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Falling for Boston
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-- EXCERPT: “What?” I asked, concerned. But he didn’t answer. Actually, he did, but not with words. He gently rubbed his hand over my bump before he slid it down brushing my cheek with his thumb and slid his hand back around my neck. I didn’t know what to expect, I was so surprised by the intimacy of his touch and the wild beating of my heart in my chest at his closeness. Whereas this would be the part where I’d crack a joke to break the tension, I couldn’t even think. My brain was blank, barely registering the way his hands felt on my skin or the sight of him so close to my face. Formulating words were beyond me. He slowly closed the distance between us. His other hand rose up and slipped it into my hair same as the first before he gently leaned down, stealing the lightest whisper-soft kiss. He didn’t linger, it felt like the kiss was over in the blink of an eye. But even despite the brevity, I still felt like I had been given a swift kick in the chest. My heart was beating a frantic rhythm, and I was winded like I had just run an all-out sprint. He pulled back enough so I could look up into those blue eyes of his that were so light that you could still make them out in the dark. His hands were still holding me, and my own hands were gripping his shirt tightly, clinging to him for balance. What the hell just happened? “What,” I stuttered, unable to speak because he’d annihilated my senses. “I wanted to wait, to give you time. But tonight, watching you, and hearing you laugh, I just couldn’t stop myself. I had to kiss you,” Vaughn said, his words feathering over my skin. “Oh,” I said, still stunned. I was still missing something. I continued to look at him, my brain misfiring. I couldn’t get it to work, I just stood there mindlessly. Vaughn leaned down again, my stomach clenching in nervous anticipation. But this time, he only pressed a kiss to my forehead. He finally stepped away from me, but he was smiling again. The seriousness that had been on his face earlier was wiped clean just like a Magna Doodle. “I better go.” “Okay,” I answered breathlessly. My heart had yet to slow down. Vaughn chuckled quietly. “Goodnight, Dylan.”“Goodnight, Vaughn,” I whispered, unmoving. “This is the part where you go inside,” he said, his smile widening. “Uh-huh,” I nodded stupidly. Vaughn laughed before taking my keys out of my hand. He unlocked the door for me and gently pushed me through. I looked back at him again, trying to riffle through the scores of information that had entered my brain in the last ten minutes but had yet to be processed. “I’ll talk to you tomorrow,” he said smiling. He gave me a quick wave before he walked away. I numbly walked up the stairs. It wasn’t until I was inside my apartment, sitting on my bed that my brain finally started working again. I touched my fingers to my lips, the phantom feel of Vaughn’s moving against them still lingering. He kissed me. This whole time I had been convinced that I’d get over my crush eventually. I’d been sure that this was just a friendship, nothing more. But I was wrong. Slippy? Slappy? Swanson? Samsonite, I had been way off. I smiled. He kissed me. Well, that changed everything.
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