Dangerous Desire

part. 22

BELLA

Ever since I could remember, I've always loved musicals. Whether that's as a show or a movie, I love them.

I used to watch them as a kid with my grandmother as she adores them too, especially Mamma Mia, Ma loves ABBA.

I don't know what it is but I just find it so nostalgic, sat on my sofa with Luna close beside me and a pizza box on my lap with the film playing on my TV.

It's a little later now, after I got home from doing a night session at school and the best kiss of my life. Never have I ever had the most incredible kiss. Everything was perfect; his lips, how he held me, our surroundings. His lips were that perfect, I can still feel them on my own right now.

It's making me miss him. I crave him now that I've finally got a taste of him.

I needed a distraction desperately when I got home because I genuinely thought I was going to go insane.

Every now and then the memory pops up into my mind, making my cheeks warm and belly flutter but the film is doing pretty well to distract my racing my mind.

I'm halfway through the film, pizza box empty and stomach full, and I almost shit myself when my front door bell goes. Grabbing my remote, I pause the TV and check the time to see it's nearing twelve. My mind flashes back to when Kai turned up at my doorstep but we haven't spoke in a while so it can't be him.

The bell rings again, making Luna jolt awake and making me stand up with a groan. "Coming." I mumble tiredly, I don't know why I said that because they most definitely didn't hear me.

Unlocking the door, I swing it open and I'm wide awake when I see Ryujin stood in front me with red cheeks and the biggest smile on her face.

"Wh-" I go to ask what's going on but she beats me to it.

"She likes me."

I don't know what happens next, but in a split second we're hugging each other so tight I feel like she'll disappear if I let go. My heart couldn't race with joy and happiness for my best friend anymore than it is right now.

Eventually, we pull away and I don't waste anytime - needing to know what happened - and quickly usher Ryujin into my apartment.

"You need to start telling me what happened." I order, motioning her to sit next to me on my sofa.

Her massive grin doesn't leave her face when she starts, "Okay, so. I got there, absolutely shitting myself, and she was waiting for me. We spoke for a little bit, mostly her apologising, but then once we finished our food we walked around town and she started to explain herself. She said she didn't want to hurt me but she didn't know how she felt for me so the best thing was to get space so she can figure it out."

Ryujin pauses to take a breath because she's talking so fast but continues anyway. "And then she just blurted it out and said she feels the same way, that she's finally come to terms with who she is and she wants to give this a go."

"And?" I urge, practically on the edge of my seat.

"We didn't kiss unfortunately but... we're dating." she finishes and I scream, jumping on Ryujin and I don't care if I woke the whole country up - I've just never been this happy for someone before.

I squeeze by best friend so tight that she starts to gasp but laugh at the same time. "Okay okay, I would like to carry on dating her so please don't end my life right now."