The blaring alarm pulls me out of my deep sleep causing Jordy's tired eyes to meet mine. She quickly reaches over to the nightstand to cut the alarm off. I untangle our bodies before rising out of bed. I stretch my back as a yawn escapes my lips.

"Well good morning to you too," Jordy's raspy voice fills my ears causing me to turn back around to look at her.

I analyze her messy loose curls that frame her tired face. Her lips are slightly puffy as her perfect teeth tug at her bottom one. For a second this all feels like a dream, almost like none of it's real. I hate that this next thought even crossed my mind but,

I really wish it was real.

The time moves fast around us when I'm with Jordy, but it also seems to slow down when I'm with her. I'd be more than happy to spend my days and nights with her. I even wish I could wake up to this sight every morning, possibly for the rest of my life. I can't though. Jordy and I aren't a realistic match, especially considering she's my best friend's sister. That, and the fact that she only likes to play with girls' feelings only causes my trust issues to heighten.

I realize I'm still staring at Jordy quietly causing my thoughts to come to a halt. I clear my throat, "Good morning," I say awkwardly as I head towards my bags to gather all of my stuff.

"What were you thinking about?" she asks from behind me, and I kneel as I focus on gathering my things.

"Nothing just tired," I lie and she hums causing me to peer up at caramel eyes. They hold a knowing look as if she knew what I was thinking.

"I uh- wanna watch the sunrise?" I ask trying to change the awkward topic. She tilts her head slightly at me as a smirk tugs at her lips.

"Sure let's gather everything and we'll go watch it somewhere," she offers before proceeding to gather her stuff.

I change into a tight brown romper that zips up as I pair it with brown and black Jordan 1's. I pull my hair into a loose high bun before pulling some loose curls out, and I decide to pull on a cropped white zip-up jacket just in case I get chilly. I turn to Jordy seeing she's in a brown hoodie with 'essentials' on it in black with long black sweat shorts, and white Nike socks with brown Yeezy's accompanying her feet. Her loose curly hair is slicked back into its usual no-part hairstyle as she pulls her large hood over her head.

"I guess you got the brown memo?" she jokes and I roll my eyes jokingly at her.

After we pack everything into her Mercedes, we leave the beautiful glasshouse as the sun peaks slightly at the sky's edges. We stop at a breakfast restaurant in the town over. Jordy requests for us to have outdoor seating, which allows us to get a perfect view of the sunrise reflecting off of the lake. We take our seats at the table as other families and couples chatter quietly. I take a moment to take in the way that the sun glows on Jordy's perfect face. The orange hues reflect off of her smooth tan skin as it glistens, and her caramel eyes glow.

I hesitantly pull my phone out hoping to capture this moment. She looks away in hope of finding the server and I snap the picture quickly capturing her perfect side profile as her tan skin glows against the beating sun. I quickly place my phone back into my lap before her head turns back around as I allow myself to take in the rest of this moment.

The quiet chatter and the birds chirping in the background only deepen the beautiful experience. I allow the thick summer air to wrap around me as take in the beautiful moment. This will definitely be a moment that I'll reminisce for years to come, hopefully with Jordy. No. No. Stop putting that much pressure on you and her, especially her.

Do you really think you can be her friend for that long?

I ask myself the hard question knowing the answer is a hard no. Being her friend right now is somewhat easy, but what will happen when she moves on to someone new and I do the same? How will everything work? There are obvious feelings between us. Right? Witnessing her and someone else daily will be weird, but maybe every once in a while it won't be so bad considering I'm Journee's best friend.

"This time you have to tell me what you're thinking about," she declares pulling me out of my impulsive thoughts.

I blink a few times comprehending her request, should I be truthful? That's too much to say to her, especially right now.

Why not right now?

"Just taking in this moment," I say being partially truthful and she analyzes my face curiously.

"There's more." She pushes further and I purse my lips deciding whether or not I should be entirely truthful.

"I was admiring you," I say adding on to the truth, but leaving out the 'how will we continue to be friends?' thoughts. She smiles slightly at me as her beautiful eyes take in my features.

"What are we doing?" She asks bluntly as her eyes analyze my reaction and I feel myself stiffen.

Is she having the same thoughts as me? I feel a relief wash over me at the thought of her thinking about me the way I think about her. My excited thoughts halt when I realize that once we take this step there's no going back. It's scary but thrilling at the same time.

"Hi, sorry I'm just getting over to you, what drinks can I start you off with?" the tall brunette waitress interrupts the serious topic that had fallen over us. "I'll take a water please," I tell the enthusiastic server, and she nods in response. "I'll take one as well," Jordy says, and the server leaves to grab our drinks leaving Jordy and me to finish our conversation.

