"How was your first day?" I say excitedly as he climbs into the car.
He looks at me and with the most blank face I have seen yet on him and says, "That was stupid."
I laugh. Damen pats him on the back.
"I knew I liked you Kid."
"I just want to go to sleep" says Aaron yawning.
"Right when we get home you can." I say.
We make it home and the house it's freezing. Although it's getting around October in a few days, it is still hot outside.
It was 100 times colder inside than outside and that is an understatement.
Damen, feeling the icy air, automatically hangs his leather jacket he was wearing on my shoulders and shuffles into the house and turns right, where the thermostat is. I snuggle into his jacket, smelling just a hint of cologne.
I walk in and lead Aaron to my mom's room. He gets changed into some warm pajamas and I tuck him tightly in. Don't need him getting sick.
I close his door and turn off the light, finding Damen in the living room.
"It was down to fifty something. I didn't even think they could go that low." He looks at me confused.
"Yeah well spirits can do weird things,"I say, shivering.
He pulls the blanket hanging from the back of the couch and we sit down under it in the living room, light beams of sunlight filtering in from the windows.
Ever since the car ride and me asking about Derek, he seems to be little off.
"Damen."
"Yeah?"
"Is something bothering you?"
"I'm fine." He so is not fine. "Want to watch tv or something?" Way to change the subject Dame.
"mmhm.'" I say nodding.
We sit there in silence while a whole Criminal Minds episode passes. To be honest I don't even know what the episode was about. What can I say? I am a curious person. I can't get the Derek thing out of my head, but I know better than to ask Damen at the moment. Whatever the fight was about it must be a sensitive subject.
After the episode was over, and the bad guy got caught or whatever, I go into the kitchen to search through the pantry, craving brownies and coming up short.
Damen stays in the living room.
I end up just making a bowl of fruity pebbles and eat it at the counter.
Whatever this is, Damen is not letting it go anytime soon. Maybe I can ask around school tomorrow or something. Well on second thought. I don't like talking to people. I'll get Soaps to do it, seems like she can never stop anyway.
After i finish up my cereal and head into the living room. It is about 8, and although it is really early, I am really tired. Maybe it was the day back at school. Who knows?
"You don't have to sleep with me tonight if you don't want to." I say .. "Well you know what I meant,"I say blushing a slight crimson.
"I don't think I will."
As much as those words hurt, i was relieved that he had said them. Somehow I just couldn't lay with him tonight. He was definitely pushing me away a bit.
"Good night?" I say it like a question.
"Yeah good night."
And with that Damen made himself comfortable on the couch, messing around with the pillows and blankets, and I made my way to my room.
I didn't go to sleep immediately, I stayed up a bit just thinking about the days events and counting off the days until my mom would be back home.
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The Love House
Teen FictionDamen, the school's most popular football player, has a reputation for sleeping with every girl who has lived in his friend, Derek's next door neighbor's house. When the weird girl, Ellie moves in.. Will he sleep with her for his reputation or becau...
