Kaleb's POV
I had to stop and use the bathroom before actually leaving and going back to the house. When I got done I walked out and stood in the lobby and Tasha's instructor came to me and said, "Thank you for helping Tasha out with this duet and everything. I can tell that it'll do really great at the competition and I can tell that it is helping her out as well." I nodded as he spoke and replied, "Of course I'd do anything for her honestly. She so sweet and i know how much dance means to her." With that he nodded and I left and went out to the truck.
Once I was in the truck, I said "Tasha. Tasha! TASHA." But none of this seemed to get her attention at all. I was still facing away from her but when I turned to face her I looked at her wrists. I was taken back that she had not told me that she had done that. I grabbed her wrists with one hand and noticed she had tears going down her cheeks. With the other hand I wiped the tears away. With that she snapped out her own little world and she just snatched her wrists away from me. I just sat there not knowing what to do and say so I stayed silent. I grew angry as the drive went on. I just did not understand why she would tell me or how I had not noticed them before now. She was wearing short sleeve shirts around me and I never even thought to look or noticed anything. I was more angry at myself then anything. When we pulled up I followed behind her like I always did but was still angry as I've ever been since I've been back. When we got in the house I slammed the door but immediately regretted it because I saw her jump.
She turned and looked at me and I already saw she had tears in her eyes. I then started to to yell, "When were you going to tell me that you had done that?! Never?! Or was I just going to find out some random day and be even more pissed then I am now?!" She turned away from me and then looked back at me and yelled "I didn't want you to find out okay? These all happened at a dark time of my life! YOU were nowhere to be found! Ryan had JUST died! ALL I needed was some sort of release and some sort of feeling when I wasn't aloud to do what I loved! I needed something and that gave me something!" She had tears going down her face and I knew that she didn't care at this moment. "Ryan was gone and I just couldn't deal with the pain of losing him. My parents found out and took me back to therapy again. One day they left as you know and that killed me but I knew that they hadn't loved me a long time ago. I tried and I tried and tried to be the perfect daughter but that obviously didn't happen!"
She then turned away from me and I couldn't take that. I grabbed her by the waist and turned her around so she was facing me. I pulled her in and wrapped my arms around her tight. She tried to get away but I tightened my grip around her.I felt her relax and I leaned down and kiss the top of her head and as I was going back up she looked up at me and whispered "I think I'm falling for you." I was speechless when I heard her say this. I pulled her tighter into me and I held her. I know she is probably thinking that I do not feel the same way but I completely do. I Pulled away and looked at her dead set in her eyes and I said, " I feel the exact same way about you and I have for a while now. I wasn't sure how to tell you or weather you felt the same way or if it was just me. And I did not know if you had anyone already when I came back or anything and I was just afraid. That's why I flipped shit when you came home with Oliver the other night because that's when I realized I was falling for you. I'm not just falling for you because you have the "perfect body" no, I fell for the girl that you are, the women who is so kind and sweet and just so amazing and you don't even know it. I fell for you being you, you are so kind and make me so happy and you're just the best girl I could ever ask for and I fell for your personality first not just your body. Your body is a major bonus." Saying this I look down and I smile at her and place a kiss on her forehead.
Tasha's POV
He leans down and kisses my forehead and I feel butterflies in my stomach. I thought back about what all he had said. He truly does make me happy, happier then anyone has ever made me feel. When he pulled away I couldn't help but smile and I felt the heat rise to my cheeks. I turned away but quickly looked back at him. My eyes flickered to his lips and back to his eyes and I could feel myself blush even deeper then before. I pulled out of the hug and went to the kitchen, it was now my turn to make him a meal. I went and grabbed some pasta and got it ready. I felt his arms snake around my waist and I nuzzled my head in his chest. I was finally happy and we may not even be in a relationship yet but I could tell that things would happen in their own time. I hoped that things would work out and I knew that if I didn't get in my head I wouldn't fuck things up.
We sat and ate in a very comfortable silence, when we were done I put the dishes away and we sat in the living room and turned on some random movie and I snuggled up next to him and grabbed the blanket off the floor and cover the both of us up. The movie was a nice little comic relief after all that had happened tonight and him finally found out about what had happened and what I had done. I knew that he was going to find out eventually but I didn't want him to find out that way. If I could've I wouldn't have told him whatsoever but I knew that this was going to have to be the test with how things will actually go with us.
I turned to Kaleb after the movie was over and said "I have to take a shower so you can decide where you want to sleep tonight. But if this helps I have slept so much better with you being in my bed honestly. So its your choice." I winked at the end of saying and I heard him chuckle as I walked away and I couldn't help but smile and shake my head. I got in the shower and just let the warm water over take my body and just stood in there for a little while and turned up the heat and just did my routine and got out and dried off putting a towel on my head and wrapped my hair up in it. I cleaned off the mirror and looked at my myself and poked the mirror and said "This is actually going to work out. You are NOT going to fuck this up. He feels the same way about you as you do about him. You GOT this." I walked out after getting dressed in Kaleb's hoodie and a pair of shorts and went into my room to find Kaleb laying my bed already asleep and under the covers. I could't help but smile at the sight and crawled onto my side of the bed and got under the blanket that I slept with and as soon as my head hit the pillow I fell asleep with the same smile on my face.
