Tug of War

Chapter 12 - Revelation

hello my beauties~
i have realized that i have not updated in a very, very long time. but i promised myself that if this gets to 2000+ reads, i would. so here <3 

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I gulped. Scott and I had just finished desert (which was awesome) and he had payed. I was gulping because of Sapphire and Vincent. Was it really just a coincidence that they were here together? If it was, then it was sure was some coincidence.

"Ready to go?" Scott smiled at me, but it didn't quite touch his eyes.

"Yep." I smiled back, hoping it reached my eyes. I didn't want him to think anything was wrong. This night had started out great; flirting shamelessly and talking and laughing as usual. But it had all ended when Sapphire and Vincent walked in. I couldn't help but direct even more anger at Sapphire; she took Scott from me, and when I turned to Vincent, someone I thought I could escape to...she just shows up here with him? How did she even know him? 

"Helllooo? Alex? You there?" I saw a hand being waved in front of my face. 

"Oh, haha, yep I'm here. Let's get out of here eh?" We turned to leave, and I couldn't help but scanning the retaurant, looking for Sapphire and Vincent. Thankfully, I didn't see them. 

When we were walking back to the limo, a thought hit me. Hard. I stopped dead in my tracks. This thought was that everything was happening to fast. It had only been two lousy days of school. Scott was overreacting, I was overreacting, and we had one stupid little fight that lasted an hour. Seriously? Where was all this drama coming from? On top of that, I see Sapphire making out with Tyler, then she's here with Vincent. Which reminds me, I've only known Vincent for two days, and I almost kissed him! What is wrong with me?! I was only in grade 10, and I had a lot more to worry about than some stupid guy drama. I never knew Scott was that superficial, getting a girlfriend and making out with her like one day after they've met...but then again he said he went out with her to make someone else jealous. All this was very confusing for me to take in, and I made a note to myself to think about it later. 

I also felt my maturity level rise a little. Or a lot. 

 "Alex!" Scott was starting to look a little annoyed. Well, this was the like, 20897384th time I spaced out on him today. I made a mental note to try to keep more of a focus. 

Vincent's POV

I felt horrible. I really did. I don't even know why I came here with Sapphire. 

Okay, maybe I did.

After that loser Scott came by and told me to get loss or he would kick my ass, I left. Temporarily. What I actually did was hide behind some bushes. No I'm not a stalker. I was just concerned for Alex...even though I didn't really know her, you tend to feel close to strangers when you first meet them, if you know what I mean. I waited and heard everything they said. You're probably still wondering why I came here with Sapphire. But you see...Sapphire is my step-sister. Yeah, yeah, I don't really like her too. She is a slut and she has even admitted to that. After Scott cancelled their plans to le cirque tonight, I felt kinda bad for her. No one deserves to get stood up. However, I didn't want to go at the same time as Scott and Alex were going (obviously), so I went about an hour later, hoping they'd be done. Obviously they weren't. 

I was going to have a lot of explaining to do to Alex, but first I needed to talk to Sapphire.We sat at a booth FAR away, mind you, and ordered dinner for the both of us. I started to talk.

"What's the deal with you and Scott?" I asked, not caring about the lack of compassion in my voice. But it's okay, because I know that she didn't care either. 

"Just a scam to get Alex out of the picture. Hated her the moment I saw her." Her nostrils flared.

"Uh huh...did you even like Scott?"

"Nope. I've been with his best friend, Tyler. Not like he'd ever find out though." She flipped her blonde hair over her shoulder.

"That's harsh. You're a terrible person." I said with the slightest grin. Slightest. Just enough to let her know I was kidding.

"Yeah, well, you gotta do what you gotta do right?" Wow. She was a heartless bitch, but she was my step-sister that I sorta cared about.

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Alex's POV

We were in the limo and cruising smoothly down the highway back to my house. I was trying my best not to space out, and to focus on Scott. Which really wasn't very hard. He was a work of art. I took this time to really take him in. 

He had tousled brown hair and an angular face that made him look serious all the time when he wasn't. He was about 6 ft, which towered over my 5'5" frame. He had a relaxed posture, and he was built like an athlete. I'm sure he had  a 6 pack, which I would love to see. Heh. And below the belt....well let's not think about that. I wasn't THAT perverted. 

" I had a great time tonite, Scott." I said honestly. 

"Me too." He smiled at me, genuinely this time. But there was something in his eyes. Something, that he wasn't telling me. I scooched over on the seat and nuzzled into him. He smelled like soap and cologne and boy and just amazing. When boys smell nice it makes everything about them more attractive. He put his arms around me and brought me close. It felt so real, as if we were a couple, that it almost hurt. I knew that would never happen. I wrapped my arms around him. I could feel his breath on my hair. I leaned my head against his chest. His heart was beating, strong and steady, and I traced a finger around his chest, imagining all the veins and arteries pumping the blood into him; I could have sworn I heard his heartbeat quicken, but I was sure that mine was. I looked at him to see that he was looking at me. He licked his lips. His lips, which looked so inviting....lips that i wanted to kiss so bad, but I couldn't. 

"We're at your house," he said. He got out of the car and opened the door like a perfect gentleman. "Hope it's not too late." 

"Nah, it's only about nine." I gulped. Sadness washed over me. In cliché movies and books the guy would kiss the girl right about now, but I already knew what I was getting. Scott pulled me in and wrapped me in a bear hug. I hugged him back. We hugged for what had to have been at least a minute, the whole time me wishing, well you know what. When he finally released me I unlocked the door and turned back to wave goodbye one last time. He waved back too, a smile on his gorgeous face; but there was still something in his eyes. As I closed the door and trudged upstairs, I wondered, for the umteenth time, what it was. With that thought revolving in my head, I stripped into my pyjamas, and took off my makeup. Even though it was nine, I felt very fatigued. I tumbled into bed and was about to turn off the lights when my phone buzzed, signalling a new text. My heart leaped, hoping it was from Scott. I picked it up and my heart dropped.

It was Vincent.

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TA-DA <3 I AM FINISHED!!! hopefully this made up for my terrible terrible lack of updating. I tried to put some nice twists to it, but sadly its not that long. It'll do for now XD

~Sofia