I was expecting there to be some backlash, in fact I'd spent a good part of last night thinking about that, when I wasn't imagining Jace and I together. I came to the decision to choose my battles and rise above whatever they threw my way. "Skank alert." Belle, not so much!"It won't last you know, he's just mad at me about something, but we all know he always comes back to me, his one true love. I'm sure he probably has some kind of bet going with the rest of the team. You know how those guys are."This was said loud enough for everyone who was interested to hear of course, and I had a momentary fear that she might be right.I mean that made more sense than the hottest guy anywhere ever, being interested in me.Then I remembered him holding my hand and closing his eyes last night; that look on his face.There was definitely something there; just the memory of that moment made my heart race and filled me with…something.Besides, my brother is on the team. Surely he would've tol
I knew this bitch was stupid but I didn't know just how stupid. I guess I had given her more credit than she was due.The whispers were all over the school. I'd gone to pick up Sian after thinking about her all morning.When my dick wasn't hard from thinking about her ass, I was thinking about new ways to court her. Never gave that shit much thought before, but with her I wanted to do everything different.I didn't want to follow my usual routine, and she didn't strike me as one to care too much about launch parties and being seen at the most popular restaurants where the stars hung out. Which was a welcomed change truth be knownMy mind was full of her and I had a growing sense of excitement at the thought of seeing her again in the next few minutes.So when I got there and she wasn't where she was supposed to be I started to get a little hot under the collar. I hate it when things get in the way of my plans.One of the freshmen who didn't seem to give a shit that I was Jace Sau
I am about to die; I'm sure my face is ten shades of red and if I open my mouth I'm going to put my foot in it. I was getting some weird vibes from the new guy. Weird as in, I think he likes me.But that so cannot be. I've seen the way the girls look at him, they've been following him around like lovesick puppies for the last two days.So why was he sitting so close to me? This better not be one of those stupid high school set-ups where the popular guy loses a bet or something, because the way he just carted me around in front of the whole school gave a very distinct impression of…what?"Something wrong with your food Red?""What?" Red, was that like some kind of endearment or something?"You're glaring at your sandwich babe, I thought maybe it had offended you in some way. I have noticed that you can be a bit prickly." He grinned at me like my life wasn't complicated enough, what with him sucking up all my oxygen and stealing my senses.And since when have I become one of the bo
After lunch he walked me to my next class and told me he'd see me at last bell. Of course now that he was gone there was lots of speculation from the other kids, though no one came to me personally."What's going on with your brother?" Belle dropped down beside me in a funk."Like?""Why is he being so nice to me?""Uh, maybe because he is nice?""Yeah well guys like him don't usually talk to girls like me so what gives?""Belle, we're gonna have to have a talk about your low self image. Save it for Saturday night. I'm going to need all the time I can get to fix your brand of nutty." She almost pushed me off my chair but I didn't retaliate because the teacher came in just then.I could feel Mandy, boring holes into the back of my head, but didn't turn around. I have to remember to ask Jace what exactly had gone on between those two.Mom said it was okay to go to Jace's place to meet his folks but she insisted that she had to get his mother's number so they could talk and make s
We finally made our escape fifteen minutes later, which is why I'd shown up early.I wanted every second of our time together to count, so the few minutes I'd stood there giving her dad the time he needed to adjust and her sister to question as any eight year old would, weren't taking away from that."You look pretty Sian." And she did, simple teenage wear. No over abundance of makeup, no mile high heels, and especially no cleavage revealing thin wear designed to make my dick uncomfortably hard for the rest of the night.The thing was, she didn't need any of that. I'm as horny as the next seventeen year old guy don't get me wrong; but there's something different about what I feel when I look at this girl.There's a hell of a lot more involved than my dick, but instead of scaring me, I feel myself wanting to move towards it.I seated and belted her into the passenger seat before stealing one more kiss walking around. As soon as I was seated and the car was in gear her hand was back
What the fuck? Mom was nervous as hell. Dad and I exchanged a look, because it wasn't often we saw that shit and I was starting to wonder why the hell my mom, who was the reigning queen of Eden would be this nervous.Dad just shook his head and muttered something about 'women', under his breath. We both followed our women in and stood in the doorway looking in.You see the thing is, mom doesn't act this way around anyone else except dad and I and Marisa.She's usually more reserved no matter who the person is. She's had to learn over the years that everyone who smiled wasn't necessarily your friend."How about a cookie dear, they're macadamia nut.""Is there white chocolate?""Of course, otherwise what's the point?""Ooh yum you better start me off with two then." Mom was grinning from ear to ear. She gave Si the cookies and milk and came back out to me and dad."She eats cookies, a seventeen year old girl that looks like that and eats cookies. Thank you, thank you, thank you.
Dinner was an experience with my parents vying for the top spot. It was fun watching them fight over her attention. It was also good to see the girl who had freaked out at the grandeur of my home, treat my parents like an old aunt and uncle that she'd known for years. What the fuck happened in that phone call anyway?She got dad's jokes and shared mom's obsession with coma inducing literature. It was a good fit.Mom and dad gave me the stamp of approval, which was a kiss to her head from each as they said goodnight and left us for the next hour.I had half expected it, wanted it, but it was good to have it."Your parents are amazing, nothing at all like I expected.""Oh? What did you expect?" I pulled her down on the couch next to me in the living room. She was so relaxed now that she didn't even bat a lash at all the awards and trophies and shit that lined the walls."I have a confession to make." She bit her lip, looking nervous again, but I had learned not to second-guess he
"Are you okay? What was that about?" Belle and Tammy found me walking down the hall, looking a tad bit lost after my little run in with Jace."Ohhhh, I see." She tugged on the end of the shirt that I was now wearing or more like shrouded in."Is he always like this?" I think I was in shock. After the way we'd ended things last night I was looking forward to seeing his face this morning. The excitement was almost more than I could bear.He'd been sweet, attentive and funny. Things had gone much better than I could've imagined with his parents, and the necking on the couch still gave me that warm feeling in my tummy.The only blemish on the night had been the strange car that seemed to be following us when he drove me home, but which I didn't mention because in the end I decided it was my overactive imagination at work.So, our first date had been a success as far as I could tell and I was full of hope for the future.Now I'm a spectacle walking down the hall while everyone looks a