Chapter 39
Recap:
I realized then and there that if I couldn’t have Justin, I guess Taylor would be my second choice. Now I know that’s a terrible thought, but I couldn’t help how I felt. I knew in my heart that I was supposed to be with Justin, but since we had both moved on now… I guess you can’t always get what you want.
I kissed him back, and tried to be just as enthusiastic, but couldn’t stop Justin’s face from appearing in my mind every time our lips touched.
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I woke up the next morning and felt someone’s warm embrace, and for a split second I thought it might be Justin. I snuggled closer and turned my head slightly, and was mildly surprised to see Taylor. Everything that happened last night kept flooding back at once and I felt a twinge of regret. I knew I would never like him as much as he liked me, but maybe he just didn’t care about that, maybe he was just that desperate.
I tried to pull away from him without him waking up, and thankfully I didn’t have to be that careful with him since he slept like the dead. I had a flashback of when I did the same thing with Justin, but stopped thinking about it when I felt that familiar stab of pain in my gut at the thought of him.
I managed to get off the bed and out of the room without Taylor waking up and decided that I was in the mood for bacon and eggs, so I headed toward the kitchen. When I reached the living room I saw Kaley sipping a cup of coffee on the couch, and I realized that I was going to have to tell her about all this. How would she take it? She was okay with Taylor now but I never asked her how she would feel if we got back together. I figured that maybe I should just wait until Taylor and I were an official couple.
“Good morning Kaley.”
I said politely, trying not to sound guilty or like I was hiding anything.
“Good morning miss, how did you sleep? I heard you like, freaking out, but I heard Taylor running towards your room so I figured I wasn’t needed. How did everything turn out?”
“Oh I was fine, just another bad dream. Taylor um, helped.”
Kaley gave me a suspicious look and I knew it was hopeless; I had always been a terrible liar.
“Why do you sound so damn nervous? Is there something you need to tell me? Did you kill someone last night or something?”
“No I didn’t kill anyone!”
“Okay well then what the hell is wrong with you?”
“Nothing! I’m fine, I’m just going to get some breakfast now I will join you in a couple minutes.”
“Okay well don’t think I won’t start interrogating you as soon as you sit down missy, you’re not getting off that easy.”
I rolled my eyes at her stubbornness and realized that I should definitely tell her today, what was the point of lying about it? Taylor would probably blurt something out anyway.
I walked into the kitchen and Rosalinda was nowhere to be found, so I decided to just make breakfast for myself. I didn’t feel like finding her. I grabbed the carton of eggs and some pre-cooked microwaveable bacon and got right to work.
I was in the middle of frying my egg when Taylor walked into the kitchen, rubbing his eyes and looking mighty sexy wearing nothing but a pair of boxers again.
“Good morning beautiful!”
He said quite loudly. If he kept talking that loud I might not have to tell Kaley after all.
