Dude's A Lady?

Chapter Thirty Six

I stared into his blue eyes, and watched as they crinkles slightly when he laughed. The blue in eyes were warm and vibrant. They were welcoming and I knew it would forever be imbedded in my mind. It was one of those things you'll remember, when you see nothing else. When all else is forgotten, then only the blue of his eyes remained.

At least, that's how I felt right now.

"Ty, I missed you." I laughed when he finished telling me a story of how Art was chased out of Marie's house by her father via rifle.

He slowly stopped laughing and placed his hand atop mine. My heart rate spiked and I looked down at our hands. Then carefully, I pulled it back, afraid of what I felt in that exact moment. Like a feeling of euphoria, unable to waver. Ty frowned slightly but quickly placed a small gentle smile for me.

"You wouldn't have had to, if you just would have picked up the phone and called." he raised his eyebrow. I looked down at my lap and frowned, as he had a point.

Since thanksgiving, I had evaded all his calls and texts. It wasn't that I was angry at him, or at anyone for that matter. I wasn't even trying to shut him out, but I did. I couldn't talk to Ty or Blake without thinking about them as something more and it made me sick. How could I have liked them both?

"I'm sorry." I apologized, "I was busy with school and it's a competitive environment there. So I had to stay on top of my work to keep my place as the top design student." I lied and it pained me that I had to lie to him. I hated lying to Ty, he was the only person I never had a reason to hide from. He quickly unmasked me as Sawyer and remained a close confidant --so much so that, secrets and lies were unnecessary. But as my feelings for him arose, it seemed like the whole nature of our relationship was coated in the secrets and lies I kept from him.

"Hey, it's okay Vivo." He assured me, with dimpled smiled. "I was busy with college applications, and football. We probably would have missed a few calls anyway." he shrugged.

"Yeah..." I trailed off, shifting in my seat uncomfortably. "How's the college applications going?" I asked in a means to shift the conversation away from my blatant abandonment.

"There were a few offers from California and Texas. But I have my eye on one in Boston. You remember that school we toured before we came back for thanksgiving, don't you?" he asked with an excited smile. My eyes widened as I remembered that poor excuse for a school.

It wasn't good enough for Ty. He had so much potential and that school wouldn't give him the same benefits other schools would give him. Ty was a smart guy, I remember seeing the great grades he received and he was one hell of a player. He was every college admissions dream. Like every other aspect in life, he was too perfect.

Why would he be so interested in a second rate school in Boston? Their football team was horrible, the area that Ty wanted to study was mediocre. It was all wrong...too wrong for Ty.

"I thought you only looked at that place as a joke." I furrowed my brows. Ty shook his head, and stole a fry off of my plate.

"No, I was dead serious." he hummed as he took another fry, I glared at him flatly. "It's an okay school, plus it has the perks of being in the same city as the greatest damn person I know." he winked at me.

"Ty I hope you're not choosing Boston for the sole reason that we'll be in the same city." I frowned. "You could go to any college you want, don't settle for something not worth your while just to be close to me. That's what skyping is for."

"Aw come on Vivo, it's not just because of you. Don't get too big headed about this." He teased me, "It's a great school. Plus, I always wanted to live in Boston. They have a great night life, every college boys dream." he chuckled. I offered a small strained smile and nodded.