All Chapters of When Best Friends Kiss: Chapter 61 - Chapter 70

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The Cover-Up.

The Following Day. (TODD’S POV) I don’t feel like I am suspended. I haven’t been feeling that way since Rory and I ironed out our issues. So that makes things straightforward and easy t understand in my head. I am okay with anything happening to me, as long as Rory and I and Okay. That’s all that matters; Rory. So as I make my way down the stairs this morning, knowing I am about to see her beautiful face in a couple of minutes, I am fighting everything in me not to him. I may not be feeling suspended but my parents are definitely feeling it. They are having breakfast when I walked in to the dining room. “Good morning, Mum. Good morning, Dad.” I greeted them cheerfully as I reached for the fruit basket and picked up an apple. My parents responded with a tone that was not too bright nor too cold for a suspended child. “Have a good day,” I called cheerfully, about to head out, but Mum called my name and I knew what was coming next. “You have no intention of eating,” she

Last Updated : 2025-05-31

There Goes My Still Heart!

(RORY’S POV) Yesterday , telling Rosalie and Amanda about my troubled emotions seemed like the best thing, especially when it helped keep my thoughts from going crazy. But today, these crazy thoughts were so all over the place that I was considering calling in sick and lying about cramps. “Don’t be silly,” Rosalie laughed at me when I mentioned it slightly. “The same person you’re running from is going to be the one to catch you red-handed. Todd knows your week of the month, so he can be so mushy and send you flowers and care packages!” Then she ended it with sniggers as she walked off to her own room with her morning health shake juice, leaving me frowning to myself for some minutes before I made my way back to my room to prepare. I was shy. Too shy to be hanging around Todd. I had managed to keep my feelings under lock for what seemed like my whole life. But now, it felt impossible for me to act cool and pretend. Maybe because of how closely Todd watched me, the glances h

Last Updated : 2025-05-31

Four Minutes Late!

(RORY’S POV) Todd was given the opportunity to have the disciplinary committee of our school grant him an audience after he appealed the indefinite suspension with a formal letter, carefully guided by me. “I wish I could be here to wait for you at the door,” I said, feeling weighed down that I won’t be available to Todd for support. I would be at the radio station granting an interview. Todd has refused to let me even consider not going for the interview. So I guess there’s that! “You don’t need to worry about me, Rory,” Todd said with his regular light chuckle that made my stomach turn. “You are all the encouragement that I need. Knowing that you set this up for me, I can’t let you down.” He cups my face with his hand and I freeze instantly. We are in the hallway, in front of everyone; I can’t help but feel a great amount of shyness. “Okay,” I finally say, my voice low and soft. I am staring into his eyes as he is staring into mine. Somehow, the air feels charged and I have to b

Last Updated : 2025-05-31

What Is Mine!!

(AMANDA’S POV) Leslie’s eyes dug into mine and I felt unable to meet her squarely. Her gaze was the way it usually was—mean and threatening. “I’m sorry,” I mumbled, but I had to make sure my voice was audible enough for Leslie to hear. She did, replying with a nonchalant hiss as she set her almost empty glass down. It was just the two of us in the backseat of her car, with her driver in front, but it felt like there were about a thousand people in there. It felt uncomfortable and choked up. “You look useless, Amanda. Like you don’t have anything to tell me,” she said drily as she reached over for a bowl of assorted chocolates and took one. I swallowed a lump in my throat. Leslie only eats sweets and chocolates when she’s stressed, and when she is stressed, she is in her most evil form. “I do have something for you!” I blurted out. Leslie turned to me. “Don’t waste my time,” she commanded. “Rory is going to the dance with Todd.” The words spilled out, and Leslie’s eyes widened.

Last Updated : 2025-05-31

Bouquets And Butterflies.

(RORY’S POV) Amanda was at my place early the next morning with a handpicked bouquet from her own garden. “My own girl is going to be on the radio!” she said, clapping her hands together in excitement. “I have to leave soon, but I had to see you to say good luck.” “You really didn’t have to, Amanda,” I said, but I accepted the flowers happily. “Coming all the way here and still having to go to school will be stressful for you.” I felt genuinely touched. “Don’t think I came only for you—there’s my leopard one-piece,” she teased, patting the shopping bag that had her pantsuit in it. Then she stood up and gave me a hug. “I’ll see you tomorrow, superstar,” she said. “Bye, Amanda,” I laughed as she left. “Bye Rosalie!” Amanda yelled, and Rosalie responded with a yell from above, in her room where she was getting dressed. Running late, I might also add. Rosalie only got to know Amanda recently, and still she treats her like another younger sister—just a louder one. I walked Amanda to

Last Updated : 2025-05-31

The Replay.