"I just needed to know what was going on, so I don't hurt you," she says honestly and I feel my heart warm at her statement.

"Trying to be more than friends with you just seems scary," I say truthfully, and Jordy's eyebrows furrow.

"You have a reputation," I clarify my previous statement and she purses her lips as she looks down at the table. Guilt waves over me for putting the accusation in such a direct way.

"I'm sorry I didn't mean to put it that way, it's just..." I trail off not knowing how to phrase my thoughts. "I've never felt this way about someone Jordy, and when Journee mentioned that you stayed at Maya's the night that you texted me I felt hurt and disappointed," I admit and her brown eyes meet mine. "You basically lied to me, and even though it shouldn't have, it hurt. I'm scared of trying to be more than friends with you because what if..." I trail off feeling a huge knot in my throat at the realization.

"What if?"

She asks me as her soft eyes analyze mine. I re-run the question through my head almost a million times, wondering how to phrase it or put it. I just don't want to say the wrong thing and mess up something that hasn't started yet. I can't let the doubts stop something that could be really good for me, but it's hard when the past haunts me.

"It doesn't work and we can never go back to how things were?" I ask her and her lips turn into a slight frown as she grabs my hands over the table filling me with warmth. "I-I just always want you in my life Jordy," I breathe out, and her lips turn into a slight smile.

"I always want you in my life too Elle," she says as her warm hands squeeze mine before continuing, "Which means we will always find a way to stay," She clarifies and I nod quickly to reassure myself.

"You really think?" I ask and she gives me a reassuring nod.

"We clearly want to always be a part of one another's life, so there will always be an effort on both ends to make sure we are," she says softly and I feel myself relax at her comforting statement.

"Even if something happens, we shouldn't worry about it until it gets here. Live in the present," she calms my thoughts and I nod at her offer.

"Also I thought you were into Alex, so I guess in a way I used Maya as a distraction," she clarifies but sighs, "I hate putting it that way, but it's true. I guess I lied to you because in reality I wanted you, and telling you about Maya would only push you away," she answers honestly and I nod accepting her explanation.

"Why didn't you just tell me you wanted me?" I ask in confusion and she shrugs.

"At the time it seemed more complicated than that, and If I'm being honest I didn't know if you'd go for it considering Journee," she says laying out the entire situation, "You also seemed head over heels for Alex so..." she trails off and I chuckle.

"I wouldn't say that, but it turns out she was head over heels for Maya," I joke and Jordy lets out a faint chuckle and I observe it in awe.

"I guess it isn't too early for jokes hm?" she asks and I shrug as I smile slightly.

"To answer your previous question..." I trail off finding the right words to use.

"I don't know what we're doing, but whatever it is I like it," I admit and she smiles at me showing her white teeth as her perfect brows raise.

"Me too, let's just go with the flow and figure everything out one step at a time," she says and I squeeze her hand in confirmation.

"Promise you'll always communicate your thoughts to me?" she asks and I nod.

"Promise," I say before placing my free hand in her other one.

"Promise you'll do the same?" I ask and she nods without hesitation.

"Promise," she says with ease.

"As long as we have communication we should be fine," she declares and I nod as tingles spread throughout my body with excitement.

The waitress comes back over placing our waters down before taking our orders. Jordy orders french toast, while I order blueberry pancakes. We impatiently wait for our food while a light conversation falls over us.

Eventually, our food arrives and we dig into the heavenly food. Jordy and I unspokenly share our dishes giving us the best of both worlds. We soon finish our meals with a full stomach before hitting the road again.

"That was at least top five of my favorite meals," Jordy admits and I turn to her as a shocked look falls over my face.

"Wow top five is pretty high up," I say impressed as she maneuvers the car.

"Maybe it was your presence," she teases lowly and I roll my eyes playfully.

"It was definitely my presence," I joke with her and she chuckles.

"I'd say I'm at least top five for one of yours?" she hums and I nod as I look back at her beautiful side profile.

"Top three for sure," I admit and I see her eyebrows raise in shock.

"The sunrise combined with the nice breakfast, and your presence is what made it top three for me," I explain further and she glances at me as a slight grin is placed on her lips.

"I'm glad you had a good time," she says honestly and I hum in approval as we both direct our attention to the road.

After being less than an hour away from home Jordy's phone starts ringing and the name 'J❤️' pops up on the touch screen radio. Jordy presses a button on the steering wheel answering the call immediately.

"Are you home?"