Feel Again (A OneRepublic/ Ryan Tedder Fanfic)

Chapter 40: Kim Used To Smoke?!?!?!

I grab my pants from the floor and slip them on.

I start looking around for my shirt and I can't find it.

"Babe, have you seen my shirt?" I say turning to her only to realize she's wearing my shirt.

She starts giggling at me.

"You want it?" She asked.

I nod. "You better come and get it." She said.

"Oh I fully intend to." I answered smirking at her, making her bite her lip.

She jumps in her bed and starts running towards the door but I catch her in mid air.

"Man you are fast." She said giggling at me.

"Okay I caught you. So can you give me my shirt back please?" I said pouting at her.

"Hmmmmm... Alright.." She said. She took off my shirt and handed it to me.

"Thank you." I said and I slipped it on.

"You look cute without a shirt on." She winked at me as she headed towards her closet.

I look in the mirror she has in the corner of the room and take off my shirt. I mean I'm not that bad looking. I say to myself. I put my shirt back on and yelled, "I'm gonna be downstairs alright babe?"

"Alright!" She shouted back and I walk downstairs into her living room.

"Hey! You're leaving already?" Said her roommate who was sitting on the couch watching Fashion Police.

"No, I'm just waiting for Kim, You like that show?" I asked as I sat down across from her.

"Of course I do! I mean I am working for All Saints. I'm Jameira by the way."She said smiling.

"I'm Ryan nice to meet you. and really? That's awesome! I buy some of my clothes from there." I said smiling back at her.

"So Jameira, how long have you known Kimberly?" I asked. My mind goes back to the other day in Malibu when she told me about her past.

"I've known Kim since our freshman year of of college. I remember she was very shy and really nerdy." She giggled as she recalled the memory.

"Really? Nerdy in what sense?" I asked. I can't imagine her being nerdy.

"She was and she never really dressed girly either. She's was more of a tomboy. The only time I ever saw be real girly was when she played volleyball and I'm guessing you know how the uniforms are." She said looking at me.

"What?" I said raising an eyebrow at her.

"Nothing." She said causally.

"Anyways, was she any good?" I asked as I put my left ankle over my right knee.

"She was really good." She answered.

"How'd she get into dancing?"

"Honestly, I don't know how she got into it, but I know it helped her stop smoking."

"Wait a minute, what?" I said in shock. I looked around to make sure she wasn't coming downstairs.

"She used to smoke?" I whispered in shock. Why would she lie about that? Unless there's something she won't tell me.

"Yeah she did."

"But why?"

"I don't know."

"Oh." I said as leaned back on the chair.

"What are you guys talking about?" Asked Kimberly as she walked downstairs.

"Oh nothing, your boyfriend just wants to see a picture of how you looked in college." She said teasing Kim.

"Says the girl who starts her stories with, "Okay so I got drunk." Said Kim sticking her tongue at her.

She turns to me. "Babe, you hungry?" She asked sweetly.

Suddenly I hear my stomach start to growl.

"I'm starving babe." I said smiling at her.

"Come on babe, babe, I know this great bagel shop we can go to." She said grabbing my hand and walk out the door.

"Jamiera wanna join us?" She asked her roommate

"No thanks, I don't wanna feel like a third wheel while you guys are all over each other like earlier. But you can get me a bacon egg and cheese bagel." She said laughing at us and the two of us blush.

As we start walking out, I see some people, staring at the two of us holding hands. Then out of nowhere a photographer snaps a photo of the two of us.

"Hey Ryan, is that your new girlfriend?" Asked the photographer.

I look at Kim and smile at her. "It's okay, I understand." She mouth out to me. I look in front and just ignore the guy and kept walking.

From the corner of my eye, I see more paparazzi from both TMZ and The Hollywood reporter. I squeeze Kim's hand and we continue to walk past them.

Finally we reach the bagel place and go inside.

"Hey kiddo what's up?!?!" I hear the guy at the counter say to my girlfriend.

"What's up Ponyboy?" Said Kim as they gave each other a fist bump. Ponyboy turns to me.

"Who's that?" he asked her.

"That's my boyfriend Ryan Tedder." She turns me. "Honey, this is my friend Chris." She said.

"The name is Chris but everyone calls me Ponyboy." He answered as the two of us shook hands.

"Why'd they call you that anyway?" I asked.

"Because I look exactly like the main character from The Outsiders." He said laughing.

"Yeah, I can kind of see it." I laughed back.

"So, what can I get you guys? The usual Kim?" Asked Ponyboy.

"Yeah, three of them to go." She said putting her head on my shoulder.

"Alright, coming right up!" He said as he turned on his heel and walked into the kitchen.

We find a table in the back corner and sit there.

"So...." I said trying to sound as casual as possible.

"So..." She responded back.

I think I need to talk to her about this situation now.

"Ryan honey, are you alright?" Asked Kimberly as she placed her hand in mine.

"Yeah, I'm fine." I answered managing a smile.

There was a long silence and before I open my mouth and say something, she immediately cuts me off.

"Ryan, I used to smoke." She said.