Desperate

Rick's point of view:

"... touch MY girl." I snapped.

Chelsea's arm, which I was holding, was shaking terribly.
Is she scared?
I really don't care.
Right now, I was really mad.

"R-Rick." Chelsea stammered.

Ken laughed mockingly.
"YOUR girl?" he laughed even more, "After all you did?!"

I glared at him.
"I have a GOOD reason why I wasn't able to come." I defended.

Ken's smirk did not disappear.
"YOUR girl" Ken repeated, "Are you both officially going out?"

"Of course, we are." I spat out.

"But Chelsea said..." Ken trailed off. His grin widened.

"What?" I snapped and quickly looked at Chelsea. She met my eyes and quickly looked away.

"Ch-Chelsea... wh-why?" I stammered while looking at her intently.

"Um... um..." Chelsea mumbled.

"See?" Ken interrupted, "The two of you are not going out yet. And it seems... Chelsea's not sure if she's going to ACCEPT your confession."

My heart sank.
Chelsea's not sure if she's going to accept the confession?
It means... she's going to reject me?!

Chelsea's palms flew up in the air and straight to Ken's face...

*SLAP*

"WHY did you do that AGAIN?" Ken shouted as he touched his throbbing cheek again.

Oww.
Chelsea's slaps must have hurt.

"Shut up, Ken." Chelsea snapped.

Ken's eyes widened.
"Wh-what..."

"DON'T say those things to Rick!" Chelsea snapped, "You DON'T know what I really feel, do you?! I LOVE Rick more than anyone else. He's so caring, so sweet and very kind! And you? You, Ken, are the TOTAL OPPOSITE!"

Ken froze.

Love me?
Chelsea LOVES me?

I felt my heart leap for JOY!
My heart raced. I felt myself blush furiously for the first time.
I want to KISS her right this very moment!

"Let's go, Rick. Let's leave this b*stard alone." Chelsea scoffed as she grabbed my hand.

"Don't go near MY girl ever again." I warned at Ken who looked completely stunned.

"Chelsea!" I called out to her.

Chelsea did not look at me.

"Chelsea." I softly whispered as I cupped her chin gently.

Chelsea was blushing furiously. Her cheeks were completely red.

My heart skipped a beat.
Chelsea's totally CUTE!

I leaned at her and gave her a quick peck on her rosy cheeks.

Chelsea, surprised, quickly looked at me.

I leaned closer and whispered...

"Don't worry, Chelsea...
I am also...






... deeply ...










... passionately ...












... unconditionally ...













... in love with you."