True Identity

Chapter 46

I recognised the way to his bedroom as we weaved through multiple people either making their own way somewhere, talking to one another or making out with no inhibitions. I'd never host a party, I thought, grimacing slightly at the mess there would be in the morning.

"Why did you tell Cameron your real name? You didn't last time." Eli said, coming to a stop abruptly like he just realised that he'd followed me out without really thinking about where are what he was doing. He bought me to the side of the corridor and stood a few feet in front of me, maybe the furthest away he's ever been. He folded his arms and didn't look directly at me which I hated so much but I understood. I left him when he really didn't do anything wrong, I was just easily offended. Pushing me to become someone that he saw truly was, was one of the best things a person could do for me. I realised that now. He deserved someone that was there for him as much as he was for me. I changed for myself without really needing to do anything because I was stupid and could have done it years ago. Now I wanted him but this was going to be harder than I had anticipated. "Coral? Your thinking, there's nothing to think about, just answer."

"I don't know. I didn't want to care what people thought anymore. There are more important things in my life that I'm going to lose if I don't just get on with it. Morgan's shown me that it's not hard to do things I want to do. I miss you and I know I can't just ask you to forget everything because that's not fair. I was being stupid about everything and you are the one that figured out that I wasn't living up to my own potential in my athletic life or social life. You're incredible and nothing I thought you'd be like." He finally looked at me after a while and I could see him melting. He had always been the more laid back out of the two of us. If this was me, I would have been so pissed off but he was Eli, not me. One of the reasons I loved him. I stepped forward steadily but didn't touch me. "You were...are a pain in my arse but are also my best friend. I've missed you so much and all I ask even if you want nothing to do with me in that way..."

"Okay, shut up." He said, taking a large step forward and taking my neck in his hands gently, moving his forehead to mine. "I'm going to kiss you and forgive you because I love you so much, a little bump of a week, which is how long you lasted may I add, can't keep away?" He asked, smiling widely.

"Never." I whispered happily.

"Good." Was the only word he said before he kissed me harshly, pushing me against the wall as I took his dark hair at the back of his head in my hand. I couldn't think of anything but him. He was my life and I don't know how I lived without him being near me and kissing me every day. I loved him, I always knew that since the train station when he whispered a compliment that was still some off the most amazing words I'd heard. He had a way with words that I could never imagine would come out of a line-backer's mouth. He was magnificent and I would never know how he knew that I was good enough for him in the space of a weekend, skipping friendship and going straight for an intimacy I'm not sure my parents, who are very much in love, would have had within the first week of a relationship because we had been dating for months before it was official for the space of a day.

He pulled away slowly and I realised how open I was being as there were people everywhere but I didn't care which I think Eli realised quite quickly when I didn't push him away immediately like he expected me to. I smiled up and him but then it dropped.