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She never said anything more to me beyond our initial conversation Alec’s first week of school, but I’ve caught her watching me watching him more times than I care to admit.
“I’m sorry about tonight,” he whispers after several seconds have passed, forcing my attention back to him.
“Huh?” I meet his gaze, even though it’s the last thing I feel like I should do. Because the moment his dark eyes meet mine, I feel lost in their depths.
“I’m sorry that Lucy and I pretty much forced you to come. Clearly this isn’t your scene.” His words are soft and not meant to be offensive, but they send my walls straight up.
“What do you mean it’s not my scene?”
“I just meant you don’t seem to really be enjoying yourself.”
“Well I am,” I disagree.
“O-k-a-y,” he draws out.
“What?” I bite, growing self-conscious under his stare.
“Nothing.” He smiles, shaking his head.
“No, say it.”
“It just doesn’t make sense to me is all.”
“What doesn’t?” I don’t try to hide my confusion.
“Why a girl, as beautiful as you, has spent nearly the entire evening sitting in the corner by herself.”
My heart explodes in my chest, thumping so hard and fast I can feel the vibration of it through my entire body.
“I...I...” I stutter.
“Certainly there has to be at least one guy here that’s worthy of your attention.” He looks around the dimly lit room before his gaze comes back to me.
“There is.”Crap!“But he’s here with someone else,” I quickly add.
“Well then he’s missing out.” A soft smile graces his mouth as his hands slide from my hips to my lower back, pulling me in closer.
I swear I forget how to breathe.
It’s purely innocent, of course. We’re just two friends sharing a dance. But what he doesn’t realize is that it’s so much more for me. So much more than just a dance and he’s so much more than only a friend.
My heart aches with how badly I want to tell him the truth.
“Considering he’s here with quite possibly the prettiest girl in this school, I don’t think he is,” I whisper, barely getting out the words.
“But he’s not here with you, so how could he be?”
Even though I know he’s trying to make me feel better, his words feel like a back handed slap to the face.
Maybe becausehe’sthe guy I’m talking about, or maybe because I hate that he feels the need to tell me lies in order to pacify me. If what he’s saying were true, then he’d be here with me and not Lulu.
“Alec...” I pause, trying to stop the word vomit from spewing to the surface.
“Yeah?” He dips down so that our faces are so close our noses almost touch.
Everything in my body zings to life.
How much I want him has never been clearer than it is in this very moment. Every inch of my body aches for him. My mind screams for him. My heart yearns for him. I’ve never felt this way about anyone before. And the fact that I can’t have him...that he chose my best friend...it’s slowly killing me inside.
