She Likes Him Who Likes Her Who Likes Him.

She breathed in deeply and Audrey turned to face him again. “Hey, Bray? Can I ask you something?”

“Yep. What’s on your mind?”

“Well um…. uh, I heard something and I wanted to know if..it…was..true?”

“What’d you hear?”

“Well, someone told me something they heard from someone who heard it from you.”

“Drey…”

“How do you feel about me?”

“You’re my best friend.” Audrey shook her head and stood up before she starting pacing. “No, that’s not what I meant.” She stopped suddenly and stood before him. “I meant….. Do you? Are you in love with me?” She looked down before looking back right at him and moving closer. “Do you love me, Brayden?”

Brayden still hadn’t said anything. He was staring at her in shock. “Bray?” She waved her hand in front of his face. “You don’t have to answer. We’ll just forget I asked.”

“You’ll still be thinking it.”

“So, you’re in love with me?”

“I didn’t say that.”

“So, you’re not in love with me?”

“I never said that.”

“Just tell me.”

“Why does it matter?”

“Because I want to know.”

“Aud….Fine, I’m in love with you.”

“…”

“Great.”

“Why didn’t you ever tell me?”

“Wyatt.”

“Oh.”

You roll your eyes quickly becoming agitated. “Audrey, I know you. You’re not telling me the truth.” She pushes you away and you reluctantly release her. You watch her silently as she contemplates something. “Are you two really dating?” She asks it to you quietly. You nod your head and she finally explodes. “That bitch!” You look at her in surprise, but don’t say anything. “I told her how I felt about you and and and ugh!” She trailed off and you realize she’s starting to speak in another language and you suspect that it’s Dutch since her family has some ancestors from there. You just didn’t know she could speak it. Even with that surprise, your mind is still hooked on the fact that she has feelings for you.

When she saw someone enter the room, she instantly knew it was him and her heart began to beat even faster than it already was. She quickly turned her attention away as he headed straight for the refreshment table. She bit her lip as she watched him talk to Valerie. Damn it. What was she doing to herself? She sighed and looked down at her empty cup, tossing it into a nearby trashcan. She continued to look down as she went back to her hiding spot. The place really did look beautiful and she thought everyone did a great job. She had to do most of it by magic due to the fact that she had stayed up late the night before putting up most of the decorations by herself. 

She shifted her feet from side to side and suddenly decided that she was going to head out early. There wasn’t a point in staying here anyways. As she turned to leave, she could hear someone shouting her last name. She stopped once she knew she recognized the voice, turning around, she plastered a warm smile on her face. “Matthews,” she mimicked with a laugh. There was soon an awkward silence as the two looked around. She shifted awkwardly before her blue eyes finally met his. ” I was wondering if you wanted to dance?” he questioned hopefully. She took a deep breath before nodding her head.

She gently put her hand in his as she was pulled to the dance floor. They weren't in the middle, but they were certainly close to it. He pulled her close, his hand going to her waist and Audrey, subconsciously laid her head against his chest. She only hoped that he couldn't hear her heart beating against her chest. Why was she so nervous? They were just two friends dancing to a song. Better yet, they were just the two heads of the school making an appearance. As they continued to dance, the song Pretending came on. 

As she listened to the lyrics, it seemed to be talking about them, but she shook those thoughts out of her head. She didn’t need another reason to worry about something. She was so lost in her thoughts that she didn’t hear him speak to her, only catching the end of it. He must have noticed because he soon repeated.” You look beautiful tonight, Drey.” Audrey pulled away quickly to look him in the eyes. ”Thanks and you look very handsome as usual.” 

As the two stared at each other, her eyes flicked down to his lips as his did the same to hers. Once the song ended, they both leaned in, but at the last moment she retreated. Pulling away abruptly, she hurriedly stammered,” I have to go.” She quickly turned around and ran through the entrance until she got back to her dorm room. Her mind going into overdrive as she tried to calm her heart. What had she gotten herself into now? 

“Keeping secrets safe

Every move we make

Seems like no ones letting go

And it’s such a shame

Cause if you feel the same

How am I supposed to know?”

She was so confused. Why was he so buddy buddy with Brayden again, but he had yet to speak to her? Every stolen glance between the two always ended in a glare, always coming from him while Audrey tried to reign in her hurt. She couldn't take it anymore, she was going to ask him everything that was on her mind. Whether or not, he even answered the questions or not. She knew that she had probably hurt him by dating his best friend, but Brayden was her best friend as well. She slowly turned around and faced him, she knew he was still awake even though at first glance it would seem that he was sleeping.

She cleared her throat. ” Wyatt “ she called out softly yet firmly staring directly at him. She continued to stare skeptically at him. She knew he wasn't sleeping and it hurt to see him so obviously ignoring her. She sighed and began to get ready for bed. She got up and headed into her closet, shaking her hair out of the ponytail on her way. She quickly changed into her shorts and tank, slipping on some boots. She figured that she’d head down to the Junior Lounge because this obviously wasn't going to go anywhere. As she turned to leave, she noticed him sitting up staring at her. She quickly turned and headed out the door.

She had reached the lounge rather quickly seeing as it was practically right next door, down the stairs and around the corner. Okay. She had used the elevator. She collapsed on the couch kicking off her boots so that she was only in her knee high socks. She flicked through some channels trying to see if there was anything on worth watching, but her mind didn't seem to be on whatever was showing on the screen. It was stuck on that guy she had left in her dorm room, but she shook it off. There was no use worrying about it. She was so lost in her thoughts, that she didn't notice or move as the couch shifted because someone had decided to sit next to her.

She quickly came back down to reality when the person gently tapped her shoulder. She turned to see that it was Wyatt, who had touched her. She looked at him in confusion before opening her mouth to speak. He held out a hand and she closed her mouth waiting for whatever he had to say. ” You called my name earlier” he spoke, his eyes staring directly at the TV. “Why?” Audrey looked down and played with her fingers before looking up to see that he was watching her intently. She was so tempted to say forget about it or tell him that it was nothing, but this was her chance to finally get what she had wanted to say off her chest. ” Do you hate me?” she questioned looking directly into his eyes. ” I mean… I mean. I don’t know what I mean. All I know is that for some reason, you’re oh so perfectly fine with talking to Brayden, but when it comes to me, all you do is glare at me and avoid me and I want to know why.”

“You’re smart, Audrey. Figure it out,” he made a move to get up, but Audrey grabbed his hand pulling him back down on the couch. ” No, tell me,” she demanded. He looked down at their hands before harshly pulling it out of her grasp. ” You don’t deserve to know,” he replied with a raised eyebrow. Audrey was sure that her face mirrored her confusion, hurt, anger, and frustration so she quickly stood up. ” I know you still love me,” she stated. ” If you can tell me that when I’m “sleeping” then why can’t you just say it to my face?”

Audrey backed up a little as he walked up to her. ” You’re asking a lot of me,” he said angrily. ” Why would I tell you that? So, you can turn me down? Huh? Why?

” Did you ever stop to think for a moment that I could actually love you back? No, you didn’t, Wyatt. It doesn’t even matter. Bec-“ She was soon cut off by a kiss before he pulled back.

” Shut up.”