To Infiniti & Beyond

Chapter Thirteen

Gapplebees is going out tonight. I've decided to invite Eva out with us. Brynn and I aren't sure how she'll mesh with the group, but it's been awhile since the three of us hung out so we're excited to see her.

Brynn parks her car at my house and we leave to go pick up Eva.

When we arrive she is wearing the exact opposite of what we suggested. Brynn and I typically wear leggings, pjs, or sweatpants for maximum comfort. Tonight it's leggings and a hoodie because it's only mid April so when the sun goes down it gets chilly.

Here comes Eva, in her ripped skinny jeans and lacy crop top with a big ass blanket in tow incase she gets cold. I mentally slap my palm to my face and I'm sure Brynn is doing the same.

I get out so Eva can slide in the back seat. The first thing she does is ask to put music on. Brynn and I say no we already have a playlist going. We have nothing against Eva's music, but throwbacks aren't the vibe for cutting up on the highway.

The three of us pull up to the group. Eva already knows Jake, Dean, Jaxon, and Grayson. She knows of Tristian and Darcy so I have Brynn properly introduce them. One person neither Brynn or I know seems to catch Eva's eye.

I ask Grayson about the newbie. He lets us know that it's Jaxon's friend Elias. The four of us motion for Jaxon to come over and fill us in.

Before we know it, Jaxon calls Elias over and introduces the three of us. Eva blushes as she says hi to him timidly.

I glance at Brynn and she confirms what I'm thinking, Eva and Elias look perfect together.

She's about 5'3", with long straight black hair, brown eyes, and her ecuadorian carmel colored skin. He's about 5'9", with chin length black hair that he's got tied back in a low pony, darker brown eyes, and skin color of some Latino decent.

His older blue BMW also happens to be a convertible, Eva is always raving about how she needs a convertible as a summer car. I don't think this pairing could be any more perfect.

We all remain in the parking lot but the group kind of splits apart. Tristian, Darcy, Jake, and Dean in their own group; Eva, Brynn, Jaxon, Grayson and I in our own little group; Elias floats back and forth between the two groups.

Grayson has the trunk of his car open so I can sit in it, Eva joins me. Grayson goes to take a picture of me and I hope he got my middle finger covering my face. He's always trying to take pictures of me, it's adorable.

I stand up to stretch a little while later and Jaxon takes my seat next to Eva. I make a comment joking about how I should go lay in traffic.

"Let me help you with that!" Before I know it, Grayson scoops me up bridal style and runs over to the strip we normally race on. I wrap my hands around his neck as he pretends to throw me into the road.

I squeal as he lets me down and he laughs. As we're hustling back over to the group, I speed up and body check him from behind. He stumbles and as I come up next to him laughing he wraps his arm around my shoulder and brings me to his chest. I wrap my arms around his waist and we stand like that - him looking down at me, me looking up at him, all tangled together.

We snap out of it and finally rejoin the group. Grayson goes to sit in the passenger side of his car and I'm getting eyed at by not only Brynn and Eva, but Jaxon too. I roll my eyes smiling and go join Grayson.

He's drinking water and I sit on the doorframe facing him. He puts his water down and runs his hands down my arms until his hands are holding mine. He fidgets with my fingers.

The outside world disappears around us. I can hear everyone talking and laughing but I can't make out what they're saying because I'm so absorbed in what Grayson and I are talking about as he gently touches me.

He sits more upright and leans against the seatbelt column. He cups my face in his hands and brushes his thumbs against my cheeks as he smiles down at me. "There's so much I want to say to you."

"Then say it."

"I can't."

Before I can say anything else, Jaxon comes into my perrifrial vision. "God, can you guys just kiss already?"

"She won't." Grayson announces as he leans back in his seat and grabs my hands again.

He's right, I won't. But I wish he would.

I go back and join our group. The others have left so Elias has migrated over here. He and Eva seem to be hitting it off well.

Grayson rejoins us and suggest we take a cruise to our local reservation that overlooks a beautiful lake.

Brynn and I being the matchmakers we are, suggest Eva goes with Elias. He says yes and she hesitantly agrees. I unlock my car so she can grab her belongings. While she and Elias out of ear shot Brynn and I deviously giggle. Grayson and Jaxon roll their eyes but grin at our antics nonetheless.

"Come on." Grayson nudges me.

Brynn and Jaxon get into his car, I join Grayson in his. For the whole 30 minute drive to the recreational center I don't bring up his comment as much as I wish I would.

What is this boy doing to me?