Surfing with Eli

Chapter 11

Luka:

Since telling Eli that he had kissed me the night of the party we actually hadn't brought it back up again.

I was fine with him being gay if that was what this was all about, but he seemed to be keeping some distance and it wasn't sitting well with me. I had already admitted to myself that being near Eli makes me feel good, so now that he was being a bit standoffish I was getting irritated.

Currently Eli and I were at the library so he could check out something new to read, and I was killing to just bark at him to talk to me.

When he did speak, which wasn't often, he didn't look me in the eyes, and he didn't change or anything around me anymore and it all was beginning to get on my nerves. If he was uncomfortable then he could at least come out and say it to my face like a man.

I didn't have a problem with the kiss, if I had I would have pushed him away that night but in reality it was just a kiss. A kiss is nothing compared to the things I have done with women, one little brush of the lips with a guy isn't going to make me go running to the hills disgusted.

I really just wanted my friend back, I wanted to push him around and tease like we used to and I wanted him to feel comfortable enough to remove his shirt when we went surfing.

I wanted him to know I didn't care and I wasn't upset or anything. "Eli" I said walking over to him as he read a page from a book he held in his hands.

"Hmm?" he didn't glance up at me as he placed the book back and moved around the bookcase to the other side. "It was just a kiss Eli, seriously it's no big deal I'm not mad" I reassured following behind him, he just nodded in reply still not seeming convinced with what I was saying.

Well damn the only other thing I could think of to get the message across was to show him instead of tell him so I just snapped, yanking his wrist so that his body turned to face me, I backed him up against the bookcase in annoyance with a little too much force.

If this was how it had to be then so fucking be it. I didn't give myself time to think the whole plan through but what the hell, I was pissed and didn't care.

I gripped his chin in my hand forcing his face to tilt upwards a bit as I lowered my lips closer to his. "It was just a kiss Eli" I growled as I brushed my lips over his just as lightly as he had done at the party.

"See?" I said pulling back rolling my eyes, instead of letting it all slide like I thought he would do he surprised me. Gripping my shirt in handfuls he tugged me closer to him so that my whole body was pressed up against his.

I watched him in intrigue as he took in a deep shuddering breath before swallowing hard, "It's not just some kiss" he whispered. I slowly began to realize what was happening here, he liked me.

Holy shit, I didn't notice until it was right before me but Eli liked me as more than just a friend, his eyes were full of lust and ashamed at the same time.

"I don't want to lose you as my friend Luka" he said not making eye contact with me but also not letting go of my shirt either. I wasn't sure what to say in this situation, girls had always done things like this but never had one of my guy friends.

I was a little amazed at the whole thing, and also confused because I didn't see any reason why Eli would have these feelings towards me. But I could tell he wanted me, and to put him out of his misery I complied with his need.

I pressed myself up firmly into him making his eyes snap up to meet mine probably wondering just what in the hell I was doing, I quickly scanned the area before leaning down and kissed him.