Chapter 24: Kissy Kiss.

"Pick up, pick up, pick up, pick-"

"Hello, my beautiful angel how are you this fine evening?" Sophia's voice greeted me through the phone.

"Are you with Bella?" I practically yelled into my phone.

"Yes-"

"Put me on speaker." I am freaking out.

"Okay," she said, clearly detecting that something's wrong, "You're on speaker, we're in our dorm, speak freely." Sophia said.

"Oliver just said he loved me." I blurted.

"What?" Both of them exclaimed.

"Yeah, and I'm freaking out." I shakily said.

"Wait, really?" Isabella said.

"Yes really, and I don't know what to do, or, or what to say and I think I'm going to faint."

"Did you say it back?" Sophia asked.

"No, he hung up." I answered.

"He told you he loved you, on the phone?" Isabella exclaimed.

"Yeah,"

"And he hung up?" Sophia exclaimed as well.

"Yeah,"

"Holy shit, I'm gonna beat this kid up." Sophia said, then I heard some shuffling in the background.

"Sit your ass down." I sternly spoke into the phone.

"He can't just do that, Kay," she yelled.

"Will you listen?" I started pacing my room.

"Yes."

"We were talking, then I said bye and then he said, 'Okay bye, I love you', then he hung up." I explained.

"Oh," they simultaneously muttered.

"Well, maybe it was a slip up, Kay," Sophia said.

"Yeah, yeah yo-you're right, maybe he just has a habit of saying 'I love you' at the end of every phone call." I tried to reason myself.

"Or maybe he meant it?" Isabella suggestion.

"I love you, you ball of sunshine, but you are not helping." I fell onto my bed.

"Just hear me out," I hummed in response, "Maybe he meant to say it for a while and it just slipped out." She offered.

"So you're saying that Oliver Collins, they guy that I've had a crush on since I was eleven years old, who is also my brother's best friend, might love me?" I sound defeated.

"Yes." I just know that she is nodding her head right now.

"I need help, not fantasies that'll crawl into my head, Izz." I turn around on my belly and groan into my pillow.

"Why don't you just talk to him, Kay?" Sophia offered.

"What if he didn't mean it and then I'll be rejected?" That'll be my biggest nightmare coming to life.

"Then we'll go through rejection together, with ice cream and Titanic." Isabella said.

"And tissues," Sophia added.

"Okay, I'll call him, but only because of the tissues." I laugh a little.

You know when you laugh on the verge of crying? It just hits different.

"Yes, call him." They simultaneously exclaimed.

"Okay, thank you, love you, bye." I hung up.

I will call him.

I will.

"Kayden. Dinner." My mom called.

"Coming," I called back.

After dinner.

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It's two hours after dinner. And I'm staring at my phone like it's a bomb that's about to blow up.

Suddenly, my phone lit up.

Ollie <3 calling.

Shit.

Should I pick it up?

Yes, man up Kayden.

Or, women up.

I don't know, I'm under pressure.

"Hello?" I womaned up and answered him.

"I told you I love you." Really dude? Out of all the things you could've possibly said, you go with this?

"You did." I muttered.

"I'm sorry," he started, Titanic and ice cream here I come. "I meant to say it face to face, not on the phone, God I'm such an asshole." He groaned.

Wait what?

"I don't compute." I say, a little shocked.

He laughed a little, "I do love you, Kayden, I just meant to say it when I came home, not on the phone." He explained.

"Hold on, I'm coming." I hung up.

"Mom," I yell while running down the stairs.

"What?" She came out from the kitchen.

"Can I have your car?" I ask.

"Where are you going?" She picked them up from the counter and gave them to me.

"To visit Oliver and to tell him that I love him." I blurted.

"Oh good for you, baby." She came over to me and hugged me tight, "I love you, drive safe." She kissed the top of my head and I was out the door and in the car within seconds.

Guess I'm going on a two hour long trip.

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Two hours later, yes you can imagine Spongebob saying that, I was sitting outside of all my friends' college.

It's quite nice.

Suddenly, the driver side door was ripped open and I was basically dragged out of the car, thank God I took my seatbelt off when I parked.

"Hi," Sophia exclaimed, hugging me tightly.

"Did you miss me?" I teased.

"Shut up."

"Sophia Jane, I want to hug her too." Isabella whined.

Sophia let go of her death grip and I was thrown into yet another death grip by Isabella.

"Hi," she muttered.

"Hi there honey." I laugh lightly.

"What are you doing here?" Sophia asked when Isabella and I broke apart.

"I'm going to tell Oliver that I love him." I stated.

