A/N: Sooo. school starts for me in two days. I may be writing less, sorry, but I will try hard if you guys want me to write more.
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Tessa sighed.
She was nestled with Will on an armchair.
They had kissed.
She had never felt anything like what she had felt when his lips touched hers.
It had been like fireworks. Explosive and bright.
It was filled with passion.
She hadn't even thought Will liked her.
Not even the tiniest bit.
She bit her lip, though, and sighed deeply.
Jem. Her mind always flew back to Jem.
He had kissed her too, and it had been amazing.
Kissing Jem had been light and gentle and passionate.
Kissing Willl had been so much different.
Tessa closed her eyes, as conflict struggled through her heart.
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It was 10:00 when Mrs. Davenport opened the library up.
By then, Tessa and Will had gathered up their things and were hidden next to the old oak doors.
They were going to sneak out right after Mrs. Davenport went to her desk.
She did, and they hastily exited the library.
Once they were outside, Tessa breathed a sigh of relief.
Snowflakes drifted down on her and Will as the sun gleamed through the clouds.
He turned to her.
"Tessa. You are beautiful, you know that?"
He bent down to kiss her.
They were so caught up in each other that they didn't notice Jem approach the library steps where they were standing.
As their lips touched, he inhaled sharply.
Will heard this and pushed Tessa away.
When he saw Jem's stricken face, he turned away from Tessa.
"Maybe this wasn't such a good idea," he said icily.
Tessa's face fell. How could Will be so harsh?
Jem spoke. "Well, I see now why you two skipped classes today." He said, half accusingly and half teasingly. Tessa detected hurt in his tone.
Will shook his head. "Nothing happened Jem. Tessa was just kissing me. Practicing, really, because she wanted to be perfect for you." He lied through his teeth.
"She wanted a test subject, you see, and I offered. Because I know how important it was to her that she could kiss well. She was planning a surprise for you, but I can see that I have blown it."
Jem looked at them confusedly.
"Tessa, is that true?" He glanced at her.
She bit her lip and nodded. What was Will doing? He was lying for her!
Jem's facial expression changed to one of adoration.
"Why Tessa, you are a good kisser." He blushed. "You don't need practice."
Tessa tilted her head downwards, but looked up as Will started to walk away.
"Thanks for telling me the truth, bro," Jem called after him with a smile.
Tessa felt confused, as Jem wrapped his arm around her and led her back into the library.
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Tessa and Jem sat down in the very same collection of armchairs that had previously held her and Will.
"So, Tessa. It's our free period. I came to get a book, but we can leave after if you want to," Jem said gently.
He flung his letterman jacket off and casually placed it on the arm of the chair.
"Um, whatever you want Jem," Tessa replied, feeling extremely guilty.
He nodded. "Okay then. I'll just grab that book and come back. After, we can do something together. We do have an hour after all."
Tessa smiled tightly and nodded, as he left to go find his book.
She slumped down into an armchair.
AGHHHHHHHHH. She pulled at her brown hair.
She felt terrible. Terrible that Will had made her heart feel things that rivalled what she felt for Jem.
How could she like two boys at the same time?
It didn't make sense, and she didn't know what to feel anymore.
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She pulled her coat tighter around her as she and Jem walked around the school campus.
Tessa tried to pull her mind off of Will.
She still didn't know why he liked her so much? Or why he had lied for her.
Then there was Jem. How could she betray him by liking Will?
Sure, they weren't exactly dating, but if they were, the whole Will fiasco would certainly be called cheating.
Tessa was so conflicted. And it wasn't even the end of the day yet.