Right or Left?

Chapter 6: Stressed Out

The next morning, I woke up in his arms and my head was up against his chest. It sounds crazy... But I really REALLY liked him. Is it even possible to catch feelings like these if you've known someone for only five days? I slept a few minutes until Leo woke up. To our relief, our clothes were dry so we took turns in the bathroom putting them on.

When I got home, Ally was on the floor covered in a blanket but her clothes were strung all over the floor. She must've had a "visitor" who already left. "Ally!" I said loudly. She darted up which made the blanket slide down off her chest. I saw the WHOLE package. Immediately I covered my eyes and turned around. "Oh God!!! Ally!!" I shouted.

"I'm quite sorry my darling but at least I didn't throw a huge party like you said. No more about me. You spent the night with Leo! How'd that go?" She said as she put her clothes back on while I was turned the other way. "It was really nice. We were gonna go to a restaurant but they didn't have our reservation for some reason. So we went to the car to go somewhere else but he left the keys in the car. Then we had to go to a hotel because we were stuck. I had a nightmare blah blah so I slept in the same bed with him. Nothing else took place. He had to call a locksmith which friggin took forever. Plus every time the dude bent over, he showed his crack with no shame." I explained.

"I'd love to be you. But I'm still stuck on one-night-stands." She replied.

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Leo's POV

I got home and all the guys were sitting on my couch watching T.V. like it was their place. "Hey!!!! He's back! ... And still wearing your outfit from last night? Did you finally do it, man?" Tobey asked. "Guys of course not! I'm not going to do that to her. I thought I made that clear. Oh and... I'm still wearing these because well it's a long story." I explained sternly.

They were pretty damn serious about this. I'll probably never let them meet Selena. I know for a fact they'd be assholes to her. "Shit, bro. Who pissed in your coffee this morning?" Tom asked.

"I'm fine. But I just hate how you've been pressuring me to go through with it."
"Dude. You really like this girl. Don't you?" Jason questioned me. Yes. Of course. If I said that to them they'd probably think I'm an idiot so I just nodded my head. "And you DON'T want to fuck her???"

"No! Or yes! But not yet. And when you use the term, fuck, it just seems like there's no feeling in it."
"Bro you sound SO weird!"

I went upstairs to ignore them and their dumb comments. They sounded high anyway. We couldn't be the bachelors of L.A. forever.

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"You only have three weeks to decide. Are you going to New York?" Ms. Donna asked. I paused. "So far yes!" I said. Leo suddenly popped into my head. Remembering last night, how he let me sleep in his arms, it made me think again. "Hold on a second. Um. I'm not sure yet." I answered her.

I knew I shouldn't have started something I couldn't get out of. Leo was definitely going to make it difficult to move. Ms. Donna shook her head. "Hurry and make that decision. Normally you'd jump on the opportunity as soon as possible. What's your delay?" She asked.

"It's just somebody. I'm not exactly sure how I feel about him."
"You're gonna let some guy make you miss out on this? I thought you had a true passion for what you do. I guess I was wrong."

That really got me. "Wait!.... Yes. I-I'll go." I said.

What in the world did I just do? Why did I even say that? Before I could change my mind the like the indecisive person I am, she walked off with that answer. I never should have allowed myself to start liking him. Then a thought hit me. We never made anything official. Mainly because we just haven't known each other long enough.

But still. Soon I had to go home. There wasn't much I could do. I couldn't get my mind off this. "Ally, I know we were supposed to go to the movies. But I'm just not feeling well." I lied. She was obviously disappointed but she didn't say anything. I put on some pajama shorts, and a plain grey shirt.

I plopped myself on my bed and almost immediately got a call from Leo. I didn't want to ignore him. "Hey."
"Whatcha doin', Redhead?"
"Just laying down."
"You okay?"
"Um.... Yeah. Just tired I guess."
"Nope. You're not okay. What's wrong?"
"Trust me. It doesn't matter."
"Are you sure?"
"Ugh yes!!!"
"Woah. Okay okay."
"Sorry. I'm just stressed. Work is. Well it's working me."

I needed to hang up. This couldn't go any further. The more I talked to him, the more I felt for him. But he was addicting. Leo made me feel something I never have. It's almost like all these years that I went through torture with my dad after my mom died, I was numb. With Leo though, I was finally able to feel again.

In a way he was kind of like a drug. He was sweet enough to offer to stay on the phone until I fell asleep if it made me feel less scared about the nightmares. I must say it really did help. When I woke up, I was glad to finally have a day off. Ally and I got to hang out for a while. "I heard you guys on the phone last night. You guys are too cute I swear. Are you really gonna leave him behind here in Cali?" She asked.

I sighed and took a sip of my drink. We were at a beach-side restaurant since we drove down to the beach. "I still don't know. But I kind of accidentally told my boss yes. Can we not talk about it?" I asked. Ally's eyes widened. The time for my official decision to be made was coming. It was coming up in me even faster than an oncoming train.