Chapter 16: Admission

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Shane stares into the bottom of his drained glass and sighs."I'm just gonna get another drink.".

As Shane leaves for the bar, Bella nudges Rain with her elbow. "Do you want to rest for a bit, these shoes are not great for dancing in...".

"Yeah, sure thing B."Rain assisted her.

Rain and Bella rest on the wall in the club and lean against it, watching the silhouette of figures on the dance floor, their faces briefly illuminated by flashing lights.

"So how's your night clubbing doing so far?"Bella asked Rain.

"Mmm... It's pretty good. I think that has more to do with drinking than anything else, though."Rain admitted shyly.

"Yeah, you were going hard earlier. Are you feeling okay?" Bella worriedly ask to Rain

"Better than okay. Just... Glad to get off my feet for a bit.".

Rain slips down the wall and Bella reach out to catch him. He slumps into her arms, laughing, then throws an arm around her waist to steady himself. "Oops. Sorry.".

"Do you want to sit down?"worried is clear on Bella's voice.

"No, I'm good, I promise. Besides, I like this, standing here."Rain assured Bella he's fine " with you."Rain closes his eyes and takes a deep breath.

"Rain, are you sure your okay? You know, you can tell me anything."

Rains eyes flutter open, and he turns to face Bella, leaning his head agains the wall."Can I tell you something, Bella?"

"Can I tell you something, Bella?"

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"And.... what might that be?"Bella ask out of curiosity

"Remember how I said I wanted to get my courage up for something?"

"Yeah... I remember. "Bella confirms.

"This is what I needed courage for."Rain snakes his arm back around Bella's waist and pulls her in close. His face is just an inch away from her.

Bella's instinctively pulls away and Rain opens his eye, looking startled. "What's wrong?Are you... Are you not interested in me?"Rain asked confused.

"I... I'm not, no. I'm sorry."she said it looking straight to his eyes without batting an eyelash.

"Oh no. Did I... Did I ruined everything? I did, didn't I? " Rain said worriedly. "I'm such an idiot."Rain is feeling regret

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