Magnetic Attraction

Chapter 5

Taylor slowly sits up, bringing his legs close to his chest before crossing them so he's mirroring my position on the floor.
"Hayley I'm  so sorry about how everything happened back there, I didn't mean for things to escalate like that." He bites his lip as he looks into my eyes waiting for me to respond. Although, I seem to have forgotten how to form words, god he looks sexy when he does that. Just as I feel myself start to gravitate towards him again Taylor pulls me out of my lust filled haze.
"I didn't really expect any of that to happen to be honest, I mean it was amazing but uh -unexpected."

It would be so easy to just lean across Alf right now and kiss him. To take him up to my bedroom and live out the fantasies I've been pretending don't pop into my mind late at night. But I can't do it.  I just can't risk it no matter how much I want to. Every relationship  I've had has turned to shit and I've lost respect for the person along the way. I really don't want that to happen with T, I want him in my life forever.

"T, I think we need to just put this whole night behind us." I can't will myself to look at his face when I lie to him,  I start picking at the rug underneath me, "How about we forget it happened, it was just a drunken moment, it's not like it meant anything." I say with a shallow laugh hoping to make this situation easier.

"Right, it meant nothing" He says quickly after a pause, I know he's lying. "We can just forget it ever happened, I don't even know how it happened".  Great we're both lying spineless hypocritical cowards. Neither of us will be forgetting what happened, nor do we want to, and I think at least tiny parts of us have actually wanted this to happen for some time now...

He looks me in the eyes and his face softens again, he reaches his  hand out and holds the side of my face tenderly, "Hayley, you know I love you right?"
My heart almost melts on the spot, why does everything have to be so complicated?
"I love you too T." I pull him into a large hug. Inhaling his scent as I rest my face against his chest.
We stay like that so a while before I regrettably pull back away from the embrace.
"So back to normal?" I say with the fake optimism that I've perfected over the years.
He looks at me with a small smile, "Yes. I'll see you soon".

-2 weeks later-

It's officially been two weeks since I last spoke to Taylor, I don't think we've ever spent this long  it talking. It feel unnatural to not be in contact with him. Don't get me wrong I've written out plenty of messages to send him, but I didn't have the balls to actually hit send. What is wrong with me? This is ridiculous. We agreed to put this whole thing behind us yet here we are, acting like a couple of school kids. I down to rest of my glass of wine in an attempt to steady the nerves and I bring up Taylor's number on my phone.

Well here goes nothing. I hit dial and I wait in anticipation, I should of planned out what I was going to say. Wait no that's ridiculous, we're still best friends, regardless of my knowledge of how good at kissing he is...

I hear his voice and I instantly start stumbling over words, it's not until I hear a beep that I realise that I've reached his voicemail, good one Hayley.
"T, this not talking thing is stupid and I hate it, call me". I put my phone down on the couch, before checking my phone was on loud again. The silence of the house envelopes me and I start to feel more anxious about the whole situation. Maybe he doesn't want to be my friend anymore? Maybe things are actually ruined and nothing will be the same again?

"Alf!" I yell into the house, as I grab his lead and slip my phone into my purse. Alf comes hurdling down the stairs towards me. "How about we go for a walk before we hand you back to your dad?" As soon as the word 'walk' leaves my mouth he runs to the door.

After half an hour walking in the crisp

Get a phonecall, its taylor. "Pack your bags, I'll pick you up in the morning, we're going on a roadtrip.I talked to Aaron and guess who's gonna see Mewithoutyou tomorrow night" I can't help but let out a squeel of excitement.

"Oh my God, T!"

"I'm sorry I've been MIA recently... I miss you Hayles".

"I've missed you too... Well I better go, I was in the middle of handing Alf over the Chad".

"Alright well I'll see you tomorrow morning, I'll bring the coffee if you can make those little muffins I love!"

"Sounds like a plan"

I hang up the phone and look up to see Chad with the disgruntled look on his face I have become so used to over the years.

"What was that about?" He asks as he bends over to give Alf a pat on the head.

Oh it was just Taylor, we're seeing Mewithoutyou tomorrow night".

"I always knew there was something going on between you, I'm not stupid".

"How could I remember all of those fights Chad?" I say with a roll of my eyes. "No, T and I are just friends, friends who love the same band and want to see them live." I kneel down and say goodbye to Alf, giving him a kiss on the head before turning around to head back home.

"Chad you're being ridiculous, there is nothing going on between me and T, nor will there be in the future". I say as I turn my head back to them, ignoring the heavy feeling in my stomach. As I start walking back to my house, I can't conceal the large grin spread across my face. This is going to be such a good weekend.

A/N: Sorry about the time hops, but if I didn't do it this would end up being a 50 chapter, incomplete story and I would be carted off in a straight jacket 😅
Also, 2 chapters in 4 days... what this is madness! Is Georgie getting in control of her life for once?!?!