Musically in Love

Chapter 25

McKinley's POV

I ran out of my bedroom as quickly as I could, my mind working in overdrive. I can't believe I did that. How could I have been so stupid to say that during sex? Especially when I knew he had been wearing his hearing aids this time!

I ran straight into the girls' room, hoping that Steph was in there. She'd tell me what I should do. Instead of just Steph, all three of them were there. Steph and McKayla were on Kay's bed, probably watching something on the laptop in front of them. Kenzie was laying down on the top bunk above them, her headphones in as she stared at her phone.

All three looked up when I barged into the room. Steph was the first one to speak. "What happened to sexy times with the hot boyfriend? Oh wait. The evidence is all over you."

I looked down to see my cum sticking to my chest, which was bare. I never put a shirt on. "Oops." I grabbed a tissue from the box by the door and wiped myself off. I felt like I should probably be embarrassed by that, but I honestly didn't care enough. "Guys, I seriously need help."

"Go back in there and cuddle," Steph said.

I shook my head. "I accidentally told him I loved him in the middle of it."

Kenzie took her headphones out, suddenly invested in my problems. "Do you?"

"No!" I paused. "Yes. Maybe. I don't know. I think so."

Okay, I was pretty certain I did. It's been almost a month since the first time I kinda told him - that day his hearing aids broke. Ever since then, I've been trying to figure out my actual feelings. I've faltered a bit, I knew that, but I think my feelings have ultimately grown into actual love. I just haven't found the right time to tell him.

I was given a second chance to tell him for the first time, so I wanted to make it amazing. Instead, I accidentally said it during sex. Honestly, it wasn't the first time I've done it. I liked the way the words rolled off my tongue, and sometimes it just slips out in the heat of the moment. But I had completely forgotten he wanted to hear me today - not that I usually made much noise, but that's what he wanted.

Kay stood up and walked over to me. Then she put her hands on my shoulders and physically pushed me towards the door. "Go talk to him, you idiot!"

I went, fully understanding that I was, in fact, an idiot. She was definitely not wrong about that. I just couldn't help but try to ruin things when everything seems to be going really well.

I walked back into my room a whole lot slower than I had run out a couple minutes ago. The whole ordeal probably took less than a minute, if I'm to be honest, but it was still enough time for Tyler to get out of my bed and pull on his clothes.

"Everything alright?" he asked when I walked in.

I shook my head, tossing the dirty tissue I was still holding into the trash. "I'm sorry, Tyler. I really am." I sat down on the corner of my bed. "I shouldn't have said anything."

He sat next to me. "Was it not true?"

I shrugged. "I didn't want to tell you like that."

There was a hint of a smile on his face. "So it is?"

"Yeah." The word came out as a whisper, and I wasn't sure if he even heard it. So I repeated the word a bit louder. "Yeah, Tyler. I love you. And I know it's probably too early to even be thinking about it or whatnot, but I-"

He cut me off with his lips pressed firmly against mine. The kiss barely lasted a second before he was gone again.

"If you hadn't run off right away," Tyler said quietly, smiling, "I would have told you that I'm in love with you too, McKinley."

I felt like I couldn't breathe. My heart was hammering so hard in my chest I swear Tyler could probably hear it.

Then suddenly the words sunk in. He loved me. Tyler actually loved me. And I loved him.

I threw my arms around his neck suddenly, needing to kiss the living daylights out of him. He didn't seem to mind, though, as his hands found their way to my waist, guiding me onto his lap.

I couldn't let it go too far. The door was still wide open and we had literally just had sex. We did not need to do it again so soon.

So I pulled back from the kiss, unable to keep the smile off my face. I was just so happy right now. Then my eyes landed on my guitar in the corner and I knew what would make this moment even better.

As I walked over to the other side of my room, I grabbed my tshirt from the floor, pulling it over my head. This didn't seem like the thing to do half-naked.

Grabbing my guitar, I sat back down on my bed. I spent a moment tuning it before I finally looked back up at Tyler, who had been watching me the whole time.

"Remember that song I wrote?" I asked.

He nodded. "The one you would only play in front of me if I couldn't hear it?"

I laughed. "Yeah. Well there was a reason for that."

"Do I need to take them out?"

"Not this time. I need you to finally hear it."

I started playing, strumming the strings in the slow tempo that matched the easy rhythm of the piece. I couldn't bring myself to watch his reaction as I played, so I kept my eyes down. Then I opened my mouth, starting to sing the lyrics I spent weeks perfecting. I wasn't the best singer in the world - I knew that - but I wasn't awful at it either. And I made sure to write the song in a range I could easily hit.

The song was about my love for Tyler. It held so much passion and feelings in it that I hadn't heard before, not even all the times I practiced it. Maybe it was because I was playing on an acoustic today instead of my electric. But I had a feeling it was because we both confessed our mutual love for each other already, which made everything better.

When I finished the song, I still couldn't bring myself to look at him. I just stared down at my hands resting on the strings, waiting for something to happen.

Then Tyler gently took the guitar out of my hands and placed it on the bed next to us. Once that was out of the way, he pulled me to him, kissing my forehead lightly.

"That was beautiful, McKinley," he whispered.

I hugged him back. "I wrote it for you."

He lifted my chin up so that I was looking into his eyes. "I love it."