Page 96 of Notice Me, Jameson Hart
Maybe?
Jameson
The way you get lost in your head during boring moments. The fact that you take the time to talk to Ethan. How even when you try to hide in the shadows, the spotlight finds you anyway. The face you made when you were enjoying the best tacos known to mankind. You love to read and have the most amazing recommendations.
Me
You noticed me hiding in the shadows?
Jameson
I notice everything about you, Kevin.
My eyes blur, and I have to blink several times to keep the tears from falling.
Me
I don’t deserve you.
Jameson
Stop that. You’ve always deserved someone who sees how special you are. I’m just incredibly lucky to be that person.
Me
I’m crying now. Thanks for that.
Jameson
Good tears or bad tears?
Me
I don’t know. Both? It’s all too much right now.
Jameson
That’s okay. Let the emotions out. I’ll still be here tomorrow.
Me
Promise?
Jameson
Promise. Get some sleep, okay? Things will be better in the morning.
Me
Okay. Goodnight, Jameson.
Jameson
Goodnight, Kevin. Sweet dreams.
I stare at those last two words until my vision blurs completely. The tears come then, hot and silent, soaking into Adam’s spare pillow. Everything from today crashes over me—the joy of Jameson asking me to be his boyfriend, the shock of Robbie’s anger, the hurt of his words, the fear that everything’s falling apart.
The bed dips as Adam sits beside me. Without a word, he wraps an arm around my shoulders and pulls me against his side. I turn into him, sobbing into his shirt like I’m seven years old again and scared of thunderstorms.
