Chapter 10
Tom - gee Alice, I was just about to answer you, something happened
Alice - A lot, can I come in?
Tom - of course you can, but you're making me worried, shall I?
Alice - I don't know
Tom - What happened Maria?
Alice - First I want to tell you that I was sick again today, they even sent me home early today, as soon as I finished my exam
Tom - I told you that you need to see this, Maria Alice. Nobody vomits this much for nothing
Alice - I know, my last test is the day after tomorrow, if I don't get better I swear I will.
Tom - You must take care of yourself
Alice - It's probably just gastritis, Tom. It's a lot of stress, final exams, university entrance exams and you and K...
Tom - interrupt - don't go on with your sentence. You know I don't want to talk about it.
Alice - you know it is? - weak laugh
Tom - What's up Maria?
Alice - you know she's still my friend, you said you wouldn't stop me
Tom - and I won't, but I don't want to know anything more about her.
Alice - So, but she asked me for a favor, she made a letter for you and asked me to deliver it to you, and the idiot Mike I met yesterday at the exit of the school delivered our wedding invitations. Saying that he reserved seats especially for us from the .
Tom - ok, we're going
Alice - let's go ? - staring her eyes wide open
Tom - yes, I know you want to go, even if you don't agree she is your friend and I need to be sure that she really doesn't love me, I need to make my heart believe, my head already understood that she preferred someone else but my heart didn't, maybe then I will learn
Alice - But Tom, this will break your heart, it will cause you pain.
Tom - My heart has already been broken, don't worry, just promise that you'll be by my side the whole time
Alice - Of course, I'll be by your side the whole time.
Tom - Alice, you're the best. You're the only person I have in my life here. You know my parents are in Australia - here I have no one else but you right now - they hug each other.
Alice - Tom, what about the letter, will you read it? If you want I can read it to you
Tom - No, I don't want to read it, and I don't want you to read it either, I want you to throw it away, or shred it, or set it on fire, do whatever you want, but I don't want to read it.
Alice - Okay, but don't be like that with me, go ahead, don't fight with me - he hugs and kisses the top of her head.
Tom - Do you want to have dinner with me? I'll make something light to see if this stomach holds
Alice - You can be obligated to take care of me
Tom - If I don't, who will take care of this annoying little baby?
Alice - hey I'm not boring - hit him - Tom, can you believe that several times they are saying that we will end up together, don't you think that's crazy? - laughing nervously
Tom - why madness? I don't think so! We are young, beautiful, single and we get along well
Alice - Do you think I'm pretty?
Tom: "Of course, Alice, you're wonderful, you're a dwarf, but you're still a hot dwarf," Alice turned red with embarrassment, "relax, I'm not going to do anything you don't want me to. I just want to say that I could be dating your best friend, and I loved God knows how much, but I'm not blind Alice, you're as beautiful or even more beautiful than she is. But we don't rule our hearts, it would have been a lot easier if I had fallen in love with you, but it's good that we are friends
Alice - In my defense, I'm not a dwarf, I'm still growing up and I won't deny that I've always thought you were hot too, but I never said anything, not even in jokes because you know how jealous she was. And I'm not one to joke like that either.
Tom - he was stirring the stove and Alice was beside him, so he pressed her against the sink and hugged her around the waist - you mean you think I'm hot? And I think you're hot. Mm-hmm. This is getting interesting, don't you think? - He approaches her and begins to rub his lips against Alice's.
Alice," with heavy breathing and stuttering, "no, I don't know what you're getting at.
Tom - Yes you do, and you want it just as much as I do. - He pulls her to himself and kisses her.
At the beginning of the kiss Alice has no reaction, but little by little she becomes thirsty for the kiss and opens her mouth so that he can stick his tongue in it. With his tongue he explores every corner of her mouth, the kiss that was calm and tender starts to gain speed and desire, Alice's hands go up to Tom's neck and he pulls her closer to him. They keep kissing until they run out of breath, and the kiss ends with little kisses. Forehead to forehead
Alice - catching her breath - what have we done? What will it be now?
Tom - We kissed Mary
Alice - I know, but...
Tom - but nothing, I liked it and you liked it. We're not doing anything wrong, we're single aren't we?
Alice - Yes but until recently you were dating my best friend and I like an idiot that dumped me or rather disappeared from the map
Tom - a friend who cheated on me and is getting married next week and an idiot you met on the other side of the world and will never see again
Alice - okay, but I know you still love her, this is just neediness
Tom - what if it is? What's the big deal? What's the big deal about two young, beautiful, single friends ending up needy with each other?
Alice - I don't want to lose your friendship, these things never end well
Tom - Don't go Alice, stop thinking so much, let it roll.