Finding Amity

Chapter 24

I followed him as he made his way outside. The backyard was beautiful, a pool with rock features was to my left, a beautiful garden surrounded the property. Isaac slouched on a picnic bench underneath a large willow tree and I stood before him.

"I don't think your boyfriend would approve of you wearing those shorts." His voice was gruff and rude.

"Boyfriend?" I questioned. "You mean Cooper?"

"Is he not your boyfriend? He insinuated that you were sleeping with him so I assumed he was your boyfriend. I didn't think you were the type to sleep around, you being frigid and all." He was really trying to push my buttons.

"He didn't insinuate anything," I corrected. "He said it was none of your business - which it isn't - but if you must know him and I are just good friends."

"But he thinks he can decide who you can and can't hang out with." Isaac had a point, which infuriated me.

"Look, Isaac. Thats why I came to this party." I explained. "Cooper was an asshole that night, and you didn't deserve some of things he said to you. I'm sorry."

Isaac seemed almost shocked at my words. I guess I didn't come across as the most polite person.

"But I also want to say," I saw Isaac roll his eyes, knowing it was too good to be true. "You were also being a dick that night. First of all, I would never be jealous of the random girls you hook up with-"

"Thats a lie." He cut off.

"No, it's not!" I shot back.

"Amity, you were clearly jealous. Theres no point in denying it." He spoke with a smirk on his face that made me want to scream at him.

"You really love yourself, don't you?" I challenged. "You think every girl can't get enough of your rude comments and your stupid face and your disgusting cologne. Seriously, stop drowning yourself in it, it's gross. God, I'm trying to apologise and you start this shit."

"I started it?" He asked incredulously. "Maybe don't be jealous of every girl I make out with."

"Maybe don't make out with girls in front of me?" I suggested.

"Because you're jealous."

"Fine! I was jealous!" I spat, shock of what I'd just said taking over. In the blink of an eye, Isaac stood up and grabbed either side of my top, pulling me flush against him. He held me in place by my hips, a smirk playing on his lips. "Wha-What are you doing?" I stuttered.

His face was so close I feel his warm breath on the tip of my nose. I felt my heart racing, and then sinking, as realisation of what he was doing set in. I pulled myself out of his grasp and took three steps away from him.

"Don't," I hushed. "Don't do that."

"Don't do what?" He asked, confusion settling over his face. He was good, he was really good.

"Don't get me all flustered. Don't make me think I have a chance. Don't hold me close and almost kiss me then turn around and make out with some other girl right in front of me." I could feel the whimper in my voice as my eyes started to water. I willed them to stop.

"You think I'm, what? That I'm playing you?" He barked.

"Well, what am I supposed to think?"

"What am I supposed to think?" He countered. "I try to kiss you and you push me away. Then you're all over another guy, but you're jealous that I was kissing someone else. And now you walk into this party wearing those shorts, acting like you can't tell how much it fucking kills me that you want nothing to do with me. Fuck you!"

He turns to walk back into the house but I grab his arm and pull him back to me. His eyes are filled with fury as his chest lifts with his breath. 

I grab his black t-shirt in my fists and pull him down to me, crashing my lips into his as butterflies erupt in my stomach. His hand grips my waist angrily as he deepens the kiss, pulling me into him. Our tongues danced as I moved my hands around his neck, holding on tightly.

He swiftly picks me up and I wrapped my legs around his torso. One of his hands stretched under my butt, holding me up, as his other snaked behind my neck and grasped lightly on my hair. He carried me towards the tree, pushing my back against the trunk.

He broke our kiss, his dark eyes staring into mine with an intensity that tied my stomach in knots, for only a second before he left a trail of kisses over my cheek and my jaw before stopping on my neck. He softly bit on the tender skin before sucking on it. My eyes rolled to the back of my head as my breathing grew heavy. I closed my eyes, twirling a lock of his hair around my finger.

He pulled away as he gently placed me down on my feet, him now towering over me. He gave me one last kiss on my cheek before taking a step back.

"I need to... I need to go." He mumbled, before turning back towards the house.

I reached out and grabbed his arm. "Wait." I called.

He faced me, his eyes dark and tired. "This was..." Amazing. Spectacular. Beautiful. "A mistake."

I felt my heart drop into my stomach. I stared into his eyes, my biting my bottom lip to stop it from quivering. I had been suppressing how much I really liked him until our lips met and I felt like everything was falling into place, but now I could feel my heart breaking. I prayed the tears in my eyes not to fall. I pulled my hand into my chest, thinking I might be able to shield my heart from his words.

"We can't see each other. I'm sorry."

Isaac turned and walked back inside the house, leaving me alone with tears on my cheeks and ice in my veins.