Kiss Me Again

"Oh my God, Alex! Why won't you just tell me where we're going?!" I asked for the millionth time to Alex, who was now driving us to our date we're having.
But he still won't tell me exactly where this date is at!
"Quit asking, Tay. Just hush!" He shushed me, grinning while keeping his eyes on the road.
"Alex!! We've been driving for almost TWO HOURS!!"
"Yeah, I know. That's how long you've been obnoxiously whining for." He rolled his eyes out of annoyance.
I gasped and crossed my arms.
"Give me a clue?"
"No, I will not."
"C'mon, Alex! Please??"
"No."
"Is it someplace fancy?"
"No."
"Is it someplace adventurous?"
"Life itself is an adventure." He smirked.
"Aleeexxx! Just tell me!"
"It's a surprise."
"One clue! Just ONE!" I begged.
"Okay, okay...one clue?" He smirked and raised his brow.
"Yes! Just one!" I nodded frantically, eager to know what he was going to say.
"Alright...it's some place..fun."
I fell silent while he had a smug look on his face.
"Fun? How descriptive, Alex." I said sarcastically, crossing my arms and rolling my eyes.
"Hey, you said only one clue."
I huffed and turned my head to my window in annoyance.
I just watched as the trees flew by while we drove down the highway. But then, it all soon started to clear up, and I could see a huge ferris wheel peeking out of the tops of the upcoming trees.
My eyes widened, and I turned to look back at Alex, who was just grinning away.
"An amusement park?!?"
"Aha, yes. The park of all amusement." He chuckled.
I squealed with excitement, and hugged his arm. He laughed, and interlocked my fingers with his free hand that wasn't driving.
We soon parked and he bought our tickets, allowing us to enter the shiny purple gates that led to a world of rides, games, and cotton candy.
We walked around the loud park, swinging our linked hands in-between us.
"So, what do you wanna do first?" He smiled down at me, causing me to flash a huge grin in return.
I turned to a ride and squealed, tugging Alex along with me as I ran to the line (which luckily, wasn't extremely long!).
We ended up riding the pirate ship themed ride, that send us leaning backwards and forwards, getting higher each time to the point where it felt like it was going to fly over the park!
We got off the ride, feeling giddy as we re-interlocked our fingers, and skipped off to plenty of different rides after that.

Later, we lined up for the swings, and once the gate let us in, we sat in a double seat, so we could link arms while we swung around in the wide circle, high up in the sky.
The view from up there was so fantastic, you could see just about the whole park. It was so relaxing just sitting there, flying in the sky with Alex, and having the cool breeze whip through our hair.
"Wooo hoooo!!" Alex raised our hands in the air and cheered, causing me to laugh and join in with him.
"WE'RE ON TOP OF THE WORLD!!" He yelled, looking down at the little people on the ground below us.
Yet I always feel on top of the world when I'm with him. I feel protected, yet unstoppable..like nothing can touch me... like nothing can touch US. What we have, I think is perfect. Me and Alex, against the world.

Once we got off the swings, Alex started walking us in the direction of a high and mighty looking rollercoaster that left me stopping in my tracks.
"A-A-Alex?!?"
"Hey, we may have just relaxed on those swings, but I've still got a lot of adrenaline left in me. Come on, let's ride it!" He motioned with his arm.
"Alex, no! Do you see how fast that thing is going? If you forced me on that thing, I would never fucking forgive you!" I put my hands on my hips to be sassy.
"Eh, I think I could change your mind about that.."
And the next thing I know, he swooped me up firefighter style, and walked into the line before dropping me after my screaming and kicking protests for him to put me down.
I smoothed down my shirt and glared at him.
"I'm not riding this.." I snapped, as I began walking out the line before Alex grabbed my arm and pulled me back into his embrace.
"Please, Tay? Just this once? After this, I won't ask to go on another ride ever again, I swear." He quietly begged me, kissing my forehead and nuzzling my hair.
That fucking charmer.
"Are you trying to seduce me, Gaskarth?" I grinned, raising an eyebrow.
"I don't know, is it working?"
I slapped his chest playfully, and turned around, leaning against him.
"You're lucky you're hot." I giggled, resting my arms on top of his, which were wrapped around my torso.


