OMG! I'm in Love with a Geek! (56 page)

I just got home after seeing Gran. Mum is asleep on the sofa AGAIN! Remind me NOT to ever make bacon sandwiches for a living.

Goose and Megan are shouting at each other. I think Goose's mum lets her stay there far too late. She should get tougher!

I did something odd tonight.

I Skyped Dad.

It was really early in the morning his time but I just wanted a chat with someone who wasn't a woman or didn't think anything could be cured with a Reggae Reggae Sauce sandwich. I told him all about Nicky, about Megan and about Goose. I mainly talked about Goose. And the fight. He listened to it all and at the end said, “Well, Hattie – just from an outsider's view 10,500 miles away, I'd say you're madly in love with Goose and you'd like Megan Fenton to drop down a big hole. What you did with Nicky was wrong but love makes you do stupid things – especially when you're young. Look at me! But learn from me too. Don't cause anyone any more pain. Leave Goose alone. If it's meant to be it will happen. And really you owe Nicky an apology.”

When I said, “But he set me up for death from social-media embarrassment hell!” Dad said, “You set him up for something worse than that. You broke his heart.”

I did.

Oh, COW! COW! COW! Not Megan Fenton! ME!!!

Then Dad said, “I'm thinking of coming over next year again. Trace— sorry – Butterfly and me will stay at a caravan park or something? Think it's a good idea?”

Dad was right about everything.

Everything.

Texted Nicky today and just said:

I haven't heard anything back but at least I did the right thing. For ONCE!

OMG – just saw Goose going to the boot sale without Megan AGAIN!

No, Hattie. You've caused enough trouble. JUST LEAVE IT.

I JUST WANT TO SAY BEFORE I WRITE THE NEXT BIT THAT I HAVE DONE NOTHING NOR HAVE I SAID ANYTHING.

Apparently Goose has finished with Megan Fenton. She “shouted too much” and admitted to him that she “actually hated boot sales and lizards”. Goose said, “Some things you have to love to love me.”

BUT DON'T GO MAD WITH MAX JOY because we've both been single before and NOTHING happened and I don't like Freak. I don't even think I can grow to love him.

I'm off boys anyway.

Weirdo Jen and Dimple nagged me for hours today about Goose. Because Weirdo Jen has been with Simon FOR EVER she thinks she's a HOTNESS expert. My love life is not a soap opera. I am not going to make a fool of myself over Goose. I need a break. I have to learn lessons from this experience and fully mature – OH, I WANT TO SNOG HIS FACE OFF NOW.

I JUST NEED TO KNOW if he feels the same way and if he's ready.

Went round to see Goose after school.

Conversation went like this…

He is clearly NOT ready and it is certainly NOT obvious that he wants to SNOG MY FACE OFF.

Ruby called my mob after school today and made the following statements:

1. “HATTIE – why aren't you going out with Goose yet? It is OBVIOUS that you totally fancy the hell out of each other. Have you asked him out?!”

2. “Dad is definitely coming over next year! TELL YOUR FAMILY!”

Answers – no, no – AND WORLD, PLEASE LEAVE ME ALONE!

Told Mum about Dad. She was unbelievably relaxed about it and said, “Let's not tell your Gran till we have to.”

THEN OUT OF THE BLUE SHE SAID, “By the way, Hattie, it's obvious you like Goose and he likes you! I know you've had your ups and downs but no one argues with a boy and gets annoyed with him unless they LOVE them. Goose is lovely and I think you should … concentrate on your schoolwork but give him a break!”