After Olivia got off the phone with Usher, she started slowly heading to her dorm. Part of her didn't want to go because she knew Leonardo was there. Another part wanted to see Leonardo and figure out how she felt. Was it wrong to start developing feelings for Leonardo, especially when she's in love with Usher? Every time she hears Leo's laugh, her heart leaps for joy. Every time they have a heart to heart discussion and she stares into his deep blue eyes all she wants to do is kiss his pink lips until they both stop to breathe for air. Every time Leonardo comes out from his shower, she can't help but to inhale is intoxicating aroma and fantasize his scent on her body. Can she continue to deny how she feels, or should she just admit it? But what about Usher? He's been so sweet to her past few weeks and with that whole scene with Leonardo how could she just tell him that she is starting to have feelings for someone else? Especially Leonardo! As Olivia's mind continued to ponder on the what ifs and hows, she found herself home. When she opened the door, there was Leonardo with Britney.
"Hi Olivia." Britney said. "I was just leaving, Leonardo and I are going on our first date Friday night." Britney looked at Leonardo and "Bye handsome, see ya Friday." And blew him a kiss before she closed the door.
"So you're going to take her out on a date?" Olivia crossed her arms as she asked him.
"Yea I am. Why not? It's not like I'm in a relationship with anyone, right Live?" Leo said sarcastically.
"I guess not. I mean I thought you were into one night stands, not dating them." Olivia sneered at him and started heading to her room.
"Why are you upset?"
"I'm not!"
"Admit it, you're upset." Leonardo gave a sly smile and got in Olivia's face. "This is fascinating. Why are you upset with me for planning a date with Britney if you're so in love with Usher."
"I am in love with Usher!" Then Leonardo started laughing. "Don't laugh at me!"
"I can't help it Live! You know you're not in love with that cheating, small brain capacity having, jock. You're not. You are too good for him and you keep fantasizing that you two were meant to be with each other when you're clearly not!"
"Usher and I have been together for three years and knew each other dayum near all our lives. You've only known me for almost two months and suddenly you're a fucking expert on me and my boyfriend? Explain to me how do you know that Mr. I-Know-Everything?"
Then Leonardo kissed her and said, "Because I know for a fact that you're into me." Olivia was trying to process what just happened. Then he looked into her brown eyes and walked into his room. Olivia put her hands on her lips in disbelief. She rushed into her room and sat on her bed. Her fingers tracing her lips. She's still in shock. Did that just happen?
After sitting there for a few minutes there was a knock on her bedroom door. She opened the door and saw Leo looking conflicted. "Live I'm sorry." Olivia was speechless. She didn't know what to say, how to feel, or how to respond. "Live say something."
Olivia looked into Leo's eyes. What could she say? That she's wanted him to kiss her for weeks now. That she longed to feel his lips pressed against hers again. How she enjoyed the breath taking kiss but if she wasn't with Usher they might have done a lot more then kiss. "I forgive you." She whisptered and attempted to close the door.
Leonardo opened it and said, "That's all you have to say?"
"What else do you want me to say Leo?"
"Like how you feel. Tell me how you actually feel instead of playing these emotional games. Today in class, I wasn't the only one who put how I felt out there. You did too! So tell me that you don't feel something between us and I'll walk away and leave you alone to wait for your boyfriend. But I have the right to know how you feel."
Olivia looked around. She felt as if she was drowning in her own emotions trying to find a breath of air. Then she looked at Leo. Her heart began to race. It was beating so loud, she felt that Leo could hear it. "I...uhm...I...I don't know Leo!" and tears began to fall from her brown eyes.
Leonardo hugged her. "Don't cry. It's ok."
"It's not ok. How could I do that to Usher? I mean, it's emotional cheating!" Leonardo couldn't help but laugh. Olivia pushed away from Leonardo and wiped her tears, "What's so funny?"
"Live, you're going to survive. Look, I won't tell if you don't tell. Ok. Besides, Usher is a cheater. He was fucking your best friend for over a year, and got her pregnant. Remember that. If you have feelings for someone else, it's not the end of the world."
"It's wrong."
"It's only wrong if you act on it. Look, how I see it, we're both adults. We could manage to be friends this long without an incident, besides today, we could continue to be friends." Then he smiled. "But I'm glad I know you do have feelings for me."
Olivia smiled. "So that means you're not going on a date with Britney the Blonde Bimbo?"
"Nope. It means that I'm definatly going on a date with her. I just won't have sex with her on the couch." Then he left to his room.
Olivia was mad yet happy. It was a relief that he knows how she felt. It may not be exact, but he knows she has feelings for him and understands that she's with Usher. Maybe these feelings would go away. Hopefully it will because she can't imagine saying 'I Love You' to Usher, while in the back of her mind, she'll always think about the kiss Leo gave her. With that thought, she started blushing. This seems like the beginning of something she did not want get caught up in, yet at the same time anxious to see the end.
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