The Boy Next Door

chapter 11 - my dreams shattered and my heart fell to the floor.

My brain was all kinds of messed up. My heart was telling me she liked me, but my head was telling me she didn't. How was she doing this? No girl has ever made me feel this way before, if never gone crazy like this and it was really annoying me. I grabbed a packet off the side and pulled out a small piece of white paper and put the tobacco in before rolling it up. I picked up my lighter and pressed the clicker. The smell of burning tobacco spread through my room and I sighed contentedly. This was the way out of all my problems, the way to forget everything going on. I walked over to my mini fridge and grabbed a beer, then laid back on my bed. I sighed again. This was perfect. My mum and Izzy were out and so I was home alone. Then I realised. Kacey had her window open. I had mine open too, to let the smoke out. Shit. Kacey's pet hate was smoking! Shit shit shit!

💍KACEY O'CONNOR💍
I sniffed. I could smell burning tobacco. I frowned. My mum didn't smoke and my brother CERTAINLY didn't. I looked out of my window. There was no one on the street below. Then I noticed the stream of smoke. I followed it and to my surprise led to Austin's window. That pang of sickness came back, and I felt tears pricking at the edges of my eyes. He smokes. He fudging smokes. This can't be happening. There must be some other reason.
I climbed out of my window and stepped across to his ledge and peered in. All of my dreams shattered and my heart fell to the floor. He was smoking and drinking. How could he fudging do this?!
I pounded on the window and he jumped in shock and looked at the window. His face physically dropped, then formed an 'O' shape, then he looked like like he'd just seen a ghost. He stubbed out his cigarette and threw his bottle across the room.
"Kacey! Hi! Erm, what's up?"
"What's up?! What's FUCKING UP?! AUSTIN FOR FUCKS SAKE YOU TWAT YOU KNOW WHAT'S FUCKING UP!!"
"Woah...you must be pretty pissed..."
"Really? What gave you that fucking idea?" I growled.
"Well...for one I've never heard you swear before...like EVER."
"Austin, you lied to me. You told me you hated people that smoke, you told me you'd never do that to yourself, you know it's one of my pet hates!"
"That's why I lied to you! I didn't want you to know! I didn't want you to find out that I do one of your pet hates!"
"You just hurt me even more in the process..." I blinked back the tears and he walked over and engulfed me in a massive hug.
"I'm sorry Kacey. I'm so sorry." I tried to wriggle away but he held a firm grip.
"That's not enough this time, it's not enough!"
"Kacey please. Look, come with me."
"No. You might kill me."
"Kacey. Please?"
I sighed in defeat.
"Fiine."
He grabbed my hand and dragged me out to his truck.
"Get in."
"I still think you're gonna kill me."
"Shut up and strap in."
"Rude."

He drove me out of the city and into the woods.
"I knew it! I knew you were going to kill me!"
"I'm not gonna fucking kill you Kacey."
"Suuuuure."
He grabbed my hand again and dragged me through the forest until we came to this absolutely gorgeous clearing. There was a pretty little lake and moss covered stones that we went and sat on.
"This is beautiful!"
"That's why I brought you here. A beautiful place for a beautiful girl"
I felt myself go crimson. I looked at the floor.
"Shut up you dork" I said but I was grinning so widely inside.
He grabbed my hand again and just held it.
"Kacey." He said softly and lifted my face to look at his. I felt really awkward so I spoke loudly.
"What?"
"About the other day..."
"At the beach?"
"Yeah."
"What about it?"
"Well...I wanted to ask you something."
"You did."
"No, I didn't."
"Yeah you did. You asked me to be your math tutor" I said with a hint of malice in my voice.
"No, I mean I didn't ask you the RIGHT thing." My heart started racing again. I was screaming inwardly.
"What...w-what do you mean?"
"Kacey, I'm not the worlds best person. And I'm not exactly known for being the type of person that commits to ANYTHING. But ever since I met you...well, you've turned my life around. You're good for me Kacey. And I really like you."
"Austin..."
"I'm not done. You're the most gorgeously perfect thing I've ever seen in my life, and you make my stomach do flips whenever we touch, and my heart aches at the sight of you. I've never felt like this about any girl, you've changed me so much."
"Austin..." I said with tears of happiness in my eyes.
"Kacey I can't say I love you, because I've never experienced that emotion before. But I can say that I'm falling for you. Hard. And I can say that with your help I can learn to love. And I want to love YOU. Kacey...will you be my..."
I cut him off out of excitement.
"...Yes"
"Yes?"
"Yes."
"Really?"
"Truly."
"Honestly?"
"Austin! Yes I'll be your girlfriend!!"
He grinned the happiest biggest grin and pulled me into a massive hug. I hugged him back with all my might. He lifted me up hugged me tighter. I sighed with content. This is how life's supposed to be.
And yet the whole idea petrified me. It'd been a whole year since Alex and I hadn't trusted anyone since. I put my shields up, built my walls high. But this boy...well he was something else. He tore my walls down brick by brick and now look at where we are. And I couldn't be happier. I just hoped and prayed that he wouldn't be like him...

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A/N
ARE YOU HAPPY NOW?!?!?! Austin finally asked out Kacey! I was quite generally grinned so much writing this, when I wasn't laughing at ShanCWells stupidity. (I was on the phone to her whilst writing this😂)

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I was gonna wait a little longer for Austin to ask Kacey out but I couldn't I was too excited😜

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