His Favorite Scar

Chapter 16: Just one kiss

David's POV

A moment later, Scarlett pulled apart just enough to look up at me and I could tell how vulnerable she was right now and what I could also tell were her next actions...which I couldn't stop her from doing as I simply didn't want to...which changed everything forever.

She leaned forward and pressed her soft lips against mine and right there...time stood still.

Oh no, Scarlett. What have you done!?

For a moment her lips were just pressed against mine, not moving as if even she herself couldn't believe what she had just done but when they did move, I literally felt as if my heart skipped a beat as her soft, enticing lips moved against mine and that was also when I snapped back to reality and held her shoulders and pulled her back a bit harshly, breaking the kiss.

And even though I didn't kiss her back, even though her lips had been on mine just for a fleeting moment, but here I was...already missing having them pressed against mine...already beginning to miss the taste they provided...already missing the rush of adrenaline I felt just a second ago.

"David..." Her eyes met mine as she looked at me with those hazy blue eyes of hers, which also looked confused for a moment before a look of hurt flashed through them as rejection settled in, I could see it all over her face.

She was hurt.

Of course she was hurt. She made the first move...she initiated the kiss and I didn't kiss her back, rather I also made her pull away, my eyes fell back on her lips, when all I wanted to do was kiss those plum lips until they were swollen...until she couldn't breath anymore.

Only if she knew the kinda effect she has on me...only if she knew that I didn't want to pull away but I had to...only if she knew that I desire her lips, I desire her, much more than she desires me...only if she knew that it took everything in me to not kiss her back...only if she knew that making her pull away was the toughest thing that I've had to do till date, but of course she can't know this...I can't have her knowing this and complicate things.

My thumb brushed across her bottom lip. Damn! What am I even doing!?

On one hand my brain was telling me that I did the right thing but on the other hand it was also telling me that I just missed a goddamm opportunity to do something that I've only dreamed of, to have a taste of her lips...it was as if I had my favorite dessert brought upto my mouth, only to have it snatched away right before I could even taste it.

Scarlett tore her gaze off me and I didn't miss the mixture of hurt and embarrassment in her eyes...of course she must be feeling embarrassed, for she kissed me and I didn't respond to that kiss. She must even be cursing herself for doing that.

God! I hate seeing that look in her eyes, she was avoiding looking at me and it was killing me already.

"Scar..." I placed my finger under her chin and made her look up at me.

"It's okay, you don't have to feel embarrassed, just forget about it" I tried comforting her.

"I'm sorry, David, I shouldn't have done that..." She paused.

"But in a way I'm also glad I did because it kinda burst my bubble and made me face reality..." She laughed, but I could tell it was a fake one.

"So in a way it's good for me, I'll finally start living in reality from now on. It's funny..." She scoffed.

"How on one hand I'm glad for kissing you because it snapped me back to reality, but on the other hand, I regret it more than anything" Her eyes went blank as she said that, she was trying to mask up her emotions, she was trying to save herself from the heartbreak she just felt, I could tell.