Chapter 4
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"This is Dilara Aydin, my girlfriend."
And cue the crickets.
Total silence. Not just from the group at the table, who were without a doubt more surprised than anyone, but from most of the population of Nicky's. Was it really that hard to believe that Tyler Simms had a girlfriend. Apparently.
"Your what?" Reid and Caleb asked with mirrored expressions of absolute shock.
"My girlfriend. One of those people you share relationship with." He looked around cautiously as if just noticing all of the attention the were getting.
"I know what a girlfriend is, I'm just having a hard time grasping the concept that you have one." Reid rolled his eyes to the ceiling.
"I'll second that." Pogue said.
"How long?" Caleb asked with a raised eyebrow.
"7 years tomorrow." Dilara finally spoke up with a large grin.
That initiated another round of silence, luckily the other occupants of Nicky's realized that their open mouthed staring, was rather rude. The noise level in Nicky's rose in a record three seconds.
"7 years? And none of us have ever known?" Caleb asked with a slightly hurt expression.
Tyler scratched the back of his neck self-consciously, "Well...uh. There wasn't really a reason to tell you about her, she lives half-way around the world."
"Where?" Kate asked interested.
"I've lived Turkey for the last five years." Dilara smiled at her, for not being openly shocked like her companions. "Dilara. Nice to meet you." She offered her hand.
"Kate Tunney." Kate shook her hand. "That's my boyfriend Pogue Parry, and my roommate Sarah Wenham." she pointed to both in turn, and they said their hellos.. Chase nudged her playfully. "And this is Chase Collins." She laughed.
"Nice to meet you guys too."
"Caleb Danvers." He decided to get over his shock and be polite to Tyler's, apparently long-time, girlfriend.
"And we've already met." Reid winked. "But in case you've forgotten-"
"I haven't thanks." Dilara told him deadpan.
Tyler, sensing the animosity coming from Dilara, interfered.
"Alright, that's enough of that." He turned to Dilara, "I think we should go outside and talk"
"Why? Stay here and talk in front of us." Reid smirked.
"How about not?" Tyler glared. He took Dilara's hand and led her towards the entrance.
Reid sat there watching them go with a dumbstruck expression. 'Til he finally snapped out at Caleb's laughing.
"Hold the hell up. When did Baby Boy grow a pair?" He asked to the table at large, to which they all started laughing and chuckling.
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"Did you see that?" Tiffany asked Natasha, who nodded silently. "Did you know?"
"Know?" Natasha looked at her like she'd grown another head. "Look at my face. Does it look like I knew? Jeez, I just met her two days ago."
Tiffany nodded.
"Are you disappointed?" Tiffany asked.
"Why would I be?" Natasha went back to eating her fries, steadfastly avoiding the scene before her.
"Duh! You've only been crushing on Tyler for the last two years!" Tiffany exclaimed.
Natasha fixed her with her most heated glare.
"Oh, right." Tiffany said backing down.
The rest of their night was spent in an uncomfortable silence.
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Dilara walked out ahead of Tyler into the Nippy Massachusetts night air.
"Man, I forgot how cold it gets here." Dilara laughed. "It's only September."
Tyler came up behind her and wrapped his arms securely around her waist.
"I can't believe your parents let you come back here without them, and to be with me."
"They didn't technically let me come alone." She leaned back into his chest.
"They came with you?" He questioned.
"No." She paused. "Khan did."
"Why him?" Tyler groaned. "That guy hates me."
"He doesn't hate you. He doesn't know well enough to hate you." she turned in his arms and wrapped her arms around his neck. "He just doesn't trust you."
"That's ten times better." he said sarcastically. "Why couldn't they just let you come alone?" He leaned his forehead into the junction between her shoulders. "Now I'll feel awkward whenever I want to see you."
"No you won't. I'm staying in the dorms."
"Really?" He stood up straight. "Then why is he here?" He threw his hands up.
"As sort of a chaperon. My parents are a little worried. They don't want a repeat of what happened in Ankara." Dilara grinned.
Tyler grinned in return. "Ah, Ankara. That was funny."
Dilara playfully swatted his chest laughing. "It was not, they walked in on us."
"It had to happen sometime."
"You didn't even stop." She laughed. "My dad had to pull you off of me. Or should I say out."
"If they had just walked back out, we could have finished and then been punished."
"You're crazy." she smiled. The smile slipped slightly as she voiced her next question. "What was that back there? You were all quiet. Who was that guy?"
"That was the Tyler Simms that everyone here knows. I'm sort of the shy guy around here."
"Ha! You, shy?" She threw her head back and laughed. "If I hadn't seen it, I wouldn't have believed it for a second. My boyfriend is anything but shy."
"Hey, don't go ruining my reputation. I got a sweet deal going." He grinned. "Teachers go easy 'cause I don't mouth off like Reid, and I've got a decent amount of respect."
"Oh if they only knew about some of the things you've done." She shook her head. "I don't think anyone would believe me if I tried to tell them."
"Good." Dilara gave him a pointed look. "For now."
"That's better." she looked around at the small deserted lot. "Now what did you really brig me out here for?"
Tyler gave her a wicked grin and captured her lips swiftly. She wasted no time returning the kiss eagerly. He pulled away, trailing light butterfly kisses down her jaw to her neck.
"None of that." She said breathily, pulling away. "It's been too long." She whispered, leaning close one more time to let her lips press against his. Her eyes had dropped shut at the contact, her fingers raking through his hair to grab fistfuls and drag him even closer to her ever busy mouth.
The kisses grew deeper every second, she moaned as his tongue invaded her mouth. She just let him take over, gasping slightly as he lifted her up and guided her legs around his hip bones. Her arms encircled his neck. She went to go kiss him again when he moved further down, lips nipping and sucking across the skin of her neck.
"You never give up there, do you?" She grinned into his hair.
"Well, you know it's one of favorite places." He mumbled into her neck, before continuing his previous act.
Just as they were about to get lost in the moment, an idiot came along.
"Well, well, well. What do we have here?" Aaron about smirked as he sauntered over to the pair.
The moment being lost, Dilara dropped her legs from around Tyler's waist and fixed her rumpled clothing.
"Get lost Aaron." Tyler glared. "Don't you have some money to be losing right about now."
"You know what dipshit, I'm gonna let that slide. Wouldn't want your little whore to see you cry after I take your money and beat your ass." He stepped closer.
Tyler grabbed him by the collar and slammed him into the wall.
"If I ever hear you talking about her like that again I'll kick your ass, and feed you to the fucking wolves Abbot." Tyler hissed into his face. "Now take your faggot friends and leave us the hell alone." He shoved him into the wall once more for good measure.
Aaron turned and without a word, but of course not lacking a hateful glare backwards, Aaron and his boys went into the loud hall of Nicky's.
Tyler softened his expression before turning to face Dilara. Only to find her smiling widely.
"He lives!" She shouted to the sky.
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Finally a decent kissing scene! It took me forever to get that out. You guys will wait for days when I come to the first love scene.