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Chapter 2

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"Bye guys." I sighed as I closed the door. Adam and Leo had been here until just now, one o' clock in the morning. I turned around to see Chase right behind me.

"What's up, Chase?" I asked as he took a step closer to me.

"I never got to tell you... You look really beautiful tonight." Chase said. Every step he took, I took one back. Pretty soon I was pressed up against the door. Chase put his arms up to cage me in. I looked up and saw something flash through his eyes.

"Chase." I whispered as he moved his head closer to mine. Our lips were almost touching.

"Yes Bree." He stated against my lips. My breathing was becoming uneven and I'm pretty sure he could hear my heart beat.

"What... What are you-" I stuttered as he came even closer.

"Bree. Wake up." Chase said suddenly.

"What?"

"Bree, come on. I thought this was your favorite movie." Chase whispered as he shook me awake.

"What?" I asked as I sat up. Chase pulled me back down into him.

"You fell asleep. It's almost the end of the third movie." Chase whispered as he let his arm fall back to my shoulder.

"Oh. What time is it?" I asked.

"Almost one. What were you dreaming about?" Chase asked quietly, Adam and Leo really like high school musical. If we were to say something too loud, lets just say they wouldn't be happy.

"Oh, just... Umm..." I left off. How could I tell him I was dreaming we almost kissed? He could not know that. I liked him, but he obviously didn't feel the same way.

"Bree, you can tell me. I know you were dreaming about me." Chase said with a smirk.

"What! I mean... No I wasn't." I stuttered as I pulled away a little to face him.

"Bree, I heard you say my name. Now all you have to do, is tell me what the dream was about." Chase said. For some reason, I could tell he already knew what the dream was about.

"It was nothing. It was just us bowling that's all." I said. Bowling, really? That's the best I could come up with? I thought I was able to outsmart this kid.

"Wow, gets me every time." Adam said as he wiped his tears away and reached for the tissues on the table.

"I know right. Their love is just so magical." Leo said. The movie ended, and Adam and Leo stood up. They turned around and saw the position we were in.

"What's up with you two?" Adam asked motioning between Chase and I. Chase shook his head.

"Nothing. I was cold so Chase put his arm around me." I replied as I stood up.

"Oh. Well, thanks for letting us hang, guys. We'll see you tomorrow." Adam said. He and Leo started walking to the door.

"Bye guys." I said as I shut the door. I could feel Chase behind me.

"You're going to tell me what happened in the dream, one way or another." Chase said as he took a step closer.

"Maybe. Maybe not." I said as I walked around him and made my way to my room. He followed me in as I set up my bed. I turned to see him leaning on my door frame.

"Good night, Bree." He said as he walked across the hall to his room.

"Good night, Chase." I said as I closed my door. I sighed and leaned back against it. Well that was close. Chase could not find out that I had a crush on him. That would ruin everything. I made my way to my bed and turned off my light. At least now I could sleep.

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I woke up to the sun shining in. I looked at the time to see it was nine in the morning. It was Sunday so we still had another day to do absolutely nothing. I got up and got dressed, then made my way to the kitchen. I stopped about halfway down the hall, though.

What I saw, what made me stop dead in my tracks, was Chase. But it wasn't just my best friend Chase, it was him, in the kitchen, shirtless, making breakfast. My breath caught in my throat and my feet were frozen. As much as I wanted to make my way back to my room, I couldn't move. I saw Chase moving away from the counter, which was apparently enough to scare me back to my room. I shut the door and took a breath. How can I live like this? Any day I wake up a little earlier than normal, this happens. He does something so completely hot and I can't do anything.

"Bree, are you dressed?" Chase asked through the door.

"Umm... yeah." I replied as he opened the door. When he stepped in, he had a smirk on his face, but he was still missing a shirt. I hate this kid. How did he even have abs anyway? He never worked out... As far as I knew.

"Bree, want to tell me why you ran back down the hallway?" Chase asked as he came to sit by me on my bed.

"Um, I forgot socks. My feet were cold." I said as I made my way to my dresser. I could hear Chase walking up behind me.

"Bree, it's almost 80 degrees outside. I think you can do without socks." Chase said as he closed my drawer from behind me. He placed a hand on my hip then turned me around to face him.

"Now, you can either tell me the truth about why you ran down the hallway, or you can tell me what you were dreaming about last night." Chase bargained as he came closer. We were face to face now, and he knew I had been lying.

"I... Well. It was just, that thing. You know, that we did that one day. I was dreaming about it - You know what, I can't tell you." I snapped as I made my way around him. I started to walk out of my room when he grabbed my wrist and spun me around. Suddenly, I was back to where I was before, face to face with Chase.

"Why can't you tell me? We're best friends." Chase asked, the anger evident in his voice. He put his hand back on my hip and pulled me closer.

"Look, I just can't tell you right now. I can probably tell you later. It's nothing for you to worry about." I said shakily, trying to calm him down. This just angered him more.

"Bree, there's been a lot of things lately that you haven't been able to tell me. What is going on with you? It's like I don't even know you anymore." Chase hissed as he let me go.

"Chase you know everything about me, what is the problem with me keeping one secret from you?" I yelled back. He rolled his eyes.

"That's just it, were best friends! We tell each other everything! It's kind of in the job description! Why can't you tell me?" Chase yelled. I sighed feeling the tears rise to my eyes. He can't know. I looked at him one last time before I walked out of my room. When I got to the front door, I grabbed my flip flops and walked out. Good thing I had my wallet, keys, and phone in my pocket before I left. I could hear Chase open the door so I started running down the hall. The tears stared falling down my face. Why was I crying anyway? I had no reason other than the fact that I can't tell Chase about my undying love for him. Sarcasm intended.

I ran until I got to the apartment building on campus that Leo and Adam lived at. They were roommates, too. As I walked up the stairs, I thought of Chase and how confused he was. I felt bad for leaving, but if I told him, it just might make things worse. I knocked on the door and slowly but surely Adam opened it.

"Bree, what's wrong?" Adam said opening his arms. I ran right into them and cried until I couldn't cry anymore. This was going to take a lot of explaining.

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