Excuse Me, I Quit! novel Chapter 13

Annie's P. O. V.

I stood there frozen as Evan kissed me. I didn't know what to think or how to feel. His lips felt soft. I never wanted it to end. If only I could see his face clearly while he kissed me.

He broke the kiss and grazed my cheeks. His hand felt so warm and loving I couldn't hold my emotions in. Tears started to stream down my cheeks.

"What the hell, why are you crying? Is my kiss that bad?" he chuckled.

"No, it was really good," I broke down. What is wrong with me?

"Jeez, was that your first kiss or something?" he was still confused about my reaction. I don't blame him. I was confused myself.

"N...no...I kissed a boy on the cheek in kindergarten once," I said. "He pushed me down and called me a four-eyed weirdo."

Evan laughed. "That doesn't count. You really are a weirdo. I am your first kiss," he whispered in my ears and wrapped his arms around my waist again.

"Why are you being so nice to me? Is this a dream? Am I gonna wake up and you will go back to being mean to me again?" I choked back more tears. This was too good to be true.

Evan didn't say anything and just hugged me. "What do you think?" he asked.

I didn't know.

All I knew was that his hugs felt amazing. No one ever made me feel so loved. Even if this wasn't real love it didn't matter. I will take what I can get.

Evan's P. O. V.

I never had a girl crying over a simple thing like a kiss before. Just how many times did this girl get hurt? Am I one of those people who hurt her? If I could kick my own ass right now, I would.

I never looked at her this way before. Not until she made that sudden bold move and kissed me. I mean don't get me wrong. I always thought she was cute. But I've never been with a girl like her. Guys like me don't deserve someone so sweet and innocent.

But when I saw her in pain and how sad her little face looked, something snapped inside me. I wanted to hold her and protect her. And when she kissed me, I wanted to feel more of her lips.

"Evan...can I have my glasses back?" she asked.

"Oh yeah, sorry," I said and put the glasses back on her face.

"You never told me why you kissed me. Is it because you have the hots for me?" he winked.

"No! I don't know why I did that. I don't even like you, you are a bully!" she said.

"Likely story, hamster. Come on I'll take you home," I said and held her hand.

I stood in front of her front door but didn't let go of her hand.

"We are here, you can let go now," she said shyly.

"I don't want to yet," I smirked. I wasn't lying. I didn't want to let her go yet. I wanted to kiss her some more.

"My mom will be here soon," she sounded worried.

Jealousy welled up inside of me. I wish it was me she was having fun with, not Mike! I will fix it tomorrow, I decided.

I felt restless all night. I stood by the window and looked at her bedroom to see if I get a glimpse of her.

"What are you doing?"

I almost had a heart attack when I heard my mom's voice behind me.

"What? Nothing," I said quickly.

"Are you trying to peep at someone's house? I didn't raise you to be a peeping tom," my mom raised her eyebrows.

"NO! That's not what I was doing. What are you doing here, anyway? I said.

"My conference is over early so I came home. I came here to ask what you want for dinner?" she said.

Dinner...I wonder if Annie ate her dinner yet, I thought.

"Hello!? Are you listening? I asked you a question," mom waved her hand in front of my face.

"Sorry, anything is fine with me," I replied.

"Okay then. I'll go ahead and cook anything. You teenagers are so indecisive," she shook her head and left.