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Accidental

Chapter 15

CeCe POV

The walk to Crusty's wasn't quiet, but it wasn't loud either. It seemed to me like we were all lost in our own thoughts. I did, however, manage to strike up a conversation with Gunther about my next story. He added his ideas, then I added mine to adjust. Eventually we got everyone involved, and it somehow turned into one of those tell-a-story-a-sentence-at-a-time things. The story grew so twisted that it was more of an impossibility; I mean, there were dragons and hockey players and vampire and magicians. Allow me be the first to admit that I had no idea what was going on.

I opened up the door and the smell of roasting pepperoni floated out. "Smells good," I said. Little moans of delight signaled their agreement. We walked inside and managed to get a table near the back. Deuce went up with our order and the rest of us pulled two tables together for our rather large group. Somehow I managed to get the end seat; Gunther sat beside me and Rocky got the seat across. Ty ended up on Gunther's other side, and when Deuce came back he sat beside Rocky. Luckily we moved onto another topic, which just so happened to be the new season of Shake It Up, Chicago. Our mission: convince Gunther to come back, and convince Ty to sign on the show as well.

"No," they said.

"Oh, come on, you guys. It's fun," Rocky tried. In retrospect, she should have realized it wouldn't work.

"How's this," I said, hoping to draw on their consciences, "if you join, Rocky and I will split up our duo so that you guys won't be alone."

For a second, it looked like Gunther was contemplating it, but he shook his head. "You are 'Rocky and Cece.' Not 'Strange Boy and CeCe,' or 'Rocky and her Brother' as the case may be."

"Oh, come on. You're not that strange," I said, not failing to notice that he had paired me up with him, instead of Rocky.

"No. I'm eccentric. There's a difference."

"Not really," Rocky laughed.

Just then, the waiter came with our pizza; pepperoni and sausage, yum. I licked my lips as I grabbed two slices and put them on my plate. "Anyway," I said, my mouth full, "you guys could always partner up, or we could be a quad."

"I'm not pairing up with him," Ty announced.

"Then quad it is," I said, banging my fist down on the table. My hand landed on a fork that spun into the salad of a passing waitress. I clamped my lips together and swished back to face my friends, all of whom were trying to hold back giggles.

Seeing that the pizza was all gone and noticing my fatigue, I yawned and said, "We'd better go. It's getting late."

"I agree," Gunther said, standing himself. "Why don't you let me walk you home?"

I was about to protest, then realized that if he walked me home, then we would have some quiet time alone, and at the moment I really wanted the comfortable silence of companionship, so I nodded. We waved goodbye to everyone else and walked out.

Once on the street, I heard Gunther's mouth stretch open and clamp shut multiple times, like he had something he wanted to tell me, but wasn't quite sure how. "Gunther," I prompted, "is everything all right?"

"Yeah. It's just..." He grasped my elbow and we came to a halt. "I really like like you, and I wanted to know of you liked me the same way."

I stared up at his perfect blond hair, beautiful blue eyes, and abashed expression and realized that I liked him very much. Suddenly, my emotional roller coaster made more sense, as well as Gunther's more recent actions. He had gone from being sullen to smiling again in only a couple of months. He had so much more strength than I had ever thought possible of myself. "Gunther," I said after all of this had passed through my mind, "I like like you too."

He leaned down and politely pressed his lips against mine. He was warm, despite the chilly night, and soon our kiss deepened. We pulled apart, our breathing slightly staggered.

"I'm glad," he said, "that you convinced me to try living again."

"Me too."

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