The Fighter 》 The Maze Runner

Twenty

I shook my head, "Newt, please tell me it's not true."  Newt held his gaze on the ground.  "It is, isn't it?"

He slowly looked up at me and nodded, "It's true."

I choked back a sob that threatened to come out, "Where you...where you ever going to tell me?"

"No.  I didn't want you looking at me differently."

"How could you say that?  Why would you think that?  You know I would never look at you differently."

Newt crossed his arms, "That's what they all bloody say.  The only people who knew about it was Nick and Alby.  We promised we wouldn't say anything to the other Gladers.  But, the day after that, they kept their eye on me.  Afraid I was going to attempt it again.  Like I was some glass that's ready to break.  So, don't say that you wouldn't look at me differently.  I know you would have."

I walked closer to him and held his face, "But I'm not like those shanks.  I may be shocked at first, I'll admit, but I would get over it.  What you did was in the past.  The only thing that matters to me is who you are now.  And that's never going to change the way I feel about you.

Newt, I wanted to tell you how I feel about you for a long time.  But I was afraid that you wouldn't feel the same way and it ruined our whole friendship.  I think about you all the time and it got worst the more time I spent with you.  You make me happy, ok.

Sure, there's Minho, Gally, Alby, and Chuck.  I'm happy when I'm with them, but I feel like I'm the luckiest shuckface in the world when I'm with you.  What you did or had done doesn't change that.  But, I need you to know that - even if you don't have feelings for me - I will be here for you.

No matter what you do, I will always be here for you."

He held my gaze for what felt like forever.  I kept glancing at his lips.  When I looked back up, he was doing the same thing.  We both started to lean in.  We met in the middle, but we were a bit hesitant about it.

I decided to close the gap between us.  It was slow and sweet.  I moved my hands from his face to wrap them around his neck.  My chest felt like there was someone dancing inside doing some kind of happy tap dance.

The whole world stopped in this one moment.  It's just me and Newt.  We always find a way to each other.  No matter where we go, we will always find each other.  And this one kiss proves to me what I've been feeling for a while now.

I'm in love with Newt.  It will always be Newt.

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A/N:  One more chapter until Thomas arrives!  And they finally kissed!!!!