The Bad Boy, Cupid And Me

Chapter 9 ( part 1)

¤ Chloe Armel ¤

I hitched my backpack up eager to start a new day with a huge grin on my face.

Warm sunlight washed over the football field and track.Dew drops were glistening on the green grass .It looked like million of diamonds were scattered on the ground.

I glanced at the sky .Fluffy white clouds were folating in it.

Fluffy...

I stopped in my tracks to think about those lips pressed against mine.May be i should-

"Move!," A tall broad guy actually shoved me out of his way with a guitar clung to his back.

"Hey!," I said catching myself just in time before my butt could fell in love with the ground.

He didn't even bother to respond.

There goes my "new" day,i though sourly.

A clinking laugh caught my ears and i turned my neck in search of it.

I narrowed my eyes at Hackle and Jackle cuddled together.

Jade and Dana were whispering and glancing at me pointedly .Dana threw back her head and laughed like it was her last day on earth.

And then out of nowhere my mind repeated what Jade'd said."I know how to get you.."

Over and over,the chilling warning echoed through my head.I knew it was them who called that night and they actually did got me.

I gritted my teeth at the thought of it.

I glanced at them again.I don't get it,i thought.I kept my mouth shut about the test.Are they just trying to scare me or something? What's that going to prove?

Then i spotted Gabe sitting in the bleachers waving at some football players.I was so distracted by Jade and Dana that i forgot to ask him about his first day.

I made my way to the bleachers ignoring the giggles that kept erupting from their pretty little mouths!.It was damp and dark.Creepy .Very creepy.

The smell of mud and stale popcorn made me sick to my stomach and i really wondered how could he tolerate that smell and why the heck was he sitting here?.He was leaning back with his eyes closed now.I could see ear buds stuck in his ears.He kept moving his head from side to side and tapping his thigh.

Then something moved.A flickering shadow.

I froze.

Was...was someone behind me?

"Gotcha!" A voice growled from behind me.

A pulse of fear hammered in my ears as strong hands pulled me back.

"No!" I choked out,my arm flailing defensively.I broke free and spun around.

"Reece!" I let out a breath of relief."Were you trying to break my neck?."

"Naah," He grinned," I just love a good scare." He said stepping forward and reaching for my arm,squeezing it."And the way you were tiptoeing around in here...you should've seen yourself.Creeping around must be a super power in the nerd world." He said seriously.

"Very funny.Remind me to laugh next time."

He winked and my annoyance started to melt away.His green eyes always did that to me.Made me forget that i was angry with him.

His green shirt was making his eye stand out more than usual.The black leather jacket was slunged on his shoulder in a careless manner.His brown hair looked wet matted to his forehead.

"You can check me out later," He said in a hurried voice and took my hand in his large one.My heart thudded and fell right back on it's place."Come on."

"Wait," I tugged at his hand.He frowned not liking it."I want to ask Gabe about his first day," I glanced over my shoulder.He was still listening to music with his eyes closed.I tried to pull back my wrist but he tightened his hold.

He shook his head with a slight smile that accelerated my heart beat."You're such a loser,Chloe."

"But-"

This time he dragged me deeper at the back of bleachers where it was dark and...creepy.Our footsteps were echoing around us.

He stopped and turned around.I rubbed my arm with my free hand."It's cold here."

"Yeah," Reece stepped closer,into a slat of sunlight that streamed through the bleacher."Kind of cool," He commented in a casual tone and threw his jacket on the ground .

Across the field,the coach shouted intstruction for the first practice drill.Players milled around,forming their lines.

Reece reached out to take my other hand and fixed his eyes on our hands. He was towering over me."I wanted to tell you something," He said in a clear voice.

I nodded.

His gaze lifted from our hands and then to my eyes."Chantelle wants to meet me."

***

Did he say....?

"What?."

He sighed."Chantelle wants to-"

I ripped my hands away from his ,immediately missing the warmth.

Everything came rushing back to me.The way she tried to snatch Reece from me! That kiss!

I squeezed my eyes shut.

"Hey hey," I felt him taking my hands in his again and rubbing the back of it with his thumb.

"I said no," He said in a voice that suggested that i should've known his answer.

I snapped my eyes open,surprised.

"You did?."

He groaned and placed his head on my shoulder,his breath tickling me."What? Do you want me to meet her?." He said in my shoulder.

"What?No!"

Reece lifted his head and an amused smile lit up his face.He kepts gazing in my eyes as if in search of something and then he smiled like he saw what he was looking for.