**Original POV**
How do you respond to that?
I'll tell you how I responded. I burst out laughing like I belonged in an institution. "Seriously?" I asked, holding onto Bill's arm for support as I doubled over in laughter. "That's a relief."
He nodded, silent.
"I thought he looked familiar but I just couldn't place it… I thought I was going crazy."
"Ja, I know," Bill retorted, pulling his arm away. "Really Katie…"
"Bill!" Tom started walking our direction with the tickets. My heart beat wildly; I didn't think he'd seen me yet. "Gustav!" He paused, noticing me. "Caitlin?"
I smiled, unable to speak.
"Bill, you didn't tell me you were friends with Caitlin."
I heard Bill mumble something. Gustav grabbed him by the shoulder. "Come on, Bill. Let's find our seats."
"Georg is already in there," Tom yelled after them. "Caitlin…" He breathed my name, and it came out like silk. His voice soothed my nerves.
"I had no idea…" I began.
"You're friends with Bill?" he asked, interrupting me. "That's…that's crazy."
"You're his brother." I remarked. "That's crazier." I shook my head. "He always mentioned his brother, Tomi. I never put two and two together."
Tom stepped forward so his body was only inches from mine. A chill blew through the air, seeping through the opening in my jacket. "Do you want to go inside?" he asked. I noticed he was only wearing a jersey.
I nodded. "You must be freezing."
"Nah," he said, just as a shiver ran through his body as the cold raked his skin. He grinned at me like a buffoon. "Alright, I am freezing my ass off out here."
I felt him put his arm around my waist and lead me inside. "Why'd you run away from me today?" he asked, his gaze devouring me.
"Tom…" I didn't even have an answer for him. Before school I'd been caught completely off guard by his advances; the rest of today I'd been illogical about everything. You could tell him the truth, I thought.
"You scare me." He flinched, starting to withdraw his arm. Shit. That wasn't how I meant for it to come out. "Wait." I reached for his hand and offered him a smile. "I…I just don't know how to deal with this…with you. I've never met anyone like you before."
We stopped walking, and he cupped my face in his hands. "I feel the same way." He kissed me gently on the forehead. "I'm going to be 100% honest with you. I have a reputation." Tom pulled me close, wrapping his arms around my shoulders. "I like women, and I've been with my fair share of them. I…I didn't always take…" He choked a little on his words. "…love seriously. But with you…" He ran his fingers through my hair. "With you I don't want to make any mistakes, because this feels so real."
My heart was going to explode. I was officially the happiest girl in the entire universe. Eros himself had just made his confession of love, to me. "Wow," I murmured, not knowing how to react. I wanted to pull away and look at his face, but I was afraid my legs wouldn't support me if he wasn't holding me.
He laughed a little. "Wow." I reached up to touch his cheek, blushing fiercely. "You're so beautiful," he whispered.
I suddenly felt very uncomfortable. Damn him and his compliments. "Th-thanks," I stuttered. Damn me and my stupid nerves. "Uh…let's go…"
"Ravens!" Tracy squealed as she ran past us into the gym.
I rolled my eyes, clicking my tongue in annoyance. "What a…"
"…bitch." Tom smiled at me, his beautiful brown eyes sparkling.
"Let's go watch some basketball," I giggled, tugging him by the hand into the gym.
**Bill's POV**
Seeing her with him, I felt violently sick. Tom had his arm wrapped around her and was whispering into her ear. The room was spinning as I watched Jumbie lean into him, giggling as he flirted shamelessly with her. God, please put me out of my misery, I prayed.
She was my Jumbie, I cried internally. Tom caressed her face with his thumb, gazing into her eyes – those hypnotizing blue eyes. My Jumbie was Tom's next "play thing." I bit my lower lip to keep it from trembling.
I saw Tom's friend, Collette, out on the gym floor, staring at the two of them. She caught me staring, but I didn't look away. In her eyes I saw the same pain I felt in my heart.
How could Tom do this? Didn't he realize that I'd been talking about Caitlin? I loved her. A sob erupted from my throat, causing Georg, Gustav, and even Tom and Katie to turn around. I smiled weakly. "Sorry…"
Tom and Caitlin turned their attention back to their flirting, and Georg and Gustav turned their attention back to the game. I sat frozen in my pain.
A/N: So this is how it goes. It keeps getting better and better if you read more, I insist you.