Hey, peeps! Oh no, the dreaded unlucky number 13! So sorry, but this will be the last chapter! Thanks for the reviews, I was a little worried at first about chapter 12. Also sorry about not being able to emotionally move you enough, but to tell you the truth I just added the extra mushy stuff at the last minute. Thanks!
A/N: Oh yeah, I'm also really sorry about the long wait, I was just slightly nervous about the last chapter, but it all came to me in the end. I hope you like it!
Disclaimer: No own JN or J/C. ;)
If Only
Chapter 13
You could cut the tension with a knife, like the fragile vein that carries the life-giving blood. She knew her next word, action, or any form of response would change her life. Because now she knew that the one person in the world she was not suppose to love, loved her. But, she couldn't stop herself from falling in love with the young genius, it just happened, like fate knew it would happen all along. And nothing and no one could get in the way.
As the words softly rolled off his tongue, she could feel her heart swelling. She knew how she felt and wasn't about to let herself trip and fall at the finish line. She wasn't going to screw up her perfect chance and start all over again. She wasn't going to fail. For Cindy Vortex, failure was not an option.
"You know for a genius, you're really stupid," she told him, her eyes sparkling with affection. He took a moment to think about her words before he turned back to face her, moving his hands down to her hips. This definitely was not the straight up answer he was hoping for. But he should have seen it was coming, for she certainly was not a straight up kind of girl and he loved that about her.
"How so?" he asked with a look of utter confusion on his face. He thought he knew her pretty well, but she would always be the one question he could not find an answer for.
"Oh please, all the hints I've dropped," she answered, but the expression on his face didn't change. "The looks, the gestures, the smiles," she stated, getting more desperate with each word. "Well, maybe this will clear things up," she said as she scooted onto his lap. "Kiss me." she whispered to him, closing her eyes and leaning into him, but stopping a few inches from his lips. She tempted him with her warm breath against his face. And being the kind of girl she was, bright, brave, strong and never taking a command from a dumb male, she fully enjoyed the feeling of him squirming in her grasp, her lips just out of reach and her in control.
"Really?" he whispered, raising his eyebrows in shock. He couldn't believe what she was doing, much less what she said. And before he could say or think anything else, she pressed her glossy lips against his. His mind went completely blank as he closed his eyes and deeply kissed her back, running his hands up her sides. She twisted at his touch, his fingers tickling her ribs. This was the moment the two teens had waited for a long time, when they could finally reveal their true intentions for arguing, teasing, stealing sideways glances, and denying any attraction for each other.
When their lips finally parted, neither could speak. They stared into the other's eyes for a moment, foreheads gently pressed against each other until Jimmy closed the gap and softly kissed the corner of her mouth. He tenderly kissed her lips before his own lips trailed down her cheek and then delicately caressed her neck. She melted in his embrace as he gently rubbed her back, brushing his lips over her bare shoulder before burying his face in her hair, lightly kissing her ear. She could barely breathe, much less come to reality. It was like a dream, who would have thought she would be in the arms of her mortal enemy. Waves of emotions rushed through her, his warm breath against her neck, the soft touch of his lips on her skin made her tremble at the unbelievable feeling. They sat on the log, tangled in each others arms for what felt like forever until Cindy slowly reclined herself back to look into his eyes.
"I love you so much," she whispered to the young genius. Her heart flowed out in those five small words, the words he longed to hear for too many languish days and lonesome nights.
"Not as much as I love you," he whispered back, a loving smile forming on his face. He was amazed at how easily the words could come out, the same words he kept secret for so long.
"Oh really, how much than?" she asked in her own teasing tone that made his heart flutter. She needed to know if this was a dream or not.
"More than science," he told her, leaning in to kiss her neck again. He knew this was nothing but true and he needed her to know also. She really did mean the world to him, wether he had ever admitted to it before. She was a main factor for most of his inventions and she only spurred him on to make bigger and better creations.
"Wow," she expressed breathlessly. She couldn't believe how big of a part she played in his life. She knew science was everything to him, but most of all she knew he meant everything to her. "Jimmy..." she spoke more to herself than him.
"Yes, my love?" he answered as she placed her head against his chest, listening to his flowing heart beat. He held her tighter as he rested his cheek on the top of her head. He knew he would have to take her home sooner or later, nevertheless wished he could stay here with her forever.
"If only I had told you sooner," she whispered to him while her eyelids slowly lowered. "If only...," she uttered as she fell a sleep in her love's arms.
A/N: That's it! Oh darn it, I promised I wouldn't cry! (j/k) But don't worry their will be an epilogue. Please tell me if the ending was okay. I'd appreciate it!
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