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Confusion

Harry had ended up going home shortly after we got back from the store. I had spent the rest of the day freaking myself out, wondering what exactly had happened and when I had realized that I really flipping liked Harry. At the same time I was, of course, texting Gemma about it. She told me that it was really weird to hear me talking about her brother like he was some Greek God, but she promised she would try to react like any normal best girl friend, and not like his sister. We ended up talking together on the phone, and she informed me that I needed to figure out how I was going to address what had happened today tomorrow at the homecoming dinner.

"In all honesty, Gem, I wasn't really planning on saying anything." I bit my fingernails as I said this, just imagining her trying to kill me over the phone.

"Oh my God, you're so stupid. You can't just kiss someone and then not talk about it! That's such a lame move for both of you." I could practically see her hanging off her bed upside down, her hair falling down to the ground.

"Well, what if I don't want to think about it yet? It still hasn't really even set in." My voice got softer and I heard Gemma sigh on the other end of the phone.

"I know. You do know at some point you will need to talk to him about it, right?"

"Of course Gemma, I'm not stupid." And with that, we said our goodbyes and hung up.

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"I don't have to like, wear a suit or something dumb like that, right?" Oli groaned as he saw me walk down the stairs in my outfit.

"I don't think you do, but it would probably be good if you didn't wear a shirt that had a partially naked Marilyn Monroe on it. Why is that stuff even cool?" I asked as I sat down next to him to put on my shoes.

"Who knows why this is cool? I don't even know why it's cool!" He yelled as he walked to his room, his hands in the air. I laughed at my stupid younger brother, trying to figure out what I was going to do tonight at the dinner.

My thoughts had been absolutely racing ever since my talk with Gemma. I was even more confused than I had been before, if that was even possible. It was even harder because I didn't have anyone I could talk to about it. I couldn't ask Harry for advice, obviously. Gemma had already given her opinion on the matter, and knowing Gemma (stubborn little poop) she wouldn't change her mind unless she had a dang good reason too. My parents weren't exactly the best people to talk to about this kind of stuff, because my dad probably thinks I'm still like nine years old and that I shouldn't even be thinking about boys, and my mum hardly has enough time for me to ask her what's for dinner, so I know she would be irritated if I was asking her for help with something like this (probably looking pretty insignificant to her). That left me with only one choice.

I headed towards Oli's room and stood outside of it, my hand about to knock as he swung the door open. We both jumped and he had a confused look on his face. He had changed his shirt into a red flannel shirt and was adjusting his sleeves so that they were rolled up to his elbows.

"Can I help you?" He asked, one eyebrow raised. I brought my hand down to my side, wondering exactly what I was going to say to him.

"Um, can I talk to you? Like, brother to sister?" I asked nervously. He leaned on his doorframe, completely blocking my view of his room. I was watching him think about it, and I scoffed and turned around. "Forget it, it's not important."

"No, wait," His hand grabbed my wrist and he dragged me into his room. He sat at the chair by his desk and I sat at the edge of his bed awkwardly. Oli and I hardly ever talked about serious things, so I had no idea how to start the conversation.

"Okay. So, first off, just don't laugh at me. Or do, I don't care. I just need advice. Basically something happened yesterday..." I trailed off, trying to find the words to say next. I wasn't sure if I should tell Oli about this, because I doubt he even knows that I had had a point in my life where I liked Harry before he left, but I guess we would just find out now. Drawing in a breath to complete my sentence, I was cut off.

"I'm not stupid Charlie. I know you two kissed yesterday. You should've seen your faces when you walked in the house! Harry looked like he had completed a challenge and you looked like any girl does after she gets kissed." Oli crossed his arms over his chest and leaned back in his chair a bit. My mouth must have been all the way to the floor because he laughed a bit. "Close your mouth, you'll catch flies."

I snapped my mouth shut and stared at him in disbelief.

"Alright, so I guess that saves me from having to explain what happened. But I still need advice. What do I do now? Like, do I bring it up or what?" Guessing by Oli's disgusted face, I said something wrong. "What?"

"Never bring up a kiss! Not until the other person does! Especially since he was the one who kissed you. If anything he should owe you an explanation." He said matter-of-factly.

"But what if that's what he's thinking? That he needs to wait for me to explain to him what happened? Then it'll never come up in conversation." My head was hurting from all the mixed signals I was getting from Gemma and Oli.

"Well then it never comes up. There is only one rule about kissing when you aren't dating, and that rule is never bring it up until the other person does. Follow my simple rule and you'll be totally fine, Char."

ooh some charlie-oliver bonding time.

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