ANTICLOCKWISE

Chapter 12-Jealousy Games

Noel's POV
The hangover is terrible! I end up sleeping the whole day till Cooper and the girls wake me. They bring me a steaming plate of food that I gulp down immediately and a cup of hot cocoa. .
I hope into the shower and freshen up and change my clothes. I find them conversing and they are talking about last night,
"Woow,Noel we saw you getting all down and dirty with a handsome jock" Amanda says
"Uhhh...its just Raphael, but he is Casper's ex-boyfriend." I say blushing.
"Way to go Noel,are you in a love square now?" Cooper says
"I think so" I reply before my phone starts ringing,i check the caller ID and its Raphael.
"Hey" I reply
"Hey Noel,want to go out for some breakfast?" He asks
"Yes,lets go" I accept.
I hop in the shower but the whole time,my friends are teasing the hell out of me. I wear dark jeans and a hoodie,spray my cologne and head out.
We are having breakfast at Montana Cafe.
I get in and see Raphael seated in the corner and wave to him. He calls me over and I go seat next to him.
"Looking good" he says
"Thanks you too" I reply
We order for eggs,toast and sausages plus coffee. As we were eating, Raphael says,
"I have a suggestion, we want back our guys right?" He asks
"Yes,am crazy about Red" I reply
"We have to play our cards right,let's play a jealousy game and mind games, its the only way." He says
"So we like make them jealous and mess with their minds?I ask wide-eyed.
"Something like that" he replies
"Won't they find out, I think its wrong somehow?" I say
"It will work out,we won't know if we don't try" Rapha says
"Uhhh...okay" I agree.
As we continue eating, guess who comes in?? Jared and Casper! Why? We always run into each other and things happen.
I drop my fork and groan, Rapha asks me,
"What's wrong?" He asks
"They just walked in" I reply
"Ohhh? Jared and Casper? Don't worry, its part of the plan,I knew they coming." He says smugly
"What plan?" I gasp
"They are looking this way,come on,start laughing like we are having fun" he whispers
I don't know what happened but we immediately fell into animated conversation and burst out laughing.
We talked about random topics and silly things,out of the corner of my eye,I see Jared not looking too happy and Casper frowning.
"Its working" Rapha says
I see Jared going towards the bathroom and Raphael pulls me towards him,
"Follow him" he says
"Why?" I ask confused
"Noel, the plan is on" he replies
"What am I supposed to do?" I ask
He whispers to me and I nod.
I get up and head towards the bathroom.
"Be confident" Rapha yells after me.
I head into the stall,do my business and go to the mirror. As am washing my hands, Jared is in the sink next to mine.
"Hey" I say
He looks up at me and says
" I see your having fun with your date" he says
"Yeah,I am" I reply
"Didn't take you long huh?" He says
I step closer to him and he looks up at me wide-eyed.
"What are you doing?" He asks
"Seducing you" I reply... He walks backwards till his back touches the wall. I swagger to him and grab his collar,I look him in the eye then I look at his kissable lips
I put my chest on his and he sucks in a deep breathe. I put my lips on his and kiss him. He responds and kisses me hard, he wraps his hands around my waist and kisses me again and again till someone enters.
We pull apart and I walk out. As soon as I walk back in,I glance at Casper's table and Raphael is with him and they were holding hands but stopped when they saw me.
He comes to me and we both walk out of their blushing.
" It was a Success!" I say to him
He smiles at me and nods.
Suddenly Raphael turns to me,
"Noel, have you felt like someone is following you?" He asks
"Yeah, recently" I reply
"It's probably nothing" he says and we shrug and he drives me back to my room.