go.
“What’s going on with you two?” Guy asks. He leans forward to look around me at Annie. “You together?”
She lifts the end of another strand of hair and examines it. “Yeah. I guess so. We’ve hung out the past three nights.”
“He seems nice .”
Annie smiles at him and nods enthusiastically. “He is. I like him a lot. He’s smart and funny. And he’s so…” She shakes her head, her smile growing bigger. “I like being around him.”
Ugh. Fuck. I want to cover my ears and start humming the Star Spangled Banner as loud as I can. I don’t need to hear her talk about this shit.
We stop in front of her building and I wave my hand. “Well, here you are. I’ll see ya.”
“Thanks for walking me home,” she calls after me.
I shoot my hand up to let her know I heard her, but keep walking. I don’t even remember Guy’s with me until he clears his throat.
I glance over at him. “That’s weird, right?”
“What?” he asks.
“Nothing. Never mind.”
Guy’s gaze is glued to my face, looking for something.
I smirk at him. “I cannot believe you barked at Ella. That was probably the funniest thing I’ve ever seen.”
He chuckles softly. “I just figure if she’s going to run away every time she sees you, she might as well have a reason.”
I shake my head. “It’s scary how evil your mind can be.”
“Pft. That was nothing. Just wait until I come up with the Mac-Daddy of plans to get Annie back for spreading that shit.”
“It’s cool. I already took care of it.”
He glances at me with a knowing grin. “What’d you do?”
I huff out a laugh and rub my forehead. “I made some dude think she had crabs.”
Guy bursts out a cackle of laughter that echoes off the surrounding buildings. “And you think my mind’s scary.”
11
All in Your Hands
Annie
I stopped asking Chase for my music back weeks ago. I’ve decided to live with it. Partially because some of his songs have grown on me. And partially because I have full intentions of replacing all of the music on his iPod. Revenge is a real bitch.
I noticed he likes to leave his account open on his laptop. And he takes his laptop with him the evenings he swims after classes. He leaves it in his locker while he does laps, along with his iPod. It wasn’t difficult to figure out his combination. It’s the same one he used all through high school. It’s almost too easy.
The only part I’m having a difficult time with is deciding whether to load my music on it or if I should fill it with country. Chase cannot stand country music.
I swing my feet from my perch on the bench as I watch Loden sway just under the surface of the water. He moves like a fish, sliding gracefully across the pool. It’s almost hypnotic. I could watch these guys swim all day.
I sigh and return my attention to my book, trying to work these math problems out. If I can get this out of the way, I’ll have the rest of the evening to spend with Loden.
The last few weeks have been great, but we don’t get as much time together as I’ d like. Between my studying rituals and his practices, we’re lucky to get an actual date in. Most nights are spent just like this. At the pool. I work on homework while he trains. I’m not complaining because I appreciate his commitment. I just wish I were a little bit higher on his list of priorities. But our relationship is still new. I can’t expect him to change his life around for someone he’s been seeing for such a short amount of time.
“ Whatchya doing?” Chase says in my ear, causing me to gasp at his unexpected proximity.
“Jesus,” I pant, my hand covering my speeding heart. I swing at him, trying to slap his arm, but he steps back, chuckling. “It’s not funny. You gave me a mini heart attack.”
He runs his hand over his bare stomach. My eyes follow the movement before I glance up at his face. He grins at me, fully aware I was checking out the hard plains of the six-pack he has going on.
“What’s going on with you two?” Guy asks. He leans forward to look around me at Annie. “You together?”
She lifts the end of another strand of hair and examines it. “Yeah. I guess so. We’ve hung out the past three nights.”
“He seems nice .”
Annie smiles at him and nods enthusiastically. “He is. I like him a lot. He’s smart and funny. And he’s so…” She shakes her head, her smile growing bigger. “I like being around him.”
Ugh. Fuck. I want to cover my ears and start humming the Star Spangled Banner as loud as I can. I don’t need to hear her talk about this shit.
We stop in front of her building and I wave my hand. “Well, here you are. I’ll see ya.”
“Thanks for walking me home,” she calls after me.
I shoot my hand up to let her know I heard her, but keep walking. I don’t even remember Guy’s with me until he clears his throat.
I glance over at him. “That’s weird, right?”
“What?” he asks.
“Nothing. Never mind.”
Guy’s gaze is glued to my face, looking for something.
I smirk at him. “I cannot believe you barked at Ella. That was probably the funniest thing I’ve ever seen.”
He chuckles softly. “I just figure if she’s going to run away every time she sees you, she might as well have a reason.”
I shake my head. “It’s scary how evil your mind can be.”
“Pft. That was nothing. Just wait until I come up with the Mac-Daddy of plans to get Annie back for spreading that shit.”
“It’s cool. I already took care of it.”
He glances at me with a knowing grin. “What’d you do?”
I huff out a laugh and rub my forehead. “I made some dude think she had crabs.”
Guy bursts out a cackle of laughter that echoes off the surrounding buildings. “And you think my mind’s scary.”
11
All in Your Hands
Annie
I stopped asking Chase for my music back weeks ago. I’ve decided to live with it. Partially because some of his songs have grown on me. And partially because I have full intentions of replacing all of the music on his iPod. Revenge is a real bitch.
I noticed he likes to leave his account open on his laptop. And he takes his laptop with him the evenings he swims after classes. He leaves it in his locker while he does laps, along with his iPod. It wasn’t difficult to figure out his combination. It’s the same one he used all through high school. It’s almost too easy.
The only part I’m having a difficult time with is deciding whether to load my music on it or if I should fill it with country. Chase cannot stand country music.
I swing my feet from my perch on the bench as I watch Loden sway just under the surface of the water. He moves like a fish, sliding gracefully across the pool. It’s almost hypnotic. I could watch these guys swim all day.
I sigh and return my attention to my book, trying to work these math problems out. If I can get this out of the way, I’ll have the rest of the evening to spend with Loden.
The last few weeks have been great, but we don’t get as much time together as I’ d like. Between my studying rituals and his practices, we’re lucky to get an actual date in. Most nights are spent just like this. At the pool. I work on homework while he trains. I’m not complaining because I appreciate his commitment. I just wish I were a little bit higher on his list of priorities. But our relationship is still new. I can’t expect him to change his life around for someone he’s been seeing for such a short amount of time.
“ Whatchya doing?” Chase says in my ear, causing me to gasp at his unexpected proximity.
“Jesus,” I pant, my hand covering my speeding heart. I swing at him, trying to slap his arm, but he steps back, chuckling. “It’s not funny. You gave me a mini heart attack.”
He runs his hand over his bare stomach. My eyes follow the movement before I glance up at his face. He grins at me, fully aware I was checking out the hard plains of the six-pack he has going on.
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