Squib moved closer to Cody, if that was even possible, and ran one hand through her hair, the two never breaking contact. She slowly slipped her hands behind his neck…
"Cody? Squib?" The two jumped apart at the sound of Adena's voice, and not a moment too soon. A second later she, followed by Cameron and Tannis, barged through the door.
"There you guys are," Cameron said.
"Come on," Adena spoke, "we can't sleep, we're too freaked out by that movie. We're gonna go watch Shark Tale."
"Shark Tale?" Squib asked.
"It's the happiest movie we've got," Tannis told him.
"Whatever, she sighed, shrugging. The group walked out, Cody and Squib avoiding eye contact.
"Are you okay?" Adena asked Cody, "You look a little flushed."
"Fine," Cody mumbled.
The real kicker was, Cody thought as she watched Shark Tale, that she didn't feel bad. She didn't even feel bad about not feeling bad! She knew it was wrong; after all, she had a boyfriend yet she kissed another guy, but she just couldn't make herself feel guilty! She had enjoyed kissing Squib and, in the back of her mind, knew that if they hadn't been interrupted she would have gladly gone further.
Squib knew he should feel bad, but he just couldn't. Cody had a boyfriend, for Pete's sake! He had taken advantage of her, well, actually, she had seemed pretty darn willing, but still! He felt a smile cross his face at the memory of their kiss. Nope, try as he might, Squib just couldn't feel bad.
Adena glanced at Cody. The girl still had a blush on her cheeks. She knew something was up! It was weird the way she and Squib were avoiding eye contact. Adena doubted they had gotten into another fight, otherwise they wouldn't be sitting calmly in the same room. She looked at Tannis, who shot her a look revealing she had noticed it, too. The two nodded, making a silent agreement to ask Cody later.
Something had happened between Cody and Squib, Cameron was sure of it. The question was: what? It couldn't have been a fight. If there had been another fight, they wouldn't have agreed to come watch the movie. So then what was up? For a brief second, the thought that maybe they had kissed crossed Cameron's mind. But he quickly brushed it off. After all, Cody had a boyfriend. Then again, this was Cody's and Squib…
"So…Cody," Adena said in an odd voice. The three girls had decided to camp out in Cody's room for the night.
"Yes?" Cody asked.
"Anything happen between you and Squib?" Tannis asked.
"What do you mean?"
"I dunno," Adena said, "but you two seem kind of odd."
"Well, no," Cody said.
"Are you sure?" Asked Tannis.
"Yes,"
"Then why are you blushing?" Adena continued the interrogation.
"I dunno," Cody shrieked, annoyed and panicked.
"I think you do," Tannis said, giggling.
"Fine, we kissed, okay?" Cody exclaimed. The room was frozen in a shocked silence for five full seconds.
"This is awesome!" Adena squealed.
"Awesome? I have a boyfriend!" Cody reminded them.
"Oh, who cares? You two are meant to be together anyways. This Evan guy is a total rebound, and we all know it," Tannis laughed.
"So, you kissed," Adena continued, "Then what?"
"Then you guys walked in," Cody told them.
"Really? Gee, prefect timing, huh?" Tannis rolled her eyes.
"It's probably best," Cody admitted begrudgingly.
"You really mean that?" Adena asked, smiling knowingly.
"Well…no…" Cody mumbled as she blushed yet again. "But I should at least talk to him about it. Whether or not I liked it, it can't happen again while I have a boyfriend. Not to mention, I live, like, a million miles away."
"Oh Cody, you're no fun!" Tannis giggled.
"So, what's up with you and Cody?" Cameron asked.
"What do you mean?" Squib asked, trying to feign innocence.
"You two seemed a little weird tonight," Cameron clarified.
"Well, no, nothing happened," Squib said.
"You sure?"
"Yes Cameron, I'm sure," Squib said, getting annoyed, "I would remember if something happened, and nothing did."
"Good," said Cameron, "because she has a boyfriend."
Squib sighed, "I know."
"You gonna talk to him today?" Tannis asked the next morning.
"Well I have to, don't I? I leave tomorrow afternoon," Cody said.
"Well, let's head down to breakfast, then you can talk to him after," Adena suggested.
Cody never got the chance, though. She and Squib spent breakfast in silence, luckily not that uncomfortable because the rest of the group was chatting away. As soon as he finished, though, he and Cameron left to practice. Cody got the distinct feeling that he was avoiding her. Truthfully, she didn't mind; the longer she could put off this conversation, the better.
"Hey man, Cody's been looking for you," Cameron said as he entered the dorm.
"Oh," said Squib.
"…Aren't you gonna see what she wants?"
"I guess," Squib sighed as he got up. He had a good guess of what Cody wanted to talk about.
Squib knocked on the door. When there was no answer, he slowly opened it and walked in.
"Cody?"
"Is the weather really that bad?" He heard her say, walking around the corner, he saw her in her bedroom, the door open, talking on the phone. "They can't fly any planes out?" She paused, "Okay, dad, but you'll be back in time to drive me to the airport tomorrow, right?" Another pause, "Okay then, see you tomorrow afternoon," she hung up the phone.
"Uh, hey…" Squib said.
Cody spun around, "Oh, hi."
"The door was open so…" Squib trailed off, "You wanted to see me?"
"Uh, ya, come in," Cody said. He entered her room and sat on her bed. "Look Squib, what happened last night…it was wrong. And it can't happen again. Ever."
Squib sighed, knowing that's what she was going to say, "So that's it then? We just leave it like this?"
"Squib, I have a boyfriend! I live in New York now, I have a new life!" Cody cried.
"So we just forget about us? What we had?" Squib asked, getting angry.
"There was never an 'us', Squib! We never had anything!"
"Maybe we never admitted it, maybe never officially, but there was an us! We had something!" Squib stood up.
"Well, it's over now!"
"It's over? Just like that? You never felt anything?" Squib demanded. They were both yelling now.
"Of course I did! But not anymore!"
"You don't feel anything?"
"No!"
"I don't believe you!"
"Well, it's true!" Cody yelled. Before she had a chance to say anything else, Squib had grabbed her and crushed her lips in a kiss. Who cared about Evan? Or their friends, or New York, or tennis? Right now it was just Cody and Squib.
She threw her arms around his neck, pulling so they spun around and switched places. Backing up slowly, she felt the back of her knees hit the bed. There wasn't an 'Are you sure?' or 'Are you ready?' for which Cody was glad. She worried that if she was given the chance to think about it, her conscience may step in and talk her out of it. Thankfully, though, when Squib's hand found the buttons of her shirt, she quickly abandoned all rational thought. She fell back onto the bed, taking Squib with her…
Wish enough, wise man'll tell you a lie
Window broke, torn up screens
Who'd have thought that you'd dream
Of a single tragic scene
I just wanna sing a song with you
I just want to take it off of you
Cause Blue Eyes
You are all that I need
Cause Blue Eyes
You're the sweet to my mean
Fess it up, dot on the palm of your hand
I can help you to stand
Saved it up for this dance
Tell me all the things you can
I just wanna sing a song with you
I just wanna be the one that's true
Cause Blue Eyes
You're the secret I keep
Cause Blue Eyes
All the lights on and you are alive
But you can't point the way to your heart
So sublime, when the stars are aligned
But you don't know
You don't know the greatness you are
Cause Blue Eyes
You are destiny's scene
Cause Blue Eyes
I just wanna be the one
I just wanna sing a song with you
I just wanna get it on with you
Cause Blue Eyes
You're the secret I keep
Cause Blue Eyes
I just wanna sing a song with you…
-Cary Brothers 'Blue Eyes'