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Bayleigh POV
"He loves you." And with that one tiny word that Josh had said, my world was turning upside down. Being upside down isn't bad. But at first, all the blood rushes to your head and you can't think. The blood swirls around your brain, and you want it to stop, but you're standing on the ceiling. It's like gravity has abandoned you, and your lags turn to jelly. You're lost, and no one is there to show you the way. You can't talk, can't move, can't breathe. All you can do is stand (Or in my case, sit) there and stutter like and idiot.
Chiron and Josh, after realizing that the best thing for me was privacy, walked out of the room and left me with my thoughts. Because I knew Josh wasn't lying to me when he said that Demitri loved me. In a way, I had always known it. But there were so many lies, and secrets, that kept me speechless. Which was good, in a way, because it kept me from screaming. But bad, because if I had screamed, a part of me would be letting go, and blow through the wind, never to be heard again. But, right now, I had it all bottled up inside, wanting to scream. Wanting to run. Wanting to do something. But it was all I could do to not fall unconscious for the second time today.
About an hour later, I came to my senses and knew that what was done was done. All I had to figure out was how I was going to deal with it. I decided the matter could wait until tomorrow, so I tried to go to sleep. Seeing as it was 10:00, I had missed dinner. I wasn't especially hungry, either. But my sleep was interrupted when Chiron walked in with water. He came over to my cot, and I took the pitcher of water from him. I got up, then fell back down onto the bed again.
Chiron said, "Pour it over yourself when you're still in the cot. Then dry off the bed." Simple logic, Bayleigh. Use your brain. But I wasn't thinking straight, as there was a really deep gash in my stomach. That kind of thing can mess with a person's logic. I did as I was instructed, and instantly felt better. I could feel the water healing my wound. It was an extraordinary feeling, as if ice was melting the wound, making it smaller. What I didn't notice was that Josh was standing in the doorway of the infirmary. Which is why he heard what happened next.
I stood up and asked Chiron, "So, is it true?" I asked, even though I already knew the answer.
Chiron sighed. "Yes, it's true," he said, as if this happened every day. As if he knew this would happen someday. The only thing I didn't expect him to ask was, "The only question is, how do you feel about him?"
This caught me off guard. But I knew the truth would set me free. So I said, "I never really thought about it. He was only a friend. But, I mean, think about it: he's nice, and sweet, and he's funny. He's a son of Apollo, which is good in the looks department, and he's easy to be around. Demitri's been a good friend to me, and I don't know what I'd do without him. Maybe we could go the extra step. It wouldn't be much different." I shrugged. Chiron walked out. And that was when the world turned upside down.
Again.
Josh revealed himself, and walked over to where I was standing, grabbed both sides of my face in his hands, and kissed me. I got lost in the kiss, and soon I was falling, Josh holding me. He was much stronger than he looked. But the fall didn't stop our kiss. We just kept going. Until what seemed like hours later, when Josh pulled away, still holding me, and I said, "Screw Demitri." He smiled, and kissed me again, but this time we didn't come up for air for a long time.