Just Friends

Chapter 20

Chapter 20

Previously.

"Ariana, wait, stop." I heard Justin's voice behind me.

I turned around and he was way more wet than I was. The rain fell of his soft hair and he quickly pulled me towards him.

"Wait." He repeated again.

"Why?" I asked him.

"Because I love you. I fucking love you Ariana. I just didn't realise it but I really fucking do. I love the way you laugh when you hear someone make a cheesy joke and how strong you are. I love your big brown eyes and how they twinkle when you smile. How you do so much for everyone and you're full of so much love. How you always brush your teeth before breakfast or when you try not to cry in sad movies. Everything, Ariana, about you is perfect. And I love you. I just can't believe I didn't realise it."

Before I could say anything, he cupped my face and pressed his lips roughly against mine.

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C o l e s POV

The rain fell downharder than I expected as my hand snatched up the bouquet of flowers I'd just bought. Here I was. My car stopped in front of Ariana's house and I quickly turned the engine off as silence filled between me.

I didn't really know what made me come here. I guess my feelings just got in the way. I'd been a really dick to her that night and I hurt her, I never wanted to. So, I bought some apology flowers and some chocolates that I plan to give to in hopes that she'll forgive me.

I hopped out of the car, walking towards the entry of her house. The rain poured down on me, leaving me drenched and cold but I didn't care. So far, it was worth it. I was going to get my best friend back.

I came towards the door and knocked on it quietly. No one answered. I'm starting to think I should've called or texted before I came. I knocked again and the door slowly opened. Should I go in? Shit. I paced a little before I decided to go in. She was probably home, she was just in her room or something.

I walked in quietly, the flowers and chocolates still in my hand. There was complete silence and I felt guilty for being in here. There was no one in the living room or kitchen so I decided walking towards her room which I heard muffled sounds coming from.

I came to her door and once again, silence, but I continued to open it anyway. As soon as I opened it, I knew I shouldn't have. There on her bed, were them. Justin and Ariana. They were kissing passionately. He laid on top of her, while she was under him quietly moaning his name.

As soon as Ariana noticed me, she freaked. I didn't even care though. I didn't fucking care. I turned around, walking far away from her room and I felt her footsteps behind me. She quickly grabbed my hand but I pulled it away.

"What the fuck Ariana?" I asked her, as she stood in front of me.

"Cole, please listen-"

"Fucking save it," I told her as she stared at me sadly. "You lied. You told me you weren't up for all of that shit, but you lied. You just didn't fucking want me to be that guy. You wanted me to be you're best friend, but I'm sorry Ariana, shit happen and I'm not friends with liars."

"Cole, I'm sorry!" She cried out, on the urge of tears.

"You always fucking seem to be."

And finally, a few tears fell on her cheeks. I'd never seen her cry. Never. Over the whole seven years we had been friends, I'd never seen her cry and I hated that I was the reason I was seeing it.

"I love him." She said, her eyes not meeting mine.

I stared at her through an angry expression which suddenly disappeared. Her eyes finally met mine but I couldn't look into them. It sucked that she didn't want to be with me, but I could deal with that. But the fact that she loved someone else. Someone else that I hated. It was worse then anything.

"What?"

"I love Justin. I always have." She repeated quietly before looking away.

I didn't want to hear anymore of it. She loved Justin. He made her feel something that I never have been able to and I hate that. I didn't want see her anymore so I did what I did best. I left.

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A r i a n a s POV

The darkness spread across the sky as I entered the diner with Justin behind me. I sat down at one of the one-sided booths and Justin did the same, sliding in to sit next to me. I wasn't sure why we came here. We weren't even hungry. We didn't even want to order.

The whole diner was quiet. A few other people sat across the place that I didn't bother to scan. Being here with Justin was really all that mattered at the moment. Justin wrapped his arm around me and pulled me close.

"Ariana, I hate seeing you like this." He said as soon as I looked away.

"Justin, it's fine. I'm fine." I said giving him a reassuring smile which he didn't accept.

"Hey," He whispered in my ear, taking my hand in his. "I know how to make you feel better."

I let out a small laugh before taking in his beautiful features. His messy hair was perfect, just the way I liked it. His honeycomb eyes were rather lighter than usual and the perfect lips he had looked more kissable than ever.

"I'd like that." I replied, tracing my finger along his jawline.

His smile vanished and he leaned his head against the booth, staring at me. Scanning every feature of my face which irritated me. I hated when people stared at me. It made me feel like I have something on my face that shouldn't be there. Like I've accidentally put mascara on my cheek.

"What are you looking at?" I asked him as a chuckle escaped from his lips.

"Nothing." He said as he continued to smirk which made me frown even more. There's defiantly something on my face.

"Ariana," He spoke my name as I turned to face him. "You know I love you, right?"

