College Affair

Chapter 11

Hope's P.O.V.
    I can't believe how fun that was earlier today. Josie and I actually had a paint war. She looked so cute with the paint all over her. I loved how she giggled through it all. I want to hear her little giggles again. And I could've sworn she accidentally ran her hands down my boobs but maybe I just imagined it. We quickly painted over the graffiti so my dad wouldn't get mad at me again. I'm still a bit surprised she wanted to help me. After we finished painting, I packed up the paint and brushes and we both headed back to the house so we could get cleaned up. When we got to the house, I stopped her before she walked in. "Maybe we should take off our shoes first so we hopefully don't have another paint mess to clean up." I said and she looked me up and down and then down at herself. "Yeah, we wouldn't want to ruin your precious wood floors." She said and gave me a smug grin and a wink. I felt my cheeks get warm, which tells me I'm blushing. How does she do this to me?! Ugh! I can't control myself around her. I have to forget about these feelings about her. I hear her laughing and I looked at her. "Oh shut up!" I said and laughed with her, while playfully slapping her arm. We both take off our shoes and head inside, trying our best to not get paint on the floor or anywhere else. As we both walk upstairs, we hear the girls murmuring, asking us what the hell happened to us. "Shut up!" I said and Josie gave me a look. "We need to shower." Josie explained to the girls, trying to give them a reason to stop asking us what happened at the moment. But I knew the questions would come up again. Once we were upstairs and away from the girls, I turned to Josie. "So if they ask, should we tell them what really happened or just say we got paint bombed by some frat boys?" I asked with a smile. "Well the frat boy idea would be a fun story. But that would probably make them want to prank them back." She had a point. "How about we just not tell them and make them keep wondering." She said and gave me a smirk. I like where she's going with this. "And it'll make Lizzie squirm for a bit because we're keeping a secret from her." Now I definitely loved her idea. "Let's definitely do that." I said and smirked back at her. "Alright, let's get cleaned up, my aunts are waiting for us so we can go to dinner." She nodded her head. "You're sure you still want to go?" I asked to make sure. "Yeah, it'll be fun." She said with a genuine smile on her face. "I'll meet you down stairs in about 30?" Josie asked and I smiled back at her. "Yeah sounds good." I said and watched her walk into her room. I walked down the hall to my room and walked in. I go to my bathroom and take my clothes off and throw them in my clothes hamper. I turn on the water and make sure it's warm enough before stepping in.

    After I take my shower, I stepped out and got dressed. I just throw on something that I normally wear and fixed my hair. I slipped on a pair of shoes that didn't have paint on them, because those were still outside, and headed down stairs. I walked towards the door and walked out. I looked around to see if Josie was already waiting for me, but she wasn't. I sat down on the steps of the porch and waited for Josie to finish, so we could go meet up with my aunts. I don't really understand why she's willing to go with us. She barely knows my family, I don't want her to feel left out. I mean yeah she knows Keelin but that's only because she's in her class. Talking to someone as a teacher and completely different than talking to them outside of class because outside of class, Keelin is still a teacher but she's not teaching. That's what Josie is used to. Keelin teaching a lesson and then not speaking to her again, unless it's about said lesson. Ugh, is this going to be awkward? Will she be fine with it? "Hey, ready to go?" I hear her voice behind me, shaking me out of my thoughts. I turned to look at her and smiled slightly. How does she look so beautiful all the time? Damn it, why can't I stop thinking about her this way?! "Uh, yeah." I said and saw her holding out her hand. I take her hand and she helps me stand up. "You're sure you want to go Jo? I mean won't it be awkward since you don't know my aunt and barely know Keelin?" I asked, still confused on why she would even want to go in the first place. I know she's not like Lizzie who would be going to get free food, so what is her aim with this dinner? "Of course I'm going. It'll be fun. Besides if I'm going to be seeing them more often, I should get to know them a bit more so I don't seem like just a sorority girl who doesn't care about anyone else but myself. I mean they're your family Hope, it'd be rude if I didn't talk to them whenever they showed up at the house." She wants to get to know them, because they're my family? She cares that much? "O-okay let's go then. They should be waiting for us at the gate." I said and she smiled walking off towards the gate and I followed behind her. This woman just keep surprising me more and more every day.