ARABELLA. His other hand is moving to my waist, bringing my entire body to him and I grip the back of his head, pressing his face closer to my neck as sparks of pleasure fly through me. Alexander pulls back, his eyes roaming mine for a second and then his mouth is back on mine. He sinks his teeth into my bottom lip and I whimper, giving him access as he slides his tongue in, tangling against mine in a battle to give and take, in which he's doing an incredible job. I feel high and it feels like my head is in the clouds each time our lips drift apart then come together. His lips are hot and wet against mine, it has an exciting rush whisking through me, and something so wrong has never felt so right until this moment with this boy. "Oh, sorry. I didn't think– " He's quick to break away at the sound of the voice and his hand shifts to the back of my head, using it to press my face to his chest, shielding me from the gaze of whoever is at the door as he responds. "Do you need someth

DEX. I'm walking down the school compound when I see her and I don't fail to recognise the wavy hair that I've got loads of pictures of on my phone. She's sitting on the bench with her legs pulled out before her and her headphones over her head, slowly nodding along to the beat of whatever she's listening to while rocking her legs gently and a smile pulls to my lips at her cuteness. I slip my hands into my pockets and make my way toward her. She doesn't take notice of me when I reach her side, but the minute I start to settle on the seat next to her, she lifts her head, her wide eyes meeting mine and for the thousandth time that I've seen those blue eyes, they manage to knock me out of my breath just like every other time. When she starts to pull away, I open my mouth. "No, don't. Please don't. " She doesn't say a word, only stares at me with those big eyes and I continue. "You don't have to leave, please. Take your seat. I won't disturb you, I promise. " She seems to think abou

ARABELLA. PETE: I can't wait to see you tonight. I close the screen and hurl the phone into my pocket as I enter the living room and settle by Ashley's side. She turns to me and I open my mouth. "I've got a question that needs your view. " "What's it?" She asks, leaving the remote in her hand to turn her entire body to me and I do the same. "Okay, so there's this friend of mine..." "Friend of yours?" She quirks a brow and I nod. "Yes, and no, you don't know her. We kind of only talk at school so..." "That makes sense. Go on. " She urges and I think about each word before I let them out. "So she has a boyfriend, but there was a misunderstanding between them and that caused a strain in their relationship. " Ashley makes a sound that tells me to continue. "Since that, she doesn't feel like she used to, then there's this other boy. She's kind of attracted to him?" She nods and I proceed. "She tried to break up with her boyfriend, but after realizing that will hurt him, she held

ARABELLA. "Hi. " Alex mutters as I unwrap my arms and take a step back and I smile at him. "Hey. " "Are you okay?" He asks and I hum. "I just needed that. " "Enough?" He inquires and when I raise a brow in confusion, he motions to me and says, "Feeling better?" "I am now. " I reply and he surprises me by lifting his hand to my face. I remain still, keeping myself from doing the same to him as he brushes my hair from my face and strokes my cheek with his thumb. He does that for some seconds without saying a word, and as if just registering what he's doing; he suddenly removes his hand. "What's–" "Can we talk later? I need to get back to something. " He interrupts me before I can speak. "Right now?" I question and he nods. "Right now. " "Oh. I thought you were going to stay for a few minutes. " I say in a small voice and a smile tugs at the corner of his lips as his eyes move down my body. When he moves them back up, he says, "You brought extra?" My cheeks redden at my immedi

ARABELLA. He removes his lips from mine, giving me time to breathe as his fingers caress my face, his thumb moving over my already swollen lips, ones that need his to be back there. "Are you okay?" He asks in a whisper and I hum, lifting my hands to cover his. I avert my gaze as I rub my fingers over his knuckles. "The skin is red. That must hurt?" I say when I look back at him. "You don't have to worry about it. " He mutters, removing his hands from my face and letting them fall to his side. I frown and lift his right hand to my view again. "No, I do. I want to. You're hurting, Alex. We should–" He snatches the hand from me, brushing his knuckles against the front of his shirt. "I'm fine. It's just a little blood. " "Alex–" "Shh. " He presses a finger to my lips and I stare at the contact through my lashes, not missing the way my heart skipped a beat. "Don't say a word about it. " He orders in that calm voice of his and I meet his eyes, following the trail of his tongue acr