Chapter Twenty: Doors are never closed.

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Annie twirled around in the mirror,
"Is it good or should I__" I cut her off,
"You look lovely Anabella, jeez it's just a little get together." I smiled and she scoffed rolling her eyes,
"No...its my first night being single." I gaped at her, pushing back my hair,
"You do realize you've  been single for a whole two days and Duncan will be there." She nodded, taking out my maroon lipstick,
"Yeah i know and he'll  have to look at what he's missing." I chuckled standing up next to her.

We truly were polar opposites, she was in a white tight fit long sleeve croptop and emerald green skirt that brought out her almost forest eyes and a pair of nude heels, her hair was pulled back  in a half up half down do and though it wasn't my style it worked.

I on the other hand was lazy i don't know why but I've become overly lazy over the past few weeks. I was rocking a black tight  fit croptop and low cut loose jeans that showed off my toned abdomen, with of course my classic black converse.

"Uber's here." I nodded leaving the room and heading to the kitchen whilst Annie openned the door, i poured  myself a glass of water and turned around my back against the sink.

That was the glass's last moment alive if glasses were alive because i dropped it as soon as my eyes met Zack's, he stood there almost like a tilting tower.

Now there are alot of things I'd expect from many people even from myself but i didn't expect Zack at my door,
"Aria...umm...the p__" i cut Annie off,
"Tell Michael i couldn't make it." Annie nodded throwing me a quick thumbs up before disappearing through the door and locking it.

Zack and i stood in silence just staring at one another, before i looked down at the glass and bent down to pick it up, his next sentence made me press my palm into the glass and it cut me though i ignored it standing up,

"I'm sorry."

"What?" I looked into his watery eyes,
"I'm sorry Aria, i hurt you for no apparent reason and it wasn't right." On instinct i forgot his words from before and hugged him, his body froze before he held onto me as well,
"Aria, i know i don't deserve your forgiveness but i miss having you around, i miss out crazy conversations and our weird goodbyes."

He was drunk his body reaked of various mixes of alcohol though i barely cared, he was here and he appologised that's all that matters though it was my fault too, i went into hiding after he told me to leave.

"I'm sorry." I said, he pulled away slightly,
"Why?" I pressed my lips into a thin line,
"Well if you felt like we weren't spending time together you must've had your reasons and me going berserk wasn't exactly helping the situation."

My bloody palm soaked through Zack's shirt but i didn't care even if the piece of glass was still in there which could cause an infection or worse like toxic shock.

It's times like these that i regret all those my story things on YouTube all those bizarre stories are imprinted in my mind.

Zack pulled away completely taking my bleeding hand and standing,
"Why don't you ever look after yourself Aria?" He asked as he pulled my to the sink,

He openned the tap and put my hand under the water then carefully removed the glass,
"Keep your hand there." I nodded as the cold water ran over my palm.

He came back with the first aid kit, he fumbled a bit but still wrapped my hand, i guess first aid was a great choice back in highschool.

He paused as he finished my hand before looking me in the eye, he walked forward my back against the kitchen isle in no time.

"Remember our last real conversation?" I nodded gulping at our close proximity, i know as best friends we'd been closer but something about this closeness was making my cheeks heat up.

"Yeah you said to leave you alone." He shook his head,
"Not that, at the café." His breath fanned my cheeks making them burn red,
"Yeah,i remember." He looked at me more seriously,
"I wanted to kiss you." He said as silently as possible and i swear shivers ran down my spine,
"Yeah we kiss  all the time." I said trying to control my heart beat, his hand came up to my cheek his thumb running over my bottom lip so gently that i barely felt it,
"No i mean i wanted to kiss you." He said again looking me in the eye, though i was very aware about what he meant i didn't want to think about it,
"You always kiss me." He shook his head,
"I wanted to kiss you like this." Before i had time to process his exact words his lips were on mine, he was frozen at first but started to move.

I'm not going to be that one girl who says she saw fire works because it was more than that, it was like my mind had been waiting  for this moment.

My hands went around his neck to his hair and i kissed back.

There it was the BOOMCLAP! It happened the Spark Spark Bang Bang that i was missing,
Zack lifted me onto the isle his lips never leaving mine.

He stood between my legs as the kiss became more heated.

Everything was new, his hands on my hips, his soft dark hair, his soft warm lips,i was runningnout of air and so was he.

We pulled away and his fore head rested against mine, his eyes met mine they weren't brown anymore, they were more of a hazel now, he took a deep breath before his lips moved down my jaw, my head fell back unintentionally giving him more access to my neck, his teeth grazed over my soft  spot, moving to my collar bone.

I tugged on his hair as he came back up to my lips, more furiously this time, it was a battle now his hands were already moving up my croptop about to take it off, until someone cleared thier throat,
"So...uhhh...I wanted to give you todays notes Gwen." Duncan said his face red, he looked between us both,
"Sorry to interupt." Zack stepped back pushing his bangs out of his eyes, he cleared his throat.

"You haven't interupted anything." He licked his lips before walking out he paused on his way out,
"I'll see you tomorrow right?" He asked me and i hesitated in nodding.

He smirked before walking out.

Duncan pouted,
"So...do you need a ride to the party thing?" I nodded,
"Yeah i need a drink." He nodded as i grabbed my keys then reached for my neck to play with my necklace.

Zack's half was missing from around my neck, and knowing how good he is a picking pockets Zack pulled a fast one on me.

That made me chhckled lightly and leave.

I guess that whole BOOMCLAP moment confirms that I have a crush on my best friend.