Torn Between My First Love and Arrogant Bully

Chapter 04

“I'm here to help you pack.”

I rolled my eyes at him before going back to a few of my makeup items I was trying to arrange,

“I don't ever remember asking for your help to pack, Dylan.”

He stepped into my room when I hadn't told him to come in, but I wasn't even mad. This wasn't even my room any longer, so what was the point of being mad?

“Do you have anyone else cause I don't see Adrian coming in here to help you out with how busy he is.”

I guess he had also walked in on Adrian and Nicole's moment just like I did.

“I do have, Dylan. I have tons of people that you absolutely have no idea just how many people I have to come help me.”

My plan was to go to a hotel first, and then move to the room tomorrow after signing the contract. I knew just how stressful that would be, and pretty expensive with all the booking of the ride, but I was left with no choice because truthfully, I had no one except Adrian. I had so built my life around him that I failed to make any other friends in college.

Dylan shut the door and leaned on it, crossing his left legs against the other and folding his arms across his chest. He had that mischievous look like he was about to get on my nerves again, but I wasn't going to let him,

“Alright, call anyone right here in front of me, and I'll let you go on your own.” He said.

I swallowed saliva down my throat staring at him. Damnit! Why does he always win in the end? Could he read my mind because how was he so sure that I had no one else?

I picked up my phone from the bed and looked up at him for a quick second. He just had this calm smile that was really mocking me.

I waited, going through my contacts over and over again. The only friend I knew in high school, Linda, had moved to London after high school and there was no damn way she could help me. Next, my mom? She was probably resting right now after the tedious night shift so I didn't want to disturb her. Besides, I didn't want her to worry about me.

Last person, Adrian Thompson.

“Aren't you going to make the call? Adrian interrupted. I hated to say it, but he was literally the only person who could help me right now.

“Then I guess you have absolutely no reason to reject my offer, Kiara.” He said, keeping his legs straight, and then dropping my hands from his chest. Defeated, I nodded my head, still hating that it was Dylan helping me of all people in the world

Ten minutes ago, I would have wished the ground would open up and swallow me up rather than asking for his help, but here I was, nodding my head to it,

He walked over to where I was while I avoided his gaze, and helped me pick up two of my heavy boxes.

“The car's downstairs.” He said, and started walking while I followed behind him with my third box in my hand.

Adrian's room was right next to mine so when I came out, I heard giggles coming from his room.

“I should say goodbye before leaving.”

Dylan halted and nodded his head, but when I moved closer to the slightly opened door and held the knob, I heard Nicole's voice,

“I told you she likes you, Adrian? She's such a pest in the ass, and stays glued to you all the time like a piece of gum.”

I waited so I could hear what Adrian's response would be,

“You wanted me to stop taking her everywhere, and even skip her birthday last week and I did just that, Nicole. Kiara's going to get over me once she lets it sink into her head that I can never be hers. I'm all yours baby, just yours.”

My heart broke completely. So, he had skipped my birthday just because she asked him to do so and not because she was feeling off that day? Besides, he knew about my feelings for him.

“I trust you, baby. I just don't trust her around you.” She whined like a jealous girlfriend,

“Who knows if she took anything that belongs to you. Maybe your underwear so she could have a sniff and fantasize about you all day. She has no idea what it feels like to be f****d by you, baby.”

Okay, the first part was pretty much ewe, and the last part, I had no idea what it felt like to be f****d at all because I was still a virgin. This was a part of myself I had foolishly kept for Adrian all this time.

I expected Adrian to defend me on the first statement, but he was silent. I let go of the knob and it clicked, drawing attention to both of them.

When they came out, Nicole was on a towel barely long enough to cover her thighs and her hair was messy too. She had this look on her face---one that was trying to rub it on my face that they had just finished enjoying wild s*x.

“I hope you two would live like real neighbors and not bicker with each other all day like teenagers. ” Adrian said in a teasing manner, but maybe it was just him trying to tell me that life wasn't going to be easy without him by my side all the time.

Instead, Dylan wrapped his arms around my neck, and pinched my cheek,

“We'll look after each other just fine, Adrian. Worry more about your taste in women.” He gently tapped Adrian's shoulder and turned to me.

“Let's leave.”

I nodded my head and grabbed my box, rolling it by my side as I walked.

When we got into the car, Dylan tucked all the bags in and I got in as well.

“I’m headed to Green Valley Hotel.” I didn't tilt my head as I spoke, and unwound the window so I could let the fresh air stop my tears from rolling down. I wanted to scream out loud, but not with Dylan here so I held my pain in even though it was suffocating.

“Cry if you want, it hurts less when you do,” Dylan uttered,

I pursed my lips, trying to force the sound of my muffle back in, then covered my face and cried in my palm instead.

20 minutes later, the car halted, and I stared in shock because the journey to the hotel was definitely longer than this.

“Where are we?”

“Just come out, Kiara.”

I didn't have the strength to argue so I just stepped out of the car and followed Dylan in. All he had to do was talk to a woman in a black uniform for ten seconds and she had to take out a door. When he opened the door, I was shocked to see a large screen right in front of me and many seats, which, of course, weren't occupied by anyone.

Why would he bring me to a cinema?

He held my hand before I could ask any questions and led me to one of the seats where two popcorns and a bottle of expensive wine were waiting for their owner, which, to my disbelief, was both of us.

I took my seat and tilted my head to Dylan who was seated by my side,

“Wha…”

“Shhhh, the movie’s about to start.

The name of the movie appeared on the screen and I nearly gasped out. I had always wanted to see this movie with Adrian, but I guess life had a weird way of granting wishes.

Forty-five minutes into the movie, a passionate kiss scene was displayed on the screen, which had my body suddenly stiffening in my seat.

I hadn't had my first kiss yet, and I didn't know how it felt because I had always kept it for Adrian but right now, thinking about the fact that Adrian chose Nicole even after all these years by his side, doing everything to make him notice me made my blood boil.

I made a move to stand on my feet so I could leave because I couldn't stay here any longer else I was going to cry, but Dylan grabbed my arm, and I stared at him.

His eyes were so soft, not the kind that used to look at me in high school, and definitely not the ones that made me know he was about to get on my nerves. They were just calm, and unreadable.

“Do you want to know what it feels like?” He asked softly, but I was too dumbfounded to even nod my head or shake it. In another two seconds, he leaned in, and his lips softly pressed on mine, making me so nervous that I closed my eyes with a pounding heart nearly flying out of my chest.