Kyle sat on the living room couch flipping channels on the tv, bored
out of his mind. "Crap..........crap..........crap" he muttered as he
flipped channels, seeing what's on.
Tess walked into the house, looking around and finding Kyle sitting on
the couch. She walked over to him and sat next to him. "Nothing on,
huh?" She asked.
"Unless you count total crap as something." He sighed.
Tess smiled. "Not really. How was your day?" She asked casually.
"Boring." He said. He looked up at her. "How about you?" He asked.
"I had a very interesting day, to say the least. I could say it's been
my best day in a long time." She answered. And it really had been the
best day.
"Really?" Kyle said. "Well, what happened?" He asked.
"Let's just say that tomorrow eight of us need to have a huge
conversation. It'll make more sense and it's not really my story to
tell." Tess answered vaguely.
"Oh." Kyle said.
Tess looked at Kyle. She bit her lip lightly. "So...Uhm...Listen,
I'm...uh...just so you know...I'm sorry for stealing your room...I
mean, if you want, you can have it back. I can sleep out here."
Kyle shook his head. "Nah. I really don't mind you sleeping in there.
I'm fine with the couch." He answered truthfully.
Tess nodded. "Oh..........OK." She looked at him. She wanted to just
reach over and just kiss him. But she decided not to. "So...Uhm.....
Are you going with anyone to Vicki DeLany's party?
'What was up with the questions?' Kyle thought to himself. What was he
going to say, no? Of course it was always nice to wish that she might
want to go with him, but then again she did ask. 'But what if she's
just being 'sisterly', as Dad put it?' He sighed. "I haven't asked
anyone. Why?"
"Oh............uhm.............Just curious." Tess said, biting her
lip. "I'm not going with anyone either." She said.
And again with the hope. "That's too bad." He answered. She looked
nervous. As in really nervous. Maybe he should just ask her. The worse
she could do would be turn him down. Then again, it would be kinda
harsh. 'What the hell. Why not?' He thought. "So, wanna go with me?"
He asked as casually as he could manage.
Tess could feel her heart soar at those five little words. She smiled
casually, telling herself to play it cool. "Sure...That'd be cool."
She said, coyly flipping her hair over her shoulder.
"Great." Was the only thing he could think of saying at the moment.
'Did that mean...nah, she couldn't...hell, she's going on a date...with
you, get over it.' He thought to himself. He generally resisted every
urge that wanted to reach out to her, afraid that she'd freak, so he
was just content at the moment sitting next to her.
"So....uh..." She said. "Anything good on tv?" She asked to fill
the silence, even though she had already asked that.
Had he ever mentioned to himself how cute she looked when she was
nervous? He didn't think so. "Same things as before." He said, though
the tv was really the last thing on his mind. He wasn't even
comprehending the pictures that were flashing on the screen.
Tess looked at him. She casually placed her hand on his on the couch
cushion. "Oh." She said.
Kyle's 'watching' the tv was soon ignored as he turned to face Tess.
He took her hand in his. "Do you mind if I, uhm, kiss you?" He asked
softly.
Tess looked at him and smiled softly. "Not unless I beat you to it."
She said as she leaned in close to him and kissed him.
Kyle kissed her back gently. Of course it all ended way to soon when
Tess pulled away hesitantly. "This going to be a regular thing?" He
asked lightly, not really knowing what to say. "Cause I certainly hope
so."
Tess smiled and pressed her lips together shyly. "Yeah, I'd like it
to be a regular thing." She said.
'Wow, Tess shy. That's a sight I could get used to.' He thought as it
seemed that shy was the only thing he could use to describe her at the
moment. "Yeah. Me too." He said, thinking. "Not that I'm not totally
enjoying this, but what happened to you and Max?"
"We realized that it really wasn't meant to be, at all. He loves Liz,
and I lo...." She stopped. They just kissed, she couldn't say she
loved him now, it would totally freak him out. "...like you."
Kyle just smiled. Of course he knew what she was going to say. Of
course it would be understandable to wait until they'd been on at
least a few dates and hung out more before they could really say that.
And he absolutely couldn't wait until that day. "And I like you too."
He answered. "So, this leaves us at an awkward moment." He said,
stating the obvious.
