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Morgan

SIGH. It was another boring, somewhat normal Friday. Which usually meant blasting TSwift in the hallways, barely listening in class, and sighing repeatedly just trying to make it home before I broke down. But apparently fate had other plans. I forgot my earbuds, I got called on in every class, and by 5th hour Chemistry I was blinking back tears. Usually Chemistry was my favorite class (because of Stover, not the actual subject) but today I wasn't feeling it. I kept zoning out while Mira read the lab sheet, I was very fidgety and repeatedly dropped my pencil, and I didn't even react when I accidentally stared at Stover too long and she mouthed at me to 'stop'. Today was a weird day. Not just with me; something was different.

Stover

Something was different. I was actually looking forward to Chemistry. Usually I hated it because of Morgan. Recently though, when she stared at me an excited shiver went through me and I had no idea why. I had also started to notice things about her like the little spot behind her ear that looked very kissable, to the way she chewed on her pencil that excited me a little too much. But, today, she seemed very... off. Her leg seemed like it was going to fall off and she dropped her pencil so often that I wanted to glue it to her hand. Weirdest of all, she looked at me once, and I don't even think it was on purpose. As usual, I mouthed 'stop' to her, but what I really wanted to scream was 'Why aren't you looking at me?' As I studied her, I could clearly see something was upsetting her. From they way she wasn't answering questions to the way she was biting her lip that made me want to kiss her until —

"You're staring again," Kinzie whispered in my ear.

I sighed, because this had become a routine. But what else could I do? I was crushing on Morgan.

Morgan

BRINNNG. Finally, I thought as I quickly gathered up my things and rushed to my locker. Thank god I didn't have golf practice today. As I packed up my things, I felt the tears starting to flow. Shoving stuff into my backpack faster, I went to put my earbud in and then remembered I didn't have them. Which made the tears almost start coming right then and there. I decided to just wait by my locker until it cleared. Finally, most everyone was gone and I slowly made my way to the stairs, my first tears starting to fall. I wiped them away as I walked down the hallway and was almost to my mom's classroom when I felt a tap on my shoulder.

Stover

Ugh. My locker wouldn't open again. I had been standing here like an idiot for so long that most everyone had already left. I was so glad I didn't have practice today because I was tired and confused and just wanted to go home and binge crappy rom coms. But, when I finally got my locker open and was getting my stuff out, I saw Morgan walking miserably down the hall. My plan was to just ignore her and get out as soon as possible but before I could talk myself out of it I had already closed my locker and started walking towards her. When I got close enough I tapped her shoulder and she whirled around. And Oh My God she was crying. I had no clue what to do. Part of me wanted to abandon ship and the other part of me wanted to wipe away her tears and tuck the wayward strand behind her ear to make her smile while I made out with her. But, like the idiot I was, I stupidly asked, "Are you ok?" which clearly she was not.

Morgan

"Are you ok?" Stover asked me. And at that moment I wanted to punch her more than I've ever wanted to do anything in my life. I almost responded with "Do I look ok?" but then I started full on bawling. The one time I'm alone with my crush, and I happened to be crying. She probably was gonna make fun of me to all her friends after this. I could barely speak so I just said, "I can't deal with you right now," and tried to walk away. But Stover reached out and grabbed my hand to stop me and electricity shot through every nerve of my body. Now I was confused. What could she possibly want?

Stover

I don't know what I was thinking when I grabbed her hand, but I'm glad I did. I felt a tingle all the way down to my toes, and I could tell Morgan had felt it too when I saw her face.

"Please just hear me out," I said, almost begging.

"Ok," she said so quietly I thought I had imagined it.

I didn't know what I was doing, but I led her to the bathroom, pushed her in a stall and locked the door. This was probably not the smartest decision because when I turned around, I was mere inches from her face. Slowly my eyes roamed her face. From her annoyingly perfect eyelashes to her cute little nose and finally to her lips which I stared at for a little too long.

"What do you want Mackenzie," she questioned, bringing me back to reality.

"Honestly, I don't know," I replied sheepishly.

"Ok, well if you couldn't tell, I'm having a really bad day, and I would like to leave now," she said, trying to get past me.

Morgan

Is this a dream?, I wondered when Stover shoved me into a bathroom stall with her.

What was happening. After she didn't say anything, I started getting restless. I asked her what she wanted and she said she didn't know. What the heck? Why would she drag me into the bathroom? Was this some kind of sick joke? I reached around her to try and open the door, but instead was met with warm skin which happened to be Stover's neck shoulder area.

Stover

When Morgan accidentally touched me, I shivered. She immediately jerked back like she'd been burned. I knew I had to say something soon because this was very, very awkward. I opened my mouth to say something and nothing came out. My brain was so screwed with Morgan being so incredibly close. Before I knew what I was doing I reached out to tuck a strand of hair behind her ear. She gasped, and then my mouth was on hers. And let me tell you, it was unimaginable.

Morgan

OHMYGOD OHMYGOD OHMYGOD. Mackenzie Stover was kissing me. It was everything I had imagined and more. But then, I realized what was happening. Stover was kissing me and it was probably all part of a dare or joke or something. I pushed her away as best I could.

Stover

When Morgan pushed me away I was crushed.

"What the heck," she fumed. "Why did you kiss me?"

Taking a deep breath, I responded. "Morgan, I never thought I'd say this, but I am extremely attracted to you."

Her eyes went very wide before she said, "So it was real," she said softly.

"Yes, very real," I said, kissing her again.