Two days. It's been two days since Blake and I kissed. I haven't been to the firehouse because TK didn't have a shift yesterday, and I stayed at home the day before.

The bell rings. I open it to find TK.

"Morning." He greets me.

"Morning."

"Let's go?" he asks.

I nod.

"Bye Dad." I shout into the house.

"Bye Pumpkin." Dad replies.

I hop over to TK's car, and get in.

****

I walk into the kitchen to find Tara and Blake there.

"Hey T." I say.

"Hey."

I glance at Blake. He's watching me. I quickly look away and turn to TK.

"Ty, can you make me an espresso?" I ask as TK walks over to the coffee maker.

"Sure."

I sit down at the counter. A few moments later, TK walks over with my espresso, and puts it in front of me.

"Oh, hey, what did your friend say?" he asks as I pick up my cup.

I give him a blank stare as I take a sip. "Hmm?"

"Your friend," he says, "the one who asked you for advice?"

That's when I remember the lie I told him.

"Mm, oh yeah." I say, setting my cup down. "Right, I told her what you told me." I say.

"And...?"

"She said that she'll..." I glance at Blake, who's still watching me. "That she'll talk to Hank about it."

"Okay."

I look back down and nod as I take a sip of my coffee.

****

"Hey." Blake says, sitting down next to me. I'm in the lounge, reading. The others are out in the garage, cleaning the trucks and taking inventory, or doing something else.

"Hi." I reply.

"Look, about the-" he starts, but before he could finish, the alarms go off, and everyone starts running towards the trucks.

"Take care." TK shouts as he runs past.

"You too, love you." I shout back, but he's already out the door and in the ambulance.

After they leave, I quickly stand and hop quickly to the bathroom. I close the door behind me, and hobble over to the sink. I stare at myself in the mirror.

Get it together. You know what you have to do, just go out there, and talk to him, my conscience tells me.

And, I know I should talk to him. I can't forget, no matter how hard I try. That kiss is etched in my head. Every time I close my eyes, I see his face. His blue eyes, his full lips, his perfect cheekbones.

"Come on Liara, you've got this." I say quietly to myself. "Now, stop cowering in a bathroom, and get your ass out there. Tell him how you feel."

I take a deep breath, and walk out of the bathroom. I go back to the lounge to find that Blake hasn't moved at all.

He watches me as I hop over to the sofa, and sit next to him.

"Are you okay?" he asks.

I nod. I take a deep breath, and look up at him.

"Blake, we need to talk." I tell him.

He looks at me.

"About the other day..." I look down at my hands, fidgeting with them in my lap. I have no clue what to say.

"Lia, you don't need to say anything, I-"

Oh god, his voice!

I look up, and crash my lips to his. He freezes. I immediately pull back.

"I'm so sorry-"

But I don't get to finish as he kisses me. His kiss is urgent, just like the other day. He moves forward, making me lie down on the couch. A few moments later, he moves away. Both of us are breathing hard.

"You have no idea how long I've wanted to do that," he whispers.

My face is burning, and my heart is hammering in my chest.

"Really?" I ask.

He nods. "Yeah. Cap didn't put me in charge of you-I volunteered."

"Why?"

I have no clue why we're whispering.

"I've always felt something for you," he says. Oh.

"I-"

"Shh-" he stops me. "I know you don't feel the same way."

"I don't know what I feel." I tell him. It's true. I have no clue how I feel about him.

"That's okay." he says. "Take all the time you want."

He gets off me, and helps me into a sitting position too.

"Thanks."

"No problem."

****

After that conversation that Blake and I had, we kept acting like we hated each other. I still haven't figured out my feelings, and we both thought it would be best to keep things the same as before for now.

I grab my phone off of my night table and call my best friend, Charlotte AKA Charlie. She's a 9-1-1 dispatcher, just like her mom, and she's usually the dispatcher that helps us through calls.

"Hey Lia." Charlie's cheerful voice greets me.

"Hey Char." I say. "Is this a bad time?"

"No, no, not at all." She replies. "I just got off shift. How are you?"

"I'm good."

"Hmm." she says. "Alright, what's bothering you?"

She knows me too well.

"Blake-" I start.

"That guy that annoys the hell out of you?"

"Yeah, that guy."

"What about him?" Char asks. "Is he bothering you? Do you need me to help you kill him? I know an amazing place we can hide the body." She jokes.

I chuckle. "No Char, I don't need help murdering Blake. I can take care of that myself."

"Okay, then what is it?"

"We kissed."

Silence. She says nothing. Not a word, not a peep comes from the other side.

"Charlie?" I ask really quietly.

"You what!" she suddenly shouts.

I jerk as the silence is broken so suddenly.

"We kissed."

"You kissed."

"Yeah."

"Okay, when did this happen?"
"Like three days ago?"

"Three day ago!" she exclaims. "And you're telling me now?"

"I was thinking," I tell her.

"So? Do you like him?"

"I don't know Char. He's adorable, and now that I think about it, he has been really kind to me from the beginning. Sure, he was annoying, but I kinda liked it, you know."

"Yeah, I get that feeling. That's how it was with June and Kyle. He annoyed the hell out of her, and now, they're married."

I cringe mentally. "I highly doubt we're gonna get married, Char." I say.

"Hey, you never know girl."

"Not happening."

"I'll remind you that when I get your wedding invitation."

"Haha."

"Okay, okay, back to how you feel." Charlie says.

"Mhm."

"How do you feel?"

"I don't know."

"Close your eyes." she instructs.

I close my eyes.

"Did you close your eyes?" she asks.

"Mhm."

"Good, now think about when you kissed him. How did it feel?"

"The walls were closing in. We were the only people on the planet. Nothing else mattered. I didn't care if TK walked through that door-" I stop when I hear Charlie laughing. I open my eyes as soon as it hits me. "Holy crap...I like him."

SHE LIKES HIMMMMMMMM!!!!!!!!!! Loll. Ok, I'm gonna stop now. So, thoughts on this chapter? Let me know in the comments!

So I feel so happy today as well. YAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!! Loll. okay, I'm okay.(not) heheheeeeee

I've been listening to Nee Venakale Nadichi(song at the top) all day. I LOVE THAT SONG!!!!

Okay, I'm gonna stop now. Byeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!