Two Vibrant Hearts

**Morgan's POV**

I take a deep breath and give myself a mental pep talk...relax, not everyone is out to find ways to hurt you...you have to trust someone again eventually.

Today is my first day at a new school and as you can tell I'm not exactly excited about it. I guess you can say I have trust issues when it comes to people because of my dad...he swore he would never leave us but broke his promise and walked out. So, at 16 years old I'm forced to help take care of my mom and little brother, kind of like a default second parent, to make up for the one who ran out because he said he couldn't handle it.

"Morgan, hurry up! You don't want to be late on your first day!" my mom shouts from the kitchen and I yell back that I'm coming and stop in front of the mirror to check how I look. I decided on a belted floral dress that falls just above my knees, a cream colored short sleeved lace sweater over the top and my tan boots. I don't usually get dressed up for school but I don't know anyone here and I'm trying to just blend in and hopefully go unnoticed for a while.

My mom drops me off out front and my palms are sweating... my old high school was nothing like this. Huntington Beach High looks a million times bigger than my last school but the students don't look like cookie cutter images of each other, so that's a plus.

I give my mom a small wave goodbye as she pulls away. I turn to walk inside when suddenly, there is a crunching noise coming from the tree next to me. I glance up in time to see someone jumping down behind me and I can't help but scream loudly.

"Whoa! Sorry I didn't mean to scare you.. I promise." an attractive tall boy with crystal blue eyes says to me.

"What were you doing up there anyhow?" I rasp out while trying to control the panic attack he just sent me into.

"People watching.." he says with a shrug, "..haven't you ever tried it?"

"Not from 15 feet off the ground..no" I chuckle and he smiles at me.

"I'm Jimmy by the way, nice to meet you" he says and sticks his hand out towards me.

I think inwardly to myself, relax..he's trying to be your friend and you don't know anyone here so, stop staring at his hand and shake it already.

I take his hand in mine and give it a small shake. The inside of his palms are rough against my skin but not in a bad way..he must work a lot with his hands. "I'm Morgan Snow, nice to meet you too." I say shyly.

"So, Snow White...you must be new around here, because I would have definitely noticed you before." he says with a wink.

"Snow White, eh?" I mumble under my breath and raise an eyebrow at him...I hope he's not making fun of me already. "Yes, I am new...we just moved here." I reply and hear the warning bell ring.

"Cool...want me to walk you to your first class?" he offers and I give him a grateful nod. I hand him my schedule and we head off towards the classroom. "You should come meet up with me at lunch break and I'll introduce you to my friends." he suggests as we reach the door.

"Alright, on one condition... explain your nickname for me" I say and look up at his face to tell if he's lying...I've gotten pretty good at reading people since my dad left.

He smiles down at me, "Well, your last name is Snow and you're the fairest in the land...hence, Snow White!" he replies and leans down and kisses the top of my head.

I can feel my cheeks beginning to turn red so I quickly yell to Jimmy that I'll catch up with him later and rush inside and find a seat. Oh god, I hope all of his friends are as nice as he is.

The next few classes go by in a blur, and so far everyone has been nice to me. My final class before lunch is Art, so I'm super excited. I have always loved to sketch and paint...it's like an emotional outlet for me. The teacher is walking around checking on everyone's work...most of my classmates' paintings are happy scenes or portraits of their favorite celebrity crushes. I decided to pour all of my anger and feelings of betrayal towards my father into mine, so, it's much darker compared to everyone else's. The class is almost over and I can honestly say I'm nervous to meet Jimmy's other friends...I can already tell that he is going to be one of my closest friends here, so what if they don't like me.

The bell rings and I make my way out of the classroom door and for the second time today, Jimmy scares the fuck out of me. He grabs me by the hips from behind and lifts me up onto his shoulders. I start freaking out because not only am I'm not a huge fan of heights, but mainly because I'm wearing a dress and at this height I'm sure almost everyone can see my ass if they wanted to.

"Jimmy, put me down!" I cry but he just laughs and takes off running down the hallway. I frantically try and keep my dress from blowing up and giving my new classmates a nice show and scream, "You really think this is funny don't you?" and I can hear Jimmy laughing like a lunatic so I know my answer.

"Stop terrorizing the poor girl, Jimbo" another attractive and tall boy with hazel eyes says and pulls me down off Jimmy's shoulders. I give him a grateful smile and he smiles back at me...oh, he has dimples...that's adorable!

"I'm Matt, sorry about Jimmy but that's just how he is...if you can't handle it, you better run now." he laughs out as a very pretty blonde girl walks up and wraps her arms around his waist.

"I'm ok, he just surprised me that's all...plus this isn't the best outfit for a piggy back ride" I reply and wave my hand towards myself to emphasize my current attire.

The girl who wrapped herself around Matt's waist chuckles and says, "I completely understand, so if you're going to be hanging out around Jimmy more often... I suggest always wearing pants" I give her a nod in agreement and she let's go of Matt and pull me in for a hug. "Sorry, I'm Val by the way. Are you new here?"

