My Personal Stalker

Chapter 20: What If

A knock on the door woke me. I looked around and found myself on our couch in the living room. It was dark except for a small candle burning on the table.

Without even thinking twice I opened the door for whoever was out there. At first, I only recognized a dark figure standing in front of me. It was a man about six feet tall, with a muscular body, jet black hair and brown puppy eyes. His hair and clothes were soaking wet from the rain outside.

"Noah, what are you doing here in the middle of the night?", I gasped. "Come in before you catch a cold."

He walked past me, his whole body shivering. "There's something I need to tell you."

"Just wait a second. Make yourself comfortable. I'll be right back." I ran upstairs into our bathroom and grabbed a few towels before sprinting back down. "Here you go." I sat down on the couch next to him and smiled. "I'm glad you came because I feel like I need to apologize. I shouldn't have said those things to you. It's just that everybody's trying to protect me lately because they all think they know what's best for me but they don't..."

Noah was still shivering when he grabbed the hem of his shirt with both hands and pulled it over his head. He took one of the towels I had placed on the table and dried his upper body with it.

Hopelessly, I tried not to shift my gaze from his eyes but that was a battle I was bound to lose. My heartbeat sped up with every second that passed, every second that he rubbed the towel over his muscular chest down to his abs.

After a while he seemed to notice the impact his actions had on me. "I'm sorry. I didn't mean to make you feel uncomfortable... You're right. Nobody should patronize you in any way."

I nodded quickly, unable to form any words in my bone-dry mouth.

He wrapped the towel around his shoulders and took my hands into his own. "That's why I'm sorry. I should have just told you right from the start what was going on between Mark and Mrs. Gregory instead of leaving clues for you through texts."

"Wait..." I swallowed. "You were the one who sent those texts?"

Noah chuckled softly. "I'm surprised you hadn't found out yourself. After everything Joe has told you... Please, don't think of me as some psycho how is hiding behind a stupid phone."

"I... I don't even know what to say."

"You don't have to say anything right now." He lifted his hand up to my face and caressed my cheek with his thumb. I closed my eyes and melted into his touch.

Slowly, his thumb traveled down to my lip causing me to crave for the feeling of his mouth against mine. He stroked my bottom lip before removing his thumb from my mouth.

Our breaths mingled together. Then his soft lips reached for mine. We moved in perfect unison as he pushed me down onto a fluffy pillow. His hand, still cold form the rain, moved underneath my shirt and left goosebumps on my bare skin. I flinched against his cold touch.

"I'm sorry, love", he whispered into my ear. But before I could answer he started placing kisses on my neck.

"Noah", I moaned softly. In a split second, both his hands were on my hips. I lifted my upper body slightly from the couch, so he could remove my shirt more easily.

I placed my hands on his bare chest and started my own exploration. His muscles shifted underneath my touch until my hands reached his V-line.

Noah lifted his head up from my body and stared at me... hungrily, daring. I bit my lower lip and reached for his belt.

That's when I woke up. I was alone in my bed. The sheets were soaking wet from my sweat. After a while I managed to calm down my breath and sort things through in my head.

It was only a dream, nothing more. But the more I thought about it, the clearer it became. My unconscious was trying to tell me something. Could it be possible that Noah really was the one who sent me those texts?

I dragged myself out of bed and stumbled into the bathroom. A quick glance at my phone revealed that it was 4 am.

Drowsily, I examined the reflection in the mirror. My hair as well as my clothes were clinging to my body. My eyes looked swollen and reddish. And my skin was shining from the sweat.

I peeled my pyjamas off my body, every muscle I moved still aching from the previous sensation. In relief, I finally entered the shower.

The water felt warm and relaxing as it finally pulled me back into reality.

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"Every day we bump into each other, you look like an even bigger mess." I snarled at Joe's comment but I didn't say anything in return. "Are you okay?" He raised his eyebrows.

"Have you seen Noah by any chance? I think I have to talk to him." I focused my whole attention on Joe's reaction. He was the only one who could confirm or deny my theory about Noah.

"You think you have to talk to him?" A smirk appeared on Joe's face.

"So it's true? It's been Noah all along." My breathing became shallow again at the thought of last night. How could I even look him in the eyes?

"I'm not gonna say anything even though it won't matter anymore. He's gone." Joe's eyes were filled with pity.

"What do you mean, he's gone?"

"After what happened with Mrs. Gregory, Mr. Jenson offered him to change schools. At first Noah didn't want to take the offer but then... last night, he called me and told me that he would change schools immediately. I tried to persuade him into staying but he just wouldn't listen. I have no idea what made him change his mind into going but it must have been major."

My eyes started burning. I knew what drove him away. It was my own fault that he left. I had told him to stay away from me and he had listened. "Joe, I think I have made a huge mistake."

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Author's Note:
Hey loves, I feel like that's both the best and the worst chapter so far.

What do you guys think about Chloe's dream? Will it ever come true?
Did you expect Noah to just 'run away' after what happened?
Is it really Chloe's fault that he left? What is she going to do about it?

And another quick question out of curiosity: Who are you shipping the most?

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