Averse Love || Hayes Grier

Chapter 24

He kissed me.

Now it wasn't just a small peck, no, it was so much more.

I can barely describe it, all I can say was that it was full of emotions.

Passion, caring, affection, love, I could feel it all.

But the feelings weren't just coming from Hayes, I shared them too.

And for once, I wasn't afraid of those feelings. There was no voice telling me that I needed to turn away, nothing persuading me to put up a wall.

Finally I reluctantly pulled away. Still sitting on his lap, I put my forehead on his.

"I like you a lot Hayes."

"I get it Shanley, you just want to be friends. You don't need to tell me again."

"No Hayes, not just as a friend. More than that." I explained while repeating his words from earlier.

"Really?" he asked, his excitement evident in his tone.

"Really Hayes. I care about you. I can't explain how grateful I am for you sticking around, for helping me. You make me really happy."

"Believe it or not, you make me even happier."

We both laughed, I honestly couldn't believe how happy I was.

It took a lot for me to feel this way and it's been a while since I have.

Smiling at each other, we laid down. Hayes' arm wrapped around me as I turned to make my back face him. I played with his hand while he nuzzled his face into the crook of my neck. He left soft kisses anywhere his lips could reach, a smile appearing on my face every time they came in contact with my skin.

His touch brought warmth to my body and I couldn't get enough.

Turning back around, my face only inches his.

"You're so cute." I said with a smile.

Leaning in closer, I placed a small kiss on his jaw.

Next thing I knew, his lips were back on mine.

We stayed like this for I don't even know how long, kissing, laughing, smiling. Just being happy in general.

But then I remembered.

"Hayes?"

"Yeah babe?"

"What are we gonna do when you leave?"

And then, the happiness shattered.

"Well, tomorrow I'm going to leave. We'll still talk though, it will be almost as if I was still here. And in a few weeks, I'm going to come back. And I'm going to make you mine. Officially."

"I'm going to miss you so much." I buried my head in his chest to hide my tears.

"Don't worry Shay, I'll come back. No matter what, I'll always come back."

"Promise?"

"Promise."

And with that, he took my face in his hands and kissed my forehead.

That's when I knew that everything would be okay.

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Hayes had left a few hours ago, and I already missed him like crazy.

I was highly tempted to convince him to stay, but I knew he had to visit his mom.

It was what he wanted. I knew seeing her would make him happy and I would most certainly not be the one to take that away from him.

I wanted him to be happy, and I would do whatever it took to make that happen.

Right now I really hated the fact that I was staying at the Grier's. My dad was still in the hospital, having yet to wake up, and Nila refused to let me go home.

With Hayes now gone, all I wanted was for him to come back. Having to stay in his room wasn't making it any better.

Everything reminded me of him. His room was full of his smell. It made me miss him so much more.

With Hayes not here, I had nothing to do. This whole summer I had hung out with him, leaving no time for me to make other friends.

Maria had long since forgotten me and the only other person I talked to besides Nash was Shawn.

I wanted to text Shawn to cure my boredom but I knew that it would upset Hayes. The last thing I needed was for him to be mad at me.

Without Hayes to distract me from everything, sadness took over.

Everything just felt so empty.

Not knowing what else to do, I put on one of Hayes' sweatshirts, laid down, and cried.

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