It felt so good hearing him say that. It felt amazing hearing him say that. It's funny how love can make you feel. It can make you feel sad, it can make you feel happy. Right now, love made me feel the happiest I'd ever been.

"I love you too." I quietly whispered back and he just scoffed as he eyed my lips. He slowly leaned in, his eyes slowly meeting mine before falling back to my lips. His soft lips slowly met mine and my hands wrapped around his neck. He pushed me back on the booth, not leaving my lips.

His tongue met mine and they danced together. He deepened the kiss as I wrapped my legs around his waist. Luckily, not many people could see us. I ran my hand through his hair as he started kissing my neck, leaving warm and wet spots on along.

He moaned my name as I pulled his face back to mine, crashing our lips together once again. Right here was the most perfect moment. Until someone cleared their throat. Justin scrambled off me and I pulled myself up from the couch like seat, adjusting my t-shirt.

A young girl who obviously worked here, stood in front of us looking bored out of her mind, chewing her gum widely. "Um, that was interesting."

"I'm so sorry. We didn't mean to-" I started but she quickly cut me off.

"I don't care, brunette. Kiss your boyfriend as much as you want, I just want to know what you want to eat." She stated carelessly, pulling out a pen and paper. Boyfriend. He wasn't my boyfriend.

Me and Justin looked at each other as I panicked. She'll kick us out if we don't order something but none of us had money with us at the moment. Justin winked at me, wanting me to play along.

"Yes, we'll order...Oh. I must've left my money in the car." He started saying as he looked at me, patting his hands over his pocket. "How about we go look in the car."

She rolled her eyes. "Well hurry up. I don't have all night. I have other people to serve." She said as she walked away.

We both got up and walked out of the diner. As soon as we were out, we started laughing. That was one of the most embarrassing things in the world. Our laughter soon died and Justin pressed me up against the wall.

"You're fucking amazing." He muttered and he was about to kiss me until someone walked out the door.

"Come on," I sighed. "We better go."

Justin nodded in agreement, pulling out the keys for his car and making his way over. But something in the diner caught my eye. I quickly looked through the window and my lips parted. Cole was making out with some girl. Who was she? Why was he even making out with her? Did he see me and Justin? It was hard to tell who the girl was since her back was faced to me but that was defiantly Cole.

I turned around as soon as they stopped kissing and started looking around. I ran over to the car and hopped in and Justin started the
car, driving away from the diner.

Cole was so unpredictable. One minute he's angry at me because I'm kissing Justin and the next he's making out with some girl. I felt anger boil through me. He had made me feel like shit. He made me feel horrible, yet he go kisses a girl right after telling me I lied.

"Ariana, what's wrong? You look like you're about to fucking punch the window." Justin asked, quickly
looking at me.

I frowned, hesitating to tell him or not. "I just saw something, that's all." I said, making myself looked more relaxed.

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I arrived home with Justin and we had a quick shower together before we decided to lay down. To be honest, I was exhausted and so was Justin. I feel like I could sleep for twenty-four hours straight. We were about to lay down when there was a knock at the door. Justin went to answer it and I followed.

Justin peered through the door and groaned, pulling me close to him by the waist. He opened the door and Cole stood there, looking nervous.

"What do you want?" Justin growled, his grip on me tightening.

"I want to talk to Ariana." He replied, obviously annoyed.

"No, you think she wants to see you?"

"Can you just let me to talk to her?"

I realised how angry I was at Cole. He may be my best friend but lately, I couldn't tell anymore. I felt bad for the things I'd done to him but couldn't he at least find it somewhere in his heart to not constantly make me feel like shit for hurting him?

I furrowed my eyes at Cole. I may as well talk to him and find out why he was kissing that girl.
They were still arguing but interrupted them. "Fine, I'll talk to him."

I pulled the Justin by the shirt and pressed our lips together, while closing the door with my leg so Cole couldn't see. "Fuck, I love you." Justin breathed out when I pulled away and softly kissed my forehead.

I slowly opened the door and walked out to Cole. His blue eyes that I missed dearly had faded. Why can't things just be simple? We aren't close like we use to be.

"Cole, listen to me before you say anything. I really miss you. You're my best friend. I know that lately, things have been all over the place but please understand that I don't want to fight anymore." I told him unsure of what he was going to say.

"I miss you too, but I just can't sit around and watch you be in love with Justin," He said sighing. "I'm getting in the way of everything. I always make you feel like shit. I'm sorry. Just let me do one thing before I go."

"But how come you were kissing that gi-" He cut me off by putting his lips on mine. I instantly reacted, throwing my hands against his chest trying to push him off. Cole quickly stopped kissing me and his eyes travelled somewhere behind me. I followed his gaze and there stood Justin, his whole body tense.

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Hey loveeeys!
Well, it's a bit late since I updated but yeah, here is chapter 20.
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