There's A Ghost In This Room

I heard everything.
I heard everything he said.
About how Ashlynn was a bitch.
About how he should’ve picked me over her.
I heard it all. And I felt my heart stop.
But it truly did stop with fear when I saw Alex searching through the opposite side of the crowd, only to be spun around by Zack and punched in the face.
When everyone noticed he was unconscious, some just stood there in shock and some ran off in fear of getting sucked into trouble. Or to tell their other friends, I didn’t know and didn’t really care.
I was running over to him before I could even register what was happening.
“Fuck Alex..” I panicked and then tried to pick him up. That obviously didn’t work.
And when no one tried to help me I decided I might as well just drag him to my car.
In the middle of my body dragging, I was stopped by a voice, followed by a lanky teen running over to me.
“Oh hey Jack. Mind giving me a hand here?” I grunted.
He nodded quickly and lifted his legs as I lifted his arms and head.
“To the car?”
“Yep.”
We carried him all the way around to the student parking lot where I unlocked my car and put him inside.
“I can take it from here I think.. Thank you so much.”
Jack nodded at me and smiled, before turning and walking back to the cafeteria.
I got into my car and drove home.

Now the only obstacle I had was a fucking flight of stairs. I tried to drag him up slowly in fear of tripping or giving him a concussion. Even though I knew it was impossible for him to be concussed longer than he wanted to, I still just cared about him enough.
When I finally got him up the stairs, I dragged him into my room and somehow onto my bed.
I was so beyond exhausted and I just wanted to go downstairs and get some water, but I really didn’t want to leave his side.
I knew that he’d wake up fairly soon because he’s a ghost and all, and I wanted to be there when he woke up.
I played with his hair, running my fingers back through his bangs and taking in all of the perfection in his features. Must I have been so smitten?

It didn’t take long for him to wake up; his eyes shooting open while he quickly sat up in the bed.
“W-what? Where…” He was pretty confused at first, but then he registered to where he was and turned to blink at me.
“Bethany?”
“Hey Lex…” I bit my lip and played with my fingers.
“H-how did I get here? I was in the courtyard I thought..”
“Well you were, but then I brought you here.”
He only seemed to get even more confused.
“Wait… So you’re telling me you dragged me all the way here by yourself?”
“Well, with a little help from Jack along the way.” I shrugged.
He looked at me in shock.
“Huh.. Thank you. I honestly can’t believe you would do such a thing for me after what a jerk I’ve been.” He looked down at his hands in guilt.
“Alex… What you did for me out there, you didn’t have to do. You didn’t have to like.. break up with her. I mean, if she made you happy-“
“You make me happy Bethany.” He cut me off and placed his hand on top of mine, giving me chills.
“Alex…”
“No just listen to me Beth. I made a mistake okay? I made a huge mistake. I should’ve listened to you about Ashlynn. She was a bitch-“
“No, I never told you why. If I had told you in the beginning how awful she was, I could’ve spared you the trouble…”
I felt so dumb. I just didn’t want to be annoying and intervene on their relationship, especially when he seemed so happy. I mean..she deserved him more anyway.
“It doesn’t matter okay? I lied to you and abandoned you and I just want you to know how sorry I am. I’m a complete dick and I don’t deserve your friendship… I don’t deserve more than a friendship either..”
Wait. What is he saying??
“Alex… What do you mean by that?”
He sighed and completely turned his body so he was directly facing me.
“Bethany, that kiss after the party that night… It meant something to me. It meant a lot, actually. All of this has made me realize that all along it was always you. Just you.” He stopped to grab my hands, making even more butterflies erupt in my stomach.
“All this time you’ve always been the most important girl in my life. I’ve always had the urge to protect you, and kiss your cheek, and hold your hand and make you smile. I thought maybe it was just because we were super close best friends, so I just pushed those thoughts aside. I didn’t let myself believe that I had feelings for you; I didn’t think you’d feel the same way, or maybe I would just be setting our friendship up for disaster. I don’t know, I was stupid.”
I nodded and squeezed his hands a bit in understanding.
“I get it..”
He gave me a small smile before continuing.
“It just should’ve been you Bethany. I wanted you to be my first everything. First kiss, first girlfriend…first time even.” We both started blushing at that.
“But it was her.. She was your first instead.” I sighed and looked down at my lap.
I felt him cup my chin and tilt my head back up, forcing me to look into his beautiful eyes as he got closer.
“But it should’ve been you. I love you.”
And with that, he crashed his lips into mine.
My head was spinning and my stomach was going to explode with all the butterflies flying around in it, but my eyes were fluttering closed and I soon found myself wrapping my arms around his neck as he wrapped his around my waist.
His lips felt so soft and heavenly against mine and they made me feel this amazing feeling that I just couldn’t explain. Euphoria maybe? Yep, definitely euphoria.
I tried to keep my lips moving in sync with his as the kiss slowly got more heated, and he pushed me down gently on the bed, hovering over me.
It was when I felt his tongue swipe across my lip that I decided to stop it, not wanting to go too far.
We both just stared at each other while both catching our breaths; blushes spreading across our cheeks and smiles growing on our faces.
“Wow…” Was really all I could say.
“Wow…” He repeated, chuckling a bit and moving to lay next to me.
I curled up into his side and he wrapped his arm around me, pulling me closer and kissing my forehead.
I finally had my Alex back.
But this was even better than before..
We both just laid there cuddling in a comfortable silence until I drifted fast asleep. But there was one thought that wouldn’t stop circling my mind.
He loves me.

Notes

I don't really feel too awesome about this chapter.
But was it cute or no?

Either way, it's just a shitload of cuteness after this.

Thanks! :)

Title cred: Your Bed- All Time Low