Halloween Is Scarier Then you Think

Chapter Two

The rest of the day went by pretty slow. There was up to 5 customers who came and went. Two of them actually bought something, but other then that it was like a ghost town in here.
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It was an hour before closing time and I was playing candy crush on my IPhone to pass the time. I had just gotten to level 54 when the bells above the door chimed and in came Kyle, Brad, and Jake.

I close my game and I set my phone face down on the counter.

"Hey Lennox! I didn't know you worked here," Brad said, leaning against the counter just a few feet from me on my left while texting on his phone. I know its Brad because he's always on his phone texting his girlfriend Brianna Sabatano. She is on the cheer squad with Courtney.

"Well, here I am. Anything I can help you guys with?" I asked while Kyle and Jake were looking through the guys costumes.

Brad nodded his head, but didn't look up from his phone. Kyle held up a green morph suit, but then shook his head and returned it to the rack.

"I need to find a Ken costume. Courtney wants to go as Barbie," Jake said, sorting through the next rack of costumes. I hear Brad and Kyle snort and I hide a smile myself.

"It should be by the morph suits," I said, trying so hard not to laugh.

Jake nodded his head and moved to where Kyle was, but Kyle had found the costume and handed it to Jake while still sorting through the costumes. Jake took it with a huff and turned toward the fitting rooms.

Dang it. That reminds me. I have to clean out the fitting rooms.

I go around the counter and I head back toward the fitting rooms. I shake out and hang up the costumes from rooms one and two then I go back behind the counter.

Kyle grabs a storm trooper outfit and holds it up. "Do you have this in a bigger size?" he asked.

"Sorry, that's the biggest size we have," I said, biting my lip to keep from laughing. Kyle puts the costume back and goes back to looking.

Jake exits the fitting room wearing a Ken costume. Its mostly just a nude body suit with Hawaiian shorts and built in padded abs. Although he doesn't really need it since he already has an 8 pack.

"So how do I look?" he asked. I can tell he really hates the costume.

Brad looks up from his phone and Kyle looks up from the rack of costumes.

They burst out laughing and even I joined in.

Jake sighed.

"I need to break up with Courtney don't I?"

"You think?" Brad, Kyle and I said all at the same time.

Brad turned to me and furrowed his brow while Jake turned around to go back into the fitting room. I turn away from Brad's stare and I pick up my phone. My game of candy crush got paused and I begin playing again.

"You like Jake," Brad said, scooting over so he was right in front of me. I sigh and I set my phone down.

"Please don't say anything," I said, biting my lip and batting my eyes. 

"Its no problem." Brad said with a wink. "Besides he likes you too."
I shake my head and bite my lip. I always knew he had a crush on me but to actually have confirmation that he really does like me makes me a little nervous.

Brad chuckle and exits out the door while texting on his phone again. Kyle gives up on finding a costume and follows Brad out of the store. Jake emerges from the fitting room, tosses the Ken costume on the ground and leaves the store. Boys are messy, even the cute ones.
Since it's already time to close, I go over and lock the front door then I go over to hang up the Ken costume.  Then I clean up the fitting room that Jake was just in except his IPhone sits on the bench. I pick it up and I head back to counter. I'll give him his phone when I get home.

I set his phone next to mine and I pick up the clipboard to mark the items I've sold so the employees for the weekend so I can take inventory.

As I'm writing the lights above me flickered and I furrowed my brow. I thought Emily got someone to fix that?

The lights stop flickering and I finish writing. I lock up the register and I turn off the lights with the switch that's behind the counter. I set my bag on my shoulder and I grab mine and Jake's phone.

I was almost about to unlock the door until I heard her.

"Lennox!"

It sounded like a whisper and it sent a shiver down my spine.

I rip open the door, I lock it behind me and I nearly run all the way to my car.
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I park my car at the curb of the big Victorian house that my Dad said he bought specifically for my mom.

I speed walk up the driveway and I walk through the front door. I lean back against the door and I breath a huge sigh of relief.

"Hey Lennox. How was work?" Lena said.

I jump at the sound of her voice and I see her setting the table. On it is a big plate of chicken, a salad bowl and macaroni salad. My Dad must not have told her that I'm a vegetarian.

"It was fine," I said, giving up the courage to walk up the stairs to my room.

Lena didn't say anything else. She just went back to setting the table.

I hurried up the stairs, but my head was down and I bumped into someone which made me fall on my butt.

"I'm so sorry Lennox, I didn't see you there," It was Jake. I take his hand and he helps me to stand up while I try to avoid the fact that he just has a towel on. His 8 pack is still wet from his shower and I can't help but stare.  I would like to run my tongue all along his wet abs.... I shake my head and I look into his eyes, but that might have been worse.
"Um, sorry," I looked away and I remembered that his phone was still in my hand. "Here. You left your phone at the store," I said, clearing my throat and looking into his eyes.

"Oh thanks. I knew I left it somewhere," he said, grabbing his phone and his fingers skimmed mine which made my entire body tingle. Whoa. I yank my hand back and I smile back at him.

"Um, so I have to do homework now," I said, hurrying around him and opening my bedroom door. Even though tomorrows a Saturday, I wont do my homework until Sunday, but I just needed to make sure Jake didn't see my blushing face.  I lean back against my door and I slide down so I was sitting on my butt. I bite my lip and I just smile. What the hell is happening between us?

The door opens and I scramble up almost leaping to my bed.

"Lennox. Dinners ready," Kyle or Brad said, his head poking through the doorway.  Oh it's Brad, he has his phone in his hand.

"Okay, I'll be down in a minute," I said, shuffling through my bag to make it seem like I was busy. He shuts the door and I set my bag on the ground. I sit on my bed and I glance around my room. Since it was only me and dad for awhile he gave me the biggest room with a small den on the left wall. The double doors to it are closed right now and my eyes move to the balcony that is on the back wall. The double doors are glass and just below the balcony is the Jacuzzi. My bed is a Queen and its on the right wall which is easy to get to when I enter through the door.

Finally I get up and I hurry down the stairs.