Just A Kiss

The Deal

Tyler put his hands on my waist and pulled me closer to him. I could feel his entire body pressed up against mine. Thinking it was now time to end this, I broke the kiss and pulled away from him, creating a little distance between us. Tyler was looking at me, an arrogant smirk on his lips.

“Well, what do we have here?” Tyler said. “I know you couldn’t resist me, Sweet Cheeks, but next time give me a warning first. I’ll be more than happy to oblige anytime.” He winked at me.

I rolled my eyes. Boy, was he arrogant! This is why I avoid him like the plague. He was too full of himself. “Please don’t flatter yourself. I’m only here for one reason only.”

“Yes, I know. You want me.” He responded smugly.

Before I could respond, I heard a locker door slam loudly. I turned around in that direction to see Logan storming away. I smiled. I had accomplished what I had set out to do. Tyler followed my line of vision and then he chuckled.

“Ahh, I see, putting on a wonderful show for your cheating boyfriend?” He asked.

Now that Logan had left, I tried to step away from Tyler completely, but all I got to do was cross my arms. “For your information, he is not my boyfriend anymore. I did that because I wanted his cheating ass to think that I had moved on.”

He lifted his brow in amusement. “So, you used me?” I searched his face. He didn’t look like he was offended at all. In fact, he actually looked as if he was enjoying himself.

“Yes, because you were the first person that I saw,” I said, then I added. “And now I regret it because you are nothing more than an arrogant jerk. Now, if you’ll excuse me, I have to go. This was a bad idea. I’m sorry, it won’t happen again.”

“It’s OK, I don't mind it at all. You can use me anytime.” He smirked, “Don’t hesitate to ask.”

I made up my face in disgust. “You’re disgusting! Just forget I kissed you.” I said, before turning away from him completely, but with the hold he had on my arm, it wasn’t an easy task and I walked away. I don’t know why I decided to kiss him. God! What was I thinking? Now, I know it was a very bad idea. Shaking all my thoughts of Tyler from my head, I left the school and headed home.

“So, you just walked up to him and kissed him?” Tori asked me at school the next morning. We were in our homeroom sitting down and waiting for the bell to ring.

“Yes,” I confirmed. As soon as I got to school, I told Tori about what I had done. To say she was surprised was a very big understatement.

“Wow, you must really want Logan to get lost.” Tori surmised in a tone of surprise. Tori and I have been best friends since freshman year, so she knew me well. She knew I would never do something so impulsive without a motive, “So, what did Logan do?”

“He stormed away,” I replied, feeling a small bit of satisfaction.

Tori smiled. “It serves him right. Hopefully, he will stop bothering you now.” I nodded my head in agreement. We were silent for a while until Tori spoke again. “What was it like kissing a boy like Tyler?”

I looked up at her, surprised by her question. She saw my look and quickly held up her hands in defense, “I’m just curious.”

“Well, not that I was paying much attention, he was actually a fantastic kisser,” I answered after thinking about it for a minute.

“Wow, who would have thought?” I just shrugged. Certainly not me, because I’ve never thought about Tyler in that way before. The bell rang and shortly after, Mrs. Hilton came and did roll call.

Today was one of those days that dragged on and on and when school finally ended, I was glad to see the end of the long day. However, I didn’t feel like going home yet, so I went to a coffee shop that was a few miles away from school.

This is the closest coffee shop to our school, so a lot of students from our school will hang out there. So I wasn’t surprised when I saw a few students here now, especially since today was Friday.

I ordered a cappuccino and a slice of apple pie and took a seat in an empty booth. I don’t know why, but I was craving apple pie. I guess craving sweets was part of the heartbreak process.

I had just finished eating and took out my phone to check my social media when someone slid into the seat in front of me. I looked to see who the person was and scrawled. “Are you following me now?”

Tyler chuckled lightly. “Of course not.” I shook my head and went back to my phone, ignoring him. “You know, I was trying to figure out where I know you from and when I got him yesterday, I figured it out.” He continued. “You’re the girl that lives next door to me.”

I put my phone down on the table and look up at him. “Yes, you’re right, but I’m sorry, there is no reward. So why don’t you leave me alone?”

He smiled amusingly. “You’re a feisty one, aren’t you?”

I heaved a sigh, getting annoyed. “Is there something that you want, Tyler?” I asked.

“Yes, actually there is.” I looked at him, waiting on him to continue, so he can leave. “I have a proposition for you.”

I snorted. “And why would you think I would be interested in anything that is coming from you?”

“Because we would both be gaining something from this. Look at it this way: You’ll be helping me and I’ll be helping you.” He answered.

“How can you possibly help me?” I asked, folding my arms on the table.

‘By being my girlfriend,” he replied.

My eyes widened at his suggestion. “What?!” I spoke a little too loud, causing a few heads to turn in our direction. He must be crazy if he thought I would agree to that.

He laughed at my reaction. “Don’t worry, it won’t be real. We would only be fake dating.”

“Why,” I asked curiously, speaking at a normal volume again. I mean, what kind of a person comes up with such an idea like that?

He rested his hand on the table, speaking softly so no one would hear what he was saying. “Look, if we pretend to date, your ex-boyfriend will for sure see that you’ve moved on and finally leave you alone. Isn’t that what you wanted when you kissed me?”

I was silent for a moment. He was right, I wanted Logan to stop trying to get me back, but that doesn’t mean I was going to do something as insane as dating Tyler King. “Why do you want to help me? What’s in it for you?” I asked.

“My mother is on my case, saying that i should find a steady girlfriend and stop moving from one girl to the next. So, if I pretend that I have a girlfriend, she would finally stop her matchmaking and stop pressuring me to get a girlfriend.” He said with that notorious smirk on his lips.

I rolled my eyes. Of course, it was something like that. He was a well-known player and he wouldn’t give up that easily. Wouldn’t want Mr. Playa to stop with his conquest of girls by settling down. “Why did you choose me?” I asked, trying to make sense of all this.

“Because you were the only one I knew that would gain something from this scheme.” He answered. “The idea came to me when you kissed me yesterday.”

He seemed so sure of this while I, well I, on the other hand, was unsure. Doing this with Tyler seems like a bad idea. I a really bad idea. For the reason is that I cared to list.

Tyler stretched his hands across the table. “So, do we have a deal?”

I looked at his outstretched hand and frowned. Should I do this? Was it worth it? I know I wouldn’t like this, but I really did want Logan to know that it was over between us. Even though it was a bad idea, it was also a great opportunity. Pushing away all the caution, I lifted my hands and shook Tyler’s. “Deal.”

A slow smile crossed over his face and I knew that I had just made one of the biggest mistakes of my life. His smile turned into a grain and I knew for certain, I was going to regret this.

Boy, was I headed for trouble.