I try not to tense into the hug so I pull away quickly, "Nice to meet you both, I'm Morgan and yeah.. today is my first day." I reply shyly.

"Hey no need to be shy Snow White, we are all pretty laid back and easy to get along with" Jimmy replies as he takes his seat and I glance around at the other people who are sitting down with him. There is a girl who looks identical to Val and a cute boy with piercing green eyes. "Hey, where's Brian?" Jimmy asks and everyone just shrugs their shoulders like they don't know.

"I'm Zacky and this is Val's twin sister, Michelle" the boy with the beautiful green eyes says and motions towards the girl sitting next to him. I give them a small wave and introduce myself as Morgan Snow, which of course Jimmy immediately corrects with his endearing nickname. I sit down across from Michelle and Jimmy is next to me on the right with an empty seat to my left side.

"So why does Jimmy call you Snow White? Is it just because of your last name?" Michelle asks and I say, I guess so, and shrug my shoulders...I don't believe the second part so I'm not going to repeat it.

Jimmy tickles my sides and l smack his hands away...I hate being tickled. He playfully pouts and rubs his hands pretending that I actually hurt him. "I also call her Snow White because she's the fairest in the land...can't you see?" he replies and I blush and drop my head down so nobody can see my crimson cheeks. I hear someone sit down in the empty seat next to me and I can feel their eyes on me without having to look.

"Good call Jimbo, I can definitely see it" a guy's voice says and I assume it's must be the missing 'Brian' from before. I look up slowly and see Michelle glaring at the person to my left and look over to face him.

Suddenly, I feel like I am unable to breath because a huge lump forms in my throat. I stare at the guy sitting next to me and almost can't believe that he's real. He has the most perfect cheekbones and jawline that I've ever seen on a man, stunning chocolate brown eyes that match his hair color and the sexiest nose and lips that makes me to bite down on my lower lip without realizing it...I guess my mind realizes this isn't the time to sigh contentedly at the sight of him.

Michelle clears her throat and brings me out of my fantasies about kissing those soft and sexy lips. "Morgan, this is my boyfriend Brian...Brian, this is Morgan..she's new." Michelle says quickly and I can't help but frown that she emphasized the word boyfriend in a territorial manner.

"Hey, it's nice to meet you... please excuse Michelle's rudeness..she must gave gotten her period this morning" Brian says sweetly and then glances over my shoulder to see Michelle stand up and storm away from the table.

"Please quit being an ass to my sister, Brian" Val says sadly and Matt leans in and places is kiss on her cheek before she gets up and follows in the direction of her twin ran off in.

"I'm sorry, I don't want to cause any drama...I really hate drama." I say and try and stand up but Brian places his hand on top of my thighs and stops me. His skin is slightly calloused like Jimmy's, and the placement of his hand is causing butterflies to erupt in my stomach.

He moves his thumb back and forth and caresses the inside of my thigh ever so slightly. "Don't go, she'll get over it...she's overreacting anyhow" he whispers out in a sexy voice and I try and swallow but the lump in my throat returns.

I nod my head and reluctantly take his hand off my legs. It's not that I'm not in Heaven feeling his skin against mine...it's the fact that he is dating someone and I'm not that kind of girl.

Lunch ends and I stand to say goodbye to everyone. Jimmy swoops me up in his arms bridal style and I punch him in the shoulder to put me down. Instead, he tosses me over to Matt who thankfully catches me and lowers me to my feet. Matt gives me a small hug and I turn to face Zacky who gives me a hug and playfully smacks me on the ass. I push back away from him laughing but bump back into Brian's chest. He wraps his arms around my waist and pulls me back towards him and I can feel his not so little friend against my backside. I gasp slightly and he brings his mouth down to the outside shell of my ear and whispers, "It has been a pleasure to meet you, Snow White" then places a light kiss where my neck and shoulder meet.

I can feel my knees beginning to get weak so I quickly scramble away from him and rush towards my next class. I find myself daydreaming for the rest of the school day. I can't help but allow my mind to wander back to Brian...the feeling of his thumb against my bare inner thigh, his hands gripping my hips firmly, his large erection against my ass, and the feeling of his amazing lips against my flesh. Shit, I'm totally lusting over this boy and he has a girlfriend....I hate myself.

Once school is over I slide into the car with my mom and she asks how my first day went. I seriously can't stop picturing Brian, so I sigh deeply and absentmindedly reply...

"He's perfect."

Notes

Again this story is dedicated to my Instagram follower @broken_but_breathing37, follow her if you think she sounds awesome... because she totally is!

Ironically, after I wrote this chapter and emailed it to her and she said people used to call her Snow White at her old school...I thought that was cool :D

Seriously, how cute is Jimmy?!? I think I captured his true spirit an playfulness :)

I'm posting Brian's POV next so stay tuned to see why he's acting that way toward Michelle.