"Oh my God! Oh my God!" I started to panic and jumped off his lap immediately, still feeling the tingles from his touch all over my body. I was shaking and my mind was all over the place.

"Okay, just stay calm. I'll go downstairs and let them know you are here. It's not a big deal." He said, standing up from his bed. He wiped his lips and took a deep breath before walking out of his door, leaving me all alone.

I was glad he left me the room because I needed some alone time to calm the fuck down and breath properly. I needed to process what the hell just happened right now.

Tyler Cummings just kissed me because he wanted to and boy, he kissed me good.
But what do I say now? How do we act from now?

He did say we need to stop. Was it because he was unable to control himself or because he was already regretting it?

I wasn't a bad kisser or was I?

I was pacing around in his room, thinking about how to act around him when he comes back.

"I can play it cool and not make a big deal out of it. It was just a kiss, right? Teenagers kiss each other all the time." I tried convincing myself but it sounded pathetic. It was in no way a normal innocent kiss. It was a full on make out session with a little bit of touching and teasing.

"Okay, it's all clear with my parents. They didn't say anything but they do want you to stay for dinner." Tyler announced as he entered the room, startling me in response.

"Jesus Christ! You scared me." I breathed hard, placing a hand on my chest and he shut the door behind him slowly and raised his eyebrows as he looked at me.

"Relax, we didn't do anything wrong." He added, with a small smirk and my face went red instantly at the mention of our kiss.

"So...umm.. about what happened.." I started, looking down at my fingers and he cleared his throat, making me meet his intense gaze.

"I shouldn't have done that, Chloe. I wasn't thinking straight and I promise it won't happen again. It was a stupid mistake." He explained with a serious look on his face.

Silence.

Stupid mistake?!

Every single word he uttered felt like a slap to my face and I stood there like a statue, stunned by his response. I hated the way his words made me feel and it was weird because I didn't feel this way even when I broke up with Drew. 

This was ridiculous because I knew he felt the exact same way from the way he kissed me. He was lying for sure but why?

He did say he hated the way I made him feel.

"Chloe?"

"Yes..."

"Did you hear me?"

"Oh, I heard you loud and clear, Tyler." I snapped in anger and took a deep breath to calm down myself.

"Come on, I am a guy after all and you are quite attractive. That's undeniable. This was just a physical reaction of our teenage hormones so let's just.."

Did he just say that?

I didn't let him finish his sentence as my palm landed on his left cheek with so much force that he gasped in response and gave me a surprised look. I was surprised by my actions as well as I've never slapped anyone before but he infuriated me to the point that I couldn't take it anymore.

"You are unbelievable, Tyler. I don't know what it was but I knew for sure that it didn't happen because of just 'physical reaction', you spinless prick." I yelled at him, trying so hard to hold back my tears. I started to collect my things to leave.

"Fuck, I didn't mean it that way."

I paid him no mind and started to walk out of his door but stopped for a second and turned around to face him.

"I never thought you hated me so much that you couldn't even stand to digest the fact that you wanted to kiss me." I whispered, my voice, breaking a little and I walked away without another look as tears started to flow down my cheeks. I could hear his footsteps right behind me but I wanted to be as far away from him as possible.

"Chloe, listen to me." He was yelling at me as I stormed out of the front door, ignoring his entire family at the dining table. They must think I'm a psycho and a drama queen by now.

I started my car and drove out of their driveway with no destination on my mind. Once I was sure that I was far away from his house, I stopped the car and sobbed silently. I had no idea why his words hurt me so badly.

I knew he was not the type to use a girl. Heck, I've never seen him with a girl before. He was still a mystery to me and maybe, a part of me hoped that after the kiss, something magical would happen between us like it happens in the movies. Too bad, this is real life and it was not always fairytales and roses.

I wanted to be done with him but my mind kept replaying that Goddamn kiss over and over again and it made me want him even more than before.

"Why the fuck did I lose my cool in front of him?" I groaned out loud in frustration. He must think I'm desperate now. The notification sound from my photo distracted my chain of thoughts.

'FYI, I was really worried about you. Can we just talk? You are driving me nuts.' - Tyler.

I couldn't help but laugh at his text as I wiped my tears away.

Same, Tyler. You drive me nuts as well but fuck you, for the way you spoke to me today.

I smirked in response and decided to ignore him as I wanted to make sure he understood how he made me feel by his hurtful words.

"I'm not easy to get, Tyler and you have no idea how crazy I can be." I mumbled under my breath as I started the car, feeling much better after reading his text.

I knew he was mine already and it's just a matter of time before he admits the way the feels about me.

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A week went by and I was still ignoring him. I never met him to discuss anymore about the fundraiser and just sent him all the updates through text. He seemed to get the hint and started to act accordingly as well. It annoyed me a bit that he didn't seem to be affected by my coldness towards him but it was Tyler we are talking about here. He hardly displays any kind of emotion on his face.

"What's up with Mr. Hot without glasses?" Cara asked, sipping on her drink. We were hanging out in the cafeteria as usual and I missed the way I used to be excited to see Tyler after school.

"Yeah, are you guys done with the planning? I didn't see you two together all week."

It was Mandy and she was being extremely nice to me all week. I didn't tell her or anyone about what happened between me and Tyler but she must have got the hint.

Was she really into Tyler like I suspected before?

"Yeah, everything is planned for tomorrow and everything is cool with Tyler as well." I replied, observing Mandy's reaction and like I suspected her face fell but she quickly recovered by changing the topic.

"Great. So you are coming to the after party right?"

"What after party?" I asked as I was not aware of this information.

"Remember your fake boyfriend Dylan? He is hosting one at his house after the fundraiser tomorrow. Everyone is going."

"Sounds cool. I'll be there." I nodded while Cara kept signalling me with her eyes.

"What?" 

"Speak of the devil.." Jenny winked in my direction and gestured with her hands to turn around. I turned around so fast that I almost sprained my neck. Tyler was standing behind me with a blank look on his face. He was wearing a black hoodie and a dark wash jeans, his hair was messy as usual and flashbacks of my fingers being buried in those silky strands came to my mind.

Fuck, I didn't expect him to approach me.

Get a grip, Chloe.

Maybe he wants to apologise and break the ice or maybe I should stop imagining these unrealistic scenarios.

He signalled me with his eyes to follow him and for some reason, I found that extremely hot and remained silent. He took that as a yes and walked away from me while I grabbed my backpack from the table to follow him as I had no other choice. I couldn't let my friends know that I was ignoring him just when I told them the opposite of it a few minutes ago.

"Go get it, girl." Jenny cheered, making me roll my eyes as I knew that I'm not going to get anything until he realises that kissing me is not a 'stupid mistake'.

I had no idea why he wanted me to follow him but a part of me was nervous, hopeful and excited at the same time.

"Stay strong, Chloe. Don't let him off the hook easily." I mumbled under my breath and took a deep breath as I followed him behind.