When Summer Ends by Katy Wormald (the speed reading book txt) 📕

that Cole was staring directly at them, watching me with a small smile on his lips. I looked up to him and seemed to shake him out of whatever day dream he was having. “I haven’t seen anyone yet to hear any.” I told him remembering that he had asked me a question.

“Oh yeah, apparently me and you are together, and we meet up at night to go make-out in my car.” He told me wiggling his eye brows. I laughed, thinking how everyone naturally assumes that if you’re friends with someone of the opposite sex, then you’re dating them. “Of course though I didn’t deny it.”

“And why wouldn’t you deny it?” I asked him, copying his motions and leaning across the table towards him, smiling.

“Are you joking? Who would fess up that they weren’t going with the sexiest girl in the school when everyone already thinks it? Besides, it’s kind of true.” He leant back and studied me for a few seconds, on one hand, I should be flattered that he called me sexy, and on the other, I should be pissed that he implied were together.

“Well don’t worry; I won’t blow your cover.” I told him winking. I could tell everyone that the rumours weren’t true, and that were not together, only friends. But I didn’t know if it was true, I was still pretty sure that we were more than friends, even though neither of us had said or done anything to prove otherwise, I could just feel that we were.

“You’ll blow my what?” Cole said loud enough so that a group of elderly cleaning staff could hear. They looked absolutely mortified, and got up from the table they were resting on and scrambled inside- presumably to tell one of the higher-ups what they had just heard. I kicked him under the table and laughed uncontrollably.

“Thanks for that.” I told him sarcastically and continued to laugh. “And wait a minute- what did you mean when you said it’s kind of true that we made out in your car? I definitely do not remember that ...” I told Cole. I looked into his eyes again, trying to figure out what was going on behind them. He took a few seconds, studying my face before he answered.

“Well, you wanted to, you were thinking about it. That’s not far off from it happening.” He said in a husky voice and leaned even further across the table. He sent shivers down my spine and made my stomach tie itself in knots. I took a few breaths and tore my eyes away from his, although I could still feel them on my face.

Why was he acting like this? Was it because I told Declan last night that it really is over between us, or does he feel the attraction that I feel towards him? All this time I haven’t wanted to act on my feelings towards Cole, perhaps it’s time to reconsider...
“Admit it, you wanted to. Just like you did the other day at mine...just like you do now.” He continued while I sat there looking at his luscious lips. He’s right, I did want to kiss him, I do want to kiss him. Our lips were so close I could feel his warm breath on my face. I bit down on my lower lip, knowing that there was no one else out here but us- no one to interrupt us again. I could feel my breathing getting faster, mimicking my heart rate.

“I think it’s you that wanted it.” I told him, still staring at his lips and trying to slow down my breathing. I didn’t want any more words; I wanted his lips on mine. But still something- I don’t know what- was stopping me from moving the inch forward and pressing mine to his.

“Yeah, your right. It is. Cole said in the same sexy voice as before. I hardly had any time to register the surprise from his words before he pressed his lips tightly against mine.

At first I didn’t move, I was frozen for a few seconds, trying to work out if it was actually happening or not. I felt his hand on the back of my neck, pushing me deeper into the urgent kiss. I reciprocated, kissing his hard, tangling my arms around him, too. The kiss was nothing like how it was with Declan. It was desperate, urgent, and I knew that if we weren’t at school it would have gone much further. Cole pulled away first with a sexy smirk on the lips I’d just been kissing.

“Come on, we’ve got an audience.” He told me in between deep breaths. I turned around to see who our audience was- Mr.McKain, the headmaster, and one of the elderly cleaning staff that had overheard Cole and his rude remarks earlier.

The cleaner was pointing at us, assumedly showing Mr.McKain that we were ‘acting inappropriately’. I looked back to Cole and laughed. He smiled back at me, stood up and waited for me to join him. There was no tension between Cole and I, no awkwardness, it was just the same as it was before we kissed. I looked in his direction again as we walked towards the headmaster. Cole turned and winked at me; making me blush and making me want to kiss him again.

“Detention. 3 O’clock, my office. Both of you.” Mr. McKain said in a hard tone and walked back inside the school building without even waiting for our protests. Great, my parents are going to kill me when they find out I’ve gotten a detention already. I just prayed that no one would ring them and say why I had gotten it.

I started to follow the cleaner and headmaster inside when Cole grabbed my arm and spun me around so I was facing him. “Come to mine later. After we’ve had detention.” He asked me, although it was more like he had already made up my mind that I would go.

“Yeah, sure. I mean, I’ll have to text my mum, but I’ll be able to come.” I told Cole, I was planning on going any way, though he didn’t need to know that.

“Good, we’ll finish our movie marathon.” He winked and smiled at me. I smiled back, and he pressed his lips tightly against mine again, only for a few seconds though.

As we walked down the hallway, I think we both knew that what had just happened was going to be kept between us two for a while. So we pretended that nothing had happened, even though we were greeted with some accusing looks from other students.

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Publication Date: 12-09-2011

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