Cherry Wine

Chapter 1 - A new face

August, I had just become friends with this girl in High School, Layne. I was going to lunch with her at the café down the road. We chose a small table by the window with a little pot in the middle, holding a lush bushy plant that looked as happy as it could be. A few moments later her friends joined us, around 7 of them and then 3 of mine joined, so there were 12 people crowded around a tiny table, laughing and talking away. 

A ring of the bell as the door swung open, catching my eyes was a man built like a footy player. The most gorgeous man I had ever seen with my own 2 eyes approached us, his looks gobsmacked me. "This is my best mate!" Layne looked at me with a big grin, she clung herself to him like a sloth. She was obviously impressed to have him as a friend as anyone would be. I stood up to greet him, trying to keep a serious face but I was soon going to laugh at myself for sure!

"Is that a girl?" I questioned with a smirk, looking him up & down. He glared at me dead in the eyes causing a shiver to scurry up my spine.

"I have a dick, so I am going to say I am a guy!" He piped up over the laughter as he stepped towards me, he stood very close, and I could feel his breath on my nose. I stared at the ground, not daring to look up at him. He was tall with brown shaggy hair that dropped over his forehead accompanied by rather long lashes and a very square muscular build, he had a jawline that looked like it could slice through mushy tomatoes with ease.

"Who are you anyway?" He half snapped with his deep husky voice, he lifted his thumb to sweep the hair behind my ear. I looked up at his chocolate eyes with a slight smile creeping over my face. I kept my eyes on his trying to stay confident, even though I was shitting myself.

" Bonnie, Nice to meet you" I whispered, "and you are?" I tilted my head as I looked at him. I grabbed his hand and lowered it to shake it. " Alexander, nice to meet you too, but you can call me Alex" he shook my hand firmly as we both smiled at each other, it was as if we hated each other or were drawn to each other, whatever it was between us it was...different. Layne stepped in between us. "Ok, ok that's enough sexual tension" she giggled as she pulled us apart. She hooked her arm around mine and began to walk off as we left Alex standing there, looking like a lost child.

***

As we entered back through the gates of the University, Layne spun in front of me with her hands on her hips.

"So, you and Alex, huh?" she tilted her head up towards the sky, so her thick blonde curls would fall away from her face. I glanced in her direction "Hell no, he is an arrogant prick!" I snickered at the thought of him even if he had the looks that would make anybody's knees shake. Layne giggled as she stepped back beside me as we walked along the path "Sorry Bon, but that boy I have been working for too long, so get in line" she joked but it was obvious she was threatening me, indicating backwards with her thumb. All I did was laugh it off and shake my head, knowing that man will only cause me trouble.

I shoved the door open and stumbled into class with Layne on my back laughing uncontrollably. Layne rolled off my back to slump into her chair, I did the same. The teacher stared at us blankly before going back to describing what this term's assignment was about.

I scribbled in my book whilst Layne took down notes like the nerd she is. Nothing seemed to be processed in my mind as I sketched down flowers along the book. 'Why can't I get that prick out of my head' The pen flicked in my hand as I stirred on the thought 'It's probably because he has a luring voice, yeah that's what it was.' I snapped out of my thoughts, finally paying attention to the lecture before me. The rest of the day went by slowly with my mind still hitched to Alex.

Ahh, thank you for reading the first chapter of my new book and at that my first! This is going to be a long and slow process so I hope you enjoyed this and will be here for the ride, it will get better over time so sorry if it was cringy, I'm wishing to create a different novel from the other '18+ romance wattpads' so bare with me!