3 weeks had passed and you could say life was good. Reece was much better now and today being our fifth day back at school. I was fit to go back a while ago but due to what I had gone through, the school thought I should have more time off so I just went back when Reece did. He had to take regular anti biotics but apart from that he was pain free.

Very annoyingly, girls seemed to find Reece even more attractive now he had been shot and they were all over him. I liked to pretend it didn't bother me, but my friends knew differently. After all, Jake knew I was in love with him but I couldn't fault what an amazing friend he had been to me.

Reece is his best friend yet he's keeping the secret for me, no matter how much it must kill him not to say anything as Jake cannot keep his mouth shut about anything. Jake keeps trying to get me to tell him but I refused.

I was not about to fuck up our friendship which we nearly already did once after one kiss. Imagine what it would be like after I tell him I'm in love with the guy. It was hard to ignore how that kiss made me feel and how passionate it was. Was I the only one who felt that?

The answer was probably.

Reece had been with a lot of girls, which I never judged him for but that also meant that he had kissed a lot more people than I had. That kiss was the 3rdproper kiss I have ever had, not counting the shitty kiss I had in kindergarten. With Adam, all kisses were just normal but with Reece it was something else.

It was exciting.

On the bad side, I was still struggling when sleeping. I would often dream I was back in that room or would see Reece being shot repeatedly. Nobody knew about this and I wanted it to stay that way. I had searched up on google and apparently the nearest thing to what I was experiencing was PTSD.

Post-traumatic stress disorder.

However, I wouldn't see images that often. It was mainly when I went to sleep or if I sat down in chair for too long. That's why in class, I would often use the toilet just so I could get up and walk around.

"What you thinking about?" Jodie asked as she laid on her stomach on my bed, a magazine open in front of her.

I sighed. "Just things."

Jodie smiled and tilted her head to the side. "Things?"

I nodded and she smirked. "So not any boy in particular that rhymes with Keece?"

Rolling my eyes, I chuckled. "So what if I am?"

She grinned, putting the magazine down. "So you never told me what the kiss was like?" She questioned, resting her cheeks in the palm of her hands as she leaned on her elbows.

I smiled, just thinking about it. "It was something else." I remembered back to that day and how excited it made me feel. "It was so different to any kisses I shared with Adam."

Speaking of Adam, I hadn't seen him around school once. It was like he disappeared off the face of the earth.

"Go on." She beamed excitedly, gesturing with her hand for me to proceed.

"It felt-" I paused, struggling to even put it into words. "It felt." I furrowed my eyebrows, tying to think of the best way to explain it. I smiled lightly. "fucking amazing." I replied.

"Be honest." Jodie said and I nodded. "How badly do you want to kiss him again?"

I chuckled dryly. "You don't even know." I replied honestly.

She flashed me a grin. "So do it."

I shook my head. "No. You know what happened last time."

Jodie frowned. "How are you ever going to know if you don't just go for it."

I was lost for words and I started to think was she right?

I then laughed sarcastically. "What am I supposed to do? Just knock on his door and outright kiss him?"

She looked at me with a straight face. "Yeah."

"I can't, I-"

"Come on Sam." Jodie encouraged. "You may be a good actress but I see how miserable its making you. You won't know until you be honest with him." She smiled sheepishly. "Ok maybe don't just kiss him but just tell him you like him."

I was about to argue back but for some reason I was filled with courage as I nodded, standing up. Jodie was right, I had sat around for the last 3 weeks wanting to tell him but being too scared.

She was right, I'd never know until I told him.

"Yes!" She exclaimed, clapping her hands. "Oh my god I've never been so excited in my life!" She beamed as she jumped up from my bed.

"I'm so nervous." I said as my heart began to race at the thought of finally telling him. How would he react? I honestly had no fucking idea what he would say.

"Come on!" She yelled, grabbing my hand and pulling me downstairs. We opened the front door and she looked at me happily.

"Good luck!" She beamed, hugging me quickly before walking to her car and spinning around. "You better tell me everything!" She then proceeded to flash me finger guns and I laughed at how much of an idiot she was.

I smiled as I jumped in my car and drove over to Reece's house.

Oh my fucking god, I was actually doing this. My heart raced the entire journey and I parked across from the road from his mansion sized house. I sighed with relief when I saw Reece's porshe and Amanda's blue Mercedes missing.

