Covington Prep

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Cal's POV

___________________________. That's what I was thinking. What am I supposed to think? I mean,

sure, I saw through space and time for a minute but that's not the point. I replayed the scene in my

head.

I was angry and hurt, he started to walk away. He had said, see you at church after a slip of "I didn't

want it to happen like that." That meant... no, it was too weird. I turned away and heard frantic footsteps.

He grabbed my elbow and turned me towards him. I was confused about what was happening and

there was urgency and excitement in his eyes. What the -. He leaned down and I thought, HO-LY

CRAP. His lips landed on mine and at first, I was shocked. But... I liked it. He was gentle but persistent.

When he kissed me, I felt like I was floating but I also felt like I got struck by lightning. Does that make

sense? He pulled me closer by my waist, his fingers touching the barely exsposed skin on my back and

I almost smiled but I didn't want to break up the kiss. He pulled away and there were mixed emotions in

his eyes. He stared deep into my eyes, so intently I wanted to look away. He said, "I meant I wanted it to

happen like that." I couldn't say a word. I just stood there and watched as he drove away, taking my

ability to think clearly with him. 

I stood there for a second later, before realizing that I was freezing. I walked inside numb, but not

because of the cold. The twins were the only one's up at this late hour and they were smiling at me

mischieviously. I groaned mentally. Did they see that? Their smiles told me yes. I narrowed my eyes

and glared at them. They stopped smiling. I walked upstairs and collapsed on my bed, not even

bothering to change clothes. I fell asleep almost immediantly to the disturbing thought that I liked it

when Jack kissed me more than I did when Josh kissed me. 

Jack's POV

No no no no no. I am such an idiot. First of all, I kissed her without thinking and it was probably awful. I

mean, it was great for me but she has kissed Carson (not willingly) and Josh. I bet mine was pitiful

compared to theirs. Second, I was the 2nd guy to steal her kiss without knowing if she liked me back. At

least Josh had the guts to tell her how he felt and then kiss her, whereas me, I am just as bad as

Carson. I did it without any foundation. Ugh, how could I be so stupid? But... the kiss. It was better than I

had ever thought it would be. Wow, I sound like a girl but it's true. Carson was right, she was a good

kisser. I got home and walked inside, not even bothering to say hi, goodnight, or how it went. I hopped

into bed and just layed there, staring at the ceiling. I checked my clock: 2:38 am. I shut my eyes and fell

asleep. 

I woke up to the sound of a lot of shuffling. I stared at my clock, trying to focus. 12:30! I missed church! I

jumped out of bed and ran downstairs. My mom was still in her clothes for church and she was tugging

around food everywhere. She smiled at me but frowned when she saw my expression. "What's wrong

Jack?" I opened my mouth, "Why didn't you wake me up for church?" She shook her head. "I tried, I

shook you and had to check your pulse to make sure you were still alive. Your brother said you came in

late last night so I decided to let you sleep in, just this once. Why? Is something wrong?" I just bit my lip

and shook my head. I really wanted to work things out with Cal but I didn't know how. I sent her a text:

I didn't come to church cause I slept in this morning. We need to talk. Soon. I hit send and waited for a

reply. Nothing. No "read at 12:45" or anything. She'll answer soon, I thought, just give her time.