20. Progression

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As soon as the three of us exited the hot tub Lynnex was quick to tell me that she wants to go home.

It was incredibly sudden and I have no clue why she wants to leave.

She agreed to sleeping over here with Flower and I tonight.

I cannot help but think that I did something wrong.

If only I could figure out what it was.

"Lynnex, talk to me" I say with a firm tone

I am currently leaning against my bedroom door so that the golden haired girl cannot avoid me or my questions.

I just want to talk this out with her like two mature individuals, possibly find out why she is so upset with me.

"No" she stubbornly states as she zips up her backpack and slips it onto her back

Ugh.

I just had to fall in love with a stubborn girl.

Good thing she is worth fighting for.

"You're not leaving this bedroom until we talk this out," I say

She chooses to ignore me, her back facing me.

I sigh and bring my fingers up to massage my temples.

I seriously do not understand why she has to make this so hard.

I slowly slide down my locked door until I am completely seated on the floor, crisscrossing my legs and leaning my head back to rest against the wooden door.

"Look, I don't want to fight with you because frankly I'm exhausted," I tell her with a calm tone of voice

"We have been so off for awhile now that I'm beginning to worry about the foundation of our relationship," I continue with honesty

"We don't usually have this many disagreements, nor do we ignore each other,"

I tilt my head down so that I am now facing her.

She is now facing me with a guilty facial expression, her bottom lip being the victim to her nervously nibbling teeth.

"Honestly Lynnex, I'm so in love with you that I'm willing to do anything for you, but if you're not willing to talk things out with me then I don't think this is going to work" I finish with a deep frown

I really want this to work.

I love her so much, but I cannot be the only one putting energy into this potential relationship.

That is just a recipe for disastrous breakup.

She silently analyzes my facial expression for a few moments before releasing a small sigh.

My best friend removes her backpack and places it on my bed before making her way over towards me.

I attempt to keep my neutral facade as she stops a few inches in front of me and takes a seat on the floor, mimicking my crisscrossed position.

"I love you more," she assures me

Not possible.

"Which is why I'm so upset with you" she tells me

I furrow my eyebrows at this.

What does that even mean?

"I'm not following" I inform her

She gives me a sad smile and looks down at her lap, fidgeting with the rose quartz ring I bought her a few months ago.

I smile at this small action when I notice that it is the only ring that she is wearing.

"When you kissed me that night before I left for South Carolina," she pauses, probably trying to find the right words to say

"I don't think I've ever been that happy before," she tells me

She looks up so that her brown eyes are staring into my brown-green ones.

"I mean- I was secretly in love with you for the longest time and you finally reciprocated my feelings," she pauses again and bites her bottom lip

She looks devastated.

I nod my head as a silent way of telling her to go on, I lean away from the wall so that my back is completely straight.

She avoids my eager eyes and looks down at her ring again.

"That's why it hurt so much when I found out about Flower and you" she reveals

I furrow my eyebrows at this.

I am so confused.

"Flower and me?" I ask, not quite catching on

She sighs sadly and looks up to meet my confused gaze.

"The way the both of you interact with each other, hell- the way the two of you look at each other, it tells me all that I need to know" she says

My confused facial expression does not falter.

"Which is?" I ask her

She takes awhile to respond to this.

It feels like an hour has passed before she finally responds but in reality it was only a few moments.

"That we're nothing more than best friends" she declares but doesn't sound the least bit relieved

I bring my hands up to massage my temples again, feeling a headache coming on.

Please do not tell me she is saying what I think she is saying.

"Lynn, if Flower and I were dating do you really think that I would try to kiss you in front of her?" I slowly question her

I may be dumb, but I am not that dumb.

Realization dawns on her face at this question.

"But she constantly flirts with you" Lynnex informs me

I roll my eyes at this and remove my hands from my head.

"She's just a really flirty person by nature" I state

The golden haired girl gives me a deadpan look.

"If you guys aren't dating then why do the two of you talk quietly around me?" She questions

I roll my lips into my mouth at this question.

Shit.

How do I answer this?

I do not want to accidentally reveal Flower's current relationship status to Lynnex, especially since it is not my business to share.

No matter how much I love Lynnex I could not do that to Flower.

Ugh.

She is going to hate me.

"I can't tell you," I reply with a sad tone of voice

I physically feel my heart break as I witness her bottom lip quiver the slightest bit.

Oh no.

No. No. No.

Please do not cry.

"But I promise you it's not for the reason that you think it is" I promise her

She analyzes me with the saddest facial expression I have ever seen.

I have never seen her so sad before.

I never want to see her this sad again.

I extend my arms and go to reach for her hands only to stop when she suddenly moves away from me and stands up.

No.

I am not going to let her leave while she is still mad at me.

