Fight the Tears With Pretty Smiles and Lies

I went upstairs about an hour later, looking for Mikey. I found him in the living room, trying to clean up some of the mess from the party.

"Hey Mikey," I said. He turned around and looked at me, before smiling.

"Hey Allie," he said. "Are you feeling better?"

"A lot better," I said. I felt my smile get bigger.

"Why are you so happy?" he asked.

"I think me and Gerard are together now," I said, smiling and waiting for Mikey's reaction. He looked a bit shocked.

"Really?" he asked. I nodded my head.

"Well, we haven't really talked about it," I said. "But it's looking pretty good."

Mikey nodded.

"As long as you're happy, I'm happy," he said.

"Good," I said. "Because I am extremely happy."

"Just promise me you'll be careful," Mikey said. "And let me know if anything bad happens."

"Don't worry Mikey," I said. "Nothing bad is gonna happen."

I heard the basement door open and close and I turned around and saw Gerard come into the living room.

"What are you two doing?" Gerard asked.

"Nothing," I said, smiling at him. "Just talking."

Gerard smiled back.

"Do you want a ride home, Allie?" he asked. "Or do you want to stay for a little while more?"

"I think I'll stay for a while," I said. "I just have to call my mom. I don't want her to get too worried about me."

I hadn't called my mom last night to tell her I wouldn't be home. But I knew my mom wouldn't care. She wasn't very strict anyways.

After calling my mom, I started to go back to the living room to find Gerard a few feet behind me, just staring at me and smiling.

"You're very cute, you know that?" Gerard said.

"Really?" I asked.

"Yeah," he said smiling. I couldn't believe this was actually happening. I felt so happy I couldn't fully express it in words.