The New Boy Next Door.

Chapter 17

I woke up to the soft purrs of Kyle's snore and suddenly wanted nothing more but to cuddle up closer to him and feel his warmth. His arm rested slightly on my side and as I moved to get closer, his arm swung around my waist and he pulled me into he chest. His chest moved with every breath and I was so close that I could hear his heart beating. I wanted to stay this way, I wanted to lay with Kyle and listen. I remembered last night and how he seemed so vulnerable and I remembered the nights before that how we spent so much time in bed, but not sleeping. And even in those moments, I wanted to be closer. Not sexually, emotionally. And maybe it was because I lost my virginity to him, or maybe I was looking for what I wanted with Aiden in the wrong place. Either way, I felt connected with Kyle.

I laid like this for a few minutes before Kyle began to stir in his sleep. His eyes opened and he blinked twice before focusing in on me. He smiled briefly and I memorized every detail of his smiled before it was quickly wiped away and replaced with a look of panic. He snatched his arm from under my torso and jumped out of bed. He put on his shoes and began to open the window. "Kyle! Where are you going?!" He stopped abruptly and looked back at me as if I had two heads and the events from last night flashed through my head and I remembered why he had stayed here last night in the first place. "I'm coming with you." He shook his head but I had already put on my shoes and began to climb out the now open window. He shook his head and followed me out and down to his car.

He drove quickly and I made sure to keep the car ride silent. My hand slowly rested on his and I gave him a reassuring squeeze. I still didn't know how I felt about Kyle and thinking about it honestly made me scared. But right now I was more concerned about his mom than my feelings. Even though I hadn't known them for a very long time, losing Kelly would definitely have an effect. My mom had come to enjoy her presence, despite her having the same name as my grandmother, and I know that my mom would be destroyed if she lost her new friend... especially to a car crash. I made sure not to mention this to my mom immediately because its around the time we lost my grandfather and I didn't want to make her sadder than she might already be.

When we arrived at the hospital, Kyle tossed his keys to the valet and shoved a few dollar bills in his hand and rushed off. I silently apologized and gave him a small tip and rushed off after Kyle. When I caught up to him, he was at the front desk while the nurse frantically searched for the room number. His hands shook as he settled them on the counter, trying to slowly catch his breath. The nurse quickly typed and once she found the room, she told him and he quickly ran towards her room. I'm not active so my attempts to catch up to him were subpar and by the time I did finally get there, I heard familiar laugh from the room. "Kyle, you have worry lines." She laughed and he kneeled in front of his moms bed and she kissed him on the forehead. "You worry too much, I wouldn't dare leave this family behind." I saw a tear fall from his eye and his mom quickly wiped it away.

I quietly appeared in the door and everyone's attention was directed towards me. " Uh, Kyle, I'm just going to go to the waiting room, yanno, give you guys some time as a family and all. Nice to see you up and smiling Mrs. Jacobs" I walked slowly down the hall and heard her call my name. I walked back to the room and Kelly smiled at me.

"Anna dear, we spend too much time as a family, its always nice to have a fresh face around." she squeezed Kyle's hand and he rolled his eyes.  "So, Annabelle, how have you been? How's school? Do you know what college you're going to? What you're majoring in? Any boyfriends? Or girlfriends if that what you-"

"MOM"

"It's fine. Um, for the most part, I'm okay. School is... well its school." She laughed. "School is okay, It surely keeps me busy. But I guess that's a good thing. I don't know what college I'm going to, I just hope I get in where I apply. But I do want to move out of state for college, maybe Michigan, where it gets cold. As for my major, I don't know, but I do have a lot of time to think about it, I am still only a Junior. But I think I want to be a teacher or some sorts." I smiled, mentally making sure I answered all of her questions and she grabbed my hand that fumbled around in my lap.

"Well, you're a smart girl and you seem to keep my son here out of trouble, so I know that whatever you do and wherever, you'll be great." She gave my hand a small squeeze before letting it go. "Also, you didn't answer my last question. Boyfriend? Girlfriend?"

"Um..." Out of instinct, my eyes flickered over to Kyle, who was looking at me intently, possibly waiting for the answer I didn't know. "I- I... I'm thirsty.. I'll be back." I stood up quickly, the chair behind me sliding abruptly against the floor. I basically ran out of the room and wen to the nearest vending machine. I fumbled around in my pocket for my wallet. I pulled it out of my pocket roughly, accidentally hitting my hand on the vending machine. My wallet fell to the floor and I cursed aloud, grasping my hand and holding back tears. I looked on the ground for my wallet when a hand appeared with it in it. "Uh, thanks."

"You left out of the room pretty quickly... was it because you were avoiding the question or didn't know how to answer it?" He leaned against the vending machine and I frowned. "Annabelle..." His hand reached out and grabbed mine and I immediately felt the heat from his palm. His other hand slowly caressed my cheek and I smiled. "You're so beautiful." This was one of the few times I've heard Kyle being sincere. He pulled me into his chest and I slowly melted and his hand slid from my cheek to my chin. I initiated the kiss and I was glad that I did.

I knew that what I was doing was wrong, but it felt so right. I liked Kyle and every minute with him was amazing. But with Aiden, I was happy not dealing with conflicting feelings. I've wanted to be with Aiden for years now and I've only known Kyle for 6 months now. But with Kyle, everything is different...

I loved Kyle.