Bella
Saturday night.
I was getting ready to go out with Damien.
This was good. I was moving on, I thought to myself. I didn't need Aaron to fill any void. Damien was a nice guy, and he made me happy, and that's all that mattered.
He took me out to dinner, and we walked around the city. Then we decided to hang out by the river. It was after dark, but the entire area was brightly lit under the full moon. I was having a great time with Damien.
"So, what's up with you and Aaron?" Damien asked all of a sudden.
"Nothing," I quickly replied.
"No, really. You can tell me. You said you guys never dated, but..."
"But what?" I asked.
"it seems like you two like each other," Damien said.
"I used to like him, but nothing came out of it. I don't want to be with him, don't worry," I said, but I didn't feel too sure about it myself.
Damien smiled. "Are you sure about that? You can be honest with me. I won't get mad."
I sighed. "Okay, maybe I am not completely over him, but I feel like I should stay away from him. I used to be obsessed with him, and I understand it's not healthy anymore."
"I get it. I will drop it then. I really like you, Bella," Damien said. He held my hand and looked me in the eyes.
"I like you too," I smiled.
"I may not be as good-looking as Aaron, but I can make you happy," he smirked.
"You are so handsome. I don't know what you mean," I giggled.
We walked around some more. He held onto my hand the whole time. This is good, I thought to myself. I was attracted to Damien, and he was attracted to me. It can't get any better than that.
He dropped me off at my house at the end of the night and walked me to the front door.
"I had a nice time tonight," he said.
"Me too," I smiled.
"So..." he hesitated.
"Yeah?" I suddenly felt nervous.
"Can I kiss you?" he asked.
I hesitated. I guess I should've seen this coming. We went on a date, and he told me he liked me a lot, so it was only natural for him to want to kiss me. I shook my head yes.
He leaned down and placed a soft kiss on my lips. His lips felt soft and warm. I parted my mouth, and he slowly deepened the kiss. I broke the kiss first.
"Goodnight, Damien," I said.
"Goodnight, Bella," he replied and headed back to his car.
I closed the door behind me and sighed. Damien is a great guy, and the kiss I shared with him was sweet. Then why did I just think of Aaron when I closed my eyes?
Stupid Bella.
I woke up in the morning and kept seeing Aaron in my head. No matter what, I couldn't stop thinking about him.
I kept telling myself to stop comparing last night's kiss to Aaron's kisses. The kisses that he forced on me several times!
The way Aaron kissed me was nothing like Damien's. He planted them on me without asking every time. I mean, I was no angel. I forced one on him, too, when he was with Macie. And when he kissed me the other day, his tongue was hot from fever, and he was so rough.
The memory of that day flashed before my eyes, and I started to blush. My body felt hot.
No! Stop thinking about it! I scolded myself. It was wrong for him to touch me like that.
But I kept thinking about it as I hugged my pillow. My cell phone lit up. My heart jumped. Was Aaron texting me in the middle of the night?
I can't sleep. I keep thinking about you :), Damien texted.
I felt guilty all of a sudden. I went out with this amazing guy who likes me so much, and here I was, getting hot and bothered by Aaron's thoughts. I quickly replied.
I can't sleep either. I really did have a lot of fun with you today, I said.
What are you doing between classes tomorrow? Want to meet up for coffee? he asked.
Okay :), I replied.
I drifted off to sleep after that.
I looked forward to seeing Damien when I arrived at college. I didn't think about Aaron after I got that text from Damien. He will make me forget about Aaron, I decided.
I found a table and waited for him.
Someone touched my back. I shuddered as their fingers grazed my neck. "Damien? Hey-...." I stopped talking as I turned around and realized it wasn't him.
"Aaron? What are you doing here?" I asked.
"I go to this college too, remember? You are the one who followed me here," he smirked.
"I didn't follow you here. It just happened to be my first choice," I protested, even though he was right. That was the whole reason why I applied here in the first place.
"Sure it was. So you thought I was Damien, huh? You two hang out a lot?" Aaron narrowed his eyes.
"Yes. I went out with him last night. We had a great time," I said.
"Oh? What did you do with him?" he leaned down and hovered over my face. Shit...he was too close.
"That...that's none of your business," I said meekly.
"Did he kiss you?" he whispered and inched closer.
I looked around nervously. People were looking at us, probably thinking he was my boyfriend. What if Damien comes and gets the wrong idea?
"Could you back off a little? You are too close," I whispered and tried to push him off, but he grabbed my hand.
"Answer my question. Did he kiss you?" he went on.
"Um, yes, he did. We were on a date after all," I said and tried to stand up, but he placed his arms on my side, trapping me to my chair.
"What else did he do to you? Did he touch you?" he whispered.
"You...you are crossing the line!" I protested.
His green eyes bored into mine. "Listen, Bella. I have decided. I am done being a nice guy. I know I said I wanted to change the way I was in high school, but it's starting to bore me now."
What the hell is he talking about? I was confused.
Aaron must've sensed my confusion and smirked. "Let me explain something to you. I had a bad reputation in high school. Do you know why?" he asked.
"Be...because you beat up kids and got into fights?" I said. Where was he going with this?
"There was another reason. Guys at school hated me because sometimes I attracted the girls they had their eyes on. And I always got the girl. I guess, in a sense, I stole their women," he chuckled.
"What are you trying to say?" I asked.
"What I am saying is Damien is a nice guy. But he can't have you because," he paused and whispered in my ears. "Because you are mine."