just this once

Chapter twelve

The music was so loud it was starting to hurt my ears. I scanned the room for the tenth time to make sure I was nowhere near Landon, he hadn’t actually shown up yet... but I wasn't talking any chances of having to talk to him again. 

The bass was thumping in my ears and I couldn't even tell what song was playing. I decided I needed a little breather from the party. Mandy was busy dancing with Adam, and Ava disappeared right when people started showing up, I wonder where she got to. 

As I was climbing the stairs up to my room I got a better view of the whole party, I spotted Ava in the corner of the living room making out with Matt. I guess they were staring at each other in the mall. I’m just going to stay out of it though. If I get involved it will most likely end badly.

When I went into my room I went straight to the window to open it up. I stuck my head out the window and breathed in the fresh night air. It was chilly outside and it looked like it was about to rain. I sat by my window for a long time, just thinking. I had one hand stuck out the window, letting the cold air cool my down. When I started to feel raindrops on my arm I pulled it in. I took one last look out the window and saw birds flying over the trees. Birds looked like suck carefree animals, “I would give anything to be a bird right now” I thought to myself.

Just then I saw some movements in the trees below. I thought it was a dog; I looked again and saw that it was a person. It sated to rain harder as the person kept stumbling around in my backyard, what were they doing? I wanted to know who it was; I didn’t want some creepy guy to be walking around my house!

I was about to yell at them to leave when they looked up to my window, I recognized the face immediately. The dark brown hair slick with rain now clung to his forehead. His deep brown eyes gazed into mine and I realized I couldn’t leave him out there.

“Landon come inside!” I called down to him. No matter how much I hated him right now I just didn’t have the heart to leave him out in the freezing rain.

“Abby I’m so sorry.” he yelled back.

“Come inside and we’ll talk about it ok,” I said to him. I really didn’t want to talk about it with him, but it was clear to me he was drunk and if I didn’t get him inside then he could pass out in the rain and catch hypothermia or something.

“Ok I will be right there.” He yelled, but his words were slurred from the alcohol so I couldn’t understand him. He made a few steps to the front of the house but he was really unstable, he must have drunk a lot! He fell face first into a puddle and groaned trying to find the strength in his body to stand up. I sighed, I’m going to have to go down there and help him inside.

When I reached him outside he was still lying on the ground. I bent down the grab his arm and help him up but he grabbed my arm and pulled me down into the mud puddle too.

“Landon! Let go, see what you did now we’re both muddy!” I yelled at him.

“I’m sorry Abby, I messed up and I don’t care what other people think about you, I really like you Abby. You have to forgive me!” he pleaded, his eyes were big and round and his bottom lip was sticking out, he was trying to give me the puppy dog face. How lame. Although he did look really cute…

“Come on just get inside.” I said

“No not until you say you forgive me.” He said stubbornly.

Ughh it’s not like I didn’t want to forgive him, it’s just that I let myself fall for him once and he hurt me, was I strong enough to do it again, and let him hurt me all over for a second time? His apology did look pretty sincere though. Maybe I could let him have a second shot.

“Fine I forgive you, now can I stand up? I’m soaking wet.” I said in defeat. I was no match for his beautiful eyes.

“yessss.” He said, and I just laughed and got up pulling him with me. I looked down at my new outfit and it was completely ruined!

“I’m sorry for ruining your outfit Abby.” He said sadly “ Let me make it up to you, come to my house with me and I will wash you new clothes for you, it should be pretty funny because I have no idea how to work a washing machine.”

“I’m sure you don’t, and especially while your drunk.” I laughed. I didn’t really want to go back to the party and I’m sure no one would miss me that much.

“Ok fine but only because you ruined my outfit.” I said, I was still kind of mad at him.

“Sweet lets go” he said staggering away. We ended up calling a cab to take us back to Landon’s house because he was too drunk to be driving anywhere and I couldn’t drive.

When we got to his beautiful house, we went upstairs to Ava’s room and got me some clothes to wear while mine were being washed.

“You mind if I take a shower before I change?” I asked him, my hair was all crusty with mud and my face was covered in it.

“Yeah sure, I will do the same; you can use the guest bathroom.” He said. “Oh wait one more thing.” He pulled me to his side and our bodies were really close, I was starting to get nervous. Landon pulled out his phone.

“Smile!” He said as the flash went. I barely had time to compose myself for the picture. He took his phone and started tapping away and doing something. He turned his phone around for me to see and my heart skipped a beat. No longer was his background a picture of that bitch Candace and him, it was now a new picture. One of me and him, with mud in our hair but the biggest smiles on our faces. The picture made me happy, he made me happy.

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i want to say sorry to Larissa and Madison for mot putting them in  this chapter but i promise they will be in the next one!!!!

i will uplaod soon :)