A/N: So sorry for not updating! I've been trying to prepare for a huge exam :(
-Chapter 7-
Tessa's next morning was uneventful. She was dazed throughout every class, barely noticing Will. If anything, he seemed to be avoiding her as well. That's what she thought, at least. No, she told herself, he doesn't even care about you. This was disproved when she walked into the lunchroom.
She found Will sitting at her table. Sophie and Cecily eyed him warily. Tessa tried to seem nonchalant, waving her hand.
"You guys go on," she said. "No problem."
To their credit, Sophie and Cecy seemed reluctant to leave Tessa alone with Will. Tessa had vented over text at how upset she was with Will. However, Tessa had seen a shift in his demeanor. He no longer seemed like the arrogant boy she hated. In fact, he even seemed sorry.
Still, she wasn't going to let him see that she was warming up to him. She sat down and stared at Will directly in his eyes.
"Talk."
Will laughed his easy laugh. "What makes you think I want to talk to you?"
Tessa rolled her eyes. So it was going to be one of those conversations. "Well," she pointed out, "You are sitting at my table."
Will shrugged. "Change of scenery. They say it's good for you, Theresa."
Tessa shivered involuntarily. She had never heard his beautiful voice say her full name. In fact, she rather liked how it sounded in his light accent. Of course, he was not to know about this.
"Well, William," Tessa started, "How about you go sit by the dumpster then?"
Will laughed, unbothered. "Missed you at tutoring yesterday."
Tessa tossed her hair. "I'm sure you did."
Coming to her senses, Tessa realized something. She and Will had been gradually inching closer and closer as they spoke. Her lips were about two inches from his. He smelled almost overwhelmingly of cologne, cinnamon, and ... boy.
She jerked back suddenly. Will looked a little put off.
"Look, can you just tutor me today?" He ground his teeth. "I really need the help. I'm... sorry about the winter formal."
Tessa smiled. "Those were the words I needed to hear."
Will, however, frowned. "Doesn't that bother you, though? I mean," he laughed bitterly. "I barely even know you and it bothered me."
Realization dawned on Tessa. They barely knew each other. The tattoo must have been a fluke or something. It probably matched someone else's. Jem's maybe. You barely know Jem, the little voice at the back of her head nagged. How could you be in love with him? Tessa told her little voice to shut up and mind its own business.
After realizing this, Tessa relaxed. "Okay, well, let's get to know each other. Rapid fire questioning. Go."
"Place you're originally from?"
"New York. You?"
"Wales."
So I was right.
"Favorite color?"
"Green. You?"
"Blue, like - " Tessa stopped. She had been about to say "like your eyes".
Will didn't seem to notice her cut off answer. "Amount of tattoos? Other than on your ankle?"
Ah, what the heck. "One. You?"
Will smirked, smug. "10."
"That's nothing to be proud of!"
"Not to you, maybe."
"Whatever." Just as Tessa was about to say more, the bell rang. "Okay. Continue this at tutoring?"
"Sure," Will said. "My place at 5. Same as usual."
Tessa smiled at him and wandered off. She "wandered" smack into Cecily.
Cecily stared at her. "Oh, my God." she whispered.
"What?"
"You like my brother!"
"I do not!" Tessa exclaimed.
"You do so! All lunch, you were staring at him dreamily. And you two were this" - she put her fingers about two inches apart - "close to kissing!"
"Oh my God! Were we? Here, come to the bathroom. I need to show you something."
Once they were safely in the bathroom, Tessa showed Cecily her new tattoo.
"I bet you 10 pence it matches Will's!"
Even though Tessa was thinking the same thing, she lifted her head haughtily. "You're on."
A/N: Drop a review below about this chapter please! Or any chapter. Or, you know, anything.
