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brooklynreeves:

Brooklyn willed away tears, running a hand through his hair. “I wanted to see you, okay? I wanted to apologize for all this shit in person.”

“Oh did you now? You’ve finally decided you’re ready and we’re just supposed to, what, pick up where we left off? I waited for you to want to see me for months. When I was in bed with a broken ankle, you were the one I wanted next to me. When I landed my first dismount after my ankle healed, you were the one I wanted to share the moment with. But you didn’t give me much of a choice there, did you?” Angry tears started spilling down her cheeks and she swiped them away with the back of her hand. “And now that I’m finally starting to move on from you, here you are again.” She choked back a sob, her eyes puffy as she stared up at him. “Why don’t you want me to be happy?”

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tayhassan:

“Brooklyn!” she yelled, grabbing her jeans off the floor and jumping into them as she ran after him. He was almost to the elevators when she finally caught up to him, grabbing his arm and making him turn to face her. “What the heck?”

Brooklyn had almost made it to the elevators when Taylor grabbed his arm and yanked him back; he’d almost forgotten how strong she was. He reluctantly faced her, tears stinging in his eyes. “I just wanted to apologize.”

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"And you couldn't have called? Or texted? Why now, after all these months of radio silence?"

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tayhassan:

As a knock sounded at her dorm room door, Taylor pressed a quick kiss to Chase’s cheek and climbed out of her bed, grabbing his discarded shirt and pulling it over her head to cover up. She pulled open the door and her eyes widened in surprise, her smile fading a little as her lips parted in shock. “Brooklyn..”

Brooklyn didn’t know how Sydney convinced him to visit Taylor at school, yet somehow there he was standing in front of her door. It took him a solid five minutes to raise his shaking hand and knock, every horrible outcome for the situation running through his head as he waited. When the door opened, he smiled, though it faded quickly as his eyes fell over her and looked past her into the room, landing on the figure of a boy. “I–sorry. Wrong room,” he blurted out, turning on his heel and running his hand through his hair before walking quickly down the hall. 

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"Brooklyn!" she yelled, grabbing her jeans off the floor and jumping into them as she ran after him. He was almost to the elevators when she finally caught up to him, grabbing his arm and making him turn to face her. "What the heck?"

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As a knock sounded at her dorm room door, Taylor pressed a quick kiss to Chase's cheek and climbed out of her bed, grabbing his discarded shirt and pulling it over her head to cover up. She pulled open the door and her eyes widened in surprise, her smile fading a little as her lips parted in shock. "Brooklyn.."

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chasebennett:

A laugh slipped from his lips, accompanied by a small nod. “I’ll take what I can get,” he murmured, dipping his head down to press his lips to hers again.

Taylor smiled against his lips, her hands moving to either side of his face and pulling away after a few moments. “Even though we’re using ‘memorable’ instead of ‘shady’, we should probably get back to campus before it gets dark.”

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chasebennett:

Chase’s brows rose, a smile playing at his lips. “I didn’t know we were in the wild west,” he teased, giving her waist a tiny squeeze. “I just feel a little shady for taking you to a, uh…well–shady place to kiss you. I could’ve been like a normal guy and just done it somewhere normal but I’m pretty sure there’s something neurologically wrong with me.”

“Don’t think of it as shady, think of it as...memorable,” she said offering him a smile.

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chasebennett:

Chase tightened his grip on her waist to help keep her up, smiling slightly against her lips. He couldn’t help but feel relief wash over him as his lips moved against hers. Ever since he’d asked her if she wanted a private tour, he’d been freaking out, but still the night was ending better than he thought it would. He pulled away slowly, overly aware that he was older and was supposed to be the more responsible one of the pair. “Hope that wasn’t too scarring for you,” he murmured, leaning his forehead against hers for a second before loosening his grip on her waist so she could fall back to her heels. 

“This isn’t my first rodeo, cowboy,” she said, inwardly cringing at how dorky that sounded. “Remember when I said I wanted to kiss you? That still stands.”

