TOO CLOSE
Part Four: You and Me Together
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took off his jacket and was ready to listen to explain her reasons. He was a little nervous about it, but eager to hear it after three months of confusion. looked rather nervous, fiddling with her fingers and constantly tucking her hair behind her ears.
"Go on," said.
glanced down at her hands before looking him in the eyes. "I didn't want to break up with you," she began in a shaky tone, "but my parents didn't like you," she added gently.
"Why? They were always really nice to me, and I tried to dress ni---"
"It wasn't that, . They knew how fun-loving, sweet and polite you were... and still are," said slowly, trying to word everything perfectly.
"What was it, then?" asked, wrinkling his eyebrows.
"They didn't like you, , because they thought you were too good for me," she blurted as she held her breath so she didn't end up crying.
"That's crazy," said in surprise.
"They wanted someone who was well mannered and overly intelligent because they knew I'd never measure up, and because you made me so happy. They didn't want to see me happy for some reason," explained, tears welling up in her eyes.
"Why did you listen to them? You should've moved out and stayed with the guys and me," smiled , with a soothing tone of voice.
"I don't know; didn't think of that at the time. It was all happening so fast and there was so much pressure, but..." trailed off while rubbing her forehead.
looked at her eagerly waiting for her to continue, but the front door unlocked and Noah walked in. 's heart began to race and was curious to know who this guy was. He looked at questioningly.
"I thought you were going out for the day," suddenly appeared uneasy while standing from the couch.
"I changed my mind because spending the day with you sounded better than studying," Noah replied, walking into the apartment more with a smile.
"Who's this?" questioned, pointing at Noah.
"Hi, I'm Noah. I live here with . I'm her boyfriend," he introduced himself freely.
rolled her eyes as the feeling to cry came over her. just froze in place for a few seconds before looking over at .
"You didn't tell me you were living with someone," said in a hurt tone.
"That's because it wasn't important. My parents kicked me out," said as one tear fell from her eye.
"How long has he been your boyfriend?" asked, hesitantly.
"Just a few---"
"Four months... we've been together for four months," Noah interrupted, proudly.
was taken aback by his answer and began thinking a lot in that little moment. and him had only been apart for three months, but they've been dating for four months. How can that be, unless she and Noah were dating...
"You were dating him, weren't you, while we were together?" looked at the girl he thought he knew.
"Yes and no," said, tears flowing freely down her face.
Standing quietly, shook his head before walking away to leave the apartment. He was hurt more than he was showing and couldn't bare to stay in the room. glared at Noah and then ran after while beginning to cry hysterically.
"Let me finish telling you everything," she shouted after him. ", please," begged.
"What's there left to say? You're parents had nothing to do with our breakup. You did when you cheated on me with him," shouted, slowly getting angry.
"I admit to cheating, but it was just a kiss and Noah kissed me. I just didn't stop it, but it was my parents' fault. They wanted me with Noah and not you," cried. "All I ever wanted was to be with you, to be in your arms and kiss you. My parents didn't want that, so they introduced me to Noah who knew all about you but didn't care," she explained hysterically.
"You need to stop blaming everyone else for your mistakes," softly said in a calm voice.
"God, . What do you want me to do? I'm sorry, okay? I'm so sorry that I lied to you, cheated on you and broke up with you," shouted, walking closer toward him. "It happened months ago. I can't take it back or erase it, but I can apologize and make it up to you," she added, lowering her voice tone.
touched his arm and looked into 's eyes in a sincere way. "I broke up with you the day after Noah and I kissed. Couldn't see putting you through so much, when I didn't even like myself," she said.
"You lied... and cheated. How am I supposed to forget about that?" questioned, whispering.
"I never lied about loving you, that's why I couldn't see hurting you," answered in the same whispering tone.
"You did hurt me though," he stated.
"We all make mistakes, some a little worse than others, but a mistake is a mistake none-the-less," she managed a small smile. "Besides, you know me well enough," added softly.
chuckled to himself. "Yeah, you couldn't hurt a fly," he smiled.
"Exactly. So how could I hurt a McFly?" She smirked playfully.
"Want to go back to my hotel?" asked as he pulled closer to him.
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Lying on her back on the bed, crawled on top of and began kissing her lips. She wrapped her arms around his neck as he slowly pressed his body on top of hers. Still kissing, reached down to 's button on her jeans and unbuttoned it.
"Wait," she announced, their lips still locked, sitting up.
"What?" asked in concern.
"I'm really nervous right now," confessed with a sigh.
"It'll be okay," he smiled, making her feel comfortable with the look he was giving her.
nodded in return as leaned in pressing his lips against hers. They started kissing again when put his hand up the front of her shirt. Stopping the kissing for a second, pulled the shirt over her head while took his off as well.
"All right?" He asked sweetly.
"Yeah," nodded , and then unhooking his brown belt.
While kissing, slid his fingers between her fingers and held 's hand gently in his. They continued kissing until they were fully undressed.
sat up a bit with his back against the headboard of the bed and rested her head on his chest, with her arm laying across his stomach. She had tucked the sheet around her tightly so nothing bare would pop out. reached over to the bed table and pulled a little box from the drawer.
"What's that?" Asked , smiling.
"I was going to give this to you on the day we broke up," said , holding onto the box.
sat up, firmly holding the sheet against her chest, observing the object in his hand. She kind of knew what it was, but her heart still raced like crazy. As turned to face her straight on, gathered all her hair and brought it over one shoulder.
"I love you," said, "I love you so much," he added, opening the little box to reveal a beautiful diamond ring.
"," gasped, fanning herself with her hand; she was flustered.
"Will you wear this promise ring?" He asked with a smile as he took the ring out of the box.
"Yes, of course I will," she answered with tears in her eyes.
slipped the ring on her finger before stared at it in awe. She was speechless and only managed to smile excitedly at as he pulled her into a kiss.
"I love you," said , when the kiss ended. She was glowing so beautifully.
"I love you too," smiled, studying her facial features.