SOPHIA

I sighed as I waited for Damon, who should've been over a couple minutes ago to pick me up for our group get together at Tea Leaves Café. 

I told him yesterday that I had a perfectly functioning car I could use to get there, but he insisted on driving me. He was turning into quite the gentleman, he even bought me lunch yesterday and pulled out my chair at our table, in front of everyone in the cafeteria. 

I don't know what changed, but ever since that night on the roof things had been different with him. In a good way. 

The only thing that could make him more perfect was if he was on time more often. I was already nervous that Alex and Garrett wouldn't get along, and now I was adding the possibility of being late to my growing list of things to stress about. 

A sudden knock at my front door startled me out of my thoughts.

I swung open the door and was greeted with Damon's smiling face.

His eyes took their time scanning me from head to toe, and once he was done his smile was gone and replaced by that smirk of his.

"See something you like?" I teased as I walked out the front door, closing and locking it behind me.

"Yeah." He agreed bluntly.

I giggled lightly and blushed, turning away from him quickly before he saw it.

"Lets go." I said impatiently, grabbing his hand and dragging him to his car still parked in his driveway.

"We're in no rush sweetheart." He told me, pulling my hand so I was walking slowly beside him instead of speed walking and dragging him along.

"What if Alex and Garrett get there before we do? That would be so awkward for them." I explained. I was overthinking, but that was how I coped when I got nervous. 

He chuckled as we got into his car, "Guys aren't like that."

"Really?" I asked in disbelief. "I wanna be a guy." I added as an afterthought. I always felt awkward and uncomfortable when I was put into any kind of situation with a stranger. 

Damon shook his head, "I think I like you better as a girl."

"Why? Because you can freely check me out since I'm a girl, but if I was a guy people would think you're into guys." I teased, referring to when he couldn't keep his eyes off me not too long ago.

I looked over at him when he didn't respond and noticed the tips of his ears go red. He was blushing. Usually I'd tease him about it but today I decided to show him some mercy. 

Minutes later we arrived at Tea Leaves, and when we got out of the car I saw Garrett and Alex sitting in a booth together, laughing.

It looked like things are going well so far. I was already feeling my nerves melt away. 

Damon took my hand and led me into the Cafe, and once we reached the boys I took the spot beside Garrett while Damon took the spot beside Alex.

"Why did you two have to be enemies for so long, we make the perfect group." Was Alex's greeting to us.

"He was a jerk until this year." I replied with a shrug, gaining a glare from Damon.

"I don't know, I still think he's a jerk." Alex commented, snickering.

I nodded my head, "I totally agree."

"Who's being the jerk now?" Damon asked me rhetorically.

I just rolled my eyes in response.

After that we all fell into mindless chatter, just getting to know each other better, and I really enjoyed it.

I learnt that Damon and Alex had been best friends since they were toddlers, and that Alex used to be friends with Dylan too.

Eventually a girl around our age walked up to us to take our order when we were talking about monopoly. I don't even know how we got onto that topic but I was glad the waitress came when she did so the conversation would end.  

As we ordered she kept eyeing up Damon like he was a piece of meat, and it really bothered me. She was being so unprofessional. But what really pushed me over the edge was when Damon gave her a smirk, like he noticed the attention from her and liked it. 

My blood was boiling but I did my best to hide it. I knew I had no reason to be angry and jealous, Damon chose to date me, and he never gave me a reason to feel insecure before, but I just couldn't help it. A small part of me knew I wasn't good enough for him and I was scared he'd realize it. 

"She was hot." Alex commented when the waitress finally left.  

Damon nodded in agreement and I clenched my hands into fists under the table.

What a jerk.

We quickly moved off the topic of the waitress and back onto board games, but I wasn't really participating this time.

Damon noticed and started staring at me, trying to figure out why I was suddenly so quiet, but I knew he was too dense to figure it out.

About twenty minutes later the waitress came back with our food and placed them on the table.

We all quickly dug in like the pigs we were and the girl just stood there for a second staring at Damon, before giving him a piece of paper, blushing, and walking away.

She just give him her number.

Damon looked up at me as a glared down at my food and stabbed it with my fork.

After a few moments of him just looking at me, he turned to Alex and give him the waitress's number.

I felt stupid for ever doubting him. My insecurities got the best of me and I was glad I didn't make a big scene and ruin everything. I needed to stop overthinking and just trust that the world wasn't out to get me. 

I looked up at Damon and he was grinning at me.

I couldn't help but give a small smile back because he was so adorable. He looked proud that he did the right thing.  

"So I've been dying to know, are you two officially together yet or not?" Garrett asked once he was finished eating.

I raised my eyebrows and looked at Damon, silently telling him that I had no idea. I knew we were officially dating, but we never spoke about being a couple. I didn't know if he was my boyfriend, or just someone I was dating. 

I think he caught on to what I was trying to tell him because he cleared his throat and prepared to speak.

"Well to me we are. I mean I haven't actually asked her to be my girlfriend but I think of her as mine." Damon answered, making me blush like crazy.

The three boys looked over at me, waiting for my reply.

"Is this your way of asking me to be your girlfriend?"

Damon chuckled and nodded, "I know it's not very romantic, but I'd really like you to be mine."

I smiled, "I guess I'll be your girlfriend."

The look on Damon's face was one similar to someone who just won the lottery, and that made me feel like a million bucks. 

We sat there smiling goofily at each other like idiots, but none of that mattered. All that mattered was that Damon and I were together, officially.

I was Damon's girlfriend.

He was my boyfriend.

"Well kiss her!" Garrett exclaimed and Alex hooted in agreement.

Damon reached over and put his hand on the back of my neck, bringing my face to meet his half way across the table.

Our kiss was short since we were at a café packed with people, but it was still beautiful.

As soon as our lips met, the fireworks erupted, more powerful than they'd ever been, and the happiness and passion we both felt seeped into them, only making them bigger and better and brighter.

And like the cliché story my life had become, the whole café erupted in applause as Damon and I pulled away. And all I could do was laugh. 

I laughed at the unexpected turn my life took this year.

I laughed at the fact that my biggest enemy was now my boyfriend.

I laughed at the fact that I kissed him in a crowded café.

I laughed at the fact that the person that once made my life miserable now made it complete.

And finally, I laughed at the fact that I was in love with him.

Yes I, Sophia Mackenzie, sworn enemy of Damon Blake, was now officially in love with him.