"Really?" Sophia exclaimed.

I nod vigorously.

"Care to tell me where he is?" I asked.

"His dorm, he's been there since I've almost beaten him up." Sophia explained nonchalantly.

"Sophia," I groan, "Why didn't you stop her?" I ask, looking at Isabella.

"I didn't really want to, he kinda deserved it." She shrugs.

"Who are you, and what have you done to my sweet honey angel?" I ask, stepping away from her.

"Hey," she frowned.

"If it makes you feel any better, I'm proud of you." Sophia looked over at her.

"Oh my gosh, what happened to me?" Isabella looks horrified.

"Hey," now Sophia is frowning.

"Kayden?" I hear someone ask.

I turn around to see Blake and Noah standing behind me.

"Oh my Gosh," do you remember when Noah saw me for the first time when I came back and he tackled me? Yeah? Multiply that by ten.

Cause the bitch tackled me, to the damn floor, in a parking lot.

"Ow," I groan, "I thought you were into basketball not football." I exclaimed when Blake pulled me up to my feet and greeted me with a normal hug.

"Sorry, I was excited." Noah sheepishly scratched the back of his neck, "You drove here?" He asked acknowledging the car I just got out from.

I nod vigorously, "It was supposed to be a surprise, so, surprise." I added a little jazz hands movement.

"Congratulations!" Noah hugged me again, but I made sure to glare at him as a warning not to tackle me. Again.

"Thank you, mind showing me where your dorm is?" I ask.

"Uhh, does this have anything to do with why Oliver is looking like someone killed his cat?" Blake asked.

"Yes." I stated.

"Alright," Noah closed the car door, that we accidentally left open, and all of them led me to Oliver, Noah and Blake's dorm, I thought dorms are for two people, guess not.

"Here we are." Noah opened the door with his key and when I walked in the first thing I see is a sad looking Oliver, sitting on a bed with his head down.

"We'll give you guys some space." Blake muttered and ushered everyone away.

"Hey," I muttered.

Oliver looked up and jumped up from the bed. How didn't he hear me come in? Dude needs to get his ears checked.

"What are you doing here?" He asked, bewildered.

"Well, you didn't want to have that conversation on the phone and I didn't want to have that conversation on the phone, so I drove here." I explained.

"You drove here?" He asked, stepping a bit closer.

"Yeah," I trailed off a little.

"Wait, when did you get your license?" He asked, a small smile taking over his face.

"Today," I answered, "Can we stop beating around the bush?"

"Yes please." He nodded, then an awkward silence took over.

"I meant it, Smalls, I really do love you." He said after a few minutes and looked at me.

"You love me?" I ask, this is getting a bit overwhelming.

"Of course I love you," he came up to me, I had to crane my neck to look at him.

"How can I not? You're funny and smart and kind, and beautiful, God, every time you laugh your eyes light up making you even more beautiful-" I cut him off by pulling him down and smashing my lips to his.

I'm kissing Oliver Collins.

Eleven year old me would literally die right now.

Oliver picked me up, making my arms wrap around the back of his neck and my legs wrap around his waist, he tightened his arms around my waist, deepening the kiss.

I feel like all my nerves are awakening to his touch, but at the same time I feel serene and calm, and this feels natural, like his lips were made for mine.

His scent enveloped both of us, a woodsy type of smell. It screams Oliver.

His lips are soft as they move against mine perfectly. His hands are warm, making me never want to leave his hold.

My heartbeat increased and I'm pretty sure he can hear it's frantic beating. Just like I can hear his.

We broke apart, cause sadly, we need to breathe.

"I love you." I breathlessly stated.

"You do?" He asks, his eyes a bit hazy.

"Yes," I nod, am I going to make a horrible mistake? "Can I tell you a little secret?"

"Of course." He nods.

"I've had a crush on you since I was eleven, and I've loved you since I came back, I only knew I love you when you went back to college." That's it, my darkest secret is out.

"You had a crush on me since you were eleven?" He asked, bewildered, "You always ran out of every room I was in." He tightened his hold, an amused smile etched on his face.

"I admired from afar, okay?" He nods, "Now let me kiss you." He nods harder, bringing his lips to mine.

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Hey, hi, hello.

How are you?

Fun fact: I was really scared of writing a kiss scene cause your girl has never been kissed. Yup I just said that.

I'm so happy that they finally kissed though, it only took like 24 chapters 😀

Im really sorry that I took so long to update but I'm back *cue jazz hands*

Anyhow, did you like it???

QOTC☟︎

K, love you, byeeee *muah* <3