Patricia's POV

After Eddie came to my room and talked to me, I was shocked and confused. I knew how I felt about him, and I'm pretty sure he knew it as well. But I couldn't just give in and believe him. He's such a prat, everything he said was probably all part of some new joke.

When Vera called for dinner I wasn't hungry. And I was especially not in the mood to see either Jerome or Eddie. But Joy had convinced me to come downstairs anyway. I trudged down the steps and saw everyone seated already around the table.

The room was awkwardly quiet. The only noise was the clanging of dishes and the scrape of the chairs on the floor. I noticed that Nina wasn't seated beside Fabian and Joy was wearing a happy smile on her face. Eddie was staring at me, and I was staring at my food, trying to avoid his gaze. Jerome was peering at everyone, trying not to laugh at the situation.

It was Alfie who broke the silence. "So, Ambs. How was your day?"

"Oh, shut it, Alfie." Amber snapped back at him. She turned her attention back to glaring at Fabian while he focused on his fork. After a few more minutes of eating in silence, Nina stood up from her seat.

"I'm not very hungry." She said and shot a glance at Fabian before leaving. Fabian's expression fell as he pushed food around his plate.

"What's going on between you two?" Alfie asked Fabian. Fabian opened his mouth to speak, but Amber cut him off.

"Fabian kissed Joy!"

"I thought she was Nina!" Fabian argued.

"You thought I was Nina?" Joy asked. The smile had vanished off her face, replaced with hurt. "Nice, Fabes." She commented before getting up from the table and leaving as well. Another awkward silence fell over the table, no one knowing what to say. Mara cleared her throat and turned her attention to Jerome.

"Jerome, could we talk? About you-know-what?" Mara asked. Jerome sighed and leaned back in his chair. He mumbled a 'fine' before getting up from the table with Mara and leaving.

"And then there were five..." Eddie muttered and leaned back in his chair. I glanced up at him and saw him still staring at me.

"What're you staring at?" I shot at him. He remained calm, that tell-tale smirk on his face.

"You."

"Well, quit it. They have a name for people who constantly watch someone." I retorted. He raised an eyebrow at me, thinking of what to say next. We glared at each other for a minute more, before he looked down and began eating again. I got up from my chair and walked to the doorway.

"Wait!" Amber called after me. "Where are you going?"

"I'm gonna go joined the other pissed off girls upstairs."

"I'm coming with!" Amber yelled and jumped out of her seat to walk with me. As we walked past Nina and Amber's room, Nina pulled Amber into the room and quickly slammed the door. I chuckled and kept walking towards my room. I hesitated opening the door when I heard Joy crying, but decided to tough it out and go in anyways. I was instantly bombarded by Joy telling me in great detail everything that had happened between her and Fabian at the dance.

I laid down on my bed, not quite listening to what Joy was saying. The only thing on my mind was Eddie. If he liked me as much as he said he did, he never would've danced with me for a bet. He probably was dared to kiss me as well. Who gave him the right to waltz in here and-

"Patricia, are you even listening to me?" Joy whined, pausing her rant about Fabian. I looked up, shaking myself from my daze.

"Huh? Oh, yeah. I'm listening."

"Doesn't seem like it. You're probably just too busy thinking about Eddie."

"What? Eddie? No! He's... He's obnoxious! And-and irritating!" I rushed out. Joy smirked and giggled.

"It didn't look like you thought that last night when you were dancing. You two looked pretty cozy..." Joy teased. I scowled at her and sat up straight.

"FYI, he didn't want to dance with me, Joy. It was for a bet." The smirk flew off her face and a look of concern consumed her face.

"Oh, Patricia, I'm so sorry-"

"Why? It's not like I care. The only reason I danced with him was because I was bored." I lied and forced a laugh. A small smile returned to Joy's face as she stared at me.

"Alright, as long as you're okay. I'm feeling pretty exhausted, I'm just gonna go to sleep. G'night!" She called out to me and shut off the lights. I called out a goodnight to her and lied in my bed, staring at the ceiling, thoughts racing through my head.

The next morning I woke up and looked at the clock beside my bed. 11:47; I had slept in and missed breakfast. Luckily it was Sunday, so there were no classes. I got out of bed and stretched, peering around the room. Joy and Mara's beds were both empty. I let out a deep breath and changed out of my pajamas. I threw on a red long sleeve v-neck and a pair of dark skinny jeans. I straightened my hair and put on my makeup, the entire time just wanting to crawl back into my bed and sleep.

I forced my legs to carry me down the stairs and into the common room. Amber, Fabian and Nina were huddled on the couch, whispering to each other over some old book. I turned to the kitchen and saw Eddie talking to Vera. I walked into the kitchen and caught onto the conversation.

"I know I missed breakfast, but don't you think you could just-"

"No. Next time wake up before 11:30." She scolded him and turned to me. "Oh, look who's finally awake. Don't try asking for breakfast, this one's been trying that for 15 minutes now." I nodded and she walked out of the kitchen. Eddie turned to me and raised an eyebrow.

"What?" I asked. He looked me over and squinted his eyes at me.

"I'm just surprised. I was expecting some kind of insult." He said with a smirk. I raised both my eyebrows and crossed my arms over my chest.

"I can think of one, if you'd like."

"No, that's alright." He said with a smile. I grinned slightly at him while he stared. "So do you wanna talk about what happened yesterday?"

"Not here."

"Then we'll go somewhere else." He said and grabbed my wrist lightly. He tugged me through the house and toward the front door.

We were almost at the door when Vera called down to us. "Where do you think you two are going?"

"Out!" Eddie called back and dragged me out the door so she couldn't argue. I paused once we were a good distance from the house and pulled my arm back.

"You're hurting my wrist, slimeball." I shot at him. He smirked and grabbed my wrist back, gently.

"Stop whining, Yacker." He called to me and began leading me again. Once we reached the front of the school, my eyebrows furrowed. Where were we going? He pulled me off the sidewalk and towards a picnic area on the side of the school. There was a single tree in the middle of the open field and he sat beneath it, pulling me down with him. We both sat in silence for a few minutes before one of us spoke up.

"Did you actually mean what you said in my room?" I asked him in all seriousness.

"Patricia, I swear on my life, everything I said yesterday was true." He said sincerely. I pursed my lips and stared at him, trying to tell if he was lying. There wasn't a hint of a smirk on his face and his eyes were pleading.

"Alright." I sighed.

"Alright what?"

"Alright, I believe you." His eyes lit up, but his lips formed a smirk.

"I knew you would. I could tell you were all over me from the moment I walked in the door." He teased coolly. I gaped at him jokingly.

"I'm sorry, but weren't you just the one begging for my forgiveness? And yesterday you were practically crying telling me how you liked me and wanted to kiss me more and-"

"Alright, alright." He stopped me. I laughed, seeing the blush on his cheeks. "Since you brought it up though, I really would like to kiss you more."

"Oh, would you?" I laughed. He nodded and broadly answered 'Yup'. I smiled at him playfully and raised an eyebrow. "Go for it."

And just like that, I was being pulled into one of the most heated snogs of my life.

Waaaah, I tried to make it longer! I'm not sure how much I like this chapter, but I hope you enjoyed it. Leave a review for me! You guys are oh-so-amazing with the reviews lately(; I'll update when I have a sufficient amount of feedback!