Normally you'd think putting a white top with white pants would be okay. In Bri's eyes, she would throw you in "terrible fashion jail". Her words, not mine.

"I honestly think it's fine!" Hailee shouts. Bri crosses her arms and proceeds to go on a rant.

Yup. Those are my best friends.

15 minutes later of their arguing, it's finally time to say something, "Alright both of you shut the fuck up!" Bri and Hailee go quiet and turn to me, "Bri, it doesn't matter if two colors are put together. Hailee still pulls it off. Hailee, Bri isn't your mother, don't take her fashion advice to heart."

Bri and Hailee say their apologies quietly and both go to sit on Bri's bed.

"How was your little date with Josh?" Hailee teases after a moment of silence. I turn to her and roll my eyes. I swear, these girls love to tease me about Josh.

"It wasn't a date. We just went to dinner casually like we have been for the past few years," I reply calmly. Hailee shakes her head in disbelief.

"We all see the way he looks at you. It's like a longing, in love, kind of look." Bri states nonchalantly. This motherfucker.

Hailee nods her head in agreement, "On the plus side, you both are older and would be more mature in a relationship. Hailee has a point. Josh and I were both like those middle school couples, even though we were juniors in high school.

I can't help but let my mind drift off to Leo and how, as of right now, he is the only boy I would want to be with. I know it sounds stupid, considering he is the biggest player, but his stupid fucking face won't leave my head.

His face isn't stupid. It's gorgeous, but he doesn't need his ego any bigger.

"You're right, but I'm not looking for a relationship right now. I just want to focus on my studies and have a little fun here and there," I answer. Hailee and Bri nod their heads acknowledgement, "I'm going to go for a walk, I'll be back in a little."

Bri furrows her eyebrows, "It's almost 10 at night. Where the hell are you going?"

"Just outside to the park nearby, I won't be long," I can tell that reassures her because her shoulders drop and she nods her head. I throw on a pair of sweatpants and a navy blue hoodie that Josh had given me a few years ago. I slip both sock covered feet into my slides and leave my dorm room.

When I get outside of my dorm complex, I'm hit with the cool, fall air. God, I love fall. It's my favorite month.

I take a seat of the crisp grass and shifted my gaze to the sky. There weren't as many stars tonight, but it was still beautiful.

I suddenly hear a car, causing me to snap my head towards the noise. I squint hard enough to see by surprise that it's Leo's jeep. That's weird.

The car door shuts the moment the vehicle was parked and I hear the footsteps of the man whom I couldn't stop thinking about, approach me. He's dressed in dark plaid pajama pants and dark hoodie.

When he finally makes his way over, I greet him, "Hey Leo."

His facial expression is twisted in...panic? I couldn't tell.

"Hi Aria," He trails off.

"Are you okay? You look nervous," I pry at him.

He takes a few deep breaths, "I just wanted to say I'm sorry for earlier. I'm sorry for how I acted about the whole you going out with Josh," He pauses before continuing, "I had no place to act the way I did. I've never had any friends who were girls, so I don't really know how to act in certain situations."

Now it was my turn to take a deep breath, "Leo I was never mad at you. Yeah I guess it was a bit weird the way you acted but it's okay. We're still friends," The word "" felt weird to describe Leo and I. There is nothing friendly about the way I'm attracted to him. His body physically shutters at the sentence.

In the faint moonlight, I see a light smile spread across his beautiful face, "Thank you for forgiving me, " The last part of his appreciation was in french. I could tell by the way the words rolled off his tongue with ease.

God, he is so beautiful it hurts to look at him. His voice is so soothing, the deep rasp when he's tired and the smoothness when he's talking quietly.

Leo's hand being in front of me snaps me out of my daze. I lift my head to look at him, seeing his hand is still stretched towards me, his lips forming a cheeky smile. I can't help but return the smile and take his hand. His large hand manages to pull me up to my feet quickly, just barely throwing me off balance.

"Hug it out?" He whispers so quietly that I barely understood what he said. I nodded my head and wrapped my arms around his waist. One of Leo's arms wrap across the lower part of my back while the other is wrapped protectively around my head.

He smells like cherry blossoms mixed with a bit of woodsy scent. Weirdly enough, it's a good mixture. Gosh, I have to be careful with him. I'm getting too used to this.

We slowly pull apart, the warm feeling leaving my body. I liftt my gaze to his, slightly shocked to see his hazel eyes brightly looking back at me.

"You're so effortlessly beautiful, did you know that?" He blurts out of nowhere. My cheeks begin to burn up and I drop my head, my gaze now set on the grass. I watch as Leo's hand lifts up, placing two fingers on my chin and lifting my view back to him, "Flustered aren't you?"

Butterflies fill my tummy, causing my body to heat up. I part my lips without knowledge, until I see Leo's eyes snap from my lips to my eyes. He brings his thumb to brush across my lips, the lightest touch. This action causes my to take a sharp breath.

"Do friends do this?" He questions with a tilt of his head. I don't trust my voice, so I reply with a shake in the head, "Do you and Josh do this?" I shakes my head again. Josh knows his boundaries after I told him to stop hitting on me.

Leo suddenly drops his hand and I let out a disappointed sigh, "Another day sweetheart, another day," He chuckles lightly, "Let's get you back to your dorm, yeah?" I nod my head and follow him.

I don't know what the hell just happened but I don't think friends do that.

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i hope you guys enjoyed this chapter! it's somewhat of a slowburn but i promise something will happen soon!