Unwritten Desires

“Ugh…enoughwiththethreats,sourpuss.”Ihuffed.Hewasn’ttheonlyonethatwasgoodatgivingpeoplefunnynicknames.“Andincaseyoudon’tknow…havingtobeinafakerelationshipwithyouisalreadymakinglifealivinghellforme.”Idroppedmyvoicetoasmallwhisperjustincaseanyonewaseavesdropping.Wewereinanopenplaceafterall.“Speakingofourrelationship,I’mnotsureifyouknowwhoNaomiisbutshe’salreadysuspectingthatsomething’soffsoyoubetterdosomethingaboutit.IfyouwouldhavelistenedtomewhenItoldyouhowridiculousthisideawasthenmaybewewouldn’thavetobedealingwithallofthis.”Myeyesdrooped.“Whatareyoutalkingabout?”Hisbrowsdippedashetookastepback.Ohwow,hecouldn’tevenunderstandafewwords.Whowould’vethoughtthathe’dbesodumb?“Naomithinksit’sunusualforustobeinarelationship.”Idrawledwithairquotes.“Youbetterdosomethingaboutitifyoudon’twantpeopletodoubtyou.”IsaidsizinghimupandIwasjustleavingwhenIhadbarelyeventakenafewstepsandsomethingyankedmeback.Mybackhitthewall,andbeforeIcouldevenprocesswhatjusthappened,awarmhandlandedonmywaist,fingerspressingjustenoughtomakemybreathhitch.Myeyessnappedup…onlytofindLiam’sfacehoveringwaytooclosetomine,hisblueeyessharpandcalculating.“What…”Myvoicecameoutweak.Embarrassinglyweak.“Wheredoyouthinkyou’regoing,foureyes?”Hisvoicewaslow,hisbreathticklingmycheek.MystomachflippedandIswallowedhard.“Liam,whatthehellareyoudoing?”Hedidn’tanswer.Instead,heleanedin…hislipsnearlygrazingmyear.Panicsurgedthroughme.Hewastooclose.Waytooclose.“Didn’tyoujustsayIshoulddosomethingaboutthisgirl’ssuspicions?”hemurmured,hisvoicedroppingintosomethingalmostdangerous.Iblinked,confused.“What?”Heignoredmecompletely,hisfingerstighteningslightlyagainstmywaist.“Andwhatbetterwayistheretoclearsomeone’sdoubtthannotgivingthemroomforit?”MyheartstutteredandIsuddenlybecamehyperawareofthewaywelooked…hisbodycagingmein,myhandspressedflatagainstthewall,hisheaddippedlow,hismouthcloseenoughthatifImovedevenaninch…Oh,crap.~~~~~~Eleanorisa23-yearoldwomanwhowasinvolvedinacaraccidentonherwaytoherinterview.Unfortunatelyshedoesn'tmakeitandassumesshe'sgoingtofindherselfintheafterlifebutinsteadfindsherselfinthebodyofacollegestudentnamedTheodora.Andthiscollegestudenthappenstobeasidecharacterinoneofthebooksshereadinherpastlife.Havingfoundherselfinthisbody,shedecidestofindoutwhyshe'sthereandtrytoreturntoheroldworld.OnherquestforanswerssherealizesshehastoplayherpartasTheodorainthisworldwhichhoweverlandsherinalotofproblems.