OKAY, LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING- THAT RIDE WAS COMPLETELY AND UTTERLY INSANE AND I CAN'T BELIEVE I EVER LET HIM SWEET TALK ME INTO IT! I FUCKING HATE HIM!!
"Come on, Tay! It was fun! You gotta admit, it was fun." Alex walked after me, while I was stomping away, my body still shaking from having been thrown all over the place from that rollercoaster!
"No, Alex! It was like my life was flashing before my fucking eyes!!"
He rolled his eyes.
"Okay, you're being a little over dramatic now, don't ya think?" He smirked.
I scowled at him and started walking over to some sweet-smelling stands.
"Ugh, now where are you going?!"
I turned around and narrowed my eyes at him, stopping in front of a food stand.
"I am going to eat! I'm gonna eat a bunch so that I can't go on anymore rides with you!" I snapped, then turned back around, but not missing the surprised and hopeful flash in his eyes after hearing my words.
I was so pissed at him, I didn't think about what I was doing, I just wanted to prove him wrong and surprise him with what I'm willing to do! I'll show him!!
The lady at the counter asked me what I wanted, and I ordered a corn dog and cotton candy. Then I turned around and shot Alex a look that said: "Ooh! Bet you didn't think I could do that, huh?"
He just stared at me, astonished.
"Th-that's a lot."
I blinked up at him, and felt my cheeks heat up with embarrassment.
It really wasn't a lot, but I know what he meant. It was a lot for me.
But I couldn't help but also think of it in the wrong way.
Oh my gosh, he's right! I'm stuffing my face with food like a pig! I'm a fat pig!
And as if he could read my thoughts, he quickly grabbed a hold of both of my hands and gave me a worried look.
"Oh no no no! I did not mean it like that, at all! I'm proud of you, Tay! This is a good thing! Look at how strong you are! You're amazing, baby!" He gave me a quick kiss, and pulled me into his arms.
I hugged him back tighter, instantly feeling emotional because of the big step I was about to take.
He was quick to pay for the food out of guilt, and we sat down at a little table and ate the food together.
I ate the entire corn dog all by myself, while he happily worked on the blue and pink cotton candy, occasionally giving me little smiles and telling me how proud of me he was.
When we were done, we just started walking around together, his arm around my shoulders, occasionally kissing my head.
"You're so strong, baby girl." He hugged my shoulders tighter as we walked.
I looked up and gave him a little smile, still feeling a little down.
"Hey, cheer up! You should be happy! I- hey! Look, putt putt!" He pointed at a mini golf course.
"Mini golf? Is that what you wanna do?" I giggled.
"Yes, Tay Jardine..." He made a weird face.
"I challenge thee to a duel." He raised his bushy eyebrows up and down, causing me to burst into laughter and nod my head in agreement.
He grinned, and pulled me with him onto the golf course.
We got set up, and Alex went first, making a hole on the first try.
There were two guys standing around that looked about our age, who rolled their eyes at that, and scoffed.
Jerks.
I walked past Alex giving him a high five, before I stepped up and positioned myself to swing.
I heard the two guys whistle.
"Wooo! I am just loving the view over here!" The tallest guy winked, earning a scowl from Alex.
I shook my head and sighed, then lifted my arm to swing. But I soon regretted it.
I regretted everything.
I shouldn't have done this. I didn't even bring my hoodie.
My sleeves were too loose. I'm dumb.
SO dumb.
When I lifted my arm, my sleeve slipped down a little, exposing my 4 day old cuts.
I heard them gasp around me, as I quickly dropped the putt and tugged my sleeve back down.
My cheeks flushed with absolute embarrassment.
The shorter guy elbowed his friend and snickered.
"She's not that hot anymore, eh? Fuckin emo.." The two boys burst into laughter as I felt my eyes fill up with tears.
Alex, on the other hand, was red with anger.
"Shut the hell up, you fucking cunts!!"
The taller boy snickered and walked up to him.
"Make me."
And the next thing I knew, Alex raised his fist to the guys face, knocking him to the ground in one punch.
I immediately ran over to Alex and held his arm back to keep him from attacking the guy and getting arrested or something!
The guy's shorter friend ran to his rescue and kneeled next to him, looking fearful now that there's no one to defend him.
Alex stood there, staring down at them, full of rage as I tugged on his arm.
"Alex! Baby, let's go! Come on! Let's just leave, PLEASE!"
Alex snapped out of his daze and grabbed my hand, quickly leading us out of the park.

