When Best Friends Kiss의 모든 챕터: 챕터 281 - 챕터 290

(RORY'S POV)"You look like shit!" Rosalie exclaimed the moment I stepped into the living room."Rosa!" Aunt Ryan cautioned, and then she turned to me with a very sweet smile. "How are you doing, bun? How was school today?"I sighed and sank into a chair. My aunt and sister sat up. They knew me very well to know I must have had an exhausting day. Usually, I would say hello and then hurry upstairs to freshen up and get changed."Are you okay?" Aunt Ryan asked again, this time with more concern in her voice. "Did something happen?""No, nothing happened," I hurriedly said. This was not the time to make my family panic. "I just had a stressful day. How do you feel, Rosa?"I turned to my sister who had a little plaster on her head, the only sign that something terrible had happened last night. Other than that, she looked fine. Almost normal."I feel great," Rosalie said brightly, and then a flash of realization showed in her eyes. "Okay, so maybe I am still a little terrified that I shoul

(RORY'S POV)Todd's perfect grin on his face made me feel like every panic as I sneaked out to meet him this morning was worth it.Despite the house being guarded, I had found my way to his car which was parked at the front of the driveway."Hey, my gorgeous." He greeted me with the warmest smile, his arms extended. I threw myself into his hug immediately, hugging him tightly and inhaling his scent as I did."I missed you so much," I managed to say, even though my voice came out muffled against his chest."I missed you so much more, Rory." Todd held me very close to him, matching the urgency I felt too. Good.We stayed that way for a few minutes, and I wanted to remain in that position for as long as possible."Come on, I want to see your face." Todd's deep voice made me look up.His blue eyes looked intense, sad, serious as his fingers traced my face gently."You're so beautiful," he whispered. "Even more beautiful than I remembered."I smiled, my cheeks warming under his touch. "You

(RORY'S POV)"Are you okay?" he asked, his eyes searching my face.I smiled nervously, ready to tell him I was okay, but his eyes told me not to lie to him.I looked around us. My family and friends were now dispersing. I turned to him."A party? Do you think that's okay?" I said, making sure to keep my voice low because I did not want to cause a panic."You're worried that it won't be safe? Because of Denver?" He asked, his head now bent like he wanted to look deeper into my eyes."Yes," I admitted tiredly. "I'm worried because I don't want anything to go wrong."Todd took my hand in his and then gave a quick look around. No one was paying attention to us.He turned to me then. "Come on. I have something for you, and I think it will make you feel better."I smiled shyly at him. "Is it a birthday gift?" I asked, and he chuckled."One of the birthday gifts," he told me, tapping my nose playfully.Then he started to lead me back towards the front door."Rory!" Rosalie called after me, b

(TODD’S POV)I could see the color drain from Rory’s face and her hands trembled. She took a step forward towards Leslie.“He wants to kill us? How? What—““Hey baby, wait.” I took her softly as I took a closer step as well and put my arm around her.She turned to look at me, her worried eyes widened.“Don’t worry about it. I can talk to Leslie. Just go inside and get ready for the party.” I told her calmly but her face looked defiant.“No.” She said unsurprisingly. “I can just stay and hear her out. You don’t have to protect me.”I didn’t plan on relenting. “I want to.” I insisted sternly. “And I will. It’s your birthday today, I don’t want you dealing with anything that’s going to ruin your mood.”She was already shaking her head at me.“What does my birthday matter if it’s a day we could lose our lives? I knew this party was a bad idea in the first place.” She cried out.She looked very worried. Actually, she looked scared.Leslie cleared her throat and we turned to her. She was tw

(RORY'S POV)The garden looked like something from a dream.Strings of warm green lights crisscrossed above our heads, twinkling softly against the late morning sky like tiny stars that had decided to come down and join the party. Lanterns in shades of soft pink and gold hung from the branches of the old oak trees, casting a gentle glow over everything beneath them despite the natural light streaming into the garden.“Oh my goodness.” I was too stunned to move, tears pricked my eyes and I didn't even notice that my hand was trembling until Nana squeezed it tighter and said:“It's okay, Mija. Don't get too emotional, okay? Let's go forward.”I turned to her, her smile was wide and she had tears filled in her eyes. I didn't realize that the tears from my eyes had slid down my cheeks until she reached forward and touched them gently.“Don't ruin your makeup, please. Rosalie is going to get mad.” She whispered and tilted her head behind me.I cast a glance behind me and sure enough, right