A Whole New Crowd

I love FictionPress author Tijan. "A Whole New Crowd" is just so amazing. And cute.

He kissed my shoulder and whispered, "I've fallen for you."

I sobbed as I was curled in a fetal position with Tray pressed behind me.

He whispered again, “I’m fallen for the girl that walked down that hallway and told me to fuck myself. I’ve fallen for the girl who cares so much about her sister, about her psycho ex, his brother…about people who she considers family that she’d do anything for them, including going to jail. I’ve fallen for the girl who swears at me when she’s happy, who’ll fight to the bitter end if it means she’ll come out standing.”

I never stopped sobbing as I felt his words. I felt the battle that was inside.

I let go.

And I let the dam out—one splash at a time.

Tray continued and pressed a kiss to the side of my jaw, “I’ve fallen for the girl who can tell me to fuck off. Who can have a staring contest with Amber, Jasmine, and whoever else and walk away after they’ve been reduced to piles. I’ve fallen for the girl…who can bring me to my knees, over and over again. And then press a hand to my cheek and lift me back up.”

I couldn’t talk, I couldn’t think, I couldn’t…do anything, but feel what was consuming me.

Everything.

My shoulders shook and I rolled over to meet his gaze.

Tray cupped my cheek with his hand. He whispered tenderly, “I’ve fallen for a girl who makes me humble, who makes me notice people like your nerdy friend, who…can make me think twice before I say something, who can…make me want to be a better person, a better man. I’ve fallen for that girl.”

I kissed him. A full-out wet, tear-soaked kiss.

I poured everything into it. Everything I couldn’t say.

Tray answered and rolled me onto my back. He kissed me tenderly back.

It was still in there. That feeling, the one I wanted to rip out of me. But…there was something else. Something that hadn’t been there—ever.

Hope.

And Tray had been the one to put that there.

He wasn’t the one who’d fallen. He was just the only one who could say it with words. I showed him instead.

That night we made love."