder sighing "well the only thing is too prove it too her, she's still there and that means she still loves you i mean honestly even if she left she would still love you and you would still have a chance to prove yourself to her, but think about it walker she stayed...and if we know leah we know that only means apart of her forgives you, and honestly maybe you two need to talk again, so you can fully understand her and she can fully understand you..don't hide anything from eachother" he said

that's true, leah hates secrets she told me everything and i told her everything, but lately she has been hesitating to tell me anything and i can't let her go on with that "your right, i know exactly what im gonna do" i said

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i arrived home to the smell of chicken in the air, i recognized it immediately, it was leah's moms famous chicken recipe but why would leah's mom be here this late? oh no did leah call her mom because she was still upset with me? i walked to the kitchen slowly to see leah washing the pots she just cooked in, i quickly went to her side to help "hey love, i got it i'll finish them for you" i said instantly taking over so she couldn't object, she just softly smiled "okay...i'll set the table" she said softly

my heart fluttered for her, she was so sweet, it broke my heart even more knowing that she thinks i could do something like that to her and actually mean it...i felt my eyes water and quickly wiped them away so she wouldn't see but i guess when i sniffed it gave me away "walker, are you okay?" she said turning me towards her as i finished the dishes and washed my hands, i grabbed the cloth to dry them and sighed looking at her

she was so beautiful, i just couldn't get enough of it, i took a minute to watch her and her clothes, she had on one of my t shirts, it was my plain grey one, it looked regular sized on me but on her it was literally a dress, it was the most attractive thing she had ever worn, her hair was in a messy bun, the curls from her braids falling into perfect place on each side of her face and her neck, she had on her cross necklace, and the pandora promise ring i gave her, it was the princess and the frog ring, leah's favorite disney movie...i got the ring customized gold just for her and she still never takes it off, my heart thumped at the thought.

i watched as her earrings glistened in the light, her eyebrows furrowed worried about what's wrong with me, her hands interlocked in mine and i held them tightly, he hands were so small and delicate, her french tip nails were so attractive..everything about her was just...ugh.

"um, leah i wanna talk to you...about us, i wanna know what's been on your mind lately...i feel like we've drifted apart or something and i can't stand it" i said tears coming back up, i was terrified of loosing her..i cant loose her, and besides if we break up there's no way i can come to work everyday and see her and have to deal with the fact i can't have her...i wouldn't even be able to kiss her..it would hurt too much.

"i...i just feel so, i don't know i feel scared..walker i believe you i do..it's just apart of me believes the kiss meant something for you and it's just everytime we touch or kiss or look at eachother i can't help but think deep down you feel that way....for her too" she said as tears fell, i quickly wiped them away "i know i shouldn't feel like this and i know it may be all in my head but i can't help but think it, walker when it comes too you i overthink, i worry, i cant literally feel myself falling for you more and more everyday and i dont know if my heart can take it...how can you love someone this much at such a young age?" she said breathing heavily, i grabbed her hands again and put them to my heart

i wanted her to know that i feel the same way, that i "leah, baby...you don't even know the half of how i feel for you, aryan actually reminded me today that i've been inlove with you since forever, and i never ever meant to hurt you i would never ever hurt you leah, ill do everything i can to prove it too you baby anything...i can't stand our relationship changing or us changing for the worst...i cant stand the thought of you not wanting to kiss me, or be held by me, or loving me, it scares me leah, it terrifies me! i want to do anything for you, be anything for you! the moment i fully let myself realized i was inlove with you it was the moment i realized i couldn't live without you, i can't love anyone else that's not you leah...i realized your my soulmate...you were made for me" i said breathless watching her every move, looking into her eyes for a answer

she was so beautiful, her eyebrows furrowed looking down, trying to figure out what to say, i realized i probably shared too much but she needed to hear it..she needs to know how i feel about her whether it's too much or not...we've been dating these past few months but now things are really starting to get serious, problems are coming and it's almost like the dates are testing us, seeing if me and leah can survive every tornado that hits, and im determined to prove we can.

we are young and people doubt us, but i don't care me and leah are soulmates, im sure of it.

"walker i.....wow....all this time? even when we were just meeting eachother? how could you love someone that long and not realize it or admit it too them?" she asked, i ran my fingers through my hair wondering how i survived as well, but it actually wasn't that hard...leah never really cared for other boys so she never dated much, so i never got jealous...and she was my bestfriend, i was always around her no matter what and i was comfortable knowing we would always be friends.

