Half Bread Is Better Than None

"Nessa!" 

She gasped, jerking back to reality only to realize it was Aimee calling her name -  It sure brought her attention around.

"Hey" Aimee nudged her," How did it go?" She inquired with curiosity glinting in her eyes.

Nessa was still in her Rachel-like attire, however, she had yanked off the wig out of irritation.

She took a deep breath and shrugged,

"It went super well, Damon has left me for good " Nessa answered Aimee yet received a doubtful look.

"You sure don't look like a person who regained her freedom, you're supposed to be happy" she observed.

"I am happy," Nessa said.

"Well, you're not, Nessa. A happy person doesn't have disappointment and uncertainty written boldly all over her face" she pointed out with gestures and all.

Nessa's shoulder dropped at once, she threw her hands in the air saying, "I just don't know" 

"Don't know what?"

"I saw the look on his face, Aimee. He was disgusted at me and it bothers me a lot for God knows why. Maybe I should have found another way to get rid of him aside from this?" Nessa flung the wig in the air

There was a frown on Aimee's face, "It doesn't matter whether Damon's disgusted at you or not, all that matters is you're free now, girl" She placed both hands on her sagging shoulder and squeezed tenderly.

"But why don't I feel free?" Nessa questioned mentally. Why wasn't she free from the cloud of disappointment and sadness gathered over her head? Why did everything feel wrong when she supposedly did the right thing?

Nessa sucked in a deep, shaky breath, making up her mind. Fine, Aimee was right. Why should she care about what Damon thinks of her after enduring so many things to get rid of him? 

"I am happy" She declared firmly.

"You go, girl! That's how it should be" Aimee cheered her with a high-five," And guess who's here to see you?" She winked at her knowingly.

Though Nessa knew who she was referring to, she still strained her neck to get a view of Luke.

"Hi," Luke said before his eyes roamed over her body questioningly, "You look - " 

"Yeah, I know" she grinned sheepishly,

"It's a long story," 

He smiled back at her and her pulse raced. Gosh, the guy was irresistibly charming and she couldn't help but notice the many glares directed at her from the xx chromosomes aka girls, beside her

Well, Nessa couldn't blame them since their two hottest Titans- Damon and Luke were involved with her, a lowly nobody

Nessa had a hard time subduing the blush creeping up her face. Crap! He always makes her feel this way, like a hopeless teenager in love- which she sadly was.

"I'll leave you two alone," Aimee said before whispering into Nessa's ears, "Take this chance to get that eye candy to bed else I'll bite your head off," her hopeless friend emphasized her point by making a munching sound. Yummy.

Nessa's eyes widened to the size of saucers, her blush deepened and she gulped while trying her best to wash away the x-rated thoughts from her head thanks to Aimee. 

A nerve-wracking silence fell on them when Aimee left.

"I'm -" They both started at the same time and ended up laughing at their silliness.

"You first" Luke offered and she blushed again.

Seriously, why couldn't she have a normal conversation without looking like an overripe tomato? Behave emotion! Nessa chided herself. No more blushing and silly giggling, she stated before beginning.

"I'm sorry that I was an ass lately especially to you " She finally said those words longing to leave her lips for a while now, "Could you find it in your heart to forgive an ass like me?" Nessa apologized sincerely.

Because of her attitude, she had almost lost him as a result of the false news  Damon fed her - that son of a biscuit - You know what? It was a good thing he left anyway. Now, she got her head in gear and moved towards her goal of making Luke hers.

Luke in question grinned at her, revealing he did have gorgeous dimples at both sides of his cheek, but his next action stunned her.

He pulled Nessa to him gently and ran his hand through her hair. The dazed Nessa watched as he placed his hands on both sides of his cheek and tilted her head towards him before dropping a gentle yet sweet peck at the tip of her nose.

Nessa's stared on like a moron. What just happened? He's showing the whole school he's interested in her?

​​​​​​"What?" Nessa asked breathlessly. Whatever he said next had not been heard due to the numerous thoughts she was processing all at once in her head.

"I said" Luke repeated, his smooth angelic voice holding her spellbound, "I'm sorry for ignoring your feelings towards me "

Bam! Her mind went blank. What did she just hear? O.M.G! He finally noticed her feelings! Holy God! He finally knows! She can't breathe! Where was oxygen?!

Nessa would have really jumped up and down for joy if she wasn't in Luke's clasp with the whole school staring at her. They would think she had finally gone crazy.

The jealous XX chromosomes wanted to rip her apart with their cold, murderous glare, it was a wonder she was still breathing. Luke might not be as popular as Damon but he had his massive supporters too.

"I was a fool for ignoring your feelings, could you find it in your heart to forgive me?"

Nessa was dumbfounded, this wasn't happening for real, right?

"Luke, you don't have to -" 

"No, I should Nessa," He said firmly

"Ignoring a person's feeling is a huge crime against love"

Her mouth dropped open while her heart hammered against her chest. This was the most romantic quote she had ever gotten from a boy- not that she had dated much anyway. But Luke is a perfect gentleman and so far he had matched the qualities on her requirements list.

It might sound foolish but when she arrived here, Nessa had made a list of qualities she would need from any guy she would date in the future and so far, Luke scored almost all points.

1.Caring: Luke's being so attentive to her needs. No further evidence is needed for that.

2.Must be good friends with her family members. It was obvious already.

3.Mustn't be a player since she was a jealous lover. Well, this part still required hard work from him.

                                                                 4.Must be handsome: Even a blind man can testify to that.

5.Must be intelligent: In case they do end up getting married, Nessa wants their kids to inherit their father's brain - she was intelligent but not smart.

6.Must be a pet lover and be able to appreciate a dog like Charlie: She still couldn't forget how Luke made Charlie feel so special.        

7.Must be a good cook since she sucks at cooking: Nessa guessed God didn't bless her with her mom's wonderful cooking skills when molding her in the womb. But who cares, Lukes is a great cook so she doesn't have to worry about the meal, plus he's rich which means he can always hire a chef.

"Alright, you're forgiven" she acknowledged his request, "And I guess, I'm forgiven likewise" added Nessa, knowing she was guilty too.

"I'm the sinner here, Nessa" he gulped, "I drove you into acting that way. You know, I should have being truthful with you from the start and not hide it all along"

"Hide what?"

Nessa's heart lurched with fear at once as a wave of nausea swept over her. Luke was hiding something from her and the look on his face told her it isn't going to be a pleasant one 

"I was in love with someone else," Luke finally confessed.

Her heart missed a beat at his revelation but Nessa calmed her nerves. After all, he said, " was " which meant there was still hope for her. 

"It was an unrequited love, she never looked at me even for once. I was just so much in love with her that it consumed me and I decided never again to give my heart to anyone else," his eyes bored intensely into her, making her feel butterflies in her stomach.

"When a wild wind called 'you' came around," he grabbed her hands tenderly," I thought you were faking it, or rather I wasn't ready to accept it when I still had someone else in my heart but it was unfair on you"

"Oh," Nessa was downcast, he still had that mysterious girl in his heart.

Luke kissed the top of her palm, lingering on it as he continued, "But for once I want to be selfish" 

Nessa could feel the determination in his words yet doubt still crawled into her heart. What if he was faking this?

"Nessa, would you be willing to wait patiently for me while I sort out my feelings? I need to know who this feelings is for, whether I'm still lingering on the past and ready to take a step towards the future. I need to test my heart, Nessa. What do you say?" 

Nessa's earlier enthusiasm died. At the end of the day, Luke was asking her to give him time. Well, half the bread was better than none, right?

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