Fixed At Her Teen

Chapter 28

Ivy's POV

Leslie is my cousin.

My mind wandered to what he just told me.

All this time...

After all this time I thought she dated him and they were in love. Now I learn "that" love is platonic.

They're cousins.

They are freaking cousins.

Oh God...!

I'm the worst.

I was suppose to be there for her when she lost her parents but I was so stupid and immature to let my sight blind me.

How twisted is that.

I gazed upon what wasn't there.

I was soo stupid to let it get in my way. I didn't listen to her explanation then and I'm doing the exact same thing now.

After everything I've put them through, they still aren't mad at me.

What the heck!

They're suppose to be mad at me for not believing in them, especially Leslie.

She was my bestfriend and I doubted her.

I don't deserve them. Either of them.

A tear slipped out but I wiped it as fast as it came.

I stepped out of the bath and drained it. Rinsing it before setting another warm bath for Dave. I wrapped the towel round my body and waited for the bath to get filled before I went into the bedroom.

After everything I put them through, they still treated me like nothing happened.

I thought, remembering the warm hug Leslie gave me at the reception.

And Dave...Oh Dave.

What have I done?

I looked on the bed for the cloth Dave said he was gonna look for but found a thin material. My clothes were wet and this was the only dry thing available. I checked the wardrobe before I finally gave up and dropped the towel on the floor and put the material around me clutching it at my chest.

I sighed before leaving the room walking through the candle lit hall into the living room. I found Dave on the floor near the fire place, his head thrown back on the sofa. He looked so tired. I didn't know I had been walking till I was standing right beside him. I wanted to reach out and brush his hair back. I took in every inch of his face. His eyelashes, full and long. His perfectly shaped nose and his lips; straight and soft, I was aching to trace my fingers on it or better still taste them again.

That morning popped into my head. The morning we almost had each other and I let something that wasn't there get in the way.

His jaw was set, rigid even as he slept.

I had no idea how long I stood there looking at his face. Staring more like.

I finally caught myself and turned round to leave. I stopped when I felt his hand grab wrist. My heart was pounding as I slowly turned to face him. His eyes were already on me and they he caught my gaze the same time I did. He pulled me down to him. I went on my knees placing my free hand on the side of his face. Our eyes never wavering from the other.

I almost cried with the way he looked at me. So gentle but yet so deep. It was scary, in a good way. In the best way possible. It felt like I was drowning in them. His face was so close to mine.

"I'm sorry" I whispered as I closed my eyes and placed my forehead on his "I'm soo sorry" my eyes teared up

"Hey" his arms went around me and he pulled me on his lap. I buried my head in the nape of his neck

"I didn't know" I began "I thought you were dating her and I let jealousy get in the way." I sighed "I should have listened to her...or you. I'm soo sorry, Dave"

"You didn't know, Ivy" he said "I would never blame you. Leslie doesn't blame you either. She just misses you"

A tear slipped out of my eye at what he said
"She should!" I snapped pulling away from him, looking at him "She should blame me. All of it is my fault. I was suppose to be her bestfriend and be there for her when she needed me but I wasn't. I was too stupid to let what I saw and thought get in the way our friendship" I paused looking at my fingers "You two always came to school together and she'd hug you in the hallway or even k-kiss you on the cheek. Things I wanted to do" I looked at him guiltily

He was surprised.

"I thought Leslie had stolen what was suppose to be mine. You were the first guy I ever liked and she knew about it but still she found a way to get you. That was what I thought" I said

"Leslie said you never mentioned my name. Just that you bumped into this hot guy" he smiled

I turned crimson and looked away.
"I thought she'd have figured it out. You were always staring a me during lunch"

"We both know Leslie is absolutely clueless about things like that" he said "Hey" he turned my face to his "I wasn't the only one who stared during lunch" he smiled

I smiled
"But you were the one who bumped into me"

"I wasn't" he said trying to act serious

"You were" I said

"Wasn't" he said

"Were" I said

"Okay maybe I was" he finally said

"Ah-ha" I pointed at him

"But how could I talk to this pretty girl who I always stared at across the hallway" he said "You always looked too busy to spare me a minute or two and I had to make a move"

"You weren't the only one who thought that" I admitted "Do you remember the time we first met?"

He smiled
"I was walking to class and you were going to one and from nowhere I just caught you gaze. We both stopped walking and just stared at eachother for like forever till Pricipal Brendan snapped at us"

I laughed remembering that. I stopped when I caught him staring at me again.

"What?" I asked

"I love the sound of your laugh" he said

I could have sworn I stopped breathing.

I hugged him so tight and buried my face in his neck again
"Forgive me Dave" I said "For being mean to you all along and hating you"

I just did that cause I thought you were with Leslie and I loved you.

But I wasn't about to tell him that...yet.

"There's nothing to forgive you for sweetheart" he said

I breathed him in.

Peace.

But it didn't last very long.

"There's something else you need to know, Ivy" he said

I pulled away and looked at him
"What is it?"

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