Can't Say Love: A Hunter Hayes Fanfic (Completed)

Chapter 56

        ~Hunter~

        SCORE! Damn it. Please don't ask about-

        "Were you going to ask me out back in the woods before I fell? I know you liked me, I remember," She said, asking exactly what I hoped she wouldn't. Who told her? Sam. I swear he is going to ruin this. 

        "Why? Who ever said that?" I asked in a joking tone. 

        "Well... Sam. But before you go getting mad at him, he didn't tell me willingly... At first. I asked him. I remembered you telling me you liked me," She leaned back on the hockey machine, "and I wanted to know more. Can't really blame me for that. You were so cute, so worried that it would ruin our friendship." She said with a giggle in her voice. 

        I chuckled nervously, "Yeah. Well I was, but I didn't really have a chance. Then with your mom and everything; telling me to leave and let you be, wasn't the best time, don't you think?" 

        She sighed, "I guess. But what changed? I mean you don't like me now, so what happened?" She rolled her eyes with a smirk on her face. Nah, I wasn't going to tell her my secrets without her earning it. Plus, I want another game. 

        "Well, I guess we're going to have a rematch. Maybe you can earn some more answers," I said winking, already putting a coin in the machine. 

        Today, I'm getting some answers out of her. I'm not the only one with secrets... well maybe I would have to wait a little longer.

        "So, being I won a second time, answer the question."

        What changed? Well what changed was the fact that she got older, lived a new life, and I basically had to re-meet her. What changed was that now she's my best friend and not my soul mate. What changed is that before all of this, I would have told her what I thought. Now, I wouldn't want to risk losing her another time. "Well... I guess we just lost feelings for each other. I don't like you like that anymore, and neither do you," lie. "And I like the way we are now. Don't you?" lie. 

        "Yeah. I'm glad we're friends," she said and she blushed a little, but I could see through that fake smile any day. She's forgetting that I've known her forever. Literally. That smile held the truth to the biggest lie she's told in a while. Does she not want to be friends or something? What's going through that cute little brain of hers?

        "Me too," I walked closer to her and wrapped my arms around her neck gently and she hugged my waist. We stood there for a while. I was thinking. Thinking about everything. Just taking it all in. She knew I liked her. She wanted to know more. She was still sticking around. Probably because I said I didn't like her anymore, but still. I knew that wasn't true, and I can't be that good of a liar.

~Keira~ 

        Hunters arms wrapped around me calmed my nerves about all of this. Hunter sucked at lying, always did, always will. Why was he lying though? He just told me that I liked him back. Why isn't he asking me out again? We've been through everything. I lost my memory, he left for a couple years, I gained it back, found out Hunt liked me, that I liked him, and now we're standing in each others arms. I mean that should tell him something, right? 

When did I start liking him anyway? 

        "Ready to go home? I think I need some sleep," I said as I let go and grabbed my phone and slipped it into my jacket pocket. Hunter agreed and we made our way home. We were still in our pajamas, so I hopped right in. 

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        "Who are you? Why are you doing this?!" I screamed. This man was on top of me, and all I wanted was to get home. It was late, my mom was bound to call the cops sometime, right? Right?! "STOP!" I screamed off the top of my lungs, as this man was attempting to do what my mama always said should stay specially for marriage. "Get off!"

        I awoke in a cold sweat. "Hunter!" I yelled to my best friend who was sleeping on the couch in the other room. He came in without a shirt in his plaid pants with a wooden baseball bat. Where in the love of God did he get that? 

        "What's wrong?!" he asked, obviously panicked. Hunter sat on the end of my bed and wrapped his rather strong arms around me. 

        "M-Memory," I stuttered. There was something about the dreams that were once real that let's you know that your brain didn't just make them up in the midst of rest. Hunter slowly pushed on my shoulders until I was laying down with him next to me. 

        "Shh," he cooed. "What happened?" He asked and turned until he was laying on his stomach with one arm laying over my stomach and his other supporting his head. I loved how comforting he was. He listened patiently to my ranting as I explained the memory. After the shock soon came anger. Why didn't he tell me I was raped?! I think that's something I deserved to know!

        "Why wasn't I told?! You're my best friend, I trusted you! Is there anything else I need to know?!" I said as I sat, one arm propping me up. 

        "No, that's it. Come on, you look exhausted. He took my hand in his hand that was once wrapped around my stomach. I laid back down, and that night he slept in my bed and we cuddled. It was the closest we'd ever been, and it was innocent. I loved it. I just needed someone to comfort me and he was there. His breathing soon slowed and I knew he was asleep. His arm was back around me and I drifted to sleep too.

 A/N: For this one, I'd like 4 comments, and 4 votes. I know it's a lot, but you guys can do it. I love this chapter. Anyone else? Let me know in the comments! Another update probably next week sometime. 

BUT for anyone who likes Sleeping With Sirens, or simply think's that Kellin Quinn is hot, I'm starting a fanfic. Just saying. ;)