Kissing Lily

Breaking The Rules

Pulling into the school parking lot on Monday was a stressful event. I had gotten up extra early, put on makeup (I was now getting pretty good at that), flat ironed my hair, and dressed to impress. My slinky green dress brought out the green in my hazel eyes, and I wore black leggings and boots, looking very “Lily-ish”.

Adam’s motorcycle was in his usual spot and he was there, as if he was waiting for me. I got out of my car, smoothed down my skirt, and he was there, closing the car door for me.

“I waited for you,” he acted a little nervous.

“Thanks,” I know, original, but it was all I could think to say. I couldn’t stop staring at his lips; his magical, magical lips.

We walked in together, as we had many times before, but this time was different. We were closer together, our arms kept brushing against each other, and I was certain he was going to put his arm around me. He didn’t though, and I was kind of relieved. Lily was probably around here somewhere, and I wasn’t sure where we stood; where any of us stood.

First period was interesting to say the least. Lily and I sat in our usual spots, towards the middle of the room, and Adam sat in his customary back corner. Have you ever had that feeling that someone is watching you? Could you sit there for 55 minutes knowing that someone behind you can’t take their eyes off you? I did. Lily and I spent the period passing notes about what we did on Sunday (yes even though I’m 18 I still pass notes in class), but I could feel Adam’s eyes on me. I liked the attention, but at the same time it made me nervous.

After class, Adam caught me in the hallway at my locker. His hand was on my arm, sending goose bumps all over my body.

“See you in class,” Lily gave me a wink and went on.

“Bree,” Adam smiled at me.

“Yes,” if we didn’t start moving in we were going to be late for class.

Kids around us slammed lockers, talked loudly, and went on their way. Adam and I were just standing there in the middle of the hallway, ignored but still standing there.

“Meet me by the bathrooms at lunch?” he finally asked.

I gave a nervous giggle, “Okay.”

That was an odd request. He dropped his hand from my arm, and we moved in lightning speed to our next class. The bell rang right as we walked through the door and I quickly took my seat beside Lily.

All morning I watched the clock, until finally it was lunchtime.

“Go ahead Lily,” I stopped at the restrooms, “I’ve got to talk to someone for a sec.”

She shrugged and I watched her walk away, her red hair bouncing with each step. Her skirt was incredibly short today, and for a second I yearned to catch up to her and … What is wrong with me?

“Hey,” Adam finally arrived, “Can you go see who is in the girls room?”

“Okay?” I raised my eyebrows, and went in.

            “It’s empty,” I told him when I returned, totally confused.

            “Good!” he grabbed my arm and pulled me into the girl’s room.

            “What the heck are you doing?” I let him pull me into the restroom, down and into the last stall.

            He answered me with a kiss. It was another one of those kisses that could make time stand still. I wrapped my arms around his neck and focused all my attention on kissing him back. He pushed be back against the stall wall, and kissed me harder.