What if (Patrick Verona Story)

The kiss

  We arrived at the place around 9:30 p.m. and it was huge. Dan, the host, spotted and welcomed us. Kat, me and Bianca went to a room that was free and we changed into our swimsuits. I put a cover up swimwear and walked outside when we were all ready.
  We danced near the pool after taking few shots. Cameron was dancing with Bianca on the other side. Kat and I were enjoying our time until I spotted Daniel dancing with Natasha in an intimate way.
" I'll go take few more shots, wanna join me?" I shouted so Kat could hear me.
She laughed out and we went to the bar. We drank three one after another and looked at each other with a disgusted look on our faces. We laughed at ourselves and went back to the dance floor. I saw Patrick lying on one sun bed and smoking. His chest was nicely build from what I saw and I bit my lip. The alcohol in mine and Kat's blood made us wilder in our moves. She started dancing around some guys but I for sure did not like the idea of guys touching all over my body, so I decided to sit down away from the dance floor.
  Sadly, all the sun beds were taken by couples, so I sat down at the edge of the pool with my legs in the water. I felt how dizzy I was when I sat down. I saw Cameron and Bianca walking out the pool room and I didn't want to think of the things they could do. I looked to my right and saw Patrick talking and smoking with some guys.
  A scream and splash made me turn my attention to the pool and I saw Daniel and Natasha in the water making out like animals. I was just about to pull my legs out and walk away when I felt someone sit beside me.
"Hey girlie, having good time." I looked up at Patrick and gave him a smile. I saw the cup of beer in his hand and drank it up, leaving him looking at me wide eyed.
"Don't move." I whispered in a flirting tone as I bent down to his ear. I pulled away, bit my lip and winked at him before getting up.
I was sure that the alcohol was responsible for this and I liked it. I liked the idea of flirting with Patrick and from the look on his face he liked it too. After I took two bottles of beer I returned to my spot and handed him the one. We started talking until someone screamed out.
"Bottoms up!" Everyone cheered and drank the alcohol in their cups.
I was at the middle of my bottle when Patrick pulled it away from me.
"Heeey." I tried to reach for my bottle which he left on his other side but almost fell in the pool. He grabbed and pulled me back to my spot. "You... are... no fun, Verona." I said dizzily to him.
"And you are quite the entertainment, James." He said in a serious tone.
I leaned to his ear, my lips almost touching his skin.
"I can entertain you a lot, if only you weren't so serious, if you know what I mean." Goodbye good Emma, naughty Emma came out. I could feel blushing as I told him that.
"Emma, you're drunk, you don't know what you are saying." He pulled away and got up. I looked at him with puppy eyes and he exhaled loud. He helped me up but I lost my balance and fell forward on him. Realizing how drunk I was I looked at him wide eyed. His body was so warm and I started blushing crimson.
"You never told me why you preferred me as Ms. Unpopular." I asked trying to break the awkwardness.
He opened his mouth but everyone started counting down.
  In one minute everyone screamed and cheered celebrating the New Year and of course kissing.
I felt Patrick taking my hand and run in the pool. The water surrounded us and when I opened my eyes he was in front of me. He cupped my face in his arms and pulled me to him, pressing my lips on his. His hands moved away as we kissed and spread them, moving up. Before our lips parted I felt him smile. This whole thing lasted only few seconds but I felt everything inside me explode with joy. When we pulled our heads out the water I looked at him with a huge smile on my face and wrapped my arms behind his neck, pressing my lips on his for another kiss.
When we pulled apart everyone that was around the pool stared at us shocked. Daniel and Natasha had pissed off faces on and swam outside the pool.
"That's why..." He whispered in my ear with a smile. "Happy New Year, girlie." He pecked my cheek and swam away.
Did he do that only because of the New Year's eve kiss? I stayed in the middle of the pool for a while, trying to figure out. I turned my head around and saw Kat making out with some guy, Bianca and Cameron were still gone and Patrick drying himself with a towel, not looking at me.
I swam out the pool and my dizziness was gone, I guess from all the shock. I spotted a free sun bed and went to lay down on it. But my relaxation did not last long, Kat came and pulled me to dance with her.
"I saw you and Patrick kiss." She shouted as we danced and when she saw I was ashamed she added. "You know I don't mind it at all. After all you're more his type of girl than I will ever be." I knew she wouldn't lie and I gave her a smile.
"I don't think he put feelings in it, so it's whatever." I said carelessly.
"Emma, everyone knows he has a crush on you. Even I do." She laughed out and pulled me to her.
"Go and show him, you are not just a New Year's kiss." She whispered to me and shoved me away in a dancing motion.
At first I walked very unsure about this whole thing, what if we turn out to be like him and Kat, at first a perfect match and then too different. But then something inside me made me confident, I wasn't sure if it was the way I felt when we kissed or the way he looked at me every time we were together, but it sure did help me.
He was talking to some guy, holding a cigarette between his fingers. I pulled his shoulder to my side so he could face me.
"Em..." I pressed my lips on his before he could continue. He responded for a second but then pulled away. "Emma..." He looked me in the eyes and I felt so confused. "Maybe we should do this another time." I felt like a marionette. I danced right in his arms when he pleased but when I tried to make a move to him he was pulling away, for the second time.
I swallowed and looked at his lips then his eyes. Exhaled a laugh and walked away.
  I returned back home when my hair dried out, some nerd was too bored and I asked him if he could give me a ride.
  Back home I was greeted by a lonely Mishka. I picked her up and pecked her all over her face. I took a shower and went to bed, I thought it will be hard for me to fall asleep but I was wrong. I drifted away as I hit the pillow.