ITILH (gxg) Book 1 COMPLETE

Chapter 11

Olivia's POV

Was this real life?

How was I supposed to handle all these feelings that were quickly growing? By Thursday it had only been 3 days since we had that conversation in the car and I couldn't stop thinking about that night. I will admit, it did feel a little weird because we've always had such a good friendship, but to feel like something within that friendship changed was unusual.

It felt like we had to be careful with everything. Always being conscious if we stared for too long, if there was unnecessary contact, and it has ONLY BEEN 3 DAYS. It's not like we were dating or anything, I was just confused on how to handle things. Everything was like normal, and it's not like we hung out all the time these days. We haven't hung out since Monday night and I was anxious to do so already.

I was also on edge because I had to try and keep my friends quiet about the hickey they saw on my neck the day after the party. I had almost forgotten that I made out with Ariana. Thanks to her, I had two hickey's I've been hiding this entire week and I was over it already. That incident wasn't something I felt I needed to tell Valeria, not right now at least. I missed her though, and I was eager to spend time with her.

Come over after practice? We can watch scary moviesss :)) - I texted her.

You're lucky I finished all my homework, I'll be over later today.

Gosh, why was I smiling so hard at my phone. When I got home, I made sure my room was clean and took a shower. She let me know she was on her way. I glanced at myself in the mirror making sure my appearance was acceptable. I looked at my neck, and the hickey's were basically non existent. THANK GOD. I no longer had to hide them so no one, especially Valeria, would see them. I was comfy in sweats and a t-shirt. I was already at the front door when she knocked.

"Hey"

"Hey" she responded with a big smile. "I brought some snacks" she held up a bag. She greeted my parents then we walked up to my bedroom. "Uh you're room is never this clean" she pointed out at as she got comfy.

"Yes it is, there's always just clothes everywhere" I laughed. "How was practice?"

"It was good" she said as she sat on my bed. "I'm just ready for the season to start."

"You know you are much better than last year."

"No, I'm not."

"Oh I'm sorry don't you average like 25 points a game?"

"26" she joked. "No but for real, I hope it's enough to play in college."

"You will" I reassured her. "I've missed you all week" I added after a long silence.

"I missed you too Liv" I could tell she was a little nervous and hesitant with her actions, so I decided to keep it playful.

"Here, your turn to pick."

It took a couple of minutes to pick out a movie, we were catching up and talking like usual. It was nice to know that even though somethings were changing, the foundation of our friendship stayed the same. I realized that every time she spoke, I watched her more intently, my eyes often falling to her lips, admiring everything about her.

Valeria was breathtakingly beautiful, her slightly tan skin, her long eye lashes that made her dark brown eyes appear bigger, a small beauty mark she had right above her left eyebrow, her two deep dimples that appeared not only when she smiled but anytime she made any kind of facial expressions, her perfectly plumb lips, her straight white teeth since she got her braces off 4 months ago, and lastly her gorgeous wavy black hair that looked good in any hair style she did. My favorite was the braids she had in when she was playing basketball.

"Why are you staring at me?" she chuckled.

"Oh, s-sorry" I was embarrassed. "I was just, I-you're so beautiful Val" her lips formed a smile and she got slightly red. She picked a thriller movie and we got comfortable in my bed. My phone kept vibrating so I checked it, and it was the group chat blowing up about plans for the weekend. Then I saw a notification from instagram, that @arianaareed started following me.

It can't be the same girl from the party. Why did my heart start racing? I quickly put my phone down, and focused on the movie again. There was slight tension between Valeria and I, our legs were toughing slightly under the blankets. She turned her body so she was facing me.

"What?" I smiled lightly.

"You know, you're beautiful too" her brown eyes were glimmering in the dark. I turned my body to face her too. "It's one of the first things I remember when I saw you in class."

"Would you believe I was intimidated when Mrs. Thompson made us partners" I admitted.

"What? Why?" she exclaimed.

"Well I mean why wouldn't I be intimidated?" I laughed, "I was new, didn't really know the layout of the school yet, then I get paired with the prettiest girl I've seen at school who also looked like she could be a bitch."

"Oh so you thought I was a bitch?" she countered.

"I thought maybe you were going to be a little more reserved."

"Mhhmm" she squinted her eyes, "Want to know what I thought??"

"I'm scared" and she bursted out laughing.

"No I mean of course I thought you were pretty, the whole school was talking about you for weeks" she paused, "And when Mrs. Thompson paired us up, I was like 'great, now I'm paired up with the new girl'" we both laughed. "But as soon as we talked, there was something about you that I really liked."

"Oh, now I can tell" I joked.

"Stop" she lightly pushed me. "But the more I got to know you, I realized you are a beautiful person on the inside too" she held my gaze. We both leaned in and closed the space between us when our lips met.

Valeria's kisses drove me crazy and left me wanting so much more. It still felt a little unusual to be kissing a person that I considered a really good friend. It was definitely unusual to feel sexual feelings towards her. But the more time passed, it felt too right, too good. Valeria was a great kisser, she always leaned in with such care and sweetness, I savored every moment.

Our bodies had closed the space between us under the blankets, we were pressed against each other. My hands laid on her hips and her big t-shirt was riding up, so naturally my hand began caressing her lower back. Her body arched toward me with my touch, and I loved the feeling of it. I granted her access to my mouth and she instantly deepened the kiss. My hand was moving up and down her back and I realized her back was bare so she wasn't wearing a bra. I could feel her muscles flexing under my touch. Her hand was caressing my cheek and going to the nape of my neck lacing her fingers in my hair. I leaned back a bit and smiled.

"What" she said with a small laugh.

"You're a very good kisser."

"Lucky you, I like kissing you" she leaned over and gave me another kiss. "Who keeps texting you?" she referred to my phone that kept vibrating.

"It's just my friends" I grabbed my phone and skimmed through some of my notifications.

"Who's that?" she asked referring to the DM notification I had on Instagram from Ariana that read: hey gorgeous :)

FUCK. ME.

"Oh one of Morgan's friends" I immediately put my phone down.

"Well while you respond to your friends, I'm gonna use the bathroom" she said getting out of bed.