Completely Yours

Lila's POV

I’ve had a crush on Darcy for what feels like forever. Three months of hoping he would notice me, of laughing a little louder when he was nearby and looking up every time I heard his voice.

But no matter what I did, he never really looked my way. Or if he did, he ignored my hints completely. Meanwhile, he was openly in love with Claire, a girl who didn't deserve a single piece of him.

They were actually dating, even though everyone in our group knew she was cheating on him. Maybe he knew too, but he loved her enough to forgive her every time and take her back.

Tonight we were all playing truth or dare. Claire was tucked under Darcy's arm like she owned the world. She kind of did, as far as Darcy was concerned.

The game started with me.

“Lila, I dare you to kiss Darcy.” someone in the group said.

My heart immediately started racing as every eye turned toward us. For one stupid second, I actually thought it might happen.

But Darcy shook his head.

“Nah bro. Claire’s right here,” he said, then took a drink instead.

My face burned with embarrassment. I wanted the ground to swallow me whole.

Claire shifted beside him unbothered, like she hadn't even registered what just happened. I pressed my lips together and stared at my own cup. At least he had a reason. At least it wasn't just me.

Next, Darcy got dared to play fuck, marry, kill. Before answering, he leaned over and kissed Claire as a little apology. She just shrugged like it was no big deal. I shifted uncomfortably on the floor. I could see how much he cared about her, but it hurt watching him waste his time on someone who didn’t deserve it.

Then he gave his answers: “Fuck Lila, marry Claire, and kill…” he pointed at one of the other girls in the group, who whined in protest.

He quickly apologized to her with a sheepish laugh.

I sat there stunned.

He actually said he wanted to fuck me!

My body reacted before my brain could catch up. I bit my lip, imagining it, feeling a rush of heat. I couldn’t stop thinking about it. I wanted that to happen. I really did.

Then it was Claire's turn.

Someone dared her to feed her nipples to one of the guys. Everyone expected her to dodge it the way Darcy had dodged kissing me. Or at least choose Darcy, the same way he had chosen her during his turn.

Instead, she actually did it with another guy.

Darcy shot up from his seat. “What the fuck?” he growled, his face twisted with anger.

The fight exploded right there in front of all of us. They went back and forth, and by the end of it, they broke up.

Darcy grabbed his things and walked out, and Claire watched him go with her arms crossed and her chin up.

Everyone expected her to apologize to him, but she didn't look bothered in the slightest.

“He will come crawling back.” she said with attitude.

I stared at her. "I can't believe you."

She didn't even blink.

I got up and went after him.

“Hey, wait up!” I called, jogging to catch him. I reached out to touch his arm, but he yanked it away so hard that I lost my balance and fell.

He stopped immediately and turned around. He crouched down beside me, concern replacing the anger on his face.

“Are you okay?” he asked, helping me up.

I was surprised by his touch. My skin tingled where his hands held me. “Yeah, I’m fine,” I said quickly, brushing myself off. “I’m sorry about what happened back there.”

“Don’t be,” he replied. “I’ve been blind for so long and…”

I cut him off gently. “You weren’t blind. When you love someone, you overlook their mistakes. That’s just how it is.”

He stared at me for a moment. “Thank you,” he said softly.

Butterflies exploded in my stomach. “You’re welcome.”

He straightened up and exhaled. "I will see you around, Lila."

"Bye," I said.

I watched him start to walk away. I watched him get three steps, four, five, and then something in me decided I was done watching.

"Wait." he slowed. "How about we spend the night together?"

He turned around.

I stepped closer. My heart was going faster than it should have been but I kept my voice even.

“My roommate’s staying at her boyfriend’s all weekend. So I have the room to myself. We could just watch movies… or maybe rewatch a few episodes of The Vampire Diaries?”

Everyone liked TVD.

Darcy chuckled at that, “Is that what you do in your free time?”

I nodded, smiling because I had actually made him laugh. “Yeah. Is there something wrong with that?”

“Nothing’s wrong with it. I just can’t rewatch any series I have already seen.”

I paused, thinking fast. “Well… how about you give me some recommendations then?”

He smiled, really looking at me now. “You’re free tonight, right?”

I nodded eagerly.

“To my hostel then,” he said.

A rush of excitement exploded inside me. I was finally going to have some real alone time with Darcy!