Chapter 127: Field Trip
**OLIVER WEST**
Silence fell upon us as Heath cast a glance in Kieran’s direction, looking somewhat tense.
Heath flexed his arm, and I reached my fingers to touch his arm and shoulders.
"So tough... very masculine. I like it."
Heath muttered low enough for only me: "You better buy me lunch after this, drama king just in case my pretty face gets disfigured,"
I started to respond when I felt a sudden presence behind me.
"What do you think you’re doing, Ollie?" The cold voice rang and I nearly flinched.
This was the first time he was opening a conversation with me today, and his gaze was filled with irritation.
So touching Heath’s muscles was all it took?
Hmph
What do we have here?
Faking my best innocent expression, I stared right back at him. "What am I doing? I’m just asking for his work out routine " I repeated, running the tip of my fingers across Heath’s chest. "He’s quite solid, I like it"
"Get. Your. Hands. Off." Kieran clenched out, scowling deeply at both of us.
"B... But..."
"Don’t test me!" he scowled.
I gulped under his heated glare and slowly retracted my fingers. Heath had already inched away from me gazing at us in amusement but the murderous look in Kieran’s gaze didn’t ease a bit. "I will deal with you later, and you’d better delete those pictures," Kieran warned him.
"Why do you interrupt them? I think they’re both cute together. How about this? Both of them could go and search in that direction while two of us in the other..."
Amanda’s words were cut short by my loud yelp when Kieran’s tight grip settled around my arm.
"Come with me now!"
"K-Kieran... Don’t be so violent!" I stuttered, and it happened suddenly.
My feet left the ground and were dangling in the air with his arms around me eliciting another yelp from my mouth.
Kieran walked us away from the group
"Put me down now!" I yelled. At his fast pace, I was worried that I might fall and hit the floor at any time.
I only got these cruel words out of his gruff voice: "Be still, don’t blame me if you fall, hit your spine, become paralyzed and become a vegetable in the future "
"You are awful," I said, wrapping my arms around his neck when he seemed to increase his pace.
After what seemed like forever, he finally let go, dumping me so I landed on my butt on the ground.
"Ow, that hurts! What are you doing?"
Was he trying to paralyze me for real?!!!
I glared up at him as I scrambled to my feet, taking a step backward. I began to dust my pants that were stained with mud and twigs from the slightly wet soil.
"I should be asking you that. What the hell was that about?!" He glared back, breathing heavily.
I crossed both arms as I stared up at him. He did seem really angry. Well, I was upset too, deciding to play naive, I gave him my best innocent look.
"I don’t know what you mean. The others are waiting for us. We better be goin..." My words were replaced by a half yell when he grabbed my shoulders, jerking me towards him. I could feel the heat radiating from him as he seemed even more upset than before.
"I’m asking what was that about, Ollie? Why were you touching Heath like that?" His scowl didn’t ease as he stared down at me, using his height as an advantage.
Seeing him this upset sent a thrill of excitement shooting through me. This was way better than him blatantly ignoring my presence as he had before.
"I just wanted to feel his arm..." The fingers around my shoulders tightened as he inched his face down to mine, so close that our noses were almost touching and his breath was fanning against my cheeks.
"I was only asking for gym advice, you know? When school is over, I plan to work out too!"
"You fucking called him charming!"
"Well, we can’t deny that Heath is cute?" I retorted. So, he had been listening after all!
"Are you trying to get on my nerves?" Even though his voice dropped warningly, it was still nothing compared to the hopelessness I’d felt when he was not talking to me.
"So what if I am? At least you won’t ignore me like you’ve been doing," I blurted before I could stop the words from slipping.
"So you’re saying you did all that with Heath to gain my attention?" There was a strange flicker in his gaze and smugness in his tone that he hadn’t bothered to hide.
I avoided his question and averted my gaze from his.
"Ignoring me like this all day... are you breaking up with me, Kieran?"
A lump formed in my throat which refused to go down even after swallowing hard. Why did my stupid mouth let that out? What if he said yes?
He still didn’t say anything and my chest constricted tighter.
I tried to ease from his grip, but Kieran didn’t let go.
"Never. I’ll never do that, Ollie. Why would you even think that? We are never breaking up. Never"
A sharp wave of relief flooded my insides, nearly making my knees quiver.
The absoluteness in his gaze was everything I needed.
We stared at each other for a long moment, neither of us saying anything. I cupped his chin slowly, loving the feel of it and the way my fingers tingled from the touch.
"Kieran, I know that you’re hurt by everything that’s happened. You probably think I betrayed you. I really wanted to tell you, I swear. I just thought it was better to let you know when the surgery went successfully. I couldn’t bear to see you sad at all, this was the main reason I didn’t tell you,"
Kieran let me explain without interruption.
"And as for the other matter, I really do like you for you, and it’s not about your mom at all! But you got so mad, you even left the house, do you even know how worried I was? You didn’t even answer my call! I lied to you, but what you did wasn’t fair either! You when let Amanda touch you and talk to you, do you know how bad I’m feeling right now?" I let everything out.
We stood so close and I tried to fight the stupid stinging sensation in my eyes. But a tear rolled down and another.
"I’m not crying, it just keeps coming out, like I would ever cry for you!" I sniffed, wiping my face with the back of my hand.
I looked to see Kieran wearing a soft amused expression. Then, he pinched my cheek lightly.
"You look adorable, crybaby."
"Don’t call me that!"
Be more proactive! William’s words from earlier chimed in my head.
"I... uh... want... to kiss you, can I? And I want that ex of yours to see, she’s watching" I whispered, feeling my face flushing hotly. But I’d also seen that Amanda followed us. I wanted to make her see. Kieran and I weren’t breaking up any time soon, and she won’t have him again. She shouldn’t even dream about it!
A half chuckle left Kieran’s mouth as he craned his head downward. "Go ahead. I’m all yours."
I felt myself blush even more at his statement.
And I loved the proclamation that he was mine.
My fingers curled tight on Kieran’s t-shirt, and I stood on tiptoe.
I pressed my lips against his softly, but Kieran didn’t move at first. He let me kiss him, let me cling onto his shirt, his eyes were half-lidded, almost amused. Then his mouth parted and heat rushed through me as his tongue brushed mine, slow and deliberate. My knees went weak at the contact.
I leaned in harder, deepening it, because I wanted Amanda to see how easily he melted against me. I wanted her to choke on her fake smile.
Breathlessly, I began to pull away when the arm on my waist tightened.
"If you want to show her exactly how much I belong to you, then do it right."
Was he trying to say that I was a bad kisser?
I thought I did great!
Before I could voice a complaint, he dipped his head to claim my mouth. His tongue swept into my mouth with far more skill than I could match, coaxing mine to follow his rhythm. Each deliberate stroke was slow but so hot, until I could only gasp against him.
My hand slid up his chest and tangled in his hair, needing him closer, needing more. He angled his head, deepening the kiss until I forgot where I was. Every slick brush of his tongue against mine sent sparks down my spine, making my stomach coil with warmth. He tasted faintly sweet, intoxicating, and I found myself chasing him, greedy for every second.
Kieran broke the kiss just long enough to murmur against my lips, "Now, that’s how you kiss"