Closed Eyes

Closed Eyes [14]

Picture of Conner again! Natalie was in the photo in chapter 12. Conner was in the external link. ;)

OMG! I got on #610 on Teen Fiction. I believe that's good. Let's celebrate! :D

 Please Note: I found this out after I wrote this chapter. So if I don't sound excited in this chapter, it's because I didn't know til afterwards. :)

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Friday

Conner and Natalie had to go pick up some food for the road so I tagged along. "Let's just go to Subway." Conner suggested.

Natalie turned to him in disgust. "You know that Subway makes me break out. Plus, those things are like 1,000 calories." Conner frowned. "Since when do you count calories?"

"Since when did you not count calories." Natalie shot back. Kylie inched her way to the fruit market.

She didn't really have anything to pick up, she just didn't want to be around Conner and Natalie's bickering.

"Kylie?" An awkward voice asked. Kylie looked up into the eyes of Josh Nickles. The date-ditcher.

"Yes?" Kylie snapped. I have a right to be. He ditches me every time we talk! "I was wondering if it was you..," He trailed off and picked up an orange.

I glared at him. "You saw me a week ago. Do you not remember?" I put a hand on my hip. "Or were you to busy erasing any thoughts about me?"

He blushed, out of character. "N-no! It's just, you got tanned. I thought you were a whore."

I furrowed my brows. "Is this a whore tan to you?" I lifted my arm. I gasped at the sight. My skin was slightly orange! That bronzer!

"Natalie!" I screamed and ran through the store looking for the girl responsible for giving me this, this...disease.

Saturday

"There, you're back to your natural skin tone." Natalie said in triumph.

I turned to the mirror, my skin wasn't naturally pale. Only in the winter time of course. It was much like Conner's.

"Thanks Natalie." I gave her a quick hug. "Okay, first I was bitch, now a thank you hug?" Natalie didn't say anymore as she walked out the room.

Conner came in next. "Ready to go to Disney world?" I smiled at my brother. "Always."

The two siblings grinned at eachother while they headed out the door. "What's so funny?" Natalie asked from the bottom of the stairs. "Nothing." They replied together.

Saturday - On the Road

"Why didn't we just take a plane to Florida?" Kylie demanded. The three had gotten a flat tire, in the rain, in a state unknown to them. Kentucky.

"Too much money." Natalie batted the cold air. Conner held up the umbrella higher.

The three had to squeeze in one umbrella while Natalie called for a mechanic.

Kylie groaned and looked around. The highway was dark, only a few cars were on the road. "I knew we should've took Natalie's car." Conner had finally won an argument with Natalie. She claims she didn't want Conner to drive her car anyway.

"Maybe we can hitch a ride." Kylie commented. Like magic, a black truck pulled up beside them. The driver jumped out the truck and made his way around to us. "Duncan?" Natalie and Conner asked.

Duncan had a green Mohawk that sat proudly on his head, he had piercings on his nose, ears, and eyebrows. But what made him really hot and bad-ass, was his teal-blue eyes.

He stopped right in front of Natalie, it was too close to seem like they didn't know eachother. Kylie side-glanced at Conner who was scowling at Duncan. Natalie was too mesmerized in Duncan's eyes to notice anything else.

"Need a ride?" He asked huskily with a smooth, sexy voice. "Yes." Conner side-stepped him out the way. "We do."

Duncan shrugged. "Hop in." He turned my way with a grin. "Are you Kylie?"

"Ya-yes." I stuttered. He smirked. "Then you must know that your brother stole Natalie from me." He stared at Conner for a minute before hopping into the car.

"Natalie, babe, you can ride shot-gun." Duncan winked at Natalie. Conner glared some more. "No. I'll ride shot-gun."

Natalie jumped into the back, followed by me. Duncan grumbled while Conner loaded all our suitcases into the back of Duncan's truck.

Once everyone was in, Duncan got back on the road, heading to Florida.

"Natalie, who is this guy? How do you know him?" Kylie whispered when Duncan started talking to Conner.

"That's Duncan Evans. He's my ex-boyfriend." She was talking to me but looking at the boys bicker about pointless facts. "Conner came into the picture after a year of dating Duncan. He stole my heart so I broke up with Duncan. He became a man-whore after that." She sighed sadly. "Don't tell your brother this, but sometimes I wish I could be with Duncan sometimes."

She turned to me. "You won't tell him, right?" I have never in my life seen her so sad, honest, and unsure instead of her carefree self. "I won't." I quickly replied to keep her from thinking I was thinking it over.

She smiled. "Your the best, Kye." She gave me a side-hug. Duncan looked in the rear view mirror. "Come on Natalie. Are you turning lesbian on me before I can even go out with you, again?" He asked with a hurt expression on his face. Though it was obvious that he was joking.

Natalie glared and let go of me. "Duncan, I have a fiance."

Duncan's eyes turned a shade darker and he put his eyes on the road. Then his eyes glowed again. "Cheatin' on Conner already?" He growled seductively.

"I'm her fiance." Conner said with cockiness and all. Natalie and I rolled our eyes.

Duncan stepped on the gas pedal, making the truck go like, 20 miles faster. "Where do you guys need to be? I want you out as soon as possible. ASAP!" His voice was anything but playful. It was hard and cold.

"Florida." I said. He rolled his eyes. "Early honeymoon with your daughter?" He asked sarcastically.

"No." Natalie said. "Vacation. I was gonna invite you to our wedding, that is if you won't ruin it." Natalie smirked like her old self.

Conner turned around to face Natalie with a "what the fuck?" look. Natalie held up her hand. "Sure, I'll come." Duncan replied with a smile.