AllFreeNovel
Share Us
Chapter Seventeen
Ellie
Irantothenearest bathroom, blood rushing through my veins. Part of me couldn’t believe what just happened. That couldn’t have been real.
But my lips tingled. The taste of Ty lingered on my tongue and I couldn’t ignore that. I couldn’t explain it away.
OhGod.
I leaned over the ornate marble sink, taking in deep breaths. My heart pounded and I placed a hand over it, willing it to calm.
I had just kissed my best friend.
And not just kissed…I don’t think I’ve ever kissed someone like that. It was so intense and consuming and…wonderful.
I grimaced, glancing up into the mirror at the girl with tousled hair and smeared strawberry lip gloss.
I had no idea how that had happened. One moment, my heart was breaking for him and the next, I was willing to give him anything he asked for. What the hell was wrong with me?
I drew in a calming breath that barely worked at all. I grabbed a tissue and tried to fix the makeup that had been ruined. My pulse raced again thinking about the look on Knox’s face when he’d caught us. What must he think of me?
Embarrassment and confusion swirled inside me as I tossed the tissues and washed my hands. I opened the door to leave, pausing when I met the round, green eyes of Wren.
She blinked at me, obviously just as surprised to see me as I was to see her. “Ellie?”
I swallowed, my throat dry. “Oh, hey.”
She tilted her head, studying me as she frowned. “Are you okay?”
I started to nod and assure her I was, but the words got stuck in my throat. I ended up opening and closing my mouth like a gaping fish. Wren grabbed my hands, pushed me back into the bathroom and closed the door. She turned to me, her face pinched with worry.
“What happened?”
A lump constricted my throat but I fought it down. “I…I just kissed Ty.”
She stared at me in silence, her mouth falling open. “You—what?”
I pulled my hands away, covering my face and groaning. “I kissed him. Like, really kissed him.”
There was another beat of silence. “Is that a bad thing?” she asked, sounding genuinely curious.
I moved my hand to my chest, looking at her like she was crazy. “Are you kidding? IkissedTyson Ranes.”
Wren gave me a sidelong look, nodding her head slowly. “Yeah…and?”
“He’s my best friend!” I almost screeched the words. “He’s always been my best friend and I…I just…”
Wren reached out and squeezed my shoulder. “It’s going to be okay, Ellie.”
I shook my head. “How do you know?”
She bit her lip. “I don’t…But I do know you need to calm down and think this through. Whatever happens between you and Ty, you’ll make it work.”
“But how?” How could we possibly move on from this? How did she know I didn’t make the biggest mistake of my life? Knox could hate me, and Ty…well, I didn’t know what I wanted to be with Ty and I could’ve just lost the two most important people in my life in one night.
A small smile touched her mouth. “You’ll figure it out…because you love each other.”
Love. I did love Ty, but I wasn’t sure in what way anymore. “I don’t know what to do.”
