"Breaking up was our best choice . . . right?" his voice was low, but close enough for Eva to hear him.

"There was never anything to be broken up, Christoffer." Eva said without even turning around.

Chris grabbed her by the wrist and turned her to face him. "Can we please go somewhere?" he whispered.

"I already told you Chris I'm done." Eva said taking back her wrist.

"I just want to talk to you Eva, please just let me explain." His voice full of desperation.

"Why don't you just talk to Ingrid." She said walking away.

"Please Eva." With that Chris was able to lead her to a secluded part of the party. He didn't say anything, he only looked at her. How did I manage to fuck this up?

"You wanted to talk Christoffer." Eva said looking down at her shoes, attempting to hide the slight blush that overcame her face.

"I'm so sorry Eva . . . I didn't mea- "

"I always see you hooking up with other girls."

"I didn't mean for you to get hurt, Eva."

"I knew what I was getting myself into."

"I need you to know why I wanted to end this thing with you." He said running his hands though his hair.

"There is no need for an explanation Chris, I'm fine." She really wasn't, and seeing Chris was only making things more difficult for her. It was beginning to get hard to breath especially after seeing his little show with Ingrid.

"I just know that things between us would have never worked out, Eva. Now even more so because I'm almost off to university. I was only hopping to spare you the heart ache. The last thing I wanted was for you to get hurt." Chris said. It seemed to be the only honest thing he'd told her so far.

"I can take care of myself." Is all Eva could manage to say. The only truth she could make out that wouldn't ruin her.

"I know that, Eva. I fucking know that you don't need anything from anyone, especially from me. Nooo, never the damsel in distress." The frustration was radiating off of Chris in waves. It took almost all of his will power to not bring up Jonas. To suppress the images of Jonas holding Eva and talking care of her.

"What's that supposed to mean Schistad?" Now Chris had Eva's undivided attention.

"I pushed you away and not a second later you were all over Jonas." Chris couldn't help yelling at her. Knowing that someone else, someone that wasn't him, was there for her in her moment of need. Knowing that it was him that caused her pain made him want to scream.

"No, you don't get to do that Christoffer."

"I can do whatever the hell I want!" At this point they were practically both yelling at each other.

"Not this, you don't get to intrude in my life after you've made it a point not to be part of it. You don't get to judge me after what you've done."

"Because I didn't want to hurt you."

"Don't you dare pretend that what you did was for me!"

"It was."

"No Christoffer it wasn't. You were just afraid of the prospect of a serious relationship, because I was ready to offer you that. I was really gonna take a leap of faith on you but you really fu-"

Eva didn't get to finish that sentence because before her anger was fully expressed Chris had effulged her in a kiss. Her words died off there.

Chris pored enough of his emotions into the kiss to render Eva speech less. She completely melted into him, returning his kiss with just as much passion and heat. But before long Chris broke the kiss. He didn't pull away from Eva but simply rested his forehead against her, taking in the moment.

"Maybe we can make thigs work?"