Undeniable

Chapter 11

Undeniable Chapter 11

"Oliver, one more favor."

"Anything."

I take in a breath as I take a risk and open my mouth.

"Kiss me."

His eyes went slightly bug eyed and he just looked at me like I grew a second finger out of my ear or something.

"Wh- uh- what?"

"Kiss me," I said blatantly in a dead panned voice.

"So I did hear you correctly. One question," he asked as he avoided looking into my eyes while I tried to stare straight into his.

"Ask away."

"Why?"

"'Why,' what?"

Oliver took in a breath and looked back up to my face and I could see the utter confusion in his eyes like the light of a lighthouse in a storm.

"I want you to kiss me because I know you care about me more than a friendly way. I know that you've liked me for almost a year and a half now and it's only been now that I believe it."

"H- ho- how do you know that? I never told you."

"You're right: you did not. Others did, though. They tried convincing me for so long that you felt something more for me that I had no idea of but I never believed what they told me."

"A- and you want me to kiss you now, after everything you just went through- why?" Okay he was severely confused.

"I know this is going to sound crazy since I was utterly rejected less than a hour ago but I know I can get over Draco. I never really had a decent sized face to face conversation with him and we belong to different social groups. I won't be around him and after me walking away for the final time, I know that I won't be going back. I don't want to waste my time with him because something along these lines always happens to me. I don't want to be hurt like this anymore; I need to move on as quickly as possible."

"And you're turning to meeee why?"

"Gods stop asking why. I want you to be the one to kiss me because I know you care about me and that you would never in your life hurt me. Here I am, being a hypocrite as I dread the pain that Draco is giving me, but in silence, I'm hurting you by turning a blind eye. I'm hurting you by not giving you a chance. You're nice and I know you won't drop me like a wet rag if this stupid plan of mine doesn't work out. One kiss. That's all I'm asking for, Oliver. Please? Help me out?"

"Look, Geena. I get where you are coming from but have you ever stopped to think about me?"

"What do you mean?" Now I was the one that was confused.

"This glorious plan of yours. You say it will help you out because I care about you, I won't hurt you, and I already like you and all this. Did ever once think about how this is going to affect me? How kissing you will emotionally affect and hurt me? I really like you, Geena, and I've wanted to kiss you for a while. A kiss just to help you try to get over one guy means nothing to you but it's going to mean the world to me. And then, when you decide I'm not that guy or that it's weird, I'm going to be hurt and crushed because you would have rejected me just like Draco rejected you- and that's not right, Geena.

"I- uh- I don't know what-," I was at a loss for words. I didn't know how to respond to that. All this time, I was thinking of my issue and how I wanted to heal and move on, but not once did I think about Oliver. I could have just used him and thrown him away like a rag doll without realizing it. That's not who I am and I should have thought this through.