The Point of No Return {sequel to The Arbitrary life of Avery Blake [teacher]}

The Point of No Return {sequel to The Arbitrary life of Avery Blake [teacher]}27

Cole and I walked side to side; him leading. We reached his classroom as he opened the door and I stepped through. As soon as the door was closed; Cole lightly pushed me against the door, his hands on my shoulders before dropping. He stood really close to me, close enough for me to be able to feel his breath.

‘I’ve wanted to do this for so long now, Avery. I’ve missed you so much; I’ve missed everything…the feeling of your skin, your voice, the air in which you walk.’ He whispered, merely centimetres away from me.

Ok, it may have sounded cliché and lovey-dovey but Cole was strange, his voice, his presence made you want to do unbelievable things. If he told one to jump, one would jump. That was it.

I couldn’t really speak; my voice had been lost.

Cole’s fingers traced my cheek; leaving a trail of sparks. His hand then cupped the side of my face before his lips found mine and we kissed.

Sure, I had kissed Cole plenty of times but this was different. It was as though he reserved these kisses for special occasions.

I had honestly missed this.

‘Cole, can I . . . can I please ask you something?’ I asked softly.

‘Shoot,’ he whispered, leaning back a bit but not enough to cause any noticeable space between us.

‘Why are we always so “off and on”? Why can’t we just have . . . a normal relationship, I guess?’ I asked hesitantly. Sure, it was pretty stupid of me to ask but I was genuinely curious.

He hesitated for a few seconds, eyes locking with mine before he spoke; stepping back a bit. He then broke the eye contact as he placed a hand through his hair.

Oh-ohh. Maybe I shouldn’t have asked. Maybe.

‘I’m sorry,’ I tried to say before he shook his head at my apology, so I instantly shut up.

‘No, Avery; don’t apologize to me. You’re absolutely right. But I thought you realised a long time ago that our relationship wasn’t ever to be “normal”. What we have . . . I guess it’s different. Many people would look down at us for this and disapprove but what they don’t realise is that I absolutely love you. Do you remember, all those months ago, when you told me you loved me? Do you remember? Even then what we had was different; it was always destined to not be ordinary. I don’t know about you but I wouldn’t change this for the world. Ok, maybe we tend to get weird at each other and instantly ignore one another but we just have to get through that. Have you ever thought that we do that because we’re afraid? We’re afraid because neither of us has ever done something like this and we don’t know what we’re doing. There aren’t any rules or guidelines for a relationship like this and it’s so much harder to uphold but none of that should matter as long as we feel the same about each other.’ Cole concluded, finally meeting my eyes.

Cole then reached over and caught my hands; locking his hands with mine with a questionable smile.

By this point, my eyes were wide. Could I really answer any of that? It was all a mouth full; enough to turn my brains to shreds.

‘Cole,’ I began until he cut me off by smiling and shaking his head.

‘Avery, you don’t have to say anything. I understand that what I just said is a lot. It doesn’t need any comment. As long as you feel the same, none of it matters; okay?’

A smile crept its way onto my lips.

‘Okay,’ I agreed.

‘No more ignoring, no more acting weird; understand?’