Chapter 9
Zoey's pov
The kiss deepened as she pulled herself onto the bed beside me. I wrap my arms around her, it feels so different than when I'm with Heath, Erik or Stark, she's so small in my arms compared to them. When I'm with them I feel like they're protecting me, but with Aphrodite, I feel like I should be the one protecting, so I tighten my grip on her.
Suddenly, like I just realised what I was doing, I pulled away and pushed her lightly away from me. "Aphrodite, I…" I still don't know what to say, maybe I do feel the same way she does about me, but I can't make those words come out of my mouth. The thought of me and Aphrodite makes me blush a little and I look deep into her eyes hoping she understands what I'm trying to say. She seemed to understand because she gave me a small smile and placed her hand over mine.
I took her hand in mine, still looking in her eyes. "Aphrodite, I'm really sorry…but I need to talk to Stark now." I saw a hint of sadness cross her face, before her expression went back to normal. "Fine, I'll see you later Zoey." She pulled her hand free of mine and stood up, but before she could take a step away from me, I reached out and grabbed her hand again.
I looked up at her for a moment and she started becoming impatient. "What?"
"Aphrodite, don't tell anyone about-about…" I swallowed hard and barely managed to whisper the next word, I don't even know if she heard it. "…us."
Even if she didn't hear me, I know she understood what I was trying to say. She didn't look very happy about it though and I knew for sure when her next words came out with a sarcastic edge to them. "Right, because when I leave the room, the first thing I was thinking of doing, is making an announcement to everyone about what just happened in here. Why don't I just go tell Stark first, since he's right outside the door." Then she relaxed a little and this time when she spoke she wasn't being sarcastic anymore. "Zoey, do you really think I would go around telling everyone?"
I sighed, not wanting to argue with her right now, "No, but I just wanted to make sure."
"Whatever." She pulled away from my grip and walked out the room.
Aphrodite's pov
When I got out the door I took a deep breath and sighed. I know that I shouldn't have become angry, but I was already upset about the fact that the first thing she thinks of doing after kissing me is talk to Stark. I mean, I know she's going to have to tell him sometime, but why does it have to be right now.
Then when she told me not to tell anyone, I felt like she didn't trust me to be able to keep a secret. How many times has she come to instead of going to her friends, and I never went around telling people about it. I just thought she trusted me enough to know that I wouldn't tell anyone, it's not like I want everyone to about this yet anyway.
I realise that I'm still just standing outside the door, so I take another deep breath and start down the hall. I notice Stark sitting on a bench a little ways down, I guess he didn't notice me come out of Zoey's room. "Hey, Arrow boy!" He looks up at me. I try not to sound too angry. "Zoey says she wants to talk to you now." He gets up and raises an eyebrow at me, but doesn't say anything. I watch as he goes into Zoey's room, then I turn and continue down the hall.
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