For the rest of that day I was in a daze , and at lunch Tom took advantage of my venerable state and approached me when i hadn't got an escape plan prepared ... God dammit Callie now you've let your guard down and Tom's on to you !! "What THE HELL is up with you Caylyn!! why in gods name are you ignoring me!!" he bellowed. Ohhhhhh no. He called me by my full name. Only my Mom calls me Caylyn when I'm in big trouble. Tom always calls me Callie-Belle..... he must be really pissed with me. "I've eh been really busy helping Mom with Gracie and Maisey.... sorry Thomas," i said , using his full name hoping to bring out his lighter side , but Tom stared at me , his face like stone. "This isn't funny Callie I don't get it. Tell me , talk to me , tell what I've done for you to make you ignore me for days!!" he pleaded with sorrowful eyes. I sighed. "Not here , come on." I moved from the crowded lunch table with Tom following closely behind me. I led him to an old abandoned janitors closet and turned on the old light inside.
"Look Tom I'm sorry , i really am , it was wrong of me to ignore you like that," I began
"Why did you run?" was all he asked.
"What are you-" I began but he cut me off. "The night I told you about me and Kelsey you ran out of my house. Why?" I was stuck for words. "I wasn't as over that flu as i thought I was." He chuckled lightly as he sat on an old step ladder , his muscular arms folded across his chest. "You were never a good lier Callie-Belle I can see right through you. After 13 years of friendship do you really not trust me?" he said his voice rising towards the end.
"Of course I trust you!!," i said , the volume of my voice matching his.
"THEN WHY? DAMMIT CALLIE TELL ME!"
"BECAUSE I'M IN LOVE WITH YOU"
I was shocked as the words left my mouth. As soon as I said them I remembered all those little thoughts Ive ever had about Tom. How he's the only person I can be myself around , how he makes me feel beautiful and special. How he cheers me up when im down , takes care of me when im sick and protects me. I really do love him......The feelings that were making me ignore Tom were there because they knew i loved him , and i couldn't have him , and that i would get hurt. I could see visions of all the times Tom has looked at me and that was when it hit me.
There was a glint in his eye. An expression on his face that he never wore when looking at Kelsey , and a small part of me wondered......... Could he love me too?
" I love you Tom," I repeated. " And it wasn't until you started dating Kelsey that I realized how I felt."
The look on his face was a combination of shock , surprise and ......... delight?
He rose from his position on the ladder and took two strides until he was standing right in front on me, his hot breath pelting against my forehead.
"Well ," he said. "Its about bloomin' time. "
And then we were kissing. A far more passionate kiss then the two Ive had before , although now in my wild state of passion i cant for the life of me remember who they were with. I could only think about Toms hands around my waist and mine in his hair. Tom broke the kiss with a wide grin and pulled me into a hug. I was blissfully happy..... and then a one word memory pulled me out of my daze and back to reality........
Nathan
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------SOOOOOOOOOOOOO how was that?? what to you think Tom or Nathan??? Let me know:DD
