Adam's POV

It takes all of two seconds before I remember that I drove Bianca here today.

I'm about to tell Drew that Bianca will need a ride when he says, "Hey Dallas, want to play some Madden?"

"Hell yeah," Dallas says back as he grabs the controllers. Drew turns on the Xbox and before I can say anything they're both on the couch and focused on the game.

I guess I can just drive her. Part of me thinks it's a bad idea to be alone with her, but I don't want to be the type of guy that runs away from his problems. Besides, Bee will need a ride and Drew isn't going to want to do it.

I grab the keys where I left them and open the front door. I see Bianca with a fist in the air looking like she was about to knock

"Forget something?" I tease, while jiggling the keys.

"Yeah, can Drew take me back to school?" She says not wanting to play along.

"Drew's busy, will you settle for me as your chauffer?" I ask playfully.

She rolls her eyes, "Do I have a choice?"

"Nope," I say shutting the front door and walking toward the car. I open the passenger door for her before walking around to the driver side and getting in.

It's a quiet ride. Bianca's staring out the window and I have my focus directed toward the road. The silence lasts almost half the drive before I decide to test the waters.

"So…" I say. Not really a great conversation starter but it's all I could come up with. Bianca looks over at me but still doesn't say anything. "Did you have fun tonight?" I ask, hoping she doesn't think I'm only referring to the closet.

"It was alright," She says, emphasizing the alright and reiterating the same thing I said to Dallas when he asked me if I had fun in the closet.

Another minute passes before I remember something, "Shit I forgot the jumper cables," I say, "I'll just turn around."

"No it's fine, can you just take me home? I'll worry about the car tomorrow," Bianca says.

I nod, "Sure." I've only been to Bianca's a few times, because of Drew, but I think I remember the way.

I park the car in front of her place and say, "We're here." She nods like she heard me but doesn't move to get out. I'm not going to rush her or anything, but how long does she want to sit here in silence?

She practically reads my thoughts by saying, "I just need a moment." I can feel it, she's going to bring up the elephant in the room, or more correctly, the elephant in the closet. It looks like she's trying to work out the right words to say in her head. "I think we should talk about tonight," is all she says while looking down at her hands that are sitting in her lap.

"Or we could pretend it never happened," I offer. I don't really want to get into this, I know what she's going to say. She'll say it was a mistake and she'll ask me to keep it a secret from Drew. All of which I am willing to do for her. Nothing good would come from telling people. It would hurt Drew and piss off Bianca.

To my surprise she says, "We can't pretend it didn't happen, Adam." She finally looks up from her hands and her eyes meet mine. Her eyes are such a beautiful chocolate brown, I can almost get lost in them if she'd let me. I feel like I'm in a trance, trapped under the incandescent gaze of Bianca's eyes. She's the first to look away, "Look, we kissed-"

"We did more than just kiss," I interject, not really thinking about it. She sighs. I probably shouldn't have said that, it won't help make this conversation any easier.

"Did it mean anything to you?" She asks out of the blue. Is she asking because it meant something to her?

"Did it mean anything to you?" I ask the same question, not really wanting to be the first one to answer.

"I asked you first," She says. Good point.

"Yes, but I asked first after you asked me first, so I'm the most recent first person to ask," I say hoping to confuse her into answering the question.

She doesn't look confused at all, in fact she looks like she might actually answer the question. "Adam, tonight meant… the kiss meant…" she says trailing off into thought. I guess she can't find the right words to reject me.

"The kiss meant nothing, tonight meant nothing," I answer for her. Better for me to reject myself than let her do it. "I felt nothing, you were just someone I hooked up with," I say apathetically. It's funny, as soon as the words left my mouth I knew they weren't true. I usually don't like to lie, but I'm in no condition to put my heart on the line again, especially with a heart breaker like Bianca.

Her face looks unreadable. Maybe a mixture of relief, hurt, and sadness. I can't tell though because she's already turned her back to me by opening the car door, "Thanks for the ride," is all she says as she exits the car.

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Bianca's POV

After hearing what Adam had to say, I couldn't have gotten out of that car any faster. His word's hurt me more than I thought they would, mostly because it wasn't what I thought he was going to say. I guess my feelings are one-sided, he doesn't reciprocate anything for me which he made very clear tonight.

I barge into the house and head straight for my bedroom. I hear my mom knock on my door and say, "Honey, are you okay?" She sounds worried but I'm in no mood to appease anyone so I ignore her. I'm lying on my bed looking straight up at the ceiling. I try to clear my mind but thoughts of Adam fight their way into my head.

Most of my thoughts drift back to the closet. When we were kissing everything felt right. I thought my feelings were finally getting the validation they needed. Adam made me feel desired and treasured through his actions alone. He made me feel safe, secure, and maybe even loved. But all these feelings were a lie.

I can practically hear him say, "Tonight meant nothing… You were just someone I hooked up with." He doesn't want to be with me and he definitely doesn't love me. He only sees me as someone he hooked up with. This realization hits me harder than I expected and a tear starts to roll down my cheek. I quickly wipe it away, I hate feeling weak and vulnerable. Adam makes me feel weak and I hate it. I hate losing control. I'm promising myself right now never to let Adam make me feel this way again. If he wants to act like tonight was nothing, fine. Two can play at that game.

After making a resolution to completely ignore Adam and whatever feelings he makes me feel, I turn out my light and go to bed.

A/N: Reviews or PM's are still highly encouraged! This is your guy's story as much as mine, so if you want to have an influence of where this story heads then please provide input. No guarantee that I will accommodate the suggestions, but I will take them into consideration.