Babe.

10.

Blanca.

The scowl that seemed to be etched into Ty's face cracked into a smile when I saw him, and then a smirk when he turned to his friend, "I fucking told you so." Ty muttered to him before turning to me, "hi Blanca."

His friend was looking at me like I was holy fucking Mary herself, "she's hot."

Ty made a face, "keep it in your pants Toby, christ."

I bit back a laugh, there was no need to embarass the poor kid more than his friend already had. "Alright let's get moving Ty, we have work to do if you want to be team ready before tryouts."

I looked him up and down only just noticing his fat black eye as he took his sunglasses off, "what the hell happened to your face?" I asked quickly.
Ty shot me a smirk, "I got in a fight. And I won."
I bit back a laugh, he looked ridiculously proud, "what we're you fighting about?"

Ty shrugged, "he was trash talking me and bet me I wouldn't have the balls to hit him. So I kicked his ass. Now you just have to show me how to do the same on the field."
I grinned ruffling his hair, "you don't have to worry about that."

He slapped my hand away instantly but I could see the smile on his face as we walked down to the field.

Benny.

The last thing I expected to see behind my door tonight was Blanca and my younger brother covered head to toe in mud shit eating grins on their faces. I grimaced, "jesus what happened to you?"

"Football practice." Ty replied looking happier than I'd seen him in the last couple days.

Of course it had to be my worst nightmare on legs that got him like that, it was the only reason I hadn't slammed the door in her face yet. My mother brushed past me welcoming them both in warmly. "Come on mija, let's get you under the shower." She told Blanca sweetly, "you can use the one in Benny's room."

I shot my mother a glare which she completely ignored before leading her up to my shower. "So how's he doing?" I asked despite myself, if Ty wouldn't tell me himself I might as well hear it from her.
"He's really good, total natural talent!" Blanca told me enthusiastically, "he'll make the school team for sure, especially with a little more practice. You should come watch next time."
I nodded, "sure." I found football incredibly boring but Ty was my brother so I'd think about it.

While she was in the shower I grabbed her maths homework out of her bag and started copying it down. If she was going to use up all the hot water I might as well get something out of it.

About half an hour later she poked her head around the door, "hey Benny, you don't by any chance have some spare trousers or something? All my clothes are dirty."

Great, first my brother, then my hot water and now my clothes? What next, my bed? I got up reluctantly and fished out a pair of old pyjama pants they were the pair that were most likely to fit her out of everything, they were a little small for me now.

"It's not like I have an infectious disease asshole." She muttered rolling her eyes at my disgruntled face.
Maybe not, but that didn't mean I wanted her all over my clothes either.
I sighed before asking, "do you want a top?"

Blanca shook her head, "no thanks I have one in my school bag, could you pass it to me?"
I nodded grabbing it out of her bag and handing it to her.

Moments later she walked out and I had to take a second, because somehow she didn't look like a drowned rat. She looked good. Her damp hair hung loosely over her shoulders, she'd rolled my blue and white striped pyjama pants to fit her waist but they still hung pretty low around her hips and the white, thin strapped tank top stopped just above her belly button.

Blanca shot me a glare, "take a picture creep, it'll last longer."
I scoffed snapping out of it, "don't flatter yourself, there is no world in which I would look at you like that."
"Then why did you do it right now?" She shot back,
"I didn't." I replied crossing my arms.
Blanca narrowed her eyes, "you so did."
"I so did not." I reiterated mocking her voice on the so.

Before we could continue my mother walked in holding a laundry basket, "Blanca sweetie would you like to stay for dinner? That way I can wash dry your clothes so that they'll be ready for you when we finish."

"No." I answered for her annoyed.
She shot me a smug look before turning my mother with that stupid angel smile she used to charm people and saying, "I would love to Mrs Rodriguez, thank you so much."

I should have kept my stupid mouth shut maybe then she would have just left. But now she would stay to prove her point. Great thinking Benny.

Blanca turned to me a triumphant smile on her face, "while I'm here we could always work on our project-."
"Get out of my room before I drag you by your hair." I snapped at her furiously. Over my dead body were we working on the project now, we did enough of that as it was.

She burst out laughing, "alright alright, I'm leaving. See you at dinner."
This was such a joke.
Thankfully one of her brothers picked her up after dinner so she didn't even have to wait for her clothes to dry. I'd had quite enough if her today.

Ty rolled his eyes at the grin on my face as the front door closed, "why do you hate her so much."
"Because she's an annoying little brat." I told him annoyed. "Why do you like her so much?"
"Because she gets it." He replied shrugging.
"Gets what?" I asked confused.
"Gets that sometimes I want people to just shut the fuck up so I can have some quiet." He muttered.

A concept my family had definitely not grasped yet. But it was still surprising because Blanca never shut the fuck up either, not around me anyways.