The Alluring

El Verdad

His face was expressionless and his mouth hung open a  little.

"I-ummm," He began.

"Now you see how twisted I am?" I joke.

He laughed, "You are not twisted." He says squeezing my hand.

"Hunter and Madeline- your brother and sister?" I nod.

"Oh and did I not mention that we were, " I pause, "....triplets?"

He smiled, "No way. You are so not a triplet- I mean your just independant Serena." I nod and squeeze my lips together.

"No,I'm a triplet. And I was not always so independant. "

"So anyways," I start before he could deny me being a triplet any more, "My mother ended up in the nut house and is still living, by the way. To this day she is unfortunetly breathing and as far as I know walking and I can absolutely not wait until I get a postcard from my sister with a smily face on the front- telling me she died." I grin at the thought of Madeline sending me a postcard- Hey Serena! How are things down under? You should really call me soon. by the way mom died. lol - love Madleine.

"And ummm, what about this, her trying to kill you?" He says slowly like he doesn't want to hear her trying to kill me.

"Five times, and I ummm- I have the scars to prove that I'm not the one that went crazy, and that it was her and the drug aftershock together." I twirled my fingers around when I said together.

Will's jaw clenched, "Where are the...scars?"

He shook his head and ran his free hand through his dirty blong hair. I flipped over my wrist and showed him the scar that trailed up my pale arm. He reached his hand out slowly to trace the white line up my arm. His touch made me shiver slightly, I held my breath and let it out slowly.

"Where else?" He said slowly and his voice wavering.

"Are you okay Will?" I say gripping his hand harder.

"Im fine- I just never would have guessed..." I nod.

"Neither could I, but yet it did."

"Where else?" Will repeated.

"On my neck, the back of my knee, and my hip there's an X...."a  tear fell from my eye, I wiped it off my cheek and breathed heavily.

"Hey Serena, its alright-" I put my head up and look Will into his blue eyes.

"I hated him- you know I absoutly hated him." I wiped some more fled tears from my cheek.

"I was so glad they didn't catch the killer, because if they had I was so afraid I would hug him. That I would hug him- for doing me the biggest favor anyone in the world could have. Because I hated him- I hated him like I hated my mother." I hung my head ot the side and sniffed.

Why did I decide to come here to tell him about my damn past, and make a big crying fool of myself?

I looked across at Will's face which was studing mine. He got up and slid in next to me in the small booth and pulled me into a hug.

I buried my head into his neck and smelled his sweetness and I cried for the second time that day in his arms.

Will stroked my back and whispered in my ear on how such a  damn good person I was, and his warm breath tingled into my ear.

I breathed in the smell of his shirt- it smelled like sunshine just like us at the beach earlier- but was that even earlier? It felt like weeks ago, not seven hours ago.

"I'm sorry." I whisper.

"You have absolutely nothing to be sorry about." He whispers back.

I let out a deep breath, "Thank you."

Will poked me in the sides "No. Thank you, sooo much! You really- you really opened up my eyes Serena, to what a-" he struggled for the right word "what a strong person you are."

I wrapped my arms tighter around his neck. I found Samara in the crowd  and saw her dancing with a tall dark haired guy. Alina looked at me and crooked her head, I close my eyes and bury my head deeper into Will's neck.

A slow song came on, I smiled into his neck.

"What's so funny?" Will says into my hair. 

"I'll be by Edwin McCain, this song- when I first came to Samara and Alina's front door step with all my shit from Wisconsin, this song was blaring from the house and I thought I was going into another hell. Then when they opened the door they gave me a big hug even though they didn't even know me- I was their new roommate."

He laughed into my bare neck, sending chills down my back.

"Do you want to dance?" He whispers. I look up at all the people on the lighted up dance floor pressed together.

"Yes."

Will pulls me out of the booth and grasps my right hand and use the left to wipe my cheek. And I drag my pointer finger under my eye fixing my smeared make up.

Will pulled me out on the wooden dance floor and pulled me close to his body. I wrapped my arms around his neck and his hands went around my waist. Samara raised her eyebrow from the dark haired guy she was dancing with, I smile a greatful smile and mouth Thank you. She nodded in the direction of Alina, I tryed to stiffle a laugh.

"Shit- It looks like Nate forgot all about me." I tell Will moving him in the direction of Alina dancing with Nate.

His hand was on her ass, and she was laughing at something he was saying. 

"Wow." He says softly.

"Ya," I say

"Wow." He laughed softly into my neck. 

"Soooo..." Will trailed off.

"So what?" I smiled. Will pulled me closer to him, I pinch him in the arm.

"Ow." He complained.  I put my mouth near his ear and I growl "I am so not laying you."

"What? That's not what I meant." Will says.

"Ya but its what you were thinking." I say putting my chin back down on his shoulder.

"No- I was thinking of when I'll be able to see you scars- all of your scars." I felt him smile.

"You mean the one on my hip?" I say moving in closer to him.

"Well- I mean, how could I have never noticed them? I've seen you in your swimsuit millions of times before."

I laugh, "And plenty of times in my bra...."

"And in your bra." He repeats smiling. We swayed in motion to the slow beats of guitar and base in silence. The song ended, and I pulled away from Will but he still kept his arm around my waist as he walked me outside to the parking lot  to where Samara and Alina had already fled.

"So, I guess this is the end of our night. And thank you Serena for telling me, you have no idea how much it means to me."

I smile and stand in front of Will, I looked into his dimly lighted face and I saw into his blue eyes it looked like I was looking out into the ocean.

He slowly bent his head down to mine and lifted my chin up with his finger. His lips were warm and inviting, much much more than I had expected.

This kiss was just so much more. Will pulled back looking into my eyes. I lean back into the kiss just for a few moments and then let go of his hand. I smiled up at him and I walk away into the parking lot where I heard Alina and Samara laughing hystaricly from behind the car.

And I opened my arms for them to rush into and was ready for their questions about wither he felt me up or not.