HEATHER | r.bowen✔️

HEATHER | chapter 17

"Thanks for agreeing to meet me." Taylor says as she opens the door for the girl.

"Yeah, no problem. What's up?" She asks, pushing past the girl into the living room.

"Ricky tried to kiss me. Multiple times since he and Nini broke up." She admits.

And yes, she knows this is risky as hell, this is Kourtney Greene they're talking about, Nini's best friends.

But she also is the only one who knows she likes him.

And she just needs to talk. She can't keep it all to herself anymore.

"He did? Jesus he did take his time." Kourtney huffs, sitting down on the couch.

Taylor blinks at the girl, still not used to the fact she is hyping Taylor up about her best friends ex.

"Oh- not good?" Kourtney asks after noticing the blonde her face.

Taylor sighs, pulling her knees up to her chest. "It's just- I liked him for so long, and not once did he show interest in me. Why is he starting now?"

"You're kidding right?" She laughs. "Girl, that boy was always starting at you with love eyes and touching you in some way at every chance her got."

The blonde shakes her head. "That's saying nothing, he did all that with Nini."

"Nini was the one to start the touching, not once did I see that boy hold her hand out of himself. He also looked so awkward aswell, Tay, I never saw him willingly touch anyone like he does to you. When did you see that boy hug someone intending it, not the other way around?"

Taylor stays quiet, because now that she thinks about she never saw him do that before. Hell, he barely hugs their friends, only when they are upset, but not once to just greet them like he does to her.

"Okay, that's a little weird." She gives in.

"Honestly, I think he liked you all this time, but after that kiss both of you were to scared to talk about it, and so he tried to move on thinking you didn't like him." Kourt explains.

"That can't be true." She whispers, shaking her head. "There is no way he feels the same."

"Talk about it with him." Kourtney suggests. "Talk about the many almost kisses you guys had."

"That's weird!"

"It's not. It is totally reasonable to talk about the sexual tension between you two."

"Kourt." Tay cringes.

"Seriously, talk to him Taylor." She gives her a stern look.

"What if I make it weird between us?" She sighs. "Like- what if he doesn't like me at all and I mess things up."

"Taylor," Kourtney places an hand on her arm. "That boy is madly in love with tou, trust me."

Taylor bites her lip, because that is hard to believe. Sure she is aware he loves her, but in love?"

"I will talk with him. When the timing is right." She gives in.

She just isn't sure there ever will be a right timing.

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Taylor frowns as the doorbell rings, Kourtney left like half an hour ago, and she didn't make any other plans so she nas no clue who could be at the door right now.

She walks towards the door, opening it and frowning to see who's there. "Ash?"

"Hey!" She smiles nervously.

"Hey?" She chuckles confused. She can tell Ashlyn is nervous, she is able to read her easily.

"Can I come in?"

Taylor steps aaide to create space for the girl. "Uh, sure."

She closes the door as soon as Ashlyn walked through before following her into the livingroom.

She walks in in time to see Ashlyn sit down on the couch and she sits down next to the redhead. "So, what's up?"

"So, ever since you said in the groupchat you liked someone I couldn't be able to forget about it."

Taylor almost groans in frustation, she really doesn't need to talk about it, Especially not now with how much Ricky's actions are confusing her.

"Do I know him?" Ashlyn continues, either ignoring the expression Taylor made or simply ignoring him.

"No, you don't." Taylor shakes her head.

"Well do you have a photo?" Ashlyn confinues to try to get anything out of the girl.

"Nope."

Ashlyn frowns, which girl doesn't have a single photo of her crush?

"What about Ricky?"

Taylor almost chokes on air. "What about Ricky?"

"I mean, we all noticed the tension between you two."

First Kourtney and now her? "Nothing is going on between me and Ricky."

"Are you sure? Because you not having a photo of your crush doesn't sound right to me. And then this whole thing with Ricky..."

"I just don't have any photos, and I do not like Ricky like that." Taylor repeats.

"But Are y-"

"Ash, no offense but this is none of your buisseness and I really do not want to talk about this." She interrupts her.

"Oh," Ashlyn blinks. "Sorry."

"No, I'm sorry. I just had a long day and I''m pretty tired." She sighs, runming a hand trough her blonde locks.

Ashlyn smiles at her. "Okay, I'll leave so you can get some rest then. See you at school tomorrow."

"Thanks, see you tomorrow."

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