Poly

Chapter 12

We'd been walking for a long time. Not near Cleo's place anymore. Holt and I decided to take a walk to the nearby park. 

"I'm really happy you came," I said after complete silence for a while.

"Of course! You'd think I'd pass out an invitation to go to a party with the most fire ghoul at Monster High?" his smile made my knees weak. I then stopped.

"Holt. I wanna talk about something." I said and sat down on a swing. He adjusted his earphones and sat down on the swing next to me.

"I'm all ears," he said. I took a deep breathe and met his dark orange eyes. They looked like dark caramel swirls that I could only get lost in. 

"I wanna talk about the kiss that almost happened." I said and paused, waiting for his reaction. He then smiled.

"What about it?"

"Well, what did it mean? I don't know about you, but that spark... it hurt, but it felt..." 

"Right?" he finished my sentence, and I couldn't help but chuckle.

"Yeah. It felt so right. Even though we didn't kiss, I.. I've never sparked like that before." Holt then took my hand, sat down on both his knees in front of me and looked me deep in my eyes.

"Frankie, I'm not really the dude that does big speeches or talks about his feelings a lot." he paused. "But I have to tell you that the way I feel about you is, like something I've never experienced before. I think about you all the time, and I feel lost without you... y-you're my ghoul, Frankie Stein." 

I had never in my wildest dreams thought that Holt Hyde had all these intense and romantic feeling bottled up inside. I felt my whole body buzzing my electricity shooting out of my fingertips and zapping Holt. 

"Sorry," I giggled. I sat down on the grown in front of Holt and squeezed his hands tight. "Holt, I don't know what to say..." I couldn't stop smiling. I had dreamed of this moment happening for so long.

"Then don't say anything," he put his hand on my cheek, gently stroking it. His bottom lip was slightly shaking. Was he nervous?

"Frankie?" 

"Yeah?"

"Can I kiss you? F-For real this time?" 

"Yes," I whispered, and felt my face and body slowly pulled close to his. I felt my lips touching his, and my whole body fizzling with electricity and butterflies. I felt like I was floating. He put his other hand on my cheek, lifting me up on my feet. 

"I've never felt like this before in my life," he whispered.

"Me neither," I whispered back. 

"You have no idea how long I've waited to do that," he chuckled. I hugged him and breathed a sigh of relief. 

"I'm glad that you did." this night had really been one of the most magical I have ever had. I never wanted it to end, but it was getting late, and I didn't want my parents to worry too much. 

"Will you walk me home?" I asked, not wanting to let go of Holt's safe grip around me. I felt so endless around him. It was a feeling of safety, yet not knowing of what will happen next. 

"Sure thing," he said, put his arm around me and walked me through the park back to my parents house.