Sparks Fly [Completed]

6. Crying in the rain

It was seriously pouring outside. I cursed myself for not bringing a coat or shoes! My slippers were soaking wet and I refused to go back home right now. It wasn't fair of Andrew that he acted like this. Or brought my mom up. He knew how devastated I had been when she refused to get to know me again. He didn't have the right to use it against me! 
Now I was ready to get a pneumonia as I set way for the park hoping I could find at least a bit of shelter there. 
I did find shelter in a little open garden house in the middle of the park. The only problem was that by now I was freezing with the cold. I pulled up my knees and wrapped my arms around my legs. I felt horrible and let my tears run free by now. 

"Emily!" My name was called but I ignored it. I thought it might be Andrew to apologize. I highly doubted that because he usually didn't do that this fast. 
"Em!" Now I did look back. It was Seth he jumped into the garden house. "What is wrong! I called for you. I saw you leave the house what is going on?" 
I turned my face away from him again and wiped my tears away. "Nothing!" I lied as he sat down next to me. "Oh stop lying!" He snapped a little angry. 
"Why do you care!" I turned my face to him again and looked at him with a deep frown. 
"You are acting seriously weird Seth! You never cared back in school!" I told him. 
Was that pain in his eyes? It seemed to be but then he shrugged. "I saw you running away crying. No good neighbor would let you just walk. Especially without proper shoes!" He looked at my feet and shook his head. "Are you crazy! What made you walk out like this" 
I shrugged a little. 
"Andrew was being a jerk" I admitted after a moment of silence. 
"Did he hurt you?" Seth asked right away. I looked at him. Why would he ask that? It wasn't like anybody knew Andrew could be a little rough. But that was all. He never really deliberately hurt me. 
"No" I muttered. Okay my arms hurt but Andrew just had a firm grip. I was used to that. 
"He was a jerk. Telling me I couldn't wear the costume I made for Halloween because he thinks I look like a slut. I mean I am wearing jeans!" 
Seth's eyebrows went up "Really? He called you a slut?" He asked with a hint of anger in his voice and eyes. Seriously this guy acted like he suddenly cared so much for me. We hardly spoke in school. Yes we were part of the same friend group. We were partners for a few school assignments but we never had a thing going on. Let alone real friendship. I always figured he didn't really like me even. 

"It's fine, nothing I can't handle" I told him sighing. "It's just that he said some nasty things about my mom." 
Seth nodded. "You were in foster care right?" he asked while opening up his jacket. "Take the sweater of. You will be sick if you keep like this" 
I didn't move, how did he know that. I only told Andrew I was in foster care. Nobody else because I was ashamed to tell people my own mother didn't want me. 
"Drew told me. No take of that sweater silly" Seth gave me a smile but I still hesitated. I was wearing a top underneath my sweater but still. It was probably soaking too and I knew it would be see through. 
"I won't look" Seth grinned. I suspected him thinking back a week ago when he almost saw me naked. "Yeah" I muttered giving him a deadly glare making him laugh. "You already saw it all" I told him making him laugh even louder.
"That was a good day" he laughed without shame as I took my sweater of. I groaned.
"Asshole!" I told him taking the sweater from his hands. My shirt was indeed see through and showed my plain blue bra but I really didn't care. Or well, until I saw his eyes fixated on me. 
I zipped up his jacked. I was still freezing and would probably feel like this until I took a hot shower.
"You could come to my place if you don't want to go home" Seth told me taking my sweater and folding it up neatly. I was kind of surprised. I had never seen Andrew fold laundry... ever!
I considered his suggestion but shook my head. "No. I will stay here" 
"You will freeze or get sick silly" He said wrapping his arm around me and pulling me towards him. I should have pushed him of me but I didn't. It felt nice like he wanted to comfort me. I even laid my head on his warm chest and closed my eyes. 
"Any guy should be lucky to have you" Seth whispered playing with my wet hair. "I should kick Drew's ass and tell him that" He didn't sound like he was joking at all. He sounded angry. I didn't respond. I just tried to forget what Andrew said to me. 

We sat there like this maybe for a few minutes. I even warmed up a little feeling really comfortable in Seth's arms. That until I realized what I was doing. I jumped to my feet. I was married! I shouldn't be comforted by some other guy like this! Especially not my husbands friend!
"I have to go!" I told him and took of forgetting I was wearing his jacket. He didn't follow me and I didn't look back. Man what the hell was I thinking!?