Lahat ng Kabanata ng When Best Friends Kiss: Kabanata 201 - Kabanata 210

(RORY'S POV) Todd called me the moment he got my text message, but by then I was in class and I could not take an excuse out because phones were not allowed with this particular teacher. I was happy when he called me again, a few seconds after the bell rang for lunch. But by then, I was also feeling a little guilty. "Hey baby. How are you? Are you okay?" Todd's concerned voice came on. My stomach twisted. I glanced around and decided to stay back in the classroom seeing as it was almost cleared out. "I'm fine. I'm so sorry I made you panic with that text." I quickly said hearing how worried he sounded. "And I'm sorry that I'm setting you up for another annoying fight with Leslie. I don't want her destroying your property again." I sighed suddenly feeling like a spoiled brat who had called for no good reason. "Hey." Todd cut in. His voice sounded firm but loving. "Don't ever apologize for that, okay? You can talk to me about any and everything." He instructed me and I ended up n

(RORY’S POV) The ice cream shop was closed when we got there-dark windows, locked doors, a small "Closed" sign hanging crookedly on the handle. I turned to Todd with a confused frown, but he was already grinning, pulling a key from his pocket like a magician revealing his best trick. “I did say we were not coming to get ice cream but to make it.” He said and I raised an eyebrow at him. "My family rents this place," he explained, unlocking the door and pushing it open. “No way.” I gasped at the new information. The little bell above jingled our arrival. "The man who manages it owed me a favor. I thought... maybe we could do this.” A smirk appeared on his face. “A chance to make our own ice cream.” My eyes went wide. "We really are going to make our own ice cream? Like... from scratch? It takes hours, Todd." "However it works." He shrugged and that goofy grin was back on his face. I stared at him. “Nana gave you a curfew.” I reminded. He rolled his eyes with a g

(RORY’S POV) I shivered as his teeth grazed my collarbone. "The ice cream-" "Can wait." His hands found the hem of my shirt, sliding underneath, his palms warm against my skin. I arched into him, my fingers twisting in his hair. "Todd-" "Shh." He kissed his way back up to my mouth. "Just us. Remember?" Just us. I pulled him down to the floor with me. He laid me down on the cool tile, his body a warm blanket over mine. The room was dim, lit only by the soft glow of the ice cream blender and the moonlight through the small window high on the wall. "I've been thinking about this all day," he admitted, his lips brushing my ear. "About you. About us. About what you texted me this morning." My cheeks burned, but I didn't look away. "Me too." "Yeah?" His hand slid under my shirt again, fingers tracing up my stomach, between my breasts. "Tell me." "I thought about—" I gasped as his thumb found my nipple through my bra. "I thought about your hands." "Like this?" He

(RORY'S POV) Of course we were having such an amazing day with Tia. It was unavoidable—Tia is too cool for you to have a bad day with her. It was also obvious she was trying to impress, you could tell she was nervous and I found it very cute that she was making so much effort for us. I have never spent time with her outside the company of my family. Rosalie has, but I haven't. Yet, it did not matter. We all connected perfectly. At some point, it was like three sisters who were out shopping. It felt natural to me. We went to the jewelry store first and then after that we tried different clothing stores. It was in the last clothing store that I found an opportunity to be alone with Tia. I had found the most perfect white dress and she had gone in with me to help me take it off. "This is so pretty, you look even prettier in it." She said as she helped me take it off gently. "Thank you." I said with a soft smile even though my heart was thumping in my chest. I wanted to talk to her

(THIRD PERSON'S POV) The car parked just in front of the house with a tension in the air so thick that a knife could slice through it. They had not gone anywhere from the shoe store. In fact, they had been unable to get shoes because things had gotten awkward from then on. Rory felt overly embarrassed and yet was too proud to show it, Rosalie was fuming at her sister in silence and feeling sorry for Tia who was taking it all with grace. She had been very calm and mature throughout and just like now, out in front of the house, she took the first step to break the silence with an apology. "I'm really sorry about what happened, Rory." Tia said after she twisted in her seat so that she could look at Rory who was in the backseat. Rory's eyes were on her fingers, she could not afford to look up. She felt guilty, embarrassed too. But then also, there was how she felt about her dad getting married to Tia. And of course, the sentence that had triggered her reaction. She wanted to