Confusion

Chapter Six

When the end of the day came, I walked by myself out of the gates and stood waiting for Richard to pick me up, leaning against the wall facing the carpark. Students were pouring out of the gates in groups or calling people to tell them how their first day went.

Just then I felt my phone buzz in my back pocket. I smiled, thinking of Robby and opened up the message. But it was from Richard.

RICHARD ~

HI LOVE, I'M JUST SETTING OFF NOW, HOPE YOU HAD A GOOD FIRST DAY X

I sighed and pushed my phone back into my pocket.

I turned my attention to the crowds then, hoping to see Robby somewhere in amongst them, but he wasn't anywhere.

I couldn't help but feel that something wasn't quite right about Robby and me. I'd only known him for six hours and he'd already got my number, kissed me god knows how many times and asked me to be his girlfriend. I didn't even know him.

Just as I thought about him I caught sight of him, walking out of the gates, accompanied by his group of also very good looking guys, but non nearly as godlike as him.

I looked down at my feet and got my phone out again, hoping he might not notice me, I didn't want him coming over with his mates there, I hadn't met them yet and I didn't know whether they knew about us or not. I mean I know they saw us in the morning when he kissed me the first time, but that could just be normal, use of his 'charm'.

His mates all walked off down the street, but he approached me, lighting a cigarette and taking a long drag before reaching me.

"You okay?" he asked, looking slightly concerned, lowering his cigarette and leaning against the wall, facing me.

"Yeah, yeah I'm fine, why?" I asked.

"You look a bit lonely" he answered, taking another drag and leaning his head to the left, blowing the smoke away from my direction, keeping eye contact with me as he did so.

"Well I'm not anymore am I?" I asked. I wanted to be confident around him. That way it would be easier for us to work.

He didn't say anything, just dropped his cigarette, standing on it with his foot and moving around to face me.

"Whereabouts do you live then babe?" he asked, tucking a stray strand of my hair behind my ear and smiling sweetly at me for a second.

"Pleasington road, you?" At this time, I didn't know that our house was the only one on our road, meaning that everybody knew at the mention of our road, that our house was very big, very expensive and very nice.

His eyes widened and he didn't say anything, looking at me like I had just sprouted a pair of feelers on my head!

"What?" I asked, straightening the collar on his leather jacket and looping my arms around his neck.

"You're not shitting me?" he asked, suddenly sounding like a kid that had been told they were going to Disneyland.

"Nope, why would I do that?" I was confused. Why was he being like this?

"You live in that massive big ass house that's fucking sick?"he asked, looking at me for an answer.

"Yeah" I replied, laughing slightly at the shocked expression that was covering his face.

"Jesus, I live on the next block, in my flat,nothing special" he answered. God, he lived on his own? I liked it.

"Anyway, wanna go to Starbucks tonight or something? Just you and me?" he asked.

That would actually be really good, I hadn't had a Starbucks since my shopping trip with Trish and I did love their coffee.

"Sure, I'd like that" I answered. Then I caught sight of Richard's car pulling up into the car park.

"That's my lift, I'll text you yeah?" I said, watching Richard carefully.

He was reading something waiting for me, he hadn't seen me yet.

"Yeah okay babe, see you later" he replied, cupping my face and kissing me passionately for a few seconds.

He pulled away and shuffled backwards a little so I could get to the car.

"See ya" I called, smiling at him and climbing into the 4x4.

"Hi love, how was your first day then?" Asked Richard, shifting the gear into drive and driving the car out of the car park.

"Great, absolutely amazing" I answered, smiling at him and then turning to look out of the window.

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When I got back I let my hair down and brushed it through before straightening it. I wanted to look good for my first date with him (if you could call it a date).

I brushed it through when I had finished. My hair was a strange collection of blondes. It was naturally blonde but then started to go darker when I was thirteen, so my mum decided to streak it, but there were still parts of my hair which were light brown, parts were caramel, others were bleach blonde and others were light blonde. But it looked quite nice.

I made my way into the bathroom and put my makeup on. For a second I debated whether or not to wear liquid liner, but I decided against it, I didn't want to look TOO done up, it was only coffee for god's sake!

I decided on wearing one of my skirts. I pulled on a skin tight denim skirt that was quite short, but kept me from looking like a street walker. Then I tucked in a white vest and put my leather jacket on over the top.

I put my back docs on and looked at myself in the mirror.

I looked good, (if I did say so myself).

Then my phone started ringing,

I looked around but I couldn't see it anywhere.

Then I did that thing, you know when you run around shaking your hands everywhere screaming at yourself because you don't know where you put your phone?

Then I spotted it on my pillow and leapt onto my bed, grabbing it and sliding the call button on the screen across.

"Hello?" I panted.

"Hey babe, you sound out of breath, that excited to see me are we?" he laughed down the phone.

I rolled my eyes, this guy had such a big ego.

"Something like that" I replied, sitting up and trying to get my breath back.

"See I'm just irresistible, anyway, I'll come and pick you up in ten? okay?" he asked.

Oh my god! He has a car?

"Yeah sure, see you soon" I answered, smiling at the fact that A) my boyfriend was model material B) He was in a band C) He lived by himself and D) He could drive.

"Whoa whoa wait" he said quickly.

"Yeah?"

"Say it" he whispered, sounding amused.

"Say what?" I asked confused.

"Say I'm irresistible"

I sighed and then laughed quietly to myself.

"I can't wait to see you because you're so irresistible" I confessed. That was technically true. He WAS irresistible, I mean I was just wishing he was with me right now, I didn't even think I could wait ten minutes for him to pick me up.

"Why thank you, right I'll see you soon babe" he answered smugly, I could tell he was smiling from the way he said it, which made me smile.

"See ya".

I stood up, looked at myself in the mirror one last time, did a twirl and went downstairs to wait for my boyfriend.