The tension in the room stiffened Nora's bones. All of their eyes piercing Nora. While fiddling with her fingers in her lap, beside her Tae was as calm as ever. His soft lips drawn in a thin line, while his eyes grazed with ice. The two opposites sitting side by side, as the others stare them down.
"So this," Aiden points between the two, "has only been on for a few hours?" he clarifies.
Nora opens her mouth to reply, but a husky voice beats her to it.
"Yeah, only been a few hours," Tae says. Poking the inside of his cheek with his tongue, the annoyance is far from unnoticeable in his voice.
Mentally slapping herself, Nora spares a harsh glare at Tae signaling him to not make matters worse. The awkwardness hangs in the air the more they get interrogated. The glares between Aiden and Tae seem to darken the more Nora and Tae are sitting side by side in the living room surrounded by piercing glares.
If only she kept her ground and didn't get swooned by Tae's touch, then probably right now they would be eating tacos.
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Nora's Point Of View
'His soft lips on mine feels like no other. His strong arms bringing me closer to his broad chest. His soft, damp hair feels so smooth against my fingers. His lips as they slowly move against mine drives me crazy. His-'
"Ahem!"
We immediately stop moving our soft lips against each others. My eyes widen, turning to see someone has walked in on me and Tae kissing. Liam's wide eyes glow with shock. All three of us in the kitchen stare at one another.
My cheeks heat up from being caught making out with Tae.
"Y-you an-and N-nora," he starts.
"It's not what it looked like,' I urgently say. 'Oh my god. He's gonna tell the other guys," I mentally curse myself.
"N-no. I saw it! Y-you two were kissing!" Me and Tae share a glance at each other. A smirk dances on Tae's lips. I instantly burrow my browns. It's not until I catch an apologetic look in his eyes I almost missed.
While licking his lips Tae turns to face Liam. Throwing his arms up in defense he says, "Alright," he chuckles, "you caught us red handed. But no harm no foul." The smirk plastered on his face shocks me. I stare at him with my lips parted slightly.
'He basically just turned us in!' I stare at him in disbelief. 'What about our unspoken rule to not have anyone know? Didn't that matter?'
"I'm telling them," says Liam. He slowly walks away staring at us before running away.
"W-wait Liam don't you dare!" I scream. I whip my heads towards Tae. "You told him. What the heck!" I say.
Tae shrugs. "They were gonna figure out sooner or later, so telling them doesn't really matter," he says while eating a piece of meat. He clearly didn't care.
"But I didn't want them to know. I mean we aren't even dating!" The restraint flowing on my tongue make their way out my mouth.
Tae's eyes darken, narrowing them back into my gaze. He walks towards me, closing the distance between us. "Then I will make you mine," his voice whispers, making my cheeks heat up. He cocks his head to the side before closing the distance between our lips. As much as I yearn for him, I turn my head to the side keeping our lips apart. I was not about to let him be forgiven.
He lets a low sigh escape his lips, before placing his hands on my waist to pick me up and placing my feet on the ground. With my arms crossed over my chest, I turn my head to the side refusing to meet his eyes.
"Come on, stop acting cute and kiss me," he says while chuckling at my childish behavior.
I turn my head to meet his gaze. "No," I say sternly.
"Not until we figure out this mess with the guys," I sigh. A soft groan escapes his throat. Licking his lips, his eyes flash with annoyance.
"Why does it even matter if they know? Why should them knowing affect me kissing you," he says while holding my chin so I can look up at him. His beautiful brown orbs flicker to my lips, but I slowly remove his hand from my face, and sigh.
"We just need to know what they think, and if they freak out then…. I don't know." I hold the bridge between my eyebrows. 'This is not how I expected the afternoon to go.'
…
Aiden's gaze burns me, making me shiver. He takes a deep sigh. "I don't get it!"
"Why didn't you just tell me you guys liked each other?" he says. I furrow my brows in confusion.
'What? Wasn't he mad at us?' With my lips parted I stare at him in disbelief.
Although what makes me the most confused is that I didn't say I liked Tae. I mean he is handsome and the perfect package, but he is a playboy. Am I supposedly showing my affection towards him? I mean I'd be lying if I said I didn't want to kiss him again. Feel his touch on my body, making me yearn for him more. To hear him say my name near my ear. Have his body close to mine.
'Oh my god' I quickly shake my head from all those thoughts. A gloomy expression rains on my face. 'What if I do like him?' I unconsciously bring my hand up to my mouth and rub my lips. I realize my doing and bring my fingers back to my lap.
Suddenly it dawns on me, 'What if I like Tae?'