AN: No... This chapter was done... Who puts a delete button right next to the copy and paste option? It's just cruel. It was a really good chapter too. I was so happy with it... Here's the rewritten version. Stupid phone, deleting my story.
CHAPTER 2: The way I loved you
Chance POV
Well... This is unexpected. Victoria Brennan is standing outside my bedroom door, her dog beside her. The rest of the Virals are missing though, which is unusual. Oh well. Be thankful for small mercies.
She looking up at me from beneath her eyelashes, which on anyone else would look submissive, but on her looks defiant and sexy. And if you ever mention that I will deny ever thinking it.
"We need to talk."
Unfortunately, she's right. With a mock bow I gesture for her to come in. She rolls her eyes but doesn't comment. I close the door behind her and retake my place on the bed as she perches on the edge of my desk chair. "So what did you want to the talk about, Victoria?"
She glares at me for using her full name. "I need to know if anybody, and I do mean anybody, knows about us. Or you, for that matter."
I give her a patronizing look. "Of course no one knows about you. If I went around claiming that four teenagers were actually genetically modified supersoldiers, I'd be locked up again. Or you'd be."
She ignores my condescending tone. "And you? Who knows about you?"
"Obviously my scientists have a vague idea, but I trust them all. You have nothing to worry about."
"Good." She snaps. There's silence and then, "Yeah...so..."
"Don't tell me you're out of accusations already?"
Tory attempts to look indignant, but quickly abandons the effort. "The others are being annoying, so I thought that I'd come here for some answers."
"You had to come here? Don't you have friends who aren't Virals?"
"I do! But Ella's out of town. Besides, it's not like you're Mr. Popularity."
"I was, but then you went and convinced everyone that I was insane, you know how it is."
She winces. "I really am so sorry about that."
I wave it off. "I get it. You had to protect yourself."
"No."
I raise my eyebrows at her.
"If it had been just me, I would have taken my chances with telling you. But the others thought it was too risky, and they were probably right. Still, I am sorry Chance."
"You would have told me?"
"You have no idea how guilty I've felt about it. Plus I had a huge crush on you, so yeah, I would have told you."
"You have a crush on me?" I bet she doesn't realize what she just said.
"What? No. Had. Past tense only." I bet right.
I feel myself start to smile. "You like me."
"You need to look up 'like' in the dictionary. Make sure you don't mix it up with loathe."
"You like me."
"No. I'm dating Ben."
Huh. That's new. "So you let the puppy think he had a chance? Come on, Tor, that's just cruel."
"First of all, he is not a puppy."
"He acts like one around you."
"So what if he does? It's sweet."
"I'm sure, but it's not what you really want."
"Oh? And what, pray tell, do I really want?"
"Someone like me."
AN: Cliffhanger! Sorry to cut it off there, the next chapter should be up by Monday.
-VV