The Art of Playing Pretend (On Hold)

6. Xander

A/N Hot damn boy.

This isn't edited... I'm sorry...

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Holy shit. Holy shit. Holy shit. I couldn't believe this was happening. I stayed completely stiff as Violet continued to violate my lips. She broke our kiss and started to kiss my neck. How I was still standing, I have no idea.

She kissed her way up to my ear. "Okay, look like you're actually into it."

Oh, I was really into it.

She kissed me again, and this time, I kissed her back. As our lips moved together all I could think about was how much I've been waiting for this happen.

So I like Violet, if it wasn't obvious enough. Lizzy tells me all the time that I should make a move, but I never could with fucking Matt in the way.
I've liked her since her fifteenth birthday. I could remember it like it was just yesterday...

"Xander!" Vi yelled as she ran to me. "Hi!" She threw her arms around my waist.

"Hey," I smiled, hugging her back.

"Seriously, none of our friends are here yet. I'm so incredibly bored with being around grown ups," Vi groaned.

"Oh damn, that sucks," I said. "Do you know what time they're coming?"

"Danny and Lizzy said they're coming at 6."

"So another hour?"

"Yep."

"Well," I sighed, "what is there anything cool to do here?"

"Xavier," she said. "This is my house."

I rolled my eyes. "Well yeah. I mean did you parents do anything for us?"

She shook her head. "Nope, because there's only four of us."

I cocked my head. "Wait, what?"

"Yeah. I couldn't invite anyone else from school because we're already going to a movie. And Harry, Liam, Niall, Louis, and Zayn are all in England visiting family. So their kids aren't coming."

"Oh okay," I said. "So what do you want to do?"

"Let's just go to the game room."

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"Move, dammit!" Vi yelled as she pressed down on the buttons on her controller.

"Hell no!" I yelled as I cut her off. We were both very competitive when it came to 'Mario Cart', or any video game for that matter. I crossed the finish line two seconds before she did. "Fuck yeah!"

"Fuck you!" She said as she crossed her arms. "You shouldn't do that to me on my birthday."

I shrugged. "Oh well." I laid down on the floor. "It's been an hour and a half.
They're still not here."

"I know," she sighed. She laid down next to me. "We can have fun with just the two of us."

"True," I said. We both laid silently for a few minutes, looking at the ceiling.

"Matt asked me out," she blurted.

I turned my head towards her. "What?"

"Matt asked me out."

I stared at her for a few seconds before I turned my head back to look at the ceiling. "Wha-what did you say?"

She looked to me. "Yes, of course." She sighed with happiness. "I've liked him forever."

I slightly frowned. "Yeah, I know."

I know that I shouldn't be feeling this way. I should be happy for her because she's finally got what she's been wanting. But I couldn't. I didn't trust Matt at all.

What made me really confused was that I didn't even know him. But just hearing about him makes me feel like something is up with him. I looked at Vi to see her smiling at the dimly lit screen of her cell phone.

"Matt just sent me a cute happy birthday text. He's the best."

I clenched my fists and a fiery burn ignited in my chest. I wanted to tell her to shut up about him. I wanted to tell her that she should just forget about him. I wanted to tell her to just talk to me. But I couldn't say that, not to her.

I've never felt this way before. I wanted to take her phone from her hand and throw it out the window. As she smiled and typed on it, the more the burn started to feel stronger. What is happening to me.

Am I jealous?

How can I be jealous? I don't like Violet at all; in the romantic way. We're friends, best friends. We've been friends before we were even born. We've gone through so much together. Being more than friends would just be weird. I don't like her, I don't like her, I don't like her...

"Hey," Vi whispered, snapping me out of my thoughts, "I don't think Lizzy and Danny are coming anytime soon. Let's go outside and look at the stars.

I smiled. "Okay."

Vi had a thing for the stars. She absolutely loved them. Ever since we were little, the four of us would go out to the backyard at night and look at the stars because Violet said they were so pretty to look at.

We laid on the cool grass as we looked up at the sparking night sky. It really was amazing.

"It's so beautiful tonight," V said as she gazed up above.

It's true, it really was beautiful. But she was more beautiful than any star or galaxy in the entire universe.

When I realized what I had just thought, I scrunched my face up and sighed.

Fuck, I like her.

Violet grabbed my shoulders and deepened our kiss. I wrapped my arms around her waist pulling her closer. I tilted my head to the side, kissing her harder. She smiled into the kiss.

"Um, guys?" Lizzy said. "We have to go to class."

I reluctantly pulled away from our intense kiss and looked at Violet. "So, if that's the first part of your plan, I can even imagine the rest."

She smiled. "I didn't know you had that in you, Xander. You're a good kisser."

I shrugged and smirked at her. "Thanks."

"Guys," Lizzy interrupted. "We have to go to class."

We started to head to class. Lizzy walked in front of Vi and me. Vi stepped closer to me and grabbed my arm. She then intertwined her hand into mine. She gave me a slight smile, which made me feel some way. A good way.

I am in some deep shit...

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A/N I'm sorry if I totally butchered that kissing scene...

It's Christmas ahhhhhhh! Merry Christmas and happy holidays!

Thank you for reading. Until next time, goodbye!

-Lauren