Lord knows what she will do.

Last time I left her alone while she was mad at me she almost threw one of my sweatshirts in a random fire pit.

The worse thing was that it was her favorite sweatshirt of mine too.

I stand up from the floor so that the two of us are now staring into each other's eyes.

"I trust you," she finally tells me

"Which is why I'm trusting you that there is nothing going on between you and Flower" she says

I release a breath of relief.

Thank you to all the heavens above!

I pull her into a tight hug, wrapping my arms around her neck and placing my chin on top of her head.

"I love you and I promise to make it up to you," I assure her

She is silent as she presses her head further into my chest and wraps her arms around my midsection.

"How does steak with mashed potatoes and truffle butter gravy sound?" I ask her with a smirk

Steak is one of her favorite foods.

If you were to offer her steak with any sort of side then her pupils will dilate.

To put it simply, it's kind of like a cat with catnip except the cat is Lynnex and the catnip is a steak.

She removes her head from my chest and stares lovingly into my eyes.

There is a hint of something else in those gorgeous brown eyes.

"How does officially being my girlfriend sound?" She challenges

I roll my eyes at this but cannot help the smile that spreads across my face.

"Honestly, so much better" she smiles at me

I go to lean in and kiss her only to be stopped by her leaning back the slightest bit.

Ouch.

"You're still going to make me that steak though, right?" She asks me

She is wearing a serious facial expression.

I laugh at this but ultimately nod my head.

She smiles at this, leaning our foreheads together.

"You, me, steak date, Saturday night?" I whisper as I teasingly brush our lips against each other

The golden haired girl releases a labored laugh at my method of asking her out.

"Time?" She questions

I smirk with amusement at this.

"Seven?" I suggest

"Deal" she immediately answers before tilting her head and pressing our lips together

Wow.

I quietly moan against her soft lips from the electricity that sparks its way up my spine.

Oh my goodness.

I almost forgot how amazing her lips feel.

I am about to deepen our kiss only to hear a knock on my bedroom door three seconds into it.

Ugh.

"Isabella Marie Wilder!" Someone scolds from the other side of the door

I quickly push Lynnex away from me and cover her mouth so that she does not speak.

"Hide in the bathroom, my mom will kill both of us if she finds out that we were in here making out with my door locked" I whisper

I seriously hate her stupid rule about doors needing to be open.

Lynnex rolls her eyes and removes my hand from her lips. I have to contain myself when my eyes land on her slightly swollen, red lips.

"No, that will make it look even more suspicious" she whispers back

I hear another knock on the door behind me.

Ugh.

The golden haired girl makes her way towards my bed, swaying her hips the slightest bit.

I keep my eyes on her as if I were in a deep trance.

As soon as she is situated on my bed she pulls out her phone and pretends to scroll through it.

I hear another knock on the door which effectively knocks me out of my trance.

I roll my eyes at the interruption before turning around and facing my door.

As soon I unlock said door and pull it open I am met with the visual of my suspicious mom.

Nothing new.

"Hello mom" I greet her a little too formally

What?

I am extremely nervous right now!

"I know that Lynnex is in here" she accuses

I roll my eyes at her.

I open the door wider so that she can see inside of my bedroom, her eyes instantly go towards the 'distracted' girl on my bed.

"Hello, Mrs. Wilder" my girlfriend greets

My heart clenches at this.

I cannot help the blush the takes over my face at that word.

Lynnex is my girlfriend.

Wow.

There is a sentence I never thought I would say, but I am not upset with the direction of how things are going.

"See," I add

"I was in the bathroom which is why it took me so long to answer the door," I tell her before she has the chance to bring it up

"Lynnex was in my bedroom all by herself" I lie smoothly

My mom glances between the both of us suspiciously.

"I don't believe you," she is quick to say

"But since you're slightly more responsible than Hanna was at your age then I guess that you can close your door," she hesitantly decides with reluctance

I try not to smirk at this.

My mother one hundred percent told her to do this.

I need to make sure to thank her later for this.

"But don't you dare lock it" she threatens with an accusing finger

I nod my head with agreement.

"You have our word" I promise her

She nods with a look of relief.

"Great, now that that's been settled, everyone is already downstairs for dinner" she says stiffly before retreating

I think that she needs a little more alone time with my mother.

She has been incredibly tense lately.

I should schedule a couples massage for the two of them.

I smile and turn to face the amused girl on my bed.

"Come on, babes" I say and hold my hand out for her to grab

She jumps off my bed and excitedly sprints towards me which causes me to laugh.

Once she reaches me she grabs my hand and interlocks our fingers, using her other hand to hold onto my arm.

I smile at her and place a kiss onto her forehead before leading us downstairs.

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This chapter sort of acts as a filler so that you will not be confused.

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