I grabbed the towel from the bathroom and threw it over my head. My clothes were still soaked even though I ran as fast as I could.

Fucking weather.

I rubbed the towel over my head and went to take a bottle of water from the fridge. I'd have to wait for a good half an hour for the water to heat up. Maybe I can order something. But it's raining pretty heavily. Maybe I should just eat whatever I have at home. Is it too late for cooking? What time is it anyways?

I searched for my phone in my pocket. There were few missed calls from Francy.

Shit she was probably still worried. This is why I said we shouldn't have done that. Hiding like this was only going to worry her.

Suddenly the doorbell downstairs rang. And it kept ringing. At this time? I thought I told everyone hanging out was canceled today.

I pulled up the front camera of the house.

Is that.....Is that Francy??

I ran downstairs and unlocked the door as fast as I could.

Through the door, as the wind, she got inside and took a good look at me. "You okay right? You're wet but you're fine right. Nothing happened." She was breathing hard.

"Yeah. Everything is okay." I answered confused. What was she doing here?

"Then why didn't you answer the phone?" She asked.

Oh, now this made sense. ."Because I put it on silent when Ace and Kai got home. In case they called me and I was still in your house."

"Oh." She took a deep breath. "Okay. Bye." She ran towards the door.

"Whoa wait." I grabbed her arm. "You just run like this to my house and you're gonna leave without saying anything else?" I pulled her back to face me and closed the door.

"I. I just um. Uh.. I wanted to see if you got home safely." She went for the door handle but I stopped her again.

"This.." I sighed and grabbed her shoulders. She tensed up and walked backwards until she was leaning on the door. "Doing this is driving me insane. I thought we were not even going to talk to each other nor be friends."

"I thought so too." She replied. "I.. I don't know why I did that. Why did I tell you to come over?"

"Yes why?" I leaned closer and threw away the towel from my head.

She was silent.

"Geez Francy.." I let go of her shoulders. "I know I'm not fair because I..I kept trying to get close to you despite everything we agreed on...but..I thought you would keep distance."

Her eyes narrowed. "Why? This was a two way deal. We ignore each other. We don't talk to each other. Yet here we are friendly and all."

Oh she was definitely angry.

"Well you broke up with me first." I said it knowing exactly that it wasn't like that and I knew it would make her angry.

She gasped, her eyes sending out little sparks of anger. "Fine you know what!! It's like that. I said it first. And I TAKE IT BACK."

Um what?

She continued. "Yeah. Yeah I TAKE IT BACK. I don't want to break up with you. Now if you want to break up with me you can say it first. " She took a deep breath and calmed down realizing what she said. But she still looked at me completely open and honestly. Her voice became really soft but breathless. "I like you. I can't stop it. Maybe I'm in love and there's nothing I can do about it. There I said this first too."

My heart was beating so fast I thought I could pass out. She was in love with me?I broke into a grin. Did she just say she was ..

I lifted my hand and caressed her cold cheek. " I can't unhear that. You know that right."

She stared at me. I could tell she was wondering what I meant by it.

"I thought I was gonna have to take it to the grave but.. " I took her chin and made her look at me. "I'm most definitely, certainly, undeniably in love with you too. And I'm sure as time goes on I'll just fall deeper and deeper. "

Her eyes lit up as I said that.

Oh fuck this.

I leaned down and kissed her.

Her heart was racing and she was breathing very deliberately. She kissed me back warmly, softly yet with such a desire. As we kissed, I moved my hand to her neck and she almost shuddered when she felt my hand on her skin.

I pressed her closer to the door and kissed her deeper, rolling my tongue over her lips.

She suddenly threw her arms around my neck and raised on her tiptoes. We made out for a while and it's like we were in a haze.

She pulled away looking at my lips still in the same tension. She started taking off her coat and then she let it fall to the ground. She grabbed my hoodie in her fist and pulled me with such force, pressing her lips on mine again.

I ran my hands down her ass and her legs, then lifted her and carried her to the next wall. She wrapped her legs and arms around me.

She broke the kiss and peeked around.

"You did some changes around here."

"Mhm." I replied kissing her again.

"Is this how you live?" She broke the kiss again.

"No. I live upstairs."

She looked towards the stairs and then back at me. I don't know if I misunderstood but who cared at this point.

I carried her up the stairs, never stopping kissing her. I aimlessly walked until I saw the table in the kitchen.

I carried her there and sat her down on the table breaking the kiss for some air.

She looked around intrigued. I smiled and leaned over her again, kissing her. She can get a tour of the house later.

