۵ my muse kisses yours to shut them up (Kaelyn x Kyle)
They didn't say anything the morning after, and Kaelyn didn't know if she was thankful or heartbroken about that. She couldn't tell what Kyle's silence meant. It wouldn't be fair to ready into it considering she wasn't mentioning it either, and it certainly wasn't because it hadn't meant anything to her. She was just scared. Honestly, she wouldn't have spent her final night in California any differently. In the arms of her best friend, the boy she loved, after a beautiful match and a perfect crowd of fans and friends. It was the best possible send off. That didn't make leaving any easier though. She gathered her things, and with Kyle's help, loaded everything into his truck.
Nothing of substance was said then, or on the ride there, or even when they pulled her bags from the car. Kyle hugged her, and was talking about Florida and alligators and she had to laugh, despite the fact that she was near tears. His whisper in her ear didn't make it easier to not cry, and before she knew it, tears were running down her face. There were multiple reasons why she was crying. His quiet encouragement, his unyielding support that meant more to her than she could ever fully express. She was crying because she'd miss him, because she didn't want to leave him. She was crying because of the sweet thing he said, and because of everything he wasn't saying. It was almost too easy for her to decide he didn't feel the way she did. As much as she loved him and wanted him, if he wasn't going to say anything or make it clear that he felt anything for her, then she wasn't going to take the risk either. Not without some sort of sign. At this point, she'd take anything that gave her an inkling hope. But she didn't think it was coming.
Kaelyn let him hold her for awhile longer, unsure when the next time she'd be able to hug him again would be, but ultimately, she had to pull away. Her plane wouldn't wait for her. "I should probably-" She went to reach for one of her bags, but Kyle's hand around her wrist stopped her. Her heart started to race.
“Don’t go." Was this going to be it? Was he going to try and make her stay? Because he wanted her there with him? Because he wanted to be with her? She waited for her moment to speak, prepared to ask him what he meant, because if he meant what she thought - what she hoped - he meant, then she would kiss him right then and there. This was the moment she'd been waiting and wishing for, silently, ever since their drunken kiss the night they won the championships. He kept talking, and she wasn't sure if this was his declaration of love or just him being a clingy, emotional best friend (in the best possible way, of course). She wasn't sure, until -
"Keep your heart here. ‘Cause I know mine is leaving on that plane with you.”
In fear that he'd start rambling on again, she only knew one way to shut him up, and she was more than happy to do it. She pushed forward, her arms wrapping around his neck as she pressed her lips to his. Him kissing her back answered any remaining questions she might have had. But she knew all she needed to. She had his heart, and he without a doubt had hers. She moved her lips against his, not caring about who might be passing by and looking at them. She was in her own little world with Kyle, and all she could see was him.
She pulled away from the kiss slowly, her nose still bumping against his. "My heart will be wherever you are," she whispered.