Undercover Love

chapter 4

Julia's POV

My eyes drifted shut when our mouths started moving together, my arms instinctively sliding around Tom as his hand buried itself in my hair. The kiss was very slow, very gentle, yet incredibly intoxicating. I couldn't seem to get enough of him. My heart was beating faster with every passing second, goosebumps popping up all over my skin. I was on cloud nine, completely caught up in the moment, until a sudden throb between my legs made me painfully aware of what was truly happening. A wave of guilt washed over me for actually enjoying it. No matter how good and right it felt at the moment, this was wrong and needed to stop right here.

"Tom..." I whispered, gently pushing him away.

He looked into my eyes for a brief moment before getting off of me. He sat up, gaze to the floor, probably feeling just as embarrassed as I was.

"Look..I'm sorry" he spoke after what seemed like forever, nervously rubbing the back of his neck. "I thought you...Well...I'm sorry." 

"I-I-I..." I stuttered, not knowing what to say or do anymore. "I...I gotta go." 

 I jumped to my feet and hastily left the apartment, grabbing my stuff on my way out. I ran to my car, hopped in, and drove off.

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Ten minutes later, I was back at my place. Slamming the front door shut, I rested my back against it as tears began welling up in my eyes. I wasn't even sure why I was crying in the first place, but I just couldn't help it.

I walked to the bedroom and crashed onto the bed, curling up into a ball and crying myself to sleep. 

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I was waken up the next morning by the alarm clock going off. I growled, rubbing the sleep from my eyes. I've never been a morning person. 

Reluctantly getting out of bed, I went to the kitchen to turn on the coffee maker before heading to the bathroom for a much needed shower. I was enjoying the sensation of the cool water washing away the sleepiness in my body when the doorbell suddenly rang. My eyes widened when I realized who it had to be.

Shit. 

I'd totally forgotten that Hanson was supposed to give me a ride this morning.

"I'M COMING ! JUST GIVE ME A SEC !" I shouted from the bathroom so that he could hear me, doing my best to rinse the soap off my skin and all of the shampoo out of my hair as fast as possible. Jumping out of the shower, I grabbed the nearest towel and wrapped it tightly around my naked self before hurrying to the door where Tommy McQuaid was waiting for me in his trademark ripped denim attire. 

"Morning" Tom spoke first, his voice hoarse.

"Morning" I replied, forcing a small smile to hide my uneasiness. "Come in. I'm not ready yet."

"I can tell" he let out an awkward laugh as he stepped inside, his eyes roaming over my body. Feeling extremely uncomfortable in my current state of undress, I started walking back to the bathroom.

"Lia, wait" Tom suddenly called out to me, stopping me in my tracks. I turned around, waiting for him to go on. He took a few steps forward until he was standing in front of me "Look, about what happened at my place yesterday...I'm sorry, okay ? Our friendship means a lot to me and I really don't want us to be awkward around each other because of this." He made a short pause before adding "I don't know what came over me but...I promise it won't happen again."

"It's okay, let's just...forget about it" I smiled sheepishly. "And I'm sorry for...leaving like that."

"No, you got nothing to apologize for. I was way out of line. I'm just glad you're not mad at me" he chuckled nervously, scratching the back of his head.

"You know I could never stay mad at you for long anyway" I stated, giving him a reassuring smile.

"Let's hug it out then. Come here" he beamed, opening his arms wide and wrapping them around me when mine went around his neck. A shiver ran down my spine when I felt his hands on my bare back and remembered that I was still in only a towel, but I ignored it and just rested my head against his shoulder, enjoying our tight embrace. "Now go get dressed" he advised, kissing my forehead "We can't be late for our first day of school."

"Whatever you say Officer" I giggled, halfheartedly pulling away from the hug before going back to my room to pick out an outfit for the day.

(A/N : Here's the outfit Julia went for.)