Glow Heart

Chapter Seven- Olivia's POV

There's nothing like staring into the eyes of an angry Blake Collins to make you want to run. His eyes flashed with rage, and I scrambled backward, unintentionally cornering myself. He walked closer to me. "Why are you apologizing? Why do you always apologize? You never actually change. If you would only stop-"

Jake put a hand on his shoulder, and I nearly cried. "Her parents are in the next room. Do you think this is the best time?" Blake moved away from me, back to where he had been standing with his friends a moment ago. I whimpered.

He smiled. "Toby, Jake, leave us for a moment. I want to have a word with Olivia in private." I was visibly shaking as they gave each other odd looks before moving their eyes to me, concerned. They nodded and walked out.

Blake knelt beside me, and I cringed away from him, making him frown. "Please don't ever flirt with Dylan again. He doesn't deserve you. I'm sorry, Olivia. For everything. I don't mean it, not really. It's all an act."

"What are you-" I began. Blake shushed me gently.

"I do like you Olivia, I have for years. I don't think I can stop the bravado though, they expect it. Even now, you don't believe me. William opened my eyes tonight. I like you, Olivia Ainsworth and I'm sorry for everything I've done."

"I believe you Blake, but why? Why would you do this to someone you like?"

"You never talked to me, never even looked at me. All this time, all I ever wanted was your attention. I guess I got it." He stared down at the carpet.

I tilted his chin up. "You have all of my attention right now. What are you going to do with it?"

He leaned in slightly. "Are you sure?" His eyes were already half closed, and I could feel his breath in the tiny gap between our lips. I nodded, and he closed the gap, kissing me gently. It was soft and slow, only lasting a few seconds at most. I couldn't believe that I was kissing him. In all of the times I've imagined my soulmate, when I've thought about what color would shine through our chests, what they would look like, what that relationship would be like, I had never thought that I would kiss Blake. I always wanted my soulmate to be my first kiss. He pulled away, quickly running out of the room.

I sat on the floor, jaw dropped and eyes wide. "Olivia? What happened?" William snapped his fingers in front of my face.

"Kiss. Blake and I just... We kissed... and I liked it. I started it. What's wrong with me?"

"There's nothing wrong with you, Livi. Kissing someone isn't the end of the world." He smiled like he knew something I didn't and I scowled at him.

"It's Blake. I kissed Blake. Him of all people. Blake Collins was my first kiss! This is... Oh, my gods! I'm such an idiot."

"You're not an idiot, y-"

"What's going to happen tomorrow? Everything will go back to normal. He's going to hit me again, and it's only going to hurt more now that I know he likes me. What do I do?" I groaned in frustration. William left the room and came back a few moments later, a very confused Blake in tow.

He ran to kneel next to me again. "Why are you crying? Is it something I did? Is it that I kissed you? I knew you didn't want me to."

William pushed him over so that he was sitting on the floor. "Are you ever going to hurt her again?"

Blake shook his head wildly. "Gods, no. Now that everything's out in the open between us and I'm finally being honest with you, I'm never going to hurt you again, and I'm never going to let anyone else hurt you either. I can promise you that, Olivia Ainsworth." He wiped my tears away.