Mastermind

Chapter 6

Grace  

“Astor Jamestone”
That is why I thought I knew him from somewhere.  He is the son of Kathrine that runs her husbands company. The company that my father is trying to compete.
And how does he even now that I applied to Harvard?
“How did you know that I applied to Harvard?” i asked him looking at him, dead in the eye ignoring Dylan that had just asked what happened.
“ I know everything about everyone.” He said with a calm voice. “Especially when someone is intriguing me” He continued with a smirk playing on his lips.
What a jerk
“Okay am I interrapting something and what the hell happened to your dress”
I exhale a fustarated breath. “ Some idiotic kids came up threw water on me, my dress is ripped and the principal of Harvard is right behind me so can we go like right now please?”
“Shit” He said looking at me with sympathy.
“Dont look at me like that” I hissed, furious.
“Like what?”
“Like you feel sorry for me, I am fine.”
“ Okay jeez” He said throwing his arms in the air. He looks at Astor then and turns his attention to him.
“Oh you gave her your jacket” He says playfully almost poking his arm.
“Yes.” He nods looking over at me.
“So, men whould you like to come to our house and get you some coffee and your Jacket back?”
“ What!?” I look at Dylan with wide eyes. He was a dead man walking, what on earth is he doing?
I start answearing for him “ There is no need I can give you the jack-”
“ Actually I would very much like that” He cuts me off and looks at me playfully.
“ Well, I wouldnt.” I say standing closer to him.
“I am sorry, but I dont recall him asking you” He said looking me in the eyes.
“Burn” Dylan whispers covering his mouth and stopping when I shoot him a death glare.
“Excuse me? Its my house.” I feel like I could gladly cut off his arms and feed them to him.
“We will go with my limo” he says and calls the driver from his phone.
Unbelievable
He is nuts.
“You Know what? Lets just go.” I claim deciding that all I wanted right now is to  go to the bathroom.
Just get to the bathroom Grace.

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We have been in this damn limo for 10 minutes and it already felt like a year given the fact that no one was talking and I was wearing a ripped, stained dress.
“So” Dylan said. “What are you up to man?”
“Getting on peoples nerves” I whisper and that makes him grin a little.
“I applied to Harvad and now I am trying to enrich my extracuriccular activities” He says and his hand is suddenly on top of mine.
What...
Then i realise that I have been scratching my skin and it has become all splochy and red.
Brilliant.
His hand is soft on top of mine and when he answears another question to Dylan he comes close and whispers in my ear with a soft voice “You should put some aloe vera on that when you get home or else it will burn you”
His hand is increadibly careful and gentle and he smells good.
Extremely good dare I say.
He backed up a little and I looked him in the eyes.
I nodded once .
He smiled.
A rich smile
Beautiful.
Shut up. I mentally coaxed myself.
“We are here”  the driver calls out.
“You should go I won’t come, I have a meeting to attend to”
Astor said looking at my cousin.
Wasn’t he the one that wanted to come here?
“Are you sure?” Dylan asked.
Astor nodded once and looked at me
“We will be seeing eachother” He said and then he closed the door .                                   
Dylan made a weird face before opening the front door of my house.
“Weird guy” He said shrugging it off and stepping into the house.
Weird indeed.
I really don’t get him.
When Kelly saw Dylan entering the house she quickly sat up and run into Dylan’s arms laughing while he lifted her up.
“Omg I haven’t seen you in like a billion years” She said smiling at him.
“I know right? How are you sunshine?”
Dylan’s nicknames for everyone made me almost nauseous. Kelly’s was a fitting one though, so that made me smile a little.
“I am good, but now that you came here I’ll be great.” She smiled and turning her attention to me, her smile dropping quickly.
“Omg! What happened?” She asked eyeing my ripped and stained dress.
“Don’t ask” I say too tired to explain.
“I am going to take a bath and sleep I am exhausted”
“Yes and when you wake up we can decide where we are going to go tonight” She said clapping her hands excitedly.
I nodded and headed to the bathroom without giving her too much hope because I really had no intention of going anywhere tonight other than my bed.