Gally's PoV:
I stared at Thomas, completely stunned. "W...What?"
"I want you to be my boyfriend." Thomas reached down and laced our fingers together.
No one had ever said that to me before. I couldn't even begin to form my racing thoughts into words. I think I said, "Oh," with a really embarrassing sigh, then backed up and ran.
I went straight for the Deadheads and sat between the corners of the wall. Tears started streaming down my cheeks. I'd been horrible to Thomas since we met, and he wanted me? Now it seemed so stupidly obvious why everyone was laughing at me, what Newt had been talking about.
Thomas liked me.
For whatever reasons, the boy was into me. We'd had our moments, but yeah, for the most part I'd treated him badly. I'd been a jerk to him.
"I'm sorry, Thomas," I sobbed into my lap, hugging my knees to my chest in a ball.
"It's all right."
I looked up in surprise, to find him standing in front of me. Blushing, I wiped the tears off my face. He didn't seem to be judging me, though. "How did you know where I was?"
"I come here, too," Thomas said. "Whenever I want peace and quiet."
So did I. "Me, too," I admitted.
Thomas smiled and sat down next to me, so close that our shoulders touched. My heart pounded. I couldn't remember being this close to someone. "Go out with me," he said again.
"Why?" I asked. "Why do you want me?"
"Because you're beautiful," Thomas said. "Because you're strong, and you're...I can tell you're nice, somewhere deep down."
I laughed. "Oh, thanks," I said, rolling my eyes.
"You're welcome." He looked completely serious. His eyes flickered down to my lips, and he leaned in and kissed me. I gasped, wrapping my arms around his neck and pulling him close, kissing back.
It was my first kiss, that I could remember, at least. Unlike many of the Gladers, I never had a boyfriend in the Glade. Thomas was an excellent kisser. Our kiss heated up and I moved my hands under his shirt, lifting it over his head. I admired his body - God, he was sexy.
Thomas blushed adorably as I kissed him again. Our kisses grew incredibly hot and desperate. After a while, we both pulled back gasping for breath. "Does this mean you'll go out with me?" Thomas asked.
I smiled, and nodded. "Yes," I said. "I'll go out with you."
Thomas smiled back and hugged me. I snuggled against him and buried my face in his neck as he held me.
The news spread around the Glade like wildfire. Soon everyone knew that I was Thomas's boyfriend, and everyone kept asking me why I was dating the Greenbean. Not that they were angry, mostly everyone was excited for me.
Except Ben. One of my best friends wouldn't talk to me, for whatever reason.
I brought Thomas to the Saturday night party as my date, and introduced him to my friends. Ben got up from the table when I brought him over, leaving me to stare after him, astonished. What was Ben's deal with me? Or was it Thomas? I wasn't sure. I decided to confront him about it later. He was being kind of an asshole, really.
Thomas and I slow danced like we had last night. "So...it doesn't seem like you're friends with a lot of the Builders," Thomas noted.
I shrugged as I held onto his waist. "I guess not. I don't really fit in with them. Besides, I'm their boss - their leader," I pointed out. "I'm not supposed to be their friend."
"It's not like it's forbidden. You're my boss, and we're going out," he pointed out.
The shank had a point. Maybe it was time I make friends with my Builders. My relationship with those guys had been pretty rocky...Maybe it would help me work better with them if we were friends.
"I don't know...Most of those guys you just met went through the Changing, like I did," I said. "I understand them, so I guess that's why we're friends."
"Never hurts to have more friends." Thomas smiled at me and I wanted to melt. "After all, look how your friendship with me turned out."
I laughed. "Yep, a piece of shuck wood dropped on my head and even more amnesia than I had when I got here," I teased. Thomas looked hurt for a second, and then he laughed and shoved me playfully. I shoved him right back, causing some of the other couples to stare. Newt, wrapped in Alby's arms, smiled at me.
"I said I was sorry," Thomas said when I pulled him close again.
"I know. I was messing with you." I smiled.
"What, about the part where you can't remember what happened?"
"No, actually that part was true," I said. "I'm just going with the word of this shuck-face, here."
Thomas laughed again and pulled me closer. He leaned in so close to me that our noses brushed, and I felt his warm breath on my lips. "Kiss me," I whispered, and he softly brushed his lips against mine.
His kiss left me breathless when I pulled away. The shank had, against all odds, managed to steal my heart.
AN: They finally kissed! Hope you liked this chapter :) Please review and updates soon