I am officially losing it. It was just a charged hug, but somehow it has been replaying in my head a thousand times, along with the almost kiss in his room last week, that left us both breathless and staring. Since morning, I have been unable to stop thinking of Todd. I can’t get it out of my head—the way his fingers traced my back, the way I felt his hand pressed to my skin. Maybe it’s this top I am wearing, over regular skinny jeans. It’s a pretty chiffon top that Rosalie picked out for me yesterday. It’s not like my other T-shirts and sweatshirts. It’s light, and as such, when Todd held me… Since then, he has been imprinted in my mind. I can’t seem to stop thinking about him, about how I wanted to cup his beautiful face in my hand when he grinned, about how I wanted to hug him for a longer time… Even while I was in the studio, answering questions about myself and talking about my love for science and my future ambitions, I smiled a few times because it felt like Todd was presen

Last Updated : 2025-05-31

The Cross - Fire.

(TODD’S POV) There’s nothing more activating than realizing you have been wasting time and doing something wrongly for the longest time of your life. For me, it’s realizing that I should have just gone for Rory in the first place. I should have told my mum, even though I was still little, that I had feelings for someone else. But I didn’t. I feel like this is my chance to express myself and damn it, I am enjoying the lead up to this point. I will enjoy making a confession even better. The only thing is that, as much as I want to tell Rory how I feel about her, I am scared. Scared because I don’t want to lose this friendship and have this be about my own selfishness. I did not want her to stop feeling comfortable with me. I never wanted to lose her as a friend but Maddie was right when she told me it was important for me to express my emotions. I was foolish to have to sit for that idiot, Chad, to make me know how much I did not want to lose her and even worse, into the wrong hand

Last Updated : 2025-05-31

The Cross - Fire 2

(RORY’S POV) On a simple date I had told Rosalie and she had dressed me in a pretty blue silk dress that hugged my body perfectly. “A simple dress,” she had said, “but anything you wear just looks fabulous, Bun.” I was beaming shyly when I got to the front door of Todd’s house, my heart beating loudly in my chest as if it was the first time we were meeting. Maybe it was because I was still wearing a little makeup from the interview, or that Rosalie had pinned my hair up so prettily with hair clips and pretty accessories. I had practiced meeting Todd’s eyes with mine a hundred times, but nothing prepared me for what happened when I stepped into the house and saw that everyone looked like they were at war. Then, as for the expressions—Todd’s face blurred out every other person’s face in that moment, and his was the only one I could see. His eyes were clear as they took in my presence. He was staring at me so adoringly, so lovingly, that there was no denying what I was feeling. “Ro

Last Updated : 2025-05-31

The CrossFire 3

(TODD’S POV) There was a moment of pin-drop silence, and then I closed the space between Rory and me. “I’m so sorry about this,” I said to her softly. “Todd, it’s okay, I—” “Todd!” Mom snapped. Her voice was soft, but it spoke volumes of her displeasure even before I turned to see her face, which clearly showed it as well. “You lied to me,” she stated, and I could hear the hurt and disbelief in her voice. “You told me you were going to the dance with Leslie. Did you say that just because you wanted to deceive me?” “I would never want to deceive you, Mom,” I said earnestly as Rory stepped back, releasing her hands from mine. “But Leslie is right—I did get a notification from a girl’s store,” she said, then added, “Was that Leslie?” I heard Rory’s sharp intake of breath and my fists balled up in response. “No, it was not Leslie, Mom. It was Rory. I told her to get what she wanted, as Yiu have taught me to do for my dates.,” I stated, and Mom nodded slowly. She turned to Rory t

Last Updated : 2025-06-01

A River court Confession.

(THIRD PERSON’S POV) “For fuck’s sake!” Martha O’Connor cursed for the sixth time since Leslie’s departure as she paced about anxiously, holding a glass of wine in her hands. “Your language, please, honey,” James O’Connor said, snacking on the bowl of grapes that sat on his lap. “How can Todd defy me so much… Me! I have given everything for that child, and he chooses to belittle me because of that girl with no sense of style or standing” she spat angrily. James raised an eyebrow at her. “Rory is a wonderful young lady. Exceptional, I must say,” he added, a stern tone to his voice. Martha rolled her eyes and downed the contents of the wine before placing the glass on the table. “Come on,” she groaned. “Yes, Rory is super smart, but be honest, honey, is she fit to stand beside our son when he gets drafted?” She didn’t wait for him to answer. “Leslie knows how to put on a good act, the kind that will give them the perfect picture of the perfect small-town power couple. Leslie is cl

Last Updated : 2025-06-05

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