[A/N: Hey! I know I said I probably wouldn't update because of exams, but I hate studying because it is soooo boring (especially japanese) so here's another chapter! Hope you like it! Read, comment, vote xxx -J]

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"Can we pleease play a game?" Taylor begged, and everyone laughed at him. 

We were at the lookout, relaxing and picking at food from the picnic we had brought, while sitting in a circle. 

I was sitting on one of the two-person beanbags that Hunter had brought, Alec sitting next to me. 

After our little conversation before, I have tried to avoid talking to him or sitting next to him, but my plan was ruined when he came to sit beside me on the beanbag, smirking. 

I already had recieved questioning glances from basically everyone about my avoiding him, but I dismissed them all. 

"No Taylor! We always play games! We always play truth or dare, spin the bottle or something else and they're all too much effort!" Dahlia groaned, everyone nodding their head in agreement. 

"But we haven't played marry, kiss, kill!" Taylor smirked, and everyone in the circle looked confused; except for Alec and Mase who both rolled their eyes, but I could tell that they wanted to play. 

"What the hell is that?" Bronte asked, frowning in confusion. 

"It's a game, silly! Okay, so what happens is.. Well, it's really hard to explain. But Mase, Alec and I can give you a demonstration!" Taylor tried to explain, then looked to Alec and Mase who sighed, exasparated.

"Fine. Mase, marry kiss kill, Bronte, Dahlia, Tamsin," Alec stated, and I was even more confused. 

This made no sense! Stupid game!

"Marry Tam, because she has no boyfriend that I could piss off.. Yet," Mase winked, then continued. 

Ugh, prick. 

I glared at him to show my annoyance, and he grinned evilly. 

"I would kiss Dahlia, and kill Bronte," he continued, and I understood how to play the game now. 

"Why would you kill me?" Bronte asked, sarcastically hurt. 

"Not allowed to ask questions!" Taylor interrupted as Mase was about to tell her. "It makes it so much more fun!" He continued. 

"Fine," Bronte huffed, and hugged her knees to her chest, obviously cold. 

It was a bit cool actually. 

"So, who wants to go first?" Taylor asked the group, and Seth volunteered. 

"Okay, Hunter! Marry kiss kill, Katie Amanda or Dahlia," Seth asked. 

Amanda was supposedly the most popular girl in school; blonde, ditsy, head cheerleader etcetera. 

"Kill Amanda, kiss Dahlia, marry Katie," Hunter rushed, clearly not liking this game. 

I wasn't sure I liked the game either. Let's just say I didn't want  to be picked. 

"Alec!" Hunter exclaimed, happy to have the attention off himself. 

Alec nodded and smiled his dimple smile.

I had a hard time breathing for a few seconds. 

"Tam, Dahlia and Bronte," Hunter smirked, and I rolled my eyes at him. 

"Well that's obvious, isn't it?" Alec asked, then continued. "I'd kill Bronte, kiss Dahlia and marry Tamsin."

Okay, I definetly like this game. 

I turned to face Alec who was already smirking at me, and I rolled my eyes and mouthed 'you wish'. 

'Ya, I do,' he mouthed back, and I rolled my eyes again. 

"Tamsin," Alec smirked, and the mischevious gleam in his eyes made me very worried. 

"Marry kiss kill... Mason, Hunter and me," he continued. 

I thought about it really hard. 

I couldn't kill any of them! But I couldn't kiss Mase... That would just be weird. 

Ugh! Stupid stupid game!

"Ugh!" I groaned, and everyone in the circle laughed. "Kiss Hunter, kill Mase, marry Alec," I rushed, and everyone looked at Alec and I like there was something going on. 

I was even more worried, then Mase started singing, everyone else joining him. 

"Alec and Tamsin, sitting in a tree! K.I.S.S.I.N.G! First comes love, then comes marraige..." Everyone became very quiet after that, and I think it was because Alec and I were glaring at them, but mostly Mason.

We played for a little while longer, the people becoming more ridiculous as we continued. Someone asked Taylor to choose between Ryan Gosling, Robert Downey Junior and Megan Fox. He said he'd kill Megan Fox. 

After a while, I excused myself from the circle and went for a short walk. There was a smaller place a little further up that had just enough room for two people to fit. 

I climbed in and looked out over the ocean, enjoying the view. 

Then my brain started and I began to think about Alec. 

He knew that I liked him, right? He had to! 

There is no way he could like me! That wouldn't make any sense! 

"Ugh! Why can't this just be simple?" I groaned to myself out loud. 

"It can be," a small voice stated, coming from the entrance to where I was sitting. 

"Jesus fuck, Hunter! You scared the shit out of me!" I squealed, and he laughed, squeezing through the entrance. 

"Sorry," he said, sitting beside me and looking out toward the ocean.

"That's okay! Just don't do it again!" I laughed, happy for Hunter to be here right now. 

"So, are you going to tell me what's going on? Or am I going to have to guess?" Hunter asked, getting straight to the point. 

"I think Alec knows that I like him..." I said out loud for the first time, and I put my head in my hands which were resting on my knees. 

