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Alex POV:
I didn't realize just how much I wanted to be her girlfriend until I was. It's like a weight lifted off my chest. Her laugh makes my heart flutter and my smile reach all the way to my eyes.
Everything that used to annoy me about her now makes me smile. How plain her frozen yogurt order is, her constant need for organization, the way she walks slower than I do. Especially how her hand feels in mine.
It takes a little getting used to, these new mutual feelings. But my nervousness always melts away as her face comes into view when we meet before class or after, or at any point. God, if the old me would see this now, it'd make me sick.
All my life I've been basically allergic to monogamy and commitment. What am I doing? What was I thinking? This isn't me. But, I want to do this with Molly. She makes me want to do this. I don't want to run away, unlike all my other flings and dates.
And I know I said this to her on that night of the art gala, but I love her in a way I didn't think I was capable of.
Molly POV:
For 4 years, I'd only had eyes for Cora Myers. But now, the only girl I look at is Alex Blackwood.
Our story is crazy, like something out of a teen drama. She helped me get the courage to date Cora with an, admittedly fake, 5-step plan. But when step five came around we both realized that the true feelings were for each other.
God, I love her. Even the things that used to annoy me and want to completely avoid her, now they are the cute little quirks I look forward to. The way her eyeliner is always perfectly even, her five rings on both hands, her black Dock Martins with yellow laces, even when her knees start bobbing up and down or her starts picking at her nail polish when she gets nervous.
We've only dated for 3 weeks, but we've known each other for more than 2 months. We said 'I love you' the night we got together, and it felt so right.