Chapter 4: What will happen to us?
The day didn't get any better for the time being. Thankfully, it was a Saturday so neither of them had to worry about work. The conversations that had taken place between Tommy and Angelica were about as basic and short as they could be. Simple one word answers and neither really knew what to say to the other. They sat in the living room each doing their own respective thing. Tommy was reading the newspaper while Angelica was flicking through different TV channels trying to find something to watch.
"So...erm...about last night." Tommy had decided to break the ice and get things moving. They needed to sort things out, for their own sakes.
"Yeah...er...I was wasted." Angelica said.
"Me too." Tommy replied.
They both glanced at each other before looking away. They were ashamed of what happened.
Tommy didn't want to hurt Angelica, but he knew he had to tell her how he felt. If he didn't, he would end up destroying himself. "Look, Angelica. What happened has happened. I think it's time I told you the truth." He regretfully told his cousin. "You've been on my mind for years. I've thought about you a lot and I jumped at the chance of living with you and well, honestly, I really like you. Not just as a cousin, but as a person as well. I've never wanted to hurt you, but I have to tell you how I feel about you."
There was a pause before he finished. "There it is. That is how I feel about you and I always will. If you want me to walk straight out of your life then I will."
Angelica's eyes widened and she stared at Tommy. She couldn't believe what she had just heard.
"You...you have a...a crush...on me?" She asked.
"Not a crush. Love, Angelica. I love you. It's something I know is wrong but I can't help it. What about you, dear cousin? Do you feel anything?"
"I...Well, I do...I guess. I mean only recently I've been thinking and looking at you in...a different way." She admitted. Angelica turned her head away. She knew it was wrong to be in love with Tommy, but she couldn't help it. He was everything she looked for in a man. He was kind, generous, selfless and thoughtful. These are just a few of Tommy's traits which made so popular with the ladies.
"So you want me? Like I want you?" Tommy felt guilty about asking this. His conscience was telling him that it was wrong to do this. Wrong to try and initiate a relationship with Angelica. Tommy knew it was wrong, but they had already gone so far, it felt like there was no return.
"I...I...I do. I want you more than anything Tommy. I...I need you. Too much has happened to just reject you now. You are everything a girl looks for in a man. I'm just so disappointed that we have to be related." Angelica told Tommy. She was on the verge of tears, knowing that the rest of their lives would be next to impossible to get through. "Hold me."
Tommy moved to her side and placed his arms around her and hugged her tightly. Angelica started to weep and Tommy gently rocked her back and forth as he placed a hand on the back of her head and stroked her long hair. Angelica gripped onto Tommy and would refuse to relinquish her grip until she was ready to, not that Tommy would want to stop hugging her any time soon.
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Around a good 40 minutes had passed before Angelica loosened her hold on Tommy. She had stopped weeping a while ago, but needed to be close to him. Being so close to him made her feel calm and happy.
"Are you feeling better?" Tommy asked as he smiled at her.
Angelica smiled back before bringing her lips to his and started to kiss him passionately. Tommy started to kiss back before gently forcing her to the back of the sofa as they kissed. The feelings of passion and love were strong between these two. They were completely compatible, yet can they be together? Neither of them knew if they could be able to live as the couple they are but they knew for certain that they could not hide their feelings for each other from their friends and family forever. There would be a time when either Chuckie or Susie or one of them, perhaps both of them would reveal to someone that they are together.
Tommy stopped kissing Angelica. "Do you think we should tell the others at the reunion? I know we'll have support form Chuckie."
"What makes you think he'll support us?" Angelica asked. She was sceptical about Chuckie not having a problem about them.
"Simply because he knows how I felt about you from the start. He's the only person I told as I can trust him. I couldn't bring myself to tell Dil. I hate having secrets from my brother, but he wouldn't be able to understand what I was going through. I had to tell someone and Chuckie is my best friend. I can trust him with anything. So I told him my biggest and darkest secret. He didn't take too kindly to it at first, but as he got older and time went on, he began to understand and now, he doesn't mind me being in love with you." Tommy explained.
"Well, make it 2 people. Susie knows how I feel about you. She said to me that she doesn't approve of my feelings for you, but she isn't going to let this destroy our friendships with her. She isn't gonna treat us like the scum of the earth." Angelica smiled as she said this. She could rely on Susie for quite a lot of things, such as advice and just as someone to talk to who sees things from multiple perspectives.
"So, we tell everyone at the reunion?"
"The sooner they know, the quicker they will hopefully learn to accept us. If not, then we'll know who to avoid, though I doubt anyone apart from Susie and Chuckie will be very understanding. Our parents will go ballistic and lecture us, and probably try to separate us as well. Heh, they wouldn't be able to though. It's not like we're just early teens." Angelica told her companion.
"I agree, I just hope they will be able to forgive us for being together and that we can forgive them for going psycho on us."
To be continued...
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Yeah, this is a short chapter but I find it rather hard to create a long dialogue with just two people. Not to worry though, the next chapter will be set at the reunion so there will be loads of people to use to hopefully I'll be able to whack a long chapter out.
Thanks for all the reviews and keep reviewing. I like to hear what you think of my story and my general writing style.
