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shouldn’t I? You give off mixed signals all the time.” I snapped.
    “I think it’s good to be a creature of mystery, don’t you?” He smiled, and I took a deep breath at the cockiness he just has to exude.
    “A creature of mystery, yes, an asshole, no.” I murmured. When he gasped at my words, I instantly felt a pang of regret. No one wanted to hear that they were an asshole all day, every day, but if the shoe fits…
    “Let me clean you up. Here, sit on my bed, and I’ll be right back.” He went towards his bathroom, located inside his room, as I took a few lingering steps towards his huge bed. There was a black and brown duvet, and it looked bigger than my bed, so it had to be a king size. Why did he need a bed so huge? It was probably because of the many girls he’s had in it, on a day to day basis, I found myself giggling at the thought.
    “What’s so funny?” He asked, while approaching me with a wet cloth, peroxide, and a few bandages.
    “I was just thinking how much action this bed must have gotten since you’ve been in town.” I smirked at him, and his face immediately fell. I could sense that something had changed in his stance and expression. He looked vulnerable, or uneasy, as he sat next to me, and started cleaning and patching my knee in silence. I didn’t know what I had said to make him so upset, and at the risk of saying anything else to upset him, I decided to stay quiet until he was done. He seemed sad, and I didn’t know why, but it was of no consequence to me. His party guests could figure that one out, after I’m gone.
    “You are the only girl that has been in my room or in my house, since I’ve been here, Kathleen.” He stated, as he applied the last bandage to my knee. His eyes had softened, he looked so sincere and caring that I actually gasped, at who I was seeing. Who was this boy sitting next to me, and holding my hand now. I looked at him, speechless, as I saw a glimpse of the boy I’d had a crush on three months ago, not the egotistical asshole he was now. I suddenly felt warm, causing me to take deeper breaths, as my body began to react to him. I felt as if I was in the stair well all over again, as we gazed at each other in silence. But, I wasn’t in the stairwell, and this wasn’t three months ago. I was now in his house… on his bed. While he looked at me as if I was the only girl in the entire world. Even though he was an asshole to me, he was still the only boy I’d ever really wanted, and he was the only crush I’d ever had. It was strange to see this side of him now, ever since the stairwell, he’s was different.
    He made a point to not show any vulnerability, or any real commitment, to any girl. Now here he was, offering both to me, on a platter? Where has this Johnathan been hiding? Why did he only make appearances to me in three month intervals? Was it enough for me to deal with?
    “So, you think that I should be here with you, right now?” I whispered.
    “Yes, I do.” He stated, as he kissed the back of my hand, my eyes lowered to see the contact of his lips to my skin.
    “Why is that?” I uttered, my brain was now on autopilot.
    “Because, Kathleen.” He ran his fingers through my hair, and I shuddered at his intimate touch. I had never been alone with a boy, and it all came crashing back to me in that instant, as my head started spinning. Did he expect me to have sex with him? Was I supposed to? What about Blair? “Your overthinking again, I can tell.” His voice broke me out of my mental coma, and I looked back up at him, as I tried to keep my panic at bay.
    “You have a party to host. We should get going.” I muttered.
    “You're right, I do have a party to host. But there are only two guests… me and you.” He stated, as he kissed me on my lips and pulled me closer to him, before he lowered me back on his pillow, deepening the kiss as he groaned. He climbed on top of me, holding me close to him. Two guests? So, he lured me here under