Read Between The Lines

Part 12

Feeling the worry radiating off of him I instantly feel bad for the lad and feel the need to comfort my best friend. ‘C’mere Li’ I mumble engulfing him in a hug. ‘She’s gunna be fine okay’ I whisper in his ear.

Almost as soon as I let him go from what the fangirls would have called a ‘Ziam’ moment I noticed that Harry, Niall and Louis were all stood behind Liam watching our exchange. Smiling at the lads I continued to talk to Liam as if they weren’t there. ‘You wanna know how I know she’s gunna be fine?’ I ask him fighting to maintain my straight face.

He shook his head with a puzzled look on his face which soon turned to shock when he received his answer not from me but from the others.

‘She’s gunna be fine because she’s got us now’ Harry finished off my sentence with a visible grin spreading across his cheeky face. Almost like an instinct reaction we watched as Louis poked on of his dimples and all burst into laughter.

Josh’s POV

As soon as we left the pizza parlour I turned around to face the slut.

‘Ermm… look’ I began to say but before I could get any further she had forced her lips on mine.

Chocking back my shock I froze, my mind fogging over with misunderstanding.

Why the hell was this random chick kissing me?

Snapping out of my thoughts I realised that she was trying to coax a response out of me. Well she certainly wasn’t doing a very good job of it. All I could feel was a slightly rough surface being dragged across my own lips repeatedly. There was nothing there, all it felt like was a slimy mess; no spark that’s for sure. 

Staying frozen against her lips I waited for her to finish. I didn’t want to respond to her especially as I didn’t actually feel anything back for her. I refuse to become involved in something that I know I’m going to regret. Without even having had too many relationships I can tell that I’m not a one night stand kind of guy.

After what felt like a year she pulled away from me.

I sighed, the relief of finally being released from her clutches seeping out of me. I didn’t want to push her off of me because I’m not a violent guy and I didn’t want to make her mad.

Honestly I’m a people pleaser; I like to stay on the right side of people; if I can help it.

I looked at her and saw the shock that registered on this random girls face. ‘Nobody ever rejects me’ she boldly stated looking deep into my eyes.

Instantly I feel the inner insecurity flowing off this girl and that’s when I realise, it’s all an act; The boldness of her kiss and the way she speaks with such confidence.

She doesn’t actually feel like that.

Wow. Maybe just maybe I was wrong about this girl.

Tearing me away from my thoughts she grabs hold of my hand and bats her eyelashes at me sending me a very genuine smile.

‘Can I have your number?’ I ask before my mind can catch up with my mouth and realise exactly what I am asking. Looking up into her eyes I see happiness radiated into them, enjoying the sight before me I send her a smile of my own before handing her my phone.

Almost as soon as the phone was back in my hands I was off. 

I was determined to find Britt.

Britt’s POV

This was the story of my life.

Always too late.

Never enough