*Willow's POV*
I was sitting up in the treehouse with the guys, watching them play cards. I had moved my guitar back to my house, because as we got older, the treehouse seemed to get more and more cramped.
"Ha! Fucking A!" Teddy yelled, happily and scooped the small pile of cigarettes into his lap.
"Aah, whatever, man," Gordie grumbled and leaned back.
"Another round, man, come on," Chris said, dealing the cards but Teddy grinned and shook his head.
"No way! I wanna keep these."
"You're just too cheap to buy your own cigarettes," Vern said with a grin and Teddy chucked one at him.
"Shut the fuck up, Vern-o."
"Yeah, shut up, Vern-o," Chris agreed, sourly and Vern rolled his eyes.
"Oh come on, Chris, you're not still mad at me about the whole Maddie thing, are you? You're with Jayme now."
"Yeah, I know," Chris muttered.
"So...are we cool?" Vern asked and Chris pondered this.
"Yeah, I guess so."
"Okay, good. I have to get home, guys, I'll see you later," Vern said and left the treehouse. One by one, all of the boys left, too, until it was just me and Chris.
"So...are you sure you're cool with Vern having dated your ex?" I asked.
Chris shrugged. "I dunno. I don't still like her, that's for sure. And I am with Jayme now, so I kinda don't wanna do or say something that will mess that up."
"I know what you mean," I said and Chris looked at me.
"You do?"
"Yeah. I mean...Maddie used to be a big part of your life. And your...and your feelings for her-as small as they might be!-never really went away after all these years. Even if...even if you thought they did. Because you're with Jayme now and I'm with Teddy-I mean, Maddie..." I stammered and Chris softly pressed his lips against mine. How had he known that I was talking about him and me?
"No!" was the first word out of Chris's mouth after he pulled away. "No!"
"Oh My God. Oh My God, you're right! We can't do this," I said and Chris nodded, vigorously and stumbled away from me.
"After all this drama with Maddie...I can't mess everything that Jayme and I have just because of some...small feelings that I might have for you."
I nodded. "And I love Teddy. I can't..." I kissed him again. "Fuck!"
"Teddy's one of my best friends," Chris said.
"And I don't want to hurt Jayme." We both sat in silence for a little while, feeling sick about what we had done. What we were feeling. "I'm gonna go find Teddy." Chris nodded as I climbed down the ladder to the treehouse and broke into a run across the field, feeling someone's eyes on me. Probably Chris's.
