Before the Ever Green (BTEG #1) ✔️

Chapter 41

We continue to do this. Because, "They need to practice, so they can do it perfect when they actually need it," at least that's what Allison said. But, after doing this 7 or so times, I ave decide that falling from a tree is not something I wish to do again, so I have decided to stay down.
"Why are you avoiding me."
"I'm not avoiding you." Everett tells me.
"Really?" I ask, "You kept climbing branches higher, you would ignore me when I spoke to you, and y-"
He interrupts me. He is so close to me. There are only a few inches of air between us, I am not sure how I feel. How do I feel? He takes a deep breathe. I can't. I can't move. "I wasn't avoiding you, because I don't care..." His voice is shaky, as he looks into my eyes, "I was avoiding you, because it hurts."
"What?" I ask, "W-What hurt?"
"Everything, Addilyn. It is killing me." His voice.
"I don't understand." I am looking into his eyes. I can't pull out any emotion I've seen before. I've always been able to tell. Why are there so many emotions...I don't know?
"Addilyn." His words are so quiet.
"Yes."
He turns his eyes away from mine for a slight second, before pulling them back to meet my gaze. What is happening? I don't understand. "I love you." His words have so much meaning. So much passion. They are like fruit. Each word a new flavor, but each one amazing. And, he is addressing me. But...I can't speak.
I don't need to speak.
His lips are on mine. I feel power surging through me. I don't know how or why. I just do, and I don't want it to stop. I don't let it. It is so soft and sweet. Kiss. This is the word I have never been able to find a definition for. Can you describe this? How it feels? Can you put words to a feeling so...so...wordless? Have they done it? Is it even possible?
I don't know.
But, my mind doesn't want to work. All it wants to do is-snap! I turn around, to find Brit. "Whoa." is what she says, "I was sent to find you. Um...Jaeger did his thingy, and couldn't spot you. I did it, too. And then, Allison. How did you-?"
I don't know, Brit. I am barely sure what just happened. My brain...um...wasn't working. So...yeah.
"I don't know." I say, before walking towards her. What just happened?
Everett is following behind us. I look back. He looks like how I feel. How in the world do I feel. I don't have the words, even though I have read a thousand books. Why don't I have the words? I should have the words. When you read works from people like Shakespeare, you should have the words...but, I guess it is different when you experience it for real. How do books make it seem so real? Why did I believe reading about it was just as amazing as experiencing it? How?
"What happened?" Allison seems so concerned, when she comes up to me, putting her hands on either side of my face, checking me over. "Are you hurt?"
"No."
"You're okay?"
I am better than okay, "Yes."
"How did you block it? We all 3 tried." Allison looks from me to Everett. I assume, looking for some indication of anything. Anything to tell her what happened. I look to Brit, I mouth, "Should I tell her?" she shrugs. Isn't she helpful? I look to Everett, who is standing to the other side of me, now.
"I'm not sure what happened." He says, "We were just...communicating." That's one word for it...I guess.
"Communicating?" Jaeger pipes up, "Like speaking?"
"Something like that..." I say.
He stares me down, "Uh-huh. Right? Why not just say talking? Speaking? moving your mouths?"
I can help but let out a laugh. "Yes, we were talking, speaking, and moving our mouths." All of which were true, and technically we aren't leaving out any details. We were talking and speaking, then we were moving our mouths. Nothing else. "Well, we walked, too." I state.
x x x
Allison shows Brit and Jaeger something else she can do, which there mother could not. I have stopped paying attention. My mind is on the fact that my shoulder is right against Everett's and his hand is on mine. He takes a deep breathe, I turn to look at him. "Should we tell her?" Everett asks
"What would that do?"
"I don't know." a pause, "But...our kiss countered what all 3 of them put out. Don't you think that might be important?"
"Yes." I say, I look at his face. He is looking at the 3 of them, "I'll tell her tonight."
"Okay." he says.
"Okay." I stop thinking about it, and just look at Allison showing Jaeger and Brit a new 'trick'. They are like like little children, soaking in every detail of what she is telling them. It is kind of amusing, actually.
She stops the trick, and walks to the porch. We all 4 follow her in. The boys are sleeping in the room with the two twin beds, while Brit and I are sharing the queen sized bed. I notice, luckily, there are new sheets on the bed. I would hate for Brit to have to sleep in a bloody bed. It would be awful. I head to the bathroom, to clean myself, and when I see Allison coming out of the boys room, starting to head down the stairs, I follow her, stopping her at the end of the stairs. "Allison...I have something to tell you." She looks confused..."What I need to tell you is how Everett and I think we were able to block your finder."
She looks intrigued, "Sit down." She gestures for the couch. I do. She heads to the kitchen, coming back with 2 cups of tea. It smells delicious. "When the 3 of you tried to find us...Everett and I were-"
"Kissing." I turn around to see Everett. "You looked like you were struggling."
"What?" Allison asks, "That's it?"
I nod.
"Wow." She looks befuddled," I can't believe it's that simple."
"Yep. I guess it is."
Maybe there was more to it that. How could it possibly be that simple? There has to be something bigger. There has to be.