He led me upstairs. He pulled me into my bedroom, and silently closed the door. Before I could ask what he was doing, he was right beside me and closer than he had even been before.
"Promise not to tell Mattie…" he breathed as he was getting closer. Our lips met, and my heart sped up.
Wow. Why couldn't I tell…oh. I put my hands on his neck, and he tilted his head. He pushed me up against the wall, and I knotted my fingers in his hair. He pulled back, and smiled. Then, he started kissing my neck.
"Wow," I whispered rubbing my fingers on the back of his neck. He nodded, and put his arms around my waist.
"Taylor," he whispered.
"What?" I asked breathlessly. His face was an inch from mine.
"Truth or dare."
"Truth," I whispered.
"What do you want more than anything right now?" he asked curiously.
"For you to kiss me like that again." He smiled.
"Well, that can be arranged." He pulled my head in, and kissed me. He tilted his head, and pulled me close to him. I pushed him on the bed, and I laid on top of him.
"That was a little
different," I observed. He nodded. "In a good way."
"I
love you," he whispered, so softly I barely heard him. I stared at
him.
"What?"
"I love you," he said louder, but still quietly. "That's what I meant by I like you more. Taylor, I'm madly in love with you." I smiled.
"I love you too, Jesse. Oh my gosh." I kissed him and he sat us both up.
"Wow. You do?" I nodded, and kissed him again. He tilted his head, and I put my hands on his hips. I slowly took off his shirt. He finished taking it off, and he started rubbing my arm. I took off my shirt, and he pulled me into his lap. I put my legs beside his, and I sat on my knees. He put his arms around my waist.
"Oh my gosh…is that?" I asked looking at his back. He bit his lip.
"Wings? Yeah," he said nervously. I smiled, and loosened mine up. He stared at me.
"Wow. They look the same…wow." I nodded and kissed him again.
"We both have wings," I whispered. He nodded, and kissed me again. He slid his arm under my cami, and we both pulled back from each other quickly.
"Uh…" I muttered. He nodded.
"Let's go watch a movie," he suggested. I nodded, and he pulled back on his shirt.
"What do you want to watch?" I asked nervously. He shrugged.
"Anything's fine." Well isn't he helpful.
"Okay."
We ended up watching "Facing the Giants". I sat beside him, and he pulled me as close as I could get.
"That got a little out of hand," he whispered before kissing my temple. I nodded, and he sighed. "I'm sorry."
"Not your fault," I said quickly. I played the movie, and he sighed.
"It's partially mine," he muttered. I shrugged.
"I'm just glad we stopped it before it got way out of hand," I said quietly. He nodded.
"Yeah."
"I remember when you asked me out," I said laying my head on his shoulder. He nodded.
"Sorry I wasn't more romantic about it," he apologized. I smiled.
"It's okay. I personally wouldn't have cared if you had said, 'We're dating now. Live with it,'" I said honestly. He stared at me.
"Wow. Either you're really crazy, or you really love me," he muttered. I smiled.
"Both." He put his arm around me, and we both watched the movie.
When it was over, I was crying. That was so sad, and happy! Oh my gosh! God did really amazing things with them.
There was one part where I could have sworn I saw Jesse shed a tear, but I won't ask about it. He probably didn't want to tell me.
I looked up at him, and I kissed him.
"Good night," I said standing up. He smiled and stood up too.
"If you keep doing that, yes it will be." I smiled and looked at the clock. Three fifteen. I sighed.
"I love you," I whispered before kissing him again. He smiled.
"I love you too. That'll never get old," he said happily. I nodded and we walked upstairs.
Kyra's POV
"Oh my gosh, Jesse, Austin, come here," I said gesturing towards Taylor's room. It was seven thirty. She was still asleep…perfect.
They both walked in and looked at me.
"Taylor, what color is the sky?" I asked curiously.
"Blue," she mumbled.
"Are you asleep?"
"Yes," she whispered. Jesse was confused.
"She tells nothing but the truth when she's asleep," I explained. "Who do you love?"
"Jesse," she said softly.
"Do you want to marry him?" Austin asked eagerly.
"Yup."
"Do you want to date him?" he tried.
"I already am." We both stared at her, and then Jesse. He turned bright red and rubbed his hands on his face.
"Uh…hi," he said innocently. I squealed and pinned him against the wall.
"Spill!" I ordered. He shook his head.
"I don't kiss and tell," he said smirking. Austin gaped at us.
"Taylor, what happened last night after we went to bed?" I asked rushing over to her. Jesse ran over to stop me, but Austin held him back.
"We played truth or dare, ended up making out, told each other we loved each other—"
"Taylor, wake up!" Jesse pleaded. Austin covered his mouth.
"Go on," I said eagerly.
"We got a little carried away, stopped, went downstairs, watched "Facing the Giants," and now we're here." I gaped at Jesse, and Austin's arms fell by his side in shock.
"You don't exactly know how we got carried away," he said quietly.
"What do you mean carried away?" Austin asked nervously.
"Well, we were making out, took his shirt off, took off mine to where I was in a cami, and then stopped," she said matter-of-factly. Jesse sighed.
"You two are evil," he muttered. We smirked.
"It's a gift," we said in unison.
"Weird." He walked over and softly kissed Taylor. "Wake up." Aw!
Taylor's POV
I felt something against my lips, and then Jesse whispered,
"Wake up." I slowly opened my eyes. I looked around and saw Jesse right above me, and Kyra and Austin gaping at me.
