And there it is
Just like Karyn, Jon wasn't exactly truthful about his feelings towards Karyn either. To be honest, he has had a crush on her for longer than he remember, it might've been right away upon first meeting her. Similarly to her, however, he concealed his true feelings and rather treated her like a friend, his best friend, just like she treated him. The risk of rejection and a ruined friendship her was just too high, Jon concluded. Instead, he ran away from what he really felt for her and instead settled for being the best friend. He always enjoyed his time with Karyn as her best friend, but it wasn't what he truly wanted, but to him, it didn't appear as if she wanted more. Yet, here she is, telling him she felt for him as he felt for her, who knows for how long.
"If only I had been more honest with myself and her from the start... I've had enough. From now on, I will try to be more honest."
As the two of them locked their lips together, it felt like an eternity's worth of stored up feelings flooded out of both of them. Jon felt the sensation of Karyn's soft lips pressing against his as her tongue made its way through his mouth, both of them awkwardly trying to coordinate their lips and tongues. It would've been a funny sight, but neither cared. They were alone, finally able to express what they had wanted to express to each other for so long. The feeling of finally having reached this thought-to-be-impossible goal was endlessly gratifying, and both of them wished for this moment to last forever. Luckily neither of them had the stone in their hands at the time, though they didn't say it out loud either. After what felt like minutes of non-stop kissing, they finished and caught a breath, foreheads leaning against each other in a cute way.
Jon cleared his throat and then spoke to his girl: "Karyn... for how long did you feel this way? I... it's been like this ever sine I met you, pretty much. I just never dared to say anything, in fears of ruining our friendship. I enjoyed my time as your friend, yet, I always wanted to be more with you... if only I had spoken up sooner. From this point going forward, I will speak my mind more open and not hide my feelings anymore."
"Jon... to be honest, I do remember not immediately developing feelings for you, I will admit that. It's rather, as we spent more time together, there sometimes were tiny moments in which you weren't quite as good as you thought you were at hiding what you felt."
She broke the eye contact with Jon and looked away, cheeks still burning red.
"In those moments, I was able to see the real Jon and what he actually wanted, and with each of these moments I was able to witness, the way I felt about you changed little by little. I didn't love you right away, but at this point it's already been... really long, I can say that much. I'm the one who's at fault for this taking so long, I already somewhat figured out how you felt towards me, I was just too much of a coward to even accept how I felt about you, and for what reason? No good reason, I know that much! Damn it!"
Jon took Karyn into his arms and pressed her head into his chest.
"Shhh, now, don't take all the blame on to yourself. The way you acted was reasonable and I am just as much fault as you. But let's forget about this and rather celebrate that we finally stopped dicking around and got to business! My god, finally!"
As he spoke the last few words, the pitch of his voice heigthened and and he kissed Karyn's head lovingly.
