Chapter 4

Chapter 4   Tessa's POV
    The kiss ended as quickly as it started.  I pulled away as soon as 
I felt his lips touch mine.  Oh how I wanted to kiss him; I've been 
dreaming about this day since I was five.  But it didn't seem right to 
kiss a guy who I've only just actually meant, and who I wasn't on the 
best terms with right now.

    It took him a few seconds to open his eyes.  When he realized what 
he did, he blushed.

    "Oh.  Um... I'm uh... I'm sorry.  That was really uncalled for," 
he stumbled.  I looked down, my face heating up.  After a few minutes, 
I mumbled, "I better... I uh... Better go."

    He quickly nodded and I climbed onto my horse.  Taking one look at 
the waterfall-careful not to look at Matt- we trotted away.
***

    "Oh. My. Gawd.  Tessa Lynn Miller you have GOT to give me the 
deets!" Megan screamed into the phone.  I sighed.

    "Megan I don't wanna talk about this," I whined, laying my head on 
the desk in my room.  It was nothing special.  My room, I mean.  It 
has just plain whit walls with a bed, a desk, a dresser, a vanity for 
make-up, a closet, and a butterfly chair.  The kiss, though.  THAT was 
unexplainable.  And I told her that.

    "Tess, you're such a horrible liar! Were there fireworks? Was it 
all romantic or was it sort of rushed or forced?"

    "Megan, there were no fireworks.  And I didn't pay attention to 
the quality of it, I was surprised that "it" happened at all."

    "Well since you obviously aren't going to give me any information, 
meet me at Romolos in 30."

    "We're buying chocolate?" I asked, confused.  But she already hung 
up.  I put my iPhone in my pocket, grabbed my jacket, and thundered 
down the stairs.

    "Hey dad, where's mom?" I asked my dad.  He was... Making 
cookies?  I looked nervously at him as he replied.

    "Don't look so surprised," he chuckled, "I needed an excuse to 
where your moms 'sexy chef' apron.  She's at the Strausss' house."

    I bit my lip, giggled a little, and then threw on my boots.   
Waving goodbye, I got into my dad's pickup and drove to Romolos.

    Pulling into the parking lot, I grabbed my purse and walked 
inside.   The smell of peppermint, cookies, and coffee drifted through 
the air.  In the corner of the café area was a Christmas tree that had 
musical lights and presents underneath it.  I smiled to myself.   
Christmas is my favorite time of the year.

    "Tess! Over here!" someone yelled.  I turned to look.  Sitting on 
one of the couches with a stack of magazines and a hot chocolate was 
Megan.  I had to laugh at the little at the Santa hat perched on her 
head.

    I walked over to her and sat down.  Without giving me a chance to 
day hi, she started in.

    "So, tell me ALL about this Matt encounter!"

    "Um... Well... I decided to go ride my horse..."

    She gave me a blank stare, then held up her hand, "Woah woah woah, 
what were you doing riding your horse in the middle of winter?"

    I just shrugged.  "I don't know... I was going to visit the 
waterfall..."

    "THE WATERFALL?!? WHAT THE HELL WERE YOU DOING THERE?!?"

    People were starting to stare. "Megan," I whispered, trying to 
settle her down, "I didn't go swimming or anything, I just sat on the 
bank! Besides, it's not like there's snow or anything."

    She looked relieved, and I wondered why she was so worried.  She 
must've read my mind because she said, "Matt probably thought you were 
crazy for going out there in the middle of winter."

    I rolled my eyes.  "There's no snow! And plus, what would he be 
doing out there anyways?"

    Megan shook her head.  "I don't know," she replied, "anything else 
that happened?"

    I debated about telling her that we kissed.  Who knew how she 
would react.

    "No," I said, "nothing else."

    She nodded, then took a sip of her hot chocolate.  "Here, I 
ordered you one too," she said, handing me mine.

    "Thanks."  We drank in silence.  Then, my phone went off.

    -NEW TEXT FROM BRYON BRASWELL-
Bryon: Hey, Megan told me 'bout your encounter with Matt...

    I sighed.  "Megan, you told Bryon too?"

    She blinked innocently.  "He's our best friend, I thought he 
should know."

    I raised my eyebrows and replied to Bryon.

-Messages to: Bryon-
    Me: Yeah, not much to tell
    Bryon: Aw, too bad
    Me: ... Uh yeah...

    Was I overreacting or did it seem like everyone was in my space?   
I felt like telling them all that it was none of their business, that 
they didn't need to know every detail.  Right now, I just wanted to 
escape the rush.  So I did.

Author's Note

Here is chapter 4! Not much to say about it except it's written and waiting to be read! Haha remember, I'm always open for corrections!

-EXTRAS-
Song: "Save Me" by Remy Zero (It has nothing to do with the chapter)
Quote: NONE

Reviews

[Meat of Dog]

It’s nice that Tessa has her friend, someone to talk to and get this stuff off of her chest about Matt. Megan seems to have almost a maternal connection with Tessa, the way she worries about her for going out on her horse and so on. This is a nice personality connection that emphasizes Megan and brings her into the story more. This chapter was short and sweet, but it brought in a new character (Bryon), I’m interested to see what he’s like.

Other Suggestions:

"THE WATERFALL?!? WHAT” ‘?!’ is not an actual form of punctuation. I know it is used a lot by people but it’s grammatically incorrect. You should choose one or the other, and don’t worry, it won’t lose emphasis if you do. The use of both together also takes the sophistication out of your writing.