Our bodies pressed tightly against each other.

The light was dimmed and I could only hear our kissing and the heavy rain pouring outside.

I felt my body becoming hotter and hotter. I pulled away taking off my wet hoodie. That didn't stop her.

She pulled the collar of my t-shirt and wrapped her arms around my neck again.

I could feel blood rushing through my body like fire. I entangled my fingers in her hair and grabbed her neck. My mouth ran down her chin and then her throat, then up to her ear. I gave it a lick just to tease her, but she dug her fingers in my shoulder letting out a moan.

I faced her. Was she really going to let me go all the way?

She still seemed confused about why I stopped kissing her.

I looked down and then back at her again. Oh well...

She suddenly looked down at me and then at herself.

She pulled herself together pretty quickly after that surprise.

I laughed and kissed the side of her forehead. She was so adorable. I let my hand rest on her waist.

"Are you hungry?" I asked her.

"A bit." She smiled embarrassed.

"Okay. Make yourself comfortable while I go and take a shower."

I rushed towards the bathroom trying not to slip on the floor from happiness. Who needed hot water at this point.

***

She was still in the kitchen even after my shower. She was staring at the stuff on the counter she probably dug up from the fridge and the shelves.

"I wonder what we can make with ..." She raised her eyes to look at me and then she sized me up and down.

I looked at my white shirt and grey sweatpants. I was fine right?

I approached her and she was wary.

"What?" I asked, leaning over and kissing her. To my surprise she got into it so much, her knees gave out and I had to hold her.

"You look and smell so good." She looked at me hazily. I repressed any boost of ego I got.

I wrapped one arm around her shoulder and started looking through the food. " Let's eat something first."

We cooked dinner in a hurry while listening to some music and then moved on the couch with our plates.

"This turned out pretty good." She said, taking a bite.

I got up and ran to my room grabbing the laptop and bringing it to the living room.

"Should we play a movie?"

She raised her shoulders. " Just play any last show you watched."

"I don't watch any tv shows."

She stared at me completely confused. "You what.. um what?"

I smiled. "It takes me a while to get into any tv show. What do you usually watch?"

She took another bite of her food smiling. " I don't want to scare you off."

"Wha..now I'm dying to know what you watch."

She shook her head. "Not while we're eating. You might not stomach this well."

"Is it horror?" I asked.

"Nope. It's "Unsolved murders cases with Debra House""

I almost choked on my food. " Bring it on."

She hesitated and then leaned over the laptop and opened the show. "It's the new season. I don't even know what will happen. It's at your risk."

"Like I said, bring it on."

Twenty minutes into the show I found out why she warned me. I cleared my throat. "So he cut off their tongues after he kills them?"

Francy nodded her head completely engulfed in the show. "Yeah they're his trophy. Like a reminder of what he did."

"And you say you don't watch horror?"

She gave me a weird look. "I can't stomach them. They're too scary."

"Sure. Makes sense." I sunk back on the couch.

She suddenly cuddled closer to me and leaned her head on my chest.

I hugged her and we stayed like that until the episode ended.

She lifted her head and looked at me. Damn she was so beautiful.

I leaned down and kissed her. It was soft, gentle and far from a rush. Somehow we ended up both laying on the couch side by side kissing with our legs intertwined.

It felt like minutes what must have been hours.

"Francy I think I have to take you home now." I told her as I broke the kiss. "It's getting pretty late."

"Nooo." She whispered. "I don't want to go yet."

"I'll be here tomorrow too." I smiled.

"Maybe you won't." She frowned. "I mean we didn't really talk about what this means. What about...Ace?"

I shook my head. "Leave Ace to me. I'll figure something out. This time I'll come up with something other than us breaking up. I promise. Just don't worry and give me some time."

She smiled. "Okay."

I got up and helped her get up as well as she was still hesitant.

Once I drove her home I realized how short the drive felt to her house.

"Goodnight." She smiled.

"Goodnight." I leaned over and kissed her. It was a slow lingering kiss. "What are you doing this weekend?" I whispered over her lips.

"Studying." She touched the back of my neck lightly. "I have to secure my grades before winter break. You?"

"I'll probably be with your brother."

Her warm fingertips were burning on my neck. I suddenly didn't want to let her go.

Ugh.. but I had too.

"I can't call tomorrow, but I'll text you, so keep your phone near."

She bit her lower lip and smiled. "Okay then. Bye." She grinned and kissed me. Then she got out of the car running to her house to avoid the rain.

Cute. She was way too cute.

I just had to figure out a way to solve this Ace problem.