Love me if you dare part 2.
«Do you think he saw us ?», a thirteen years old Marcus asked, breathless.
Abby shook her head as she was trying to catch her breath, her hands on her knees.
«I don't think so. Even if the Ark was on fire, Thelonious didn't even realize it…», she said, laughing.
«Yes, well, he is a little scary when he is reading. But he will know it was me…», Marcus said as he sat on the floor.
«You could have said no…», Abby retorted with a smirk on her lips.
Marcus shrugged, anxiety written on his face.
«Are you afraid ?», she teased him as she sat next to him, shoulder to shoulder.
«There's nothing I'm afraid of !», he retorted, cut to the quick.
«Oh, yes sorry, I forgot…», she mocked, rolling her eyes.
«Stealing food is against the law !», he reminded her with a reproachful tone.
«We haven't stolen anything, we have only replaced his lunch by something a little less tasty, that's the point !» she corrected with a satisfied smile.
Marcus let escaped a deep sigh and crossed his arms on his chest.
«Damn you, Abby !», he muttered, giving her a dirty look.
«Are you going to sulk ?», she asked as she gave him a light slap on his shoulder.
«I dare you to shut up !», he exclaimed as he thrown the pin to her.
Abby raised an eyebrow, looking at him. They both know it wasn't the game. He was not allowed to ask her to shut up forever. He should have added a deadline. Sometimes he was really bloody insufferable. Maybe she should send him packing, she wanted to but she was unable to do it. She didn't like when he was angry at her.
«I dare you to shut me up !», she responded thoughtlessly, just to annoy him a little bit more.
Marcus turned abruptly his head towards her and she saw the anger slowly fade away from his face. They stared at each other for a long time. Abby felt her heart begin to beat faster in her chest and she didn't know why. In fact, she knew, she had already read some biology books but she had never thought about Marcus that way. Did she want him to kiss her? Did she want to kiss her best-friend? He was probably thinking about it too because she could see his eyes fall on her lips several times.
She wondered if it was a good idea or not. Maybe it was because she knew him by heart, she trusted him and in a way she loved him….but at the same time she was afraid to loose him if things didn't go well. She was lost in thought when Marcus gradually leaned forward. She suddenly forgot how to breathe. She blinked and then they were both into it, their first kiss…
She felt his lips brushing softly against hers. It was just a tender caress, a chaste kiss but it felt good. They stayed like this, awkwardly, mouth to mouth a few seconds. Finally, Marcus stepped back and they both giggled nervously.
«Ok… that was g…», Marcus started but he couldn't finish his sentence.
«Weird.», Abby cut him off abruptly, without thinking.
It was a lie. It was anything but weird. Even so, she was afraid of the consequences, and of what this kiss could imply.
The smile on Marcus' lips faded away and Abby felt her heart break.
«Yes weird, that what I was going to say…», he agreed coldly.
Abby knew they were both lying but she remained silent, her eyes fixed on the floor. She felt bad because she was the root of this kiss. She hadn't thought about that when she had challenged him to shut her up but she hadn't said anything to avoid it either. She felt lost, hesitant, muddled…
«I have to go !», Marcus said sharply before get to his feet and rushed out of the room.
The girl tried to reach his arm and hold him back but he was too fast and the words were stuck in her throat.