"And...?" He replied, as if there was nothing wrong with it. 

"And? That means he knows that I like him! I don't want him to know because he doesn't like me and I don't want to wreck the friendship because we have become really close and I just... I don't know what to do!" I ranted, taking a breath at the end. 

"Tamsin! Seriously?? I think just about everyone can see that you both are completely in love with one another, but you two are blind! Why can't you see that he loves you? He would basically do anything for you and you don't even realize!! You go over to his house basically every night, you know his family and they all love you apparently! You know him like the back of your hand but you can't see that he is in love with you?" Hunter ranted, and I think that's more than Hunter had ever said to me. 

"Wow... Didn't know you could say so many words," I teased, and I nudged him with my shoulder. 

"Yeah, yeah, whatever!" He groaned, and I laughed. 

"Mate, it's not going to happen. As much as I'd like to believe it would, it's not. He sees me as a friend and nothing more, and that's fine. Okay?" I continued, looking up at him. 

"Oh good god, seriously?" Hunter asked, incredulous.

"Ya..." I trailed. "Anyway! Not everything has to be about me! How is your love life?" I asked, and he flushed deep red. 

Awh! He so likes someone!

"Don't have one. Moving on..." Hunter replied, and his voice sounded off. 

"Hunter?" I questioned, my voice concerned. 

"It's just that... I kind of like someone..." He trailed and his cheeks grew even more red. 

"Awh! That's so cute!" I exclaimed, pinching his cheek. 

"No, it's not. Because I think they like someone else..." Hunter whispered, and I put my arms around his waist. 

I hesitated for a moment though. 

What if I was that person?

Hunter noticed my hesitation and laughed. 

"Don't worry Tam, I don't like you like that. I kind of don't like girls like that..." He trailed, and my jaw almost hit the ground. 

Hunter laughed at my expression, but there was worry in his eyes. 

"Seriously?" I asked, looking into his grey eyes. 

He nodded, seeming relieved to have told me. 

Then a question suddenly popped into my head. 

"How many people know?" I asked, and he sighed. 

"Uhm, let me count. Well, there's you. So... One!" Hunter exclaimed, seeming agitated by that fact. 

"Have you ever thought about telling everyone?" I asked, and he almost immediately shook his head. 

"I think about telling them every day. It would be so much easier! But I can't..." He trailed looking back out into the ocean. 

"You can. But I understand why you can't. I won't tell anyone. Although, I do have one question... Why did you tell me?" I asked, and he looked into my eyes. 

"Because I trust you, and I know you won't tell anyone. I also knew that you would take it better than anyone else would, and it wouldn't be awkward because, well, you're a girl," Hunter replied, and I laughed at his scrunched up expression. 

"Well, thanks for trusting me," I smiled, and we sat in silence.

After a few minutes, I heard a noise, so I looked over toward the entrance where the sound was coming from.  

Alec's head popped through the entrance, and his lips grew into a tight line at the sight of Hunter and I. 

Hunter smirked, but got up to leave anyway. 

"I'll leave you to your girl..." Hunter whispered to Alec on the way out, and I knew I wasn't meant to hear that. 

"So... You and Hunter, hey?" Alec asked, taking Hunter's place beside me. 

"Ya, totes bro. We are just, like, so in love. No, what the hell dude? We're just friends. Plus, that would be weird!" I retorted, feeling very sassy. 

I felt like snapping my fingers at him, but I thought that would be over the top. 

"I feel like you just need to snap your fingers at me and you would be the sass queen!" Alec stated, basically reading my mind. 

"Oh shut up," I groaned, and looked out toward the ocean. 

"So... About before..." Alec trailed, but I cut him. 

"No. Not about before. We are not bringing that up again okay?" I rushed, not looking back at him. 

"No. I want to talk about it!" Alec whined, sounding like a little kid. 

"Nope. It is not happening! Forget about it!" I responded. 

A wave of pain suddenly hit me, and I felt very nauseous. I curled myself into a ball and groaned. 

"Tamsin, are you okay?" Alec asked, but I couldn't say anything. There was too much pain. 

A tear escaped my eye and ran down my cheek. 

Alec saw, and pulled me into his arms, rubbing my back with his hand. 

"Tamsin, what's wrong?" He asked, truly concerned this time. 

"I don't know..." I whispered, then groaned again in pain. 

He held me for a few minutes, until the pain had dissapeared. 

I sat up and Alec kept his arm around my waist. 

"Feeling better?" He asked, and I nodded in response. 

What the hell was that????

"Maybe you should go to the hospital?" Alec suggested, and I shook my head, no. 

"Nope. I'm fine, now. No need to go to the hospital!" I replied. 

I really hated hospitals. All the white and the smells and it they were just awful. 

"Fine..."  Alec trailed, and I looked him in the eye. 

There was something he wanted to say. 

"Spit it out Alec!" I exclaimed, and his eyes widened. 

"How did you.. How.. what?" Alec stuttered, and I really enjoyed seeing him struggle for his words. 

"I pay attention, that's all. Now say what you need to say!" I stated impatiently. 

"Fine. Um... I don't know how to say this.. But..."