𝐖𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝗼𝐟 𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐥

Chapter 5

  Theodore 

My heart was beating out of my chest and my palms were moist, like I had just gone swimming.

Just calm down Theodore I told myself, but I couldn't help it. She was sitting so close to me that if she were to move her leg it would be in my lap.

I'm not sure what was happening but I knew I liked it, it was this feeling that I get in my stomach whenever I think about her or see her.

It was like a volcano of butterflies erupting in my stomach, and it was the best feeling I ever had and I hoped that she felt it too.

Her sweet smoothing voice grabbed my attention.

"I'm sorry Theodore, I seem to have taken up all of the space", she said with a pout on her adorable face making me just want to kiss them even more , and suck on them too.

I bit my lip.

"I can move if you want,'' she said and started to move her legs around me, and I quickly started panicking.

I didn't want her to move her legs, so I quickly grabbed them and put them back where they were and she just smirked at me.

"Y- you don't h- have to move the- them", I said, trying not to stutter as much, keyword trying.

We looked into each other's eyes as I involuntarily began rubbing her legs, they were so soft and smooth like she just shaved them, and I enjoyed being this close to her.

"If you say so Theo", she went back to watching the movie, but not before she let her hand brush against my upper thigh.

I closed my eyes letting out a breath. Jesus Take the Wheel.

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"C- can I ask yo- you something?", I said while looking at Jaelen. She and I were the only ones in the living room and if I wanted to talk to her I needed to do it while nobody was around.

Well I mean Win was in here but she was out cold and Kai had gotten a call from Maddy, and he's been gone ever since.

"Sure, what do you want to ask me? Cutie," she said while making duck lips and grabbing my cheeks. Which just causes my cheeks to turn even redder.

God what is she doing to me I said to myself.

"Wh- why didn't you e- ever ca- call or text me?", I asked while looking at her with soft eyes.

Maybe she's just not into dorks like me, and believe me when I say that I'm a huge dork, I dress like a grandpa, I'm not as muscular as Kai and my brothers and I vintage coin collection. What girl is gonna find that attractive.

"I- is it because you f- felt lik- like you had to give m- me your number because yo- you felt s- sor sorry for me?", I was a bit hurt and prayed that that wasn't the reason why.

But a part of me knew that it was.

She just looked at me with a bit of confusion written over her face like she didn't know what I was talking about.

She doesn't have to act like it's not true so she can spare my feelings.

Maybe she does, believe it or not, if she said that she doesn't like me in that way, I wouldn't know what to do. There is a kid at my school who's been picking on me since freshman year. I had to deal with his constant name calling and harassment for so long I got used to it, but if Jaelen were to say she didn't like me in that way, I would be crushed.

The feeling of rejection would be worse than any physical or emotional harm Brandon has ever done to me.

"Your cars here right?", She asked while looking at me with a straight face and not giving any emotions away.