fall for you (Sally Face x Reader) BOOK ONE, COMPLETE (book two continues here)

Chapter eighteen: denial

(Y/N)'s P.O.V

"What the hell was that about?" Larry smirked and crossed his arms as he shut the door.

My mind was still racing with everything that just happened.

We almost kissed. Like full on kissed.

"What do you mean?" I tried my best to play off the situation and maybe somehow he'd just forget. Though that wasn't likely.

"Oh come on (Y/N). You and Sal. What happened, and more importantly what would've happened if I didn't come in and interrupt?" He teased and raised an eyebrow.

Oh my god.

"Nothing Sal just..." I covered my face with my hands and audibly groaned "we've been talking a lot. I asked him about Ash and then somehow we got onto the topic of relationships!"

Larry seemed so invested as I lowered my hands and stomped over to the bed, throwing myself down and shutting my eyes. He followed and laid down beside me.

"He told me he's never kissed anyone and I just explained how amazing it is and that he's missing out. He got all awkward and just... in a friendly way asked if he could kiss me?" I sighed and turned towards Larry.

"(Y/N) Theres no way it could have been friendly"

"It was! Completely friendly, like he said how he wanted to know what it was like and he trusted me... I don't know! I can see where he was coming from, I mean if I never had my first kiss I'd also want it to be from someone I knew and trusted!" I continued on trying to make it make sense, but it really was hard.

"I guess, but there's not a damn chance that was fully platonic. You should have seen him. He was practically shaking!" Larry laughed and looked at me "So you guys kissed?"

"No we actually didn't. I think we almost did... I felt his lips but just barely, but someone had to come into the room" i jabbed at him making him snicker.

"All I'm saying is that there was so much tension in that room when I walked in. I wasn't gone for long at all but when I walked in the room felt much different"

I denied it completely and rolled over, burying my face in the pillow.

"Sals a guy. He has needs like everyone else (Y/N)."

I screeched into the pillow and covered my ears.

It wasn't strange to think about Sal and the fact he has... needs or whatever. We all do, we're human. But it was weird to think he wanted to satisfy his needs with me...

"You know, he asked me if you were a good kisser. Way long ago, but he got really flustered when I made fun of him for thinking about kissing you." He said

This caught my attention.

"He what?"

Larry shrugged and continued "Everyone sees you guys, and they see the chemistry. It's just you two are so goddamn oblivious that you refuse see it." He chuckled.

I shook my head wildly "No there's no way! If he liked me, then why did he date Ash? He can't like me!"

"Why do you think he broke up with Ash?"

I paused letting his words process.

Nope.

"I don't believe you whatsoever" I concluded and sighed.

"You just proved my point about how oblivious you are but go off I guess" Larry took a minute and then gasped.

"I almost forgot to ask you! The other night, before bowling and even before I came home. What happened?"

"Hm?"

"You guys just seemed... really intense with each other. Did anything happen? Did you guys fuck?" He pressed.

"God no! You're so perverted it's crazy!" I had to think back to the moment, I couldn't piece together what happened, but then it hit me "O-oh. Well I mean... He let me take his mask off"

Larry sat up quickly and stared in my direction "oh my god (Y/N), he loves you."

I felt my cheeks burn as I turned and looked up towards him with a glare.

"I've known him for so long. I first saw his face on accident, but he never purposefully showed me!" He had the biggest smile on his face "And, and, you guys almost kissed! This makes so much sense now! He's falling for you hard!"

I decided that it was in my best interest to tune him out as he continued his rant about how Sal and I are going to grow old together, because I was not about to listen to bullshit when I really didn't know his feelings.

I thought back to each moment, analyzing as much as I could.

He couldn't like me right? I'm me. I'm not special.

"(Y/N)!" Larry waved a hand in front of my face "were you even listening?"

"No not at all" I replied with a bit of an attitude.

He rolled his eyes and stood up from the bed, pacing back and forth. He seemed so deep in thought, and I was just exhausted from all of the emotion and adrenaline the previous moment gave me.

"I'm tired, can we stop talking about Sal?" I asked.

"Why, cause it makes your heart go all crazy?" He joked and I glared at him hard.

I was just mad cause he wasn't technically wrong.

"We're friends Larry," I assured "And even if he did somehow have the smallest fraction of feelings for me, it's probably just a crush like he had on Ash. It's not going to last long and he's just going to get over it!"

Larry sighed and sat beside me "You're being hard on yourself. You know that anyone would be lucky to date you right? I can tell you're trying to convince yourself, so you don't get hurt. But you know that Sal would never hurt you"

I nodded int my pillow and yawned, "I just want to sleep right now."

I did everything I could to change the subject.

"Alright fine" He murmured "but know that your feelings are okay. You can like someone."

I didn't want to think too hard into what I was or wasn't feeling.

Sal definitely did make my heart go crazy though.

His touch always sends a shiver down my spine, i get so red around him, and all I want to do when I'm with him is just be as close to him as possible.

I don't know.

Maybe I do really like him. I'll never admit that to Larry.

I just don't know if he likes me. And I don't want to risk losing our friendship if he doesn't.