Chapter 7: Confession pt 2

The doors of the Cantina flew open as Selena continued to run, completely taken over by humiliation over what had just occurred back inside. How could she have been so stupid to let her feelings take over like that? She and Demi had promised to just be friends and she completely broke that promise, and quite possibly jeopardized their friendship in the process. Selena could hear Demi getting closer so she tried to quicken her pace but she could only go so fast without getting completely worn out.

"Selena!" Demi continued to yell as she tried her best to catch up to Selena. Even though Selena heard Demi calling her she kept running, hoping eventually Demi would give up trying to talk to her and she could keep running until she found a good rock to crawl under until they were due to leave. Selena knew the beach was close so maybe a good rock to crawl under would come up soon.

"Selena, stop!" Demi shouted and the forcefulness in her voice made Selena stop dead in her tracks. Selena may have stopped but that didn't mean she had to turn around and face the younger girl so she stood in place, not turning around or lifting her head up from the ground that suddenly became extremely fascinating.

"Finally!" Demi said in an exasperated tone, finally catching up with Selena who still refused to meet her eyes.

"Selena, what the hell was that about?" Demi asked, standing in front of Selena to better her chances of looking her in the eyes but Selena just looked down at the ground, still refusing to look Demi in the eyes after everything that had just happened.

"Selena?" Demi repeated, still waiting for Selena to say something. Finally Selena snapped and broke her silence.

"Look, I'm sorry okay! I didn't mean to get jealous and be a bitch to Emily then kiss you." Selena exclaimed.

"Selena it..." Demi tried to say something but once again she was cut off by Selena.

"If you want we can just forget this ever happened and..."

"Selena Marie, would you please just calm down for a second?" Demi said and once again the forcefulness in Demi's voice stopped the older girl.

"I can forgive you for being a bitch to Emily, but what I'd like to know is why you kissed me." Demi said. Selena's eyes again drifted to the ground, not ready for the confession she knew she had to make. After a few moments of silence Demi had had enough, she wanted answers and she was determined to get them.

"Selena, you've been acting weird pretty much since the day we got here, and then tonight out of nowhere you kiss me. Can you please tell me what's going on?" Demi pleaded.

"I still like you okay? Is that what you wanted to hear?" Selena finally said, almost instantly feeling the weight off her shoulders at her confession almost a year in the making.

"I still like you and that's why I've been acting weird. I tried putting my feelings aside so I didn't push any boundaries and ruin or friendship but after a while I just couldn't do it anymore."

Demi was slightly taken aback but was willing to hear Selena's explanation.

"Why didn't you just talk to me about it?" Demi asked. Knowing Selena she knew there were probably numerous rants that were just waiting for the right trigger to get started so she decided to try and nudge her along so she could help Selena finally get things off her chest that had clearly been there a while.

"Because! After you came out of treatment we both decided it would be best just to be friends, mostly because of the whole Justin thing, but even though I still had feelings for you I agreed and I used Justin as a distraction so I wasn't so concentrated on my feelings. It was working pretty well but then Justin and I decided it was best for the two of us to break up then you suggested this trip so I had to try even harder to hide my feelings but obviously that didn't work out very well." Selena said, barely catching her breath throughout her winded explanation.

"Selena, you don't have to feel guilty for still having feelings about us, I'm not going to lie, I still have feelings too, but I decided we'd just be friends because you and Justin had just started dating and I didn't want to get in the middle of it." Demi said.

"I mean, you looked so happy with him and after what I had put you through before we broke up, you deserved to finally be happy."

The girls were silent for a bit, taking a seat in the sand of the nearby beach where the only sound that could be heard was the sound of waves crashing on the shore.

"But...I wasn't happy." Selena admitted.

"I mean, yeah, Justin was sweet to me and treated me like a princess, but after a while the novelty just wore off."

"Then why did you stay with him?" Demi asked, genuinely curious now since Selena had failed to ever tell her this side of the story.

"Because, you were in Treatment and after we started talking again I knew my feelings for you would eventually come back a little, and since I was still upset over everything that had happened between us I didn't want the feelings back so I just concentrated on him once we started hanging out more and he asked me out. Then you came out of treatment and it got harder so I spent more time with him." Selena explained, finally happy to get things off her chest.

"After a while he could see that I still had feelings for you and asked me if I really knew who I wanted to be with. Since I couldn't answer him he suggested maybe ending things to give me a chance to figure things out."

"So have you figured things out?" Demi asked.

"I know I still have feelings for you, and quite honestly after how this trip's been going I'm hating the whole "let's just be friends" rule." Selena said with a slight laugh at the end.

"Well...who says that rule can't be broken?" Demi asked. Selena's head snapped up and she looked at the girl beside her.

"Selena, you've been honest with me and now it's time I do the same. One of the reason's I wanted to come back here with you was to try and get you back. I felt horrible about the way I treated you before we broke up and I wanted a second chance and I was hoping that maybe going on this trip would show you how sorry I was and you'd give me a second chance." Demi admitted.

"I know...I kind of heard you and Dallas the other day on Skype just after I got out of the shower." Selena confessed with a slight laugh.

"Stupid Dallas." Demi muttered under her breath.

"Hey, don't blame her." Selena gently scolded. Again, the girls were overcome by silence for a few moments before Selena finally decided to speak up.

"So, where does this leave us?" Selena asked, honestly confused about where she and Demi stood at the moment. Again the girls were caught up in yet another eye conversation and before either of them knew it their lips were once again melded together, but this kiss was much more sweet and meaningful than the last. It was a few seconds before either girl even considered breaking the kiss, only because air became an unwanted issue.

"I want to give us another chance. I know I screwed up majorly last time and tried to force you into going public too fast but I promise you that will never happen again." Demi replied. By now Selena had a face eating smile on her face that assured Demi that Selena was willing to give her a second chance.

"I sure hope not, because there's only a handful of people I'm willing to give second chances to and I'd hate for that to go to waste." Selena replied with a smile. Again the girl's lips met in another kiss and Selena was the first one to break the kiss, which Demi let out a slight whimper of protest to once their lips parted.

"But just so you know, that doesn't give you permission to not take me on a proper first date." Selena informed her with a sly smirk.

"I didn't think it did." Demi giggled

"Don't worry, I'll make sure I give you a first date to remember." Demi promised giving Selena a small peck on the lips. After about half an hour of sitting in the sand and letting a comfortable silence hover over them the girls got up and laced their fingers together before they started making their way back to the hotel. When they arrived back at the hotel it was almost pitch black outside and the lobby was almost dead (though that wasn't surprising since it was nearing midnight) and the girls quietly made their way back upstairs, their fingers still comfortably laced together like they had been since they left the beach. After taking the stairs up to their floor the girls headed to their room and fell asleep, Selena cuddled in Demi's embrace for the first time in far too long.

Hey guys, I'm so sorry, I've been trying to update as quick as I can but between work and stupid writers block it's been hard to update steadily. Hopefully this chapter made you as a happy as 10 cuddly puppies or more and hopefully I can update soon :)

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