I don't admit it. I play it cool, but every minute that I'm with you I feel the fever, and I won't lie, I break a sweat. My body's telling all the secrets I ain't told you yet...
Being around Scott McCall was the most heart pounding nervous you had ever felt in your entire life. This boy made your pulse quicken and your heart race. Being around him was both exhilarating and nerve wrecking. Whenever the caramel-skinned boy was around, your palms started sweating. It took everything in you to even appear calm and collected on the outside because that was definitely not how you felt on the inside. If Scott could only hear your heartbeat, your body would give away your secret. You were unequivocally and completely in love with him. But, you were also too afraid to tell him. He had been the first person to even notice you when you moved to Beacon Hills, and he had been the only person who was nice to you. Since then you'd gotten to know and become friends with all of his friends, but you knew that had more to do with Scott than it did you.
Every once and a while, you'd look over at Scott and you'd catch him looking back at you with those coffee-colored brown eyes, and he had a goofy, lop-sided on his face. He'd duck his head and cast his eyes downward and train them on whatever was in front of him.
You'd heard rumors about Scott's past relationships, and it was undeniably intimidating. His first love was some sort of epic Romeo & Juliet romance with her parents hating him, but anytime Allison's name was brought up, you could still see the heartbreak in Scott's eyes. You couldn't even imagine what it would be like to see your first love die, right in front of your eyes, by some muggers. At least, that was the rumor that you had heard... Even without ever having met Allison, you could tell how much she and Scott had meant to one another. It was in the way that your friends spoke of both her and the relationship with Scott. Mostly though, all you had to do was look at the boy who unknowingly held your heart in his hands. Every emotion was there, written all over his face.
Then, there was Kira, his most recent ex-girlfriend. Apparently she had been the new girl before you, and she and Scott had been smitten with one another immediately. Kira was so sweet, quirky, and strong. You saw so much strength in that girl, and she intimidated the hell out of you, no matter how nice she was. You had never gotten the story about why she and Scott had broken up. Nobody really talked about it. You knew that Scott and Kira were still friends, good friends, though. You often wondered if Scott was still holding a torch for the girl. It wouldn't be hard to understand why.
You had to wonder if you could measure up to either of those beautiful girls, let alone both of them... But, none of that could make your heart stop wanting Scott. You tried to tell yourself that you needed to distance yourself to protect yourself, but it never worked. Every time you tried to talk yourself out of being around him, your feet betrayed you. And, when your feet betrayed you, so did the rest of your body. You noticed how everyone watched when you and Scott were around each other. Lydia often made comments about your crush on Scott, about how you should make a move – that everyone thought so. But, for some reason, Scott didn't seem to notice the way your body reacted to his. Or, at least, he had never made a move to make you believe that he noticed it. He just always acted like Scott, the way he always had.
You look up at the party you're currently at with Lydia and Malia to see Scott watching you from across the room. You send a shy smile his way before turning towards your friends and excusing yourself. You needed some air. The party was crowded, and after locking eyes with Scott just a minute before, you needed to catch your breath.
A few minutes later, you're standing by yourself outside, just looking up at the stars. "Too overwhelming in there for you?" You turn your head when you hear his voice. You catch your breath as you see his twinkling eyes locked on yours, like he knew that's exactly where you'd look.
"This moment is feeling pretty overwhelming." It slips out of your mouth before you even realize you were thinking it.
You're nervous until you see Scott's own smile grow. He takes a few steps forward until he can touch you. He reaches his hands out to grip your hips, slowly pushing you back until your back is pressed against the side of the house. Scott's eyes look deeply into yours, as if he's asking your permission. He was hesitating, giving you just one last minute to change and push him away. You move one of your hands up and tangle it in the hair at the back of Scott's neck while the other grips the front of his denim button-up shirt and pulls him closer.
The last thing you see before closing your eyes and feel Scott's lips on your own is his smirk. The kiss is the most intense, deep, and passionate thing you'd ever felt in your entire life. You felt it all throughout your body. Your knees were weak while your arms clung to this amazing boy. Your head was spinning, and your body heat was skyrocketing. You heart is literally trying to beat itself out of your chest, but you couldn't even feel it at this point. All you could feel were Scott's soft lips on yours.
When you pull your head away from Scott's, in desperate need of air, you open your eyes to see him already looking at you. You don't know what you were expecting, but this wasn't it. His eyes were soft and held such care and warmth. He was looking at you like he never wanted to look away. Scott lets one of his hands move to gently touch your forearm while the other lifts to cradle your head. He leans down and kisses the top of your head. "Can I drive you home?" He asks.
"That sounds great." You bite your lip and follow Scott as his hand that was touching your forearm slides down your arm gently until he's holding your hand, his fingers interlocked with yours.
The truth is out, no stopping now. I'm getting closer. I've had enough.
The truth was out there now. If Scott didn't realize how you felt about him now, there was absolutely nothing in the world that could make it more apparent. You just hoped that he felt the same way.
There wasn't a lot of talking on the ride home given that Scott drove a bike, but you loved the feeling of wrapping your arms around him and holding him tight. He seemed to enjoy it too, given that at every stop he moved one hand down and held yours, even if it was just a few seconds. Damn, this boy sure had done a number on you.
Hopefully he didn't do another one and break your heart while he was at it.
All too soon, you and Scott arrive at your house. You swing your leg and get off the back of Scott's bike while handing Scott the helmet back that he'd let you borrow. He takes his own off and just looks up at you. "Your heart was beating really fast all the way here." He smiles that lop-sided smile at you.
You take a second to think to yourself before biting your bottom lip and then taking a deep breath. "What did that kiss mean, Scott? Because, I think it's pretty clear that I like you... If you don't believe me, just feel my heartbeat. It'd hit you like a sledgehammer." You wring your hands over and over again in front of your body. This was the most anxious moment of your life.
"It meant everything." Scott leans forward, reaching out to hold your head between his hands, as he leans in to kiss you lips tenderly. "I want you. I want this... us." Scott looks deeply into your eyes again.
Your face breaks out into a huge smile. "I really want that, too."
"Good, now come here." Scott grins at your before pulling your face closer to his own again until your mouth is covering his.
