Alexander || Complete

So Close

Xander POV
Tristan... I roll my eyes at him before I speak.

"Can I help you?" I say with the nastiest tone I can muster up.

"Are you okay?" He asks

"Can you go away, I'm pretty sure your girlfriend will be worried about you"? I say turning away.

"Look I'm sorry I didn't tell-"

"Were you even going to tell me? Or were you just going to kiss me and make me think you liked me!" I say a little too loud.

"I do like you, I just didn't know how to tell you. I was just caught up in the moment but that doesn't mean I didn't mean what I said to you that day-" I squint my eyes at him.

He must think I'm stupid.

"You are a liar, and a cheater, and I want nothing to do with you. She obviously loves you and you do that to her?"

"Xan, I didn't know that when I saw all my feelings would come rushing back the way they did. I do care about Emily, but I will always have a special place for you."

I'm not looking at him.

Don't look at him! Don't. Look. At. Him.

"Xan, please understand that it came from somewhere good. I'm sorry that I hurt you and I'm sorry that I didn't tell you about Emily in the beginning". He sounds too sincere. He lifts my head up.to look at him.

"I-I don't know, if I can trust you."

"What if I told you I would leave her to start over with you?"

"I would say you're an idiot! And that you shouldn't leave one girl just because you think you like the other more. And you wouldn't be doing it for your own reasons, take into consideration how that would hurt her."

"Right now I'm worried about how I've hurt you." I look away from him, this is just way too much for me.

"I don't just think I like you Xan."

Don't cry!

"When you figure out what you want to do, you let me know. Until then, go with your girlfriend and leave me alone"

What if I can't leave you alone?" He says invading my personal bubble again.

"I can't just stay away from you Xan, I won't, if I can be as close to you as I am now all the time, I will be."

Oh sh*t.

Don't look in his eyes. He leans in closer and closer. Damn does this boy bathe in cologne because he just smells great! He's so close I can feel. His breath on my lips. So close I can feel his lips touching mine slightly.

If I moved or if he did we would be kissing. Oh how I want to feel his lips on mine, they look soft.

GIRLFRIEND! I pull back quickly.

"You still have a girlfriend, we can be friends but nothing more, I will not be the reason you hurt her". I walk away feeling lite headed.

BREATHE! OHHHHH JUST BREATH!

I was that close! Too damn close. I am a lot of things but I will not be a home wrecker. I will not!
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I move around him and make my way back into the theater where Emily and. Harper are completely oblivious to what just occurred outside.

"What took you so long?" Harper asked not taking her eyes off the screen.

"I got held up by something super unimportant." She nods and continues to watch the movie.

Tristan walks in after me to not make it obvious we were out there together and sits next to Emily.

"Where'd you go?" I heard Emily ask
"Don't worry about it" Tristan replies focusing on the screen.

This guy is certainly something else, I just haven't figured out  what that something is just yet.
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