The day didn't get any better for the time being. Thankfully, it was a Saturday so neither of them had to worry about work. The conversations that had taken place between Tommy and Angelica were about as basic and short as they could be. Simple one word answers and neither really knew what to say to the other. They sat in the living room each doing their own respective thing. Tommy was reading the newspaper while Angelica was flicking through different TV channels trying to find something to watch.
"So...erm...about last night." Tommy had decided to break the ice and get things moving. They needed to sort things out, for their own sakes.
"Yeah...er...I was wasted." Angelica said.
"Me too." Tommy replied.
They both glanced at each other before looking away. They were ashamed of what happened.
Tommy didn't want to hurt Angelica, but he knew he had to tell her how he felt. If he didn't, he would end up destroying himself. "Look, Angelica. What happened has happened. I think it's time I told you the truth." He regretfully told his cousin. "You've been on my mind for years. I've thought about you a lot and I jumped at the chance of living with you and well, honestly, I really like you. Not just as a cousin, but as a person as well. I've never wanted to hurt you, but I have to tell you how I feel about you."
There was a pause before he finished. "There it is. That is how I feel about you and I always will. If you want me to walk straight out of your life then I will."
Angelica's eyes widened and she stared at Tommy. She couldn't believe what she had just heard.
"You...you have a...a crush...on me?" She asked.
"Not a crush. Love, Angelica. I love you. It's something I know is wrong but I can't help it. What about you, dear cousin? Do you feel anything?"
"I...Well, I do...I guess. I mean only recently I've been thinking and looking at you in...a different way." She admitted. Angelica turned her head away. She knew it was wrong to be in love with Tommy, but she couldn't help it. He was everything she looked for in a man. He was kind, generous, selfless and thoughtful. These are just a few of Tommy's traits which made so popular with the ladies.
"So you want me? Like I want you?" Tommy felt guilty about asking this. His conscience was telling him that it was wrong to do this. Wrong to try and initiate a relationship with Angelica. Tommy knew it was wrong, but they had already gone so far, it felt like there was no return.
"I...I...I do. I want you more than anything Tommy. I...I need you. Too much has happened to just reject you now. You are everything a girl looks for in a man. I'm just so disappointed that we have to be related." Angelica told Tommy. She was on the verge of tears, knowing that the rest of their lives would be next to impossible to get through. "Hold me."
Tommy moved to her side and placed his arms around her and hugged her tightly. Angelica started to weep and Tommy gently rocked her back and forth as he placed a hand on the back of her head and stroked her long hair. Angelica gripped onto Tommy and would refuse to relinquish her grip until she was ready to, not that Tommy would want to stop hugging her any time soon.
....
Around a good 40 minutes had passed before Angelica loosened her hold on Tommy. She had stopped weeping a while ago, but needed to be close to him. Being so close to him made her feel calm and happy.
"Are you feeling better?" Tommy asked as he smiled at her.
Angelica smiled back before bringing her lips to his and started to kiss him passionately. Tommy started to kiss back before gently forcing her to the back of the sofa as they kissed. The feelings of passion and love were strong between these two. They were completely compatible, yet can they be together? Neither of them knew if they could be able to live as the couple they are but they knew for certain that they could not hide their feelings for each other from their friends and family forever. There would be a time when either Chuckie or Susie or one of them, perhaps both of them would reveal to someone that they are together.
Tommy stopped kissing Angelica. "Do you think we should tell the others at the reunion? I know we'll have support form Chuckie."
"What makes you think he'll support us?" Angelica asked. She was sceptical about Chuckie not having a problem about them.
"Simply because he knows how I felt about you from the start. He's the only person I told as I can trust him. I couldn't bring myself to tell Dil. I hate having secrets from my brother, but he wouldn't be able to understand what I was going through. I had to tell someone and Chuckie is my best friend. I can trust him with anything. So I told him my biggest and darkest secret. He didn't take too kindly to it at first, but as he got older and time went on, he began to understand and now, he doesn't mind me being in love with you." Tommy explained.
"Well, make it 2 people. Susie knows how I feel about you. She said to me that she doesn't approve of my feelings for you, but she isn't going to let this destroy our friendships with her. She isn't gonna treat us like the scum of the earth." Angelica smiled as she said this. She could rely on Susie for quite a lot of things, such as advice and just as someone to talk to who sees things from multiple perspectives.
"So, we tell everyone at the reunion?"
"The sooner they know, the quicker they will hopefully learn to accept us. If not, then we'll know who to avoid, though I doubt anyone apart from Susie and Chuckie will be very understanding. Our parents will go ballistic and lecture us, and probably try to separate us as well. Heh, they wouldn't be able to though. It's not like we're just early teens." Angelica told her companion.
"I agree, I just hope they will be able to forgive us for being together and that we can forgive them for going psycho on us."
To be continued...
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Yeah, this is a short chapter but I find it rather hard to create a long dialogue with just two people. Not to worry though, the next chapter will be set at the reunion so there will be loads of people to use to hopefully I'll be able to whack a long chapter out.
Thanks for all the reviews and keep reviewing. I like to hear what you think of my story and my general writing style.