What If

Chapter 10 - In The Dark

Thomas' P.O.V.
Electricity instantly rushed through my body. Taylor pressed her lips against mine and kissed me hard. She had told me to do what she did, so I kissed her back. Our lips moved slowly in sync together, and occasionally Taylor would slowly pull away just enough that her top lip would brush against mine. I just pushed my lips back onto hers and I could feel her smirking in the kiss as I playfully tugged at her bottom lip with mine. Her hands had now made their way up to my hair, where she tangled her fingers in my hair and pulled at it slightly. I placed one hand on her waist and my other hand just under her jawline, pulling her closer towards me. Our bodies were pressed against each other, and I could feel the heat radiate off of her body and onto mine as we kissed.

"Thomas?" Slowly pulling away from Taylor and breathing deeply, I looked around to see Molly stood there, her eyes wide and mouth slightly open, with her arm wrapped around some guy's arm.

"Oh hey there Molly!" I grinned, circling my arm around Taylor's waist and pulling her closer to me, "Have you met Taylor before?"

"Hi there!" Taylor smiled, waving her hand a little. Molly just scowled at her and turned her gaze back to me, stepping closer.

"I did call you a couple times," She said sternly but quietly, so that she was out of earshot of her partner.

"Oh that was you!" Taylor exasperated, pointing a finger at Molly, "Sorry, Thomas couldn't get to the phone. We were busy!" She winked cheekily at Molly, pecking me on the cheek. I just looked down at her and grinned, before I looked back up to Molly. She was completely stunned and lost for words.

"So how have you been?" I spoke up, looking over Molly's shoulder to see her partner, "I take it this is your boyfriend?"

"Oh yeah, Thomas this is Dave," Molly smiled, as I shook Dave's hand.

"Nice to meet you, Thomas!" He grinned at me, and then turned to Taylor, "And nice to meet you too, hun!"

"Anyway, how's your work been Thomas?" Molly started, pulling Dave by the arm away from Taylor, "You moved out of your parent's house yet?"

"Yeah, I've moved into a flat with Taylor here!" I smiled, pulling her closer to me still. She wrapped her arms around my middle, and rested her head against my side.

"Oh, so you're happy then?" Molly said bitterly, constantly glaring in Taylor's direction.

"Never been happier!" Taylor spoke up, hugging me tighter, "But who wouldn't be? I get to wake up every morning to seeing him lying next to me!"

"Aw, I love you!" I grinned down at Taylor, who grinned back and kissed me again. Just as I started to deepen the kiss, I heard Molly clear her throat.

"Right then, well I guess we'd better be off then!" She said sternly, pulling Dave after her, "See you around Thomas!"

"Yeah see you around!" I managed to get out, before Taylor pulled me back for another kiss.

"See you Milly!" Taylor laughed, pressing her lips back to me. And we just stood there in the moonlight - her arms now around my neck and mine around her torso. The kiss was gentle, but still passionate. Slowly, Taylor pulled away from me, breathing heavily from the kiss and looked up at me with her green eyes. The moonlight lit them up, making them sparkle slightly. They were beautiful.

"You. Were. Brilliant!" I grinned, making her laugh quietly.

"Well, I do try my best!" She smirked, which caused me to chuckle, "You were pretty impressive yourself!"

"You know; I've never seen her that annoyed in my life!" I laughed, as we started walking home again, "She honestly looked like she wanted to kill you!"

"It took all my effort not to burst into laughter, she looked that angry!" She exclaimed, covering her mouth with a hand as she began laughing again. We continued to joke about the night's events as we walked, even when we entered the flat and collapsed on the sofa.

"Right then, what shall we do?" I sighed, leaning my head back into the sofa, "You wanna watch a movie?"

"Yeah brilliant! Just let me get changed!" Taylor grinned, jumping up and rushing into her bedroom. I heard the bedroom door shut behind her, and I instantly sat up and ran my hand through my hair. What the hell had happened earlier? Taylor and I had kissed. I knew it was acting, but honestly for a minute there I thought it was real. She had been that convincing, and I almost convinced myself that it was real. But she didn't like me like that, and I didn't like her like that. Or did I?

Taylor's P.O.V.
As I closed my bedroom door behind me, I let out a sigh and pressed my back against it. What was that? I kissed him! I actually kissed him! And it wasn't just a peck on the lips or anything - it was a full on kiss! Was I mad? I didn't like Thomas like that, and I knew he didn't like me! It was just an act! But was it? It felt pretty real to me! No, Taylor pull yourself together, I thought to myself as I shook the idea from my mind. Ignoring the lingering feeling inside of me, I grabbed my pyjamas and got changed. But I could still feel his gentle lips against mine. It was still there, in the back of my mind. I just had to push it aside.