"What?" I asked as I sat up. I ran my fingers through my hair. Seven thirty-five.
"They know," Jesse whispered in my ear. I looked at him.
"Know what?" I asked nervously. He looked down.
"Everything that happened last night…" I stared at him.
"Everything?" I asked nervously. He nodded.
"Except…" He looked at me, and then my back.
"They know I have wings," I said, showing him I knew what he was talking about…his. They froze.
"He…knows?" Austin choked.
"Yeah. He knows I have wings," I said simply. They nodded.
"Uh…okay," Austin said after looking at me for a second.
"Jesse," I said smirking. He looked at me and then frowned.
"Love you," he said sweetly. I shook my head.
"Doesn't matter. You have to," I reminded him.
'What am I supposed to do about my wings?' he thought. Not actually to me, but in his head.
"Trust me," I whispered so softly he barely heard it, much less Kyra and Austin. He looked at me and nodded.
"What are you talking about?" Kyra asked curiously. I looked at her.
"We played truth or dare last night, and he could either run up and down the streets in his boxers, or he could go around the house until I say otherwise," I explained. They both grinned.
"And he chose the house," Austin said smirking. I nodded, and Jesse pouted. I looked over at him and quickly kissed him.
"Now, I did my dare, so you have to do yours."
"I meant someone other than me," he muttered.
"You never said that," I said triumphantly. He frowned, and everyone but him left the room.
Jesse ran downstairs and sat on the couch. He sat beside me and covered up before anyone could see him. We all looked at him.
"You can't cover up," I said trying to pull them away. He smirked.
"You never said that." I frowned.
"Okay." Kyra and Austin were staring at us. "What are you guys looking at?" I asked laying my head on his shoulder. They both shook their heads, and he put his arm around me.
"So you two just randomly started making out, or was it a dare. Taylor, that's—"
"Not what happened," I said tracing designs on the palm of his hand with my finger. They frowned.
"Huh?" I grinned and looked up at Jesse.
"Do you know what tomorrow is?" I asked curiously. He nodded.
"Our two year anniversary," he said happily. I nodded, and they gaped at us.
"Two…years? How did you manage to keep it from us for two years?" Austin asked shocked.
"It wasn't hard," I said shrugging. "You guys are dumb anyways." They frowned, and Jesse kissed the top of my head.
"Yeah," he said sweetly. "But, it'll be two years tomorrow." I nodded.
"Whoa," Kyra managed to get out. I smiled.
"And do you realize we were really close to having our first kiss on our two year anniversary?" I asked looking up at him. He nodded.
"Yup. Oh well," he said shrugging. I nodded, and he put his arms around me.
"You two seriously have been dating since we were fourteen?" Austin asked. We nodded.
"A year after we met," I said before pecking his cheek. He smiled and nodded.
"Yup." He shivered. "I'm freezing," he whispered into my ear.
"You can go change now," I said happily. He smiled.
"Good." He stood up and ran upstairs. I had made it to where his wings were invisible…I could make other things invisible too.
"Wow," Austin mumbled. I ran upstairs to my room.
Jesse was in there, waiting on me. He had gotten dressed.
"It's about time," he teased. I rolled my eyes, and sat on my bed.
The next thing I knew, Jesse was on top of me.
"What are you doing?" I asked while giggling. He grinned.
"Protecting you from the invisible monsters in here," he said matter-of-factly.
"Uh huh," I said rolling my eyes. I kissed him. He wrapped his arms around me, and he slowly pulled back.
"Was that my reward?" he asked grinning. I nodded and he kissed me. "I need to protect you more often." I nodded.
"Or I could just reward you more often," I whispered. He nodded, and I kissed him again. I knotted my fingers in his hair, and he tilted his head.
"You should reward me more often," he agreed. I smiled, and he stood up. He pulled me up with him. "Or maybe, you could do it just because you want to." I smiled.
"Well, don't worry. I already do," I breathed getting closer to him. He kissed me and pinned me against the wall.
"That's good," he said breathlessly. I nodded, and he kissed my neck. I smiled and looked at the door…Mattie was standing there gaping at us.
"Oh my gosh!" he exclaimed. Jesse jumped back, and we both just stared at him.
"Dang it," Jesse muttered under his breath. I nodded.
"Taylor! You're like my little sister!" he shouted. I shut my door and put my finger on his lips.
"Mattie!" I hissed. He just looked at me.
"Taylor, you promised!" he said angrily. I looked down.
"Mattie, I promised I would say no if he asked me out. We were already dating," I said softly. Jesse frowned.
"And you!" Mattie exclaimed pointing to him. "You told me you didn't like her."
"I don't," Jesse said shrugging. I stared at him. "I love her." Mattie snarled and stormed downstairs. Oops.
"Oh crap," I mumbled. Jesse nodded and walked up to me. He quickly kissed me.
"I'm sorry," he whispered rubbing our noses together.
"It's not your fault," I said as he lightly kissed my nose.
"Yes it is," he said pulling me closer, as close as I could get. He started kissing my neck.
"No it isn't." He pulled back and sighed.
"But I—"
"Jesse, it's not our fault Mattie doesn't want us to be happy," I interrupted. He nodded.
"True," he said before smiling.
"Come on," I ordered. I grabbed his hand, and we walked downstairs.
"So now, the only people who don't know are the adults of your family," he said happily. I nodded, and we sat on the couch. I laid my head on his shoulder.
"Do you remember why we weren't telling anyone?" I asked curiously.
"Because Mattie would've eventually found out," he muttered.
"Oh yeah."