Sweet Brown Eyed Beauty

Chapter 3

The next day Alex and I didn't really talk a ton. We spent the day with her cousins so naturally I was awkward when it came to new faces and kept to myself.

That night we decided to watch a movie and cuddle up with some fluffy blankets on the sofa. I was starting to feel a lot more comfortable around Alex, but the closeness of her body to mine still made my heart pound. We were so close, I could feel her body heat radiate off of her.

The movie was good, yet I couldn't get myself to concentrate on it. Her presence demanded my attention and my wandering eyes always seemed to drift towards her round face, gently kissed by the glow of the television screen.

I saw her move her hair out of her face and reach for her phone. Scared that she'd notice me staring, I reached for my phone, falsely yet shakily busying myself, trying to refrain from being pleasantly distracted.

She looked to be unaware of the effect she was having on me. My mind seemed to halt all activity and my heart had complete control of all reason and feeling. Never before had I felt this way about someone, every girl crush before her seemed now to be like a childish game.

No girl before had given me butterflies like she did when I looked at her. Never before had I felt an energy like hers. How was it possible that I was falling so quickly for someone I had barely known.

Her presence was intoxicating, she barely had to look at me and I would easily fall submissive to her being.

Soon enough my mind was lost in thoughts of her. Holding her close, kissing her blossom lips, running my pale hands through her dark hair.

I had imagined kissing her right there and then, but my mind quickly pulled me back from my rash thoughts when I was abruptly reminded that I had never kissed anyone in my 17 years of life and if I had to, she'd probably be so repulsed that she'd never talk to me again.

Nope! I think I'm safer in my fantasies...

"Luna!" A voice broke me from my perfect daydream.

"Huh?" I hazily replied.

"The movie is finished." came a husky voice, followed by a little chuckle.

I slowly came to my senses and realised Alex was staring at me with a grin. That woke me up!

"Oh! Yeah I knew that!" I fake laughed.

"Suuuure..." She winked.

"I'm hugry! Let's eat." She said again

But before I could get up to follow her, she had me pinned flat on my back against the soft leathery sofa. She sat on top of me and her face was mere centimetres from mine. I could feel her warm breath on my skin and I could smell her minty breath as she smiled down at me in the darkness of the room. Her eyes twinkled with mischief and I froze not knowing what to do.

She said nothing. I couldn't read her face while we made eye contact but there was something in her eyes...something I wish I could have interpreted.

She lowered her hands to my tummy and I wish I knew what she was going to do next because I was NOT ready for it.

In a split second she was mercilessly tickling my sides and I let out the ugliest snort and laugh I had possibly ever heard. That only made her laugh and tickle me even more.

I tried to roll off the sofa but she was really strong. My tummy was sore and my cheeks were stiff from laughing so much.

Eventually she stopped and we both laid back panting and laughing.

"So you're ticklish huh?" She smirked

I rolled my eyes in response and made my way to the kitchen hoping she would follow.

In the kitchen Alex took out a box of cereal and milk. I wasn't really hugry so I just watched her while we spoke about random things, school, our futures and even our favourite foods.

"Why do you look so lost in thought?" She laughed.

"Oh! Sorry I zone out a lot!" I waved it off.

"You're thinking about how you're in love with me." She smirked.

My face turned red and I could feel my heart knock against my chest. I could hear the blood rushing to my face and ears and I started to feel hot. I shifted in my seat trying to to laugh it off.

"Haha y-yeah!" I stuttered
"I'm eternally sad because I'm in love with you but we can't be together." Wiping away a fake tear hoping she bought my fake confidence.

I could feel my breath quicken and I felt like I was having an anxiety attack. This girl!

She laughed and shook her head.

"I hate you for the way you're making me feel." She said suddenly being serious.

Again I felt short of breath and my heart felt like it was about to explode.

"You h-hate me because I-I make you want to kill me?" I asked trying to brush it off, remembering how earlier that day she jokingly told me she wants to kill me and then proceeded to actually try and kill me by choking me because I called her Justin Bieber.

Note to self: don't do that again. You might just die!

"Let's go with that." She said looking at me with intensity.

"I hate you for the way you're making me feel." My mind repeated over and over again.