Be My Soldier

Chapter Seven

"Toby, stop it! I won't say it!" I shout, laughing while he tickles me. He's on top of me, tickling me because I won't say what he wants me to say.

"You have to! You lost the bet!" he shouts.

"That's only because you cheated!" I shout. The bet was that if he beat me at Call Of Duty, I had to say something, but if I won, he had to say "Kendall is the best COD player, and I should be ashamed for underestimating my girlfriend." Well, Toby realized that he was going to lose, so he threw my controller across the room.

He stops tickling me for second and gasps.

"Toby James McDonough is NOT a cheater," he says, and he starts tickling me.

"Fine, fine, FINE. I'll say it. Just stop tickling me!" I shout. He stops and sits, waiting. I sigh.

"Toby is better than Kendall at COD, and he let's her win," I say. He leans in to kiss me, but I push him off of the couch. I pin him down.

"Admit you cheated!" I shout.

"Nevah!" he shouts, and he starts laughing like a maniac. We roll over, and he pins me down.

"I am stronger!" he shouts. I roll us over, and I pin him down again.

"Think again, lover boy," I say. He pouts.

"Why do you keep calling me that?" he asks. I think for a minute, and he pins me down.

"Got you!" he shouts. I pin him down again. He tries pinning me down, but I'm too strong.

"Déja vu?" I ask. He nods.

"First you call me 'lover boy' and now you're stronger than me? This is the worst date ever," he says. Yup. This was our date. He planned on a special date in the park, but it's pouring outside, and the lightning is starting to get closer.

"Hey, don't be sad that you lost your strength. Be sad because you let it happen," I say. He smiles, and I stand up. I hold my hand out to help him up, and he takes my hand, but he pulls me down, hugging me by the waist.

"I win."

The power goes out, and I hear somebody scream from the living room. I grab a flashlight and run down the hallway. I shine the flashlight, and Kendall's trying not to laugh.

"She screamed," Toby says, pointing at Kendall. She immediately stops and smacks his arm.

"That was you, and you know it!" she shouts. Toby's cheeks turn red.

"Hey Toby, now all you need is a wig, and you could try out for the main girl role in a horror movie," I say. and I dodge a flying pillow.

"Go away, Connor!" he shouts, and I walk into the kitchen. I hear Kendall curse.

"Language," I call out.

"Braiden just texted me. We haven't lost power yet, but the news said that it's a hurricane storm, so he can't pick me up," she explains.

"So you'll just stay here," I say.

"I was supposed to sleep over at Natalie's after our date," she says. I stop making my sandwich and look into the darkness.

"Natalie's already here," I say. I can almost see her jaw drop. I hear her run down the hallway to Riley's room.

"Nice going, dude. Now I have less time with my girlfriend," Toby says, walking into the kitchen and stealing my sandwich.

"Toby, she's going to be here all night," I say. He shakes his head.

"She's going to be talking to Natalie all night," he says.