The Learning Curve: Chapter 28
Forks High School
This was going to be fun, I decided as I walked with Bella to Biology, holding her hand in mine. I hadn't had a girlfriend since Kate in Alaska. By the time I'd found a girl worth dating here in Forks, I'd already garnered a reputation as a womanizer - a turn of events that baffled me to this day. Bella might not be on board with me totally in our little charade, but I was still getting a lot of the perks of being a boyfriend, and I liked it. I liked holding Bella's hand, and making her blush, and stealing her food. Who cared if she was currently making a face like I was leading her to the gallows?
"You could at least pretend to like me," I teased, nudging her with my elbow.
She huffed and did a cute little thing with her nose. "I do like you. I just don't like being gawked at."
She liked me? My heart did something funny, and it took me a second to respond. "They'll get over it by the end of the week," I assured her. "We'll be old news."
We'd reached our destination. She made to head straight into the biology lab, but I tugged her back, which had the side-effect of making her stumble into me. I caught her and before she could protest, kissed her on the mouth.
She was stiff at first, but as I moved my lips over her petal-soft ones, she relaxed against me, following me into a languid kiss. By the time I was finished, her fists were clenched in the back of my sweatshirt.
"Was that really necessary?" she asked. I took in her reddened lips and the dazed look in her eyes, the pink dusting her cheeks and her little pout.
"Completely necessary," I confirmed. Several students had held off going into class in favor of watching us. I leaned close to whisper in her ear.
"You're kind of irresistible, Bella Swan."
Her flushed cheeks as we walked into class were all too satisfying.
A/N: This story has been nominated in the Short N Sweet awards. Go to shortnsweetawards dot blogspot dot com to vote.
Sorry it's only one update per day right now - I had a stockpile, but it's depleted, and ch 30 is turning out rather longer than I intended.