All right Chapter 14! I am so sorry for taking so long to update, but I have been having some huge writers block. I hope that I am getting over it and it will not be a problem anymore. Now I would like to take a little bit to thank all my reviewers.
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Everly POV
I slid down the wall and put my hand over my heart. I could feel it beating rapidly. I cannot believe he just kissed me. I mean yeah we almost kissed before but that was because of the alcohol. At least that is what I have been telling my self. Well what do I do now?
I decided to go talk to Drayton and was about to open up my bedroom door when I realized I was still in a towel. I quickly was dressed and walked out into the hall. I walked down to Drayton's door and was getting ready to knock when his door opened up. Drayton stood there staring at me. I did not know what to do or say, all I could do was stand there.
"Can I help you with something or are you just going to stand there all day?"
I shook my head, "Oh right, umm. Well I figured we should talk about what just happened. Talk about whether or not it was a mistake or accident or something else."
I was hoping he would say it was something else. For some reason I wanted him to tell me that he liked me and wanted to be with me. Even though my wall was supposed to be there, I wanted him to break it down. I wanted him to hold me in his arms and kiss me again. I was not suppose to feel this way and though I tried to push the feelings away, standing there in front of his door I felt like a giddy little school girl on the inside. I prayed that he would not be able to feel it.
"There is nothing to talk about."
My mouth dropped. How was there not something to talk about? He just kissed me when I thought he hated me. That is a lot to talk about. I felt like I had been stabbed in the heart about a dozen times. I felt my heart harden up as I came to the conclusion that I was not going to let him see me weak because of him.
I glared at him, "Well if that is how you feel then fine. There is nothing to talk about." I turned around to walk off but he grabbed my wrist.
"Everly, please wait."
I felt a spark in my heart as he grabbed me and asked me to wait. I wanted to turn back to him and hope that he would say something right, but not matter how my heart wanted it my brain would not allow it. I did not even turn to look back at him. He was not holding my wrist tight so I jerked my hand away and told him, "No, it is just like you said "there is nothing to talk about." So I believe you. The kiss was nothing and obviously meant nothing to you. So why talk about your mistakes." I started walking down the hall.
"Everly, it is not…."
I did not even stop this time. I just continued down the hall to the library.
Drayton POV
I had to get out there. I was disgusted with myself at remembering what I had done to Nera. I am a monster. But after hearing Everly's opinion and her telling me more than once that I was not a monster. The emotions were just too much. I acted on impulse and did not think it through. I went with my heart for once in a very long time instead of using my head. I kissed her.
It was amazing. Feeling that kinetic pull between us. The calm that came over me. It was almost like an addiction being sated. I could feel myself being pulled into it. Into my feeling for her. I did not want to lose this feeling so I brought my hands up and entangled them into her hair keeping her to me.
I do not know what I would do if she pulled away from me. I just knew that at that moment I needed her lips on mine and I did not want to lose it. To my surprise she did not try to fight me off or try to turn away. Instead she brought her arms up and held me to her. It felt like our bodies melted together. I do not know how long we kissed, but I knew it had to end.
My mind was catching up to my impulses and I knew I should not have done this. I pulled away from her and leaned over to whisper in her ear, "I am sorry." I did not want to see her reaction. Whether it was relief, hurt, or anger. I did not want to wait and find out. I used my speed and got out of the room as fast as possible.
When I got to my door I looked over and saw Leila staring at me. She looked like she was going to ask me something and I was not in the mood for it. I simply ignored her and went into my room. Locking the door behind me, I went and laid on the bed. I brought my hands up and ran them through my hair. I habit I have when I am trying to sort through my thoughts.
Why did I kiss her? Well that is a stupid question to ask myself. I know why I did it. I did it because she is working her way through my wall and towards my heart. No matter how hard I try to keep her out she is making it through. Something I heard Leila say a long time ago popped in my head, "Sometimes we put up walls, not to keep people out, but to see who cares enough to knock them down."
I have my own walls up but so does Everly. How was I affecting the wall she had built? This thought was going round and round in my head coming up with all kinds of answers, when a knock on my door brought me out of my thoughts and back to the world before me. I was not going to answer it seeing as how I thought it was Leila but the tingle through my body told me different.
It was Everly on the other side of that door and she seemed to be nervous about something. I immediately got up and went to the door. It was time to see how she felt about all of this. I opened up the door and waited for her to say something. Yet she just stood there. I was losing my confidence in this situation very fast. So I decided to start the conversation.
"Can I help you with something?" I asked her. Might as well figure out what she is here for, seeing as how it could be for something completely different than what I am hoping.
She shook her head, "Oh right, umm. Well I figured we should talk about what just happened. Talk about whether or not it was a mistake or an accident or something."
I could feel the rise in the electricity going through me. She was getting excited yet still really nervous. Why did she say mistake or accident? Is that what she thought it was? I decided to end her emotional torment and mine.
"There is nothing to talk about." I wanted to say more but I was not sure of how I was suppose to continue it. I did not know what words to say.
Her mouth dropped open in shock. Had I not said the right thing? I mean there really was not anything to talk about dealing with what she asked. We did not need to talk about it being a mistake or accident or any thing else bad, like she had stated. To me it was a good thing and we did not need to talk about the kiss. What we needed to talk about was what was happening between us. That is when it dawned on me how wrong that sentence sounded. Had she taken it the wrong way?
She glared at me, "Well if that is how you feel then fine. There is nothing to talk about." She turned around to walk off. Yeah, she had definitely taken it the wrong way. I grabbed her wrist to get her to stay so that I could explain what I had meant.
"Everly, please wait."
I could feel the electric current in my body fluctuate with her emotions. She did not even turn to look back at me. I was not holding her wrist tight and she jerked her hand away, telling me, "No, it is just like you said "there is nothing to talk about." So I believe you. The kiss was nothing and obviously meant nothing to you. So why talk about your mistakes."
Yeah, this was bad. She had definitely taken it the wrong way. I really need to watch how my words come out. I needed to do something to stop her as she started heading down the hallway, "Everly, it is not…." I did not even try to continue as she did not even stop. She had chosen to ignore me.
I lowered my head and ran my hand through my hair, "Damn, how do I fix this?"
"You are going to need my help."
My head snapped up to see Leila standing across the hall from me. I just stared at her for a moment contemplating my choices. My best option seemed to be getting her help, seeing as how on my own I had practically destroyed everything.
"Alright come on. We can talk in my room."
She smiled at me as she walked past me and into my room. I closed the door and turned to face her. Before she even got a word out of her mouth I spoke, "What do I need to do?"
We spent the next hour figuring out how to fix the mess I had made. We had come up with what we thought would be the best plan, or better yet Leila came up with it. I now walked down the hall towards the library. As I got to the door I stood there trying to gain my confidence. After taking a few deep breaths I put my hand on the doorknob and started to turn it.