𝐈 𝐃𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐘𝐨𝐮

Althea

  My throat felt dry like sandpaper and my tongue felt as if it weighed a thousand pounds. Wolfcut Girl kept her gaze on me, her eyes never flickering from mine. I could almost hear my own heart pounding in my chest in an unsteady rhythm. I could feel everyone's eyes on me, on us. They were no doubt wondering what the fuck we were going to do.
 
So was I.
 
  I watched as Wolfcut Girl moved her mouth closer to my ear, her cologne traveling through my nostrils. Her dark eyes scanned my face as she leaned in close to me and a chill trickled down my spine. My stomach was turning itself into knots and I pressed my knees together, trying to suffocate the butterflies that were, well everywhere.

  "You're so incredibly beautiful, I noticed you from the moment I saw you come in with Gemma."
 
Oh, God. I wanted to squirm in my seat, no-I wanted to run away. Why did everyone have to watch this? It probably wasn't embarrassing for her like it was for me.

  "I bet you say that to all the girls," I replied, tilting my head to look her in the eye. I tried my best to keep my voice steady, but I knew I was failing. Everyone knew. The other girl snorted aloud, causing the rest of the group to lean forward in anticipation. But they couldn't hear us; these words were for us and us alone. They would forever stay that way.

  "Maybe I do, maybe it's just your turn to hear it."
 
Oh, she was cocky. "Oh?" I feigned shock, masking it with a smile. "I thought you were supposed to be flirting with me, and so far...you're not doing a very good job."

Wolfcut Girl licked her lips before closing the distance between us again. "You're not even a little bit turned on right now?"
 
I shook my head. "Not even a little bit." That was a lie, a big fat one at that. I was a terrible liar, I had never even liked the idea of lying; even as a child, my poker face was terrible. I silently prayed that my poker face had improved in the past few years.

  "The way you're pressing your knees together tells me otherwise." Her sideways smirk only widened as I looked down at my legs and my knees were still in fact, tightly pressed together. Very tightly.
 
Oh, God. I didn't say anything and for a moment neither did she. I raised my eyes back up to hers as her lips parted and more butterfly inducing words flowed out of her mouth. Her words were close to my ear, as if she was making sure no one else could possibly hear them.

  "I want to slowly...push those knees apart and slowly kiss down your thighs. That's how beautiful I think you are." Neither her words nor her eyes held any hint of sarcasm.

  Was she actually serious? Did she want to do all of those things to me? No, she's just saying those things because she didn't want to kiss Lucas. I mean, Lucas wasn't even bad looking; I'd kiss Lucas.

  "What?"

  I blinked once before blinking a couple more times. My mind had gone down such a terrible spiral I had completely forgotten to keep my mouth closed while my mind spoke. Wolfcut Girl looked at me in confusion, her dark eyebrows pulled together and they formed a tiny v in her forehead.

  "You want to kiss Lucas?"
 
Shit. Fuck, fuck, fucking shit. Why did my big mouth always have to ruin things for me?

  "I-no...he's not exactly my type." I couldn't help it, my eyes traveled down to her lips before moving back up to her eyes. "But-you..."

I'm not sure what forces compelled me to kiss her. I couldn't blame it on the alcohol since I hadn't consumed any. I couldn't blame it on her, well maybe I could.
 
  Oh, but she had said all the right things, looked at me the right way. I could only blame myself. I had shut myself away for so long, I didn't know just how much I craved this attention. Even if it was just a stupid dare.
 
  Wolfcut Girl seemed shocked from my sudden burst of boldness, but only for a second. Her mouth melted into mine with such ease it was as if our lips were created for each other. She placed a hand under my jaw, pulling my face closer; like that was even humanly possible.
 
  I didn't realize just how touch starved I was until I found myself moaning into her mouth and hungrily devouring her lips with mine. I shouldn't want this, hell, I shouldn't even be here; but I wanted it so badly. If I just got this out of my system now, I could focus on my goals for the rest of the year.
 
  Besides, it's not as if I'll ever have to see Wolfcut Girl again. Maybanks was a huge school, we'd only have to see each other at school events, probably not even that much.
 
After what seemed like an eternity, yet also not long enough, I pulled back. The realization of what I had actually just done flooded me like a crashing wave; embarrassment crept in and I felt my cheeks burn. I had just kissed a stranger in front of all of her friends.