A/N: Hello, dear readers! It is I, back from the dead. *coughs, apologetically*. I know, I know, I've been REALLY SPORADIC and haven't updated in, well, forever, but I hope you enjoy this new chapter. Im sorry. Je m'excuse!
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Tessa did not have a clue in the slightest as to what she had to do next. It was a school day, and there she was, Will nestled on her shoulder. She remembered the events of the previous night: it wasn't like she was the drunk one! And she supposed that was what made it even worse.
Will had passed out cold, and she had mustered up enough strength to pull him onto her own bed, since the little sofa in the dorm foyer was occupied by a mountain of Sophie's shopping bags.
He stirred, then, just as she was recalling the night's events.
"Tessie?" He questioned, his voice rough and his eyes sleepy.
She groaned and pressed a hand to his forehead.
"Will," she lamented. "Do you know why you're here?" Like every situation, she handled it with utmost respect and calmness. She was rationale, and steady, and that was why she didn't blow up in his face, though she would have loved to. His midnight eyes also had something to do with it.
She pushed a strand of his dark hair out of his eyes and bent down to give him a kiss on his forehead, in spite of her rationality. He looked so young, so helpless and confused, she didn't know what to do.
"Oh Will," she said again, when it was clear he remembered nothing. "You were drunk last night. Right after the-the-the kiss," she stuttered, "with Jessamine."
Guilt immediately pooled in his eyes, and Tessa's lips grew cold. She already regretted her kiss on his head. He got up quickly and, because he couldn't find the words, ran out of her dorm, past a wide-eyed Sophie.
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Tessa cried again. She eventually went to her third class of the day, much to Sophie's chagrin, who had advised her to stay at home, where she was met with Jem. He smiled at her, though he noticed her red-rimmed eyes.
"Tessa?" He questioned, with gentleness in his smooth voice.
She apologized quickly for crying, and placed her head on his shoulder. Here he was, her Jem, and she knew he was a perfect friend and shoulder to cry on.
"It's nothing," she assured him.
He, being a gentleman, merely nodded, not wanting to pry, and stroked her hair softly, until the teacher yelled at him for PDA and he blushed and sprung apart from her.
She blushed as well.
Maybe there was life after Will...
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Will raced up the steps of his mansion to his bedroom, where he stripped out of his wine-stained clothing and turned on a hot shower.
He cursed himself, his actions, and as the water trickled down his face, he realized another thing.
He was a complete, utter idiot, for giving up someone as special as Tessa Gray.
Jessamine was someone who slept with people for her own personal bragging rights.
He was not.
He should have known better.
But he didn't know what happened to his heart.
Ah, So short chapter, I know. I'm very sorry. Please please message me with inspiration for future chapters... I fear I have hit a little wall! I love you all so much for reading and commenting and everything! I would absolutely love your ideas as well, and I would totally love to dedicate a chapter to any one of you! SO SEND IN THOSE PM'S!
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