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chasebennett:

Chase brought his hand up to the side of her face, brushing some hair away from her cheek. “This ridiculously tall guy would be more than happy to help you out,” he murmured, a grin tugging at his lips as he tilted her chin up and leaned down enough to catch her lips

Taylor smiled into the kiss, rising onto the balls of her feet to make it a little easier on Chase. She couldn’t help but compare the kiss to her first one with Brooklyn, though. She’d never kissed anyone else so it was bound to happen, but she almost felt bad because she didn’t feel the same spark with Chase. He was a perfectly good kisser and a really nice guy, and he was actually single. She moved her hands to his chest and smothered down any invading Brooklyn thoughts. She had to move on from him, and being with Chase was the perfect way to do it.

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chasebennett:

Chase grinned as her hand slipped into his, and he gave hers a gentle squeeze. “I’ll settle for kind of cute. You’re cute enough for the both of us, really.” 

Taylor bit her lip and took a step closer to him. “Well, this cute girl would really like to kiss you, but she’s too short to do anything about it.”

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chasebennett:

Chase was surprised at her response, his eyebrows going up as it finally registered. “No way, seriously? I was way too prepared for rejection,” he said with a soft laugh, his bottom lip catching on his teeth.

“Yes seriously, dork,” she laughed. “A lot of not-so-fun stuff happened this year, and you’re kind of a breath of fresh air.” She grinned, slipping her fingers through his. “I guess you’re kind of cute, too,” she teased.

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tayhassan:

Taylor pressed her lips together to keep her smile at bay and held up her pinky. “Pinky promise.”

Chase locked their pinkies together, nibbling on his bottom lip as his smile grew. “I really like you, Tay. I know that sounds really creepy and weird considering we only met a couple of hours ago, but I really do.”

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Taylor bit the inside of her cheek, her cheeks sporting a light pink blush as her smile matched his. "I really like you too."

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chasebennett:

Chase couldn’t help the smile at his lips as she slipped her arm around him. “It’s no problem. I don’t tell a lot of people how to get up here, so do you pinky promise to keep it top secret?” he asked, a grin peeking through his playfully serious expression.

Taylor pressed her lips together to keep her smile at bay and held up her pinky. “Pinky promise.”

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chasebennett:

Chase jogged to catch up with her, tentatively resting a hand on her waist as they neared the edge. “Isn’t it? When you look out there, everything seems so…big. It kind of makes my problems seem a little less worthy of my time when there’s so much that I haven’t done yet. Why sit around and think about the bad when there’s so much good stuff waiting for you, y’know?”

Taylor nodded, tilting her head up to look at him. Being with Chase was so different than being with Brooklyn; so much easier and less complicated. She snaked an arm around his waist and smiled up at him. “Thank you.”

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chasebennett:

Chase grinned, pulling her down a dark hallway to a door at the end, the exit sign above it glowing faintly. “You can see everything from up here,” he said with a grin, glancing down at her before pushing the door open and leading her outside onto the roof of the building, his bottom lip catching on his teeth as the world around them came into view.

Taylor’s eyes widened as she took in the view, taking off towards the edge of the roof and looking out. “It’s so beautiful,” she whispered, her jaw slightly dropped.

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chasebennett:

“Don’t worry, I won’t let any monsters get at you,” he assured her, a grin at his lips as they reached another landing. 

“My hero,” she crooned, giving his hand a squeeze.

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chasebennett:

“What’s not to trust?” he asked with a grin, leading her up the stairs. 

“Abandoned buildings with pitch black hallways and creepy stairs. You seem relatively trustworthy, though.”

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chasebennett:

“Soon,” he said simply, nudging open the door at the end of the hall with his toe, exposing another staircase. “I promise I’m not kidnapping you and taking you to some secret lair or something.”

“I’m putting a lot of trust in someone I met a few hours ago,” she said, her tone teasing.