At-least the humiliation wouldn't be that bad when he said he didn't feel the same way, but I prayed that didn't happen. I was tempted to turn back but shook my head as I jumped out of my car and walked up to the front door.

There was no turning back now.

I took a huge deep breath before shakily reaching for the doorbell. I rang it and shifted nervously on my two feet.

Oh god, this was a mistake.

I went to turn around but froze in spot when I heard the sound of the door opening. "Sammy?"

I turned around slowly to reveal Reece standing in the door way, looking more handsome than ever. Did he seriously have to be wearing no shirt and grey joggers? The universe is out to fucking spite me.

Don't look at his abs. Don't look at his abs. Do not look at his abs!

"I need to talk to you."

He furrowed his eyebrows at me as he chuckled. "Do you want to come in?"

I shook my head, taking a step back. "No."

He tilted his head to the side as he stepped out. "What's going on, why do you look so nervous?" He questioned, eyeing me suspiciously.

Oh god, oh god.

I felt like I was about to have a fucking panic attack as my breathing was heavy and I was filled with intense butterflies. I was tempted to laugh and say I was pranking him and run to my car. I was tempted to make up some random lie, whatever I could think of first. "I-I" No words, absolutely no words came out.

I stood still like an absolute moron, taking a deep breath before I blurted out the 4 words I had been dying to say for weeks. "Reece I love you."

Oh my fucking god I can't believe I just said that. Am I dreaming or did I seriously just say it like that? What the fuck is wrong with you Sam? You don't just blurt something that big out like that. Finally finding the courage to open my eyes and look at him, words could not explain this boy's face.

In simple terms, he looked like he was about to have a heart attack.

He was lost for words, as he staggered back slightly. When he didn't say anything for a straight minute, I realised this was a huge mistake.

"I'm sorry." I hastily apologised before turning around and running as fast as my legs could take me to my car.

"Wait!"

I ignored him, running even faster to my car. I couldn't bear the thought of him turning me down. I felt utterly humiliated and-

A hand was placed on my shoulder and I was spun around. And then he smiled, he fucking smiled. I felt as though I couldn't breathe as he stared at me with disbelief.

"Say it again."

I narrowed my eyes at him. "I swear to god if you-"

His smile grew wider. "Sammy say it again."

I sighed. "I love you."

And that's all it took for him to grab the back of my head and pull me into a bone crushing kiss. I wrapped my arms around his neck as I pulled him closer to me. Our lips moved together in sync as we stood in the middle of the pavement.

Reece's arms snaked around my waist as he pulled me closer to him. I arched my back into him and moaned softly when he bit my bottom lip gently. I ran my hands through his incredibly soft, curly hair as he walked us back towards the front door. We entered the house, our lips not leaving each other's as he kicked the door shut with his foot.

The kiss grew even more heated as he pinned me up against the wall. After a few more moments, Reece leaned back as I leaned against the wall breathlessly.

He was staring at me intensely before smiling and closing the distance between us. Placing the palms of his hands on my cheeks, his breath fanned my face. "I love you too, so fucking much." He whispered.

My smile grew even wider as I raised my eyebrow. "Guess Jodie was right then." He chuckled softly as he pulled me in for another kiss. This one was different from the last two as it was more soft and tender but it still felt just as amazing. His hands rested on my hips, his big hands clasping around my waist. His lips moved against mine softly and it felt absolutely perfect.

After a few more kisses, we ended up in Reece's bed with me laying on his chest bare chest looking up at him. He was smiling down at me, his fingers playing with my hair. "Do you know how long I've wanted to do that?"

Fuck me, I couldn't actually believe that happened.

I shook my head and I giggled loudly when Reece flipped us over so he was hovering over me as he pressed his lips on mine. I grabbed a hold of his hair and pulled him down so he was even closer and wrapped my legs around his waist.

"How long?" He asked from above me.

I narrowed my eyes at him. "You first."

He chuckled, closing the distance again so he was only slightly hovering. Any closer and he would fall on me. "Since the day I started tutoring you."

I smiled. "Shut up?"

He shook his head. "I started to fall for you that day and I've never stopped since."

I raised my brows with disbelief. "I tried to deny it for so long." I chuckled but then remembered something. "Why did you call our kiss a mistake?"

Reece sighed from above me, flopping down next to me as we both turned on our sides to look at each other. "I panicked. I never thought for a second you felt the same way." He then smirked. "But turns out I was wrong."

"Definitely wrong." I breathed, leaning in to kiss him again.