Fall For You (EDITING + UPDATING)

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"You should take a break." I tell Alex. I've been laying here for what feels like forever and I'm beginning to get bored.

Once again, Alex doesn't reply instead he just keeps typing away at his computer acting like I'm not here in the room with him.

I sit up and stare at the back of his head. "Alex." I say trying to capture his attention. "Let's do something." I suggest.

"Do you mind? I'm kind of busy here." He tells me gesturing to his laptop, finally breaking his vow of silence. "I need to finish this assignment, something that I'm sure you've never done."

"Yeah." I say. "Assignments, tests, projects aren't really my thing." I shrug. "It's amazing how I was able to get into college without having done any of them." I roll my eyes.

"You don't need to be so sarcastic all the time." Alex tells me.

"But it's so fun." I'm keeping up my sarcastic attitude and Alex just shakes his head.

I stand from Alex's bed and walk over so I'm standing behind Alex, towering over him since he's sat down. I reach my hand out over his shoulder and grab the textbook that's sitting open beside his laptop.

"Gemma," Alex says calmly, "can you give me back my book, please?"

"I want to read it." I obviously lie. I would never read a textbook as dull as one for a Law elective.

"No you don't. You're distracting me from my assignment on purpose." Alex huffs out crossing his arms over his chest and pouting.

"You're right, but I am bored and want to do something."

"You can always leave." Alex says bravely and I smirk. He's back to trying to get rid of me. Not a chance.

He stands up from the chair and walks over to me. "Please just give me back the book Gemma."

Since he's taller than me, he towers over me. Quickly I put the book behind my back so he can't get it from me, but Alex has another idea.

Alex takes a small step closer, the small space between us that was separating us only getting smaller. In a bold, brave and surprising moment of confidence, Alex places one of his hands on my waist, snaking the other around behind my back, gently grabbing my arm with my hand holding the textbook. His eyes staring into mine, not once drifting them away.

He pulls my arm back around to the front of my body and takes the textbook from my hand.

"Thank you." He whispers, gently. He keeps his hand on my waist as he tosses the book down on his bed before turning back and facing me, his eyes reconnecting with mine.

It's not like I had a choice. I was so surprised by his sudden confidence boost, with the way he walked over to me, put his hands on me, like he wasn't afraid of my reaction at all.

"You can let go of me now. You have your textbook back." I tell Alex but his hands still remain on my body, pressing against my waist making that spot feel warm.

Alex's eyes pour into mine as he leans his head in, "I really want to kiss you again." Alex confesses, his voice low and quiet as if there's someone in the room that he doesn't want to hear his moment of truth. Not long ago he stood in front of me telling me that he would never kiss me again. He's changed his mind so quickly.

"You should." I reply quickly, my mind and mouth not working together.

Alex leans in, closer. I can feel his warm breath on my face, it's intoxicating. He's moving too slow. I want to rush him and connect our lips together but I don't, instead I allow him to make all his moves.

I don't know how long Alex is going to be this way, confident, doing what he wants to without pressure from anyone else. I'm afraid that if I rush him, he'll pull away from me completely and I don't want that.

His lips brush against mine so slowly, my eyes flutter closed as I wait to feel more but the feeling goes quickly. I no longer feel the breath on my face and his hand is gone from my waist.

I open my eyes questioningly. "What was that?" I ask.

"I told you, I have an assignment I need to finish." Alex replies, returning to his seat across from his desk.

I leave the room quickly without looking back, practically slamming the door shut behind me. I don't bother saying anything, not even a goodbye.

My chest is killing me, my heart is beating at what feels like a million kilometres an hour. My body is hot and I feel like a crazy person.

What is happening to me?