“Don’t you dare deny this!” He took a dangerous step closer to where I stood. My blood flowed to my face as anger seeped slowly through every vein in my body.
“What do you want me to say?” I had to fight to keep my voice down and even. He could never know that he had the power to hurt me.”Do you want me to say I like you? What would happen after that? Would you parade me by your side? Would you step into a monogamous relationship with me?
“Arthie, you wouldn’t know a monogamous relationship if it hit you in the head like a frisbee!” I manage to get through the speech with his scrutinizing hazel eyes on me. Every fibre in my body wanted him. He was my first and he would probably be my last- how could I tell him that?
“Can’t we take it step for step?” I could hear the desperate sound in his begging voice.
“No,” I said with such finality that it scared me, “because you won’t be the one getting your heart ripped out of your chest. I fall deeper in love with you, every single day, while this is merely a game to you! My feelings aren’t your play-,” his lips were against mine before I could finish the thought. My mind protested as my arms instinctively wrapped around his neck, pulling him closer. His lips ended all further conversation between us, defeating all the reason inside me. He was all I wanted and I hated myself for it.
“I would never ask you to admit anything if I’m too much of a coward to do that myself,” He said after breaking away. His forehead rested against mine. “I love you, Gwen, so much. And I would parade you in the streets on a float if you asked me to. I would walk the school naked, screaming that I love you from the top of my lungs. I love you, Gwen, my Gwen,” he finished before his lips were home again.