"honestly i dont know...at first i never realized it...i just always admired you so much, it wasn't until you avoided me for weeks when you hurt your leg, and i just hated being without you but i knew you didn't want me that way and i just felt like it was good enough for me that we were friends, and plus i didn't really understand how i felt yet..most of it was a lot of me just staring at you, admiring you but i could never ever say anything...i didn't know if you felt the same and i didn't wanna ruin our friendship.. after i literally beat a guy up for basically cheating on you i couldn't hide how i felt anymore" i said looking at my hands, i was too nervous to face her after basically admitted ive been obsessed with her since the moment i kid eyes on her.

i knew she was gonna be annabeth, i wanted it to be her, i was kinda hurt at the time when she admitted that she had to flirt with me to get the role cause i knew it wasn't real but honestly i respected the hustle, she needed to secure her spot, and it was almost like fate...we connected instantly and became friends, and slowly me admiring her and everything she is and does became more..i slowly fell for everyday and didn't even notice it

such a percy thing huh? i know, i remember one times at disneyland a fan asked me my type because i said i liked elizabeth olsen and margot robbie, i told them my type was different now but i wasn't sure what it is, and of course they took that as if i was talking about leah and it spread everywhere, but it was easy to deny the rumors because nobody actually had proof of me saying it, a fan just randomly asked me one day after a picture with me.

but little did everyone know my type was leah, but honestly i hate the whole 'my type' thing..cause i wouldn't fall for anyone else that isn't leah just because they look like her or something, i only wanted leah.

years of yearning for her, wanting her, daydreaming or dreaming about her and now she's finally mine.. and i'm not gonna let her go.

"walker i love you too, so much. i cant believe i never realized it but now that i think about it, you've always treated me like a princess and i never noticed until the fans started shipping us more and making edits..i was afraid you wouldn't want be my friend anymore because of that and i tried to keep us at a friend level and i was so stupid for not realizing how it affected you..me not being there with you while you figured out your feelings for me, for us.. i just thought i was protecting our friendship, honestly though you are the only guy ever to make me realize what i deserve..the way you treated me when we were just friends it was like i was royalty walker...you are the reason i have nothing but self respect for myself and that i know what i deserve...and that's you" she said, i smiled at her and looked down at her lips and then back up at her eyes.

her saying that made me feel like i've earned her, like i won, it was the best feeling in the world i turned fully facing her and leaned on the counter pulling her close to me "you mean that? " i said holding her hand and kissing it gently, she smiled nodding and kissed my cheek "of course i do, walker i love you so much it hurts, sometimes good sometimes bad but all of it is everything i've ever wanted, moments like these make me realize we have to be there for eachother and love eachother no matter what..our loyalty matters" she said laying her head on my chest as she walked in between my legs, i wrapped my arms around her waist as we embraced eachother in a well needed hug.

i breathed in and sighed, taking in her smell, she smelled like vanilla and chocolate today..must be a new perfume and also my new favorite, her hair smelled like the tropical curling cream she used to keep the curls in her braids fresh and soft, i buried my face in her neck and and breathed in realizing i smelled another new scent

something sweeter and the scent was stronger but i was instantly obsessed with it "your neck...it smells so good what is that? and i noticed the new perfume" i said looking into her eyes, admiring how pretty she was, she blushed "you noticed that? the perfume is choco musk from tiktok and the roll on oil is also from tiktok it's called coco & mango" she said and i smiled "you always smell amazing...i love you" i said cupping her face leaning in for a kiss

she didn't hesitate this time, in-fact it was almost like she couldn't wait , she instantly kissed me her hands traveling to my nape slightly tugging my hair, i groaned into the kiss and she took that as an invitation and slipped her tongue in my mouth, i felt myself go weak in her arms, she moved in close to deepen the kiss if  that was even possible and i gripped her waist, my arms roaming her body pulling her into me, there was absolutely no space between us and this was exactly how i wanted it to be.

we pulled away out of breath and she grinned holding my face in her small delicate hands, placing another soft kiss on my lips, my heart fluttering at her touch and how she looked at me, i was madly inlove with her and i knew she was madly inlove with me

"i love you more walker scobell"

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i hope you enjoyed this chapter <3 next one coming sooonnnn!