"Right....." She said. She kissed him again.
out of his mind. "Crap..........crap..........crap" he muttered as he
flipped channels, seeing what's on.
Tess walked into the house, looking around and finding Kyle sitting on
the couch. She walked over to him and sat next to him. "Nothing on,
huh?" She asked.
"Unless you count total crap as something." He sighed.
Tess smiled. "Not really. How was your day?" She asked casually.
"Boring." He said. He looked up at her. "How about you?" He asked.
"I had a very interesting day, to say the least. I could say it's been
my best day in a long time." She answered. And it really had been the
best day.
"Really?" Kyle said. "Well, what happened?" He asked.
"Let's just say that tomorrow eight of us need to have a huge
conversation. It'll make more sense and it's not really my story to
tell." Tess answered vaguely.
"Oh." Kyle said.
Tess looked at Kyle. She bit her lip lightly. "So...Uhm...Listen,
I'm...uh...just so you know...I'm sorry for stealing your room...I
mean, if you want, you can have it back. I can sleep out here."
Kyle shook his head. "Nah. I really don't mind you sleeping in there.
I'm fine with the couch." He answered truthfully.
Tess nodded. "Oh..........OK." She looked at him. She wanted to just
reach over and just kiss him. But she decided not to. "So...Uhm.....
Are you going with anyone to Vicki DeLany's party?
'What was up with the questions?' Kyle thought to himself. What was he
going to say, no? Of course it was always nice to wish that she might
want to go with him, but then again she did ask. 'But what if she's
just being 'sisterly', as Dad put it?' He sighed. "I haven't asked
anyone. Why?"
"Oh............uhm.............Just curious." Tess said, biting her
lip. "I'm not going with anyone either." She said.
And again with the hope. "That's too bad." He answered. She looked
nervous. As in really nervous. Maybe he should just ask her. The worse
she could do would be turn him down. Then again, it would be kinda
harsh. 'What the hell. Why not?' He thought. "So, wanna go with me?"
He asked as casually as he could manage.
Tess could feel her heart soar at those five little words. She smiled
casually, telling herself to play it cool. "Sure...That'd be cool."
She said, coyly flipping her hair over her shoulder.
"Great." Was the only thing he could think of saying at the moment.
'Did that mean...nah, she couldn't...hell, she's going on a date...with
you, get over it.' He thought to himself. He generally resisted every
urge that wanted to reach out to her, afraid that she'd freak, so he
was just content at the moment sitting next to her.
"So....uh..." She said. "Anything good on tv?" She asked to fill
the silence, even though she had already asked that.
Had he ever mentioned to himself how cute she looked when she was
nervous? He didn't think so. "Same things as before." He said, though
the tv was really the last thing on his mind. He wasn't even
comprehending the pictures that were flashing on the screen.
Tess looked at him. She casually placed her hand on his on the couch
cushion. "Oh." She said.
Kyle's 'watching' the tv was soon ignored as he turned to face Tess.
He took her hand in his. "Do you mind if I, uhm, kiss you?" He asked
softly.
Tess looked at him and smiled softly. "Not unless I beat you to it."
She said as she leaned in close to him and kissed him.
Kyle kissed her back gently. Of course it all ended way to soon when
Tess pulled away hesitantly. "This going to be a regular thing?" He
asked lightly, not really knowing what to say. "Cause I certainly hope
so."
Tess smiled and pressed her lips together shyly. "Yeah, I'd like it
to be a regular thing." She said.
'Wow, Tess shy. That's a sight I could get used to.' He thought as it
seemed that shy was the only thing he could use to describe her at the
moment. "Yeah. Me too." He said, thinking. "Not that I'm not totally
enjoying this, but what happened to you and Max?"
"We realized that it really wasn't meant to be, at all. He loves Liz,
and I lo...." She stopped. They just kissed, she couldn't say she
loved him now, it would totally freak him out. "...like you."
Kyle just smiled. Of course he knew what she was going to say. Of
course it would be understandable to wait until they'd been on at
least a few dates and hung out more before they could really say that.
And he absolutely couldn't wait until that day. "And I like you too."
He answered. "So, this leaves us at an awkward moment." He said,
stating the obvious.
"Right....." She said. She kissed him again.