Miguel Lopez-Fitzgerald frowned in this cup of coffee. He was miserable. It had been two weeks since he had kissed Kay in the woods. Miguel was pulled
from his thoughts by Reese's voice.
"Hey Miguel. What's up?"
"Hey Reese. Nothing."
"Yeah that's what you've been saying all week and I still don't believe you. What's wrong?"
"I told you Nothing!"
"It might be better if you get it off your chest."
Miguel looked at Reese thoughtfully for a minute.
"okay, Can you keep a secret?"
"To my grave!"
"I did something awful."
"What?"
"I..."
"Did you rob a bank? Cheat on a test? Spit it out Miguel."
"I... kissed Kay!" Miguel said and looked down at the table.
"Well it's about time."
"What?!" Miguel asked his head shooting up. "What do you mean?"
"Come off it Miguel I've known that you and Kay were meant to be since 4th grade."
"No! That's not true. I love Charity!"
"Then why did you kiss Kay?" Reese challenged.
"Shh! don't be so loud about it."
"Well why did you?"
"I don't know. She was there her face just inches away from mine and before I knew what was happening my tongue was down her throat."
"Oh You really kissed her than?"
"yeah."
"Those are not the actions of a man in love with another woman."
"That kiss with Kay had nothing to do with love. I love Charity. Charity is love!"
"Well if that's the case why have you been so depressed lately."
"I feel guilty about it towards Charity and Kay won't even talk to me."
"So she didn't enjoy the kiss?"
"NO! she hates me for it!"
"So I guess she slapped you when you kissed her right?" Reese said trying to bait Miguel.
"No."
"She screamed and called you names?"
"No."
" What did she do?"
"Well.." Miguel started remembering the feel of Kay's arms around him. "For a minute she kissed me back. Then she pushed me away and just said "Charity"
Then she ran off."
"and since then?"
"She is straight up avoiding me! If she sees me she turns around and goes in the other direction. She hates me!"
"Miguel maybe she just feels guilty too."
"It doesn't matter. I had just gotten Kay back in my life. We've been hanging out like we used to. Now she won't even stay in the same room as me. Charity is the love of my life but now when I am with her I feel guilty. And when I kiss her I compare it to Kay's."
"How does it rate?" Reese couldn't help but ask.
"Reese!"
"Oh come on!"
"It's not even close." Miguel sighed. "Which then just makes me feel even more guilty because I like kissing Kay better. Reese what am I going to do?"
"Well what do you want?"
"I want everything to go back to normal. Where Kay and I were just friends and Charity was my world."
"Miguel those two things never happened at the same time."
"What?"
"When Charity was your world. no one was your friend. Not even me. You didn't have time for anyone.
"I'm sorry Reese."
"It's cool. You know what I think?"
"What?"
"Well I think that Charity was a first love. It's huge and great and fun but it doesn't last. I think Kay is true love."
"Reese you're wrong I am not in love with Kay."
"But..."
"Just drop it! I am going to go for a walk." Miguel jumped up and walked out of the book cafe.
"That is crazy! me in love with Kay? No way!" Miguel said waving his arms and walking fast. After he got a little way away from the book cafe Miguel
slowed down and began to think there were two voices in his head arguing back and forth.
"Kay and
I are just friends!"
" But that wasn't a friendly kiss you gave her."
"That was one time thing I just don't think of Kay that way."
"Don't think huh? Why is she the last thing you have thought of every night for the past two weeks."
"I just feel guilty about it is all."
"Guilty
that you kissed her or guilty that you want to kiss her again?"
That was when it hit Miguel. He did want to kiss Kay again. ALOT and she wasn't even talking to him. He had a girlfriend, but what he really wanted was to
kiss his best friend. Miguel didn't know when or how in happened, but somehow Kay had gotten under his skin.