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Chapter 44 - Strange Behaviors

Sorry guys I uploaded Chapter 45 on accident instead of Chapter 44 , so I'm uploading it now . This is more of a filler chapter , & I was just gonna leave it out but it includes a new character that will appear again in the future , so I kind of have to upload it .

If you don't want to read through this chapter ( which is mostly romance between Lancey & Katrina ) I made a summary at the end of the chapter so you can get the main idea of this chapter without having to read the mushy mushy romance shit , since I know not everyone likes that stuff .

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Lance was on the bed, shirtless, watching tv, wearing nothing but some basketball shorts. My jaw dropped. This was not the first time I had seen him shirtless, but I couldn't help it.

"You showered?" He raised an eyebrow at me. I just nodded, dumbfounded & stared at his perfect body. He pretended not to notice. "How rude. The least you could have done was ask me if I wanted to join," he scoffed & rolled his eyes, then focused back on his tv.

"Uh..." I stammered. "C-can I sit?" He looked at me like I was crazy. "What kind of question is that? Come here idiot," he patted the empty spot behind him on the bed. I slowly made my way there, without taking my eyes off his perfectly sculpted body... There was silence now. I simply stared, I couldn't help it.

"Why'd you do it?" Lance suddenly looked at me when the show he was watching was on a commercial. "H-huh?" I asked."Why'd you punch that girl?" He rephrased his question. Could I really tell him that I was jealous? No. It would creep him out. I shrugged & played it cool. "'Cause she was bugging you," I answered, forcefully ripping my eyes from his body & up to his face.

"What if I liked her bugging me?" He asked. My face imediatley turned into a small frown that I tried to not make noticable. My heart shattered when he said that.  "I-I... You... Looked annoyed," I said, looking into his icy blue eyes.

"You were jealous weren't you," Lance smirked at me. "What? I-I was not!" I protested as I felt my cheeks burn. "You were!" He teased. "I wasn't!" I yelled, getting up & walking towards the door. I felt a hand grab me gently & pull me back.

I looked up to see Lance, smirking & looking at me. His face was very, 'very' close to mine. In fact, if I got on my tippy toes & leaned in just a bit... I would be able to kiss him... I scolded myself for thinking about that.

'Stop this nonsense Katrina! He's the Champion! Damnit! He doesn't even like you!' The thought made me immediatley sad. I fucked up. I let myself fall into the illusion that the guy I admired most in the world would feel at least almost equally fond of me... I needed a reality check.

"What's wrong?" Lance's eyes softened & his smirk faded into a worried frown. "Nothing," I faked a smile at him. "I was kidding about me liking that girl talking to me. I hated it. & I'm glad that you got jealous & punched her," he grinned down at me, making me blush.

"You blush a lot," he said in a soft voice. "I-I..I-" I began. "It's kinda cute." His words took me by suprise. I couldn't believe he said it was cute! I had so many butterflies, & only one thought ran through my mind. That when I ever saw him with another girl, it would hurt so much...

I was snapped out of my thought when he began to lean in a bit closer to me. Was he-was he going to kiss me?! My heart stopped. I was so nervous. What should I do?! Should I call my mom & ask her? Should I go with it? I was lost & mind was just a bunch of scribble scrabble as he continued to lean in.

"Relax," Lance whispered, as if he could read my mind. His voice made me do just that. He was so close to my face. "I know I make you nervous girl but calm down. Close your eyes," he whispered soothingly. I relaxed myself & closed my eyes as he caressed my cheek.