Just Desserts

Chapter 31

NOTE: Hey guys. So I want to know how many of you would read, no matter how long this story is because I came up with another idea that could make this story 10-20 chapters longer than where it is now. I also wanted to let you know that I will be skipping a few months because of the idea I came up with. Hope you enjoy anyway. Thanks. -Captain

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Thursday, November 29, Sam

"Alright guys. We have one week until the performance. We have everything down, but we have one last thing to practice." Bobby smirked, glaring at every single one of us in the audience, trying to hide his chuckle when he spotted me holding hands with Jess. Jess had started coming to the rehearsals, wanting to support me.

"Well, what is it!" I chuckled, watching as Charlie sighed at Crowley's reaction.

"The final kiss scene between Corbin Myers and Trent Campbell," Bobby stated. I turned to see Jessica just shrugging, She probably figured that it would be like every other one throughout the play, a slight peck and nothing more. Gabe had paled slightly and I couldn't help but feel hurt. The thought of kissing me again, made him sick.

I shook my head, turning to look back at the stage since it looked like Bobby was going to say something else. He had, in fact, opened his mouth to do just that, but Charlie cut in and shared the announcement instead.

"This last kiss-" she looked everyone in the eye, focusing specifically where Jess, Gabe and I were seated- "will be more... intimate than the others."

I sucked in a breath as Jess stiffened beside me. I knew she already hated that I had to kiss him prior to this. She claimed that I was falling for him. What she doesn't know is that I already liked him, way before we kissed each other.

I half-expected her to leave, but she just shook her head and took a deep breath. "Are you okay?"

"Sam... I believe you when you say that you haven't fallen for Gabriel over the kisses and, even though I don't want to see you two kiss each other, but I'm going to go watch the actual performance and what better way to get used to it, than watch it here and now?"

"I s-suppose," I mumbled.

"Come on guys. We need to get this done," Charlie called and I could have sworn that she was smirking. I'm not sure though, because she turned too fast for me to catch it.

Gabe sighed as he got up, glancing my way before quickly turning and jogging up to the stage. My stomach started doing flips as I slowly walked up to the stage.

"Alright. So Corbin is about to get in the car and leave to Georgia. Trent runs up to him and grabs his hand and then they kiss and Loriann, or Lori, Baker sees and is upset but understands," Charlie told Lisa, Gabe, and I.

"Action!"

"Corbin... Corbin, wait!" I rushed forward grabbing his wrist, stopping him from getting in the 'car.' Gabriel turned towards me, a sad, broken look on his face and it looked so real that I felt as though my heart were breaking.

"Trent, I..." I cut him off, pulling him to me, stooping down to give him a slow, meaningful kiss.

"Cut!" I flinched, shying back a little, my face bright red. I wanted to kiss Gabriel so bad, but I couldn't. Not properly anyway. It wouldn't be fair to Jess, it isn't fair to her.

"Sam, you have to kiss him like you mean it. He is the love of your life, about to be gone forever. This is the best moment in the entire play and we need it to look amazing," Bobby called.

"S-sorry. My bad!"

"Come one! Let's redo the scene!"

We repeated it... a lot. I kept getting nervous, butterflies flittering around my stomach. Some times our heads would bump and I would laugh my butt of, other times Gabe's breath would tickle my cheek and I'd pull away, giggling. There was one particular time, when Gabe breathed out a quiet huff and it tickled, where I poked him in the eye. He had smacked my arm and called me a huge idiot.

No matter how many times we did it though, I felt terrible. I wanted to kiss him. I wanted to pull him into my arms and tell him how I feel, but I was with Jess, and before he showed up, I was planning on marrying her. Now I'm just confused.

Bobby sighed. "Come on guys. Just once you need to get this right. We can do it once a practice if you can do it right just this one time, please."

I nodded, determined to do it right this time.

"Go!"

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"Corbin... Corbin, wait!" I stepped forward, my hand wavering slightly as I reached for his wrist. My throat closed up slightly as he turned towards me, tears threatening to pour.

"Trent, I..." I pulled him towards me, wrapping my arms around him as tightly as I could as my lips met his. He tensed in my hold before slowly relaxing.

My heart stuttered a beat as he closed his eyes, mine falling closed as well. My heart was soaring and I felt high, higher than I have ever felt in my entire life. My hand found the back of his head and I tugged on his hair slightly.

Sweet breath caressed my cheek as he let out a small sound of appreciation.

This felt so good, so right and I couldn't help but lose myself in the kiss.

Then I felt something wet slide against my cheek. Frowning in confusion, I pulled away, only to find myself staring at Gabe who was crying. I reached up and wiped a tear from his cheek.

"What's wrong?"

He shook his head, refusing to meet my eyes. I tilted his chin up, swiping away a few more tears that ran down his face. "Please... tell me what's wrong?"

His head fell forward, falling onto my chest and I wrapped my arms around him, rubbing soothing circles on his back as he took deep breaths. "This... this can't happen," he mumbled quietly.

"Why?"

He looked up at me again, sorrow still painted on his features as he stared. "Y-you have a girlfriend."

"But what if I don't want to be with her? What if I want to be with you?"

He just shook his head, tears falling again as he stood on his tip-toes, kissing me gently. I grabbed his waist, not sure when I had dropped my hands in the first place. This time, the kiss was slow, sorrowful, as though he would never do it again.

When he pulled away again, I was still confused. "Go-goodbye, Trent," he whispered, turning towards the car to get in.

I stood there, dumbstruck for a moment, unsure of what the hell he was talking about. It took me a second to realize that we were still acting.

I surged forward again. "Please... just let me go."

My heart shattered, but I stopped walking, my hand falling to my side as I watched him reach for the handle. "Please... Corbin, don't go. Y-your all I have left. I love you. M-more than anything... " I whispered, a sob escaping my throat.

I reached for him one last time. "P-please."

"Wh-what?" He asked, voice shaking as he dropped his arm.

"Corbin.... I-I love you... more than you could ever know. Watching as you distanced yourself away from me, it hurt like hell... a-and I... I just... I love you more than I have loved anything in my entire life. I'm so so..." I was cut off by Gabriel pulling me down by the collar of my shirt to give me a huge kiss.

It was shorter than the other two, but I didn't mind one bit, because I had him back in my arms again. If I could have gone back to change all the heartache that we've endured... all the pain, all the suffering... I wouldn't have changed a thing because in this moment, I was the happiest that I have ever been in my entire life.