The bet

10. The kiss.

Oliva

"Then why did you kiss me?" I say and his face fells.

"What the fuck are you saying right now?" he laughs, and I narrow my eyes.
Is he fucking denying it?

"Stop playing the fool, you know what I'm talking about.'' I say.
"No, I don't. Care to explain?'' he asks.
No freaking way. 

Is he fucking playing with me right now? 

''I'm talking about you kissing me that night at your party.'' I say and he smiles.
"You've been fantasizing about me?" he asks.

What?
"What the hell are you saying?" I ask confused.

Me fantasize? About him? 

''I never kissed you.'' he says.
"Yes, you did.'' 

''Look Olivia the only time I was close to you was when we were dancing together and the time we talked outside. And I didn't know who you were. I went up to my room and you were long gone. And I found my room completely ruined, it was you I suppose?"  he asks and I hear myself answering.
"Yes, it was me.''
"Well-''

"I ruined the room after you kissed me.'' I say and disappointment flashes in his features and it vanishes as soon as it appears. 
"I did not kiss you.'' he says. '' You were lying in my bed. You must have dreamed about it.'' 

My face fells.
Well, I really was lying in his bed, could I have really dreamed about it? 
Was I asleep all that time?
What the fuck is happing with my head?

Focus Olivia.
I wasn't asleep, was I?
Oh God!

''Look it's okay.'' he says coming closer to me, ''I'm not judging you; it happens to everyone. You were dreaming about it and then you woke up and thought it was real.''
"That's not true.'' I say unsure. 

"Let just forget about it. I never kissed you and I will never mention your dream to you or to anyone else. Don't worry about it.'' he smiles, and I swallow.

Well, he must be right. Cuz why would he kiss me?
Oh my God, this is so fucking embarrassing. 
I dreamed about it!

I nod and Joel smiles.

I turn to leave, but then I remember, ''I never told you that I was lying in your bed. How did you know about that?" I ask and his face fells.

"Well, you said that you ruined my room after I kissed you, so I figured.'' he shrugs.
I laugh.

Oh, my fucking God, I fucking fell for it!

''You're a scary manipulative man Joel Cullen. I actually fell for it.'' I laugh and he clenches his jaw. 
"But you can't manipulate me.''  I narrow my eyes.

"Worth a try.'' he says.

"I'm actually impressed. You're the first person that escaped my manipulation.'' he says putting his hands at the pockets of his trousers. 

So, he does this all the time? Manipulating people?

Fuck, he's good at it. If I didn't remember that I didn't tell him where he kissed me, he would've manipulated me too. 

"Well, I'm smart.'' I smirk.
"Nah, I just went easy on you.'' he says, and I look at him annoyed.
"Loser's words.'' I say and he chuckles.

"Why did you kiss me?'' I ask and he rolls his eyes.
"You won't let it go, will you?" he asks.
"Absolutely not.''

"It was just a stupid thing. Don't get it twisted.'' he says annoyed.

A stupid thing?

I lost my first kiss because of this idiot's stupid decisions?