Why Do I Always Fall for the Bad Boys?

Chapter 30

Chapter 30

Tammy's POV

5 months later...

"Are you finally happy now, Tammy?" Zoey asked out of the blue, smiling knowingly while she waited for my answer.

I nodded my head and gave her a smile of my own. "Yes, Zoe, of course I'm happy!" This time, I had no doubt in my mind that I was indeed happy, contented even. Between being Blake's girlfriend, taming the bad boy, and finally getting my sense of happy ever after, I could finally say I'm ready to see my life in a different light.

Today, we've decided to go out on a trip to the beach. And by 'we', I mean Tommy and Zoey, Danny and Eve, Marisol and her boyfriend Sean, and Blake and I. It was like a mini reunion, a gathering of some sort, old and new friends alike, being able to just bond and get along for an entire day.

It was dusk as I observed the huge ball of light, settling down to the sea as the sky transformed into a different hue – a view breathtaking and warming all at the same time. As I silently watched the sun setting, all I could think of at that moment was how content I was of life and how it peculiarly turned out. And because of that realization, I couldn't help the satisfying grin that made its way to my face.

"What are you smiling about, huh?" I heard the familiar voice question, teasingly, as I felt large arms, wrapped around my waist into a tight embrace from the back.

I giggled and turned to face him. "Well, I was just thinking –"

"Thinking about me?" he interjected, smirking.

I smacked him lightly on the arm. "You have an enormous ego. You know that, right?" I retorted as he laughed. I shook my head, smiling at how little things about Blake still resembled his old high school self. He was still, well, egotistic. There's no other way of defining it. "As I was saying before you interrupted me and undoubtedly fed your already huge ego, I was just thinking about how my life turned out. I don't know, but I feel really happy and contented. I have good friends with me, college has been great so far, and I have you."

By the time I said those words, I was surprised when he decided to plant a quick kiss on my lips, catching me off guard. My eyes widened and I glared at him with raised brows. "What was that for –"

"I love you," he suddenly said, blatantly cutting me off mid-sentence. I stared at him for a moment to see if he was kidding around like he normally does, but the genuine look on his gorgeous features says otherwise.

I couldn't help the warm, fuzzy feeling I felt when I heard those three perfect words coming from him.

"I love you too."

His right hand made its way to caress my cheek, bright blue eyes staring deeply into mine. He leaned in closer towards me, in what I assumed was another kiss. I mentally scolded myself for being so giddy. His fingers decided to tangle its way to my hair. My heart erratically beating as I felt his breath when he was only centimetres away from me but, just like lightning, our moment was gone in a flash at the last second when someone unexpectedly cleared their throat. Both Blake and I turned to the direction of the person who brusquely interrupted our almost kiss.

"Hey there, love birds! Sorry for interrupting but we're starting the bonfire and the rest of the guys are waiting for the both of you," Tommy said, smiling sheepishly.

"Way to ruin the moment, Tom," Blake said jokingly, though, by the look on his face, he was obviously giving Tommy a frightening glare that said 'you'll pay for this later'.

"No, it's okay, Tommy," I said, giving Tommy a reassuring smile.

"It is?" Blake asked mindlessly, brows furrowed.