I normally add chapters on the weekends, obviously. Anyways, this is Kite's point of view of the last chapter. I'm definitely focusing on Kite right now, bu a lot more is going to happen in later chapters. (*insert sneaky look*)
Surprise was the only way to describe what he felt when he looked up. Her arms were crossed and she was leaning against the doorframe, impatience on her face. She didn't want to linger; the fact was made clearer by the hurry in her words. Had it been anyone else, he would have obliged. But she was here, in front of him and he didn't want her to go. Not after she had taken over his mind for so long, not after she had taken over, he had eventually realized with astonishment, his heart. He wasn't normally the sentimental type and he of all people knew it. But he was willing to do anything to get her back, after he had made the mistake of his life in leaving her.
"Something wrong?" he asked. She paused and he could see it building inside her, the annoyance at something that had happened.
"Besides the fact that you use my name to break it off with other people?" she asked, eyes blazing. He was lost in his thoughts so it took him a second to understand what she meant. And then it hit him. He'd broken up recently with a woman recently, Lisa. Lisa had asked him why he was ending it and he had answered honestly. It was impossible to pretend to be interested in her when he was always thinking about someone else. He wondered how Rush had found out and realized that Lilly didn't even consider that he might have meant what he said; the thought brought a wry grin on his face. She thought of him as a jerk, capable of using her to solve his own problems. Maybe he had been that type of guy.
Incredulity crossed her face at the grin. He stood, making his way towards her, speaking, looking at her. Her hair grazed her shoulders. It was down, a different style than before, but it was still her.
Lilly scoffed as he finished confessing that what he'd said had been true, but it he could tell that the words hadn't entirely flown over her. She was startled and her eyes fell to the ground, hiding that he had had any effect on her. Abruptly, she looked up, the fire in her eyes again.
"You ended it, Kite. You said you didn't regret it," she spoke suddenly. "Nothing's changed. You didn't want to understand last time and there won't be a 'this time'," she finished. He could hear it: the anger and pain that she forced herself to hide and that made him want to never forgive himself. He had brushed her aside before, leaving her behind, ignoring the tears in her eyes. He had almost turned back at the time, but his ego got in the way. Jason Kite was never wrong, never turned back. He tried again, but the words seemed to be empty. Until he said "It's one of the reasons I realize I love you." Her eyes flickered up to his, astonishment evident in her eyes. He was willing to stand there forever, staring into them, but she quickly looked away, guard on automatically.
"You practice that speech in the mirror last night?" she asked sarcastically.
He replied casually. "Nah, this morning." An involuntary smile crossed he face and her eyes narrowed with laughter. He grinned, a small ball of victory settling in his stomach. She visibly brushed herself off, serious again.
"The exhumation, Kite," Lilly said, eyebrows raised. He got the file for her and decided to go out on a limb, jumping to coffee. Her pursed lips curved up slightly.
"I don't think so," she replied, like he had known she would. But she paused at the door before she left and that was enough. He hadn't lost her forever.
Here we go. I didn't realize it was so short. Ah, well.