We rode in the car in complete silence, other than my occasional sniffling, and wiping stray tears that fell down my face.
Alex stared straight ahead, his grip tight on the steering wheel, with an unreadable expression.
I'm not sure if I even wanna know what's going on in his head, really.
After a few more minutes, he turned and drove down a strange path.
"Alex? What are you doing? I thought we were going home?"
He didn't answer. He just drove to the end of the path, then stopped.
I looked around and saw that we were at a lake. A really beautiful one, with a waterfall cascading into it, mixtures of blues just flowing freely into a bigger pool of water.
Though the view was beautiful, I still gave Alex a puzzled look.
"Alex, we've driven for an hour and a half and you haven't said anything. Please, talk to me."
He took a deep breath, and turned to me.
The air became intense. It was like the rest of the world just disappeared.
We just stared into each others brown eyes for a moment, and then the next thing I knew, he grabbed my face and crashed our lips together.
My lips immediately moved against his, loving the way his lips felt on mine.
I tangled my fingers in his hair, making him lean even closer to me.
I felt him lick at my lip, and I gasped a little, giving him access to invade my mouth with his tongue. Our tongues danced together, making me go absolutely crazy.
I crawled over to his seat, and straddled him in his lap. The kiss was very much heated, and the fact that it was happening in the front seat of his car with just us two alone at a lake with a pretty waterfall just turned me on even more.
The things this boy does to me...
He slid his hands from my face, slowly down my sides and to my hips. He pulled me in tighter, pressing our bodies together.
I just wanted it to last forever. But sadly, it didn't.
He broke the kiss, and tried to catch his breath. I started kissing at his neck, tasting his skin and nibbling on it.
"Tay..Tay stop." He commanded, in-between breaths.
I was absolutely puzzled. I leaned back and looked at him, raising a brow.
"If you wanted to talk then lets talk. Outside."
I looked at him a little longer, then nodded and pecked his now red, swollen lips before exiting the car, him getting out shortly after.
He interlocked our fingers, and walked me over closer to the lake. Now he was back to being Sweet, Romantic Alex. But that doesn't matter to me, I like both his good side, and his bad.
We sat down on the ground, where there was a patch of damp soil in front of us.
It was silent for a moment, then Alex started to speak.
"The reason why we're here is because I wanted to make it up to you...you know, because of that whole putt putt thing. I didn't want them to ruin our first date as a couple and it just made me so angry and I just- I thought you'd like it here at this lake. It's really nice and peaceful, I come here a lot when I'm stressed out over something. I just..find my peace of mind when I'm here."
I slowly nodded.
"Have I ever stressed you out?"
He let out a chuckle.
"Yeah, you've brought me here a few times, Tay. But it was all worth it. You're worth every bit of stress..cause if I didn't, I probably wouldn't have been so keen on convincing you to date me in the first place!"
I looked down at my fingers and blushed.
"Well if you put it that way.."
"And it's funny, I won the heart of the girl of my dreams on Valentines day. Who would've thought?"
I smiled at him.
"Stop it, Alex." I laughed, resting my head on his shoulder.
He cleared his throat.
"But Tay...Tay, look at me."
I looked at him, his tone sounded serious.
"I don't care what anybody says, okay? You are beautiful. Everything about you is beautiful. And let me tell you, there is no view more beautiful than those brown eyes of yours, not even this lake!"
My eyes filled up with tears at his words. My emotions were all over the place today.
"So..you pretty much just brought me here to make a metaphor out of me?" I giggled, tears starting to fall.
He took my left wrist gently in his hand, and pinched the end of the sleeve, then looked up to me as if to ask for permission.
I nodded, and he pulled the sleeve back, and ghostly brushed the marks with the tip of his finger.
"Does that hurt?"
I shook my head no, and the next thing I knew, he was leaned down, pressing soft little kisses all down my arm, causing my eyes to match the waterfall behind us.
When he was done, he took a stray stick from beside him, and started writing in the patch of soil in front of us.
~A+T FOREVER~
I wrapped my arms around his neck and smiled, as he wiped tears from my cheeks with his thumbs.
"You're so beautiful, Taylor." He whispered, smiling back at me.
"And you're just too goddamn cute, Alexander."



*********NOTES***********

Notes

WHEN MY FIST HITS YOUR FACE, AND YOUR FACE HITS THE FLOOORR!!
That song popped into my head while I was writing this, so that explains the whole "fight scene".
My chapters are seriously like rollercoasters of unexpected events xD
I'm giving like 50% cred of this chapter to Rebecca.Troy bc without her, this chapter would've been really cheesy and lame so THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP AND ILY <3

Guys, I started school yesterday, so my anxiety is basically increasing more and more and I feel like everything I do is shit, and I've been stressing myself out over it & I know I need to just suck it up but I just- I don't know.
I just really hope this isn't too bad, bc I feel like I didn't do my best job on this chapter :(

Sorry for the little rant, thanks for reading! :)

Title cred: Miserable At Best- Mayday Parade