Torn Between Two

Chapter 1

The bottle spun around and around pointing at each of us in turn. Every girl praying, hoping, anxiously waiting to see if the bottle would land on them. After all, it was Jay who spun the bottle. He was obviously the most attractive lad in the school, well after his older brother of course. I love seeing all of these girls wait to throw themselves at Jay, it's hilarious how desperate they are and Jay doesn't even notice it's happening.

I've never seen Jay in that way, he's my best friend were practically twins, born just days apart in the same hospital, our dads were friends long before they had us and when we were born they encouraged our friendship and here we are today.

Honestly, it would just be weird if anything romantic ever happened between me and Jay, don't get me wrong I'm not blind he's definitely attractive. He's 6ft tall, sallow-skinned, with strong shoulders and great arms and a set of abs that would make an Abercrombie model jealous, he has really strong facial features and piercing emerald green eyes. He's the type of lad artists dream of drawing for their college portfolios and many do. It's easy to see why the girls sitting around me are salivating at the mere thought of getting to kiss him.

The bottle began to slow down, each girl holding their breath as it passed the girl to their left, only to let out a sad sigh as it passed by them too.

I looked down to check if my Dad had texted me, he usually does at around ten o'clock just to make sure I'm alive and not kidnapped in the back of a van somewhere or drinking, you know as dads do. Suddenly I could feel the stares of every girl burning into my head and I could faintly hear the slight laughter of my best friend, he really does have a great laugh. I lift my head to see what has happened.

Sure enough, the bottle is pointed straight at me I let out a laugh and look at Jay.

" Guess this means we have to kiss now," Jay teased playfully.

"Guess we do," I replied playing along with his game.

"Well let's get this over with," He remarked sarcastically.

"Don't sound to disappointed."

" Just do it already! " screamed one of the people who'd come to see what all the fuss was about.

He smiled at me, winked and then started to lean in towards me. I followed his movements wrapping one of my arms around his neck as he placed one hand on my cheek and the other on the small of my back, pulling me closer. Our soft lips intertwined, as we deepened the kiss. Time seemed to stand still. His lips seemed almost alien on mine like they weren't supposed to be there, but they were there and I wasn't completely hating it. All I could think about was how he tasted of cupcake icing and vodka, it sounds strange to say but that's a very pleasant taste surprisingly.

We separated when we heard someone mention his brother's name if Conor ever found out we had been kissing we would never hear the end of it. As we separated our gazes locked, we smiled and laughed. I'd just made out with my best friend and didn't hate it.

The jealous stares of every girl in the room radiated heat all over my body causing my cheeks to flush in embarrassment.

"I'm going to go get a drink, El want to come with ?" Jay asked clearly noticing my discomfort.

"Definitely ! Let's go," I grabbed his hand to pull myself up, letting out a sigh of relief and he wrapped his arm around my shoulders. "Thank you so much" I whispered into his ear as we walked towards the kitchen.

" No need to thank me. I know I'm a fantastic kisser but it was my pleasure to kiss you," he said teasing me as I elbowed him in the side playfully. " No but seriously I could tell you needed to get out of there,"