Half Hope, Half Love

exposed throat, but remembering that he had a date with my sister tonight, almost immediately I pushed him aside roughly, his balance s

bbing pulse. I gripped the bedsheets tightly with my hands, my fingernails pushi

ion causing me to whimper in response. "If you think doing this will get you Kiara,

t 'cause he stopped in his actions, p

ealized what he did, and almost instantly,

on the other side of bed, raking his fi

m to make him do something like that, he looked hesitantly at me to see if he did

ning with desire

e of doing something for the first time. It wasn't like he went

he hyperventilated a lit

stubborn self who was selfishly weaving some impossible

excited to go on a date with Ki

ibly didn't like Kiar

actually r

at you, Scarlett. I suppose I

actually n

to look at me and I slowly made my way back to reality, where wanting things was too mu

side of the bed, my head

rry, Sc

im. "And doing." I reasoned for him, knowing if he did

his apartment rang and I silently ma

ia

Haz

w of my ribs in the process, and I s

or and after making futile attempts to find, I presume Heath, she pouted adorably and turned toward

t. She'd been too excited to meet with her date, as

f glaring at her in amusement when she raised her hands in defense."Okay,

waves of sadness, that

-glared at her, knowing she had more to th

e in her casual clothes. S

alf of your bite-sized sandwich, and yes, those almonds have to be imported stuff I'm telling ya

t for me, 'cause she actually thought I had the peanut size

es, as a d

not coming hom

excuse next time. This time I'm letting

your e

aren't com

he excuse

cuses to convince himself of his defeat in your words

have grown to be a ve

re's he? I don't see him in the kitchen? Are you sure he isn't rott

bullshits, Kia

o fun, sis. But in an hour we're

be slapped

on her face but not before shouting "Kiss some random guy on the street and I swear I'll take you to th

Heath's room only to find him leaning against the doo

unger sister you'

o his almost ann

te remember the year name of her birth, when my mother married he

onial bond I was that I didn't go to my new home f

a glance at her new husband, and much to his annoyance, landed

r than me, so that chalks up his ag

ng birthyears, never

y would make, I enc

and walked to his room, busying

against his hard features, pitch black necktie hanging loose around his open colla

I slung it close to his broad shoulde

cided to value my opinion about his appearance, and I narrow

ound his collar, and after rummaging his closet for good fo

s much better.

tually came with the tux." He protested and

nds around his collar, adjusting the tie an

angled with my fingers and I cursed softly under

and I gulped looking at his half e

possible, I tried to tie it a

ease with my father's tie, when

s since that event, I decided it was only plausi

r again, reopening the dislodged knot. "Do it like this." Fully grabbing my fingers now, he moved them over his, knot

this hanging one." He looked at me to see if I was

tutorial. He gripped my forefinger with his thumb, slid the last piece o

erfect knot ever and immediately, tiny smile made its way to my sombre face. "It's perfect." I sa

vorite color was blue. Thanks