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Zoey-

"Alright girlies I gotta get going, Ky you can stay the night if you want, Zoey usually does and I take her straight to school the next day." Karen says while bending down to kiss a sleeping Eliza on the cheek.

"Umm, I don't have any clothe-

"That's quite alright I have plenty of stuff upstairs that should be able to fit you, right Zoey?"

I nod my head stupidly as I watch Kyla stand awkwardly next to the couch.

She's staying here the whole night?? Jesus.

"You girls have fun, Zoey take Eliza up in a few will ya? So she doesn't get a crook in her neck like before." And then she's out the door, and she winked at me.

I think I may pass out. My heart is beating wayyy faster than normal, and it's all because of the girl in the next room.

"Sooo, this is where you've been spending all your time?" Kyla asks joining me in the kitchen by the fridge.

I nod my head, not really trusting my voice at the moment.

What are we supposed to do now?

I hate times like this, it's so freaking awkward.

"I had thought you were avoiding me." She says walking and looking around.

I had been tring to stay away from her as much as possible again; I thought she wouldn't notice this time though, with school and all.

"Well..uh. I'm going to take Eliza upstairs."

"You were, weren't you?" She asks stopping to turn and staring at me intently.

"It wasn't wh-

"Jesus Zeoy, I thought we had cleared everything up? Whats up with you? It's like you can't stand to be around me any-

I cannot take this, so go for it. It's not exactly how I wanted to confess my feelings for her, but I cant take it anymore.

It's either her questioning me because I kept avoiding her or Karen asking me everyday if I told Kyla the truth yet.

It's very frustrating hearing it everyday.

But at the moment I really don't care about any of that, because I'm kissing her.

Something I've been aching to do for so long.

Her lips are like heaven, I wouldn't ever want to stop kissing her. But to my dismay she pulls back.

"What the hell Zoey?" She asks staring at my lips then my face, never meeting my eyes.

"I'm so so- "Don't you dare say sorry." She says and I look at her stupidly because I don't know what else to say.

"We need to talk." She states grabbing my hand and pulling me somewhere like she knows where she's going.

"Wait I have to take Eliza up to bed first." I tell her gently take my hand out of hers while turning the other way into the living room.

I need to calm down.

I make my way into the room carefully lifting Eliza's sleeping form easily off the couch, wrapping my left arm under her butt and tucking her head into my neck so she doesn't wake.

It's not like she will, the girl sleeps like a rock.

I nearly jump out of my skin when I feel Kyla's breath on my neck. "You're good with her."

"I'm just taking her to bed." I say turning around to face Kyla trying to calm my nerves.

"Still, your good with her."

I shrug as I exit out of the living room and walk slowly down the hall to take Eliza upstairs to her Dora the Explorer decorated room.

After tucking her in we make our way back down the stairs and into the backyard on the deck.

"Beautiful night." Kyla says beside me on the lounge chair.

"Yeah, it is." I reply staring up at the stars.

I love it here at Karen's; it's like a new home for me since my parents barely realize I'm home anyways.

"Why do you keep running from me?" I sigh because I was wishing she would drop the whole thing.

"Look, I know you don't feel the same way about me. I truly understand, you don't have to feel sorry for me either, I'm sure I'll get over it, just like I got over my crush over Spencer."

"Wait, you liked Spencer?" She stops and asks me looking surprised and a little jealous. Yeah right I'm imagining things.

"For a while, yeah I guess you could say so. But I'm so fucked up I don't know what I want any more. So like I said, I'll get over this crush I promise, I hope we still can remain friends."

"I don't think you're fucked up. Ok well for awhile yes I may have thought you had lost your mind. But I can tell that your trying to better yourself, and I'm proud of you."

"Well after losing a sister and everything I didn't know how to cope with things."

"Life goes on Zoey, and that's what you have to do, live your life. I'm not saying this in a harsh way, I know it's hard to lose someone close in your life especially a sibling, but don't lose yourself too, other people need you as well." She says taking my hand in hers squeezing but not letting go.

"Well living with parents that don't really care for you doesn't really make me feel wanted." I really didn't mean to let that all out, but I need her to understand where I'm coming from.

"Zoey." She says in a whisper.

"Don't go feeling sorry for me Kyla. I told you because I want you to understand that life is harder than many people make it out to be."

"Don't you think I know that? I'm just surprised, why didn't you tell me any of this before?"

"I didn't want you to feel sorry for me." I tell her.

"You keep saying that! Does it look like I feel sorry for you Zoey? Yeah maybe a little bit but come on!! At least I care enough to!" She says standing up and kneeling in front of me grabbing both of my hands.

That hurt.

"We should get inside, it's getting pretty late." I say trying to get up from the now uncomfortable chair.

"NO, you're not running from this-

"I'm not running from anything Kyla!"

"Yes you are! You're running from me, from your parents, you could be happy, but you're stopping yourself."

"I am happy, and I was until you came over here." I tell her now angry.

"So now it's my fault that I worry about you?"

I sigh and rub my hands angrily over my face.

"That is not what I'm trying to say."

"What are you trying to say? Please explain to me." She says standing before me with a hand on her hip in front of the table.

"I don't know! It's just…You do things to me, I don't know what to do around you, how to think straight. It's frustrating." I confess throwing my hands up into the night air.

"Maybe I should just go."

I jump up quickly out of my chair even though she hadn't moved. "No, don't go. We got this all out in the open, don't go I need the company."

I beg grabbing her hands into mine.

"You're confusing." She tells me gently touching my cheek.

"I know." I say smiling cheekily. "We should get ready for bed, school tomorrow."

"Ugh, why did you have to remind me."

"Sorry." We stand there for about 5 minutes just staring at one another until we manage to drag ourselves up the stairs into the guest bedroom.

I change into shorts and a t-shirt and sit on one side of the bed waiting for Kyla to come back out of the bathroom.

I want to see of she wants to sit on this side or not. She comes out of the bathroom with her hair tied back looking beautiful as ever. And I forgot what I was going to ask her.

She sits beside me and looks at me like she wants to ask a question.

I was about to ask her what she wanted when she asks.

"Why did you kiss me?" Wow she's very straight forward.

"I told you already."

"That's what you told me, but is it true?"

"What do you mean?" What is she implying?

"You wouldn't want to kiss me again?" Ok now she's confusing the hell out of me.

I turn to really good look at her but I cant really read her.

She stares at me for about 4 minutes and I get very uncomfortable under her gaze. Jeez Kyla.

The next thing I know her lips are pressed hard against mine, pushing me backwards onto the bed. Wow her lips are incredible.

She raises up quickly and practically hops to the other side of the bed. She could have just rolled over there.

"We should get to bed." She says climbing in.

Ooook. That wasn't weird at all.

I turn the side lap off beside me then slide under the covers carefully, making sure there's enough room between us. What the hell just happened?

A few minutes go by and neither of us say a word.

I feel a gentle kiss on my cheek and then Kyla says softly "I like you."

And then she rolls over to her side saying "Goodnight."

Jeez what a weird night.