Chapter 7
It was Christmas morning and I woke up to the sweet smell of scrambled eggs. Kyle sat by the edge of my bed, watching as I yawned and stretched my arms. He looked adorable and really cute with his scattered hair. I could hardly remember the events of the last night. All I knew was that I had a great time all through. I loved Kyle more than anything right now. He had completely taken away all the pains in my heart in one night. Seeing him right there gave me memories of the happy moments we had had throughout our time together, from growing up till when we became adults. We had always been drawn together by a force of attraction that I could not explain… but I was scared to take the plunge with him. Each time I thought about it, I felt shivers in my skin
“Wakey wakey, K”
Kyle called me K. I remember when he first called me that. It was when we were very young. My legs hadn't grown very firm, and I had knock knees. I was going to see the orthopedist one day when Kyle called me K. He had never said that before... never called me anything but Miranda. Kyle was clownish, though, so I knew something was up. Then I realized he was referring to my K legs. Although he said he called me K, for Miranda ‘Katy’ Anderson. Katy is my middle name, but I knew he lied. Even when my legs straightened as I grew, he continued to call me K every once in a while.
“God, Kyle, what would I do without you?”
He just smiled and stood to his feet.
“I have to go attend to some things, K; Remember there is a Christmas dinner at Uncle Richard’s tonight. Don’t be late.”
He was about to leave when I called his name.
“Kyle,” I called him softly.
“Yes, Miranda?”
“Have you ever… errm.”
“Have I ever what?”
“You know, thought about me as more than a friend?”
That seemed to catch him unawares. He held his breath for a while and looked away.
“Kyle… it’s okay, you know,”
“Okay to do what?”
“I have thought about you romantically several times─ and seeing all what you’ve done for me, I just thought it was only fair to let you know.”
He moved closer to me now, and then sat back on the bed. Then he held my hand and took it in both his hands, and then kissed it. I just lay there, watching every movement he made, my heart pounding. I must have woken up on the right side of the bed that I was so confident to say what I had just said. Now Kyle had my hand in his and he had just kissed me. I felt my heart melt.
“I have thought about you every single day since we were kids, Miranda.” He finally managed to utter. Then he continued. “No single day has gone by that I have not thought of you, as a friend, and as more. But all I have ever wanted; always wanted, and still want is for you to be happy.”
“Why didn’t you say anything, Kyle?”
“You have always been my best friend. I did not want to ruin that. I could not tell what your reaction would be if I told you.”
“I have always loved you. But I admit that I might have reacted differently if you had told me any time before. But this past week, I have had time to think about things and you have always been there for me.”
“And I want to be there for you always, every single time.”
“You know this is the first romantic conversation we have ever had, our entire lives together.”
“No. It cannot be!” he chuckled. “We used to be a couple one time. I must have said some sweet things to you then.”
“Yes you did. But you always clowned around, you never sounded serious”
“Funny how they say best friends can never become the best lovers.”
“Hey, hey, hey, slow down Romeo. Who is talking about lovers?”
He threw a scowling face at me.
“I have been waiting for this day my whole life. I only thought it possible in my dreams.”
“Your dreams? I’m sure your girlfriends and those girls that flock all around you would give you better dreams.”
“Ha-ha-ha, from what I know, you are stylishly enquiring about whether I have a girlfriend or not”
“I have always wanted to know. You hardly ever talk about your love life, yet I constantly bore you with mine. I must have made you so jealous on countless occasions.”
“You can’t imagine, Miranda. You can’t imagine. But I always thought Roland was a great guy, and he made you happy, so that was fine for me.”
“Remember that time I spurted eggnog all over your face? And you jumped on me? We were little then, I doubt you would remember.”
“For real? You remember that? How could I ever forget my first real chance of being on top you and partly living my fantasies?”
“You pervert. You actually enjoyed it huh?”
He blushed a bit. But I guess he was freer now, and so he did not really care.
“Oh the things I have dreamed about doing to you. The many things I have dreamed about doing to your cute body.”
“Urrrm… This is getting awkward.” I chortle.
“Plus your eggs are getting cold. I really should go.”
“How about we go on a real romantic date sometime?”
“Why do I get this feeling that you are playing me into something?”
“That’s your insecurity speaking”
“Well, a guy has got to have some insecurity when a girl like you is involved.”
“I am so glad we finally got to have this talk. Even if it is one of the most awkward talks I have had in my whole life.”
“Yeah, it is for me too. I feel like we are fourteen years old kids, trying to get into a relationship for the first time.”
I gave a snigger.
“But to actually answer your question; I do not have a girlfriend presently. I am officially single… and I think my search has ended.”
“What about Mandy, Evelyn and Charlotte?”
“It never really worked out. I always felt a certain connection between me and you and I had desires for you. So I measured them using you as the base most times. So it never really worked out.”
‘You know what’s funny?”
“What?”
“Even now, we are not talking like normal couples do.” I giggled.
“Is that a good thing or a bad thing?”
“Well, I guess only time can actually tell in the end.”
He smiled sheepishly, giving me a thoughtful look, and then stood to leave.
“Kyle? Where did you sleep last night?”
“On the couch; fell asleep watching a video. I promise to check on you later”
This time I did not stop him. I stared at him as he walked out of the room. He turned back and winked at me right before he stepped out.