Beach Days ~T.H.~

Chapter 13

"Tell me what?" I ask, not having expected this to be his response and unsure of what was going to come next.

"Right after we met, Lilia confessed that she had romantic feelings for me. I wanted to let her down easy, so I told her that I was flattered, but that I had just met you and I wanted to see where this goes. I told her she just had bad timing."

I pause for a moment to process what I just heard.

I took the guy she liked. No wonder it seems like she hates me! And Tayler didn't completely shut her down. He said he was flattered..... Bad timing?

Thoughts begin to fly and it feels like my head is spinning. I'm having trouble identifying what I'm feeling. Am I mad? Am I hurt? Jealous?

I determine that it's a mixture of a lot of things, and I center it around one question that I need answered.

"Say something. Please," Tayler says.

"S-so... to clarify... if- uh-" I stumble around my words, trying to correctly phrase what I want to ask. "Would you have explored a romantic relationship with Lilia if you hadn't met me? Or is that something that you would still consider exploring?" I ask slowly, finally getting the words out.

"What? No! I mean, Lilia is a sweet girl, but I see her more as a friend or even as a little sister than a potential girlfriend. The only girl in my life that I want to be my girlfriend is....... you."

I'm stunned by the range that his statement just had. I think he got so caught up that he didn't mean to let that last part slip out.

I look at Tayler and it's obvious that the last part was not intended to leave his lips.

"It's okay if you didn't mean it. I mean, I get that sometimes you just get going and things just kind of slip out and-" Tayler cuts me off by kissing me. It's gentle, but passionate. Loving, almost.

"I meant it." Tayler says when he cuts off the kiss. His words are firm, like he is sure of what he is saying. "I want you to be my girlfriend. This isn't exactly how I wanted to present the information, but it's how I feel. If you're not ready, I understand; it's a little fast and-" It was my turn to cut him off with a kiss.

"Of course I feel the same way. I would love nothing more than to be your girlfriend, and if you're sure then so am I."

Tayler and I continued to kiss and make out for a while and things started getting a little hot and heavy. Somehow during it all I made my way onto Tayler's lap, straddling him on my knees.

I pull away in a desperate attempt to catch my breath, and I'm glad that I did, because Bryce walks in.

"Hey, guys, everyone has been looking for you and- oh, my bad, seems like I'm interrupting..." Bryce says, obviously embarrassed.

"It's cool," I say giggling due to my embarrassment. "We were just coming back out." I crawl off of Tayler as I finish my statement.

"We were?" Tayler asks.

I grab his hand and follow Bryce, dragging Tayler behind me.

"Look who I found!" Bryce announces as we rejoin the group.